Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events

17. Subsequent Events

On July 2, 2012, we completed an offering of 11,500,000 shares of common stock for total net proceeds, after deducting discounts and estimated expenses, of approximately $796.8 million. We used the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of the Sentrum Portfolio and the balance of the proceeds to temporarily repay borrowings under our global revolving credit facility

On July 19, 2012, we declared the following dividends per share and the Operating Partnership declared an equivalent distribution per unit:

Share Class	Series D Preferred Stock and Unit		Series E Preferred Stock and Unit		Series F Preferred Stock and Unit		Common stock and common unit
Dividend and distribution amount	$	0.343750	$	0.437500	$	0.4140625	$	0.730000
Dividend and distribution payable date		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012
Dividend payable to shareholders of record on		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012
Annual equivalent rate of dividend and distribution	$	1.375	$	1.750	$	1.65625	$	2.920

On July 16, 2012, we exercised a portion of the accordion feature under the global revolving credit facility for $300 million US dollar equivalent, which is expected to close in early August 2012.

Digital Realty Trust, L.P. [Member]

Subsequent Events

17. Subsequent Events

On July 2, 2012, we completed an offering of 11,500,000 shares of common stock for total net proceeds, after deducting discounts and estimated expenses, of approximately $796.8 million. We used the net proceeds from the offering to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of the Sentrum Portfolio and the balance of the proceeds to temporarily repay borrowings under our global revolving credit facility

On July 19, 2012, we declared the following dividends per share and the Operating Partnership declared an equivalent distribution per unit:

Share Class	Series D Preferred Stock and Unit		Series E Preferred Stock and Unit		Series F Preferred Stock and Unit		Common stock and common unit
Dividend and distribution amount	$	0.343750	$	0.437500	$	0.4140625	$	0.730000
Dividend and distribution payable date		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012		September 28, 2012
Dividend payable to shareholders of record on		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012		September 14, 2012
Annual equivalent rate of dividend and distribution	$	1.375	$	1.750	$	1.65625	$	2.920

On July 16, 2012, we exercised a portion of the accordion feature under the global revolving credit facility for $300 million US dollar equivalent, which is expected to close in early August 2012.