UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): June 14, 2018
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-32336 | 26-0081711 | ||
| Maryland | 000-54023 | 20-2402955 | ||
(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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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 Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| 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 8.01. Other Events
As a result of recent changes in applicable tax law, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is superseding and replacing (i) the discussion under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus dated September 22, 2017, which is a part of the registration statements on FormS-3 (Registration Nos.333-220576 and333-220576-01) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Company and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. on September 22, 2017 and (ii) the discussion under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus dated November 21, 2017, which is a part of the registration statement on FormS-3 (RegistrationNo. 333-220887) originally filed with the SEC by the Company on October 10, 2017 and amended on November 9, 2017.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | United States Federal Income Tax Considerations. | |
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.
Date: June 14, 2018
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS | |
| Joshua A. Mills | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| Digital Realty Trust, L.P. | ||
| By: | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | |
| Its general partner | ||
| By: | /s/ JOSHUA A. MILLS | |
| Joshua A. Mills | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||