DIGITAL REALTY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS'


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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: ), the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today financial results for the third quarter of 2022.
All per share results are presented on a fully diluted basis.

Highlights
  • Reported net income available to common stockholders of $0.75 per share in 3Q22, compared to $0.44 in 3Q21
  • Reported FFO per share of $1.55 in 3Q22, compared to $1.54 in 3Q21
  • Reported Core FFO per share of $1.67 in 3Q22, compared to $1.65 in 3Q21
  • Reported Constant-Currency Core FFO per share of $1.75 in 3Q22 and $5.24 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2022
  • Signed total bookings during 3Q22 expected to generate $176 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue, including a $13 million contribution from interconnection, excluding Teraco
  • Updated 2022 Core FFO per share outlook to $6.70 - $6.75; Updated Constant-Currency Core FFO per share outlook of $6.95 - $7.00
Financial Results

Digital Realty reported revenues for the third quarter of 2022 of $1.2 billion, a 5% increase from the previous quarter and a 5% increase from the same quarter last year.

The company delivered third quarter of 2022 net income of $239 million, and net income available to common stockholders of $227 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, compared to $0.19 per diluted share in the previous quarter and $0.44 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

Digital Realty generated third quarter of 2022 Adjusted EBITDA of $620 million, a 1% increase from the previous quarter and a 2% increase over the same quarter last year.

The company reported third quarter of 2022 funds from operations of $462 million, or $1.55 per share, compared to $1.55 per share in the previous quarter and $1.54 per share in the same quarter last year.

Excluding certain items that do not represent core expenses or revenue streams, Digital Realty delivered third quarter of 2022 Core FFO per share of $1.67, compared to $1.72 per share in the previous quarter, and $1.65 per share in the same quarter last year.
Digital Realty delivered Constant-Currency Core FFO per share of $1.75 for the third quarter of 2022 and $5.24 per share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022.

Leasing Activity

In the third quarter, Digital Realty signed total bookings expected to generate $176 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue, including a $13 million contribution from interconnection, but excluding any contribution from Teraco.

'Digital Realty again delivered record quarterly bookings in the third quarter, our third record in the past four quarters, reflecting the strong global demand for data center solutions,' said Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer Bill Stein. 'With a rapidly changing global environment, we are making the necessary adjustments in order to maximize the significant market opportunity that lies ahead.'

The weighted-average lag between new leases signed during the third quarter of 2022 and the contractual commencement date was seventeen months.

In addition to new leases signed, Digital Realty also signed renewal leases representing $156 million of annualized GAAP rental revenue during the quarter, excluding any contribution from Teraco.
Rental rates on renewal leases signed during the third quarter of 2022 rolled down 0.5% on a cash basis and up 2.3% on a GAAP basis.

New leases signed during the third quarter of 2022 are summarized by region as follows:

Annualized
GAAP

Base
Rent

GAAP
Base
Rent

GAAP
Base
Rent


The Americas

(in
thousands)

Square
Feet

per
Square
Foot

Megawatts

per
Kilowatt


0-1 MW

$14,693

56,340

$261

5.2

$236


1 MW

99,046

834,530

119

73.6

112


Other (1)

15,652

291,993

54

Total

$129,392

1,182,863

$109

78.8

$120


EMEA (2)


0-1 MW

$12,318

42,762

$288

4.0

$255


1 MW

16,826

126,407

133

15.4

91


Other (1)

204

Total

$29,348

169,169

$173

19.4

$125


Asia Pacific (2)


0-1 MW

$2,212

10,302

$215

0.7

$256


1 MW

2,161

14,968

144

1.8

103


Other (1)

84

948

88

Total

$4,457

26,217

$170

2.5

$147

All Regions (2)


0-1 MW

$29,223

109,404

$267

9.9

$245


1 MW

118,032

975,905

121

90.7

108


Other (1)

15,940

292,941

54

Total

$163,196

1,378,249

$118

100.7

$122

Interconnection

$12,981

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Grand Total

$176,177

1,378,249

$118

100.7

$122

Note:
Totals may not foot due to rounding differences.
This table excludes any contribution from Teraco during the quarter.

(1)


Other includes Powered Base Building® shell capacity as well as storage and office space within fully improved data center facilities.

(2)


Based on quarterly average exchange rates during the three months ended September 30, 2022.


