================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________ STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 14D-9 Solicitation/Recommendation Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 _________________ PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTIES IV, LTD. (Name of Subject Company) _________________ Public Storage, Inc. B. Wayne Hughes (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement) _________________ Units of Limited Partnership Interest (Title of Class of Securities) _________________ NONE (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) _________________ David Goldberg Public Storage, Inc. 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor Glendale, California 91201-2397 (818) 244-8080 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement) _________________ Item 1. Security and Subject Companies. ------------------------------ The name of the subject company is Public Storage Properties IV, Ltd., a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Partnership is 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. The title of the class of equity securities to which this Statement relates is the Partnership's units of limited partnership interest (the "Units"). Item 2. Tender Offer of the Bidder. -------------------------- This Statement relates to the offer by B. Wayne Hughes ("Hughes") disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 being filed by Hughes and Public Storage, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company") concurrently with the filing of this Statement to acquire up to 6,000 Units in the Partnership. Each Unit acquired by Hughes will be acquired for $447 in cash. Hughes' offer is being made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase dated March 21, 1997 (the "Offer") annexed hereto as Exhibit (a) and the accompanying letter of transmittal. The business address of Hughes and the Company is 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. Item 3. Identity and Background. ----------------------- (a) The persons filing this statement are the general partners of the Partnership: Public Storage, Inc., a California corporation, and B. Wayne Hughes (the "General Partners"). Their business address is 701 Western Avenue, 2nd Floor, Glendale, California 91201-2397. (b) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the Offer," "Special Considerations," "Effects of Offer on Non-Tendering Unitholders" and "Certain Related Transactions" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 4. The Solicitation or Recommendation. ---------------------------------- The information set forth in "Position of the General Partners With Respect to the Offer" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 5. Persons Retained, Employed or to Be Compensated. ----------------------------------------------- The information set forth in "The Offer -- Soliciting Agent" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. Recent Transactions and Intent with Respect to Securities. --------------------------------------------------------- (a) The information set forth in "Market Prices of Units -- General" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. (b) The information set forth in "Background and Purpose of the Offer -- The Company" in the Offer is incorporated herein by reference. The Company beneficially owns 18,857 Units of the Partnership which represents approximately 47.1% of the outstanding Units, including (i) 12,965 Units as to which the Company has sole voting and dispositive power and (ii) 5,892 Units which the Company has an option to acquire from Hughes and as to which the Company has sole voting power (pursuant to an irrevocable proxy) and no dispositive power. Hughes beneficially owns 6,312 Units of the Partnership which represents approximately 15.8% of the outstanding Units, including (i) 420 Units as to which Hughes has sole voting and dispositive power and (ii) 5,892 Units as to which Hughes has sole dispositive power and no voting power; the Company has an option to acquire these Units and an irrevocable proxy to vote these Units. In the aggregate, the Company and Hughes beneficially own 19,277 Units of the Partnership which represents approximately 48.2% of the outstanding Units. No executive officer, director, affiliate or subsidiary of the General Partners beneficially owns any other Units, except that David Goldberg, an executive officer of the Company, owns 10 Units and Dann V. Angeloff, a director of the Company owns nine Units. -2- Item 7. Certain Negotiations and Transactions by the Subject Company. ------------------------------------------------------------ (a) and (b) No negotiation is being undertaken or is underway by the General Partners with respect to the Partnership in response to the Company's Offer which relates to or would result in: (1) An extraordinary transaction such as a merger or reorganization, involving the Partnership or any subsidiary of the Partnership; (2) A purchase, sale or transfer of material amount of assets by the Partnership or any subsidiary of the Partnership; (3) A tender offer for or other acquisition of securities by or of the Partnership; (4) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Partnership. Item 8. Additional Information to Be Furnished. -------------------------------------- None. Item 9. Material to Be Filed. -------------------- See Exhibit Index contained herein. -3- SIGNATURE --------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, correct and complete. Dated: March 20, 1997 PUBLIC STORAGE, INC. By: /s/ HARVEY LENKIN ------------------------- Harvey Lenkin President /s/ B. WAYNE HUGHES ------------------------------ B. Wayne Hughes -4- Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. - - ----------- (a) Offer to Purchase dated March 21, 1997 (including Letter of Transmittal). (b) None. (c) See Exhibit (a). -5-