UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2010
PUBLIC STORAGE
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 001-33519 95-3551121
(State or Other Jurisdiction of(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)
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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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 6, 2010, our Board of Trustees, upon recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, adopted amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws that provide for a majority voting standard for uncontested trustee elections.
Our Board adopted amendments to Article III Section 9 of the Bylaws to change the vote standard for the election of trustees in an uncontested election from a plurality to a majority of the votes cast. Under the adopted majority voting standard, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a trustee nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that trustee nominee. In contested elections where the number of nominees exceeds the number of trustees to be elected, the vote standard will continue to be a plurality of votes cast.
In addition, our Board adopted related amendments to our Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide that if an incumbent trustee is nominated in an uncontested election and does not receive a majority vote as provided in the Bylaws, the trustee shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board for consideration. In such instance, the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision within 90 days from the date of certification of the election results. The trustee whose resignation is being considered will not participate in the recommendation of the Committee or the Board’s decision.
The foregoing summary of the amendments to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by the Company’s Bylaws, as amended, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our annual meeting of shareholders on May 6, 2010, at which two proposals were submitted to, and approved by, our shareholders. The proposals are described in detail in our proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2010. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.
| 1. | Our shareholders elected thirteen trustees to our Board of Trustees, to hold office until the 2011 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. The votes for each nominee were as follows: |
Total Votes | ||||||||||||
Name | Total Votes For | Total Votes Withheld | Broker Nonvotes | |||||||||
| B. Wayne Hughes | 141,328,679 | 3,669,157 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Ronald L. Havner, Jr. | 143,531,991 | 1,465,845 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Dann V. Angeloff | 140,425,729 | 4,572,107 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| William C. Baker | 140,427,934 | 4,569,902 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| John T. Evans | 144,785,394 | 212,442 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Tamara Hughes Gustavson | 143,578,753 | 1,419,083 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Uri P. Harkham | 141,855,944 | 3,141,892 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| B. Wayne Hughes, Jr. | 143,575,970 | 1,421,866 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Harvey Lenkin | 136,218,988 | 8,778,848 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Aveick B. Poladian | 144,823,898 | 173,938 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Gary E. Pruitt | 143,339,574 | 1,658,262 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Ronald P. Spogli | 144,820,064 | 177,772 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| Daniel C. Staton | 142,492,407 | 2,205,429 | 6,629,132 | |||||||||
| 2. | Our shareholders approved ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. There were 132,530,444 votes cast for ratification; 19,002,728 votes cast against ratification; 93,796 votes abstained; and no broker nonvotes. |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is being furnished with this Report:
Exhibit 3.1—Bylaws, as amended
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.
Date: May 11, 2010
PUBLIC STORAGE
By: /s/ Stephanie Heim
Stephanie Heim
Vice President
Exhibit Index
The following exhibit is being furnished with this Report:
Exhibit 3.1—Bylaws, as amended. Filed herewith.