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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2020

 

 

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-32336   26-0081711

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3200

San Francisco, California

   94111
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(415) 738-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  ☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  ☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  ☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  ☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock   DLR   New York Stock Exchange
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock   DLR Pr C   New York Stock Exchange
Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   DLR Pr G   New York Stock Exchange
Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   DLR Pr J   New York Stock Exchange
Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   DLR Pr K   New York Stock Exchange
Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   DLR Pr L   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging 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.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 27, 2018, on September 24, 2018, Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) entered into forward sale agreements with each of Bank of America, N.A. and Citibank N.A. (collectively, the “Forward Counterparties”). On September 24, 2020, we physically settled the forward sale agreements in full by issuing an aggregate of 9,775,000 shares of our common stock to the Forward Counterparties in exchange for net proceeds of approximately $1 billion.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 24, 2020

 

  Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
By:  

/s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS

  Joshua A. Mills
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary