0001297996-15-000050.txt : 20150513 0001297996-15-000050.hdr.sgml : 20150513 20150513152433 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001297996-15-000050 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150511 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150513 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150513 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001297996 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 260081711 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: (415)738-6500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KENNEDY KEVIN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001182379 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 15858063 4 1 wf-form4_143154506321312.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-05-11 0 0001297996 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 0001182379 KENNEDY KEVIN FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 1 0 0 0 Long-Term Incentive Units 2015-05-11 4 A 0 1932 0 A Common Stock 1932.0 5906 D Long-Term Incentive Units are profits interest units in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. ("Operating Partnership"), of which Issuer is the general partner. Profits interest units may initially not have full parity with common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership ("Common Units") with respect to liquidating distributions; however upon the occurrence of specified events, profits interest units may achieve full parity with Common Units for all purposes. These units were fully vested on the grant date. Vested profits interest units that have achieved full parity with Common Units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a 1-for-1 basis at any time. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the FMV of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of Issuer or, at the election of Issuer, for an equal number of shares of Issuer's common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events. 1-for-1 N/A This 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 Operating Partnership. The changes in beneficial ownership reported on this Form 4 for the Issuer are as a result of the same transactions reported in the Form 4 for the Operating Partnership. /s/ Salini Nandipati, attorney-in-fact 2015-05-13 EX-24 2 powerofattorneykennedykfeb.htm KENNEDY POA PowerofAttorneyKennedyKFeb2015

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Joshua A. Mills, Salini Nandipati, and Chris Visgilio, or each of them singly, to be the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)prepare, execute in the undersigned’s name and on the undersigned’s behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer, director and/or stockholder of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and, in Digital Realty Trust, Inc.’s capacity as general partner of Digital Realty Trust, L.P., Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (together, the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and any amendments thereto and timely file such forms with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority, including, but not limited to, taking any actions necessary or desirable in connection with effectuating electronic filings; and

(4)take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing authority, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 1st day of March, 2015.




/s/ Kevin J. Kennedy        

Kevin J. Kennedy