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[Form 4] Public Storage Insider Trading Activity

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Public Storage Chief Legal Officer Nathaniel A. Vitan received new equity awards in the form of AO LTIP Units and LTIP Units. On March 15, 2026, he was granted 12,986 AO LTIP Units tied to a performance period from 2023 to 2026, replacing a prior stock option award with an exercise price of $288.56 per share. The compensation committee certified performance at 100% of target for this award.

He also received 3,368 LTIP Units, partly subject to time-based vesting, with three-fifths scheduled to vest on March 20, 2026 and the rest vesting ratably over the next two years. Following these grants, he holds 56,211.90 LTIP Units, including 50,007.90 that are vested and 6,204 subject to time-based vesting, plus 2,364 Public Storage common shares held directly. These awards are compensation grants, not open-market purchases or sales.

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Routine performance-based equity grants increase the CLO’s long-term incentive stake without any open-market trading.

The filing shows Public Storage granting Chief Legal Officer Nathaniel A. Vitan 12,986 AO LTIP Units and 3,368 LTIP Units as equity compensation. Both instruments sit at the operating partnership level and can ultimately be exchanged for Public Storage common shares or their cash equivalent.

The AO LTIP Units and LTIP Units replace earlier option and restricted share unit awards on substantially identical terms, with performance for the 2023–2026 period certified at 100% of target. Vesting is partly time-based through 2028, encouraging retention. No open-market buys or sells occur here, so the economic signal is standard incentive alignment rather than a directional bet on the stock.

Insider Vitan Nathaniel A.
Role Chief Legal Officer
Type Security Shares Price Value
Grant/Award AO LTIP Units 12,986 $0.00 --
Grant/Award LTIP Units 3,368 $0.00 --
holding Common Shares -- -- --
Holdings After Transaction: AO LTIP Units — 12,986 shares (Direct); LTIP Units — 56,211.9 shares (Direct); Common Shares — 2,364 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
  1. Reflects an award of membership interests in Public Storage OP, L.P. ("Public Storage OP") designated as AO LTIP Units ("AO LTIP Units") granted pursuant to the Public Storage 2021 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. AO LTIP Units, if and as they become vested, are convertible at the reporting person's election into vested LTIP Units ("LTIP Units") of Public Storage OP, which are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Common Units in Public Storage OP ("OP Units"). OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Public Storage common shares or the equivalent cash value of common shares, as determined by Public Storage. AO LTIP Units and LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. Reflects an award of performance-based AO LTIP Units (substituted on February 26, 2024 for an award of stock options originally granted March 15, 2023), subject to a three year (2023-2026) performance period. As originally granted, this award was for 12,986 options (at target) with an exercise price of $288.56 per share. On February 26, 2024, the option award was cancelled upon surrender to Public Storage and the reporting person received a replacement award of AO LTIP Units upon substantially identical terms. On March 15, 2026, following completion of the performance period, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified performance at 100% of target, as reflected here. Three-fifths of this award will vest on March 20, 2026, with the remaining vesting ratably over the next two years. Reflects an award of LTIP Units of Public Storage OP, which, if and as they become vested, are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into OP Units. OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Public Storage common shares or the equivalent cash value of common shares, as determined by Public Storage. LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes. Reflects an award of performance-based LTIP Units (substituted on February 26, 2024 for an award of restricted share units originally granted March 15, 2023), subject to a three year (2023-2026) performance period. On February 26, 2024, the restricted share unit award was cancelled upon surrender to Public Storage and the reporting person received a replacement award of LTIP Units upon substantially identical terms. On March 15, 2026, following completion of the performance period, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified performance at 100% of target, as reflected here. Includes 50,007.90 vested LTIP Units and 6,204 LTIP Units subject to time-based vesting.
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SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vitan Nathaniel A.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PUBLIC STORAGE
2811 INTERNET BOULEVARD
(Street)
FRISCO TX 75034
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Public Storage [ PSA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Legal Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/15/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 2,364 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
AO LTIP Units(1)(2) $288.56 03/15/2026 A 12,986(2) (3) 03/14/2033 Common Shares 12,986 $0 12,986 D
LTIP Units(4)(5) (4) 03/15/2026 A 3,368(5) (3) (4) Common Shares 3,368 $0 56,211.9(6) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reflects an award of membership interests in Public Storage OP, L.P. ("Public Storage OP") designated as AO LTIP Units ("AO LTIP Units") granted pursuant to the Public Storage 2021 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. AO LTIP Units, if and as they become vested, are convertible at the reporting person's election into vested LTIP Units ("LTIP Units") of Public Storage OP, which are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into Common Units in Public Storage OP ("OP Units"). OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Public Storage common shares or the equivalent cash value of common shares, as determined by Public Storage. AO LTIP Units and LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes.
2. Reflects an award of performance-based AO LTIP Units (substituted on February 26, 2024 for an award of stock options originally granted March 15, 2023), subject to a three year (2023-2026) performance period. As originally granted, this award was for 12,986 options (at target) with an exercise price of $288.56 per share. On February 26, 2024, the option award was cancelled upon surrender to Public Storage and the reporting person received a replacement award of AO LTIP Units upon substantially identical terms. On March 15, 2026, following completion of the performance period, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified performance at 100% of target, as reflected here.
3. Three-fifths of this award will vest on March 20, 2026, with the remaining vesting ratably over the next two years.
4. Reflects an award of LTIP Units of Public Storage OP, which, if and as they become vested, are convertible, conditioned upon the satisfaction of minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, into OP Units. OP Units may be exchanged by the reporting person for Public Storage common shares or the equivalent cash value of common shares, as determined by Public Storage. LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for US federal income tax purposes.
5. Reflects an award of performance-based LTIP Units (substituted on February 26, 2024 for an award of restricted share units originally granted March 15, 2023), subject to a three year (2023-2026) performance period. On February 26, 2024, the restricted share unit award was cancelled upon surrender to Public Storage and the reporting person received a replacement award of LTIP Units upon substantially identical terms. On March 15, 2026, following completion of the performance period, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee certified performance at 100% of target, as reflected here.
6. Includes 50,007.90 vested LTIP Units and 6,204 LTIP Units subject to time-based vesting.
Remarks:
/s/ Nathaniel A. Vitan 03/17/2026
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