0001415889-22-004469.txt : 20220502 0001415889-22-004469.hdr.sgml : 20220502 20220502194901 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001415889-22-004469 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220422 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220502 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lee Jeannie CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001926524 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 22883948 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5707 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY STREET 2: BUILDING 1, SUITE 275 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78735 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: 5707 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 1 STREET 2: SUITE 275 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78735 BUSINESS PHONE: (737) 281-0101 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5707 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY, BUILDING 1 STREET 2: SUITE 275 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78735 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040722 3 1 form3-05022022_040542.xml X0206 3 2022-04-22 0 0001297996 DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. DLR 0001926524 Lee Jeannie 5707 SOUTHWEST PARKWAY BUILDING 1, SUITE 275 AUSTIN TX 78735 false true false false EVP, General Counsel Common Stock 11241 D Long-Term Incentive Units Common Stock 6893 D Long-Term Incentive Units Common Stock 2261 D Long-Term Incentive Units Common Stock 1795 D Includes 3,080 restricted stock units subject to time-based vesting in accordance with the applicable award, each of which represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. 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. These units will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on October 1, 2022. N/A The units will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2023. The units will vest in two annual installments beginning on March 4, 2023. This initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities ("Form 3") of the Issuer is filed to report information that is also being reported concurrently on a Form 3 for Digital Realty Trust, L.P ., a Maryland limited partnership (the "Operating Partnership") of which the Issuer is the general partner. The information reported on this Form 3 for the Issuer is the same information reported in the Form 3 for the Operating Partnership. /s/ Salini Nandipati, Attorney-in-Fact 2022-05-02 EX-24 2 ex24-05022022_040542.htm ex24-05022022_040542.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Salini Nandipati and Chris Visgilio, 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 28th day of April 2022



/s/_Jeannie Lee ___Jeannie Lee