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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2020
National Storage Affiliates Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland001-3735146-5053858
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8400 East Prentice Avenue, 9th Floor
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices)
(720) 630-2600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolsName of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per shareNSANew York Stock Exchange
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per shareNSA Pr ANew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 8.01 Other Events
National Storage Affiliates Trust (the “Company”) is superseding and replacing in its entirety (a) the discussion under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus dated March 14, 2018, which is a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-223654) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company on March 14, 2018, and in the prospectus supplements thereto, and (b) the discussion under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2019, with the discussion under the heading “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” included herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.  
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription
101  Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104  The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

NATIONAL STORAGE AFFILIATES TRUST
By:/s/ TAMARA D. FISCHER
Tamara D. Fischer
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 27, 2020



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