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Public Storage - Quarter Report: 2023 September (Form 10-Q)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
or
☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ____________.
Commission File Number: 001-33519
Public Storage
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland93-2834996
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, California
91201-2349
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 244-8080.
Former name, former address and former fiscal, if changed since last report: N/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12b of the Act:
Title of ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, $0.10 par valuePSANew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.150% Cum Pref Share, Series F, $0.01 par valuePSAPrFNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.050% Cum Pref Share, Series G, $0.01 par valuePSAPrGNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 5.600% Cum Pref Share, Series H, $0.01 par valuePSAPrHNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.875% Cum Pref Share, Series I, $0.01 par valuePSAPrINew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.700% Cum Pref Share, Series J, $0.01 par valuePSAPrJNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.750% Cum Pref Share, Series K, $0.01 par valuePSAPrKNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.625% Cum Pref Share, Series L, $0.01 par valuePSAPrLNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.125% Cum Pref Share, Series M, $0.01 par valuePSAPrMNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.875% Cum Pref Share, Series N, $0.01 par valuePSAPrNNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.900% Cum Pref Share, Series O, $0.01 par valuePSAPrONew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.000% Cum Pref Share, Series P, $0.01 par valuePSAPrPNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 3.950% Cum Pref Share, Series Q, $0.01 par valuePSAPrQNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.000% Cum Pref Share, Series R, $0.01 par valuePSAPrRNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/1,000 of a 4.100% Cum Pref Share, Series S, $0.01 par valuePSAPrSNew York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 0.875% Senior Notes due 2032 issued by Public Storage Operating Company
PSA/32New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of 0.500% Senior Notes due 2030 issued by Public Storage Operating Company
PSA/30New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.
☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated
filer		Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
☒☐☐☐☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
☐ Yes ☒ No
Indicate the number of the registrant’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, as of October 23, 2023:
Common Shares of beneficial interest, $0.10 par value per share – 175,836,162 shares


EXPLANATORY NOTE
On August 14, 2023, the registrant completed a corporate reorganization into a holding company structure commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust, or UPREIT (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization is described more fully below. For purposes of this Explanatory Note, we refer to the following entities:

•“Old PSA” is a Maryland real estate investment trust currently known as Public Storage Operating Company (“PSOC”). Prior to August 14, 2023, Old PSA was known as Public Storage.
•“New PSA” is a newly-formed Maryland real estate investment trust currently known as Public Storage. It was organized as the parent holding company in connection with the Reorganization.
•“PSOP GP” is PSOP GP, LLC, a newly-formed Delaware limited liability company organized as the general partner of PSA OP in connection with the Reorganization. This entity is wholly-owned by New PSA.
•“PSA OP” is Public Storage OP, L.P., a newly-formed Delaware limited partnership organized as the operating partnership in connection with the Reorganization. This entity is currently wholly-owned by PSOP GP, its general partner, and New PSA, its limited partner, and it wholly owns Old PSA.
Prior to August 14, 2023, the business of the registrant was conducted through Old PSA. As a result of the Reorganization, Old PSA became an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of New PSA. Old PSA is wholly-owned by PSA OP. New PSA currently owns all the limited partnership interest of PSA OP and all the membership interest of PSA OP’s general partner, PSOP GP. In connection with the Reorganization, (i) each outstanding common share and depository receipt underlying preferred share of Old PSA was converted into one equivalent common share or depository receipt underlying preferred share of New PSA with identical rights and terms, and such securities continued to trade on the NYSE under the same ticker symbol, (ii) Old PSA’s name was changed to “Public Storage Operating Company” and New PSA inherited the name “Public Storage”, and (iii) New PSA became the successor filer to Old PSA for Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting purposes. The consolidated assets and liabilities of New PSA immediately following the Reorganization are identical to the consolidated assets and liabilities of Old PSA immediately prior to the Reorganization, and the officers and trustees of New PSA immediately following the Reorganization are identical to the officers and trustees of Old PSA immediately prior to the Reorganization. All material indebtedness of Old PSA immediately prior to the Reorganization remained indebtedness of Old PSA after the Merger. New PSA has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of Old PSA’s obligations under its unsecured notes, its credit facility, and certain other indebtedness. For additional information on the Reorganization, please see our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2023 and August 14, 2023.
Throughout this Quarterly Report, unless the context requires otherwise:
•the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to:
◦for the period prior to August 14, 2023 (the period preceding the Reorganization), Old PSA and its business and operations conducted through its directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries;
◦for the period on or after August 14, 2023 (the period from and following the Reorganization), New PSA and its business and operations conducted through its directly or indirectly owned subsidiaries, including Old PSA; and
◦in statements regarding qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), such terms refer solely to Old PSA or New PSA, as applicable.
•References to “shares” and “shareholders” refer to the shares and shareholders of Old PSA prior to August 14, 2023 and of New PSA on or after August 14, 2023.


PUBLIC STORAGE
INDEX
PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATIONPages
Item 1.Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 
 Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Consolidated Statements of Income
 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
4-7
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
8-9
 Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
10-22
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
23-49
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION (Items 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable)
Item 1.Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.Risk Factors
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.Exhibits




PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 September 30,
2023		December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)
ASSETS  
    
Cash and equivalents$629,773 $775,253 
Real estate facilities, at cost:
Land5,575,643 5,273,073 
Buildings21,421,031 18,946,053 
26,996,674 24,219,126 
Accumulated depreciation (9,188,151)(8,554,155)
17,808,523 15,664,971 
Construction in process457,064 372,992 
18,265,587 16,037,963 
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities278,131 275,752 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net414,291 232,517 
Other assets287,967 230,822 
Total assets $19,875,749 $17,552,307 
     
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
    
Notes payable$9,029,622 $6,870,826 
Accrued and other liabilities644,236 514,680 
Total liabilities9,673,858 7,385,506 
    
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
  
  
Equity:    
Public Storage shareholders’ equity:    
Preferred Shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 174,000 shares issued (in series) and outstanding, (174,000 shares at December 31, 2022) at liquidation preference
4,350,000 4,350,000 
Common Shares, $0.10 par value, 650,000,000 shares authorized, 175,501,315 shares issued and outstanding (175,265,668 shares at December 31, 2022)
17,550 17,527 
Paid-in capital 5,951,794 5,896,423 
Accumulated deficit (130,581)(110,231)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(81,104)(80,317)
Total Public Storage shareholders’ equity 10,107,659 10,073,402 
Noncontrolling interests94,232 93,399 
Total equity10,201,891 10,166,801 
Total liabilities and equity$19,875,749 $17,552,307 

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)


 Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
Revenues:
Self-storage facilities $1,078,721 $1,027,374 $3,167,025 $2,917,675 
Ancillary operations 65,099 60,757 190,797 175,946 
1,143,820 1,088,131 3,357,822 3,093,621 
Expenses:
Self-storage cost of operations 267,785 255,470 794,078 738,953 
Ancillary cost of operations 21,159 21,572 63,037 54,297 
Depreciation and amortization 238,748 220,772 682,531 661,608 
General and administrative 28,625 29,501 79,603 81,401 
Interest expense 58,350 34,113 132,530 100,178 
 614,667 561,428 1,751,779 1,636,437 
Other increases to net income:
Interest and other income 32,295 12,736 69,381 26,394 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities 7,227 8,180 22,787 100,129 
Foreign currency exchange gain47,880 100,170 19,924 237,270 
Gain on sale of real estate 88 1,503 88 1,503 
Gain on sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— 2,128,860 — 2,128,860 
Net income 616,643 2,778,152 1,718,223 3,951,340 
Allocation to noncontrolling interests (3,345)(9,158)(9,188)(14,553)
Net income allocable to Public Storage shareholders 613,298 2,768,994 1,709,035 3,936,787 
Allocation of net income to:
Preferred shareholders(48,678)(48,678)(146,029)(145,716)
Restricted share units (1,383)(8,155)(3,922)(11,405)
Net income allocable to common shareholders$563,237 $2,712,161 $1,559,084 $3,779,666 
Net income per common share:
Basic$3.21 $15.47 $8.89 $21.57 
Diluted$3.20 $15.38 $8.85 $21.44 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 175,499175,283175,451175,227
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding176,150176,328176,170176,325

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
Net income $616,643 $2,778,152 $1,718,223 $3,951,340 
Foreign currency translation loss on investment in Shurgard(5,958)(17,253)(787)(42,883)
Total comprehensive income 610,685 2,760,899 1,717,436 3,908,457 
Allocation to noncontrolling interests (3,345)(9,158)(9,188)(14,553)
Comprehensive income allocable to Public Storage shareholders$607,340 $2,751,741 $1,708,248 $3,893,904 

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 Cumulative Preferred SharesCommon SharesPaid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Public Storage Shareholders' Equity		Noncontrolling InterestsTotal Equity
Balances at June 30, 2023
$4,350,000 $17,549 $5,940,945 $(167,404)$(75,146)$10,065,944 $92,627 $10,158,571 
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (8,429 shares)
— 1 1,105 — — 1,106 — 1,106 
Taxes withheld upon net share settlement of restricted share units— — (644)— — (644)— (644)
Share-based compensation expense— — 10,388 — — 10,388 — 10,388 
Contributions by noncontrolling interests— — — — — — 1,908 1,908 
Net income — — — 616,643 — 616,643 — 616,643 
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests — — — (3,345)— (3,345)3,345 — 
Distributions to:
Preferred shareholders (Note 10)
— — — (48,678)— (48,678)— (48,678)
Noncontrolling interests — — — — — — (3,648)(3,648)
Common shareholders and restricted share unitholders ($3.00 per share) (Note 10)
— — — (527,797)— (527,797)— (527,797)
Other comprehensive loss
— — — — (5,958)(5,958)— (5,958)
Balances at September 30, 2023
$4,350,000 $17,550 $5,951,794 $(130,581)$(81,104)$10,107,659 $94,232 $10,201,891 

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 Cumulative Preferred SharesCommon SharesPaid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Public Storage Shareholders' Equity		Noncontrolling InterestsTotal EquityRedeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balances at June 30, 2022
$4,350,000 $17,524 $5,848,632 $(182,213)$(79,217)$9,954,726 $93,622 $10,048,348 $— 
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (97,189 shares)
— 10 16,445 — — 16,455 — 16,455 — 
Taxes withheld upon net share settlement of restricted share units— — (779)— — (779)— (779)— 
Share-based compensation expense— — 14,441 — — 14,441 — 14,441 — 
Contributions by noncontrolling interests— — — — — — 561 561 — 
Net income — — — 2,778,152 — 2,778,152 — 2,778,152 — 
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests — — — (9,158)— (9,158)9,158 — — 
Distributions to:
Preferred shareholders— — — (48,678)— (48,678)— (48,678)— 
Noncontrolling interests — — — — — — (9,756)(9,756)— 
Common shareholders and restricted share unitholders ($15.15 per share)
— — — (2,660,734)— (2,660,734)— (2,660,734)— 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (17,253)(17,253)— (17,253)— 
Balances at September 30, 2022
$4,350,000 $17,534 $5,878,739 $(122,631)$(96,470)$10,027,172 $93,585 $10,120,757 $— 

See accompanying notes.
5

PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 Cumulative Preferred SharesCommon SharesPaid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Public Storage Shareholders' Equity		Noncontrolling InterestsTotal Equity
Balances at December 31, 2022
$4,350,000 $17,527 $5,896,423 $(110,231)$(80,317)$10,073,402 $93,399 $10,166,801 
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (235,647 shares) (Note 12)
— 23 31,267 — — 31,290 — 31,290 
Taxes withheld upon net share settlement of restricted share units (Note 12)
— — (10,040)— — (10,040)— (10,040)
Share-based compensation cost (Note 12)— — 34,144 — — 34,144 — 34,144 
Contributions by noncontrolling interests— — — — — — 2,641 2,641 
Net income — — — 1,718,223 — 1,718,223 — 1,718,223 
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests — — — (9,188)— (9,188)9,188 — 
Distributions to:
Preferred shareholders (Note 10)— — — (146,029)— (146,029)— (146,029)
Noncontrolling interests — — — — — — (10,996)(10,996)
Common shareholders and restricted share unitholders ($9.00 per share) (Note 10)
— — — (1,583,356)— (1,583,356)— (1,583,356)
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (787)(787)— (787)
Balances at September 30, 2023
$4,350,000 $17,550 $5,951,794 $(130,581)$(81,104)$10,107,659 $94,232 $10,201,891 
See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 Cumulative Preferred SharesCommon SharesPaid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss		Total
Public Storage Shareholders' Equity		Noncontrolling InterestsTotal EquityRedeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Balances at December 31, 2021
$4,100,000 $17,513 $5,821,667 $(550,416)$(53,587)$9,335,177 $20,112 $9,355,289 $68,249 
Issuance of 10,000 preferred shares
250,000 — (7,168)— — 242,832 — 242,832 — 
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation (201,997 shares)
— 21 27,994 — — 28,015 — 28,015 — 
Taxes withheld upon net settlement of restricted share units— — (12,989)— — (12,989)— (12,989)— 
Share-based compensation cost
— — 49,235 — — 49,235 — 49,235 — 
Contributions by noncontrolling interests— — — — — — 6,698 6,698 15,426 
Reclassification from redeemable noncontrolling interests to noncontrolling interests— — — — — — 83,826 83,826 (83,826)
Net income — — — 3,951,340 — 3,951,340 — 3,951,340 — 
Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests — — — (14,553)— (14,553)13,893 (660)660 
Distributions to:
Preferred shareholders— — — (145,716)— (145,716)— (145,716)— 
Noncontrolling interests — — — — — — (30,944)(30,944)(509)
Common shareholders and restricted share unitholders ($19.15 per share)
— — — (3,363,286)— (3,363,286)— (3,363,286)— 
Other comprehensive loss— — — — (42,883)(42,883)— (42,883)— 
Balances at September 30, 2022
$4,350,000 $17,534 $5,878,739 $(122,631)$(96,470)$10,027,172 $93,585 $10,120,757 $— 

