UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 26-0081711 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3200 San Francisco, California | 94111 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | The New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ☒
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates:
333-219562 and 333-219562-01.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference herein the description of its 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series J Preferred Stock”), to be registered hereunder, set forth under the heading “Description of the Series J Preferred Stock” in the Company’s prospectus supplement, dated August 2, 2017, to the prospectus, dated July 28, 2017 (the “Prospectus”), constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-219562 and 333-219562-01) of the Company and Digital Realty Trust, L.P., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the related information under the heading “Description of Preferred Stock” in the Prospectus, and any description included in a form of prospectus supplement subsequently filed by the Company under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Series J Preferred Stock is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
The documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (File Nos. 001-32336 and 000-54023) filed on August 9, 2016). | |
| 3.2* | Articles Supplementary designating Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
| 3.3 | Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32336) filed on November 15, 2016). | |
| 4.1* | Form of Specimen Certificate for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: August 4, 2017
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joshua A. Mills | |
Joshua A. Mills Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (File Nos. 001-32336 and 000-54023) filed on August 9, 2016). | |
| 3.2* | Articles Supplementary designating Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
| 3.3 | Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32336) filed on November 15, 2016). | |
| 4.1* | Form of Specimen Certificate for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |