Extra Space Storage Inc.

Extra Space Storage Inc. ( we, our, us or the Company ) is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust ( REIT ) formed as a Maryland corporation on April 30, 2004. We closed our initial public offering ( IPO ) on August 17, 2004. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EXR. We were formed to continue the business of Extra Space Storage LLC and its subsidiaries, which had engaged in the self-storage business since 1977. These companies were reorganized after the consummation of our IPO and various formation transactions. Our executive management team and board of directors have extensive experience and ownership positions in the Company. Substantially all of our business is conducted through Extra Space Storage LP (the Operating Partnership ). Our primary assets are general partner and limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership. This structure is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership REIT, or UPREIT. We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code ). To the extent we continue to qualify as a REIT, we will not be subject to U.S. federal tax, with certain exceptions, on our REIT taxable income that is distributed to our stockholders. Our principal offices are located at 2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84121, telephone number (801) 365-4600. Our internet address is www.extraspace.com.