0001181431-14-006875.txt : 20140213 0001181431-14-006875.hdr.sgml : 20140213 20140213203134 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-14-006875 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140211 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140213 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARON DAVID CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037658 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 14609075 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 4 1 rrd402264.xml REIT - FORM 4 - CARON EQUITY AWARD X0306 4 2014-02-11 0 0001297996 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 0001037658 CARON DAVID FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Long-Term Incentive Units 2014-02-11 4 A 0 16887 0 A Common Stock 16887 99528 D Long-Term Incentive Units 2014-02-11 4 A 0 7668 0 A Common Stock 7668 107196 D Long-Term Incentive Units are profits interest units in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. ("Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner. Profits interest units may initially not have full parity with common limited partnership units of Operating Partnership ("Common Units") with respect to liquidating distributions; however upon the occurrence of specified events, profits interest units may achieve full parity with Common Units for all purposes. Vested profits interest units that have achieved full parity with Common Units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a 1-for-1 basis at any time. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the FMV of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Issuer, or, at the election of the Issuer, for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of stock rights, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events. 1-for-1 Twenty-five percent (25%) of these units will vest on February 27, 2015, an additional fifty percent (50%) will vest on February 27, 2016, and the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) will vest on February 27, 2017. N/A Reflects an award initially granted on February 11, 2013 that was subject to a performance-based vesting condition, which performance-based vesting condition was satisfied on February 11, 2014. These shares are also subject to time-based vesting, pursuant to which 20% of the units will vest on February 27, 2014, 20% will vest on February 27, 2015, 30% will vest on February 27, 2016 and 30% will vest on February 27, 2017. This statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities ("Form 4") of the Issuer is being filed to report transactions that are being reported concurrently on a Form 4 for Operating Partnership. The changes in beneficial ownership reported on this Form 4 for the Issuer are as a result of the same transactions reported in the Form 4 for Operating Partnership. /s/ S. Ryan Black, attorney-in-fact 2014-02-13