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First Quarter 2021

Overview

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Corporate Information

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Ownership Structure

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Key Quarterly Financial Data

6

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Earnings Release

8

2021 Outlook

11

Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Operations

13

Funds From Operations and Core Funds From Operations

14

Adjusted Funds From Operations

15

Balance Sheet Information

Consolidated Balance Sheets

16

Components of Net Asset Value

17

Debt Maturities

18

Debt Analysis and Covenant Compliance

19

Internal Growth

Same-Capital Operating Trend Summary

20

Summary of Leasing Activity - Signed

21

Summary of Leasing Activity - Renewed

22

Lease Expirations - By Size

23

Top 20 Customers by Annualized Rent

24

Occupancy Analysis

25

External Growth

Development Lifecycle - Committed Active Development

26

Construction Projects in Progress

27

Historical Capital Expenditures and Investments in Real Estate

28

Development Lifecycle - Held for Development

29

Acquisitions / Dispositions / Joint Ventures

30

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

31

Additional Information

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization and Financial Ratios

32

Management Statements on Non-GAAP Measures

33

Forward-Looking Statements

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Corporate Information

First Quarter 2021

Corporate Profile

Digital Realty owns, acquires, develops and operates data centers. The company is focused on providing data center, colocation and interconnection solutions for domestic and international customers across a variety of industry verticals ranging from cloud and information technology services, communications and social networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, and consumer products. As of March 31, 2021, the company’s 290 data centers, including 44 data centers held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, contain applications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations of technology industry and corporate enterprise data center customers. Digital Realty’s portfolio is comprised of approximately 35.4 million square feet, excluding approximately 7.7 million square feet of space under active development and 2.2 million square feet of space held for future development, located throughout North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. For additional information, please visit the company’s website at https://www.digitalrealty.com/.

Corporate Headquarters

5707 Southwest Parkway, Building 1, Suite 275

Austin, TX  78735
Telephone: (737) 281-0101
Website: https://www.digitalrealty.com/

Senior Management

Chief Executive Officer: A. William Stein
Chief Financial Officer: Andrew P. Power
Chief Investment Officer: Gregory S. Wright
Chief Technology Officer: Christopher L. Sharp
Chief Revenue Officer: Corey J. Dyer
Executive Vice President, Operations: Erich J. Sanchack

Investor Relations

To request more information or to be added to our e-mail distribution list, please visit the Investor Relations section of our website at https://investor.digitalrealty.com/

Analyst Coverage

    

Bank of America

    

    

    

BMO Capital

    

    

Argus Research

Merrill Lynch

Barclays

Berenberg

Markets

Citigroup

Angus Kelleher

Michael Funk

Tim Long

Nate Crossett

Ari Klein

Michael Rollins

(212) 425-7500

(646) 855-5664

(212) 526-4043

(646) 949-9030

(212) 885-4103

(212) 816-1116

Cowen &

Green Street

Company

Credit Suisse

Deutsche Bank

Edward Jones

Evercore ISI

Advisors

Colby Synesael

Sami Badri

Matthew Niknam

Kyle Sanders

John Belton

David Guarino

(646) 562-1355

(212) 538-1727

(212) 250-4711

(314) 515-0198

(212) 446-5656

(949) 640-8780

J.P. Morgan

Jefferies

KeyBanc Capital

Mizuho Securities

MoffettNathanson

Morgan Stanley

Richard Choe

Jonathan Petersen

Jordan Sadler

Omotayo Okusanya

Nick Del Deo

Simon Flannery

(212) 662-6708

(212) 284-1705

(917) 368-2280

(646) 949-9672

(212) 519-0025

(212) 761-6432

New Street

RBC Capital

Morningstar

Research

Raymond James

Markets

Robert W. Baird

Stifel

Matthew Dolgin

Spencer Kurn

Frank Louthan

Jonathan Atkin

David Rodgers

Erik Rasmussen

(312) 696-6783

(212) 921-2067

(404) 442-5867

(415) 633-8589

(216) 737-7341

(212) 271-3461

TD Securities

Truist Securities

UBS

Wells Fargo

William Blair

Wolfe Research

Jonathan Kelcher

Gregory Miller

John Hodulik

Eric Luebchow

James Breen

Jeff Kvaal

(416) 307-9931

(212) 303-4169

(212) 713-4226

(312) 630-2386

(617) 235-7513

(646) 582-9350

This Earnings Press Release and Supplemental Information package supplements the information provided in our quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information about Digital Realty and our business is also available on our website at https://www.digitalrealty.com/.

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Corporate Information (Continued)

First Quarter 2021

Stock Listing Information

The stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is traded primarily on the New York Stock Exchange under the following symbols:

Common Stock:

    

DLR

Series C Preferred Stock:

DLRPRC

Series J Preferred Stock:

DLRPRJ

Series K Preferred Stock:

DLRPRK

Series L Preferred Stock:

DLRPRL

Symbols may vary by stock quote provider.

Credit Ratings

Standard & Poors

    

Corporate Credit Rating:

BBB

(Stable Outlook)

Preferred Stock:

BB+

Moodys

Issuer Rating:

Baa2

(Stable Outlook)

Preferred Stock:

Baa3

Fitch

Issuer Default Rating:

BBB

(Stable Outlook)

Preferred Stock:

BB+

These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or trading of the company’s securities and are provided solely for informational purposes. Credit ratings are not recommendations to buy, hold or sell any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing rating agency at its sole discretion. The company does not undertake any obligation to maintain the ratings or to advise of any change in ratings. Each agency’s rating should be evaluated independently of any other agency’s rating. An explanation of the significance of the ratings may be obtained from each of the rating agencies.

Common Stock Price Performance

The following summarizes recent activity of Digital Realty’s common stock (DLR):

Three Months Ended

 

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

 High price

 

$150.43

 

$159.58

 

$165.49

 

$158.36

 

$143.61

 

 Low price

   

$124.65

   

$126.79

   

$138.71

   

$127.12

   

$105.00

 Closing price, end of quarter

$140.84

$139.51

$146.76

$142.11

$138.91

 Average daily trading volume

1,809,056

1,666,992

1,427,781

2,483,290

3,631,748

 Indicated dividend per common share (1)

$4.64

$4.48

$4.48

$4.48

$4.48

 Closing annual dividend yield, end of quarter

3.3%

3.2%

3.1%

3.2%

3.2%

 Shares and units outstanding, end of quarter (2)

289,113,581

288,335,993

288,087,282

276,686,892

272,068,948

 Closing market value of shares and units outstanding (3)

$40,718,757

$40,225,753

$42,279,688

$39,319,974

$37,793,099

(1)On an annualized basis.
(2)As of March 31, 2021, the total number of shares and units includes 281,372,310 shares of common stock, 5,609,330 common units held by third parties and 2,131,941 common units and vested and unvested long-term incentive units held by directors, officers and others and excludes all shares of common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of our series C, series J, series K and series L cumulative redeemable preferred stock upon certain change of control transactions. On April 15, 2021, we announced our intent to redeem all outstanding shares of our series C preferred stock on May 17, 2021.
(3)Dollars in thousands as of the end of the quarter.

This Earnings Press Release and Supplemental Information package supplements the information provided in our quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information about us and our data centers is also available on our website at www.digitalrealty.com.

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Ownership Structure

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As of March 31, 2021

First Quarter 2021

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Partner

    

# of Units (2)

    

% Ownership

 Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

 

281,372,310

 

97.3%

 Third-Party Unitholders

 

5,609,330

 

2.0%

 Directors, Officers and Others (3)

 

2,131,941

 

0.7%

Total

 

289,113,581

 

100.0%

(1)Includes properties owned by joint ventures.
(2)The total number of units includes 281,372,310 general partnership common units, 5,609,330 common units held by third parties and 2,131,941 common units and vested and unvested long-term incentive units held by directors, officers and others, and excludes all common units potentially issuable upon conversion of our series C , series J, series K and series L cumulative redeemable preferred units upon certain change of control transactions. On April 15, 2021, we announced our intent to redeem all outstanding shares of our series C preferred stock on May 17, 2021.
(3)Reflects limited partnership interests held by our directors, officers and others in the form of common units, and vested and unvested long-term incentive units.

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Key Quarterly Financial Data

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Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

 Shares and Units at End of Quarter

    

31-Mar-21

    

31-Dec-20

    

30-Sep-20

    

30-Jun-20

    

31-Mar-20

 Common shares outstanding

 

281,372,310

 

280,289,726

 

279,920,621

 

268,399,073

 

263,595,562

 Common units outstanding

 

7,741,271

 

8,046,267

 

8,166,661

 

8,287,819

 

8,473,386

Total Shares and Partnership Units

 

289,113,581

 

288,335,993

 

288,087,282

 

276,686,892

 

272,068,948

 Enterprise Value

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 Market value of common equity (1)

$40,718,757

$40,225,753

$42,279,688

$39,319,974

$37,793,099

 Liquidation value of preferred equity

 

956,250

 

956,250

 

1,206,250

 

1,456,250

 

1,456,250

 Total debt at balance sheet carrying value

 

13,256,839

 

13,304,717

 

12,874,760

 

12,371,621

 

12,251,332

Total Enterprise Value

$54,931,846

$54,486,720

$56,360,698

$53,147,845

$51,500,681

 Total debt / total enterprise value

 

24.1%

 

24.4%

 

22.8%

 

23.3%

 

23.8%

Debt-plus-preferred-to-total-enterprise-value

25.9%

26.2%

25.0%

26.0%

26.6%

 Selected Balance Sheet Data

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 Investments in real estate (before depreciation)

$26,830,520

$27,286,333

$25,712,654

$24,566,041

$23,883,615

 Total Assets

 

35,542,491

 

36,076,291

 

35,435,333

 

33,862,636

 

33,113,300

 Total Liabilities

 

17,157,070

 

17,587,944

 

16,995,581

 

16,139,403

 

15,896,733

 Selected Operating Data

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 Total operating revenues

$1,090,391

$1,062,609

$1,024,668

$992,995

$823,337

 Total operating expenses

 

897,873

 

902,345

 

880,263

 

840,184

 

723,288

 Interest expense

 

75,653

 

77,848

 

89,499

 

79,874

 

85,800

 Net income / (loss)

 

394,675

 

59,510

 

(1,452)

 

75,978

 

228,698

 Net income / (loss) available to common stockholders

 

372,405

 

44,178

 

(37,368)

 

53,676

 

202,859

 Financial Ratios

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 EBITDA (2)

$843,685

$534,839

$487,033

$494,205

$587,930

 Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

615,319

 

578,156

 

568,054

 

558,690

 

482,093

 Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (4)

 

5.6x

 

6.0x

 

5.5x

 

5.6x

 

6.6x

Interest expense

 

75,653

 

77,848

 

89,499

 

79,874

 

85,800

 Fixed charges (5)

 

100,601

 

103,198

 

122,590

 

114,219

 

117,560

 Interest coverage ratio (6)

 

6.6x

 

5.8x

 

5.2x

 

5.6x

 

4.6x

 Fixed charge coverage ratio (7)

 

5.8x

 

5.1x

 

4.4x

 

4.6x

 

3.8x

 Profitability Measures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 Net income / (loss) per common share - basic

$1.32

$0.16

($0.14)

$0.20

$0.91

 Net income / (loss) per common share - diluted

$1.32

$0.16

($0.14)

$0.20

$0.90

 Funds from operations (FFO) / diluted share and unit (8)

$1.49

$1.45

$1.19

$1.49

$0.91

 Core funds from operations (Core FFO) / diluted share and unit (8)

$1.67

$1.61

$1.54

$1.54

$1.53

 Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) / diluted share and unit (9)

$1.61

$1.41

$1.47

$1.50

$1.44

 Dividends per share and common unit

$1.16

$1.12

$1.12

$1.12

$1.12

 Diluted FFO payout ratio (8) (10)

 

77.9%

 

77.1%

 

94.0%

 

75.3%

 

122.8%

 Diluted Core FFO payout ratio (8) (11)

 

69.6%

 

69.5%

 

72.9%

 

72.7%

 

73.2%

 Diluted AFFO payout ratio (9) (12)

 

72.1%

 

79.5%

 

76.0%

 

74.5%

 

78.0%

 Portfolio Statistics

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 Buildings (13)

306

307

301

292

226

 Data Centers (13)

 

290

 

291

 

284

 

280

 

213

 Cross-connects (13)(14)

 

167,000

 

164,000

 

162,000

 

160,000

 

91,600

 Net rentable square feet, excluding development space (13)

 

35,404,425

 

35,876,316

 

35,362,293

 

34,014,743

 

29,751,501

 Occupancy at end of quarter (15)

 

85.3%

 

86.3%

 

85.9%

 

85.7%

 

87.2%

 Occupied square footage (13)

 

30,215,898

 

30,955,049

 

30,380,962

 

29,137,446

 

25,955,208

 Space under active development (16)

 

7,650,175

 

5,391,969

 

5,402,552

 

6,020,444

 

4,315,469

 Space held for development (17)

 

2,217,118

 

2,290,810

 

2,423,801

 

2,234,248

 

1,676,219

 Weighted average remaining lease term (years) (18)

 

4.8

 

4.7

 

4.8

 

4.8

 

5.1

 Same-capital occupancy at end of quarter (15) (19)

 

86.1%

 

86.9%

 

87.3%

 

87.2%

 

87.0%

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Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

