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| EX-3.1 - FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS - DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. | d304756dex31.htm |
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): February 14, 2012
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.) | ||
| 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):
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February 14, 2012, the Board of Directors of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. adopted the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of that date, which changes the voting standard for an uncontested election of directors from a plurality vote standard to a majority vote standard.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | |
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: February 21, 2012
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joshua A. Mills | |
| Joshua A. Mills Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | |