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): April 16, 2008

                                 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
        Incorporation)                                       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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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN  OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF  DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

         (b) On  April  22,  2008,  Public  Storage  issued a press  release  to
announce that John Graul,  current  Senior Vice  President of Public Storage and
President,  Self-Storage  Operations,  would retire effective December 31, 2008.
Public Storage also announced that John Sambuco,  currently the Chief  Operating
Officer of Public Storage's European Self-Storage  operations,  and David Young,
currently  Divisional  Manager at Public  Storage,  would  jointly  run the U.S.
operations of the company  beginning May 1, 2008.  Mr.  Sambuco has held various
operational  positions  with Public  Storage for sixteen years and Mr. Young for
five years.

         A copy of the press release  announcing Mr. Graul's retirement is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

         (e) In connection with Mr. Graul's  retirement,  Public Storage entered
into an Employment  Agreement and General Release (the "Agreement")  dated April
16, 2008. The Agreement provides that Mr. Graul will continue to serve as Public
Storage's President,  Self-Storage Operations through December 31, 2008. For his
service,  Mr.  Graul  will be paid at the  rate of  $45,833  per  month  for the
nine-month  period  between  April 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.  The Agreement
further provides that,  provided Mr. Graul has not revoked the Agreement and has
entered into a General  Release,  on December 31, 2008, all Mr. Graul's unvested
Public Storage  restricted  share units and stock options that would have vested
on or before  March 16,  2009,  will be  accelerated  to vest as of December 31,
2008.  In such event,  Mr.  Graul will have until March 31, 2009 to exercise all
his vested Public Storage stock options.  All other  unvested  restricted  share
units and stock options  previously  awarded to Mr. Graul by the company will be
cancelled as of December 31, 2008.

         A copy of the Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K.


ITEM 9.01         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)      EXHIBITS

Exhibit  10.1--Agreement  dated April 16, 2008 between  Public  Storage and John
Graul

The following exhibit is being furnished with this Report:
Exhibit 99.1--Press Release dated April 22, 2008





                                   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:    April 22, 2008

                                             PUBLIC STORAGE


                                             By: /s/ Stephanie Heim
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                                                 Stephanie Heim
                                                 Vice President