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)
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Maryland | 001-32336 | 26-0081711 |
Maryland | 000-54023 | 20-2402955 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
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Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3200 | 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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading | Name of each exchange on |
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).
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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.
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Date: March 20, 2020 | | | |
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| | | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS |
| | | Joshua A. Mills |
| | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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| | | Digital Realty Trust, L.P. |
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| | By: | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
| | | Its general partner |
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| | By: | /s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS |
| | | Joshua A. Mills |
| | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
