UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2013

 

 

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland		001-32336		26-0081711
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3200 San Francisco, California		94111
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(415) 738-6500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 1, 2013, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of directors, each to serve until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until a successor for each has been duly elected and qualifies.

 

Nominee		Votes For				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
Dennis E. Singleton			106,489,445				1,145,647				59,405				9,656,010
Michael F. Foust			107,539,479				95,454				59,564				9,656,010
Laurence A. Chapman			107,530,713				103,030				60,754				9,656,010
Kathleen Earley			106,505,443				1,131,447				57,607				9,656,010
Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.			106,491,667				1,145,603				57,227				9,656,010
Kevin J. Kennedy			107,463,012				171,248				60,237				9,656,010
William G. LaPerch			107,462,625				172,480				59,392				9,656,010
Robert H. Zerbst			106,506,462				1,128,493				59,542				9,656,010

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2013.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
116,843,057		434,019		73,431		N/A

Proposal 3. Resolution to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
99,343,613		8,138,977		211,907		9,656,010

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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.

 

Date: May 7, 2013