0001494877-18-000077.txt : 20180709 0001494877-18-000077.hdr.sgml : 20180709 20180709175126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001494877-18-000077 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180705 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180709 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180709 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: 000-54023 FILM NUMBER: 18945526 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, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001494877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 202402955 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD 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_153117306988623.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2018-07-05 0 0001494877 Digital Realty Trust, L.P. DLR 0001286195 SHAM EDWARD F FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3200 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 0 1 0 0 Chief Accounting Officer Common Units 2018-07-05 4 M 0 1869 A 1869 D Common Units 2018-07-05 4 M 0 1869 D 0 D Common Units 2018-07-06 4 M 0 8566 A 8566 D Common Units 2018-07-06 4 M 0 8566 D 0 D Long-Term Incentive Units 2018-07-05 4 M 0 1869 0 D Common Units 1869.0 73075 D Long-Term Incentive Units 2018-07-06 4 M 0 8566 0 D Common Units 8566.0 64509 D 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. The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan previously adopted by Mr. Sham. 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. 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 General Partner. 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 General Partner. /s/ Salini Nandipati, attorney-in-fact 2018-07-09