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $1,718,223 $3,951,340 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Gain on sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— (2,128,860)
Gain on sale of real estate(88)(1,503)
Depreciation and amortization682,531 661,608 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities(22,787)(100,129)
Distributions from cumulative equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities17,663 134,460 
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain(19,937)(236,698)
Share-based compensation expense31,309 44,597 
Other non-cash adjustments10,205 6,213 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions:
Other assets(40,719)(41,123)
Accrued and other liabilities 78,564 90,885 
Net cash flows from operating activities 2,454,964 2,380,790 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities(157,967)(163,702)
Capital expenditures for property enhancements(119,360)(137,550)
Capital expenditures for energy efficiencies (LED lighting, solar)(45,772)(36,644)
Development and expansion of real estate facilities(248,977)(231,483)
Acquisition of real estate facilities and intangible assets(301,324)(529,357)
Acquisition of BREIT Simply Storage LLC, net of cash acquired(2,178,151)— 
Distributions in excess of cumulative equity in earnings from unconsolidated real estate entities3,165 13,670 
Proceeds from sale of real estate investments101 1,543 
Proceeds from sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— 2,636,011 
Net cash flows (used in) from investing activities (3,048,285)1,552,488 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance costs on amendment of credit facility(8,377)— 
Repayments of notes payable(8,229)(502,270)
Issuance of notes payable, net of issuance costs2,181,273 — 
Issuance of preferred shares — 242,832 
Issuance of common shares in connection with share-based compensation31,099 27,913 
Taxes paid upon net share settlement of restricted share units(10,040)(12,989)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests 2,641 1,659 
Distributions paid to preferred shareholders, common shareholders and restricted share unitholders(1,728,852)(3,508,581)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests (10,996)(31,453)
Net cash flows from (used) in financing activities 448,519 (3,782,889)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents, including restricted cash $(144,802)$150,389 
See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022
Cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at beginning of the period:
Cash and equivalents $775,253 $734,599 
Restricted cash included in other assets29,904 26,691 
$805,157 $761,290 
Cash and equivalents, including restricted cash at end of the period:
Cash and equivalents $629,773 $883,787 
Restricted cash included in other assets30,582 27,892 
 $660,355 $911,679 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Costs incurred during the period remaining unpaid at period end for:
Capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities$(10,405)$(6,429)
Capital expenditures for property enhancements(4,637)(6,829)
Capital expenditures for energy efficiencies (LED lighting, solar)(574)(996)
Construction or expansion of real estate facilities(66,788)(71,006)
Real estate acquired in exchange for noncontrolling interests— (19,865)

See accompanying notes.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

1.Description of the Business
Public Storage (referred to herein as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) engaged in the ownership and operation of self-storage facilities that offer storage spaces for lease, generally on a month-to-month basis, for personal and business use, ancillary activities such as tenant reinsurance, merchandise sales, and third party management, as well as the acquisition and development of additional self-storage space.
As described in greater detail in the Explanatory Note to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, on August 14, 2023, the Company completed a reorganization in which its interest in its facilities is now held through an operating partnership, Public Storage OP, L.P. (“PSA OP”) and its subsidiaries including Public Storage Operating Company (“PSOC”), formerly known as Public Storage. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT. The reorganization was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control and there was no change in the Company’s total assets, liabilities or results of operations. Subsequent to the reorganization, the primary assets of the parent entity, Public Storage, are general partner and limited partner interests in PSA OP, which holds all of the Company’s assets through its ownership of all of the membership interests in PSOC. As a limited partnership, PSA OP is a variable interest entity and is consolidated by the Company as its primary beneficiary. As of September 30, 2023, the Company owned all of the limited partnership interests of PSA OP.
At September 30, 2023, we owned equity interests in 3,028 self-storage facilities (with approximately 216.5 million net rentable square feet) located in 40 states in the United States (“U.S.”) operating under the Public Storage® name, and 1.2 million net rentable square feet of commercial and retail space.
At September 30, 2023, we owned a 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self Storage Limited (“Shurgard”), a public company traded on the Euronext Brussels under the “SHUR” symbol, which owned 267 self-storage facilities (with approximately 15 million net rentable square feet) located in seven Western European countries, all operating under the Shurgard® name.
2.Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
We have prepared the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) as set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In our opinion, the interim consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect all adjustments, primarily of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary to present fairly the interim consolidated financial statements. Because they do not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read together with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Certain amounts previously reported in our September 30, 2022 Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2023 presentation, with respect to the separate presentation of changes in operating assets and liabilities in the cash flows from operating activities section and major types of capital expenditures in the cash flows from investing activities section. The reclassifications did not affect the subtotals for cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.
Disclosures of the number and square footage of facilities, as well as the number and coverage of tenant reinsurance policies (Note 15) are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (U.S.).
Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no significant changes to the Company's significant accounting policies described in Note 2, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
3.Simply Acquisition
On September 13, 2023, we acquired all the membership interests of BREIT Simply Storage LLC, a self-storage company that owns and operates 127 self-storage facilities (9.4 million net rentable square feet) and manages 25 self-storage facilities for third parties, for a purchase price of $2.2 billion in cash, including cash acquired of $6.0 million and direct transaction costs of $9.6 million (the “Simply Acquisition”).
We accounted for the Simply Acquisition as an asset acquisition because substantially all the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in the real estate assets and intangible assets associated with the self-storage facilities, which are determined to be similar in nature. As a result, the direct transaction costs of $9.6 million were capitalized to the basis of the acquired properties.
The total purchase price was allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their relative fair values. The total purchase price, including direct transaction costs, was allocated as follows (in thousands):
Cash
$6,032 
Real estate facilities:
Land229,396 
Buildings1,762,752 
Construction in process
2,922 
Intangible assets:
Acquired customers in place209,516 
Non real estate-related contracts
4,750 
Other assets
12,046 
Accrued and other liabilities
(43,231)
Total purchase price, including direct transaction costs
$2,184,183 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
4.Real Estate Facilities

Activity in real estate facilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
 (Amounts in thousands)
Operating facilities, at cost:
Beginning balance $24,219,126 
Capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities153,120 
Capital expenditures for property enhancements124,298 
Capital expenditures for energy efficiencies (LED lighting, solar)46,357 
Acquisitions 2,284,590 
Dispositions and other(3,461)
Developed or expanded facilities opened for operation172,644 
Ending balance 26,996,674 
Accumulated depreciation:
Beginning balance (8,554,155)
Depreciation expense (636,631)
Dispositions and other2,635 
Ending balance (9,188,151)
Construction in process:
Beginning balance 372,992 
Costs incurred to develop and expand real estate facilities257,527 
Acquisitions 2,922 
Write-off of cancelled projects(3,733)
Developed or expanded facilities opened for operation(172,644)
Ending balance 457,064 
Total real estate facilities at September 30, 2023
$18,265,587 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, in addition to the Simply Acquisition, we acquired 26 self-storage facilities (1.9 million net rentable square feet of storage space), for a total cost of $301.3 million in cash. Approximately $8.9 million of the total cost was allocated to intangible assets.
We completed development and redevelopment activities costing $172.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, adding 0.9 million net rentable square feet of self-storage space. Construction in process at September 30, 2023 consisted of projects to develop new self-storage facilities and expand existing self-storage facilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
5.Investments in Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
The following table sets forth our equity in earnings of the Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities (amounts in thousands):
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities for the
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
Shurgard$7,227$4,594$22,787$19,533
PSB —3,586—80,596
Total $7,227$8,180$22,787$100,129
Investment in Shurgard
Our investment in Shurgard was $278.1 million and $275.8 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Throughout all periods presented, we effectively owned 31,268,459 Shurgard common shares, representing a 35% equity interest in Shurgard.
Based upon the closing price at September 30, 2023 (€37.50 per share of Shurgard common stock, at 1.057 exchange rate of U.S. Dollars to the Euro), the shares we owned had a market value of approximately $1.2 billion.
Our equity in earnings of Shurgard comprised our equity share of Shurgard’s net income, less amortization of the Shurgard Basis Differential (defined below). During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we received $2.8 million and $2.6 million of trademark license fees that Shurgard pays to us for the use of the Shurgard® trademark, respectively. We eliminated $1.0 million and $0.9 million of intra-entity profits and losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, representing our equity share of the trademark license fees. We classify the remaining license fees we receive from Shurgard as interest and other income on our income statement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we received cash dividend distributions from Shurgard totaling $19.8 million and $37.8 million, respectively. Approximately $3.2 million and $13.7 million of total cash distributions from Shurgard during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, represented distributions in excess of cumulative equity in earnings from Shurgard, which was classified within cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
At September 30, 2023, our investment in Shurgard’s real estate assets exceeded our pro-rata share of the underlying amounts on Shurgard’s balance sheet by approximately $63.2 million ($67.8 million at December 31, 2022). This differential (the “Shurgard Basis Differential”) includes our basis adjustments in Shurgard’s real estate assets net of related deferred income taxes. The Shurgard Basis Differential is being amortized as a reduction to equity in earnings of the Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities. Such amortization totaled approximately $4.6 million and $9.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
As of September 30, 2023 and 2022, we translated the book value of our investment in Shurgard from Euro to U.S. Dollars and recorded $0.8 million and $42.9 million other comprehensive loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Investment in PSB
On July 20, 2022, in connection with the closing of the merger of PS Business Parks, Inc. (“PSB”) with affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate (“Blackstone”), we completed the sale of our 41% common equity interest in PSB in its entirety. At the close of the merger transaction, we received a total of $2.7 billion of cash proceeds and recognized a gain of $2.1 billion during the third quarter of 2022.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we received cash distributions from PSB totaling $109.5 million, which were classified within cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash flows. Since the sale of PSB in July 2022, we no longer recognize equity in earnings or receive cash distributions from PSB.
6.Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
At September 30, 2023At December 31, 2022
Gross Book ValueAccumulated AmortizationNet Book ValueGross Book ValueAccumulated AmortizationNet Book Value
Goodwill$165,843 $— $165,843 $165,843 $— $165,843 
Shurgard® Trade Name18,824 — 18,824 18,824 — 18,824 
Finite-lived intangible assets, subject to amortization981,254 (751,630)229,624 758,106 (710,256)47,850 
Total goodwill and other intangible assets$1,165,921 $(751,630)$414,291 $942,773 $(710,256)$232,517 
Finite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of acquired customers in place. Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization was $16.0 million and $41.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $20.0 million and $78.2 million for the same periods in 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, intangibles increased $223.1 million, in connection with the Simply Acquisition (Note 3) and the acquisition of real estate facilities (Note 4).
The estimated future amortization expense for our finite-lived intangible assets at September 30, 2023 is as follows (amounts in thousands):
YearAmount
Remainder of 2023$39,491 
2024108,871 
202556,693 
202618,013 
20272,687 
Thereafter3,869 
Total$229,624 
7.Credit Facility
On June 12, 2023, PSOC entered into an amended revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”), which increases our borrowing limit from $500 million to $1.5 billion and extends the maturity date from April 19, 2024 to June 12, 2027. We have the option to further extend the maturity date by up to one additional year with additional extension fees up to 0.125% of the extended commitment amount. Amounts drawn on the Credit Facility bear annual interest at rates ranging from SOFR plus 0.65% to SOFR plus 1.40% depending upon our credit rating (SOFR plus 0.70% at September 30, 2023). We are also required to pay a quarterly facility fee ranging from 0.10% per annum to 0.30% per annum depending upon our credit rating (0.10% per annum at September 30, 2023). At September 30, 2023 and October 30, 2023, we had no outstanding borrowings under this Credit Facility. We had undrawn standby letters of credit, which reduce our borrowing capacity, totaling $14.6 million at September 30, 2023 ($18.6 million at December 31, 2022 under the previous credit facility). The Credit Facility has various customary restrictive covenants with which we were in compliance at September 30, 2023. We incurred a total of $8.4 million of issuance costs associated with the amended Credit Facility, which is classified as Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and will be amortized as Interest Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income through June 12, 2027.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Public Storage has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of PSOC’s obligations under the Credit Facility.
8.Notes Payable
Our notes payable (all of which were issued by PSOC), are reflected net of issuance costs (including original issue discounts), which are amortized as interest expense on the effective interest method over the term of each respective note. Our notes payable at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are set forth in the tables below:
   
Amounts at September 30, 2023
Amounts at
 December 31, 2022
 Coupon RateEffective Rate PrincipalUnamortized CostsBook
 Value		Fair
 Value		Book
 Value		Fair
 Value
   ($ amounts in thousands)
U.S. Dollar Denominated Unsecured Debt
Notes due April 23, 2024
SOFR+0.47%
5.791%$700,000 $(397)$699,603 $699,950 $699,075 $691,309 
Notes due July 25, 2025
SOFR+0.60%
5.932%400,000 (1,481)398,519 400,277 — — 
Notes due February 15, 2026
0.875%1.030%500,000 (1,766)498,234 448,646 497,678 441,849 
Notes due November 9, 20261.500%1.640%650,000 (2,704)647,296 580,053 646,643 578,899 
Notes due September 15, 2027
3.094%3.218%500,000 (2,096)497,904 460,565 497,508 466,029 
Notes due May 1, 2028
1.850%1.962%650,000 (3,091)646,909 556,154 646,401 558,197 
Notes due November 9, 20281.950%2.044%550,000 (2,457)547,543 465,373 547,182 468,509 
Notes due January 15, 20295.125%5.260%500,000 (3,093)496,907 491,674 — — 
Notes due May 1, 2029
3.385%3.459%500,000 (1,714)498,286 450,606 498,053 456,855 
Notes due May 1, 2031
2.300%2.419%650,000 (5,183)644,817 517,832 644,303 530,390 
Notes due November 9, 20312.250%2.322%550,000 (2,872)547,128 429,370 546,866 443,514 
Notes due August 1, 20335.100%5.207%700,000 (5,697)694,303 669,161 — — 
Notes due August 1, 20535.350%5.442%600,000 (8,050)591,950 546,860 — — 
 7,450,000 (40,601)7,409,399 6,716,521 5,223,709 4,635,551 
Euro Denominated Unsecured Debt
Notes due April 12, 2024
1.540%1.540%105,744 — 105,744 103,939 107,035 104,344 
Notes due November 3, 2025
2.175%2.175%255,915 — 255,915 244,650 259,039 246,119 
Notes due September 9, 20300.500%0.640%740,208 (7,771)732,437 566,585 740,634 566,204 
Notes due January 24, 2032
0.875%0.978%528,720 (4,456)524,264 396,406 530,317 396,297 
   1,630,587 (12,227)1,618,360 1,311,580 1,637,025 1,312,964 
 Mortgage Debt, secured by 2 real estate facilities with a net book value of $11.7 million
4.414%4.414%1,863 — 1,863 1,653 10,092 9,568 
 $9,082,450 $(52,828)$9,029,622 $8,029,754 $6,870,826 $5,958,083 

