What will NSA shareholders receive in the transaction?

Each NSA common share will convert into 0.1400 of a PSA common share, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. NSA's 6.000% Series A and Series B preferred shares will be exchanged for PSA preferred shares with materially unchanged terms. Unvested NSA restricted shares will vest in full before the merger.

What is the Dropdown JV and why does it matter?

Before closing, NSA will contribute identified properties valued at about $3.2 billion, carrying about $2.2 billion of debt, into a joint venture. Certain NSA limited partners will own 80% of the common equity and PSA's subsidiary will own 20% and manage the venture. This structure allows some NSA holders to exchange into JV units rather than PSA OP units, and PSA has agreed to support distributions of at least $2.28 per unit per year for three years.

How is PSA financing the transaction?

PSA has obtained commitments from Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo Bank for up to $2.0 billion of senior unsecured bridge loans. Separately, the same lenders committed about $2.0 billion of mortgage and/or mezzanine bridge loans to the Dropdown JV. The filing does not describe the permanent financing plan.

What could cause the deal to fail or require a payment?

The deal may be terminated if required shareholder or unitholder approvals are not obtained, if the merger is not completed by December 16, 2026, or if a permanent legal restraint applies. NSA must pay a $201,966,000 termination fee if it accepts a superior proposal or if the board changes its recommendation in certain circumstances. NSA may also owe the fee on certain other terminations.

What is not disclosed in this filing that investors should look for?

The 8-K does not state the aggregate purchase price, implied enterprise value, expected accretion to PSA's earnings or FFO, or the pro forma leverage impact. These items, along with detailed risk factors and the background of the transaction, are expected in the Form S-4 registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus once filed with the SEC.

Public Storage 8-K: Material Agreements

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed March 17, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

On March 16, 2026, Public Storage (PSA) entered into a Merger Agreement to acquire National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) in an all-stock transaction.

Each NSA common share will convert into 0.1400 of a PSA common share, and NSA's 6.000% Series A and Series B preferred shares will convert into substantially identical PSA preferred shares. The deal is structured as a Company Merger (NSA into a PSA subsidiary) plus a Partnership Merger at the operating partnership level. Before closing, NSA will contribute identified real estate assets valued at roughly $3.2 billion^a (carrying about $2.2 billion of debt) into a Dropdown JV, in which 80% of the common equity goes to certain NSA limited partners and 20% to a PSA subsidiary acting as managing member.

PSA has committed roughly $4.0 billion^b in bridge financing ($2.0 billion of senior unsecured bridge loans and about $2.0 billion of mortgage/mezzanine bridge loans for the Dropdown JV). The deal is subject to shareholder approval by NSA common shareholders and partnership unitholder approval, an effective Form S-4, and NYSE listing of the new PSA shares. Key deal protections include a termination fee of $201,966,000 payable by NSA in certain circumstances, and an outside date of December 16, 2026.

Three NSA insiders (David Cramer, Arlen Nordhagen, and Tamara Fischer) signed an Election and Support Agreement committing to vote their shares in favor and to elect redemption of at least 50% of their OP units into Dropdown JV units. The Dropdown JV is expected to be supported by PSA with a targeted distribution of at least $2.28^c per unit per year for three years. Reference point: the 0.1400 exchange ratio implied $41.68 per unit based on PSA's March 13, 2026 closing price.

For PSA investors, this is a significant but disclosed-in-advance transaction. The filing gives the deal's structure and financing but does not disclose the aggregate purchase price, NSA's enterprise value, or the pro forma accretion or leverage impact. Those details, along with the risk factors, will be in the forthcoming Form S-4 and proxy/prospectus, which investors should review before drawing firm conclusions about valuation and financial effects.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

All-stock merger: each NSA common share converts into 0.1400 of a PSA common share, with NSA preferred shares exchanged for substantially identical PSA preferred shares.
Dropdown JV of about $3.2 billion in assets with about $2.2 billion of debt; 80% equity to NSA LPs and 20% to a PSA managing-member subsidiary, with PSA support for at least $2.28 per unit annual distributions for three years.
Financing committed: about $2.0 billion of senior unsecured bridge loans and about $2.0 billion of Dropdown JV mortgage/mezzanine bridge loans from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo.
Termination fee of $201,966,000 payable by NSA in specified circumstances, including a superior proposal, and an outside date of December 16, 2026.
Insider support: Cramer, Nordhagen, and Fischer agreed to vote in favor and to redeem at least 50% of their OP units into Dropdown JV units, with the agreement terminating on certain events.
Closing conditions include NSA shareholder vote, unitholder approval, effective Form S-4, NYSE listing of new PSA shares, and tax opinions.
Ordinary dividend limits: NSA may pay up to $0.57 per common share quarterly; PSA may pay up to $3.00 per common share quarterly during the pendency of the deal.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What will NSA shareholders receive in the transaction?
Each NSA common share will convert into 0.1400 of a PSA common share, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. NSA's 6.000% Series A and Series B preferred shares will be exchanged for PSA preferred shares with materially unchanged terms. Unvested NSA restricted shares will vest in full before the merger.
What is the Dropdown JV and why does it matter?
Before closing, NSA will contribute identified properties valued at about $3.2 billion, carrying about $2.2 billion of debt, into a joint venture. Certain NSA limited partners will own 80% of the common equity and PSA's subsidiary will own 20% and manage the venture. This structure allows some NSA holders to exchange into JV units rather than PSA OP units, and PSA has agreed to support distributions of at least $2.28 per unit per year for three years.
How is PSA financing the transaction?
PSA has obtained commitments from Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo Bank for up to $2.0 billion of senior unsecured bridge loans. Separately, the same lenders committed about $2.0 billion of mortgage and/or mezzanine bridge loans to the Dropdown JV. The filing does not describe the permanent financing plan.
What could cause the deal to fail or require a payment?
The deal may be terminated if required shareholder or unitholder approvals are not obtained, if the merger is not completed by December 16, 2026, or if a permanent legal restraint applies. NSA must pay a $201,966,000 termination fee if it accepts a superior proposal or if the board changes its recommendation in certain circumstances. NSA may also owe the fee on certain other terminations.
What is not disclosed in this filing that investors should look for?
The 8-K does not state the aggregate purchase price, implied enterprise value, expected accretion to PSA's earnings or FFO, or the pro forma leverage impact. These items, along with detailed risk factors and the background of the transaction, are expected in the Form S-4 registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus once filed with the SEC.

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