0001181431-13-009331.txt : 20130213 0001181431-13-009331.hdr.sgml : 20130213 20130213191817 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-13-009331 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130211 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130213 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Peterson Scott E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001307041 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 13605381 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. STREET 2: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001297996 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 260081711 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: (415)738-6500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 4 1 rrd367962.xml S. PETERSON - REIT (2-11-13 EQUITY AWARDS) X0306 4 2013-02-11 0 0001297996 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 0001307041 Peterson Scott E FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 0 1 0 0 Senior VP, Acquisitions Long-Term Incentive Units 2013-02-11 4 A 0 7668 0 A Common Stock 7668 63515 D Long-Term Incentive Units 2013-02-11 4 A 0 8378 0 A Common Stock 8378 71893 D Long-term incentive units are membership interests in Digital Realty Trust, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), of which Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer") is the general partner. Long-term incentive units receive the same quarterly distributions as common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership ("Common Units"). Long-term incentive units may initially not have full parity with Common Units with respect to liquidating distributions; however, upon the occurrence of specified events, long-term incentive units may achieve full parity with Common Units for all purposes, and thereafter vested long-term incentive units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a one-for-one basis at any time. Common Units will be redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer, for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock. 1 for 1. Twenty percent (20%) of these units will vest on February 27, 2014, an additional 20% will vest on February 27, 2015, an additional 30% will vest on February 27, 2016 and the remaining 30% will vest on February 27, 2017. N/A Reflects long-term incentive units initially granted on February 14, 2012 that were subject to a performance-based vesting condition, which performance-based vesting condition was satisfied on February 11, 2013. These long-term incentive units are also subject to time-based vesting, pursuant to which 20% of the units will vest on February 27, 2013, 20% will vest on February 27, 2014, 30% will vest on February 27, 2015 and 30% will vest on February 27, 2016. This statement of changes in beneficial ownership ("Form 4") of securities of the Issuer is being filed to report a transaction(s) that is also being reported concurrently on a Form 4 for the Operating Partnership. The change(s) in beneficial ownership reported on this Form 4 for the Issuer are as a result of the same transaction(s) reported in the Form 4 for the Operating Partnership. /s/ S. Ryan Black, attorney-in-fact 2013-02-13 EX-24. 2 rrd330438_375674.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd330438_375674.html 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of A. William Stein, Joshua A. Mills and S. Ryan Black, or each of them singly, to
be the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

      (1)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form
ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to
obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the
SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any
rule or regulation of the SEC;

      (2)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or stockholder of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and, in
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s capacity as general partner of Digital Realty Trust, L.P.,
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (together, the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments
thereto in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

      (3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5
and any amendments thereto and timely file such forms with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority, including, but not limited to, taking any actions necessary
or desirable in connection with effectuating electronic filings; and

      (4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing
authority, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Power of Attorney may be filed with
the SEC as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of February, 2013.




/s/ Scott E. Peterson
Name:	Scott E. Peterson