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): April 25, 2011

 

 

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)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

560 Mission Street, Suite 2900

San Francisco, California

  94105
(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)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 25, 2011, 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 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until a successor for each has been duly elected and qualified.

 

Nominee

   Votes For      Votes Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Richard A. Magnuson

     77,105,489         429,609         4,850,812   

Michael F. Foust

     77,275,097         260,001         4,850,812   

Laurence A. Chapman

     77,275,653         259,445         4,850,812   

Kathleen Earley

     74,055,903         3,479,195         4,850,812   

Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.

     76,989,705         545,393         4,850,812   

Dennis E. Singleton

     76,987,928         547,170         4,850,812   

Robert H. Zerbst

     76,933,304         601,794         4,850,812   

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

82,347,150

   22,952    15,808    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

76,314,581

   1,195,040    25,477    4,850,812

Proposal 4. Recommendation, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the frequency of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

 

One Year

  

Two Years

  

Three Years

  

Abstentions

55,559,982

   189,435    21,755,517    30,164


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.

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
By:  

/S/    JOSHUA A. MILLS

  Joshua A. Mills
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and

Assistant Secretary

Dated: April 29, 2011