05/11/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/11/2026 04:11
| Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On May 6, 2026, Public Storage (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Three proposals were submitted to the Company's shareholders for a vote at the Annual Meeting.
The three proposals are described in detail in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026. The final results for the votes for each proposal are set forth below.
| 1. |
The shareholders elected twelve trustees to the Board of Trustees to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. The votes for each nominee were as follows: |
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Name |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
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Shankh S. Mitra |
119,776,622 | 38,269,586 | 602,176 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
H. Thomas Boyle |
157,834,132 | 387,152 | 427,100 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Tamara Hughes Gustavson |
155,288,212 | 2,935,549 | 424,623 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Ronald L. Havner, Jr. |
154,723,194 | 3,486,377 | 438,813 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Maria R. Hawthorne |
155,152,627 | 2,865,615 | 630,142 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Rebecca Owen |
155,529,729 | 2,489,593 | 629,062 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Luke Petherbridge |
156,581,640 | 1,637,709 | 429,035 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Kristy M. Pipes |
151,715,145 | 6,508,371 | 424,868 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Avedick B. Poladian |
148,849,890 | 9,365,973 | 432,521 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Tariq M. Shaukat |
155,984,647 | 2,234,570 | 429,167 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Ronald P. Spogli |
153,037,264 | 5,178,852 | 432,268 | 5,685,946 | ||||
|
Paul S. Williams |
155,260,513 | 2,755,506 | 632,365 | 5,685,946 |
| 2. |
The shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers as follows: |
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
| 153,511,123 | 4,450,802 | 686,459 | 5,685,946 |
| 3. |
The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 as follows: |
|
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||
| 153,317,363 | 10,957,104 | 59,863 | - |
| Item 8.01 |
Other Events |
Subsequent to the Annual Meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the following committee assignments, effective May 6, 2026:
|
Audit Committee |
Compensation and Human Capital Committee |
Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee |
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| Luke Petherbridge (Chair) | Avedick B. Poladian (Chair) | Kristy M. Pipes (Chair) | ||
| Maria R. Hawthorne | Rebecca Owen | Maria R. Hawthorne | ||
| Kristy M. Pipes | Ronald P. Spogli | Rebecca Owen | ||
| Avedick B. Poladian | Paul S. Williams | Paul S. Williams | ||
| Tariq M. Shaukat |
Additionally, the Board of Trustees re-appointed Mr. Mitra to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.