Public Storage has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of PSOC’s obligations under each series of unsecured notes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
U.S. Dollar Denominated Unsecured Notes
On July 26, 2023, we completed a public offering of $400 million, $500 million, $700 million, and $600 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes bearing interest at an annual rate of Compounded SOFR + 0.60% (reset quarterly), 5.125%, 5.100%, and 5.350%, respectively, and maturing on July 25, 2025, January 15, 2029, August 1, 2033, and August 1, 2053, respectively. Interest on the 2025 notes is payable quarterly, commencing on October 25, 2023. Interest on the 2029 notes is payable semi-annually, commencing on January 15, 2024. Interest on the 2033 notes and 2053 notes is payable semi-annually, commencing on February 1, 2024. In connection with the offering, we incurred a total of $18.7 million in costs.
The U.S. Dollar denominated unsecured notes (the “U.S. Dollar Denominated Unsecured Notes”) have various financial covenants with which we were in compliance at September 30, 2023. Included in these covenants are (a) a maximum Debt to Total Assets of 65% (approximately 16% at September 30, 2023) and (b) a minimum ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Expense of 1.5x (approximately 21x for the twelve months ended September 30, 2023) as well as covenants limiting the amount we can encumber our properties with mortgage debt.
Euro Denominated Unsecured Notes
Our Euro denominated unsecured notes (the “Euro Notes”) consist of four tranches: (i) €242.0 million issued to institutional investors on November 3, 2015, (ii) €100.0 million issued to institutional investors on April 12, 2016, (iii) €500.0 million issued in a public offering on January 24, 2020, and (iv) €700.0 million issued in a public offering on September 9, 2021. The Euro Notes have financial covenants similar to those of the U.S. Dollar Denominated Unsecured Notes.
We reflect changes in the U.S. Dollar equivalent of the amount payable including the associated interest, as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates as “Foreign currency exchange gain” on our income statement (gains of $48.2 million and $20.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to gains of $100.9 million and $239.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively).
Mortgage Notes
We assumed our non-recourse mortgage debt in connection with property acquisitions, and we recorded such debt at fair value with any premium or discount to the stated note balance amortized using the effective interest method.
At September 30, 2023, the related contractual interest rates of our mortgage notes are fixed, ranging between 3.9% and 7.1%, and mature between September 1, 2028 and July 1, 2030.
At September 30, 2023, approximate principal maturities of our Notes Payable are as follows (amounts in thousands):
 Unsecured DebtMortgage DebtTotal
Remainder of 2023$—$30$30
2024805,744124805,868
2025655,915131656,046
20261,150,0001381,150,138
2027500,000146500,146
Thereafter 5,968,9281,2945,970,222
$9,080,587$1,863$9,082,450
Weighted average effective rate 3.1%4.4%3.1%
Cash paid for interest totaled $97.5 million and $87.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Interest capitalized as real estate totaled $6.8 million and $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
9.Noncontrolling Interests
There are noncontrolling interests related to several subsidiaries we consolidate of which we do not own 100% of the equity. At September 30, 2023, certain of these subsidiaries have issued 499,966 partnership units to third-parties that are convertible on a one-for-one basis (subject to certain limitations) into common shares of the Company at the request of the unitholder.
10.Shareholders’ Equity

Preferred Shares
At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had the following series of Cumulative Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) outstanding:

   
At September 30, 2023
At December 31, 2022
SeriesEarliest Redemption DateDividend RateShares OutstandingLiquidation PreferenceShares OutstandingLiquidation Preference
   (Dollar amounts in thousands)
Series F6/2/20225.150 %11,200 $280,000 11,200 $280,000 
Series G8/9/20225.050 %12,000 300,000 12,000 300,000 
Series H3/11/20245.600 %11,400 285,000 11,400 285,000 
Series I9/12/20244.875 %12,650 316,250 12,650 316,250 
Series J11/15/20244.700 %10,350 258,750 10,350 258,750 
Series K12/20/20244.750 %9,200 230,000 9,200 230,000 
Series L6/17/20254.625 %22,600 565,000 22,600 565,000 
Series M8/14/20254.125 %9,200 230,000 9,200 230,000 
Series N10/6/20253.875 %11,300 282,500 11,300 282,500 
Series O11/17/20253.900 %6,800 170,000 6,800 170,000 
Series P6/16/20264.000 %24,150 603,750 24,150 603,750 
Series Q8/17/20263.950 %5,750 143,750 5,750 143,750 
Series R11/19/20264.000 %17,400 435,000 17,400 435,000 
Series S1/13/20274.100 %10,000 250,000 10,000 250,000 
Total Preferred Shares174,000 $4,350,000 174,000 $4,350,000 
The holders of our Preferred Shares have general preference rights with respect to liquidation, quarterly distributions, and any accumulated unpaid distributions. Except as noted below, holders of the Preferred Shares do not have voting rights. In the event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of all outstanding series of preferred shares (voting as a single class without regard to series) will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on our Board of Trustees (our “Board”) until the arrearage has been cured. At September 30, 2023, there were no dividends in arrears. The affirmative vote of at least 66.67% of the outstanding shares of a series of Preferred Shares is required for any material and adverse amendment to the terms of such series. The affirmative vote of at least 66.67% of the outstanding shares of all of our Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, is required to issue shares ranking senior to our Preferred Shares.
Except under certain conditions relating to the Company’s qualification as a REIT, the Preferred Shares are not redeemable prior to the dates indicated on the table above. On or after the respective dates, each of the series of Preferred Shares is redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per depositary share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. Holders of the Preferred Shares cannot require us to redeem such shares.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Upon issuance of our Preferred Shares, we classify the liquidation value as preferred equity on our consolidated balance sheet with any issuance costs recorded as a reduction to Paid-in capital.
Dividends
On February 4, 2023, our Board declared a 50% increase in its regular common quarterly dividend from $2.00 to $3.00 per share. The distribution equates to an annualized increase to the Company’s regular common dividend from $8.00 to $12.00 per share.
Common share dividends paid, including amounts paid to our restricted share unitholders and deferred share unitholders, totaled $527.6 million ($3.00 per share) and $2.7 billion ($15.15 per share) for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $1.6 billion ($9.00 per share) and $3.4 billion ($19.15 per share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Preferred share dividends paid totaled $48.7 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and $146.0 million and $145.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
11.Related Party Transactions
At September 30, 2023, Tamara Hughes Gustavson, a current member of our Board, held less than a 0.1% equity interest in, and is a manager of, a limited liability company that owns 65 self-storage facilities in Canada. Two of Ms. Gustavson’s adult children owned the remaining equity interest in the limited liability company. These facilities operate under the Public Storage® tradename, which we license to the owners of these facilities for use in Canada on a royalty-free, non-exclusive basis. We have no ownership interest in these facilities and we do not own or operate any facilities in Canada. If we chose to acquire or develop our own facilities in Canada, we would have to share the use of the Public Storage® name in Canada. We have a right of first refusal, subject to limitations, to acquire the stock or assets of the corporation engaged in the operation of these facilities if their owners agree to sell them. Our subsidiaries reinsure risks relating to loss of goods stored by customers in these facilities, and have received premium payments of approximately $1.6 million and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
12.Share-Based Compensation
Under various share-based compensation plans and under terms established or modified by our Board or a committee thereof, we grant equity awards to trustees, officers, and key employees, including non-qualified options to purchase the Company’s common shares, restricted share units (“RSUs”), deferred share units (“DSUs”), and unrestricted common shares issued in lieu of trustee compensation.
We recorded share-based compensation expense associated with our equity awards in the various expense categories in the Consolidated Statements of Income as set forth in the following table. In addition, $0.5 million and $1.8 million share-based compensation cost was capitalized as real estate facilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to $0.4 million and $2.4 million for the same periods of 2022, respectively.
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (Amounts in thousands)
Self-storage cost of operations$2,964 $4,203 $10,316 $13,740 
Ancillary cost of operations320 203 960 690 
General and administrative6,231 9,335 20,033 30,167 
Total$9,515 $13,741 $31,309 $44,597 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Included in share-based compensation is $0.5 million and $2.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to $2.9 million and $12.4 million for the same periods in 2022, respectively, in connection with retirement acceleration as discussed in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
As of September 30, 2023, there was $76.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of three years.
Stock Options
We have service-based and performance-based stock options outstanding. Performance-based stock options outstanding vest upon meeting certain performance conditions or market conditions. Stock options generally vest over 3 to 5 years, expire 10 years after the grant date, and have an exercise price equal to the closing trading price of our common shares on the grant date. New shares are issued for options exercised. Employees cannot require the Company to settle their awards in cash.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 177,168 stock options were granted, 178,511 options were exercised, and 45,315 options were forfeited. A total of 3,117,825 stock options were outstanding at September 30, 2023 (3,164,483 at December 31, 2022).
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we granted 60,000 stock options in connection with non-management trustee compensation. For the remaining 117,168 stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, vesting is dependent upon meeting certain market conditions over the three-year period from March 15, 2023 through March 14, 2026, with continued service-based vesting through the first quarter of 2028. These stock options require relative achievement of the Company’s total shareholder return as compared to the weighted average total shareholder return of specified peer groups and can result in grantees earning up to 200% of the target options originally granted.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we incurred share-based compensation cost for outstanding stock options of $3.6 million and $11.3 million, respectively, as compared to $4.2 million and $15.8 million for the same periods in 2022.
Restricted Share Units
We have service-based and performance-based RSUs outstanding, which generally vest over 5 to 8 years from the grant date. Performance-based RSUs outstanding vest upon meeting certain performance conditions or market conditions. Upon vesting, the grantee receives new common shares equal to the number of vested RSUs, less common shares withheld to satisfy the grantee’s statutory tax liabilities arising from the vesting.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 42,452 RSUs were granted, 30,148 RSUs were forfeited and 77,400 RSUs vested. The vesting resulted in the issuance of 55,595 common shares. A total of 410,951 RSUs were outstanding at September 30, 2023 (476,047 at December 31, 2022).
Among the 42,452 RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 37,211 RSUs were awarded where vesting is dependent upon meeting certain market conditions over a three-year period from March 15, 2023 through March 14, 2026, with continued service-based vesting through the first quarter of 2028. These RSUs require relative achievement of the Company’s total shareholder return as compared to the weighted average total shareholder return of specified peer groups and can result in grantees earning up to 200% of the target RSUs originally granted.
Also included in the RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are 5,241 service-based RSUs.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we incurred share-based compensation cost for RSUs of $6.3 million and $21.1 million, respectively, as compared to $9.7 million and $30.6 million for the same periods in 2022.
Trustee Deferral Program
Non-management trustees may elect to receive all or a portion of their cash retainers in cash, unrestricted common shares, or fully-vested DSUs to be settled at a specified future date. Unrestricted common shares and/or DSUs will be granted to the non-management trustee on the last day of each calendar quarter based on the cash retainer earned for that quarter and converted into a number of shares or units based on the applicable closing price of our common shares on such date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we granted 1,590 DSUs and 674 unrestricted common shares. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, 867 previously granted DSUs were settled in common shares. A total of 10,274 DSUs were outstanding at September 30, 2023 (9,551 at December 31, 2022).
13.Net Income per Common Share
We allocate net income to (i) noncontrolling interests based upon their contractual rights in the respective subsidiaries or for participating noncontrolling interests based upon their participation in both distributed and undistributed earnings of the Company, (ii) preferred shareholders, for distributions paid or payable, (iii) preferred shareholders, to the extent redemption cost exceeds the related original net issuance proceeds (a “preferred share redemption charge”), and (iv) RSUs, for non-forfeitable dividends paid and adjusted for participation rights in undistributed earnings of the Company.
We calculate basic and diluted net income per common share based upon net income allocable to common shareholders, divided by (i) weighted average common shares for basic net income per common share, and (ii) weighted average common shares adjusted for the impact of dilutive stock options outstanding for diluted net income per common share. Stock options representing 317,062 common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to 147,344 common shares for the same periods in 2022, because their effect would have been antidilutive.
The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per common shares computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2023202220232022
Numerator for basic and dilutive net income per common share – net income allocable to common shareholders$563,237$2,712,161$1,559,084$3,779,666
Denominator for basic net income per share - weighted average common shares outstanding175,499175,283175,451175,227
Net effect of dilutive stock options - based on treasury stock method6511,0457191,098
Denominator for dilutive net income per share - weighted average common shares outstanding176,150176,328176,170176,325
Net income per common share:
Basic$3.21$15.47$8.89$21.57
Dilutive$3.20$15.38$8.85$21.44
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PUBLIC STORAGE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
14.Segment Information
Our operating segments reflect the significant components of our operations where discrete financial information is evaluated separately by our chief operating decision maker.
Self-Storage Operations
The Self-Storage Operations reportable segment reflects the aggregated rental operations from the self-storage facilities we own from (i) Same Store Facilities, (ii) Acquired Facilities, (iii) Developed and Expanded Facilities, and (iv) Other Non-Same Store Facilities. The presentation in the table below sets forth the Net Operating Income (“NOI”) of this reportable segment, as well as the related depreciation expense. For all periods presented, substantially all of our real estate facilities, goodwill and other intangible assets, other assets, and accrued and other liabilities are associated with the Self-Storage Operations reportable segment.
Ancillary Operations
The Ancillary Operations reflects the combined operations of our tenant reinsurance, merchandise sales, and third party property management operating segments.
Presentation of Segment Information
The following table reconciles NOI and net income attributable to our reportable segment to our consolidated net income:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2023202220232022
 (amounts in thousands)
Self-Storage Operations Reportable Segment
Revenue$1,078,721 $1,027,374 $3,167,025 $2,917,675 
Cost of operations(267,785)(255,470)(794,078)(738,953)
   Net operating income810,936 771,904 2,372,947 2,178,722 
Depreciation and amortization(238,748)(220,772)(682,531)(661,608)
   Net income572,188 551,132 1,690,416 1,517,114 
Ancillary Operations
Revenue65,099 60,757 190,797 175,946 
Cost of operations(21,159)(21,572)(63,037)(54,297)
   Net operating income43,940 39,185 127,760 121,649 
    Total net income allocated to segments616,128 590,317 1,818,176 1,638,763 
Other items not allocated to segments:
General and administrative(28,625)(29,501)(79,603)(81,401)
Interest and other income32,295 12,736 69,381 26,394 
Interest expense(58,350)(34,113)(132,530)(100,178)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities7,227 8,180 22,787 100,129 
Foreign currency exchange gain47,880 100,170 19,924 237,270 
Gain on sale of real estate88 1,503 88 1,503 
Gain on sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— 2,128,860 — 2,128,860 
     Net income$616,643 $2,778,152 $1,718,223 $3,951,340 
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PUBLIC STORAGE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
15.Commitments and Contingencies
Contingent Losses
We are a party to various legal proceedings and subject to various claims and complaints; however, we believe that the likelihood of these contingencies resulting in a material loss to the Company, either individually or in the aggregate, is remote.
Insurance and Loss Exposure
We carry property, earthquake, general liability, employee medical insurance, and workers compensation coverage through internationally recognized insurance carriers, subject to deductibles. Our deductible for general liability is $2.0 million per occurrence. Our annual deductible for property loss is $25.0 million per occurrence. This deductible decreases to $5.0 million once we reach $35.0 million in aggregate losses for occurrences that exceed $5.0 million. Insurance carriers’ aggregate limits on these policies of $75.0 million for property losses and $102.0 million for general liability losses are higher than estimates of maximum probable losses that could occur from individual catastrophic events determined in recent engineering and actuarial studies; however, in case of multiple catastrophic events, these limits could be exceeded.
We reinsure a program that provides insurance to our customers from an independent third-party insurer. This program covers customer claims for losses to goods stored at our facilities as a result of specific named perils (earthquakes are not covered by this program), up to a maximum limit of $5,000 per storage unit. We reinsure all risks in this program, but purchase insurance to cover this exposure for a limit of $15.0 million for losses in excess of $5.0 million per occurrence. We are subject to licensing requirements and regulations in all states. Customers participate in the program at their option. At September 30, 2023, there were approximately 1.4 million certificates held by our self-storage customers, representing aggregate coverage of approximately $6.1 billion.
Commitments
We have construction commitments representing future expected payments for construction under contract totaling $199.8 million at September 30, 2023. We expect to pay approximately $42.3 million in the remainder of 2023, $152.1 million in 2024, and $5.4 million in 2025 for these construction commitments.
We have future contractual payments on land, equipment and office space under various lease commitments totaling $65.0 million at September 30, 2023. We expect to pay approximately $0.8 million in the remainder of 2023, $3.6 million in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, $2.6 million in 2027, and $50.8 million thereafter for these commitments.
16.Subsequent Events
Subsequent to September 30, 2023, we acquired or were under contract to acquire eleven self-storage facilities across eight states with 0.8 million net rentable square feet, for $170.3 million.
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ITEM 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
On August 14, 2023, the Company completed its corporate reorganization into a holding company structure commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership real estate investment trust, or UPREIT. Following the Reorganization, substantially all of our business is conducted through Public Storage OP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“PSA OP”) and its subsidiaries, including Public Storage Operating Company (“PSOC”), formerly known as Public Storage. The parent entity, Public Storage, does not have material assets or liabilities, other than through its limited partnership interest of PSA OP and all the membership interest of PSA OP’s general partner, PSOP GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PSOP GP”).
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to our 2023 outlook and all underlying assumptions, our expected acquisition, disposition, development, and redevelopment activity, supply and demand for our self-storage facilities, information relating to operating trends in our markets, expectations regarding operating expenses, including property tax changes, expectations regarding the impacts from inflation and a potential future recession, our strategic priorities, expectations with respect to financing activities, rental rates, cap rates, and yields, leasing expectations, our credit ratings, and all other statements other than statements of historical fact. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management and may be identified by the use of the words “outlook,” “guidance,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “should,” “estimates,” and similar expressions.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause our actual results and performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Factors and risks that may impact future results and performance include, but are not limited to those factors and risks described in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 21, 2023 and in our other filings with the SEC. These include changes in demand for our facilities, impacts of natural disasters, adverse changes in laws and regulations including governing property tax, evictions, rental rates, minimum wage levels, and insurance, adverse economic effects from public health emergencies, international military conflicts, or similar events impacting public health and/or economic activity, increases in the costs of our primary customer acquisition channels, adverse impacts to us and our customers from inflation, unfavorable foreign currency rate fluctuations, changes in federal or state tax laws related to the taxation of REITs, security breaches, including ransomware, or a failure of our networks, systems, or technology.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the dates indicated in the statements. All of our forward-looking statements, including those in this report, are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, new estimates, or other factors, events or circumstances after the date of these forward-looking statements, except when expressly required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not rely on any forward-looking statements in this report, or which management may make orally or in writing from time to time, neither as predictions of future events nor guarantees of future performance.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires us to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the amounts reported. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances to determine reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as compared to the critical accounting estimates disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Overview
Our self-storage operations generate most of our net income, and our earnings growth is impacted by the levels of growth within our Same Store Facilities (as defined below) as well as within our Acquired Facilities and Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities (both as defined below). Accordingly, a significant portion of management’s time is devoted to maximizing cash flows from our existing self-storage facility portfolio.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenues generated by our Same Store Facilities increased by 2.5% ($21.1 million) and 6.1% ($147.5 million), respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, while Same Store cost of operations increased by 2.8% ($5.5 million) and 4.5% ($26.1 million), respectively. Demand and operating trends softened in the second half of 2022 continuing through 2023 as compared to what we experienced in 2020 and 2021. We expect these trends to lead to moderating levels of income growth through 2023.
In addition to managing our existing facilities for organic growth, we have grown and plan to continue to grow through the acquisition and development of new facilities and expansion of our existing self-storage facilities. Since the beginning of 2021, we acquired a total of 459 facilities with 38.0 million net rentable square feet for $8.3 billion. Additionally, within our non-same store portfolio, we have developed and expanded a total of 140 self-storage facilities of 16.3 million net rentable square feet for a total cost of $1.4 billion. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, combined net operating income generated by our Acquired Facilities and Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities increased 23.8% ($23.9 million) and 26.2% ($71.0 million), respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022.
On September 13, 2023, we acquired BREIT Simply Storage LLC, a self-storage company that owns and operates 127 self-storage facilities (9.4 million square feet) and manages 25 self-storage facilities for third parties, for a purchase price of $2.2 billion in cash (the “Simply Acquisition”). The 127 wholly-owned facilities are geographically diversified across 18 states and located in submarkets with strong demand drivers and other desirable characteristics.
In connection with the Simply Acquisition, on July 26, 2023, we completed a public offering of $2.2 billion aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes in various tranches and maturities.
We have experienced recent inflationary impacts on our cost of operations including labor, utilities, and repairs and maintenance, and costs of development and expansion activities, and we may continue to experience such impacts in the future. We have implemented various initiatives to manage the adverse impacts, such as enhancements in operational processes and investments in technology to reduce payroll hours, achievement of economies of scale from recent acquisitions with supervisory payroll allocated over a broader number of self-storage facilities, and investments in solar power and LED lights to lower utility usage.
In order to enhance the competitive position of certain of our facilities relative to local competitors (including newly developed facilities), we have embarked on our multi-year Property of Tomorrow program to (i) rebrand our properties with more pronounced, attractive, and clearly identifiable color schemes and signage, (ii) enhance the energy efficiency of our properties, and (iii) upgrade the configuration and layout of the offices and other customer zones to improve the customer experience. We expect to complete the program in 2024. We spent approximately $119 million on the program in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and expect to spend approximately $150 million over 2023 on this effort. We have also embarked on a solar program under which we plan to install solar panels on over 1,000 of our self-storage facilities. We have completed the installations on 395 facilities through September 30, 2023. We spent approximately $38 million on the program in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and expect to spend $54 million over 2023 on this effort.

