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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 18, 2020, QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the Company’s Fourth Quarter and Year ended 2019 Supplemental Information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1 | Press Release dated February 18, 2020 | |
99.2 | Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2019 Supplemental Information |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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99.1 | ||
99.2 | ||
104 | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ Shirley E. Goza | |
Shirley E. Goza | ||
Secretary and General Counsel | ||
February 18, 2020 | ||