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

Feb 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR)
CIK: 0001297996
Period of Report: 2012-02-14

Reporting Person: Peterson Scott E (Chief Acquisitions Officer)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-14	Long-Term Incentive Units	$	A	7181	Acquired		Common Stock (7181)	Direct
2012-02-14	Long-Term Incentive Units	$	A	11298	Acquired		Common Stock (11298)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Twenty percent (20%) of these units will vest on February 27, 2013, an additional 20% will vest on February 27, 2014, an additional 30% will vest on February 27, 2015 and the remaining 30% will vest on February 27, 2016.

F2: 1 for 1.

F3: Reflects long-term incentive units initially granted on February 10, 2011 that were subject to a performance-based vesting condition, which performance-based vesting condition was satisfied in full on February 14, 2012. These long-term incentive units are also subject to time-based vesting, pursuant to which 20% of the units will vest on February 27, 2012, 20% will vest on February 27, 2013, 30% will vest on February 27, 2014 and 30% will vest on February 27, 2015.

F4: N/A

F5: Reflects long-term incentive units initially granted on February 23, 2010 that were subject to a performance-based vesting condition, which performance-based vesting condition was satisfied in full on February 10, 2011. These long-term incentive units are also subject to time-based vesting, pursuant to which 20% of the units will vest on February 23, 2011, 20% will vest on February 23, 2012, 30% will vest on February 23, 2013 and 30% will vest on February 23, 2014.