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Results of Operations

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $563.2 million or $3.20 per diluted common share, compared to $2.7 billion or $15.38 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of $2.1 billion or $12.18 per diluted common share. The decrease is due primarily to (i) a $2.1 billion gain on sale of our equity investment in PSB in July 2022, (ii) a $52.3 million decrease in foreign currency exchange gains primarily associated with our Euro denominated notes payable, and (iii) a $24.2 million increase in interest expense, partially offset by (iv) a $39.0 million increase in self-storage net operating income and (v) a $19.6 million increase in interest and other income.
The $39.0 million increase in self-storage net operating income in the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 is a result of a $15.7 million increase attributable to our Same Store Facilities and a $23.3 million increase attributable to our non-same store facilities. Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 2.5% or $21.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per occupied square foot, partially offset by a decline in occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities increased by 2.8% or $5.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to increased property tax expense and marketing expense. The increase in net operating income of $23.3 million for the non-same store facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.
Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net income allocable to our common shareholders was $1.6 billion or $8.85 per diluted common share, compared to $3.8 billion or $21.44 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of $2.2 billion or $12.59 per diluted common share. The decrease is due primarily to (i) a $2.1 billion gain on sale of our equity investment in PSB in July 2022, (ii) a $217.3 million decrease in foreign currency exchange gains primarily associated with our Euro denominated notes payable, (iii) a $77.3 million decrease in equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities due to our sale of PSB in July 2022, and (iv) a $32.4 million increase in interest expense, partially offset by (v) a $194.2 million increase in self-storage net operating income and (vi) a $43.0 million increase in interest and other income.
The $194.2 million increase in self-storage net operating income in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022 is a result of a $121.4 million increase attributable to our Same Store Facilities and a $72.8 million increase attributable to our non-same store facilities. Revenues for the Same Store Facilities increased 6.1% or $147.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to higher realized annual rent per occupied square foot, partially offset by a decline in occupancy. Cost of operations for the Same Store Facilities increased by 4.5% or $26.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, due primarily to increased property tax expense, marketing expense, and other direct property costs. The increase in net operating income of $72.8 million for the non-same store facilities is due primarily to the impact of facilities acquired in 2021 and 2022 and the fill-up of recently developed and expanded facilities.
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Funds from Operations and Core Funds from Operations

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and FFO per share are non-GAAP measures defined by Nareit. We believe that FFO and FFO per share are useful to REIT investors and analysts in measuring our performance because Nareit’s definition of FFO excludes items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating and financial performance. FFO represents net income before real estate-related depreciation and amortization, which is excluded because it is based upon historical costs and assumes that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. FFO also excludes gains or losses on sale of real estate assets and real estate impairment charges, which are also based upon historical costs and are impacted by historical depreciation. FFO and FFO per share are not a substitute for net income or earnings per share. FFO is not a substitute for net cash flow in evaluating our liquidity or ability to pay dividends, because it excludes investing and financing activities presented on our consolidated statements of cash flows. In addition, other REITs may compute these measures differently, so comparisons among REITs may not be helpful.
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, FFO was $4.58 per diluted common share as compared to $4.66 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of 1.7%, or $0.08 per diluted common share.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, FFO was $12.82 per diluted common share as compared to $13.08 per diluted common share for the same period in 2022, representing a decrease of 2.0%, or $0.26 per diluted common share.
We also present “Core FFO” and “Core FFO per share” non-GAAP measures that represent FFO and FFO per share excluding the impact of (i) foreign currency exchange gains and losses, (ii) charges related to the redemption of preferred securities, and (iii) certain other non-cash and/or nonrecurring income or expense items primarily representing, with respect to the periods presented below, the impact of contingency resolution, due diligence costs incurred in pursuit of strategic transactions, unrealized gain on private equity investments, UPREIT reorganization costs, Simply integration costs, amortization of acquired non real estate-related intangibles from the Simply Acquisition, property losses and tenant claims due to casualties and our equity share of deferred tax benefits of a change in tax status and severance of a senior executive from our equity investees. We review Core FFO and Core FFO per share to evaluate our ongoing operating performance and we believe they are used by investors and REIT analysts in a similar manner. However, Core FFO and Core FFO per share are not substitutes for net income and net income per share. Because other REITs may not compute Core FFO or Core FFO per share in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology or may not present such measures, Core FFO and Core FFO per share may not be comparable among REITs.
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The following table reconciles net income to FFO and Core FFO and reconciles diluted earnings per share to FFO per share and Core FFO per share:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Percentage Change20232022Percentage Change
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO and Core FFO:
Net income allocable to common shareholders$563,237 $2,712,161 (79.2)%$1,559,084 $3,779,666 (58.8)%
Eliminate items excluded from FFO:
Real estate-related depreciation and amortization237,098 218,963 677,856 657,131 
Depreciation from unconsolidated real estate investments8,457 10,599 26,141 44,985 
Depreciation allocated to noncontrolling interests and restricted share unitholders(1,612)(1,843)(4,817)(4,841)
Gains on sale of real estate investments, including our equity share from investments(167)(1,219)(239)(54,403)
Gain on sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— (2,116,839)— (2,116,839)
FFO allocable to common shares$807,013 $821,822 (1.8)%$2,258,025 $2,305,699 (2.1)%
Eliminate the impact of items excluded from Core FFO, including our equity share from investments:
Foreign currency exchange gain(47,880)(100,170)(19,924)(237,270)
Property losses and tenant claims due to casualties— 6,118 — 6,118 
Other items3,804 (344)(2,422)422 
Core FFO allocable to common shares$762,937 $727,426 4.9 %$2,235,679 $2,074,969 7.7 %
Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share to FFO per Share and Core FFO per Share:
Diluted earnings per share$3.20 $15.38 (79.2)%$8.85 $21.44 (58.7)%
Eliminate amounts per share excluded from FFO:
Real estate-related depreciation and amortization1.38 1.29 3.97 3.95 
Gains on sale of real estate investments, including our equity share from investments— (0.01)— (0.31)
Gain on sale of equity investment in PS Business Parks, Inc.— (12.00)— (12.00)
FFO per share $4.58 $4.66 (1.7)%$12.82 $13.08 (2.0)%
Eliminate the per share impact of items excluded from Core FFO, including our equity share from investments:
Foreign currency exchange gain(0.27)(0.57)(0.11)(1.35)
Property losses and tenant claims due to casualties— 0.04 — 0.04 
Other items0.02 — (0.02)— 
Core FFO per share $4.33 $4.13 4.8 %$12.69 $11.77 7.8 %
Diluted weighted average common shares176,150 176,328 176,170 176,325 
Analysis of Net Income — Self-Storage Operations
Our self-storage operations are analyzed in four groups: (i) the 2,343 facilities that we have owned and operated on a stabilized basis since January 1, 2021 (the “Same Store Facilities”), (ii) 459 facilities we acquired since January 1, 2021 (the “Acquired Facilities”), (iii) 140 facilities that have been newly developed or expanded, or that will commence expansion by December 31, 2023 (the “Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities”), and (iv) 86 other facilities, which are otherwise not stabilized with respect to occupancies or rental rates since January 1, 2021 (the “Other Non-same Store Facilities”). See Note 14 to our September 30, 2023 consolidated financial statements “Segment Information,” for a reconciliation of the amounts in the tables below to our total net income.
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Self-Storage Operations 
SummaryThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Percentage Change20232022Percentage Change
 (Dollar amounts and square footage in thousands)
Revenues:
Same Store Facilities$869,715 $848,596 2.5 %$2,580,649 $2,433,134 6.1 %
Acquired Facilities112,501 88,871 26.6 %306,298 235,259 30.2 %
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities67,758 61,278 10.6 %195,233 169,211 15.4 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities28,747 28,629 0.4 %84,845 80,071 6.0 %
1,078,721 1,027,374 5.0 %3,167,025 2,917,675 8.5 %
Cost of operations:
Same Store Facilities202,407 196,955 2.8 %605,491 579,343 4.5 %
Acquired Facilities35,601 31,278 13.8 %100,316 82,092 22.2 %
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities20,188 18,319 10.2 %58,937 51,138 15.3 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities9,589 8,918 7.5 %29,334 26,380 11.2 %
267,785 255,470 4.8 %794,078 738,953 7.5 %
Net operating income (a):
Same Store Facilities667,308 651,641 2.4 %1,975,158 1,853,791 6.5 %
Acquired Facilities76,900 57,593 33.5 %205,982 153,167 34.5 %
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities47,570 42,959 10.7 %136,296 118,073 15.4 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities19,158 19,711 (2.8)%55,511 53,691 3.4 %
Total net operating income 810,936 771,904 5.1 %2,372,947 2,178,722 8.9 %
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Same Store Facilities133,861 126,575 5.8 %390,456 371,453 5.1 %
Acquired Facilities75,790 67,529 12.2 %207,499 213,791 (2.9)%
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities15,368 13,001 18.2 %44,755 37,845 18.3 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities13,729 13,667 0.5 %39,821 38,519 3.4 %
Total depreciation and amortization expense238,748 220,772 8.1 %682,531 661,608 3.2 %
Net income (loss):
Same Store Facilities533,447 525,066 1.6 %1,584,702 1,482,338 6.9 %
Acquired Facilities1,110 (9,936)(111.2)%(1,517)(60,624)(97.5)%
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities32,202 29,958 7.5 %91,541 80,228 14.1 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities5,429 6,044 (10.2)%15,690 15,172 3.4 %
Total net income$572,188 $551,132 3.8 %$1,690,416 $1,517,114 11.4 %
Number of facilities at period end:
Same Store Facilities2,343 2,343 — %
Acquired Facilities459 276 66.3 %
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities140 131 6.9 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities86 86 — %
3,028 2,836 6.8 %
Net rentable square footage at period end:
Same Store Facilities155,112 155,112 — %
Acquired Facilities38,045 24,997 52.2 %
Newly Developed and Expanded Facilities16,296 14,991 8.7 %
Other Non-Same Store Facilities7,049 7,078 (0.4)%
216,502 202,178 7.1 %
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(a)Net operating income or “NOI” is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of depreciation and amortization expense, which is based upon historical real estate costs and assumes that building values diminish ratably over time, while we believe that real estate values fluctuate due to market conditions. We utilize NOI in determining current property values, evaluating property performance, and evaluating property operating trends. We believe that investors and analysts utilize NOI in a similar manner. NOI is not a substitute for net income, operating cash flow, or other related financial measures, in evaluating our operating results. See Note 14 to our September 30, 2023 consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of NOI to our total net income for all periods presented.
Same Store Facilities

