UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) 
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2020 (June 12, 2020)
 
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Maryland
001-12681
13-3926714
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
11 Hanover Square, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(212) 785-0900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 
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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. ◻


 
Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
At the 2020 Annual Stockholders Meeting, stockholders holding 7,608,367 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”) (being the only class of shares entitled to vote at the meeting), or 81.3%, of the Company’s 9,356,202 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date for the meeting, attended the meeting or were represented by proxy. The Company’s stockholders voted on three matters presented at the meeting, each of which is discussed in more detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement.  In accordance with the Company's board of directors’ recommendations, all of the nominees in Proposal 1, and Proposals 2 and 3 received the requisite number of votes to pass. The matters submitted for a vote and the related results of the stockholders’ votes were as follows:

Proposal 1:  Election of Directors

Election of George B. Langa as a director to serve until the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
2,989,096
1,145,803
3,473,468


Election of Thomas B. Winmill, Esq. as a director to serve until the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
3,509,514
625,385
3,473,468

Election of Mark C. Winmill as a director to serve until the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
3,518,586
616,313
3,473,468


Election of Russell E. Burke III as a director to serve until the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
3,355,815
779,084
3,473,468

Election of William C. Zachary as a director to serve until the 2021 Annual Stockholder Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

For
Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
3,000,770
1,134,129
3,473,468


Proposal 2:  Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Approval on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
3,056,222
910,721
167,956
3,473,468

Proposal 3:  Ratification of Accounting Firm

Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
7,479,821
71,828
56,718
N/A



Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a)           Not applicable.
 
(b)           Not applicable.
 
(c)           Not applicable.
 
(d)           Exhibits – None.
 
* * *
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
None.

SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
GLOBAL SELF STORAGE, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark C. Winmill
 
Name:
Mark C. Winmill
 
Title:
President
 
Date: June 12, 2020