SELF Global Self Storage Inc

Director Compensation

Members of the Board who are not independent receive no compensation for their service as directors. Currently, the Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $2,000, payable semi-annually, a fee of $10,000 for each semi-annual regular Board meeting attended, $250 for each special Board meeting attended, $250 for each committee meeting attended, $500 per annum per committee chaired, and $500 for attendance at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. Each Independent Director is reimbursed for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses associated with attending Board and committee meetings.

A summary of the compensation and benefits for the Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 is shown in the following table:

Qualifications of the Board

Each director’s background and his oversight and service as a member of other boards of directors was evaluated in determining whether he should serve as a director of the Company. With respect to the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills that led to the conclusion that each person should serve as a director of the Company, each director’s relevant knowledge, experience, expertise, and independence was considered and evaluated. Burke was selected to serve on our Board because of his prior experience serving on the board of another self storage company and his experience and extensive knowledge of the self storage industry. Langa was selected to serve on our Board because of his experience with and extensive knowledge of commercial real estate transactions, marketing, and management. Zachary was selected to serve on our Board because of his prior experience serving on the board of another self storage company and his experience in underwriting finance. Thomas Winmill, Esq. has experience with finance, accounting, regulatory, investment, and board operational matters as a result of his service as an officer and director for more than 20 years of the Funds. Mark Winmill was selected to serve on our Board because of his experience and extensive knowledge of the self storage industry and matters relating to real estate development, finance, accounting, and board operations. Each of the directors has experience with finance, accounting, regulatory, and board operational matters as a result of his service as a director on our Board and other boards of directors.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Company’s named executive officers, other than Mark Winmill who also serves as a director, and their relevant biographical information are set forth below, based on the information furnished by such executive officer:

Thomas O’Malley, 64, has served as our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, and Senior Vice President since 2005. He oversees financial reporting for the Company and assists the Chief Executive Officer in acquiring, developing, managing, and operating the Company's self storage facility businesses. He is also Chief Financial Officer, Chief

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Accounting Officer, Treasurer, and Vice President of the Funds, the Advisers, the Broker-Dealer, Bexil, Tuxis, and Winco. He is a certified public accountant.

Donald Klimoski II, Esq., 42, has served as our General Counsel, Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer since 2017 and Senior Vice President - Operations since 2022. He oversees the operations of the Company and legal and compliance matters, and assists in acquiring, developing, managing, and operating the Company’s self storage facility businesses. Klimoski also serves as General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of Tuxis; Klimoski also serves as Co-General Counsel, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of Winco; and Assistant Secretary, Assistant General Counsel, and Assistant Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds, the Advisers, and Bexil. Prior to joining the Company, Klimoski served as the Associate General Counsel of Commvault Systems, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Prior to leaving private practice, Klimoski was an associate at Sullivan and Cromwell LLP from 2008 to 2014. Klimoski began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson of the United States District Court of New Jersey. He is admitted as a member of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

Overview

We are focused on building our company for the long-term to generate sustainable growth. To that end, we have established a cross-functional Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) committee responsible for establishing our sustainability priorities and objectives. Management regularly evaluates sustainability risks faced by our portfolio and believes the low obsolescence, geographic diversification, and low emissions of our portfolio help to mitigate those risks. Our ESG committee reports annually to our Board on the status of our ESG program, our progress against the goals we have set, and provide updates on the various initiatives we have undertaken to improve our sustainability.

A key area of focus from a sustainability perspective is minimizing the impact we make on the environment. Self-storage remains a low-environmental impact business as it consumes less energy and water while emitting fewer greenhouse gases than other real estate property types. We continue to look for ways to further reduce our low impact through a variety of initiatives including solar panel installations, HVAC upgrades, high-efficiency LED lighting retrofits, energy management systems, and paper reduction through our online rental platform. We continue to explore the installation of solar panels at our properties which we expect would reduce energy consumption and costs at such locations.

Environmental

We are committed to managing climate-related risks and opportunities in relation to our business. This commitment is a key component of our recognition that we must operate in a responsible and sustainable manner that aligns with our long-term corporate strategy and promotes our best interests along with those of our stakeholders, including our tenants, investors, employees, and the communities in which we operate.

Our ESG committee guides our commitment to sustainability and will have primary responsibility for climate-related activities. Our ESG committee reports annually to our Board, which oversees all of our sustainability initiatives.

