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 11, 2015
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:
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2015, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “company”, “we” or “our”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of directors, each to serve until the 2016 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 |
114,320,659 | 625,315 | 190,214 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| Laurence A. Chapman |
114,321,013 | 625,195 | 189,980 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| Kathleen Earley |
106,738,608 | 6,813,135 | 1,584,445 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| Kevin J. Kennedy |
114,612,635 | 334,836 | 188,717 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| William G. LaPerch |
114,629,795 | 317,123 | 189,270 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| A. William Stein |
106,778,179 | 8,165,779 | 192,230 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
| Robert H. Zerbst |
114,216,501 | 730,140 | 189,547 | 11,000,445 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 125,450,073 | 483,409 | 203,151 | N/A |
Proposal 3. Approval of the Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 106,935,574 | 6,567,618 | 1,632,996 | 11,000,445 |
Proposal 4. Resolution to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 108,898,880 | 5,947,557 | 289,751 | 11,000,445 |
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 Secretary | ||
Date: May 14, 2015