(1)The market value of common equity is based on the closing stock price at the end of the quarter and assumes 100% redemption of the limited partnership units in our operating partnership, including common units and vested and unvested long-term incentive units, for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis. Excludes shares of common stock potentially issuable upon conversion of our series C, series G, series I, series J, series K and series L cumulative redeemable preferred stock upon certain change of control transactions, as applicable.
(2)EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest expense, loss from early extinguishment of debt, tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. For a discussion of EBITDA, see page 33. For a reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to EBITDA, see page 32.
(3)Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding unconsolidated joint venture real estate related depreciation & amortization, unconsolidated joint venture interest and tax expense, severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, transaction and integration expenses, gain on sale / deconsolidation, impairment of investments in real estate, other non-core adjustments, net, non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends, and issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock. For a discussion of Adjusted EBITDA, see page 33. For a reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDA, see page 32.
(4)Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as total debt at balance sheet carrying value (see page 6), plus capital lease obligations, plus our share of joint venture debt at carrying value, less cash and cash equivalents (including JV share of cash), divided by the product of Adjusted EBITDA (including our share of joint venture EBITDA), multiplied by four.
(5)Fixed charges consist of GAAP interest expense, capitalized interest, scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends.
(6)Interest coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP interest expense plus capitalized interest (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture interest expense).
(7)Fixed charge coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by fixed charges (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture fixed charges).
(8)For definitions and discussion of FFO and core FFO, see page 33. For reconciliations of net income available to common stockholders to FFO and core FFO, see page 14.
(9)For a definition and discussion of AFFO, see page 33. For a reconciliation of core FFO to AFFO, see page 15.
(10)Diluted FFO payout ratio is dividends declared per common share and unit divided by diluted FFO per share and unit.
(11)Diluted core FFO payout ratio is dividends declared per common share and unit divided by diluted core FFO per share and unit.
(12)Diluted AFFO payout ratio is dividends declared per common share and unit divided by diluted AFFO per share and unit.
(13)Includes buildings held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Excludes buildings held-for-sale.
(14)Represents approximate amounts.
(15)Occupancy and same-capital occupancy exclude space under active development and space held for development. Occupancy represents our consolidated portfolio in addition to our managed portfolio of unconsolidated joint ventures and non-managed unconsolidated joint ventures. For some of our buildings, we calculate occupancy based on factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common area. Excludes buildings held-for-sale.
(16)Space under active development includes current Base Building and Data Centers projects in progress (see page 26). Excludes buildings held-for-sale.
(17)Space held for development includes space held for future Data Center development, and excludes space under active development (see page 29). Excludes buildings held-for-sale.
(18)Weighted average remaining lease term excludes renewal options and is weighted by net rentable square feet.
(19)Represents buildings owned as of December 31, 2019 with less than 5% of total rentable square feet under development. Excludes buildings that were undergoing, or were expected to undergo, development activities in 2020-2021, buildings classified as held-for-sale, and buildings sold or contributed to joint ventures for all periods presented. Prior period results have been adjusted to reflect current same-capital pool.

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First Quarter 2021

DIGITAL REALTY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

Austin, TX — April 29, 2021 — Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today financial results for the first quarter of 2021. All per-share results are presented on a fully-diluted share and unit basis.

Highlights

Reported net income available to common stockholders of $1.32 per share in 1Q21, compared to net income available to common stockholders of $0.90 in 1Q20
Reported FFO per share of $1.49 in 1Q21, compared to $0.91 in 1Q20
Reported core FFO per share of $1.67 in 1Q21, compared to $1.53 in 1Q20
Signed total bookings during 1Q21 expected to generate $117 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue, including a $13 million contribution from interconnection
Raised core FFO per share outlook from $6.40-$6.50 to $6.50-$6.55

Financial Results

Digital Realty reported revenues for the first quarter of 2021 of $1.1 billion, a 3% increase from the previous quarter and a 32% increase from the same quarter last year.

The company delivered first quarter of 2021 net income of $395 million, and net income available to common stockholders of $372 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, compared to $0.16 per diluted share in the previous quarter and $0.90 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

Digital Realty generated first quarter of 2021 Adjusted EBITDA of $615 million, a 6% increase from the previous quarter and a 28% increase over the same quarter last year.

The company reported first quarter of 2021 funds from operations of $432 million, or $1.49 per share, compared to $1.45 per share in the previous quarter and $0.91 per share in the same quarter last year.

Excluding certain items that do not represent core expenses or revenue streams, Digital Realty delivered first quarter of 2021 core FFO per share of $1.67, a 3% increase from $1.61 per share in the previous quarter, and a 9% increase from $1.53 per share in the same quarter last year.

Leasing Activity

In the first quarter, Digital Realty signed total bookings expected to generate $117 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue, including a $13 million contribution from interconnection.

“Digital Realty delivered solid financial results during the first quarter, driven by continued acceleration in digital adoption,” said Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer A. William Stein. “Our first-quarter bookings were very well balanced across products and regions, reflecting the strength of our full-service global platform. We are investing to support customer growth and to continue to enhance the value of our comprehensive product offerings, and we remain well positioned to continue to deliver sustainable growth for all stakeholders.”

The weighted-average lag between leases signed during the first quarter of 2021 and the contractual commencement date was eight months.

In addition to new leases signed, Digital Realty also signed renewal leases representing $193 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue during the quarter. Rental rates on renewal leases signed during the first quarter of 2021 rolled down 2.1% on a cash basis and up 3.2% on a GAAP basis.

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Earnings Release

First Quarter 2021

New leases signed during the first quarter of 2021 are summarized by region as follows:

    

Annualized GAAP

    

    

    

    

    

Base Rent

GAAP Base Rent

GAAP Base Rent

 The Americas

(in thousands)

Square Feet

per Square Foot

Megawatts

per Kilowatt

0-1 MW

$10,802

 

55,535

$195

 

4.9

$182

> 1 MW

27,130

 

284,454

95

 

22.0

103

Other (1)

1,562

 

50,770

31

 

Total

$39,494

 

390,759

$101

 

27.0

$117

 EMEA (2)

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

0-1 MW

$13,491

 

50,867

$265

 

4.0

$284

> 1 MW

13,382

 

98,785

135

 

9.7

115

Other (1)

77

 

129

594

 

Total

$26,949

 

149,782

$180

 

13.7

$164

 Asia Pacific (2)

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

0-1 MW

$8,312

 

14,843

$560

 

2.1

$323

> 1 MW

28,948

79,670

363

14.8

164

Other (1)

28

 

3,240

9

 

Total

$37,287

 

97,753

$381

 

16.9

$184

All Regions (2)

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

0-1 MW

$32,605

 

121,245

$269

 

11.0

$246

> 1 MW

69,459

462,908

150

46.5

125

Other (1)

1,666

 

54,139

31

 

Total

$103,731

 

638,293

$163

 

57.5

$148

Interconnection

$13,323

 

N/A

N/A

 

N/A

N/A

Grand Total

$117,054

 

638,293

$163

 

57.5

$148

Note: Totals may not foot due to rounding differences.

(1)Other includes Powered Base Building shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.
(2)Based on quarterly average exchange rates during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Investment Activity

During the first quarter of 2021, Digital Realty closed on the sale of a portfolio of 11 data centers in Europe for a total of approximately $680 million. The portfolio is expected to generate 2021 cash net operating income of approximately $45 million, representing a cap rate of approximately 6.7%.

Separately, during the first quarter, Digital Realty also sold a 6.4-acre land parcel in Ashburn, VA for $12 million and a 30,400-square foot vacant building in Waltham, MA for approximately $2 million.

In addition, Digital Realty acquired a 66,400-square foot building and an adjacent 4.7-acre land parcel in Brussels, Belgium that will support the development of 13.6 megawatts of IT capacity for €13 million, or approximately $15 million.

Subsequent to quarter-end, Digital Realty acquired the freehold interest in 1.76 acres of land and a 76,000-square foot building housing its “CPH1” data center in Copenhagen, Denmark for DKK53 million, or approximately $8 million.

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Earnings Release

First Quarter 2021

Balance Sheet

Digital Realty had approximately $13.3 billion of total debt outstanding as of March 31, 2021, comprised of $13.1 billion of unsecured debt and approximately $0.2 billion of secured debt. At the end of the first quarter of 2021, net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA was 5.6x, debt plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value was 25.9% and fixed charge coverage was 5.8x.

Digital Realty completed the following financing transactions during the first quarter of 2021.

In early January, Digital Realty issued €1.0 billion, or approximately $1.2 billion, of 0.625% green Euro bonds due 2031.
In mid-January, Digital Realty repaid the entire $537 million outstanding balance on its unsecured term loan.
In early February, Digital Realty redeemed all $350 million of its outstanding 2.75% notes due 2023.
Subsequent to quarter-end, Digital Realty announced the redemption of all 8.05 million shares of its 6.625% Series C Preferred Stock with a total liquidation value of $201 million.

COVID-19

Throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic, Digital Realty’s data centers around the world have remained fully operational in accordance with business continuity and pandemic response plans, prioritizing the health and safety of employees, customers and partners while ensuring service levels are maintained. Digital Realty data centers have been deemed essential operations, allowing for critical personnel to remain in place and continue to provide services and support for customers. Construction activity has been somewhat delayed in a few markets due to government restrictions in certain locations and/or limited availability of labor. In some instances, these delays have impacted scheduled delivery dates. We are monitoring the situation closely and remain in frequent communication with customers, contractors and suppliers. We have proactively managed our supply chain, and we believe we have secured the vast majority of the equipment needed to complete our 2021 development activities. We believe we have ample liquidity to fund our business needs, given the $221 million of cash on the balance sheet and $2.2 billion of availability under our global revolving credit facilities as of March 31, 2021. While we have not experienced any significant business disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic to date, we cannot predict what impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have on our future financial condition, results of operations or cash flows due to numerous uncertainties.

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Digital Realty Trust

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Earnings Release

First Quarter 2021

2021 Outlook

Digital Realty raised its 2021 core FFO per share outlook from $6.40-$6.50 to $6.50-$6.55. The assumptions underlying the outlook are summarized in the following table.

   

As of

   

As of

 Top-Line and Cost Structure

February 11, 2021

April 29, 2021

Total revenue

$4.250 - $4.350 billion

$4.300 - $4.400 billion

Net non-cash rent adjustments (1)

($10) - ($15) million

($20) - ($25) million

Adjusted EBITDA

$2.300 - $2.350 billion

$2.330 - $2.380 billion

G&A

$365 - $375 million

$380 - $390 million

 Internal Growth

Rental rates on renewal leases

Cash basis

Slightly negative

Slightly negative

GAAP basis

Slightly positive

Slightly positive

Year-end portfolio occupancy

84.0% - 85.0%

84.0% - 85.0%

"Same-capital" cash NOI growth (2)

(2.5%) - (3.5%)

(2.5%) - (3.5%)

Foreign Exchange Rates

U.S. Dollar / Pound Sterling

$1.25 - $1.30

$1.30 - $1.38

U.S. Dollar / Euro

$1.15 - $1.20

$1.15 - $1.20

 External Growth

Dispositions

Dollar volume

$0.6 - $1.0 billion

$0.7 - $1.0 billion

Cap rate

0.0% - 12.0%

0.0% - 12.0%

Development

CapEx (3)

$2.0 - $2.3 billion

$2.0 - $2.3 billion

Average stabilized yields

9.0% - 15.0%

9.0% - 15.0%

Enhancements and other non-recurring CapEx (4)

$5 - $10 million

$5 - $10 million

Recurring CapEx + capitalized leasing costs (5)

$220 - $230 million

$220 - $230 million

 Balance Sheet

Long-term debt issuance

Dollar amount

$1.0 - $1.5 billion

$1.0 - $1.5 billion

Pricing

1.00%

1.00%

Timing

Early-to-mid 2021

Early-to-mid 2021

 Net income per diluted share

$1.40 - $1.45

$2.00 - $2.05

Real estate depreciation and (gain) / loss on sale

$4.90 - $4.90

$4.25 - $4.25

 Funds From Operations / share (NAREIT-Defined)

$6.30 - $6.35

$6.25 - $6.30

Non-core expenses and revenue streams

$0.10 - $0.15

$0.25 - $0.25

 Core Funds From Operations / share

$6.40 - $6.50

$6.50 - $6.55

(1)Net non-cash rent adjustments represent the sum of straight-line rental revenue and straight-line rent expense, as well as the amortization of above- and below-market leases (i.e., ASC 805 adjustments).
(2)The same-capital pool includes properties owned as of December 31, 2019 with less than 5% of total rentable square feet under development. It also excludes properties that were undergoing, or were expected to undergo, development activities in 2020-2021, properties classified as held for sale, and properties sold or contributed to joint ventures for all periods presented.
(3)Includes land acquisitions.
(4)Other non-recurring CapEx represents costs incurred to enhance the capacity or marketability of operating properties, such as network fiber initiatives and software development costs.
(5)Recurring CapEx represents non-incremental improvements required to maintain current revenues, including second-generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

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Digital Realty Trust

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Earnings Release

First Quarter 2021

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including FFO, core FFO and Adjusted EBITDA. A reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders to FFO, a reconciliation from FFO to core FFO, and definitions of FFO and core FFO are included as an attachment to this document. A reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDA, a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and definitions of net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA, debt-plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value, cash NOI, and fixed charge coverage ratio are included as an attachment to this document.

Investor Conference Call

Prior to Digital Realty’s investor conference call at 5:30 p.m. EDT / 2:30 p.m. PDT on April 29, 2021, a presentation will be posted to the Investors section of the company’s website at https://investor.digitalrealty.com/. The presentation is designed to accompany the discussion of the company’s First Quarter 2021 financial results and operating performance. The conference call will feature Chief Executive Officer A. William Stein and Chief Financial Officer Andrew P. Power.

To participate in the live call, investors are invited to dial (888) 317-6003 (for domestic callers) or (412) 317-6061 (for international callers) and reference the conference ID# 6064617 at least five minutes prior to start time. A live webcast of the call will be available via the Investors section of Digital Realty’s website at https://investor.digitalrealty.com/.

