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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022

     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period From              to             .

Commission file number 001-32336 (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.)

000-54023 (Digital Realty Trust, L.P.)

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland     (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.)

    

26-0081711

Maryland     (Digital Realty Trust, L.P.)

20-2402955

(State or other jurisdiction of

(IRS employer

incorporation or organization)

identification number)

5707 Southwest Parkway, Building 1, Suite 275

Austin, Texas 78735

(Address of principal executive offices)

(737) 281-0101

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 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 (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    

Yes        No    

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.

Yes        No    

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    

Yes        No    

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.

Yes        No    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:

Large accelerated filer     

    

Accelerated filer                      

Non-accelerated filer       

Smaller reporting company     

Emerging growth company     

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.:

Large accelerated filer     

    

Accelerated filer                      

Non-accelerated filer       

Smaller reporting company     

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.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    

Yes        No    

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.

Yes        No    

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:

    

 

Class

    

Outstanding at August 3, 2022

Common Stock, $.01 par value per share

287,407,842

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and Digital Realty Trust, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership, of which Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is the sole general partner. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our Company”, or “the Company” refer to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Digital Realty Trust, L.P. Unless otherwise, all references to the “Parent” refer to Digital Realty Trust, Inc., and all references to “our Operating Partnership,” “the Operating Partnership” or “the OP” refer to Digital Realty Trust, L.P. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Parent is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, and the sole general partner of the OP. In statements regarding qualification as a REIT, such terms refer solely to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. As of June 30, 2022, the Parent owned an approximate 97.8% common general partnership interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. The remaining approximate 2.2% of the common limited partnership interests of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. are owned by non-affiliated third parties and certain directors and officers of the Parent. As of  June 30, 2022, the Parent owned all of the preferred limited partnership interests of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. As the sole general partner of Digital Realty Trust, L.P., the Parent has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the OP’s day-to-day management and control.

We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Parent and the OP into this single report results in the following benefits:

enhancing investors’ understanding of the Parent and the OP by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminating duplicative disclosure and providing a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both the Parent and the OP; and
creating time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

It is important to understand the few differences between the Parent and the OP in the context of how we operate the Company. The Parent does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the OP and issuing public equity from time to time and guaranteeing certain unsecured debt of the OP and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates. The OP holds substantially all the assets of the business, directly or indirectly. The OP conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from equity issuances by the Parent, which are generally contributed to the OP in exchange for partnership units, the OP generates capital required by the business through the OP’s operations, incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of partnership units to third parties.

The presentation of noncontrolling interests, stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the consolidated financial statements of the Parent and those of the OP. The differences in the presentations between stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from the differences in the equity and capital issuances in the Parent and in the OP.

To highlight the differences between the Parent and the OP, separate sections in this report, as applicable, individually discuss the Parent and the OP, including separate financial statements and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications. In the sections that combine disclosure of the Parent and the OP, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the Company.

As general partner with control of the OP, the Parent consolidates the OP for financial reporting purposes, and it does not have significant assets other than its investment in the OP. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the Parent and the OP are the same on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements. The separate discussions of the Parent and the OP in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2022

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Number

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021 (unaudited)

4

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

6

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

7

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

11

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Digital Realty Trust, L.P.:

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021 (unaudited)

12

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

13

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

14

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Capital for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

15

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (unaudited)

19

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (unaudited)

20

ITEM 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

38

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

58

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.)

59

Controls and Procedures (Digital Realty Trust, L.P.)

60

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

61

ITEM 1.

Legal Proceedings

61

ITEM 1A.

Risk Factors

61

ITEM 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

62

ITEM 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

62

ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

62

ITEM 5.

Other Information

62

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

63

Signatures

65

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

2022

2021

ASSETS

Investments in real estate:

Investments in properties, net

$

20,800,389

$

20,762,241

Investments in unconsolidated entities

 

1,942,549

 

1,807,689

Net investments in real estate

 

22,742,938

 

22,569,930

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

1,310,970

1,405,441

Cash and cash equivalents

 

99,226

 

142,698

Accounts and other receivables, net

 

797,208

 

671,721

Deferred rent, net

 

554,016

 

547,385

Goodwill

 

7,545,107

 

7,937,440

Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net

 

2,521,390

2,735,486

Other assets

 

385,202

 

359,459

Total assets

$

35,956,057

$

36,369,560

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Global revolving credit facilities, net

$

1,440,040

$

398,172

Unsecured senior notes, net of discount

 

12,695,568

 

12,903,370

Secured and other debt, including premiums

 

158,699

 

146,668

Operating lease liabilities

1,418,540

1,512,187

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

 

1,619,222

 

1,543,623

Deferred tax liabilities, net

611,582

666,451

Accrued dividends and distributions

 

 

338,729

Security deposits and prepaid rents

 

341,140

 

336,578

Total liabilities

 

18,284,791

 

17,845,778

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

41,047

 

46,995

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:

Stockholders’ Equity:

Preferred Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 110,000 shares authorized; $755,000 liquidation preference ($25.00 per share), 30,200 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

731,690

 

731,690

Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 392,000 shares authorized; 284,734 and 284,415 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 

2,824

 

2,824

Additional paid-in capital

 

21,091,364

 

21,075,863

Accumulated dividends in excess of earnings

 

(4,211,685)

 

(3,631,929)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

 

(475,561)

 

(173,880)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

17,138,632

 

18,004,568

Noncontrolling interests

 

491,587

 

472,219

Total equity

 

17,630,219

 

18,476,787

Total liabilities and equity

$

35,956,057

$

36,369,560

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Operating Revenues:

Rental and other services

$

1,131,537

$

1,089,395

$

2,253,087

$

2,177,301

Fee income and other

 

