Current Report Filing (8-k)
10 Abril 2014 - 7:02AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 9, 2014
PUBLIC STORAGE
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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001-33519 |
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95-3551121 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
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(IRS. Employer
Identification No.) |
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701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California |
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91201-2349 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(818) 244-8080
(Registrants 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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Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 9, 2014, Public Storage (the Company), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting
Agreement), with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Jefferies LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, for the
sale of 2,000,000 of its depositary shares (Depositary Shares) with each representing 1/1,000 of a 6.375% Cumulative Preferred Share of beneficial interest, Series Y, of the Company (the Preferred Shares). The Underwriting
Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The underwriters have performed investment banking and
advisory services for the Company from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses. The underwriters may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for the Company in the ordinary course of their
business.
The lenders under the Companys credit facility include Bank of America N.A., an affiliate of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated; Morgan Stanley Bank, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; UBS Loan Finance LLC, an affiliate of UBS Securities LLC; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the agent under the Companys credit facility. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is also the lender under the Companys term loan and will receive any amount outstanding under
the term loan that is repaid with the net proceeds of this offering.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
Upon issuance of the Preferred Shares referenced in Item 5.03 below, the ability of the Company to make distributions with respect to, or
redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment on, any other shares of beneficial interest of the Company ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred Shares, will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Company
does not declare distributions on the Preferred Shares during any distribution period.
The terms of the Preferred Shares are set forth in
the Articles Supplementary to the Companys Declaration of Trust, as amended, that are filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the Depositary Shares are set forth in the Master Deposit Agreement entered
into as of May 31, 2007 by the Company with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
(a) Under the Companys Declaration of Trust, as amended, the Board of Trustees is authorized without further shareholder action to
provide for the issuance of up to 100,000,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest. On April 9, 2014, the Company filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Articles Supplementary designating 2,000 of the
Companys preferred shares of beneficial interest as 6.375% Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series Y.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit 1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement relating to the Companys depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of a 6.375% Cumulative Preferred Share of beneficial interest, Series Y. |
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Exhibit 3.1 |
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Articles Supplementary for the Preferred Shares. |
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Exhibit 4.1 |
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Master Deposit Agreement between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, dated as of May 31, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2007 and incorporated
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Exhibit 5.1 |
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Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP as to the legality of the Preferred Shares and Depositary Shares. |
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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 9, 2014
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PUBLIC STORAGE |
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By: |
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/s/ Steven M. Glick |
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Steven M. Glick |
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Senior Vice President |
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Exhibit Index
The following exhibits are being filed with this Report:
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Exhibit 1.1 |
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Underwriting Agreement relating to the Companys depositary shares each representing 1/1,000 of a 6.375% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series Y. |
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Exhibit 3.1 |
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Articles Supplementary for the Preferred Shares. |
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Exhibit 4.1 |
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Master Deposit Agreement between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, dated as of May 31, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 6, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference. |
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Exhibit 5.1 |
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Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP as to the legality of the Preferred Shares and Depositary Shares. |
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