The Same Store Facilities consist of facilities we have owned and operated on a stabilized level of occupancy, revenues, and cost of operations since January 1, 2021. The composition of our Same Store Facilities allows us more effectively to evaluate the ongoing performance of our self-storage portfolio in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and exclude the impact of fill-up of unstabilized facilities, which can significantly affect operating trends. We believe investors and analysts use Same Store information in a similar manner. However, because other REITs may not compute Same Store Facilities in the same manner as we do, may not use the same terminology or may not present such a measure, Same Store Facilities may not be comparable among REITs.

The following table summarizes the historical operating results (for all periods presented) of these 2,343 facilities (155.1 million net rentable square feet) that represent approximately 72% of the aggregate net rentable square feet of our U.S. consolidated self-storage portfolio at September 30, 2023. It includes various measures and detail that we do not include in the analysis of the developed, acquired, and other non-same store facilities, due to the relative magnitude and importance of the Same Store Facilities relative to our other self-storage facilities.

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Selected Operating Data for the Same Store Facilities (2,343 facilities)

 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Percentage Change20232022Percentage Change
 (Dollar amounts in thousands, except for per square foot data)
Revenues (a):
Rental income $840,066 $820,805 2.3%$2,494,408 $2,355,968 5.9%
Late charges and administrative fees29,649 27,791 6.7%86,241 77,166 11.8%
Total revenues869,715 848,596 2.5%2,580,649 2,433,134 6.1%
Direct cost of operations (a):
Property taxes77,988 75,550 3.2%231,846 223,076 3.9%
On-site property manager payroll31,311 30,572 2.4%95,328 92,865 2.7%
Repairs and maintenance 14,775 15,092 (2.1)%47,440 44,668 6.2%
Utilities 12,023 12,661 (5.0)%34,647 35,214 (1.6)%
Marketing18,024 12,982 38.8%48,027 33,781 42.2%
Other direct property costs22,595 21,549 4.9%67,857 63,163 7.4%
Total direct cost of operations176,716 168,406 4.9%525,145 492,767 6.6%
Direct net operating income (b)692,999 680,190 1.9%2,055,504 1,940,367 5.9%
Indirect cost of operations (a):
Supervisory payroll(8,091)(8,622)(6.2)%(25,783)(27,594)(6.6)%
Centralized management costs(15,241)(16,510)(7.7)%(46,335)(47,700)(2.9)%
Share-based compensation(2,359)(3,417)(31.0)%(8,228)(11,282)(27.1)%
Net operating income667,308 651,641 2.4%1,975,158 1,853,791 6.5%
Depreciation and amortization expense(133,861)(126,575)5.8%(390,456)(371,453)5.1%
Net income$533,447 $525,066 1.6%$1,584,702 $1,482,338 6.9%
Gross margin (before indirect costs, depreciation and amortization expense)79.7%80.2%(0.6)%79.7%79.7%—%
Gross margin (before depreciation and amortization expense)76.7%76.8%(0.1)%76.5%76.2%0.4%
Weighted average for the period:
Square foot occupancy 93.4%94.5%(1.2)%93.4%95.3%(2.0)%
Realized annual rental income per (c):
Occupied square foot$23.20$22.383.7%$22.94$21.258.0%
Available square foot$21.65$21.162.3%$21.43$20.245.9%
At September 30:
Square foot occupancy92.1%93.3%(1.3)%
Annual contract rent per occupied square foot (d)$23.44$22.822.7%
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(a)Revenues and cost of operations do not include tenant reinsurance and merchandise sale revenues and expenses generated at the facilities. See “Ancillary Operations” below for more information.
(b)Direct net operating income (“Direct NOI”), a subtotal within NOI, is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the impact of supervisory payroll, centralized management costs, and share-based compensation in addition to depreciation and amortization expense. We utilize direct net operating income in evaluating property performance and in evaluating property operating trends as compared to our competitors.
(c)Realized annual rent per occupied square foot is computed by dividing rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the weighted average occupied square feet for the period. Realized annual rent per available square foot (“REVPAF”) is computed by dividing rental income, before late charges and administrative fees, by the total available net rentable square feet for the period. These measures exclude late charges and administrative fees in order to provide a better measure of our ongoing level of revenue. Late charges are dependent upon the level of delinquency, and administrative fees are dependent upon the level of move-ins. In addition, the rates charged for late charges and administrative fees can vary independently from rental rates. These measures take into consideration promotional discounts, which reduce rental income.
(d)Annual contract rent represents the agreed upon monthly rate that is paid by our tenants in place at the time of measurement. Contract rates are initially set in the lease agreement upon move-in, and we adjust them from time to time with notice. Contract rent excludes other fees that are charged on a per-item basis, such as late charges and administrative fees, does not reflect the impact of promotional discounts, and does not reflect the impact of rents that are written off as uncollectible.
Analysis of Same Store Revenue
We believe a balanced occupancy and rate strategy maximizes our revenues over time. We regularly adjust rental rates and promotional discounts offered (generally, “$1.00 rent for the first month”), as well as our marketing efforts to maximize revenue from new tenants to replace tenants that vacate.
We typically increase rental rates to our long-term tenants (generally, those who have been with us for at least a year) every six to twelve months. As a result, the number of long-term tenants we have in our facilities is an important factor in our revenue growth. The level of rate increases to long-term tenants is based upon evaluating the additional revenue from the increase against the negative impact of incremental move-outs, by considering customers’ in-place rent and prevailing market rents, among other factors.
Revenues generated by our Same Store Facilities increased 2.5% and 6.1% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase is due primarily to (i) a 3.7% and 8.0% increase in realized annual rent per occupied square foot for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, partially offset by (ii) a 1.2% and 2.0% decrease in average occupancy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022.
The increase in realized annual rent per occupied square foot in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same periods in 2022 was due to cumulative rate increases to existing long-term tenants over the past twelve months, partially offset by a 16.0% and 12.8% decrease in average rates per square foot charged to new tenants moving in, respectively. The growth rate in realized annual rent per occupied square foot has decelerated since the second half of 2022 from lower move-in rates and increased promotion discounts offered in order to replace tenants that vacate. At September 30, 2023, annual contract rent per occupied square foot was 2.7% higher as compared to September 30, 2022.
Occupancy levels, although strong, have gradually declined since the second half of 2022 as move-out activity increased and customer demand softened. The weighted average square foot occupancy for our same store facilities was 93.4% for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, representing a decrease of 1.2% and 2.0%, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022. We lowered move-in rental rates and increased promotional activity and advertising spending to increase move-in activity at our facilities, which led to a year-over-year 6.0% and 10.6% increase in move-in volumes that more than offset the year-over-year 2.9% and 7.6% increase in move-out volumes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Move-in volumes net of move-out volumes were higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same period in 2022, which reduced the year-over-year decline in occupancy levels between December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023.
Move-out activities from our tenants were higher in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same periods in 2022, returning to pre-2020 levels. Average length of stay of our tenants remained at similar high levels in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same periods in 2022, which supported our revenue growth by contributing to the number of tenants eligible for rental rate increases.
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Demand in the summer months of 2023 was impacted by the lower home-moving activities due to limited housing market transaction volumes. More typical seasonal patterns of demand with lower demand in the winter months returned in 2022 and is expected to continue. Demand fluctuates due to various local and regional factors, including the overall economy. Demand for our facilities is also impacted by new supply of self-storage space and alternatives to self-storage.
We expect weaker industry-wide demand in the remainder of 2023 as compared to 2022 driven by a weaker macroeconomic outlook and more limited home-moving activities, with move-out activities and occupancy levels returning to pre-2020 levels. To mitigate the negative impact of macroeconomic challenges, we will continue to support demand levels for our self-storage facilities with increased marketing expense, lowering rental rates to new customers, and increased promotional discounting. As a result, we expect revenue growth to decline significantly through the course of 2023 as compared to high levels of growth in 2022 and 2021, including the potential for year-over-year declines in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Late Charges and Administrative Fees
Late charges and administrative fees increased 6.7% and 11.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due to (i) higher late charges collected on delinquent accounts driven by more delinquent accounts and to a lesser extent (ii) higher administrative fees resulting from higher move-in volumes. Delinquency levels at our same store properties remain below pre-2020 levels.
Selected Key Statistical Data
The following table sets forth average annual contract rent per square foot and total square footage for tenants moving in and moving out during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. It also includes promotional discounts, which vary based upon the move-in contractual rates, move-in volume, and percentage of tenants moving in who receive the discount.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022Change20232022Change
(Amounts in thousands, except for per square foot amounts)
Tenants moving in during the period:
Average annual contract rent per square foot$15.96 $18.99 (16.0)%$16.21 $18.60 (12.8)%
Square footage 28,477 26,869 6.0%84,267 76,218 10.6%
Contract rents gained from move-ins$113,623 $127,561 (10.9)%$1,024,476 $1,063,241 (3.6)%
Promotional discounts given$14,217 $13,886 2.4%$44,835 $36,822 21.8%
Tenants moving out during the period:
Average annual contract rent per square foot$21.64 $21.40 1.1%$21.40 $20.41 4.9%
Square footage 29,980 29,146 2.9%84,312 78,336 7.6%
Contract rents lost from move-outs$162,192 $155,931 4.0%$1,353,208 $1,199,128 12.8%

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Analysis of Same Store Cost of Operations
Cost of operations (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased 2.8% and 4.5% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022. The increase during the three-month period is due primarily to increased property tax expense and marketing expense, while the increase during the nine-month period is due primarily to increased property tax expense, marketing expense, and other direct property costs.
Property tax expense increased 3.2% and 3.9% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, as a result of higher assessed values. We expect property tax expense to grow 5.8% in 2023 due primarily to higher assessed values.
On-site property manager payroll expense increased 2.4% and 2.7% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due primarily to increases in wage rates as a result of competitive labor conditions experienced in most geographical markets. We expect an inflationary increase in on-site property manager payroll expense in 2023 driven by increased wage rates, partially offset by expected reduction in labor hours driven by revisions in operational processes.
Marketing expense includes Internet advertising and the operating costs of our telephone reservation center. Internet advertising expense, comprising keyword search fees assessed on a “per click” basis, varies based upon demand for self-storage space, the quantity of people inquiring about self-storage through online search, occupancy levels, the number and aggressiveness of bidding competitors, and other factors. These factors are volatile; accordingly, Internet advertising can increase or decrease significantly in the short-term. We increased marketing expense by 38.8% and 42.2% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, by utilizing a higher volume of online paid search programs to attract new tenants, as compared to the same periods in 2022 when we refrained from advertising due to strong demand and high occupancy levels in many of our same store properties.
Other direct property costs include administrative expenses specific to each self-storage facility, such as property loss, telephone and data communication lines, business license costs, bank charges related to processing the facilities’ cash receipts, tenant mailings, credit card fees, eviction costs, and the cost of operating each property’s rental office. These costs increased 4.9% and 7.4% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022. These increases were due primarily to an increase in credit card fees as a result of year-over-year increases in revenues, and to a lesser extent, a long-term trend of more customers paying with credit cards rather than cash, checks, or other methods of payment with lower transaction costs. We expect a moderate increase in other direct property costs in the remainder of 2023 primarily driven by an increase in credit card fees.
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Analysis of Market Trends
The following tables set forth selected market trends in our Same Store Facilities:
Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Market
 