Telephone and webcast replays will be available after the call until May 29, 2021. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 (for domestic callers) or (412) 317-0088 (for international callers) and providing the conference ID# 10153437. The webcast replay can be accessed on Digital Realty’s website.

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty supports the world’s leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. Digital Realty’s global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with 290 facilities in 47 metros across 24 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Contact Information

Andrew P. Power

Chief Financial Officer

Digital Realty

(415) 738-6500

John J. Stewart / Jim Huseby

Investor Relations

Digital Realty

(415) 738-6500

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Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Operations

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

Three Months Ended

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Rental revenues

$754,544

$754,422

$726,441

$698,041

$579,774

Tenant reimbursements - Utilities

184,973

154,937

155,111

141,576

113,520

Tenant reimbursements - Other

59,328

62,084

53,654

62,630

56,943

Interconnection & other

89,061

86,424

85,725

85,428

69,835

Fee income

2,426

4,722

3,687

4,353

2,452

Other

59

20

50

967

813

Total Operating Revenues

$1,090,391

$1,062,609

$1,024,668

$992,995

$823,337

Utilities

$176,046

$169,282

$177,925

$160,173

$129,526

Rental property operating

185,733

205,177

180,755

172,474

136,182

Property taxes

49,005

42,442

39,732

45,071

42,123

Insurance

3,498

3,410

2,926

3,370

3,547

Depreciation & amortization

369,733

359,915

365,842

349,165

291,457

General & administration

97,568

101,582

90,431

90,649

62,266

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

2,427

606

920

3,642

1,272

Transaction and integration expenses

14,120

19,290

14,953

15,618

56,801

Impairment of investments in real estate

6,482

Other expenses

(257)

641

297

22

114

Total Operating Expenses

$897,873

$902,345

$880,263

$840,184

$723,288

Operating Income

$192,518

$160,264

$144,405

$152,811

$100,049

Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

(23,031)

31,055

(2,056)

(7,632)

(78,996)

Gain on sale / deconsolidation

333,921

1,684

10,410

304,801

Interest and other (expense) income, net

(7,186)

(2,747)

4,348

22,163

(3,542)

Interest (expense)

(75,653)

(77,848)

(89,499)

(79,874)

(85,800)

Income tax (expense)

(7,547)

(3,322)

(16,053)

(11,490)

(7,182)

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

(18,347)

(49,576)

(53,007)

(632)

Net Income / (Loss)

$394,675

$59,510

($1,452)

$75,978

$228,698

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(8,756)

(1,818)

1,316

(1,147)

(4,684)

Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

$385,919

$57,692

($136)

$74,831

$224,014

Preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends

(13,514)

(13,514)

(20,712)

(21,155)

(21,155)

Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock

(16,520)

Net Income / (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders

$372,405

$44,178

($37,368)

$53,676

$202,859

Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic

281,094,798

280,117,213

270,214,413

267,569,823

222,163,324

Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted

281,928,182

281,122,368

270,214,413

270,744,408

224,474,295

Weighted-average fully diluted shares and units

289,210,666

288,903,143

281,523,515

278,719,109

232,753,630

Net income / (loss) per share - basic

$1.32

$0.16

($0.14)

$0.20

$0.91

Net income / (loss) per share - diluted

$1.32

$0.16

($0.14)

$0.20

$0.90

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Funds From Operations and Core Funds From Operations

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

Three Months Ended

Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (FFO)

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Net (Loss) / Income Available to Common Stockholders

$372,405

$44,178

($37,368)

$53,676

$202,859

Adjustments:

Non-controlling interest in operating partnership

9,800

1,300

(1,000)

1,400

7,800

Real estate related depreciation & amortization (1)

364,697

354,366

358,619

342,334

286,517

Unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation & amortization

19,378

21,471

19,213

17,123

19,923

(Gain) on real estate transactions

(333,921)

(1,684)

(10,410)

-

(304,801)

Impairment of investments in real estate

-

-

6,482

-

-

Funds From Operations - diluted

$432,359

$419,631

$335,536

$414,533

$212,298

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - basic

288,377

287,898

278,079

275,545

230,443

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (2)

289,211

288,903

281,524

278,719

232,754

Funds From Operations per share - basic

$1.50

$1.46

$1.21

$1.50

$0.92

Funds From Operations per share - diluted (2)

$1.49

$1.45

$1.19

$1.49

$0.91

Three Months Ended

Reconciliation of FFO to Core FFO

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Funds From Operations - diluted

$432,359

$419,631

$335,536

$414,533

$212,298

Termination fees and other non-core revenues (3)

(59)

(25)

(5,713)

(21,908)

(2,425)

Transaction and integration expenses

14,120

19,290

14,953

15,618

56,801

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

18,347

49,576

53,007

-

632

Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock

-

-

16,520

-

-

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses (4)

2,427

606

920

3,642

1,272

(Gain) / Loss on FX revaluation

34,072

(27,190)

10,312

17,526

81,288

Other non-core expense adjustments

(19,240)

3,353

6,697

22

5,509

Core Funds From Operations - diluted

$482,026

$465,241

$432,232

$429,433

$355,375

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (2)

289,211

288,903

281,524

278,719

232,754

Core Funds From Operations per share - diluted (2)

$1.67

$1.61

$1.54

$1.54

$1.53

(1) Real Estate Related Depreciation & Amortization

Three Months Ended

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Depreciation & amortization per income statement

$369,733

$359,915

$365,842

$349,165

$291,457

Non-real estate depreciation

(5,036)

(5,549)

(7,223)

(6,831)

(4,940)

Real Estate Related Depreciation & Amortization

$364,697

$354,366

$358,619

$342,334

$286,517

(2)For all periods presented, we have excluded the effect of dilutive series C, series G, series I, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, that may be converted into common stock upon the occurrence of specified change in control transactions as described in the articles supplementary governing the series C, series G, series I, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, which we consider highly improbable. See above for calculations of diluted FFO and the share count detail section that follows the reconciliation of core FFO to AFFO for calculations of weighted average common stock and units outstanding. For definitions and discussion of FFO and core FFO, see the definitions section.
(3)Includes lease termination fees and certain other adjustments that are not core to our business.
(4)Relates to severance and other charges related to the departure of company executives and integration-related severance.

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Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

Three Months Ended

 Reconciliation of Core FFO to AFFO

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

 Core FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders

$482,026

$465,241

$432,232

$429,433

$355,375

Adjustments:

Non-real estate depreciation

5,036

5,549

7,223

6,831

4,940

Amortization of deferred financing costs

3,538

3,709

3,655

3,661

4,260

Amortization of debt discount/premium

1,134

1,033

987

1,011

943

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

16,097

16,315

15,969

15,060

12,153

Straight-line rental revenue

(18,492)

(14,402)

(10,017)

(10,928)

(15,404)

Straight-line rental expense

6,709

3,629

3,934

7,373

1,460

Above- and below-market rent amortization

2,137

3,239

2,360

3,794

3,294

Deferred tax (expense) benefit

(4,509)

(4,226)

6,421

(150)

(792)

Leasing compensation & internal lease commissions

11,042

10,506

6,052

1,739

2,793

Recurring capital expenditures (1)

(39,522)

(83,571)

(53,683)

(38,796)

(34,677)

AFFO available to common stockholders and unitholders (2)

$465,196

$407,022

$415,133

$419,028

$334,345

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - basic

288,377

287,898

278,079

275,545

230,443

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (3)

289,211

288,903

281,524

278,719

232,754

AFFO per share - diluted (3)

$1.61

$1.41

$1.47

$1.50

$1.44

 Dividends per share and common unit

$1.16

$1.12

$1.12

$1.12

$1.12

Diluted AFFO Payout Ratio

72.1%

79.5%

76.0%

74.5%

78.0%

Three Months Ended

Share Count Detail

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Weighted Average Common Stock and Units Outstanding

288,377

287,898

278,079

275,545

230,443

Add: Effect of dilutive securities

834

1,005

3,445

3,174

2,311

Weighted Avg. Common Stock and Units Outstanding - diluted

289,211

288,903

281,524

278,719

232,754

(1)Recurring capital expenditures represent non-incremental building improvements required to maintain current revenues, including second-generation tenant improvements and external leasing commissions. Recurring capital expenditures do not include acquisition costs contemplated when underwriting the purchase of a building, costs which are incurred to bring a building up to Digital Realtys operating standards, or internal leasing commissions.
(2)For a definition and discussion of AFFO, see the definitions section. For a reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to FFO and core FFO, see above.
(3)For all periods presented, we have excluded the effect of dilutive series C, series G, series I, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, that may be converted into common stock upon the occurrence of specified change in control transactions as described in the articles supplementary governing the series C, series G, series I, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, which we consider highly improbable. See above for calculations of diluted FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders and for calculations of weighted average common stock and units outstanding.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data

First Quarter 2021

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Assets

Investments in real estate:

Real estate

$22,762,279

$23,142,988

$22,125,486

$20,843,273

$20,477,290

Construction in progress

2,904,642

2,768,326

2,328,654

2,514,324

2,204,869

Land held for future development

192,896

226,862

198,536

175,209

137,447

Investments in real estate

$25,859,817

$26,138,175

$24,652,676

$23,532,806

$22,819,606

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(5,649,019)

(5,555,221)

(5,250,140)

(4,945,534)

(4,694,713)

Net Investments in Properties

$20,210,798

$20,582,954

$19,402,536

$18,587,272

$18,124,893

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

970,703

1,148,158

1,059,978

1,033,235

1,064,009

Net Investments in Real Estate

$21,181,501

$21,731,112

$20,462,514

$19,620,507

$19,188,902

Cash and cash equivalents

$221,140

$108,501

$971,305

$505,174

$246,480

Accounts and other receivables (1)

657,096

603,111

585,506

542,750

527,699

Deferred rent

524,200

528,180

510,627

496,684

484,179

Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs & other intangibles, net

3,057,245

3,122,904

3,106,414

3,128,140

3,500,588

Goodwill

8,125,706

8,330,996

8,012,256

7,791,522

7,466,046

Assets associated with real estate held for sale

10,981

Operating lease right-of-use assets (2)

1,495,869

1,386,959

1,363,285

1,375,427

1,364,621

Other assets

279,734

264,528

423,426

391,451

334,785

Total Assets

$35,542,491

$36,076,291

$35,435,333

$33,862,636

$33,113,300

Liabilities and Equity

Global unsecured revolving credit facilities

$451,007

$531,905

$124,082

$64,492

$603,101

Unsecured term loans

536,580

512,642

799,550

771,425

Unsecured senior notes, net of discount

12,566,198

11,997,010

11,999,170

11,268,753

10,637,006

Secured debt and other, net of premiums

239,634

239,222

238,866

238,826

239,800

Operating lease liabilities (2)

1,581,759

1,468,712

1,444,060

1,451,152

1,431,292

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

1,305,921

1,420,162

1,610,814

1,303,337

1,192,774

Deferred tax liabilities, net

650,543

698,308

711,474

664,802

684,752

Accrued dividends and distributions

324,386

571

Security deposits and prepaid rent

362,008

371,659

353,902

348,253

336,583

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

238

Total Liabilities

$17,157,070

$17,587,944

$16,995,581

$16,139,403

$15,896,733

Redeemable non-controlling interests - operating partnership

40,097

42,011

41,265

40,584

40,027

Equity

Preferred Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 110,000,000 shares authorized:

Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (3)

$219,250

$219,250

$219,250

$219,250

$219,250

Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (4)

241,468

241,468

Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (5)

242,012

242,012

Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (6)

193,540

193,540

193,540

193,540

193,540

Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (7)

203,264

203,264

203,264

203,264

203,264

Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (8)

334,886

334,886

334,886

334,886

334,886

Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 392,000,000 shares authorized (9)

2,795

2,788

2,784

2,670

2,622

Additional paid-in capital

20,700,282

20,626,897

20,566,645

19,292,311

18,606,766

Dividends in excess of earnings

(3,952,497)

(3,997,938)

(3,726,901)

(3,386,525)

(3,139,350)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

(77,783)

135,010

(123,623)

(358,349)

(444,222)

Total Stockholders' Equity

$17,623,737

$17,717,697

$17,669,845

$16,984,527

$16,460,236

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership

$571,292

$608,980

$620,676

$633,831

$656,266

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

150,295

119,659

107,966

64,291

60,038

Total Noncontrolling Interests

$721,587

$728,639

$728,642

$698,122

$716,304

Total Equity

$18,345,324

$18,446,336

$18,398,487

$17,682,649

$17,176,540

Total Liabilities and Equity

$35,542,491

$36,076,291

$35,435,333

$33,862,636

$33,113,300

(1)Net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23,975 and $18,825 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(2)Adoption of the new lease accounting standard required that we adjust the consolidated balance sheet to include the recognition of additional right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases. See our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2019 for additional information.
(3)Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, 6.625%, $201,250 and $201,250 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 8,050,000 and 8,050,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Subsequent to quarter end, we announced the redemption of the Series C preferred stock, which will occur on May 17, 2021.
(4)Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.875%, $0 (redeemed October 15, 2020, reclassified to accounts payable as of September 30, 2020 for accounting purposes) and $250,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 0 and 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(5)Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 6.350%, $0 and $250,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 0 and 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(6)Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.250%, $200,000 and $200,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 8,000,000 and 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(7)Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.850%, $210,000 and $210,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 8,400,000 and 8,400,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(8)Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.200%, $345,000 and $345,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 13,800,000 and 13,800,000 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
(9)Common Stock: 281,372,310 and 208,900,758 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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Components of Net Asset Value (NAV) (1)

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Unaudited and in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Consolidated Properties Cash Net Operating Income (NOI)(2), Annualized (3)

Network-Dense

$936,030

Campus

1,443,544

Other (4)

