Digital Realty Announces Common Stock Offering

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Digital Realty, the leading global provider of data center and interconnection solutions, has announced a public offering of 10,500,000 shares of its common stock with an option for underwriters to purchase additional shares. The proceeds will be used for debt repayment, property acquisition, business expansion, and general corporate purposes.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today that it has commenced an underwritten registered public offering to sell 10,500,000 shares of its common stock. The Company intends to grant the underwriters in the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,575,000 shares of its common stock.

BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will act as joint book-running managers for the public offering.

The Company intends to contribute the net proceeds from this offering to its operating partnership, which will subsequently use the net proceeds received from the Company to temporarily repay borrowings outstanding under its operating partnership's global revolving credit facilities, acquire additional properties or businesses, fund development opportunities, and to provide for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including potentially for the repayment of other debt or the repurchase, redemption or retirement of outstanding debt securities, or a combination of the foregoing.

The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (containing a prospectus) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC  28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 (Tel: 800-831-9146); and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction.

About Digital Realty
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.  PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges.  Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metropolitan areas across 25+ countries on six continents.  

For Additional Information

Investor Relations
Jordan Sadler / Jim Huseby
Digital Realty
+1 737 281 0101
InvestorRelations@digitalrealty.com

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to the timing of the offering and expected use of proceeds.  For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and Digital Realty Trust, L.P.'s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and other documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC.  The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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SOURCE Digital Realty Trust

FAQ

How many shares of common stock is Digital Realty offering?

Digital Realty is offering 10,500,000 shares of its common stock.

Which companies are acting as joint book-running managers for the public offering?

BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities are acting as joint book-running managers.

What will the net proceeds from the offering be used for?

The net proceeds will be used for debt repayment, property acquisition, business expansion, and general corporate purposes.