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): September 27, 2016
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 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2016, on May 16, 2016, Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) entered into forward sale agreements with each of Bank of America, N.A., Citibank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (collectively, the “Forward Counterparties”). On September 27, 2016, we physically settled a portion of the forward sale agreements by issuing an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of our common stock to the Forward Counterparties in exchange for net proceeds of approximately $1.1 billion. Following such settlement, 2,375,000 shares of our common stock remain subject to the forward sale agreements.
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 Secretary | ||
Date: September 28, 2016