Form 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): September 28, 2006

 


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)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

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)

 


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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 28, 2006, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), Digital Realty Trust, L.P. entered into an underwriting agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of 9,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares are being offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-132980). The offering is scheduled to close on October 4, 2006, subject to specified closing conditions. A copy of the underwriting agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 28, 2006, among Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Digital Realty Trust, L.P. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets 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

General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Date: October 4, 2006


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated September 28, 2006, among Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Digital Realty Trust, L.P. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.