Appendix A: 2021 Stock Plan
requirements under the applicable stock exchange listing requirements. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be the designated Committee
under the Plan with respect to Awards.
Company means Public Storage, a Maryland real estate investment trust, or its successors. As
appropriate in the context, references to the Company will include references to Affiliates.
Disability means the Participant is unable to
perform the essential duties of such Participants position by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less
than twelve (12) months.
Dividend Equivalent Right means a right, granted under Section 11, to receive cash,
Stock, other Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid relating to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments.
Effective Date means April 26, 2021, the date the Plan was approved by the Companys shareholders.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as amended.
Fair Market Value of the Stock on any given date means the last reported sale price at which Stock is traded on such date or, if no Stock is
traded on such date, the most recent date on which Stock was traded, as reflected on the New York Stock Exchange or, if applicable, any other national exchange on which the Stock is traded. If the Stock is not then listed on any established
national or regional exchange, Fair Market Value shall be the value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in good faith in a manner consistent with Code Section 409A.
Family Member means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of the Participant, any person sharing the
Participants household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which any one or more of these persons (and/or the Participant) have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which any one or more of these
persons (and/or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which one or more of these persons (and/or the Participant) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
Grant Date means, as determined by the Committee, the latest to occur of: (i) the date as of which the Committee approves an Award;
(ii) the date the recipient first becomes eligible to receive an Award; or (iii) such other date specified by the Committee.
Non-qualified Stock Option means an Option that is not an incentive stock option under Code Section 422.
Option means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock under the Plan.
Option Price means the exercise price for each share of Stock subject to an Option.
Outside Trustee means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Company.
Participant means a person who receives or holds an Award under the Plan.
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