Public Storage Prices Public Offering of Senior Notes

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Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) announced a public offering of $500 million Senior Notes due 2026, with a 0.875% annual interest rate. Issued at 99.817% of par value, the Notes will mature on February 15, 2026, and pay interest semi-annually. The offering is anticipated to close on January 19, 2021. Proceeds will fund investments in self-storage facilities and general corporate purposes, including preferred share redemption. BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo are managing the offering. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell securities.

Positive

• Proceeds of $500 million to fund investments in self-storage facilities.
• Low interest rate of 0.875% for financing.
• Preferred share redemption enhances shareholder value.

Negative

• Potential dilution of shares if preferred shares are converted.
• Market risk due to interest rate fluctuations affecting bond appeal.

Tom Boyle, Chief Financial Officer of Public Storage (NYSE:PSA, the “Company”), announced today that the Company has priced a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 0.875%, will be issued at 99.817% of par value and will mature on February 15, 2026. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2021. The offering is expected to close on January 19, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company expects to use the net proceeds to make investments in self-storage facilities and in entities that own self-storage facilities, for the development of self-storage facilities and for general corporate purposes, including the redemption of its preferred shares.

BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers of the offering. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. Investors may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained by contacting: BofA Securities, Inc., 200 North College Street, NC1-004-03-43, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department, telephone: 1-800-294-1322 or email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, telephone: 212-834-4533; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attn: WFS Customer Service, telephone: 1-800-645-3751 or email: wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com.

Company Information

Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities. At September 30, 2020, we had: (i) interests in 2,504 self-storage facilities located in 38 states with approximately 171 million net rentable square feet in the United States, (ii) an approximate 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage SA (Euronext Brussels:SHUR) which owned 239 self-storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 13 million net rentable square feet operated under the “Shurgard” brand and (iii) an approximate 42% common equity interest in PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) which owned and operated approximately 28 million rentable square feet of commercial space at September 30, 2020. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.

Forward-Looking Statements

When used within this press release, the words “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “would,” “should,” “may,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements,” including but not limited to, statements about the completion, timing and size of the proposed offering of securities by the Company and the use of net proceeds of such offering. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include market conditions and the demand for the Company’s securities and risks detailed in the Company’s prospectus and prospectus supplement filed with the SEC in connection with this offering and in the Company’s SEC reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and annual reports on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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FAQ

What are the details of Public Storage's Senior Notes offering?

Public Storage is offering $500 million in Senior Notes due 2026 with a 0.875% interest rate, issued at 99.817% of par value.

When will the offering close?

The offering is expected to close on January 19, 2021.

How will Public Storage use the proceeds from the offering?

The proceeds will be used for investments in self-storage facilities, general corporate purposes, and redemption of preferred shares.

What is the maturity date for the Senior Notes?

The Senior Notes will mature on February 15, 2026.