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
November 7, 2013
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-33748 (Commission File Number) | 20 - 8718331 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1212 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(202) 728-0044
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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.
(b)
On November 7, 2013, Mark L. Wetzel tendered his resignation as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (the “Company”).
(c)
On November 8, 2103, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Jeffrey H. Foster as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Foster, 51, has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since July 2007. From April 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Foster served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Global Signal, Inc., now Crown Castle International Corp., which owns, leases and manages communication towers and other communications sites.
On November 11, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Wetzel as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and the appointment of Mr. Foster as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 11, 2013 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
| November 13, 2013 | /s/ Richard A. Montfort, Jr. |
| Richard A. Montfort, Jr. | |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 11, 2013 | |