Investment Activity

During the third quarter, Digital Realty completed its previously announced acquisition of a majority interest in Teraco, a leading carrier-neutral data center and interconnection services provider in South Africa, for approximately $1.7 billion.

Digital Realty acquired three assets for data center development during the third quarter. Digital Realty acquired a 38-acre parcel, which can support approximately 80 megawatts of IT load, in Paris
for $10 million. Digital Realty also acquired an income producing mixed-used building on a nine-acre parcel, which can support up to 10 megawatts of IT load in Stockholm $39 million. Lastly, Digital Realty acquired a one-acre parcel, which can support up to 6.5 megawatts of IT load in Crete, Greece for $2 million.

During the third quarter, Digital Realty disposed of a non-core, mixed-use data center property in Dallas for $207 million.

During the third quarter, Digital Realty signed a definitive agreement with Digital Core REIT Management Pte. Ltd., Manager of Digital Core REIT (SGX: DCRU), and related parties (collectively, 'Core REIT'), to sell a 25% indirect interest in an institutional quality freehold data center property in Frankfurt valued at approximately $547 million (at 100% share). The transaction is dependent upon the occurrence of certain closing conditions, including a unitholder vote that is expected to take place mid-November, and is expected to generate approximately $137 million of proceeds for Digital Realty. In addition, the agreement provides Core REIT with the option to acquire additional indirect interests in the Frankfurt data center property up to a total interest of 89.9% as well as a 90% indirect interest in an institutional quality freehold data center property in Dallas valued at $199 million (at 100% share). If Core REIT exercises its options to purchase all property interests under the Contribution Agreement, the transaction would generate approximately $671 million of proceeds for Digital Realty.

Subsequent to the close of the third quarter, Digital Realty acquired a four-acre parcel, which could support 24 megawatts of IT load, immediately adjacent to its campus in Dallas for $24 million.

Balance Sheet

Digital Realty had approximately $15.8 billion of total debt outstanding as of September 30, 2022, comprised of $15.3 billion of unsecured debt and approximately $0.5 billion of secured debt and other.
At the end of the third quarter of 2022, net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA was 6.7x, debt-plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value was 36.2% and fixed charge coverage was 5.5x.
Pro forma for the physical settlement of $0.5 billion of forward equity outstanding and reflecting the full quarter's run-rate adjusted EBITDA contribution from Teraco, net debt-to-adjusted EBITDA was 6.4x and fixed charge coverage was 5.7x.

During the third quarter of 2022, Digital Realty completed the following financing transactions.

  • In mid-August, closed a €750 million term loan due 2025, with €375 million subject to two maturity extension options of one year each.
  • In mid-September, executed a $1 billion U.S. Dollar to Euro fixed-rate cross currency swap at 2.485%, which matures coterminously with our 3.70% notes due 2027 in the principal amount of $1 billion.
  • In late September, closed an offering of $550 million of 5.550% notes due 2028.
    • In conjunction with this offering, the Company executed $550 million of fixed rate cross currency swaps consisting of $275 million of U.S. Dollar to Euro at 4.585% and $275 million of U.S. Dollar to Japanese Yen at 1.430%, resulting in an effective overall annual yield to maturity of approximately 3.0%. The cross currency swaps mature coterminously with the 5.550% notes in 2028.

Subsequent to quarter end, Digital Realty received over $650 million in commitments for a new two-year US dollar term loan with a one-year extension option.

2022 Outlook

Digital Realty updated its 2022 Core FFO per share outlook of $6.70-$6.75 and updated its 2022 constant-currency Core FFO per share outlook of $6.95 - $7.00.
The assumptions underlying the outlook are summarized in the following table.

As
of

As
of

As
of

As
of

Top-Line and Cost Structure

February 17, 2022

April 28, 2022

July 28, 2022

October 26, 2022

Total revenue

$4.700 - $4.800 billion

$4.700 - $4.800 billion

$4.650 - $4.750 billion

$4.650 - $4.700 billion

Net non-cash rent adjustments (1)

($35 - $40 million)

($45 - $50 million)

($50 - $55 million)

($55 - $60 million)