As of September 30, 2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
 Number
of
Facilities		Square
Feet
(millions)		Realized Rent per
Occupied Square Foot		Average OccupancyRealized Rent per
Available Square Foot
 20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change
Los Angeles 21415.5$36.40 $33.87 7.5 %95.0 %96.5 %(1.6)%$34.59 $32.68 5.8 %
San Francisco 1297.932.70 32.16 1.7 %94.4 %94.9 %(0.5)%30.88 30.52 1.2 %
New York 926.832.35 31.51 2.7 %93.6 %94.2 %(0.6)%30.29 29.67 2.1 %
Miami 876.230.43 29.25 4.0 %93.2 %94.8 %(1.7)%28.37 27.73 2.3 %
Seattle-Tacoma 896.026.32 26.00 1.2 %93.0 %94.0 %(1.1)%24.47 24.44 0.1 %
Washington DC 905.526.93 26.20 2.8 %93.1 %93.4 %(0.3)%25.07 24.47 2.5 %
Dallas-Ft. Worth 1117.618.84 17.82 5.7 %91.8 %94.1 %(2.4)%17.30 16.77 3.2 %
Chicago 1308.220.42 20.06 1.8 %94.0 %93.4 %0.6 %19.18 18.73 2.4 %
Atlanta 1036.818.21 18.01 1.1 %91.7 %93.6 %(2.0)%16.69 16.85 (0.9)%
Houston 1017.517.21 16.36 5.2 %92.1 %93.2 %(1.2)%15.85 15.26 3.9 %
Orlando-Daytona 694.419.85 18.75 5.9 %93.0 %95.6 %(2.7)%18.46 17.93 3.0 %
Philadelphia 563.521.51 21.60 (0.4)%93.6 %93.7 %(0.1)%20.13 20.23 (0.5)%
West Palm Beach 392.826.83 25.92 3.5 %93.1 %95.0 %(2.0)%24.99 24.62 1.5 %
Tampa 533.520.27 19.61 3.4 %91.3 %94.5 %(3.4)%18.50 18.53 (0.2)%
Charlotte523.916.38 15.62 4.9 %93.0 %95.0 %(2.1)%15.23 14.85 2.6 %
All other markets 92859.018.93 18.42 2.8 %93.5 %94.5 %(1.1)%17.70 17.40 1.7 %
Totals2,343155.1$23.20 $22.38 3.7 %93.4 %94.5 %(1.2)%$21.65 $21.16 2.3 %
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Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Market (Continued)
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 Revenues ($000's)Direct Expenses ($000's)Indirect Expenses ($000's)Net Operating Income ($000's)
 20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change
Los Angeles $137,487 $129,706 6.0 %$17,962 $16,669 7.8 %$2,764 $2,888 (4.3)%$116,761 $110,149 6.0 %
San Francisco 62,276 61,544 1.2 %9,453 9,197 2.8 %1,407 1,617 (13.0)%51,416 50,730 1.4 %
New York 52,750 51,385 2.7 %12,233 11,799 3.7 %1,148 1,348 (14.8)%39,369 38,238 3.0 %
Miami 45,695 44,565 2.5 %8,815 8,098 8.9 %980 1,054 (7.0)%35,900 35,413 1.4 %
Seattle-Tacoma 37,905 37,891 — %6,567 6,229 5.4 %912 1,034 (11.8)%30,426 30,628 (0.7)%
Washington DC 35,869 34,937 2.7 %7,083 7,197 (1.6)%981 1,030 (4.8)%27,805 26,710 4.1 %
Dallas-Ft. Worth 34,381 33,272 3.3 %7,565 7,501 0.9 %1,134 1,187 (4.5)%25,682 24,584 4.5 %
Chicago 40,768 39,718 2.6 %15,661 14,482 8.1 %1,367 1,458 (6.2)%23,740 23,778 (0.2)%
Atlanta 29,815 29,967 (0.5)%6,279 5,747 9.3 %1,077 1,173 (8.2)%22,459 23,047 (2.6)%
Houston 30,959 29,829 3.8 %8,839 8,500 4.0 %1,039 1,137 (8.6)%21,081 20,192 4.4 %
Orlando-Daytona 21,099 20,453 3.2 %4,286 3,903 9.8 %769 861 (10.7)%16,044 15,689 2.3 %
Philadelphia 18,528 18,605 (0.4)%3,987 3,924 1.6 %574 671 (14.5)%13,967 14,010 (0.3)%
West Palm Beach 18,051 17,763 1.6 %3,694 3,798 (2.7)%466 503 (7.4)%13,891 13,462 3.2 %
Tampa 16,875 16,898 (0.1)%3,825 3,603 6.2 %566 596 (5.0)%12,484 12,699 (1.7)%
Charlotte15,682 15,239 2.9 %2,941 2,565 14.7 %480 595 (19.3)%12,261 12,079 1.5 %
All other markets 271,575 266,824 1.8 %57,526 55,194 4.2 %10,027 11,397 (12.0)%204,022 200,233 1.9 %
Totals$869,715 $848,596 2.5 %$176,716 $168,406 4.9 %$25,691 $28,549 (10.0)%$667,308 $651,641 2.4 %

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Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Market (Continued)
 
As of September 30, 2023
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 Number
of
Facilities		Square
Feet
(millions)		Realized Rent per
Occupied Square Foot		Average OccupancyRealized Rent per
Available Square Foot
 20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change
Los Angeles 21415.5$35.83 $31.63 13.3 %95.5 %97.1 %(1.6)%$34.20 $30.71 11.4 %
San Francisco 1297.932.48 30.98 4.8 %94.3 %95.5 %(1.3)%30.64 29.61 3.5 %
New York 926.832.11 30.06 6.8 %93.2 %94.9 %(1.8)%29.93 28.51 5.0 %
Miami 876.230.13 27.58 9.2 %93.4 %96.1 %(2.8)%28.15 26.51 6.2 %
Seattle-Tacoma 896.026.18 24.74 5.8 %92.6 %94.7 %(2.2)%24.25 23.42 3.5 %
Washington DC 905.526.53 25.14 5.5 %92.7 %93.9 %(1.3)%24.59 23.61 4.2 %
Dallas-Ft. Worth 1117.618.48 16.90 9.3 %92.6 %94.8 %(2.3)%17.11 16.03 6.7 %
Chicago 1308.220.20 18.97 6.5 %93.1 %94.4 %(1.4)%18.81 17.91 5.0 %
Atlanta 1036.818.11 17.07 6.1 %91.5 %94.5 %(3.2)%16.57 16.14 2.7 %
Houston 1017.516.98 15.52 9.4 %92.1 %93.9 %(1.9)%15.63 14.58 7.2 %
Orlando-Daytona 694.419.72 17.58 12.2 %93.9 %96.2 %(2.4)%18.52 16.91 9.5 %
Philadelphia 563.521.53 20.67 4.2 %93.2 %95.1 %(2.0)%20.07 19.66 2.1 %
West Palm Beach 392.826.51 24.60 7.8 %93.7 %96.2 %(2.6)%24.84 23.67 4.9 %
Tampa 533.520.09 18.58 8.1 %92.3 %95.3 %(3.1)%18.54 17.71 4.7 %
Charlotte523.916.15 14.73 9.6 %93.3 %95.4 %(2.2)%15.07 14.06 7.2 %
All other markets 92859.018.73 17.57 6.6 %93.5 %95.2 %(1.8)%17.52 16.72 4.8 %
Totals2,343155.1$22.94 $21.25 8.0 %93.4 %95.3 %(2.0)%$21.43 $20.24 5.9 %
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Same Store Facilities Operating Trends by Market (Continued)
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 Revenues ($000's)Direct Expenses ($000's)Indirect Expenses ($000's)Net Operating Income ($000's)
 20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change
Los Angeles $407,515 $365,483 11.5 %$52,436 $48,202 8.8 %$8,262 $8,622 (4.2)%$346,817 $308,659 12.4 %
San Francisco 185,391 178,986 3.6 %28,900 26,546 8.9 %4,457 5,084 (12.3)%152,034 147,356 3.2 %
New York 156,018 148,437 5.1 %37,229 36,217 2.8 %3,673 4,176 (12.0)%115,116 108,044 6.5 %
Miami 135,910 127,521 6.6 %24,787 22,906 8.2 %3,105 3,244 (4.3)%108,018 101,371 6.6 %
Seattle-Tacoma 112,608 108,811 3.5 %19,962 18,467 8.1 %2,916 3,082 (5.4)%89,730 87,262 2.8 %
Washington DC 105,463 101,040 4.4 %21,150 21,157 — %3,027 3,107 (2.6)%81,286 76,776 5.9 %
Dallas-Ft. Worth 101,950 95,221 7.1 %22,675 21,671 4.6 %3,499 3,625 (3.5)%75,776 69,925 8.4 %
Chicago 119,792 113,722 5.3 %47,602 43,718 8.9 %4,175 4,501 (7.2)%68,015 65,503 3.8 %
Atlanta 88,684 85,999 3.1 %18,422 16,725 10.1 %3,438 3,648 (5.8)%66,824 65,626 1.8 %
Houston 91,522 85,206 7.4 %25,467 24,214 5.2 %3,217 3,437 (6.4)%62,838 57,555 9.2 %
Orlando-Daytona 63,453 57,893 9.6 %12,298 11,151 10.3 %2,433 2,610 (6.8)%48,722 44,132 10.4 %
Philadelphia 55,405 54,176 2.3 %11,836 11,941 (0.9)%1,905 2,038 (6.5)%41,664 40,197 3.6 %
West Palm Beach 53,776 51,195 5.0 %11,245 10,381 8.3 %1,504 1,519 (1.0)%41,027 39,295 4.4 %
Tampa 50,771 48,376 5.0 %11,025 10,115 9.0 %1,769 1,860 (4.9)%37,977 36,401 4.3 %
Charlotte46,478 43,234 7.5 %8,522 7,378 15.5 %1,571 1,798 (12.6)%36,385 34,058 6.8 %
All other markets 805,913 767,834 5.0 %171,589 161,978 5.9 %31,395 34,225 (8.3)%602,929 571,631 5.5 %
Totals$2,580,649 $2,433,134 6.1 %$525,145 $492,767 6.6 %$80,346 $86,576 (7.2)%$1,975,158 $1,853,791 6.5 %

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Acquired Facilities
The Acquired Facilities represent 459 facilities that we acquired in 2021, 2022, and 2023. As a result of the stabilization process and timing of when these facilities were acquired, year-over-year changes can be significant. The following table summarizes operating data with respect to the Acquired Facilities:
ACQUIRED FACILITIES Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022Change (a)20232022Change (a)
($ amounts in thousands, except for per square foot amounts)
Revenues (b):
2021 Acquisitions
$88,818$84,008$4,810$257,403$228,183$29,220
2022 Acquisitions
13,0614,8638,19836,8577,07629,781
2023 Acquisitions
10,622—10,62212,038—12,038
    Total revenues 112,50188,87123,630306,298235,25971,039
Cost of operations (b):
2021 Acquisitions
27,36828,679(1,311)80,65677,9362,720
2022 Acquisitions
5,3042,5992,70516,1664,15612,010
2023 Acquisitions
2,929—2,9293,494—3,494
    Total cost of operations 35,60131,2784,323100,31682,09218,224
Net operating income:
2021 Acquisitions
61,45055,3296,121176,747150,24726,500
2022 Acquisitions
7,7572,2645,49320,6912,92017,771
2023 Acquisitions
7,693—7,6938,544—8,544
    Net operating income 76,90057,59319,307205,982153,16752,815
Depreciation and amortization expense(75,790)(67,529)(8,261)(207,499)(213,791)6,292
   Net income (loss)$1,110$(9,936)$11,046$(1,517)$(60,624)$59,107
At September 30:
Square foot occupancy:
2021 Acquisitions
83.4%85.5%(2.5)%
2022 Acquisitions
84.4%78.8%7.1%
2023 Acquisitions
85.2%—%—%
84.1%84.7%(0.7)%
Annual contract rent per occupied square foot:
2021 Acquisitions
$18.75$17.725.8%
2022 Acquisitions
13.0211.1117.2%
2023 Acquisitions
16.29——%
$17.29$16.952.0%
Number of facilities:
2021 Acquisitions
232232—
2022 Acquisitions
744430
2023 Acquisitions
153—153
459276183
Net rentable square feet (in thousands) (c):
2021 Acquisitions (d)
22,00921,830179
2022 Acquisitions
4,7403,1671,573
2023 Acquisitions
11,296—11,296
38,04524,99713,048
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ACQUIRED FACILITIES (Continued)
As of
September 30, 2023
Costs to acquire (in thousands):  
2021 Acquisitions (d)
$5,115,276
2022 Acquisitions
730,957
2023 Acquisitions (e)
2,502,988
 $8,349,221
(a)Represents the percentage change with respect to square foot occupancy and annual contract rent per occupied square foot, and the absolute nominal change with respect to all other items.
(b)Revenues and cost of operations do not include tenant reinsurance and merchandise sale revenues and expenses generated at the facilities. See “Ancillary Operations” below for more information.
(c)The Acquired Facilities have an aggregate of approximately 38.0 million net rentable square feet, including 13.9 million in Texas, 3.9 million in Maryland, 3.0 million in Florida, 1.9 million in Oklahoma, 1.3 million in South Carolina, 1.2 million in each of North Carolina and Virginia, 1.0 million in Indiana, 0.8 million in Tennessee, 0.7 million in each of California, Georgia, Idaho, and Ohio, 0.6 million in each of Arizona, Colorado, and Michigan, 0.5 million in each of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Washington, 0.4 million in each of Mississippi and Oregon, 0.3 million in each of Nevada and New York, and 1.3 million in other states.
(d)We have completed the expansion projects on facilities acquired in 2021 for $26.8 million, adding 179,000 net rentable square feet of storage space as of September 30, 2023.
(e)The amount includes the costs allocated to land, buildings and intangible assets associated with the 127 self-storage facilities from the Simply Acquisition.
We have been active in acquiring facilities in recent years. Since the beginning of 2021, we acquired a total of 459 facilities with 38.0 million net rentable square feet for $8.3 billion. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, these facilities contributed net operating income of $76.9 million and $206.0 million, respectively, consistent with our original underwritten expectations.
On September 13, 2023, we acquired BREIT Simply Storage LLC, a self-storage company that owns and operates 127 self-storage facilities (9.4 million square feet) and manages 25 self-storage facilities (1.8 million square feet) for third parties, for a purchase price of $2.2 billion in cash. Included in the 2023 Acquisition results in the table above are Simply portfolio self-storage revenues of $7.1 million, NOI of $5.8 million (including Direct NOI of $6.2 million), and average square footage occupancy of 89.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
During 2021, we acquired the ezStorage portfolio, consisting of 48 properties (4.1 million net rentable square feet) for acquisition cost of $1.8 billion. As of September 30, 2023, we have completed the expansion projects on four properties of this portfolio for $26.4 million, adding 169,000 net rentable square feet of storage space. Included in the Acquisition results in the table above are ezStorage portfolio revenues of $78.3 million, NOI of $61.4 million (including Direct NOI of $63.2 million), and average square footage occupancy of 86.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
During 2021, we acquired the All Storage portfolio, consisting of 56 properties (7.5 million net rentable square feet) for $1.5 billion. Included in the Acquisition results in the table above are All Storage portfolio revenues of $66.4 million, NOI of $42.4 million (including Direct NOI of $44.6 million), and average square footage occupancy of 78.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
We remain active in seeking to acquire additional self-storage facilities. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, we acquired or were under contract to acquire eleven self-storage facilities across eight states with 0.8 million net rentable square feet, for $170.3 million. Future acquisition volume is likely to be impacted by increasing cost of capital requirements and overall macro-economic uncertainties.
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Developed and Expanded Facilities
The developed and expanded facilities include 52 facilities that were developed on new sites since January 1, 2018, and 88 facilities expanded to increase their net rentable square footage. Of these expansions, 61 were completed before 2022, 17 were completed in 2022 or 2023, and 10 are currently in process at September 30, 2023. The following table summarizes operating data with respect to the Developed and Expanded Facilities:
DEVELOPED AND EXPANDED FACILITIES
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022Change (a)20232022Change (a)
($ amounts in thousands, except for per square foot amounts)
Revenues (b):
Developed in 2018$10,275$9,712$563$30,083$26,995$3,088
Developed in 20194,6724,42324913,58812,0461,542
Developed in 20201,9121,7821305,7434,940803
Developed in 20212,8882,3904988,2545,7502,504
Developed in 20222,0311371,8944,7141374,577
Developed in 2023307—307470—470
Expansions completed before 202235,42333,7551,668103,79893,37010,428
Expansions completed in 2022 or 20236,4064,5771,82917,22712,3584,869
Expansions in process3,8444,502(658)11,35613,615(2,259)
     Total revenues 67,75861,2786,480195,233169,21126,022
Cost of operations (b):
Developed in 20182,9892,896938,6577,883774
Developed in 20191,4771,395824,4384,267171
Developed in 2020493456371,3671,31156
Developed in 20219111,010(99)2,7532,69756
Developed in 20221,0302367942,9752362,739
Developed in 2023343—343838—838
Expansions completed before 202210,25510,2183730,15528,7661,389
Expansions completed in 2022 or 20232,0031,2147895,5993,3642,235
Expansions in process687894(207)2,1552,614(459)
     Total cost of operations 20,18818,3191,86958,93751,1387,799
Net operating income (loss):
Developed in 20187,2866,81647021,42619,1122,314
Developed in 20193,1953,0281679,1507,7791,371
Developed in 20201,4191,326934,3763,629747
Developed in 20211,9771,3805975,5013,0532,448
Developed in 20221,001(99)1,1001,739(99)1,838
Developed in 2023(36)—(36)(368)—(368)
Expansions completed before 202225,16823,5371,63173,64364,6049,039
Expansions completed in 2022 or 20234,4033,3631,04011,6288,9942,634
Expansions in process3,1573,608(451)9,20111,001(1,800)
     Net operating income 47,57042,9594,611136,296118,07318,223
Depreciation and amortization expense(15,368)(13,001)(2,367)(44,755)(37,845)(6,910)
     Net income$32,202$29,958 $2,244 $91,541$80,228 $11,313 