180,402

Total Cash NOI, Annualized

$2,559,976

less: Partners' share of consolidated JVs

(845)

Acquisitions / dispositions / expirations

(93,590)

FY 2021 backlog cash NOI and 4Q20 carry-over (stabilized) (5)

146,554

Total Consolidated Cash NOI, Annualized

$2,612,095

Digital Realty's Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated Joint Venture Cash NOI (3)(6)

$142,232

Other Income

Development and Management Fees (net), Annualized

$9,704

Other Assets

Pre-stabilized inventory, at cost (7)

$288,547

Land held for development

192,896

Development CIP (8)

2,904,642

less: Investment associated with FY21 Backlog NOI

(473,710)

Cash and cash equivalents

221,140

Accounts and other receivables, net

657,096

Other assets

279,734

less: Partners' share of consolidated JV assets

(188)

Total Other Assets

$4,070,157

Liabilities

Global unsecured revolving credit facilities

$458,343

Unsecured senior notes

12,672,890

Secured debt, excluding premiums

240,110

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (9)

1,305,921

Deferred tax liabilities, net

650,543

Security deposits and prepaid rents

362,008

Backlog NOI cost to complete (10)

361,870

Preferred stock

956,250

Digital Realty's share of unconsolidated JV debt

714,111

Total Liabilities

$17,722,046

Diluted Shares and Units Outstanding

289,948

(1)Includes Digital Realty’s share of backlog leasing at unconsolidated joint venture buildings. Excludes Mitsubishi Corporation Digital Realty (MCDR) and Ascenty joint venture.
(2)For definitions and discussion of NOI and cash NOI and a reconciliation of operating income to NOI and cash NOI, see page 34.
(3)Annualized cash NOI is calculated by multiplying results for the most recent quarter by four. Annualized results may not be indicative of any four-quarter period and do not take into account scheduled lease expirations, among other things. Annualized data is presented for illustrative purposes only. Reflects annualized 1Q21 Cash NOI of $2.6 billion. NOI is allocated based on management’s best estimates derived using contractual ABR and stabilized margins.
(4)Other includes Powered Base Building shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.
(5)Estimated cash NOI related to signed leasing expected to commence through March 31, 2021. Includes Digital Realty’s share of signed leases at unconsolidated joint venture buildings. Excludes MCDR and Ascenty joint venture.
(6)For a reconciliation of Digital Realty’s pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture operating income to cash NOI, see page 31.
(7)Includes Digital Realty’s share of cost at unconsolidated joint venture buildings. Excludes MCDR and Ascenty joint venture.
(8)See page 27 for further details on the breakdown of the construction in progress balance.
(9)Includes net deferred tax liability of approximately $611.9 million.
(10)Includes Digital Realty’s share of expected cost to complete at unconsolidated joint venture buildings. Excludes MCDR and Ascenty joint venture.

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Debt Maturities

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

As of March 31, 2021

Interest Rate

Interest

Including

Rate

Swaps

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total

Global Unsecured Revolving Credit Facilities (1)

Global unsecured revolving credit facility - Unhedged

1.083%

1.083%

$377,958

$377,958

Yen revolving credit facility

0.500%

0.500%

80,385

80,385

Deferred financing costs, net

(7,336)

Total Global Unsecured Revolving Credit Facilities

0.981%

0.981%

$458,343

$451,007

Senior Notes

Floating rate notes due 2022

$351,900

$351,900

0.125% notes due 2022

0.125%

0.125%

351,900

351,900

2.625% notes due 2024

2.625%

2.625%

$703,800

703,800

2.750% notes due 2024

2.750%

2.750%

344,575

344,575

4.250% notes due 2025

4.250%

4.250%

$551,320

551,320

0.625% notes due 2025

0.625%

0.625%

762,450

762,450

4.750% notes due 2025

4.750%

4.750%

450,000

450,000

2.500% notes due 2026

2.500%

2.500%

$1,260,975

1,260,975

3.700% notes due 2027

3.700%

3.700%

1,000,000

1,000,000

1.125% notes due 2028

1.125%

1.125%

586,500

586,500

4.450% notes due 2028

4.450%

4.450%

650,000

650,000

3.600% notes due 2029

3.600%

3.600%

900,000

900,000

3.300% notes due 2029

3.300%

3.300%

482,405

482,405

1.500% notes due 2030

1.500%

1.500%

879,750

879,750

3.750% notes due 2030

3.750%

3.750%

758,065

758,065

1.250% notes due 2031

1.250%

1.250%

586,500

586,500

0.625% notes due 2031

0.625%

0.625%

1,173,000

1,173,000

1.000% notes due 2032

1.000%

1.000%

879,750

879,750

Unamortized discounts

(38,555)

Deferred financing costs

(68,137)

Total Senior Notes

2.331%

2.331%

$703,800

$1,048,375

$1,763,770

$9,156,945

$12,566,198

Secured Debt

Secured note due 2023

1.106%

2.435%

$104,000

$104,000

Westin

3.290%

3.290%

135,000

135,000

Unamortized discounts

Deferred financing costs

(476)

Total Secured Debt

1.106%

2.435%

$104,000

$135,000

$238,524

Other Debt

Icolo loan

11.650%

11.650%

$1,110

$1,110

Total Other Debt

11.650%

11.650%

$1,110

$1,110

Total unhedged variable rate debt

$351,900

$458,343

$810,243

Total fixed rate / hedged variable rate debt

351,900

$104,000

1,048,375

$1,763,770

$9,293,055

12,561,100

Total Debt

2.286%

2.296%

$703,800

$104,000

$1,506,718

$1,763,770

$9,293,055

$13,371,343

Weighted Average Interest Rate

0.063%

2.435%

2.153%

2.811%

2.389%

2.296%

Summary

Weighted Average Term to Initial Maturity

6.7 Years

Weighted Average Maturity (assuming exercise of extension options)

6.7 Years

Global Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Detail As of March 31, 2021

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Maximum Available

Existing Capacity (2)

Currently Drawn

Global Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

$2,684,517

$2,156,277

$458,343

(1)Assumes all extensions will be exercised.
(2)Net of letters of credit issued of $69.9 million.

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Debt Analysis and Covenant Compliance

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited

First Quarter 2021

As of March 31, 2021

    

    

    

    

Global Unsecured 

Unsecured Senior Notes

 Credit Facilities

 Debt Covenant Ratios (1)

  

Required

Actual (2)

Actual (3)

Required

Actual

 Total outstanding debt / total assets (4)

  

Less than 60%

41%

37%

Less than 60% (5)

    

38%

 Secured debt / total assets (6)

 

Less than 40%

1%

1%

Less than 40%

2%

 Total unencumbered assets / unsecured debt

 

Greater than 150%

221%

244%

N/A

 

N/A

 Consolidated EBITDA / interest expense (7)

 

Greater than 1.5x

 

6.1x

 

6.1x

 

N/A

 

N/A

 Fixed charge coverage

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Greater than 1.5x

 

6.0x

 Unsecured debt / total unencumbered asset value (8)

 

 

N/A

N/A

Less than 60%

39%

 Unencumbered assets debt service coverage ratio

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Greater than 1.5x

 

7.2x

(1)For definitions of the terms used in the table above and related footnotes, please refer to the indentures which govern the notes, the Amended and Restated Global Senior Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018, the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 and the Yen facility Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018, each as amended and which are filed as exhibits to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2)Ratios for the Unsecured Senior Notes listed on page 18 except for the floating rate notes due 2022, 1.250% notes due 2031, 0.625% notes due 2031 and 1.00% notes due 2032.
(3)Ratios for the floating rate notes due 2022, 1.250% notes due 2031, 0.625% notes due 2031 and 1.00% notes due 2032.
(4)This ratio is referred to as the Leverage Ratio, defined as Consolidated Debt / Total Asset Value, under the global unsecured revolving credit facility, the term loan facility and the Yen facility. For the calculation of Total Assets, please refer to the indentures which govern the notes, the Amended and Restated Global Senior Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018, the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 and the Yen facility Credit Agreement dated as of October 24, 2018, each as amended and which are filed as exhibits to our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(5)The company has the right to maintain a Leverage Ratio of greater than 60.0% but less than or equal to 65.0% for up to four consecutive fiscal quarters during the term of the facility following an acquisition of one or more Assets for a purchase price and other consideration in an amount not less than 5% of Total Asset Value.
(6)This ratio is referred to as the Secured Debt Leverage Ratio, defined as Secured Debt / Total Asset Value, under the global unsecured revolving credit facility, the term loan facility and the Yen facility.
(7)Calculated as current quarter annualized consolidated EBITDA to current quarter annualized Interest Expense (including capitalized interest and debt discounts).
(8)Assets must satisfy certain conditions to qualify for inclusion as an Unencumbered Asset under the global unsecured revolving credit facility, the term loan facility and the Yen facility.

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Same-Capital Operating Trend Summary

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Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Stabilized (“Same-Capital”) Portfolio (1)

Three Months Ended

31-Mar-21

31-Mar-20

% Change

31-Dec-20

% Change

Rental revenues

$415,860

$416,570

(0.2%)

$425,235

(2.2%)

Tenant reimbursements - Utilities

96,231

82,402

16.8%

79,569

20.9%

Tenant reimbursements - Other

44,081

44,113

(0.1%)

46,924

(6.1%)

Interconnection & other

57,264

54,840

4.4%

56,199

1.9%

Total Revenue

$613,436

$597,925

2.6%

$607,927

0.9%

Utilities

$111,654

$92,627

20.5%

$93,900

18.9%

Rental property operating

100,677

92,730

8.6%

108,048

(6.8%)

Property taxes

31,134

29,722

4.8%

30,694

1.4%

Insurance

2,794

3,010

(7.2%)

2,847

(1.9%)

Total Expenses

$246,259

$218,089

12.9%

$235,489

4.6%

Net Operating Income (2)

$367,177

$379,836

(3.3%)

$372,438

(1.4%)

Less:

Stabilized straight-line rent

($2,285)

$1,359

(268.1%)

($1,649)

38.6%

Above- and below-market rent

(571)

(2,405)

(76.3%)

(931)

(38.7%)

Cash Net Operating Income (3)

$370,033

$380,882

(2.8%)

$375,018

(1.3%)

Stabilized Portfolio occupancy at period end (4)

86.1%

87.0%

(1.0%)

86.9%

(0.8%)

(1)Represents buildings owned as of December 31, 2019 with less than 5% of total rentable square feet under development. Excludes buildings that were undergoing, or were expected to undergo, development activities in 2020-2021, buildings classified as held for sale, and buildings sold or contributed to joint ventures for all periods presented. Prior period numbers adjusted to reflect current same-capital pool.
(2)For a definition and discussion of net operating income and a reconciliation of operating income to NOI, see page 34.
(3)For a definition and discussion of cash net operating income and a reconciliation of operating income to cash NOI, see page 34.
(4)Occupancy excludes space under active development and space held for development. For some of our buildings, we calculate occupancy based on factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas.

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Summary of Leasing Activity

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Leases Signed in the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

First Quarter 2021

0-1 MW

> 1 MW

Other (3)

Total

 Leasing Activity - New (1) (2)

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

Annualized GAAP Rent

 

$32,605

 

$119,358

 

$69,459

 

$284,142

 

$1,666

 

$24,949

 

$103,731

 

$428,449

Kilowatt leased

11,038

42,069

46,487

222,387

57,525

264,456

NRSF

121,245

506,742

462,908

2,210,435

54,139

747,866

638,293

3,465,043

Weighted Average Lease Term (years)

3.9

3.9

 

7.8

8.5

8.3

13.1

7.1

8.8

Initial stabilized cash rent per Kilowatt

$246

$235

$106

$101

$146

$134

GAAP rent per Kilowatt

$246

$236

$126

$104

$148

$127

Leasing cost per Kilowatt

$30

$25

$15

$17

$18

$18

Net Effective Economics by Kilowatt (4)

Base rent by Kilowatt

$249

$238

 

$129

$110

$146

$134

Rental concessions by Kilowatt

$3

$7

 

$6

$4

$4

$3

Estimated operating expense by Kilowatt

$69

$80

 

$12

$20

$23

$29

Net rent per Kilowatt

$177

$151

$111

$86

$119

$101

Tenant improvements by Kilowatt

$0

$0

$1

$2

$1

$1

Leasing commissions by Kilowatt

$16

$14

$2

$1

$5

$3

Net effective rent per Kilowatt

$160

$136

$108

$83

$113

$97

Initial stabilized cash rent per NRSF

$269

$234

$128

$122

$27

$30

$160

$129

GAAP rent per NRSF

$269

$236

$150

$129

$29

$33

$163

$124

Leasing cost per NRSF

$32

$23

$18

$21

$3

$2

$20

$17

Net Effective Economics by NRSF (4)

Base rent by NRSF

$272

$237

 

$156

$132

$31

$34

$181

$137

Rental concessions by NRSF

$3

$5

$6

$0

$0

$0

$5

$3

Estimated operating expense by NRSF

$68

$78

$14

$32

$1

$1

$23

$32

Net rent per NRSF

$201

$155

$136

$100

$30

$33

$153

$102

Tenant improvements by NRSF

$0

$0

$1

$1

$0

$0

$1

$1

Leasing commissions by NRSF

$17

$14

$3

$1

$0

$0

$7

$3

Net effective rent per NRSF

$183

$140

$132

$98

$30

$32

$145

$97

(1)Excludes short-term, roof, storage and garage leases.
(2)Includes leases for new and re-leased space.
(3)Other includes Powered Base Building shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.
(4)All dollar amounts are per square foot averaged over lease term. Per Kilowatt metrics are presented in monthly values. Per NRSF are presented in yearly values.

Note: LTM is last twelve months, including current quarter.

