Company: PSA-PH
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-046747
Chunk: 10

Company: Public Storage
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 10
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 annual meeting of shareholders.

Each of the twelve nominees has agreed to be named in this proxy statement and to serve on the Board if elected. We expect all nominees to attend the Annual Meeting.

If any of our nominees becomes unavailable to stand for election, the proxies named on the proxy card intend to vote your common shares for the election of any substitute nominee proposed by the Board.

We believe that each nominee has the skills, experience, and personal qualities the Board seeks, and that the combination of these nominees creates an effective, well-functioning Board that serves the best interests of Public Storage and our shareholders.

The Board is responsible for overseeing management and providing sound governance on behalf of our shareholders. The Board and each of its committees have an active role in overseeing management of the Company’s risks, a responsibility that the Board believes is one of its most important areas of oversight.

The Board carries out its responsibilities through (1) the effective collaboration of our highly capable and experienced trustees; (2) a well-crafted Board structure, which includes separate individuals holding the positions of the CEO, the Chairman of the Board, and the Lead Independent Trustee; (3) a strong committee structure that enables trustees to provide the appropriate level of focused oversight and subject-matter expertise; and (4) adherence to our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Trustees’ Code of Ethics.

BOARD EVALUATIONS AND NOMINATIONS

In our annual Board evaluation and nomination process, the NGS Committee evaluates our trustees—individually and as a group—in light of the current needs of the Board and the Company. This annual evaluation process reviews the effectiveness of the Board, its committees, and trustees, with a focus on Board composition, culture, and administration. In addition, during the course of the year, the NGS Committee discusses Board succession and may review potential trustee candidates. The NGS Committee has in the past retained third parties to assist in identifying potential nominees.

Our annual evaluation process involves assessments at the Board, Board committee, and individual trustee levels under the direction of the NGS Committee Chair and the Chairman of the Board. Each trustee completes an anonymous written questionnaire and then meets individually with the NGS Committee Chair to review themes identified in the questionnaire responses and discuss other evaluation topics. Following the individual interviews, the NGS Committee Chair discusses with the NGS Committee the aggregated results of the written questionnaires and the NGS Committee Chair's conversations with individual trustees. The NGS Committee Chair also presents committee-specific feedback to each of the Audit Committee Chair and CHC Committee Chair and reports the results