DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR)
CIK: 0001297996
Period of Report: 2012-03-30

Reporting Person: Stein A William (CFO and CIO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-30	Common Stock	M	415	—	Acquired	7381	Direct
2012-03-30	Common Stock	S	415	$73.69	Disposed	6966	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-30	Long-Term Incentive Units	$	M	415	Disposed		Common Stock (415)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: In accordance with the terms of a Trading Plan (SEC Rule 10b5-1 Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the reporting person converted long-term incentive units into common limited partnership units ("Common Units") of Digital Realty Trust, L.P., a Maryland Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"), and subsequently redeemed the Common Units for shares of the common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Issuer"), all in accordance with the requirements of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership.

F2: Long-term incentive units are profits interest units in the Operating Partnership. Vested profits interest units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units in the Operating Partnership on a one-for-one basis at any time. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer, for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of stock rights, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events.

F3: Common Stock sold in accordance with the terms of a Trading Plan (SEC Rule 10b5-1 - Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

F4: Represents the average sale price. Exact sale prices range from $73.50 to $73.89.

F5: 1 for 1.

F6: N/A