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Summary of Leasing Activity

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Leases Renewed in the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

First Quarter 2021

0-1 MW

> 1 MW

Other (4)

Total

 Leasing Activity - Renewals (1) (2) (3)

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

    

1Q21

    

LTM

Leases renewed (Kilowatt)

35,695

120,911

30,582

96,477

66,277

217,388

Leases renewed (NRSF)

482,810

1,652,137

 

387,773

1,097,503

419,471

719,306

1,290,054

3,468,946

Leasing cost per Kilowatt

$0

$0

 

$1

 

$1

$1

$1

Leasing cost per NRSF

$0

$0

 

$1

 

$1

$0

$1

$0

$1

Weighted Term (years)

1.6

1.6

3.9

6.4

2.5

3.2

2.6

3.5

Cash Rent

Expiring cash rent per Kilowatt

 

$293

$324

 

$159

 

$145

$231

$245

Renewed cash rent per Kilowatt

 

$298

$325

 

$141

 

$137

$226

$242

% Change Cash Rent Per Kilowatt

 

1.6%

0.2%

 

(11.3%)

 

(5.0%)

(2.5%)

(1.2%)

Expiring cash rent per NRSF

$260

$285

 

$151

 

$153

$19

$20

$149

$188

Renewed cash rent per NRSF

$265

$285

 

$134

 

$145

$20

$20

$146

$186

% Change Cash Rent Per NRSF

1.6%

0.2%

 

(11.3%)

 

(5.0%)

 

6.3%

 

2.8%

 

(2.1%)

 

(1.1%)

GAAP Rent

Expiring GAAP rent per Kilowatt

 

$292

 

$322

  

$149

 

$134

 

 

 

$226

$239

Renewed GAAP rent per Kilowatt

 

$299

 

$325

  

$153

 

$139

 

 

 

$232

$242

% Change GAAP Rent Per Kilowatt

 

2.5%

 

1.0%

 

2.5%

4.0%

2.5%

1.4%

Expiring GAAP rent per NRSF

$259

$283

 

$141

$141

$18

$19

$145

$183

Renewed GAAP rent per NRSF

$266

$286

 

$145

$147

$21

$21

$150

$187

% Change GAAP Rent Per NRSF

2.5%

 

1.0%

 

2.5%

4.0%

21.0%

15.0%

3.2%

2.0%

Retention ratio (5)

85.1%

83.4%

56.4%

73.9%

90.3%

76.9%

75.0%

78.8%

Churn (6)

3.7%

10.2%

3.3%

4.2%

0.5%

2.9%

3.2%

6.6%

(1)Excludes short-term, roof, storage and garage leases.
(2)Rental rates represent annual estimated cash rent per kilowatt, adjusted for straight-line rents in accordance with GAAP.
(3)Per Kilowatt metrics are presented in monthly values. Per NRSF metrics are presented in yearly values.
(4)Other includes Powered Base Building shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.
(5)Based on square feet.
(6)Churn is defined as recurring revenue lost during the period due to leases terminated or not renewed during the period, divided by recurring revenue at the beginning of the period.

Note: LTM is last twelve months, including current quarter.

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Lease Expirations - By Size

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Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Square Foot

First Quarter 2021

    

    

    

% of

    

Annualized Rent Per

    

Annualized Rent Per

    

    

    

    

Rent Per kW

 

Square Footage of

Annualized

Annualized

Occupied

Occupied Square

Annualized Rent

kW of Expiring

Rent per kW

Per Month at

 

Year

Expiring Leases (1)

Rent (2)

Rent

Square Foot

Foot at Expiration

 at Expiration

Leases

Per Month

Expiration

 

0 - 1 MW

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 Available

 

1,676,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Month to Month (3)

 

147,081

$36,054

 

1.2%

$245

$245

$36,056

9,334

$322

$322

 2021

 

1,322,378

385,860

 

12.9%

292

292

385,874

99,914

322

322

 2022

 

1,156,362

305,094

 

10.2%

264

265

306,100

85,514

297

298

 2023

 

566,867

122,572

 

4.1%

216

220

124,795

39,001

262

267

 2024

 

458,666

75,317

 

2.5%

164

169

77,590

29,953

210

216

 2025

 

346,166

58,653

 

2.0%

169

176

61,026

21,015

233

242

 2026

 

93,699

15,917

 

0.5%

170

180

16,883

6,856

193

205

 2027

 

160,137

18,494

 

0.6%

115

128

20,535

8,901

173

192

 2028

 

62,786

4,758

 

0.2%

76

91

5,705

2,071

191

230

 2029

 

40,691

4,745

 

0.2%

117

132

5,358

2,623

151

170

 2030

 

34,493

4,502

 

0.2%

131

134

4,639

2,015

186

192

 Thereafter

 

225,534

10,752

 

0.4%

48

51

11,499

3,780

237

254

Total / Wtd. Avg.

 

6,291,560

$1,042,717

 

34.9%

$226

$229

$1,056,058

310,976

$279

$283

> 1 MW

 

  Expiring Leases (1)

Annualized

 

Annualized

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

kW of Expiring

Annualized

Rent Per kW

 

 Available

 

1,833,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Month to Month (3)

 

213,337

$27,090

 

0.9%

$127

$127

$27,090

16,259

$139

$139

 2021

 

961,370

157,209

 

5.3%

164

166

159,959

89,400

147

149

 2022

 

1,597,673

261,453

 

8.8%

164

166

265,040

148,836

146

148

 2023

 

1,483,419

212,757

 

7.1%

143

144

213,947

124,022

143

144

 2024

 

1,297,496

189,959

 

6.4%

146

156

202,353

120,272

132

140

 2025

 

1,694,590

220,908

 

7.4%

130

141

238,314

152,071

121

131

 2026

 

1,103,068

140,573

 

4.7%

127

145

160,134

102,640

114

130

 2027

 

589,724

82,501

 

2.8%

140

161

94,683

59,013

117

134

 2028

 

455,492

49,708

 

1.7%

109

127

57,916

44,413

93

109

 2029

 

503,994

58,807

 

2.0%

117

135

68,211

58,515

84

97

 2030

 

476,719

53,159

 

1.8%

112

130

61,843

44,299

100

116

 Thereafter

 

1,741,738

197,900

 

6.6%

114

136

237,410

171,762

96

115

Total / Wtd. Avg.

 

13,952,385

$1,652,024

 

55.3%

$136

$147

$1,786,901

1,131,501

$122

$132

Other (4)

 

  Expiring Leases (1)

Annualized

 

Annualized

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

kW of Expiring

Annualized

Rent Per kW

 Available

 

1,365,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Month to Month (3)

 

147,746

$5,465

 

0.2%

$37

$37

$5,465

 2021

 

826,354

25,502

 

0.9%

31

41

33,911

 2022

 

1,018,320

25,457

 

0.9%

25

25

25,628

 2023

 

1,088,721

26,347

 

0.9%

24

26

28,387

 2024

 

639,489

22,515

 

0.8%

35

36

23,111

 2025

 

1,057,429

43,352

 

1.5%

41

44

46,058

 2026

 

336,229

10,647

 

0.4%

32

36

11,964

 2027

 

372,908

14,458

 

0.5%

39

45

16,843

 2028

 

227,938

11,377

 

0.4%

50

58

13,173

 2029

 

541,319

21,493

 

0.7%

40

48

25,922

 2030

 

702,520

29,005

 

1.0%

41

52

36,487

 Thereafter

 

2,787,448

56,896

 

1.9%

20

27

74,989

Total / Wtd. Avg.

 

11,112,312

$292,513

 

9.8%

$30

$35

$341,936

Total

 

  Expiring Leases (1)

Annualized

 

Annualized

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

Annualized Rent Per

kW of Expiring

Annualized

Rent Per kW

 

 Available

 

4,876,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Month to Month (3)

 

508,164

$68,608

 

2.3%

$135

$135

$68,610

 2021

 

3,110,101

568,571

 

19.0%

183

186

579,743

 2022

 

3,772,356

592,004

 

19.8%

157

158

596,768

 2023

 

3,139,008

361,676

 

12.1%

115

117

367,128

 2024

 

2,395,651

287,791

 

9.6%

120

127

303,054

 2025

 

3,098,185

322,913

 

10.8%

104

111

345,398

 2026

 

1,532,995

167,137

 

5.6%

109

123

188,981

 2027

 

1,122,769

115,453

 

3.9%

103

118

132,061

 2028

 

746,216

65,843

 

2.2%

88

103

76,793

 2029

 

1,086,004

85,044

 

2.8%

78

92

99,491

 2030

 

1,213,733

86,666

 

2.9%

71

85

102,969

 Thereafter

 

4,754,720

265,549

 

8.9%

56

68

323,898

Total / Wtd. Avg.

 

31,356,257

$2,987,255

 

100.0%

$113

$120

$3,184,895

(1)For some buildings, we calculate square footage based on factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas. We estimate the total net rentable square feet available for lease based on a number of factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas.
(2)Annualized rent represents the monthly contractual base rent (defined as cash base rent before abatements) under existing leases as of March 31, 2021, multiplied by 12.
(3)Includes leases, licenses and similar agreements that upon expiration have been automatically renewed on a month-to-month basis.
(4)Other includes unimproved building shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.

Note: Represents consolidated portfolio in addition to our managed portfolio of unconsolidated joint ventures based on our ownership percentage.

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Top 20 Customers by Annualized Rent

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

    

    

    

    

Weighted

Average

Annualized

% of Annualized

Remaining

Number of

Recurring

Recurring

Lease Term in

Customer

Locations

Revenue (1)

Revenue

Years

1

  

Fortune 50 Software Company

 

55

 

$322,494

 

9.7%

8.8

2

IBM

 

40

 

157,253

 

4.7%

3.0

3

Facebook, Inc.

 

34

 

116,313

 

3.5%

4.5

4

Oracle America, Inc.

 

29

 

101,743

 

3.0%

2.7

5

Equinix

 

24

 

90,887

 

2.7%

8.3

6

Fortune 25 Investment Grade-Rated Company

 

25

 

83,467

 

2.5%

2.5

7

Global Cloud Provider

 

49

 

80,468

 

2.4%

2.1

8

LinkedIn Corporation

 

8

 

71,323

 

2.1%

3.6

9

Social Content Platform

 

9

 

70,062

 

2.1%

6.3

10

Cyxtera Technologies, Inc.

 

17

 

68,587

 

2.1%

11.1

11

Rackspace

 

20

 

65,765

 

2.0%

9.0

12

Fortune 500 SaaS Provider

 

14

 

62,928

 

1.9%

4.9

13

CenturyLink, Inc.

 

129

 

59,743

 

1.8%

4.8

14

Fortune 25 Tech Company

 

38

 

57,739

 

1.7%

3.0

15

Comcast Corporation

 

28

 

43,200

 

1.3%

5.1

16

Verizon

 

100

 

41,251

 

1.2%

3.1

17

Zayo

 

117

 

36,217

 

1.1%

5.4

18

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

16

 

36,119

 

1.1%

2.6

19

AT&T

 

73

 

35,356

 

1.1%

3.2

20

Global Network Provider

 

29

 

32,571

 

1.0%

3.0

Total / Weighted Average

$1,633,488

 

48.9%

6.1

(1)Annualized recurring revenue represents the monthly contractual base rent (defined as cash base rent before abatements), and interconnection revenue under existing leases as of March 31, 2021, multiplied by 12.

Note: Represents consolidated portfolio in addition to our managed portfolio of unconsolidated joint ventures based on ownership percentage. Our direct customers may be the entities named in the table above or their subsidiaries or affiliates.

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Occupancy Analysis

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Net Rentable

Space Under Active

Space Held for

Annualized

Occupancy (5)

White Space

Data Center

Metropolitan Area

  

Square Feet (1)

  

Development (2)

  

Development (3)

  

Rent (4)

  

31-Mar-21

  

31-Dec-20

  

IT Load (6)

  

Count

 North America

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Northern Virginia

 

5,868,718

 

458,715

 

76,944

$574,664

 

92.6%

94.6%

464.4

24

Chicago

 

3,426,580

 

 

148,101

300,405

 

87.5%

87.6%

162.7

10

New York

 

2,050,581

 

233,560

 

99,980

212,750

 

84.3%

83.8%

51.0

13

Silicon Valley

 

2,251,021

 

65,594

 

212,561

 

96.8%

96.8%

105.5

20

Dallas

 

3,530,749

 

143,051

 

28,094

194,053

 

81.1%

81.4%

101.2

21

Phoenix

 

795,687

 

 

227,274

66,900

 

71.6%

71.1%

42.5

3

San Francisco

 

824,972

 

23,321

 

64,445

 

71.3%

71.1%

29.1

4

Atlanta

 

525,414

 

41,661

 

313,581

52,271

 

94.7%

94.6%

7.1

4

Los Angeles

 

798,571

 

19,908

 

43,432

 

84.8%

85.5%

13.8

4

Seattle

 

400,369

 

 

38,904

 

85.7%

87.4%

19.5

1

Portland

 

331,242

 

823,056

 

32,127

 

97.5%

98.7%

28.5

2

Toronto, Canada

 

316,362

 

515,128

 

28,529

 

83.6%

83.7%

23.8

3

Boston

 

467,519

 

 

50,649

21,757

 

47.3%

47.3%

19.0

4

Houston

 

392,816

 

 

13,969

15,975

 

70.6%

76.5%

13.0

6

Miami

 

226,314

 

 

8,555

 

90.6%

90.0%

1.3

2

Austin

 

85,688

 

 

6,775

 

63.5%

63.4%

4.3

1

Minneapolis/St. Paul

 

328,765

 

 

5,956

 

100.0%

100.0%

1

Charlotte

 

95,499

 

 

4,964

 

89.4%

89.2%

1.5

3

North America Total/Weighted Average

 

22,716,866

 

