8-K

 

 

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 28, 2014

 

 

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 (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 and effective as of April 29, 2014, the Board of Directors of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “company”, “we” or “our”) adopted the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws to add a forum selection provision and make ministerial changes. The forum selection provision generally provides that unless the company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee of the company to the company or to the stockholders of the company, (c) any action asserting a claim against the company or any director or officer or other employee of the company arising pursuant to any provision of the Maryland General Corporation Law or the company’s charter or bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the company or any director or officer or other employee of the company that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

On April 28, 2014, 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 2015 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

     107,389,768         223,232         61,913         13,304,271   

Laurence A. Chapman

     107,387,168         226,302         61,443         13,304,271   

Kathleen Earley

     107,379,809         235,847         59,257         13,304,271   

Ruann F. Ernst, Ph.D.

     107,189,017         426,375         59,521         13,304,271   

Kevin J. Kennedy

     107,276,453         337,612         60,848         13,304,271   

William G. LaPerch

     107,203,690         409,101         62,122         13,304,271   

Robert H. Zerbst

     107,274,411         340,848         59,654         13,304,271   

Proposal 2. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

120,501,372   404,359   73,453   N/A

Proposal 3. Approval of the Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Digital Services, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. 2014 Incentive Award Plan.

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

105,575,525   1,952,689   146,699   13,304,271


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

101,484,680   6,041,453   148,780   13,304,271

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Fifth 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.

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
By:  

/s/    JOSHUA A. MILLS        

  Joshua A. Mills
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Date: May 2, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.