UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2013
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)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On March 1, 2013, our Board of Directors elected each of Kevin J. Kennedy and William G. LaPerch as an independent director to our Board of Directors. In our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2013 announcing the election of Mr. Kennedy and Mr. LaPerch to the Board of Directors, we stated that the committees of the Board of Directors on which Mr. Kennedy and Mr. LaPerch will serve had not yet been determined. The purpose of this amendment to that Current Report on Form 8-K is to disclose the committees to which Mr. Kennedy and Mr. LaPerch have been appointed.
On May 1, 2013, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Kennedy to the Compensation Committee and Mr. LaPerch to the Audit Committee. These appointments are effective as of May 1, 2013. Each of the committees consists solely of independent directors.
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.
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ||
By: | /S/ JOSHUA A. MILLS | |
| Joshua A. Mills | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: May 7, 2013