We consider potential environmental impacts—both positive and negative—in our decision making across the business. The following features of our properties reflect our commitment to responsible environmental stewardship:

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We seek to create a diverse and inclusive work environment that values each employee’s talents and contributions. Our success relies on the general professionalism of our property managers and staff which are contributing factors to our ability to successfully secure rentals, retain tenants and maintain clean and secure self storage properties. We seek to increase employee retention and well-being and our employees enjoy an attractive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with matching employer contribution, cash bonuses, and long-term equity compensation. We offer competitive health benefits and encourage our employees to participate in employee health and wellness programs. We also offer individualized counseling to our employees to assist them with their journey towards better health.

We also seek to promote diversity among our employees and management team. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 44% of our non-store (including finance, human resources, accounting, tax, legal, and marketing, but excluding store-level operations) employees were women. As of December 31, 2022, we had 31 employees, which includes employees of our property management platform.

In order to attract and retain diverse top talent, we offer training and development opportunities for our employees. In 2022, we offered training and development for our employees, which included anti-harassment training, cyber security training, and site manager training. We value the safety of our employees and provide regular training for our employees to increase safety at our properties. During 2022, we continued to make masks and other personal protective equipment available to our employees.

Governance

We remain committed to strong governance practices and the highest ethical standards. For further details on our corporate governance, see the section of this proxy statement titled “Corporate Governance.”

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Code of Conduct and Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics in compliance with rules of the SEC that applies to all of our personnel, including our Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available free of charge on the “Governance Documents” section of our website at www.GlobalSelfStorage.us. We intend to satisfy any disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding amendments to, or waivers from, provisions of our Code of Conduct and Ethics by posting such information on our web site at the address specified above.

Director Independence

The Nasdaq Listing Rules generally require that a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors be independent. In addition, the listing rules generally require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation and governance committees be independent.

Accordingly, the Board has evaluated the independence of its members based upon the rules of Nasdaq and the SEC and the transactions referenced under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in this Proxy Statement. Applying these standards, the Board determined that none of the directors who currently serve, other than Mark and Thomas Winmill, have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that Burke, Langa and Zachary are “independent” as that term is defined under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Mark and Thomas Winmill are not considered independent because they are officers of the Company and/or its affiliates. The Board also determined that each non-employee director who serves as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees satisfies the independence standards for such committee established by the SEC and the Nasdaq Listing Rules, as applicable.

Current Board Leadership Structure and Oversight Responsibilities

The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s operations. The Board is currently composed of five members, three of whom are Independent Directors. As described above, the Board has established five standing committees, the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee, Executive Committee and Committee of Continuing Directors, and may establish ad hoc committees or working groups from time to time, to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The inclusion of all Independent Directors as members of the Audit, Compensation, Nominating, and Continuing Directors committees allows all the Independent Directors to participate in the full range of the Board’s oversight duties,

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including oversight of risk management processes discussed below.

The Board has designated Mark Winmill to serve as the Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”). M. Winmill has been active in the real estate and self storage industries for over 20 years as chief executive officer and in other capacities. The Chairman presides at each Board meeting, establishes the agenda for Board meetings, and acts as the primary liaison between the Independent Directors and Company management. The Chairman of the Board is an “interested person” of the Company. The Independent Directors have not appointed a lead Independent Director. The Independent Directors believe that the utilization of an interested person as Chairman provides an efficient structure for them to coordinate with Company management in carrying out their responsibilities. The Chairman plays an important role in communicating with them in identifying matters of special interest to be addressed by Company management and the Board. The Chairman may also perform such other functions as may be requested by the directors from time to time. Designation as Chairman does not impose on such director any duties or standards greater than or different from other directors. The directors believe that the Board’s leadership structure, taking into account, among other things, its committee structure, which permits certain areas of responsibility to be allocated to the Independent Directors, is appropriate given the characteristics and circumstances of the Company.

Risk Oversight

The operation of the Company generally involves a variety of risks. As part of its oversight of the Company, the Board oversees risk management through various regular Board and committee activities. The Board, directly or through its committees, reviews reports from, among others, the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, outside legal counsel, and others, as appropriate, regarding risks faced by the Company and the extent of its risk management programs. Although the Company’s risk management program is designed to be effective, there is no guarantee that it will anticipate or mitigate all risks. Not all risks that may affect the Company can be identified, eliminated, or mitigated and some risks may not be anticipated or may be beyond the control of the Board or the Company.

