---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-215591"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSA"
cik: "0001393311"
company_name: "Public Storage"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:33:26.018785+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shankh Mitra re-elected as chairman with 24% against votes; all proposals pass

## Summary
- Trustee Shankh Mitra received 119.8M for, 38.3M against (24% withhold); he remains Chairman.
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 153.5M for (96.8% of votes cast).
- Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY2026 with 153.3M for, 11.0M against.
- Board committees appointed: Audit (Petherbridge chair), Compensation (Poladian chair), Nominating (Pipes chair).
- All twelve trustee nominees elected; 5.7M broker non-votes on each.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-215591
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSA
- cik: 0001393311
- company_name: Public Storage
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312526215591/0001193125-26-215591-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312526215591/d138131d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-215591.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 88f0744b9aa8b1cbe9b221d00254f797e6ee0c2c
  claim: Public Storage shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 3. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 153,317,363 10,957,104 59,863 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312526215591/0001193125-26-215591-index.htm
- claim_id: 8be0187b018a4edabbf5b4b2a1efc565598944eb
  claim: Public Storage shareholders approved Election of twelve trustees to the Board of Trustees to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 1. The shareholders elected twelve trustees to the Board of Trustees to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly qualified and elected. The votes for each nominee were as follows: Name Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Shankh S. Mitra 119,776,622 38,269,586 602,176 5,685,946 H. Thomas Boyle 157,834,132 387,152 427,100 5,685,946 Tamara Hughes Gustavson 155,288,212 2,935,549 424,623 5,685,946 Ronald L. Havner, Jr. 154,723,194 3,486,377 438,813 5,685,946 Maria R. Hawthorne 155,152,627 2,865,615 630,142 5,685,946 Rebecca Owen 155,529,729 2,489,593 629,062 5,685,946 Luke Petherbridge 156,581,640 1,637,709 429,035 5,685,946 Kristy M. Pipes 151,715,145 6,508,371 424,868 5,685,946 Avedick B. Poladian 148,849,890 9,365,973 432,521 5,685,946 Tariq M. Shaukat 155,984,647 2,234,570 429,167 5,685,946 Ronald P. Spogli 153,037,264 5,178,852 432,268 5,685,946 Paul S. Williams 155,260,513 2,755,506 632,365 5,685,946
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312526215591/0001193125-26-215591-index.htm
- claim_id: f53cf1a77f58c5476bc0f2848f456788b3877103
  claim: Public Storage shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-06 meeting.
  evidence_excerpt: 2. The shareholders approved the advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 153,511,123 4,450,802 686,459 5,685,946
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1393311/000119312526215591/0001193125-26-215591-index.htm

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