Exhibit 99.1
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. Announces Proposed Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
AUSTIN, Texas, November 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) (Digital Realty), the largest global provider of
cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, today announced that its subsidiary, Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (Digital Realty L.P.), intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions,
$1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2029 (the notes) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act). Digital Realty will fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes on a senior, unsecured basis. Digital Realty L.P. also expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13
days from, and including, the date the notes are first issued, up to an additional $150,000,000 principal amount of notes.
The notes will be senior,
unsecured obligations of Digital Realty L.P., will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears and will mature on November 15, 2029, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or exchanged. Noteholders will have the right to exchange their notes
in certain circumstances and during specified periods. Digital Realty L.P. will settle exchanges in cash and, if applicable, shares of Digital Realtys common stock.
The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at Digital Realty L.P.s option at any time, and from time
to time, on or after November 22, 2027 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Digital Realtys common stock exceeds 130% of the exchange
price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption
date.
If certain corporate events that constitute a fundamental change occur, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require
Digital Realty L.P. to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.
The notes will be entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement pursuant to which Digital Realty will agree to register, under the Securities
Act, the resale of the shares of Digital Realtys common stock, if any, issuable upon exchange of the notes within specified time periods and subject to certain limitations.
The interest rate, initial exchange rate and other terms of the notes will be determined at the pricing of the offering.
Digital Realty L.P. intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to temporarily repay borrowings outstanding under its 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.
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