UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 8, 2017

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)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (“Amendment”) is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2017 (the “Original Report”).  The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision as to how frequently the Company will hold an advisory stockholder vote on executive compensation.  No other changes have been made to the Original Report.

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

At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 8, 2017, the stockholders voted on a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.  As previously reported in the Original Report, a majority of votes were cast in favor of holding this vote once every year.  Accordingly, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation once every year until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of the same, which will be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2023.












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: September 22, 2017
 
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Joshua A. Mills
 
 
Joshua A. Mills
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary