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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KROL CANDACE N.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Public Storage [PSA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SR. VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2012 (Street) GLENDALE, CA 91201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/31/2012   M   10,000 A $ 80.48 38,160 (1) D   Common Stock 08/31/2012   S   10,000 D $ 145.2123 (4) 28,160 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 50.3

03/02/2010

03/02/2019

Common Stock

30,000

30,000

D

Stock Option (right to buy) (3)

$ 80.48

08/31/2012

M

10,000

02/27/2009

02/27/2018

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

44,282

D

Stock Option (right to buy) (2)

$ 97.47

03/15/2008

03/15/2017

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KROL CANDACE N. C/O PUBLIC STORAGE 701 WESTERN AVENUE GLENDALE, CA 91201			SR. VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Signatures

/s/ Candace N. Krol		09/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 16,939 restricted share units.
(2)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
(3)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the 2007 Equity and Performance-Based Incentive Compensation Plan; options vest in 5 equal annual installments beginning 1 year from date of grant.
(4)	Represents weighted average purchase price. These shares were sold at price ranging between $145.0080 and $145.7100. Full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price will be provided by the reporting person upon request to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.

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