8-K

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): September 7, 2021

PUBLIC STORAGE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

On September 7, 2021, Public Storage (the “Company”) posted on the Investor Relations section of its website a presentation (the “Investor Presentation”) it intends to use at an upcoming investor conference.

The Investor Presentation includes the following operating update for the two months ended August 31, 2021.

Same Store Facilities Operating Update (a)

Please see “Analysis of Same Store Revenue” under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s June 30, 2021 Form 10-Q for further information with respect to the various factors that affect the Company’s revenues.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K, including the sections of the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 3, 2021 that are referenced herein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this Form 8-K, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements which may be identified by the use of the words “outlook,” “guidance,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “should,” “estimates” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors and risks that may impact future results and performance include, but are not limited to, those described in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.

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.