UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 4, 2007
PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California | 1-8389 | 95-3551121 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California | 91201-2349 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(818) 244-8080
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On January 4, 2007, Public Storage, Inc. (the Company), entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated January 4, 2007, with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and the other underwriters named therein for the sale of 20,000,000 depositary shares with each representing 1/1,000 of a share of 6.625% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M, of the Company (the Preferred Stock). The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Certain of the underwriters have performed investment banking and advisory services for the Company from time to time for which they have received customary fees and expenses. The underwriters may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for the Company in the ordinary course of their business.
The lenders under the Companys credit facility include Citicorp North America, Inc., an affiliate of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is managing agent of the facility and is also the lender under our Credit Agreement dated December 27, 2006.
Item 3.03 | Material Modification to Rights of Securityholders |
Upon issuance of the Preferred Stock referenced in Item 5.03 below, the ability of the Company to pay dividends on, make distributions with respect to, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment on any other stock of the Company ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock, will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Company does not declare dividends on the Preferred Stock during any dividend period.
The terms of the Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Determination attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and the terms of the Depositary Shares are set forth in the form of depositary agreement to be entered into by the Company with Computershare Trust Company, N. A. at the closing and attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
(a) Under the Companys Articles of Incorporation, as amended, the Board of Directors is authorized without further shareholder action to provide for the issuance of up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. On January 5, 2007, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California a Certificate of Determination designating 20,000 shares of the Companys preferred stock as 6.625% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M.
(b) On January 4, 2007, the Company amended its Certificate of Determination of Preferences for its 7.875% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series S, to reduce the authorized number of shares for such series to zero. A copy of the Amendment to the Certificate of Determination is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(c) | Exhibits |
Exhibit 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement relating to the Companys Depositary Shares Representing Shares of the Companys 6.625% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M (the Preferred Stock). | |
Exhibit 3.1 | Certificate of Determination for the Preferred Stock. | |
Exhibit 3.2 | Amendment to Certificate of Determination. | |
Exhibit 4.1 | Form of Deposit Agreement Relating to the Depositary Shares. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 5, 2007
PUBLIC STORAGE, INC . | ||
By: | /s/ Stephanie Heim | |
Stephanie Heim | ||
Vice President |