Public Storage Inc. and Shurgard Storage Centers Inc., which are heading toward an official merger, will host shareholder meetings on July 26th. Both events will be held at 9 a.m. PST. Shareholders of record as of close of business on June 23rd will be allowed to vote at their respective meetings.   

Glendale, Calif.-based Public Storage is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities. It is a member of the S&P 500 and Forbes Global 2000. As of March 31, the company had interests in 1,508 storage facilities across 37 states with approximately 92 million net-rentable square feet. For more information, visit www.publicstorage.com.

Shurgard is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Seattle. It specializes in all aspects of the self-storage industry and operates a network of more than 656 storage centers throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, visit www.shurgard.com.