0001297996-18-000007.txt : 20180108 0001297996-18-000007.hdr.sgml : 20180108 20180108202006 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001297996-18-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180104 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180108 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SHAM EDWARD F CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001286195 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32336 FILM NUMBER: 18517661 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 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 4 1 wf-form4_151546079311912.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2018-01-04 0 0001297996 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 0001286195 SHAM EDWARD F FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 0 1 0 0 SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Long-Term Incentive Units 2018-01-04 4 A 0 13847 0 A Common Stock 13847.0 73385 D Long-Term Incentive Units are profits interest units in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. ("Operating Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the general partner. Profits interest units may initially not have full parity with common limited partnership units of 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. 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 the Issuer, or, at the election of the Issuer, for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of stock rights, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events. Reflects an award initially granted on February 24, 2015 that was subject to a performance-based vesting condition which was determined to be satisfied on January 4, 2018. The number of units reported herein includes 1,365 distribution equivalent units, which vested effective as of December 31, 2017. The remaining 12,482 units are subject to an additional time-based vesting condition, pursuant to which 50% will vest on February 27, 2018 and 50% will vest on February 27, 2019. The vested profits interest units have no expiration date. 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 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 Operating Partnership. /s/ Salini Nandipati, attorney-in-fact 2018-01-08