Adjusted EBITDA

$2.475 - $2.525 billion

$2.475 - $2.525 billion

$2.450 - $2.500 billion

$2.450 - $2.475 billion

G&A

$410 - $420 million

$410 - $420 million

$405 - $415 million

$395 - $400 million

Internal Growth

Rental rates on renewal leases

Cash basis

Flat

Slightly Positive

Slightly Positive

Slightly Positive

GAAP basis

Slightly positive

Up low-single-digits

Up low-single-digits

Up low-single-digits

Year-end portfolio occupancy

83.0% - 84.0%

83.0% - 84.0%

83.0% - 84.0%

83.5% - 84.0%

'Same-capital' cash NOI growth (2)

(2.5% - 3.5%)

(2.5% - 3.5%)

(3.5% - 4.5%)

(4.5% - 5.5%)

Foreign Exchange Rates

U.S. Dollar / Pound Sterling

$1.30 - $1.38

$1.25 - $1.35

$1.15 - $1.25

$1.10 - $1.15

U.S. Dollar / Euro

$1.10 - $1.15

$1.05 - $1.10

$1.00 - $1.05

$0.95 - $1.00

External Growth

Dispositions

Dollar volume

$0.5 - $1.0 billion

$0.5 - $1.0 billion

$0.5 - $1.0 billion

$0.5 - $1.0 billion

Cap rate

0.0% - 10.0%

0.0% - 10.0%

0.0% - 10.0%

0.0% - 10.0%

Development

CapEx (3)

$2.3 - $2.5 billion

$2.3 - $2.5 billion

$2.2 - $2.4 billion

$2.1 - $2.3 billion

Average stabilized yields

9.0% - 15.0%

9.0% - 15.0%

9.0% - 15.0%

9.0% - 15.0%

Enhancements and other non-recurring CapEx
(4)

$5 - $10 million

$5 - $10 million

$5 - $10 million

$5 - $10 million

Recurring CapEx + capitalized leasing costs (5)

$210 - $220 million

$200 - $210 million

$200 - $210 million

$200 - $210 million

Balance Sheet

Long-term debt issuance

Dollar amount

$1.8 - $2.0 billion

$1.8 - $2.0 billion

$1.8 - $2.0 billion

$2.3 - $2.8 billion

Pricing

1.5% - 2.0%

1.5% - 2.0%

2.0% - 2.5%

2.0% - 3.0%

Timing

Early & Late 2022

Early & Late 2022

Early & Late 2022

Early & Late 2022

Net income per diluted share

$1.05 - $1.10

$1.05 - $1.10

$1.00 - $1.05

$1.45 - $1.50

Real estate depreciation and (gain) / loss on sale

$5.35 - $5.35

$5.35 - $5.35

$5.35 - $5.35

$4.85 - $4.85

Funds From Operations / share (NAREIT-Defined)

$6.40 - $6.45

$6.40 - $6.45

$6.35 - $6.40

$6.30 - $6.35

Non-core expenses and revenue streams

$0.40 - $0.45

$0.40 - $0.45

$0.40 - $0.45

$0.40 - $0.40


Core Funds From Operations / share

$6.80 - $6.90

$6.80 - $6.90

$6.75 - $6.85

$6.70 - $6.75

Foreign currency translation adjustments

$0.10 - $0.10

$0.15 - $0.15

$0.20 - $0.20

$0.25 - $0.25

Constant-Currency Core Funds From Operations / share

$6.90 - $7.00

$6.95 - $7.05

$6.95 - $7.05

$6.95 - $7.00

(1)

Net non-cash rent adjustments represent the sum of straight-line rental revenue and straight-line rent expense, as well as the amortization of above- and below-market leases (i.e., ASC 805 adjustments).

(2)

The 'same-capital' pool includes properties owned as of December 31, 2020 with less than 5% of total rentable square feet under development.
It excludes properties that were undergoing, or were expected to undergo, development activities in 2021-2022, properties classified as held for sale, and properties sold or contributed to joint ventures for all periods presented.

(3)

Includes land acquisitions.

(4)

Other non-recurring CapEx represents costs incurred to enhance the capacity or marketability of operating properties, such as network fiber initiatives and software development costs.

(5)

Recurring CapEx represents non-incremental improvements required to maintain current revenues, including second-generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This document contains non-GAAP financial measures, including FFO, Core FFO and Adjusted EBITDA.
A reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders to FFO, a reconciliation from FFO to Core FFO, and definitions of FFO and Core FFO are included as an attachment to this document.
A reconciliation from U.S. GAAP net income available to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDA, a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and definitions of net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA, debt-plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value, cash NOI, and fixed charge coverage ratio are included as an attachment to this document.

