AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Digital Realty (DLR)

Digital Realty issues $1.15 billion of 1.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2029

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On November 12, 2024, Digital Realty Trust, L.P., a subsidiary of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., issued $1.15 billion of 1.875% exchangeable senior notes due November 15, 2029, including $150 million from the full exercise of the initial purchasers' option. The Company fully and unconditionally guaranteed the notes on a senior, unsecured basis, and the issuer may settle exchanges in cash or in a combination of cash and common shares. The filing adds a large debt obligation for the company, and shares could be issued if holders exchange their notes.

Key points

  • Principal of $1.15 billion, including $150 million from full exercise of the initial purchasers' option; interest of 1.875% per year payable May 15 and November 15, starting May 15, 2025
  • Initial exchange price of approximately $208.34 per share, equal to 4.7998 shares per $1,000 principal amount
  • Notes mature November 15, 2029; noteholders may exchange before August 15, 2029 only upon certain events
  • Company guarantee is senior and unsecured; a 3% maturity premium applies if a registration default event occurs

The filing

CompanyDigital Realty (DLR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 12, 2024, 4:02 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-24-255912

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 12, 2024.

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