Digital Realty Trust Form 4 DIGITAL REALTY TRUST / Christopher Sharp ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sharp Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P. [ DLR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/28/2020		M(1)		3,073(2)	A	(3)	3,073	D
Common Stock	02/28/2020		M		3,073(2)	D	(3)	0	D
Common Stock	03/02/2020		M(1)		382(2)	A	(3)	382	D
Common Stock	03/02/2020		M		382(2)	D	(3)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Long-Term Incentive Units(3)	(3)	02/28/2020		M			3,073	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	3,073	$0	39,213	D
Long-Term Incentive Units(3)	(3)	03/02/2020		M			382	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	382	$0	38,831	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person converted long-term incentive units into common limited partnership units ("Common Units") of the Issuer and subsequently redeemed the Common Units for shares of the common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"), all in accordance with the requirements of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Issuer.

2. The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan previously adopted by Mr. Sharp.

3. Long-term incentive units are profits interest units in the Issuer, of which Digital Realty Trust, Inc. ("General Partner") is the general partner. Vested profits interest units may be converted into an equal number of common limited partnership ("Common Units") in the Issuer subject to the terms of the Issuer's limited partnership agreement. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent numbers of shares of the General Partner's common stock, or, at the election of the General Partner, for an equal number of shares of the General Partner's common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of stock rights, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events.

4. N/A.

Remarks:

The statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities ("Form 4") of the Issuer is being filed to report transactions that are being reported concurrently on a Form 4 for the General P artner.

	/s/ Salini Nandipati	03/03/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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