Information Regarding the Company’s Process for Director Candidate Recommendations and Director Selection Criteria

In identifying potential nominees for the Board, the Nominating Committee may consider candidates recommended by one or more of the following sources: (i) the Company’s current directors, (ii) the Company’s officers, (iii) the Company’s affiliates, (iv) the Company’s stockholders, and (v) any other source the Nominating Committee deems to be appropriate. The Nominating Committee will not consider self-nominated candidates. The Nominating Committee may, but is not required to, retain a third-party search firm at the Company’s expense to identify potential candidates. The Nominating Committee may consider, among other things, diversity of gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, culture, age, religion, military service, socio-economic background, and experience and skills as factors in choosing director candidates, but has not adopted any specific policy in this regard.

Pursuant to the Company’s governing documents, to qualify as a nominee for a directorship, an individual, at the time of nomination, (i)(A) shall be a resident United States citizen and have substantial expertise, experience or relationships relevant to the business of the Company, and (B) shall have a master’s degree in economics, finance, business administration or accounting, a graduate professional degree in law from an accredited university or college in the United States or the equivalent degree from an equivalent institution of higher learning in another country, or a certification as a public accountant in the United States, or be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act; or (ii) shall be a current director of the Company. In addition, to qualify as a nominee for a directorship or election as a director, (i) an incumbent nominee shall not have violated any provision of the Conflicts of Interest and Corporate Opportunities Policy (the “Policy”), adopted by the Board on July 8, 2003, as subsequently amended or modified, and (ii) an individual who is not an incumbent director shall not have a relationship, hold any position or office or otherwise engage in, or have engaged in, any activity that would result in a violation of the Policy if the individual were elected as a director. The Nominating Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether an individual satisfies the foregoing qualifications. Any individual who does not satisfy the qualifications set forth under the foregoing provisions of this section shall not be eligible for nomination or election as a director. In addition, no person shall be qualified to be a director unless the Nominating Committee, in consultation with counsel to the Company, has determined that such person, if elected as a director, would not cause the Company to be in violation of, or not in compliance with, applicable law, regulation or regulatory interpretation, or the Company’s charter, or any general policy adopted by the Board regarding either retirement age or the percentage of interested persons and non-interested persons to comprise the Company’s Board.

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The Nominating Committee will consider and evaluate nominee candidates properly submitted by stockholders on the basis of the same criteria used to consider and evaluate candidates recommended by other sources. Nominee candidates proposed by stockholders will be properly submitted for consideration by the Nominating Committee only if the qualifications and procedures set forth in the Nominating Committee charter, as it may be amended from time to time by the Nominating Committee or the Board, are met and followed (recommendations not properly submitted will not be considered by the Nominating Committee).

A candidate recommended for nomination as a director submitted by a stockholder will not be deemed to be properly submitted to the Nominating Committee for the Nominating Committee’s consideration unless the following qualifications have been met and procedures followed:

1. A stockholder or group of stockholders (referred to in either case as a “Nominating Stockholder”) that, individually or as a group, has beneficially owned at least 5% of the Company’s common stock for at least two years prior to the date the Nominating Stockholder submits a candidate for nomination as a director may submit one candidate to the Nominating Committee for consideration at an annual meeting of stockholders.

2. The Nominating Stockholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Stockholder Recommendation”) in writing to the Company, to the attention of the Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Company.

3. The Stockholder Recommendation must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 120 calendar days before the first anniversary date of the Company’s proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders.

4. The Stockholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, date of birth, business address and residence address of the person recommended by the Nominating Stockholder (the “Candidate”); (B) any position or business relationship of the candidate, currently or within the preceding five years, with the Nominating Stockholder or an Associated Person of the Nominating Stockholder (as defined below); (C) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Company owned of record or beneficially by the Candidate, as reported to such Nominating Stockholder by the Candidate; (D) any other information regarding the Candidate that is required to be disclosed about a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Exchange Act; (E) whether the Nominating Stockholder believes that the Candidate is or will be an Independent Director and, if believed not to be an “independent director,” information regarding the Candidate that will be sufficient for the Company to make such determination; and (F) information as to the Candidate’s knowledge of the Company’s industry, experience as a director or senior officer of public companies, and educational background; (ii) the written and signed consent of the Candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected; (iii) the written and signed agreement of the Candidate to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire if elected; (iv) the Nominating Stockholder’s consent to be named as such by the Company; (v) the class or series and number of all shares of stock of the Company owned beneficially and of record by the Nominating Stockholder and any Associated Person of the Nominating Stockholder and the dates on which such shares were acquired, specifying the number of shares of stock owned beneficially but not of record by each, and stating the names of each as they appear on the Company’s record books and the names of any nominee holders for each; and (vi) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the Nominating Stockholder, the Candidate and/or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the Nominating Stockholder. “Associated Person of the Nominating Stockholder” as used herein means any person required to be identified pursuant to clause (vi) and any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, directly or indirectly, (a) the Nominating Stockholder or (b) any person required to be identified pursuant to clause (vi).