2,323,994

 

958,592

$1,885,023

 

86.4%

87.0%

1,088.1

126

 EMEA

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

London, England

 

1,431,735

 

 

160,850

$250,535

 

75.8%

77.4%

101.8

16

Frankfurt, Germany

 

1,660,202

 

1,553,403

 

192,081

 

88.0%

88.5%

98.8

27

Amsterdam, Netherlands

1,172,741

 

94,730

 

95,262

134,929

 

62.4%

67.6%

110.4

13

Paris, France

 

472,687

 

440,846

 

65,716

 

86.3%

89.9%

33.1

10

Vienna, Austria

 

358,282

 

 

46,775

 

83.7%

84.0%

25.6

2

Dublin, Ireland

 

380,818

 

94,005

 

45,567

 

75.8%

75.0%

24.3

8

Marseille, France

 

274,960

 

245,213

 

40,400

 

80.6%

78.1%

20.8

4

Madrid, Spain

 

218,136

 

225,000

 

35,284

 

78.6%

77.7%

9.0

4

Zurich, Switzerland

 

284,677

 

258,240

 

29,196

 

58.4%

70.6%

17.0

3

Brussels, Belgium

 

136,685

 

27,420

 

23,764

 

77.4%

76.1%

7.5

3

Stockholm, Sweden

 

206,139

 

48,659

 

22,648

 

61.3%

73.4%

12.8

6

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

163,755

 

162,123

 

17,754

 

76.5%

76.7%

7.1

3

Dusseldorf, Germany

 

105,523

 

 

16,419

 

59.9%

60.2%

4.3

2

Athens, Greece

 

55,170

 

 

6,451

 

60.4%

58.0%

1.7

2

Zagreb, Croatia

 

19,105

 

12,801

 

1,998

 

48.5%

49.9%

0.9

1

Nairobi, Kenya

 

15,710

 

 

1,193

 

54.7%

52.2%

0.5

1

Mombasa, Kenya

 

10,115

 

37,026

 

811

 

44.3%

41.7%

0.3

2

EMEA Total/Weighted Average

 

6,966,440

 

3,199,466

 

256,112

$931,521

 

76.2%

78.4%

475.7

107

 Asia Pacific

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Singapore

 

540,638

 

344,826

 

$93,824

 

95.8%

95.3%

37.3

3

Sydney, Australia

 

226,697

 

222,838

 

26,885

 

85.7%

85.7%

14.9

4

Melbourne, Australia

 

146,570

 

 

18,445

 

71.0%

71.3%

9.6

2

Tokyo, Japan

 

 

406,664

 

 

1

Osaka, Japan

 

 

193,535

 

 

1

Seoul, South Korea

 

 

162,260

 

 

1

Hong Kong

 

 

284,751

 

 

1

Asia Pacific Total/Weighted Average

 

913,905

 

1,614,874

 

$139,155

 

89.3%

89.0%

61.7

13

 Non-Data Center Properties

 

263,668

 

 

$1,263

 

100.0%

100.0%

Consolidated Portfolio Total/Weighted Average

 

30,860,879

 

7,138,334

 

1,214,704

$2,956,961

 

84.3%

85.1%

1,625.6

246

 Managed Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

Northern Virginia

 

1,250,419

 

 

$78,278

 

92.7%

100.0%

75.2

7

Hong Kong

 

186,300

 

 

20,130

 

87.3%

87.3%

11.0

1

Silicon Valley

 

326,305

 

 

13,852

 

100.0%

100.0%

4

Dallas

 

319,876

 

 

5,555

 

82.4%

82.4%

3

New York

 

108,336

 

 

3,460

 

100.0%

100.0%

3.4

1

Managed Unconsolidated Portfolio Total/Weighted Average

 

2,191,236

 

 

$121,274

 

92.2%

96.4%

89.6

16

Managed Portfolio Total/Weighted Average

 

33,052,115

 

7,138,334

 

1,214,704

$3,078,235

 

84.9%

85.8%

1,715.1

262

Digital Realty Share Total/Weighted Average (7)

 

31,356,257

 

7,138,334

 

1,214,704

$2,987,255

 

84.4%

85.3%

1,646.8

 Non-Managed Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

  

Sao Paulo, Brazil

 

897,625

 

307,493

 

414,503

122,385

 

97.9%

97.9%

77.4

16

Tokyo, Japan

 

892,667

 

 

62,377

 

87.8%

87.8%

21.0

2

Osaka, Japan

 

277,031

 

24,181

 

30,874

50,415

 

87.3%

85.6%

21.6

2

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

72,442

 

26,781

 

10,744

 

100.0%

100.0%

6.0

2

Fortaleza, Brazil

 

94,205

 

 

9,678

 

100.0%

100.0%

6.2

1

Seattle

 

51,000

 

 

7,562

 

100.0%

100.0%

9.0

1

Santiago, Chile

 

67,340

 

45,209

 

180,835

6,930

 

68.7%

68.7%

6.3

2

Queretaro, Mexico

 

 

108,178

 

376,202

 

2

Non-Managed Portfolio Total/Weighted Average

 

2,352,310

 

511,842

 

1,002,414

$270,090

 

92.2%

92.1%

147.4

28

Portfolio Total/Weighted Average

 

35,404,425

 

7,650,175

 

2,217,118

$3,348,325

 

85.3%

86.2%

1,862.5

290

(1)We estimate the total net rentable square feet available for lease based on a number of factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas.
(2)Space under active development includes current Base Building and Data Center projects in progress (see page 26).
(3)Space held for development includes space held for future Data Center development, and excludes space under active development (see page 29).
(4)Annualized base rent represents the monthly contractual base rent (defined as cash base rent before abatements) under existing leases as of March 31, 2021, multiplied by 12.
(5)Occupancy excludes space under active development and space held for development. For some of our buildings, we calculate occupancy based on factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas.
(6)White Space IT Load represents UPS-backed utility power dedicated to Digital Realtys operated data center space.
(7)Represents consolidated portfolio plus our managed portfolio of unconsolidated joint ventures based on our ownership percentage.

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Development Lifecycle - Committed Active Development

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Base Building Construction

Data Center Construction

Total Active Development

    

    

    

    

    

A

    

B

    

A + B

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

A

    

B

    

A + B

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

A

    

B

    

A + B

Average

Pre-tax

Total

Current

Future

Total

Total

Current

Future

Total

Expected

Est.

Total

Current

Future

Total

# of

Square

Investment

Funding

Expected

# of

Square

Investment

Funding

Expected

%

Completion

Stabilized

# of

Square

Investment

Funding

Expected

Metropolitan Area

Locations

Feet

(1)

Req. (2)

Investment (3)

Locations

Feet

kW

(1)

Req. (2)

Investment (3)

Leased

Period

Cash Yield (4)

Locations

Feet

(1)

Req. (2)

Investment (3)

 Atlanta

 

 

1

 

41,661

 

2,000

$458

$36,866

$37,324

 

1Q22

 

 

1

 

41,661

$458

$36,866

$37,324

 Dallas

1

 

115,060

$1,943

$14,702

$16,645

 

1

 

27,991

 

1,500

4,324

27,970

32,294

 

4Q21

 

 

2

 

143,051

6,266

42,672

48,939

 Los Angeles

 

 

1

 

19,908

 

1,200

5,252

18,902

24,154

 

4Q21

 

 

1

 

19,908

5,252

18,902

24,154

 New York (5)

 

 

3

 

233,560

 

8,400

118,261

137,295

255,556

 

77.1%

2Q22

 

 

3

 

233,560

118,261

137,295

255,556

 Northern Virginia

1

 

361,429

70,157

17,999

88,156

 

2

 

97,286

 

14,000

47,930

47,143

95,073

 

62.8%

3Q21

 

 

2

 

458,715

118,087

65,141

183,228

 Portland

1

 

552,862

32,444

121,569

154,014

 

1

 

270,194

 

30,000

99,488

196,238

295,726

 

20.0%

2Q22

 

 

2

 

823,056

131,932

317,808

449,740

 San Francisco

 

 

1

 

23,321

 

2,400

28,375

2,274

30,648

 

100.0%

2Q21

 

 

1

 

23,321

28,375

2,274

30,648

 Silicon Valley (6)

1

 

65,594

37,728

3,315

41,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

65,594

37,728

3,315

41,044

 Toronto

1

 

360,099

27,261

32,115

59,376

 

2

 

155,029

 

14,800

93,262

89,910

183,173

 

25.7%

3Q21

 

 

2

 

515,128

120,523

122,025

242,548

North America

 

5

 

1,455,044

$169,533

$189,700

$359,233

 

12

 

868,950

 

74,300

$397,349

$556,599

$953,948

 

41.3%

9.8%

15

 

2,323,994

$566,882

$746,299

$1,313,181

 Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

 

 

2

 

94,730

 

6,400

$55,489

$39,805

$95,294

 

1Q22

 

 

2

 

94,730

$55,489

$39,805

$95,294

 Brussels, Belgium

 

 

 

1

 

27,420

 

1,450

15,778

10,305

26,083

 

3Q22

 

 

1

 

27,420

15,778

10,305

26,083

 Copenhagen, Denmark

 

1

 

100,047

$14,261

$23,380

$37,640

 

2

 

62,076

 

5,950

11,353

72,803

84,156

 

1.5%

1Q22

 

 

2

 

162,123

25,614

96,183

121,797

 Dublin, Ireland

 

 

 

1

 

94,005

 

6,000

23,789

32,451

56,241

 

100.0%

3Q21

 

 

1

 

94,005

23,789

32,451

56,241

 Frankfurt, Germany

 

1

 

926,838

79,894

119,633

199,527

 

5

 

626,565

 

51,540

245,221

455,912

701,133

 

5.6%

2Q22

 

 

6

 

1,553,403

325,115

575,545

900,660

 Madrid, Spain

 

1

 

150,000

16,422

18,455

34,877

 

1

 

75,000

 

5,000

10,909

52,277

63,186

 

4Q22

 

 

1

 

225,000

27,331

70,732

98,063

 Marseille, France

 

1

 

82,718

5,730

50,633

56,363

 

2

 

162,496

 

18,050

92,830

114,834

207,664

 

24.4%

4Q21

 

 

2

 

245,213

98,560

165,467

264,026

 Mombasa, Kenya

 

1

 

18,513

673

677

1,350

 

1

 

18,513

 

855

673

6,676

7,350

 

4Q21

 

 

1

 

37,026

1,346

7,353

8,699

 Paris, France

 

1

 

48,201

24,638

6,329

30,967

 

3

 

392,645

 

44,400

184,192

468,383

652,576

 

35.4%

2Q22

 

 

3

 

440,846

208,831

474,712

683,543

 Stockholm, Sweden

 

 

 

1

 

48,659

 

2,625

12,779

11,987

24,766

 

2Q21

 

 

1

 

48,659

12,779

11,987

24,766

 Zagreb, Croatia

 

 

 

1

 

12,801

 

1,800

12

21,102

21,114

 

3Q21

 

 

1

 

12,801

12

21,102

21,114

 Zurich, Switzerland

 

1

 

199,060

43,655

58,709

102,364

 

1

 

59,180

 

10,000

35,053

117,593

152,646

 

70.0%

3Q22

 

 

1

 

258,240

78,708

176,302

255,010

EMEA

 

7

 

1,525,376

$185,273

$277,815

$463,088

 

21

 

1,674,090

 

154,070

$688,080

$1,404,128

$2,092,208

 

20.9%

11.3%

22

 

3,199,466

$873,353

$1,681,943

$2,555,296

 Hong Kong

 

1

 

183,054

$2,128

$14,722

$16,849

 

1

 

101,697

 

7,500

$1,521

$66,664

$68,185

 

4Q21

 

 

1

 

284,751

$3,649

$81,385

$85,034

 Osaka, Japan

 

1

 

96,768

26,353

20,372

46,725

 

1

 

96,768

 

9,400

76,727

79,887

156,614

 

3Q21

 

 

1

 

193,535

103,080

100,259

203,339

 Seoul, South Korea

 

1

 

81,130

19,834

44,010

63,845

 

1

 

81,130

 

6,000

22,539

72,129

94,668

 

4Q21

 

 

1

 

162,260

42,374

116,139

158,513

 Singapore

 

 

 

1

 

344,826

 

41,250

163,344

177,191

340,535

 

85.5%

3Q21

 

 

1

 

344,826

163,344

177,191

340,535

 Sydney, Australia (6)

 

2

 

155,249

55,831

17,962

73,793

 

1

 

67,589

 

7,200

14,303

60,629

74,932

 

100.0%

4Q21

 

 

2

 

222,838

70,134

78,591

148,726

Tokyo, Japan

 

1

 

261,427

68,357

70,992

139,350

 

1

 

145,237

 

7,500

41,223

99,394

140,617

 

3Q21

 

 

1

 

406,664

109,580

170,386

279,966

Asia Pacific

 

6

 

777,628

172,504

168,058

340,562

 

6

 

837,247

 

78,850

$319,657

$555,895

$875,552

 

43.3%

12.9%

7

 

1,614,874

$492,161

$723,953

$1,216,114

Total

 

18

 

3,758,048

$527,310

$635,573

$1,162,883

 

39

 

3,380,286

307,220

$1,405,086

$2,516,622

$3,921,708

 

31.7%

11.3%

44

 

7,138,334

$1,932,396

$3,152,195

$5,084,591

(1)Represents costs incurred through March 31, 2021.
(2)Represents estimated cost to complete specific scope of work pursuant to contract, budget or approved capital plan.
(3)For Base Building Construction, represents the pro rata share of the acquisition and infrastructure costs related to the specific Base Building project. For Data Center Construction, represents the pro rata share of the acquisition and infrastructure costs, or Base Building Construction costs, applicable to the specific Data Center project, plus the total direct investment in the specific Data Center project.
(4)Estimated yields are based on total expected investment amounts and anticipated net operating income from leases signed or other assumptions based on market conditions.
(5)Includes the first phase of a fully-leased build-to-suit.
(6)Silicon Valley and one location in Sydney, Australia are 100% pre-leased as Base Building.

