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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): April 30, 2015

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

 

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The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pursuant to Item 9.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition and Exhibits

 

On April 30, 2015 Public Storage announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Three proposals were submitted to our shareholders for a vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting. The proposals are described in detail in our proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2015. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.

 

1.

Our shareholders elected eight trustees to our Board of Trustees, to hold office until the 2016 Annual Meeting or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. The votes for each nominee were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Ronald L. Havner, Jr.

136,781,909

6,073,324 
4,963,151 

8,478,164

Tamara Hughes Gustavson

142,589,438

5,041,669 
187,452 

8,478,164

Uri P. Harkham

143,617,231

3,967,344 
234,213 

8,478,164

B. Wayne Hughes, Jr.

136,561,513

11,025,314 
231,786 

8,478,164

Avedick B. Poladian

140,786,808

6,841,046 
190,934 

8,478,164

Gary E. Pruitt

145,240,662

2,391,050 
186,976 

8,478,164

Ronald P. Spogli

145,443,067

2,187,922 
187,624 

8,478,164

Daniel C. Staton

143,659,662

3,924,345 
234,781 

8,478,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Public Storage’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

155,229,247

 

857,286

 

210,080

 

0

 

3.

The shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

135,769,291

 

10,014,133

 

2,035,364

 

8,478,164

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1—Press Release dated April 30, 2015.


 

 

 

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 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC STORAGE

 

 

By:

/s/ John Reyes

 

John Reyes

 

Chief Financial Officer