0001297996-18-000170.txt : 20181206 0001297996-18-000170.hdr.sgml : 20181206 20181206192153 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001297996-18-000170 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181203 FILED AS OF DATE: 20181206 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181206 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sharp Christopher CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001714890 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 181221969 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: 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 wf-form4_154414209738534.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2018-12-03 0 0001297996 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 0001714890 Sharp Christopher FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 0 1 0 0 Chief Technology Officer Common Stock 2018-12-03 4 M 0 7871 0 A 8933 D Common Stock 2018-12-03 4 S 0 7871 116 D 1062 D Long-Term Incentive Units 2018-12-03 4 M 0 7871 0 D Common Stock 7871.0 16996 D The reporting person converted long-term incentive units into common limited partnership units ("Common Units") of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner, and subsequently redeemed the Common Units for shares of the common stock of the Issuer, all in accordance with the requirements of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership. Long-Term Incentive Units are profits interest units in the Operating Partnership, of which the Issuer is the general partner. Profits interest units may initially not have full parity with 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. The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan previously adopted by Mr. Sharp. N/A 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/ Salini Nandipati as attorney-in-fact 2018-12-06