Public Storage (PSA) 8-K Public Storage Announces the Appointment of a New Trustee

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): October 23, 2020

PUBLIC STORAGE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-33519	95-3551121
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS. Employer Identification No.)

701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California	91201-2349
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(818) 244-8080

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par value	PSA	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.400% Cum Pref Share, Series B, $0.01 par value	PSAPrB	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.125% Cum Pref Share, Series C, $0.01 par value	PSAPrC	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.950% Cum Pref Share, Series D, $0.01 par value	PSAPrD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.900% Cum Pref Share, Series E, $0.01 par value	PSAPrE	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.150% Cum Pref Share, Series F, $0.01 par value	PSAPrF	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.050% Cum Pref Share, Series G, $0.01 par value	PSAPrG	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.600% Cum Pref Share, Series H, $0.01 par value	PSAPrH	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.875% Cum Pref Share, Series I, $0.01 par value	PSAPrI	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.700% Cum Pref Share, Series J, $0.01 par value	PSAPrJ	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.750% Cum Pref Share, Series K, $0.01 par value	PSAPrK	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.625% Cum Pref Share, Series L, $0.01 par value	PSAPrL	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.125% Cum Pref Share, Series M, $0.01 par value	PSAPrM	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.875% Cum Pref Share, Series N, $0.01 par value	PSAPrN	New York Stock Exchange
0.875% Senior Notes due 2032	PSA32	New 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 12-2 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On October 23, 2020, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Public Storage (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to thirteen trustees and, in connection with such increase, appointed Kristy M. Pipes to serve as an independent trustee of the Company effective October 26, 2020. The Board also appointed Ms. Pipes to serve on the Audit Committee.

Ms. Pipes, 61, brings to the Board extensive financial analysis and operational expertise as well as deep management and leadership experience. From September 1999 to April 2019, Ms. Pipes served in various finance roles at Deloitte Consulting, a management consultancy firm, including as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Pipes has been a director of PS Business Parks, Inc. since July 2019.

Ms. Pipes will receive compensation consistent with that received by the Company’s other non-employee trustees.

In connection with this appointment, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) with Ms. Pipes similar to the indemnification agreement entered into with all other members of the Board. The Indemnification Agreement provides for the indemnification by the Company for certain liabilities and expenses incurred as a result of actions brought, or threatened to be brought, against Ms. Pipes in connection with her status or service as a member of the Board and for the Company to advance her expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding for which he may be entitled to indemnification. The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Indemnification Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2020.

There are no arrangements or understandings between the appointees and any person pursuant to which either appointee was appointed as a trustee. There are no transactions in which Ms. Pipes had or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

On October 28, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Pipes to the Board. A copy of this press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit     No.	Financial Statements and Exhibits
99.1	Press Release dated October 28, 2020.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

	PUBLIC STORAGE
	By:	/s/ Nathaniel A. Vitan
Date: October 28, 2020		Nathaniel A. Vitan Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary