FWP

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-167458

March 4, 2013

PUBLIC STORAGE

8,000,000 DEPOSITARY SHARES

EACH REPRESENTING 1/1000 OF A 5.20% CUMULATIVE

PREFERRED SHARE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST, SERIES X

Final Term Sheet

 

Issuer:

   Public Storage (PSA)

Security:

   Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1000 of a 5.20% Cumulative Preferred Share of Beneficial Interest, Series X

Size:

   8,000,000 depositary shares

Over-allotment Option:

   1,200,000 depositary shares at $25.00 per depositary share

Type of Security:

   SEC Registered — Registration Statement No. 333-167458

Public Offering Price:

   $25.00 per depositary share; $200,000,000 total (not including over-allotment option)

Underwriting Discounts:

   $0.7875 per share for Retail Orders; $5,647,162.50 total; and $0.50 per share for Institutional Orders; $414,500.00 total

Proceeds to the Company, before expenses:

   $193,938,337.50 total (not including the over-allotment option)

Estimated Company Expenses:

   $430,000, other than the underwriting discounts

Joint Book-Running Managers:

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

  

UBS Securities LLC

  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Underwriting:

 

     Number of
Firm Shares
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Incorporated

     1,925,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     1,925,000   

UBS Securities LLC

     1,925,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     1,925,000   

HRC Investment Services, Inc.

     40,000   

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

     40,000   

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

     40,000   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     40,000   

Southwest Securities, Inc.

     40,000   

Wedbush Securities Inc.

     40,000   

D.A. Davidson & Co.

     20,000   

Davenport & Company LLC

     20,000   

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

     20,000   

 


Distribution Rights:

   5.20% of the liquidation preference per annum; Distributions begin on June 30, 2013 (prorated from the settlement date)

Redemption:

   The depositary shares may not be redeemed until on or after March 13, 2018, except in order to preserve our status as a real estate investment trust.

Trade Date:

   March 4, 2013

Settlement Date:

   March 13, 2013 (T+7)

Selling Concession:

   $0.50/depositary share for Retail Orders; $0.30/depositary share for Institutional Orders

Reallowance to other dealers:

   $0.45/depositary share for Retail Orders

CUSIP Number:

   74460W 107

ISIN Number:

   US74460W1071

The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus with the SEC) and prospectus supplement for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement, and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus or prospectus supplement if you request it by calling (i) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free 1-800-294-1322; (ii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free 1-866-718-1649; (iii) UBS Securities LLC toll-free 1-877-827-6444, ext. 561-3884; or (iv) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free 1-800-326-5897.

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