Vitan Nathaniel A. Form 4 Public Storage / Nathaniel A. Vitan ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Vitan Nathaniel A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PUBLIC STORAGE

701 WESTERN AVENUE

(Street)

GLENDALE CA 91201

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Public Storage [ PSA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Legal Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	02/26/2024		D		9,250(1)	D	$0	3,364	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
LTIP Units	(2)	02/26/2024		A		9,250		(2)	(2)	Common Shares	9,250	(2)	9,250	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$228.74(3)	02/26/2024		D			6,196(3)	05/27/2020	05/26/2029	Common Shares	6,196(3)	(3)	0	D
AO LTIP Units	(4)	02/26/2024		A		6,196		(4)	05/26/2029	Common Shares	6,196	(4)	6,196	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$222.66	02/26/2024		D			77,456	02/16/2024	02/15/2031	Common Shares	77,456	(5)	0	D
AO LTIP Units	(6)	02/26/2024		A		77,456		(6)	02/15/2031	Common Shares	77,456	(6)	77,456	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These restricted share units (the "RSUs") in respect of common shares, par value $0.10 per share ("Common Shares"), of Public Storage (the "Company") were previously granted to the reporting person and provided for time-based vesting. On February 26, 2024, the Company canceled the unvested RSUs upon surrender to the Company by the reporting person (the "Canceled RSUs").

2. In exchange for the Canceled RSUs, the reporting person received a replacement award of membership interests in Public Storage OP, L.P. ("Public Storage OP"), a subsidiary of the Company, designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), which LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The vesting schedule for each LTIP Unit is the same as the vesting schedule for the corresponding Canceled RSU. The LTIP Units, if and as they become vested, are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Common Units in Public Storage OP ("OP Units"). The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Company.

3. This option was previously reported as an option for 10,000 common shares at an exercise price of $236.23, but, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the Company's 2016 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan, was adjusted to reflect the special dividend declared by the Company on July 22, 2022. Previously, the reporting person exercised this option as to 4,000 common shares. On February 26, 2024, the Company canceled the option upon surrender to the Company by the reporting person (the "2019 Canceled Option").

4. In exchange for each 2019 Canceled Option, the reporting person received a replacement award of membership interests in Public Storage OP designated as AO LTIP Units ("AO LTIP Units"), which AO LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The AO LTIP Units are convertible at the reporting person's election into vested LTIP Units that are convertible into OP Units. The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Company.

5. On February 26, 2024, the Company canceled the option upon surrender to the Company by the reporting person (the "2021 Canceled Option").

6. In exchange for each 2021 Canceled Option, the reporting person received a replacement award of AO LTIP Units, which AO LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. The AO LTIP Units are convertible at the reporting person's election into vested LTIP Units that are convertible into OP Units. The resulting OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Common Shares or the equivalent cash value of Common Shares, as determined by the Company.

Remarks:

	/s/ Nathaniel A. Vitan	02/28/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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