Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

December 20, 2023

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Nordhagen Arlen Dale

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
8400 EAST PRENTICE AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)
GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Storage Affiliates Trust [ NSA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Vice Chairperson
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value(1) 12/18/2023 G 72,000(1) D $0 3,947,626(2)(3) D
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value(1) 12/19/2023 G 15,000(4) D $0 3,932,626(2)(3) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects the transfer of common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value ("Common Shares") as a bona fide gift to an irrevocable charitable trust.
2. The Reporting Person's total direct and indirect beneficial ownership of Common Shares following the reported transactions above is 3,932,626 Common Shares, which includes those Common Shares previously reported. The 3,932,626 Common Shares referred to above do not include derivative securities of the Reporting Person that were previously reported on the Reporting Person's Form 3 and Forms 4.
3. This filing shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
4. Reflects the transfer of Common Shares as a bona fide gift to the Nord Foundation (the "Foundation"), which is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code for which the Reporting Person serves as a director. No part of the Foundation's net earnings may inure to the benefit of or be distributable to the Reporting Person or any other individual and neither the Reporting Person nor any other individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any assets of the Foundation on its dissolution or otherwise. The Reporting Person does not have a pecuniary interest in the Common Shares held by the Foundation.
Remarks:
Arlen Dale Nordhagen, by Jason Parsont, his Attorney-in-fact 12/20/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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