7,785

 

3,793

 

13,557

 

6,278

Total operating revenues

 

1,139,322

 

1,093,188

 

2,266,644

 

2,183,579

Operating Expenses:

Rental property operating and maintenance

 

421,502

 

383,216

857,095

 

744,995

Property taxes and insurance

 

51,049

 

48,498

 

101,273

 

101,001

Depreciation and amortization

 

376,967

 

368,981

 

759,099

 

738,714

General and administrative

 

105,776

 

97,492

 

204,289

 

197,486

Transactions and integration

 

13,586

 

7,075

 

25,554

 

21,195

Other

 

70

 

2,298

 

7,727

 

2,041

Total operating expenses

 

968,950

 

907,560

 

1,955,037

 

1,805,432

Operating income

 

170,372

 

185,628

 

311,607

 

378,147

Other Income (Expenses):

Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

(34,088)

 

52,143

 

26,870

 

29,112

Gain on disposition of properties, net

499

2,770

334,420

Other income, net

 

13,008

 

10,124

 

16,059

 

2,938

Interest expense

 

(69,023)

 

(75,014)

 

(135,748)

 

(150,667)

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

(51,135)

 

(18,347)

Income tax expense

 

(16,406)

 

(47,582)

 

(29,650)

 

(55,129)

Net income

 

63,863

 

125,798

 

140,773

 

520,474

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(436)

 

(4,544)

 

(4,065)

 

(13,300)

Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

 

63,427

 

121,254

 

136,708

 

507,174

Preferred stock dividends

 

(10,181)

 

(11,885)

 

(20,362)

 

(25,399)

Gain on redemption of preferred stock

 

 

18,000

 

 

18,000

Net income available to common stockholders

$

53,246

$

127,369

$

116,346

$

499,775

Net income per share available to common stockholders:

Basic

$

0.19

$

0.45

$

0.41

$

1.78

Diluted

$

0.19

$

0.45

$

0.41

$

1.77

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

 

284,694

 

281,792

 

284,610

 

281,445

Diluted

 

285,110

 

282,434

 

284,980

 

282,076

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited, in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Net income

$

63,863

$

125,798

$

140,773

$

520,474

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(293,913)

 

111,678

 

(307,790)

 

(107,324)

Increase in fair value of interest rate swaps

 

356

 

226

 

(988)

 

563

Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps

 

41

 

353

 

(62)

 

712

Other comprehensive (loss) income

(293,516)

112,257

(308,840)

(106,049)

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

(229,653)

 

238,055

 

(168,067)

 

414,425

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

6,362

 

(7,285)

 

3,093

 

(10,528)

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

$

(223,291)

$

230,770

$

(164,974)

$

403,897

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)

Accumulated

Accumulated

Redeemable

Number of

Additional

Dividends in

Other

Noncontrolling

Preferred

Common

Common

Paid-in

Excess of

Comprehensive

Noncontrolling

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

    

Interests

    

Stock

    

Shares

    

Stock

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss, Net

    

Interests

    

Total Equity

Balance as of March 31, 2022

 

$

42,734

$

731,690

284,666,082

2,824

$

21,069,391

$

(3,916,854)

$

(188,844)

$

510,499

$

18,208,706

Conversion of common units to common stock

2,436

201

(201)

Vesting of restricted stock, net

65,404

Issuance of common stock, net of costs

 

211

211

Net share settlement to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting

 

(981)

(981)

Amortization of unearned compensation regarding share based awards

22,420

22,420

Reclassification of vested share based awards

(1,746)

1,746

Adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

(1,868)

1,868

1,868

Dividends declared on preferred stock

(10,181)

(10,181)

Dividends and distributions on common stock and common and incentive units

(190)

(348,077)

(8,027)

(356,104)

Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests

 

336

(6,032)

(6,032)

Net income

 

35

63,427

401

63,828

Other comprehensive loss—foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(287,105)

(6,808)

(293,913)

Other comprehensive income—fair value of interest rate swaps

 

347

9

356

Other comprehensive income—reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense

41

41

Balance as of June 30, 2022

 

$

41,047

$

731,690

284,733,922

$

2,824

$

21,091,364

$

(4,211,685)

$

(475,561)

$

491,587

$

17,630,219

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(unaudited, in thousands, except share data)

Accumulated

Accumulated

Redeemable

Number of

Additional

Dividends in

Other

Noncontrolling

Preferred

Common

Common

Paid-in

Excess of

Comprehensive

Noncontrolling

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

    

Interests

    

Stock

    

Shares

    

Stock

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Loss, Net

    

Interests

    

Total Equity

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

$

46,995

$

731,690

 

284,415,013

$

2,824

$

21,075,863

$

(3,631,929)

$

(173,880)

$

472,219

$

18,476,787

Conversion of common units to common stock

17,297

1,459

(1,459)

Vesting of restricted stock, net

 

259,424

Issuance of common stock, net of costs

 

(3,813)

(3,813)

Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan

 

42,188

4,969

4,969

Net share settlement to satisfy tax withholding upon vesting

 

(7,143)

(7,143)

Amortization of unearned compensation regarding share based awards

 

40,965

40,965

Reclassification of vested share based awards

 

(28,277)

28,277

Adjustment to redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

(7,341)

7,341

7,341

Dividends declared on preferred stock

(20,362)

(20,362)

Dividends and distributions on common stock and common and incentive units

(380)

(696,102)

(15,813)

(711,915)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

1,703

11,527

11,527

Net income

 

70

136,708

3,995

140,703

Other comprehensive loss—foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(300,656)

(7,134)

(307,790)

Other comprehensive loss—fair value of interest rate swaps

 

R