DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:DLR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of the stockholders of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 13, 2017 (the “Special Meeting”). At the close of business on August 14, 2017, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 162,195,217 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Holders of 140,087,143 shares of common stock, representing a like number of votes, were present at the Special Meeting, either in person or by proxy. Set forth below are the voting results from the Special Meeting.
Proposal 1. To approve the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock to the security holders of DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., a Maryland corporation, which we refer to as DFT, and DuPont Fabros Technology, L.P., which we refer to as DFT OP, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June8, 2017, as it may be amended from time to time, by and among the Company, Penguins REIT Sub, LLC, Digital Realty Trust, L.P., Penguins OP Sub 2, LLC, Penguins OP Sub, LLC, DFT and DFT OP, which required the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all votes cast on the proposal.
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
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139,501,071 |
90,889 |
495,183 |
Proposal 2. To approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to another date, time or place, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of Proposal 1, which required the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast on such proposal.
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
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127,505,931 |
12,128,207 |
453,005 |
No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s common stockholders at the Special Meeting.
About DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:DLR)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company owns, acquires, develops and manages technology-related real estate. The Company is focused on providing data center and colocation solutions for domestic and international tenants across a range of industry verticals ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, healthcare and consumer products. The Company’s types of properties within its portfolio include corporate data centers; Internet gateway data centers, which serve as hubs for Internet and data communications within and between metropolitan areas, and office and other non-data center space. The Company’s portfolio consists of approximately 140 operating properties. The Company owns approximately 98.1% common general partnership interest in Digital Realty Trust, L.P. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. (NYSE:DLR) Recent Trading Information
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