8-K

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): March 16, 2020

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-32336	26-0081711
Maryland	000-54023	20-2402955
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐   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 I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock	DLR Pr I	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).

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:	Emerging growth company	☐
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.:	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.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:   ◻

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.:  ◻

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 16, 2020, Matt Mercier, our Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting, assumed the responsibilities of principal accounting officer of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “company”) following Edward F. Sham’s retirement from his position as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company.

Mr. Mercier, age 40, has served as our Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting since March 2020, having previously served as our Senior Vice President of Finance since 2015 and Vice President of Finance prior to then.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mercier and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Mercier was selected as an officer. There are no transactions in which Mr. Mercier has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

There is no employment agreement in place between the company and Mr. Mercier.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 20, 2020
		Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
	By:	/s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS
		Joshua A. Mills
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
		Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
	By:	Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
		Its general partner
	By:	/s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS
		Joshua A. Mills
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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