---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-185158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSA"
cik: "0001393311"
company_name: "Public Storage"
filed_at: "2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:56:31.327135+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Public Storage appoints Maria R. Hawthorne to Board, effective immediately; Audit Committee member

## Summary
- Board increased to 12 trustees; Hawthorne appointed July 25, 2024, term expires at 2025 annual meeting.
- Hawthorne is independent, audit committee financial expert; granted 9,806 AO LTIP Units valued at $540,000.
- Over 35 years real estate experience; former CEO of PS Business Parks (sold in July 2022).
- Current director at Essex Property Trust (NYSE:ESS) and ASGN Incorporated (NYSE:ASGN).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-185158
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSA
- cik: 0001393311
- company_name: Public Storage
- filed_at: 2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312524185158/0001193125-24-185158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312524185158/d826091d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-185158
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-185158.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-185158.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Maria R. Hawthorne was appointed as Trustee at Public Storage.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Trustee
  source text: On July 25, 2024, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Public Storage (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to twelve trustees and, in connection with such increase, appointed Maria R. Hawthorne to the Board, effective immediately, with an initial term expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312524185158/0001193125-24-185158-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.