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DEVELOPED AND EXPANDED FACILITIES (Continued)
 
As of September 30,
 20232022Change (a)
 ($ amounts in thousands, except for per square foot amounts)
Square foot occupancy:     
Developed in 201888.3%89.4%(1.2)%
Developed in 201987.0%88.4%(1.6)%
Developed in 202091.7%93.1%(1.5)%
Developed in 202186.7%82.7%4.8%
Developed in 202279.8%25.8%209.3%
Developed in 202337.2%—%—%
Expansions completed before 202287.8%88.4%(0.7)%
Expansions completed in 2022 or 202375.9%73.5%3.3%
Expansions in process85.3%85.7%(0.5)%
84.6%85.2%(0.7)%
Annual contract rent per occupied square foot:
Developed in 2018$21.71$20.724.8%
Developed in 201919.0818.204.8%
Developed in 202022.9521.466.9%
Developed in 202119.2417.728.6%
Developed in 202215.6216.19(3.5)%
Developed in 20239.81——%
Expansions completed before 202218.4917.853.6%
Expansions completed in 2022 or 202318.2818.43(0.8)%
Expansions in process29.8429.271.9%
 $18.94$18.383.0%
Number of facilities: 
Developed in 20181818—
Developed in 20191111—
Developed in 202033—
Developed in 202166—
Developed in 2022853
Developed in 20236—6
Expansions completed before 20226161—
Expansions completed in 2022 or 20231717—
Expansions in process1010—
 1401319
Net rentable square feet (in thousands) (c):     
Developed in 20182,0692,069—
Developed in 20191,0571,057—
Developed in 2020347347—
Developed in 2021681681—
Developed in 2022631399232
Developed in 2023595—595
Expansions completed before 20228,3998,38217
Expansions completed in 2022 or 20231,9051,432473
Expansions in process612624(12)
 16,29614,9911,305
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As of
September 30, 2023
Costs to develop (in thousands): 
Developed in 2018$262,187
Developed in 2019150,387
Developed in 202042,063
Developed in 2021115,632
Developed in 2022100,089
Developed in 202399,893
Expansions completed before 2022 (d)506,594
Expansions completed in 2022 or 2023 (d)173,125
 $1,449,970
(a)Represents the percentage change with respect to square foot occupancy and annual contract rent per occupied square foot, and the absolute nominal change with respect to all other items.
(b)Revenues and cost of operations do not include tenant reinsurance and merchandise sales generated at the facilities. See “Ancillary Operations” below for more information.
(c)The facilities included above have an aggregate of approximately 16.3 million net rentable square feet at September 30, 2023, including 3.9 million in Texas, 3.0 million in Florida, 2.4 million in California, 1.4 million in each of Colorado and Minnesota, 0.8 million in North Carolina, 0.7 million in Michigan, 0.4 million in Missouri, 0.3 million in each of New Jersey, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, and 1.1 million in other states.
(d)These amounts only include the direct cost incurred to expand and renovate these facilities, and do not include (i) the original cost to develop or acquire the facility or (ii) the lost revenue on space demolished during the construction and fill-up period.
It typically takes at least three to four years for a newly developed or expanded self-storage facility to stabilize with respect to revenues. Physical occupancy can be achieved as early as two to three years following completion of the development or expansion through offering lower rental rates during fill-up. As a result, even after achieving high occupancy, there can still be a period of elevated revenue growth as the tenant base matures and higher rental rates are achieved.
We believe that our development and redevelopment activities generate favorable risk-adjusted returns over the long run. However, in the short run, our earnings are diluted during the construction and stabilization period due to the cost of capital to fund the development cost, the related construction and development overhead expenses included in general and administrative expense, and the net operating loss from newly developed facilities undergoing fill-up.
We typically underwrite new developments to stabilize at approximately an 8.0% NOI yield on cost. Our developed facilities have thus far leased up as expected and are at various stages of their revenue stabilization periods. The actual annualized yields that we may achieve on these facilities upon stabilization will depend on many factors, including local and current market conditions in the vicinity of each property and the level of new and existing supply.
The facilities under “expansions completed” represent those facilities where the expansions have been completed at September 30, 2023. We incurred a total of $679.7 million in direct cost to expand these facilities, demolished a total of 1.2 million net rentable square feet of storage space, and built a total of 6.5 million net rentable square feet of new storage space.
At September 30, 2023, we had 24 additional facilities in development, which will have a total of 2.4 million net rentable square feet of storage space and have an aggregate development cost totaling approximately $501.8 million. We expect these facilities to open over the next 18 to 24 months.
The facilities under “expansion in process” represent those facilities where construction is in process at September 30, 2023, and together with additional future expansion activities primarily related to our Same Store Facilities at September 30, 2023, we expect to add a total of 2.2 million net rentable square feet of storage space by expanding existing self-storage facilities for an aggregate direct development cost of $450.3 million.

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Other Non-Same Store Facilities
The “Other Non-Same Store Facilities” represent facilities which, while not newly acquired, developed, or expanded, are not fully stabilized since January 1, 2021, including facilities undergoing fill-up as well as facilities damaged in casualty events such as hurricanes, floods, and fires.
The Other Non-Same Store Facilities have an aggregate of 7.0 million net rentable square feet, including 1.2 million in Texas, 0.5 million in Pennsylvania, 0.4 million in each of California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington, 0.3 million in each of Arizona, Florida, and South Carolina, 0.2 million in each of Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia, and 1.0 million in other states.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the average occupancy for these facilities totaled 89.4% and 88.1%, respectively, as compared to 91.4% and 90.7% for the same periods in 2022, and the realized rent per occupied square foot totaled $18.45 and $18.22, respectively, as compared to $17.58 and $16.45 for the same periods in 2022.
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense for Self-Storage Operations increased $18.0 million and $20.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022, due to elevated levels of capital expenditures and new facilities that are recently acquired and developed.
Ancillary Operations
Ancillary revenues and expenses include amounts associated with the reinsurance of policies against losses to goods stored by tenants in our self-storage facilities, sale of merchandise at our self-storage facilities, and management of property owned by unrelated third parties. The following table sets forth our ancillary operations:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Change20232022Change
 (Amounts in thousands)
Revenues:
Tenant reinsurance premiums $51,355$47,960$3,395$151,025$139,842$11,183
Merchandise 6,9997,378(379)21,11421,783(669)
Third party property management6,7455,4191,32618,65814,3214,337
Total revenues 65,09960,7574,342190,797175,94614,851
Cost of operations:
Tenant reinsurance 10,30012,191(1,891)31,77127,6664,105
Merchandise 4,2474,517(270)12,94712,948(1)
Third party property management6,6124,8641,74818,31913,6834,636
Total cost of operations 21,15921,572(413)63,03754,2978,740
Net operating income:
Tenant reinsurance 41,05535,7695,286119,254112,1767,078
Merchandise 2,7522,861(109)8,1678,835(668)
Third party property management133555(422)339638(299)
Total net operating income$43,940$39,185$4,755$127,760$121,649$6,111
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Tenant reinsurance operations: Tenant reinsurance premium revenue increased $3.4 million or 7.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and increased $11.2 million or 8.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, in each case as compared to the same period in 2022, as a result of an increase in our tenant base with respect to acquired, newly developed, and expanded facilities and the third party properties we manage. Tenant reinsurance premium revenue generated from tenants at our Same-Store Facilities were $37.7 million and $112.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to $36.4 million and $108.2 million for the same periods in 2022, representing an increase of 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively.
We expect future growth will come primarily from customers of newly acquired and developed facilities and the increase of tenant insurance participation at our same store facilities.
Cost of operations primarily includes claims paid as well as claims adjustment expenses. Claims expenses vary based upon the number of insured tenants and the volume of events that drive covered customer losses, such as burglary, as well as catastrophic weather events affecting multiple properties such as hurricanes and floods. Tenant reinsurance cost of operations increased $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to increased claim expenses related to fire and flooding events.
Third-party property management: At September 30, 2023, in our third-party property management program, we managed 168 facilities for unrelated third parties, and were under contract to manage 90 additional facilities including 85 facilities that are currently under construction. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we added 80 facilities to the program (including 25 third-party facilities from the Simply Acquisition), acquired one facility from the program, and had 13 properties exit the program due to sales to other buyers. While we expect this business to increase in scope and size, we do not expect any significant changes in overall profitability of this business in the near term as we seek new properties to manage and are in the earlier stages of fill-up for newly managed properties.
Analysis of items not allocated to segments
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities
We account for the equity investments in Shurgard and PSB (prior to the sale of our investment in PSB) using the equity method and record our pro-rata share of the net income of these entities. The following table, and the discussion below, sets forth our equity in earnings of unconsolidated real estate entities:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Change20232022Change
 (Amounts in thousands)
Equity in earnings:
Shurgard$7,227$4,594$2,633$22,787$19,533$3,254
PSB —3,586(3,586)—80,596(80,596)
Total equity in earnings $7,227$8,180$(953)$22,787$100,129$(77,342)
Investment in Shurgard: For purposes of recording our equity in earnings from Shurgard, the Euro was translated at exchange rates of approximately 1.057 U.S. Dollars per Euro at September 30, 2023 (1.070 at December 31, 2022), and average exchange rates of 1.088 and 1.008 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and average exchange rates of 1.083 and 1.065 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Included in our equity earnings from Shurgard for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is our equity share of gains on sale of real estate totaling $3.5 million (none for the same periods in 2023). Also included were $8.5 million and $26.1 million of our share of depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to $8.6 million and $23.6 million for the same periods in 2022.
Investment in PSB: On July 20, 2022, in connection with the closing of the merger of PSB with Blackstone, we completed the sale of our 41% common equity interest in PSB in its entirety. At the close of the merger transaction, we received a total of $2.7 billion of cash proceeds and recognized a gain of $2.1 billion during the third quarter of 2022.
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Included in our equity earnings from PSB for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 is our equity share of gains on sale of real estate totaling $49.1 million (none for the three months ended September 30, 2022). Our equity share of earnings from PSB contributed $5.6 million and $57.7 million, respectively, to Core FFO in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Since the sale of PSB in July 2022, we no longer recognize equity in earnings from PSB.
General and administrative expense: The following table sets forth our general and administrative expense:
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 20232022Change20232022Change
 (Amounts in thousands)
Share-based compensation expense $6,231 $9,335 $(3,104)$20,033 $30,167 $(10,134)
Development and acquisition costs4,757 2,571 2,186 12,803 9,085 3,718 
Federal and State tax expense and related compliance costs2,903 5,546 (2,643)9,280 11,661 (2,381)
Legal costs 658 1,100 (442)2,433 2,320 113 
Corporate management costs5,970 4,994 976 18,522 15,335 3,187 
Other costs 8,106 5,955 2,151 16,532 12,833 3,699 
Total $28,625 $29,501 $(876)$79,603 $81,401 $(1,798)

