Introductory Note
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” “the company” or “Digital Realty” refer to Digital Realty Trust, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Digital Realty Trust, L.P., our “operating partnership.”
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 5, 2022, the operating partnership entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Global Senior Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the operating partnership, each of the borrowers and guarantors party thereto, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed therein, as lenders, each issuing bank and swing line bank as listed therein, and Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), as administrative agent.
The Amendment provides for, among other things: (1) an increase in the size of the revolving credit facility from $3.0 billion to $3.75 billion and (2) the transition from U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for floating rate borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars for all purposes under the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the Amendment. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which will be filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The description of the Amendment to the Credit Agreement in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.