Note: Square footage is based on current estimates and project plans, and may change upon completion of the project or due to remeasurement.

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Construction Projects in Progress

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Square Foot

First Quarter 2021

    

    

    

    

    

    

Total Cost/

Net Rentable

Current

Future

Total

Net Rentable

 Construction Projects in Progress

Square Feet (5)

Acreage

Investment (6)

Investment (7)

Investment

Square Foot

 Development Lifecycle

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Land - Held for Development (1)

 

N/A

 

263.2

$192,896

 

$192,896

 

  

 Development Construction in Progress

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

 Land - Current Development (1)

 

N/A

 

616.2

$683,782

$683,782

 

  

 Space Held for Development (1)

 

1,214,704

 

N/A

234,992

234,992

$172

 Base Building Construction (2)

 

3,758,048

 

N/A

527,310

$635,573

1,162,883

 

320

 Data Center Construction

 

3,380,286

 

N/A

1,405,086

2,516,622

3,921,708

 

1,005

 Equipment Pool & Other Inventory (3)

 

N/A

 

N/A

8,356

8,356

 

  

 Campus, Tenant Improvements & Other (4)

 

N/A

 

N/A

45,117

32,223

77,340

 

  

Total Development Construction in Progress

 

8,353,038

 

616.2

$2,904,642

$3,184,418

$6,089,060

 

  

 Enhancement & Other

$332

$25,518

$25,850

 

  

 Recurring

1,837

10,499

12,336

 

  

Total Construction in Progress

 

879.4

$3,099,707

$3,220,435

$6,320,142

 

  

(1)Land and Space Held for Development reflect cumulative cost spent to date pending future development. Excludes square footage and cost incurred on unconsolidated joint ventures.
(2)Base Building Construction consists of ongoing improvements to building infrastructure in preparation for future data center fit-out.
(3)Represents long-lead time equipment and materials required for timely deployment and delivery of data center fit-out.
(4)Represents improvements in progress as of March 31, 2021 which benefit space recently converted to our operating portfolio and is composed primarily of shared infrastructure projects and first-generation tenant improvements.
(5)We estimate the total net rentable square feet available for lease based on a number of factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas. Excludes square footage of properties held in unconsolidated joint ventures.
(6)Represents costs incurred through March 31, 2021. Excludes costs incurred by unconsolidated joint ventures.
(7)Represents estimated cost to complete specific scope of work pursuant to contract, budget or approved capital plan.

Note: We capitalize interest on active construction work. Base Building Construction, Data Center Construction, Equipment Pool, Campus Improvements, Enhancements and Recurring are considered active construction work. Square footage is based on current estimates and project plans and may change upon completion of the project or due to remeasurement.

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Historical Capital Expenditures and Investments in Real Estate

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Three Months Ended

   

31-Mar-21

   

31-Dec-20

   

30-Sep-20

   

30-Jun-20

   

31-Mar-20

 Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures (1)

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 Development

$439,793

$576,008

$441,958

$413,443

$320,093

 Enhancements and Other Non-Recurring

58

853

49

94

28

Total Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures

$439,851

$576,861

$442,007

$413,537

$320,121

 Recurring Capital Expenditures (2)

$39,522

$83,571

$53,683

$38,796

$34,677

Total Direct Capital Expenditures

$479,373

$660,432

$495,690

$452,333

$354,798

 Indirect Capital Expenditures

  

  

  

  

  

 Capitalized Interest

$11,434

$11,836

$12,379

$13,133

$9,942

 Capitalized Overhead

17,716

15,003

14,024

12,124

12,555

Total Indirect Capital Expenditures

$29,150

$26,839

$26,403

$25,257

$22,497

Total Improvements to and Advances for Investment in Real Estate

$508,523

$687,271

$522,093

$477,590

$377,295

Consolidated Portfolio Net Rentable Square Feet (3)

 

31,356,257

 

31,855,032

 

31,410,022

 

30,225,412

 

25,992,054

(1)Non-recurring capital expenditures are primarily for development of space and land, excluding acquisition costs.
(2)Recurring capital expenditures represent non-incremental building improvements required to maintain current revenues, including second-generation tenant improvements and external leasing commissions. Recurring capital expenditures do not include acquisition costs contemplated when underwriting the purchase of a building, costs which are incurred to bring a building up to Digital Realtys operating standards, or internal leasing commissions.
(3)For some of our buildings, we calculate square footage based on factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common areas.

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Development Lifecycle – Held for Development

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Land Inventory (1)

Space Held for Development

    

    

    

Land -

    

Land -

    

    

Total

    

# of

Held for

Current

# of

Square

Current

Metropolitan Area

Locations

Acres

Development

Development

Locations

Feet

Investment (2)

 Atlanta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

313,581

 

$25,621

 Boston

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

50,649

23,623

 Chicago

 

1

 

1.4

$25,377

 

 

6

 

148,101

52,194

 Dallas

 

3

 

116.3

33,063

 

 

2

 

28,094

3,133

 Houston

 

 

 

 

1

 

13,969

2,726

 New York

 

1

 

21.5

 

$31,587

 

6

 

99,980

18,081

 Northern Virginia

 

7

 

601.3

16,204

420,136

 

4

 

76,944

2,128

 Phoenix

 

2

 

56.5

16,464

 

1

 

227,274

18,026

 Silicon Valley

 

1

 

13.0

66,504

 

 

North America

 

15

 

809.9

$91,108

$518,228

 

22

 

958,592

$145,532

 Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

1

 

4.4

$22,991

 

2

 

95,262

$37,143

 Athens, Greece

 

2

 

1.8

2,591

 

 

 Brussels, Belgium

 

1

 

2.5

1,405

 

 

 Copenhagen, Denmark

 

2

 

7.6

7,357

 

 

 Dublin, Ireland

 

3

 

7.0

7,128

 

 

 Frankfurt, Germany

 

1

 

12.0

112,402

 

 

 London, United Kingdom

 

1

 

6.7

17,704

 

4

 

160,850

52,317

 Madrid, Spain

 

1

 

1.8

19,589

 

 

 Vienna, Austria

 

1

 

5.6

19,355

 

 

 Zurich, Switzerland

 

2

 

8.4

46,334

 

 

EMEA

 

15

 

57.8

$95,529

$161,326

 

6

 

256,112

$89,460

 Melbourne, Australia

 

1

 

4.1

$4,228

 

 

 Osaka, Japan

 

1

 

7.5

$6,259

 

 

Asia Pacific

 

2

 

11.6

$6,259

$4,228

 

 

Consolidated Portfolio

 

32

 

879.4

$192,896

$683,782

 

28

 

1,214,704

$234,992

(1)Represents buildings acquired to support ground-up development.
(2)Represents costs incurred through March 31, 2021. Includes the cost of acquisition as well as cost of improvements since acquisition to prepare for future building construction.

Note: Square footage is based on current estimates and project plans and may change upon completion of the project or due to remeasurement.

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Acquisitions / Dispositions / Joint Ventures

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Closed Acquisitions:

  

  

  

  

  

                 

  

Net

  

  

  

  Rentable  

Square Feet

Square Feet

% of Total Net

Acquisition

Metropolitan

Date

Purchase

Cap

Square

Under

Held For

Rentable Square

Property

Type

Area

Acquired

Price (1)

Rate (2)

Feet (3)

Development

Development

Feet Occupied (4)

BRU3

Building

Brussels

2/12/2021

$15

Total

$15

 

 

 

 

 

Closed Dispositions:

  

  

  

  

  

  

Net

  

  

  

Rentable

Square Feet

Square Feet

% of Total Net

Disposition

Metropolitan

Date

Sale

Cap

Square

Under

Held For

Rentable Square

Property

Type

Area

Disposed

    Price (1)    

Rate (2)

Feet (3)

Development

Development

Feet Occupied (4)

11 Properties

Portfolio

Europe

3/17/2021

$680

6.7%

21362 Smith Switch Road

Land

Ashburn, VA

2/11/2021

12

600 Winter Street

Building

Boston

2/16/2021

2

Total

$694

6.7%

Closed Joint Venture Contributions:

    

    

    

    

    

Net

    

    

    

Rentable

Square Feet

Square Feet

% of Total Net

Metropolitan

Contribution

Cap

Square

Under

Held For

Rentable Square

Property

Area

Date

Price

Rate (2)

Feet (3)

Development

Development

Feet Occupied (4)

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)Represents the purchase price or sale price, as applicable, before contractual adjustments, transaction expenses, taxes and potential currency fluctuations.
(2)We calculate the cash capitalization rate on acquisitions, dispositions and joint venture contributions by dividing anticipated annual net operating income by the purchase/sale/contribution price, including assumed debt and related pre-payment penalties. Net operating income represents rental revenue and tenant reimbursement revenue from in-place leases, less rental property operating and maintenance expenses, property taxes and insurance expenses, and is not a financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our cash capitalization rates because they are based solely on data made available to us in the diligence process in connection with the relevant acquisitions and are calculated on a non-GAAP basis. Our calculation of the cash capitalization rate on acquisitions may change, based on our experience operating the data centers subsequent to closing of the acquisitions. In addition, the actual cash capitalization rates may differ from our expectations based on numerous other factors, including the results of our final purchase price allocation, difficulties collecting anticipated rental revenues, customer bankruptcies, property tax reassessments and unanticipated expenses at the data centers that we cannot pass on to customers.
(3)We estimate the total net rentable square feet available for lease based on a number of factors in addition to contractually leased square feet, including available power, required support space and common area.
(4)Occupancy excludes space under development and space held for development.

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Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (“JVs”)

Graphic

Financial Supplement

Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Summary Balance Sheet -

As of March 31, 2021

at the JV's 100% Share

Ascenty

Clise (1)

CenturyLink (2)

Mitsubishi

Mapletree

Prudential

Griffin

Colovore

Total

Undepreciated book value of operating real estate

 

 

$705,795

 

 

$48,513

 

 

$185,024

 

 

$743,334

 

 

$772,952

 

 

$430,196

 

 

$126,825

 

 

$27,942

 

 

$3,040,581

Accumulated depreciation & amortization

(114,564)

(5,424)

(45,032)

(52,669)

(58,170)

(73,037)

(21,380)

(9,171)

(379,447)

Net Book Value of Operating Real Estate

$591,231

$43,089

$139,992

$690,665

$714,782

$357,159

$105,445

$18,771

$2,661,134

Cash

159,570

134

15,429

192,253

32,073

5,345

248

4,542

409,594

Other assets

1,115,381

8,900

10,185

96,769

223,375

44,348

9,630

1,369

1,509,957

Total Assets

$1,866,182

$52,123

$165,606

$979,687

$970,230

$406,852

$115,323

$24,682

$4,580,685

Debt

853,205

47,756

389,279

211,277

88,134

3,388

1,593,039

Other liabilities

107,967

363

8,327

187,421

24,634

66,477

1,393

630

397,212

Equity / (deficit)

905,010

4,004

157,279

402,987

945,596

129,098

25,796

20,664

2,590,434

Total Liabilities and Equity

$1,866,182

$52,123

$165,606

$979,687

$970,230

$406,852

$115,323

$24,682

$4,580,685

Digital Realty's ownership percentage

49% (3)

50%

50%

50%

20%

20%

20%

17%

Digital Realty's Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated JV Debt

$435,135

$23,878

$194,640

$42,255

$17,627

$576

$714,111

Summary Statement of Operations -

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

at the JV's 100% Share

Ascenty

Clise (1)

CenturyLink (2)

Mitsubishi

Mapletree

Prudential

Griffin

Colovore

Total

Total revenues

 

 

$49,473

 

 

$2,577

 

 

$6,290

 

 

$41,563

 

 

$27,288

 

 

$10,682

 

 

$1,409

 

 

$2,880

 

 

$142,162

Operating expenses

(17,622)

(749)

(2,259)

(18,173)

(10,707)

(2,339)

(1,382)

(1,953)

(55,184)

Net Operating Income (NOI)

$31,851

$1,828

$4,031

$23,390

$16,581

$8,343

$27

$927

$86,978

Straight-line rent

38

(429)

(933)

47

28

(1,249)

Above and below market rent

178

(822)

182

(462)

Cash Net Operating Income (NOI)

$31,851

$1,828

$4,069

$22,961

$15,826

$7,568

$237

$927

$85,267

Interest expense

($8,854)

($511)

$0

($971)

($13)

($2,488)

$0

($333)

($13,170)

Depreciation & amortization

(18,591)

(189)

(2,289)

(8,395)

(17,462)

(3,262)

(1,094)

(570)

(51,852)

Other income / (expense)

5,202

(264)

(2,975)

(1,269)

(55)

(1)

(56)

582

FX remeasurement on USD debt

(69,281)

(69,281)

Total Non-Operating Expenses

($91,524)

($700)

($2,553)

($12,341)

($18,744)

($5,805)

($1,095)

($959)

($133,721)

Net Income / (Loss)

($59,673)

$1,128

$1,478

$11,049

($2,163)

$2,538

($1,068)

($32)

($46,743)

Digital Realty's ownership percentage

49% (3)

50%

50%

50%

20%

20%

20%

17%

Digital Realty's Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated JV NOI

$16,244

$914

$2,016

$11,695

$3,316

$1,669

$5

$158

$36,017

Digital Realty's Pro Rata Share of Unconsolidated JV Cash NOI

$16,244

$914

$2,035

$11,481

$3,165

$1,514

$47

$158

$35,558

Digital Realty's Earnings (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures

($30,326)

$564

739

$5,524

($433)

$882

$21

($5)

($23,034)

Digital Realty's Pro Rata Share of core FFO (4)

$14,489

$659

$1,884

$9,722

$3,059

$1,534

$240

$92

$31,679

Digital Realty's Fee Income from Joint Ventures

$156

$46

$662

$584

$7

$1,455

(1)Formerly known as 2020 Fifth Avenue.
(2)Formerly known as 33 Chun Choi Street.
(3)Equity in income pick-up comprised of 49% owned by Digital Realty and 2% owned by management, with a corresponding offset for the 2% in minority interest.
(4)For a definition of Core FFO, see page 33.