General and administrative expense decreased $0.9 million and $1.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2022 due primarily to (i) a decrease in share-based compensation expense driven by the absence of comparable accelerated compensation expense recognized for awards granted to corporate management personnel who are eligible for immediate vesting of their outstanding awards upon retirement, (ii) a decrease in State and local tax expense driven by lower projected annual taxable income, partially offset by (iii) an increase in development and acquisition costs driven by higher write-off of costs related to cancelled development and expansion projects, (iv) an increase in other costs driven by higher spending in IT applications and software development and costs incurred for UPREIT reorganization, and (v) an increase in corporate management costs driven by higher payroll costs.
Interest and other income: The following table sets forth our interest and other income:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022Change20232022Change
(Amounts in thousands)
Interest earned on cash balances$28,515 $8,149 $20,366 $53,619 $10,307 $43,312 
Commercial operations2,143 3,011 (868)7,110 7,259 (149)
Unrealized gain on private equity investments122 344 (222)2,615 4,641 (2,026)
Other1,515 1,232 283 6,037 4,187 1,850 
Total $32,295 $12,736 $19,559 $69,381 $26,394 $42,987 
Interest earned on cash balances increased $20.4 million and $43.3 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2022 due primarily to higher average cash balances resulting from temporary cash held from the issuance of $2.2 billion unsecured senior notes on July 26, 2023 until the funding of the Simply Acquisition on September 13, 2023 and higher interest rates in the financial markets in 2023 as compared to 2022.
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Interest expense: For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we incurred $61.4 million and $139.3 million, respectively, of interest on our outstanding notes payable, as compared to $35.8 million and $104.4 million for the same periods in 2022. In determining interest expense, these amounts were offset by capitalized interest of $3.0 million and $6.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, associated with our development activities, as compared to $1.7 million and $4.2 million for the same periods in 2022. The increase of interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same periods in 2022 is due to the issuance of $2.2 billion notes payable in July 2023 and the increase of Compounded SOFR on our $700.0 million variable rate unsecured notes issued in April 2021, partially offset by the interest savings on the $500.0 million unsecured notes redeemed in August 2022. At September 30, 2023, we had $9.0 billion of notes payable outstanding, with a weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.1%.
Foreign Currency Exchange Gain: For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded foreign currency gains of $47.9 million and $19.9 million, respectively, representing primarily the changes in the U.S. Dollar equivalent of our Euro-denominated unsecured notes due to fluctuations in exchange rates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we recorded foreign currency gains of $100.2 million and $237.3 million, respectively. The Euro was translated at exchange rates of approximately 1.057 U.S. Dollars per Euro at September 30, 2023, 1.070 at December 31, 2022, 0.980 at September 30, 2022 and 1.134 at December 31, 2021. Future gains and losses on foreign currency will be dependent upon changes in the relative value of the Euro to the U.S. Dollar and the level of Euro-denominated notes payable outstanding.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview and our Sources of Capital

While operating as a REIT allows us to minimize the payment of U.S. federal corporate income tax expense, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders. Notwithstanding this requirement, our annual operating retained cash flow increased from $200 million to $300 million per year in recent years to approximately $700 million in 2021 and $1 billion in 2022. Retained operating cash flow represents our expected cash flow provided by operating activities (including property operating costs and interest payments described below), less shareholder distributions and capital expenditures. We expect retained cash flow of approximately $500 million for 2023.
Capital needs in excess of retained cash flow are met with: (i) medium and long-term debt, (ii) preferred equity, (iii) limited partnership interests, and (iv) common equity. We select among these sources of capital based upon relative cost, availability, the desire for leverage, and considering potential constraints caused by certain features of capital sources, such as debt covenants. We view our line of credit, as well as any short-term bank loans, as bridge financing.
Because raising capital is important to our growth, we endeavor to maintain a strong financial profile characterized by strong credit metrics, including low leverage relative to our total capitalization and operating cash flows. We are one of the highest rated REITs, as rated by major rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. Our senior notes payable have an “A” credit rating by Standard & Poor’s and “A2” by Moody’s. Our credit ratings on each of our series of preferred shares are “A3” by Moody’s and “BBB+” by Standard & Poor’s. Our credit profile enables us to effectively access both the public and private capital markets to raise capital.
On June 12, 2023, we amended our revolving line of credit, increasing the borrowing limit from $500 million to $1.5 billion. We increased the size of the revolving line of credit and its associated lender base given our increased levels of debt maturities in coming years and to serve as temporary “bridge” financing until we are able to raise longer term capital. As of September 30, 2023 and October 30, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding on the revolving line of credit; however, we do have approximately $14.6 million of outstanding letters of credit, which limits our borrowing capacity to $1,485.4 million as of October 30, 2023. Our line of credit matures on June 12, 2027.
We believe that we have significant financial flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and opportunities, and we have significant access to sources of capital including debt and preferred equity. While the costs of financing have increased recently, based on our strong credit profile and our substantial current liquidity relative to our capital requirements noted below, we would not expect any potential capital market dislocations to have a material impact upon our expected capital and growth plans over the next 12 months. However, if capital market conditions deteriorated significantly for a long period of time, our access to or cost of debt and preferred equity capital could be negatively impacted and potentially affect future investment activities.
Our current and expected capital resources include: (i) $629.8 million of cash as of September 30, 2023 and (ii) approximately $400 million to $450 million of expected retained operating cash flow over the next twelve months. Additionally, we have $1,485.4 million available borrowing capacity on our revolving line of credit, which can be used as temporary “bridge” financing until we are able to raise longer term capital. We believe that our cash provided by our operating activities will continue to be sufficient to enable us to meet our ongoing cash requirements for interest payments on debt, maintenance capital expenditures, and distributions to our shareholders for the foreseeable future.
As described below, our current committed cash requirements consist of (i) $170.3 million in property acquisitions currently under contract, (ii) $495.0 million of remaining spending on our current development pipeline, which will be incurred primarily in the next 18 to 24 months, and (iii) $806 million in scheduled principal repayments on our unsecured and mortgage notes in the next twelve months, including $700 million of our U.S. Dollar denominated unsecured notes that mature on April 23, 2024 and €100 million of our Euro denominated unsecured notes that mature on April 12, 2024. We plan to refinance these unsecured notes as they come due in April 2024. Our cash requirements may increase over the next year as we add projects to our development pipeline and acquire additional properties. Additional potential cash requirements could result from various activities including the redemption of outstanding preferred securities, repurchases of common stock, or merger and acquisition activities, as and to the extent we determine to engage in such activities.
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Over the long term, to the extent that our cash requirements exceed our capital resources, we believe we have a variety of possibilities to raise additional capital including issuing common or preferred securities, debt, and limited partnership interests, or entering into joint venture arrangements to acquire or develop facilities.
Cash Requirements
The following summarizes our expected material cash requirements, which comprise (i) contractually obligated expenditures, including payments of principal and interest, (ii) other essential expenditures, including property operating expenses, maintenance capital expenditures and dividends paid in accordance with REIT distribution requirements, and (iii) opportunistic expenditures, including acquisitions and developments and repurchases of our securities. We expect to satisfy these cash requirements through operating cash flow and opportunistic debt and equity financings.
Required Debt Repayments: As of September 30, 2023, the principal outstanding on our debt totaled approximately $9.1 billion, consisting of $7.5 billion of U.S. Dollar denominated unsecured notes payable, $1.6 billion of Euro-denominated unsecured notes payable, and $1.9 million of mortgage notes payable. Approximate principal maturities and interest payments (including $78.7 million in estimated interest on our $1.1 billion variable rate unsecured notes based on rates in effect at September 30, 2023) are as follows (amounts in thousands):
PrincipalInterestTotal
Remainder of 2023$30$58,237$58,267
2024805,868249,7521,055,620
2025656,046221,978878,024
20261,150,138196,2231,346,361
2027500,146184,278684,424
Thereafter 5,970,2221,265,5377,235,759
$9,082,450$2,176,005$11,258,455

We have $700 million of our U.S. Dollar denominated unsecured notes that mature on April 23, 2024 and €100 million of our Euro denominated unsecured notes that mature on April 12, 2024. We plan to refinance these unsecured notes as they come due in April 2024.
Capital Expenditure Requirements: Capital expenditures include general maintenance, major repairs, or replacements to elements of our facilities to keep our facilities in good operating condition and maintain their visual appeal. Capital expenditures do not include costs relating to the development of new facilities or redevelopment of existing facilities to increase their available rentable square footage.
We spent $158 million of capital expenditures to maintain real estate facilities in the first nine months of 2023 and expect to spend approximately $200 million in 2023. In addition to standard capital repairs of building elements reaching the end of their useful lives, our capital expenditures in recent years have included incremental expenditures to enhance the competitive position of certain of our facilities relative to local competitors pursuant to a multi-year program. Such investments include development of more pronounced, attractive, and clearly identifiable color schemes and signage and upgrades to the configuration and layout of the offices and other customer zones to improve the customer experience. We spent approximately $119 million in the first nine months of 2023 and expect to spend $150 million in 2023 on this effort. In addition, we have spent $46 million in LED lighting and the installation of solar panels in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and we expect to spend $60 million in 2023.
We believe that these incremental investments improve customer satisfaction, the attractiveness and competitiveness of our facilities to new and existing customers and, in the case of LED lighting and solar panels, reduce operating costs.
Requirement to Pay Distributions: For all periods presented herein, we have elected to be treated as a REIT, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. For each taxable year in which we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we will not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our “REIT taxable income” (generally, taxable income subject to specified adjustments, including a deduction for dividends paid and excluding our net capital gain) that is distributed to our shareholders. We believe we have met these requirements in all periods presented herein, and we expect to continue to qualify as a REIT.
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Our consistent, long-term dividend policy has been to distribute our taxable income. Future quarterly distributions with respect to the common shares will continue to be determined based upon our REIT distribution requirements after taking into consideration distributions to the preferred shareholders and will be funded with cash flows from operating activities.
The annual distribution requirement with respect to our preferred shares outstanding at September 30, 2023 is approximately $194.7 million per year.
Real Estate Investment Activities: We continue to seek to acquire additional self-storage facilities from third parties. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, we acquired or were under contract to acquire eleven self-storage facilities for a total purchase price of $170.3 million.
We are actively seeking to acquire additional facilities. However, future acquisition volume will depend upon whether additional owners will be motivated to market their facilities, which will in turn depend upon factors such as economic conditions and the level of seller confidence.
As of September 30, 2023, we had development and expansion projects at a total cost of approximately $952.1 million. Costs incurred through September 30, 2023 were $457.1 million, with the remaining cost to complete of $495.0 million expected to be incurred primarily in the next 18 to 24 months. Some of these projects are subject to contingencies such as entitlement approval. We expect to continue to seek to add projects to maintain and increase our robust pipeline. Our ability to do so continues to be challenged by various constraints such as difficulty in finding projects that meet our risk-adjusted yield expectations and challenges in obtaining building permits for self-storage facilities in certain municipalities.
Property Operating Expenses: The direct and indirect cost of our operations impose significant cash requirements. Direct operating costs include property taxes, on-site property manager payroll, repairs and maintenance, utilities, and marketing. Indirect operating costs include supervisory payroll and centralized management costs. The cash requirements from these operating costs will vary year to year based on, among other things, changes in the size of our portfolio and changes in property tax rates and assessed values, wage rates, and marketing costs in our markets.
Redemption of Preferred Securities: Historically, we have taken advantage of refinancing higher coupon preferred securities with lower coupon preferred securities. In the future, we may also elect to finance the redemption of preferred securities with proceeds from the issuance of debt. As of October 30, 2023, we have two series of preferred securities that are eligible for redemption, at our option and with 30 days’ notice: our 5.150% Series F Preferred Shares ($280.0 million) and our 5.050% Series G Preferred Shares ($300.0 million). See Note 10 to our September 30, 2023 consolidated financial statements for the redemption dates of all of our series of preferred shares. Redemption of such preferred shares will depend upon many factors, including the rate at which we could issue replacement preferred securities. None of our preferred securities are redeemable at the option of the holders.
Repurchases of Common Shares: Our Board has authorized management to repurchase up to 35,000,000 of our common shares on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. During nine months ended September 30, 2023, we did not repurchase any of our common shares. From the inception of the repurchase program through October 30, 2023, we have repurchased a total of 23,721,916 common shares at an aggregate cost of approximately $679.1 million. We have no current plans to repurchase shares; however future levels of common share repurchases will be dependent upon our available capital, investment alternatives and the trading price of our common shares.
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ITEM 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
To limit our exposure to market risk, we are capitalized primarily with preferred and common equity. Our preferred shares are redeemable at our option generally five years after issuance, but the holder has no redemption option. Our debt, which totals approximately $9.0 billion at September 30, 2023, is the only market-risk sensitive portion of our capital structure.
The fair value of our debt at September 30, 2023 is approximately $8.0 billion. The table below summarizes the annual maturities of our debt, which had a weighted average effective rate of 3.1% at September 30, 2023. See Note 8 to our September 30, 2023 consolidated financial statements for further information regarding our debt (amounts in thousands).
Remainder of 20232024202520262027 Thereafter Total
Debt $30$805,868$656,046$1,150,138$500,146$5,970,222$9,082,450
We have foreign currency exposure at September 30, 2023 related to (i) our investment in Shurgard, with a book value of $278.1 million, and a fair value of $1.2 billion based upon the closing price of Shurgard’s stock on September 30, 2023, and (ii) €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) of Euro-denominated unsecured notes payable, providing a natural hedge against the fair value of our investment in Shurgard.
ITEM 4.    Controls and Procedures
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in accordance with SEC guidelines and that such information is communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures in reaching that level of reasonable assurance. We also have investments in certain unconsolidated real estate entities and because we do not control these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable assurance level.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II.        OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    Legal Proceedings
We are a party to various legal proceedings and subject to various claims and complaints; however, we believe that the likelihood of these contingencies resulting in a material loss to the Company, either individually or in the aggregate, is remote.
ITEM 1A.    Risk Factors
In addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2022, in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, and in our other filings with the SEC. These factors may materially affect our business, financial condition and operating results. There have been no material changes to the risk factors relating to the Company disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
In addition, in considering the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere, you should refer to the qualifications and limitations on our forward-looking statements that are described in Forward-Looking Statements at the beginning of Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Common Share Repurchases
Our Board has authorized management to repurchase up to 35,000,000 of our common shares on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. From the inception of the repurchase program through October 30, 2023, we have repurchased a total of 23,721,916 common shares (all purchased prior to 2010) at an aggregate cost of approximately $679.1 million. Our common share repurchase program does not have an expiration date and there are 11,278,084 common shares that may yet be repurchased under our repurchase program as of September 30, 2023. We have no current plans to repurchase shares; however, future levels of common share repurchases will be dependent upon our available capital, investment alternatives, and the trading price of our common shares.
ITEM 5.    Other Information
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, no trustee or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 6.    Exhibits
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference and are listed in the attached Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.
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PUBLIC STORAGE
INDEX TO EXHIBITS (1)
(Items 15(a)(3) and 15(c)
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3.1
3.2
3.3
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4.1
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4.3
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4.6
10.1
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10.3
31.1
31.2
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_ (1) SECFile No. 001-33519 unless otherwise indicated.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
DATED: October 30, 2023
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 By: /s/ H. Thomas Boyle
 H. Thomas Boyle
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Investment Officer

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