5. The Nominating Committee may require the Nominating Stockholder to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to verify any information furnished pursuant to the requirements of the Nominating Committee charter or to determine the qualifications and eligibility of the Candidate proposed by the Nominating Stockholder to serve on the Board. If the Nominating Stockholder fails to provide such other information in writing within seven days of receipt of written request from the Nominating Committee, the recommendation of such Candidate as a nominee will be deemed not properly submitted for consideration, and will not be considered, by the Nominating Committee.

A detailed description of the criteria used by the Nominating Committee as well as information required to be provided by stockholders submitting candidates for consideration by the Nominating Committee are included in the Nominating Committee charter. The Nominating Committee charter, as amended, was approved by the Board on May 11, 2017.

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Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board has determined that it has three “audit committee financial experts” (as that term is defined under SEC rules implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) serving on its Audit Committee, each of whom are “independent” directors that satisfy the heightened audit committee independence requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. Further, each member of the Audit Committee possesses the requisite financial sophistication, as required by the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

Executive Sessions of Independent Directors

The Independent Directors serving on our Board regularly meet in executive session with outside counsel at our Board meetings.

Director Attendance at Annual Meetings of Stockholders

The Company does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by directors at annual meetings of stockholders but encourages such attendance. The Company held an annual meeting of stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 on June 6, 2022, at which all directors were in attendance.

Whistleblower Procedures

The Audit Committee has established procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and (ii) the confidential and anonymous submission by the Company’s employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. If you wish to contact the Audit Committee to report complaints or concerns relating to the financial reporting of the Company, you may do so by delivering the report via regular mail, which may be mailed anonymously, to the Audit Committee Chair, c/o Global Self Storage Inc., 3814 Route 44, Millbrook, New York 12545.

PROPOSAL 2: TO ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.

The Audit Committee is empowered to appoint a firm to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee has previously appointed RSM to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal period commencing January 1, 2023. RSM served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Although the Audit Committee has sole authority to appoint, re-appoint, and dismiss the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, it is seeking the opinion of the stockholders regarding its appointment of RSM as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. For this reason, stockholders are being asked to ratify this appointment. If stockholders ratify the appointment of RSM as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee will take that fact into consideration, but may, nevertheless, dismiss RSM. If stockholders do not ratify the appointment of RSM as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee will take that fact into consideration, but may, nevertheless, continue to retain RSM.

Representatives of RSM are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will be provided with an opportunity to make a statement if so desired and to respond to appropriate inquiries.

Audit and Non-Audit Fee Table

The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional audit services rendered for the integrated audits of our annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, for the reviews of the financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for those fiscal years and fees billed for other services rendered during those periods.

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(1) Audit fees consist of services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and other financial disclosures, review of the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-Q filings.

(2) Audit-related fees represent professional fees for accounting consultation and consents issued related to registration statements, and comfort letters.

(3) Tax fees represent professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(4) There were no amounts under “all other fees” for 2021 and 2022.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Services by the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

In accordance with the Audit Committee charter, which sets forth the Audit Committee’s responsibilities, and applicable rules and regulations adopted by the SEC, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves any engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide audit, review or attest services or non-audit services and the fees for any such services. The Audit Committee annually considers and, if appropriate, approves the provision of audit services by the independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, the Audit Committee periodically considers and, if appropriate, approves the provision of any additional audit and non-audit services by our independent registered public accounting firm that are neither pre-approved by the Audit Committee on an annual basis nor prohibited by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The Audit Committee has delegated to the chairman of the Audit Committee, Zachary, the authority to pre-approve, on a case-by-case basis, any such additional audit and non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. Zachary reports any decision to pre-approve such services to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. All of the fees described in the table above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.