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 23, 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):

 

¨	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 23, 2012, 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 2013 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
Michael F. Foust			91,334,288				285,979				19,686				6,790,474
Laurence A. Chapman			91,367,455				253,530				18,968				6,790,474
Kathleen Earley			90,758,531				863,377				18,045				6,790,474
Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.			90,752,561				867,533				19,859				6,790,474
Dennis E. Singleton			90,746,898				873,885				19,170				6,790,474
Robert H. Zerbst			90,750,159				870,586				19,208				6,790,474

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

98,047,154

364,322

18,951

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
89,780,581			1,799,478				59,894				6,790,474

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On April 23, 2012, following our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our Board of Directors selected Dennis E. Singleton, our director since 2004, to serve as the permanent Chairman of our Board of Directors.

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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: April 27, 2012