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Reconciliation of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization and Financial Ratios

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Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands

First Quarter 2021

Three Months Ended

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization (EBITDA) (1)

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Net Income / (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders

$372,405

$44,178

($37,368)

$53,676

$202,859

Interest

 

 

75,653

 

 

77,848

 

 

89,499

 

 

79,874

 

 

85,800

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

18,347

49,576

53,007

632

Income tax expense (benefit)

7,547

3,322

16,053

11,490

7,182

Depreciation & amortization

369,733

359,915

365,842

349,165

291,457

EBITDA

$843,685

$534,839

$487,033

$494,205

$587,930

Unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation & amortization

19,378

21,471

19,213

17,123

19,923

Unconsolidated JV interest expense and tax expense

8,786

12,143

9,002

9,203

9,944

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

2,427

606

920

3,642

1,272

Transaction and integration expenses

14,120

19,290

14,953

15,618

56,801

(Gain) on sale / deconsolidation

(333,921)

(1,684)

(10,410)

(304,801)

Impairment of investments in real estate

6,482

Other non-core adjustments, net

38,574

(23,842)

4,945

(3,404)

85,185

Non-controlling interests

8,756

1,818

(1,316)

1,147

4,684

Preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends

13,514

13,514

20,712

21,155

21,155

Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock

16,520

Adjusted EBITDA

$615,319

$578,156

$568,054

$558,690

$482,093

(1)For definitions and discussion of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, see the definitions section.

Three Months Ended

Financial Ratios

31-Mar-21

31-Dec-20

30-Sep-20

30-Jun-20

31-Mar-20

Total GAAP interest expense

 

 

$75,653

 

 

$77,848

 

 

$89,499

 

 

$79,874

 

 

$85,800

Capitalized interest

11,434

11,836

12,379

13,133

10,480

Change in accrued interest and other non-cash amounts

44,620

(37,182)

19,718

(38,478)

24,321

Cash Interest Expense (2)

$131,707

$52,502

$121,596

$54,529

$120,601

Scheduled debt principal payments

57

125

Preferred dividends

13,514

13,514

20,712

21,155

21,155

Total Fixed Charges (3)

$100,601

$103,198

$122,590

$114,219

$117,560

Coverage

Interest coverage ratio (4)

6.6x

5.8x

5.2x

5.6x

4.6x

Cash interest coverage ratio (5)

4.5x

9.3x

4.4x

9.1x

3.7x

Fixed charge coverage ratio (6)

5.8x

5.1x

4.4x

4.6x

3.8x

Cash fixed charge coverage ratio (7)

4.1x

7.7x

3.8x

6.8x

3.2x

Leverage

Debt to total enterprise value (8) (9)

24.1%

24.4%

22.8%

23.3%

23.8%

Debt plus preferred stock to total enterprise value (10)

25.9%

26.2%

25.0%

26.0%

26.6%

Pre-tax income to interest expense (11)

6.2x

1.8x

1.0x

2.0x

3.7x

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (12)

5.6x

6.0x

5.5x

5.6x

6.6x

(2)Cash interest expense is interest expense less amortization of debt discount and deferred financing fees and includes interest that we capitalized. We consider cash interest expense to be a useful measure of interest as it excludes non-cash based interest expense.
(3)Fixed charges consist of GAAP interest expense, capitalized interest, scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends.
(4)Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP interest expense plus capitalized interest (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture interest expense).
(5)Adjusted EBITDA divided by cash interest expense (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture interest expense).
(6)Adjusted EBITDA divided by fixed charges (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture fixed charges).
(7)Adjusted EBITDA divided by the sum of cash interest expense, scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture cash fixed charges).
(8)Mortgage debt and other loans divided by market value of common equity plus debt plus preferred stock.
(9)Total enterprise value defined as market value of common equity plus debt plus preferred stock.
(10)Same as (8), except numerator includes preferred stock.
(11)Calculated as net income plus interest expense divided by GAAP interest expense.
(12)Calculated as total debt at balance sheet carrying value, plus capital lease obligations, plus Digital Realtys pro rata share of unconsolidated of joint venture debt, less cash and cash equivalents (including Digital Realtys pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture cash) divided by the product of Adjusted EBITDA (including Digital Realtys pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture EBITDA), multiplied by four.

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Management Statements on Non-GAAP Measures

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Definitions

Funds From Operations (FFO):

We calculate funds from operations, or FFO, in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or Nareit, in the Nareit Funds From Operations White Paper - 2018 Restatement. FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from real estate transactions, impairment of investment in real estate, real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation & amortization, non-controlling interests in operating partnership and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our data centers that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our data centers, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our financial condition and results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to other REITs’ FFO. FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

Core Funds from Operations (Core FFO):

We present core funds from operations, or core FFO, as a supplemental operating measure because, in excluding certain items that do not reflect core revenue or expense streams, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in our core business operating performance. We calculate core FFO by adding to or subtracting from FFO (i) termination fees and other non-core revenues, (ii) transaction and integration expenses, (iii) loss from early extinguishment of debt, (iv) issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock, (v) severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, (vi) gain/loss on FX revaluation, and (vii) other non-core expense adjustments. Because certain of these adjustments have a real economic impact on our financial condition and results from operations, the utility of core FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate core FFO differently than we do and accordingly, our core FFO may not be comparable to other REITs’ core FFO. Core FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO):

We present adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, as a supplemental operating measure because, when compared year over year, it assesses our ability to fund dividend and distribution requirements from our operating activities. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the operations of REITs, AFFO will be used by investors as a basis to assess our ability to fund dividend payments in comparison to other REITs, including on a per share and unit basis. We calculate AFFO by adding to or subtracting from core FFO (i) non-real estate depreciation, (ii) amortization of deferred financing costs, (iii) amortization of debt discount/premium, (iv) non-cash stock-based compensation expense, (v) straight-line rental revenue, (vi) straight-line rental expense, (vii) above- and below-market rent amortization, (viii) deferred tax (expense) benefit, (ix) leasing compensation and internal lease commissions, and (x) recurring capital expenditures. Other REITs may calculate AFFO differently than we do and accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to other REITs’ AFFO. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:

We believe that earnings before interest, loss from early extinguishment of debt, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below), are useful supplemental performance measures because they allow investors to view our performance without the impact of non-cash depreciation and amortization or the cost of debt and, with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, unconsolidated joint venture real estate related depreciation & amortization, unconsolidated joint venture interest expense and tax, severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, transaction and integration expenses, gain on sale / deconsolidation, impairment of investments in real estate, other non-core adjustments, net, non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends, and issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding unconsolidated joint venture real estate related depreciation & amortization, unconsolidated joint venture interest expense and tax, severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, transaction and integration expenses, gain on sale / deconsolidation, impairment of investments in real estate, other non-core adjustments, net, non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends, and issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock. In addition, we believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are calculated before recurring cash charges including interest expense and income taxes, exclude capitalized costs, such as leasing commissions, and are not adjusted for capital expenditures or other recurring cash requirements of our business, their utility as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do and, accordingly, our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other REITs’ EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as supplements to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our financial performance.

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Management Statements on Non-GAAP Measures

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Net Operating Income (NOI) and Cash NOI:

Net operating income, or NOI, represents rental revenue, tenant reimbursement revenue and interconnection revenue less utilities expense, rental property operating expenses, property taxes and insurance expenses (as reflected in the statement of operations). NOI is commonly used by stockholders, company management and industry analysts as a measurement of operating performance of the company’s rental portfolio. Cash NOI is NOI less straight-line rents and above- and below-market rent amortization. Cash NOI is commonly used by stockholders, company management and industry analysts as a measure of property operating performance on a cash basis. However, because NOI and cash NOI exclude depreciation and amortization and capture neither the changes in the value of our data centers that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our data centers, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of NOI and cash NOI as measures of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate NOI and cash NOI differently than we do and, accordingly, our NOI and cash NOI may not be comparable to other REITs’ NOI and cash NOI. NOI and cash NOI should be considered only as supplements to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as measures of our performance.

Additional Definitions

Net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated using total debt at balance sheet carrying value, plus capital lease obligations, plus our share of JV debt, less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (including JV share of cash) divided by the product of Adjusted EBITDA (inclusive of our share of JV EBITDA) multiplied by four.

Debt-plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value is mortgage debt and other loans plus preferred stock divided by mortgage debt and other loans plus the liquidation value of preferred stock and the market value of outstanding Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. units, assuming the redemption of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock.

Fixed charge coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by the sum of GAAP interest expense, capitalized interest, scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends. For the quarter ended March 31, 2021, GAAP interest expense was $76 million, capitalized interest was $11 million and scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends was $14 million.

Reconciliation of Net Operating Income (NOI)

Three Months Ended

(in thousands)

    

31-Mar-21

    

31-Dec-20

    

31-Mar-20

 

 

 

Operating income

$192,518

$160,264

$100,049

 Fee income

(2,426)

(4,722)

(2,452)

 Other income

(59)

(20)

(813)

 Depreciation and amortization

369,733

359,915

291,457

 General and administrative

97,568

101,582

62,266

 Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

2,427

606

1,272

 Transaction expenses

14,120

19,290

56,801

 Other expenses

(257)

641

114

Net Operating Income

$673,624

$637,556

$508,694

 Cash Net Operating Income (Cash NOI)

  

  

  

Net Operating Income

$673,624

$637,556

$508,694

 Straight-line rental revenue

(18,607)

(15,451)

(13,392)

 Straight-line rental expense

6,583

3,499

1,496

 Above- and below-market rent amortization

2,137

3,239

3,294

Cash Net Operating Income

$663,737

$628,843

$500,092

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Forward-Looking Statements

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This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to: our expected investment and expansion activity, our redemptions, COVID-19, our liquidity, our joint ventures, supply and demand for data center and colocation space, our acquisition and disposition activity, pricing and net effective leasing economics, market dynamics and data center fundamentals, our strategic priorities, rent from leases that have been signed but have not yet commenced and other contracted rent to be received in future periods, rental rates on future leases, lag between signing and commencement, cap rates and yields, investment activity, the company’s FFO, core FFO and net income, 2021 outlook and underlying assumptions, information related to trends, our strategy and plans, leasing expectations, weighted average lease terms, the exercise of lease extensions, lease expirations, debt maturities, annualized rent at expiration of leases, the effect new leases and increases in rental rates will have on our rental revenue, our credit ratings, construction and development activity and plans, projected construction costs, estimated yields on investment, expected occupancy, expected square footage and IT load capacity upon completion of development projects, 2021 backlog NOI, NAV components, and other forward-looking financial data. Such statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance and may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

reduced demand for data centers or decreases in information technology spending;
increased competition or available supply of data center space;
decreased rental rates, increased operating costs or increased vacancy rates;
the suitability of our data centers and data center infrastructure, delays or disruptions in connectivity or availability of power, or failures or breaches of our physical and information security infrastructure or services;
our dependence upon significant customers, bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer or a significant number of smaller customers, or defaults on or non-renewal of leases by customers;
our ability to attract and retain customers;
breaches of our obligations or restrictions under our contracts with our customers;
our inability to successfully develop and lease new properties and development space, and delays or unexpected costs in development of properties;
the impact of current global and local economic, credit and market conditions;
our inability to retain data center space that we lease or sublease from third parties;
global supply chain or procurement disruptions, or increased supply chain costs;
information security and data privacy breaches;
difficulty managing an international business and acquiring or operating properties in foreign jurisdictions and unfamiliar metropolitan areas;
our failure to realize the intended benefits from, or disruptions to our plans and operations or unknown or contingent liabilities related to, our recent acquisitions;
our failure to successfully integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or businesses;
difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions;
risks related to joint venture investments, including as a result of our lack of control of such investments;
risks associated with using debt to fund our business activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks, our failure to repay debt when due, adverse changes in our credit ratings or our breach of covenants or other terms contained in our loan facilities and agreements;
our failure to obtain necessary debt and equity financing, and our dependence on external sources of capital;
financial market fluctuations and changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
adverse economic or real estate developments in our industry or the industry sectors that we sell to, including risks relating to decreasing real estate valuations and impairment charges and goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges;
our inability to manage our growth effectively;
losses in excess of our insurance coverage;
our inability to attract and retain talent;
impact on our operations and on the operations of our customers, suppliers and business partners during a pandemic, such as COVID-19;
environmental liabilities, risks related to natural disasters and our inability to achieve our sustainability goals;
our inability to comply with rules and regulations applicable to our company;
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.s failure to maintain its status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes;
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.s failure to qualify as a partnership for federal income tax purposes;
restrictions on our ability to engage in certain business activities;
changes in local, state, federal and international laws and regulations, including related to taxation, real estate and zoning laws, and increases in real property tax rates; and
the impact of any financial, accounting, legal or regulatory issues or litigation that may affect us.

The risks included here are not exhaustive, and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Several additional material risks are discussed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those risks continue to be relevant to our performance and financial condition. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Digital Realty, Digital Realty Trust, the Digital Realty logo, Turn-Key Flex and Powered Base Building are registered trademarks and service marks of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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