Investor Conference Call

Prior to Digital Realty's investor conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. PT on October 26th, 2022, a presentation will be posted to the Investors section of the company's website at .
The presentation is designed to accompany the discussion of the company's third quarter 2022 financial results and operating performance.
The conference call will feature Chief Executive Officer A. William Stein and President & Chief Financial Officer Andrew P. Power.

To participate in the live call, investors are invited to dial +1 (888) 317-6003 (for domestic callers) or +1 (412) 317-6061 (for international callers) and reference the conference ID# 0366978 at least five minutes prior to start time.
A live webcast of the call will be available via the Investors section of Digital Realty's website at .

Telephone and webcast replays will be available after the call until November 25, 2022.
The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing +1 (877) 344-7529 (for domestic callers) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (for international callers) and providing the conference ID# 6591767.
The webcast replay can be accessed on Digital Realty's website.

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data 'meeting place' and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 26 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit
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Contact Information

Andrew P. PowerPresident & Chief Financial OfficerDigital Realty(737) 281-0101

Jordan Sadler / Jim HusebyInvestor RelationsDigital Realty(737) 281-0101

Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Operations

Financial Supplement

Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

Third Quarter 2022

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Rental revenues

$787,839

$767,313

$751,962

$763,117

$773,195

$2,307,114

$2,296,565

Tenant reimbursements - Utilities

251,420

218,198

224,547

195,340

189,060

694,166

543,776

Tenant reimbursements - Other

49,419

52,688

51,511

58,528

57,666

153,618

177,255

Interconnection & other

95,486

93,338

93,530

89,850

90,983

282,354

270,609

Fee income

6,169

5,072

5,757

4,133

3,255

16,998

9,309

Other

1,749

2,713

15

200

18,977

4,477

19,201

Total Operating Revenues

$1,192,082

$1,139,321

$1,127,323

$1,111,167

$1,133,135

$3,458,726

$3,316,715

Utilities

$271,844

$223,426

$241,239

$213,933

$209,585

$736,509

$570,642

Rental property operating

205,886

198,076

194,354

205,250

196,743

598,317

580,682

Property taxes

39,860

47,213

46,526

42,673

55,915

133,598

147,715

Insurance

4,002

3,836

3,698

3,507

4,718

11,536

13,918

Depreciation & amortization

388,704

376,967

382,132

378,883

369,035

1,147,803

1,107,749

General & administration

95,792

101,991

96,435

103,705

97,082

294,217

289,606

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

1,655

3,786

2,077

1,003

1,377

7,519

6,340

Transaction and integration expenses

25,862

13,586

11,968

12,427

13,804

51,416

34,999

Impairment of investments in real estate

18,291

Other expenses

1,096

70

7,657

(1)

510

8,823

2,551

Total Operating Expenses

$1,034,701

$968,950

$986,087

$979,669

$948,770

$2,989,738

$2,754,203

Operating Income

$157,381

$170,371

$141,236

$131,498

$184,365

$468,988

$562,512

Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

(12,254)

(34,088)

60,958

(7,714)

40,884

14,616

69,996

Gain / (loss) on sale of investments

173,990

2,770

1,047,011

(635)

176,760

333,785

Interest and other income (expense), net

15,752

13,008

3,051

(4,349)

(2,947)

31,811

(9)

Interest (expense)

(76,502)

(69,023)

(66,725)

(71,762)

(71,417)

(212,250)

(222,084)

Income tax (expense)

(19,576)

(16,406)

(13,244)

(3,961)

(13,709)

(49,227)

(68,838)

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

(51,135)

(325)

(51,135)

(18,347)

Net Income

$238,791

$63,862

$76,911

$1,090,397

$136,541

$379,564

$657,015

Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1,716)

(436)

(3,629)

(22,587)

(2,266)

(5,781)

(15,566)

Net Income Attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

$237,075

$63,426

$73,282

$1,067,811

$134,275

$373,783

$641,449

Preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends

(10,181)

(10,181)

(10,181)

(10,181)

(10,181)

(30,544)

(35,580)

Gain on / (Issuance costs associated with) redeemed preferred stock

18,000

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

$226,894

$53,245

$63,101

$1,057,630

$124,094

$343,240

$623,869

Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic

286,693,071

284,694,064

284,525,992

283,869,662

283,105,966

285,312,314

281,445,252

Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted

296,414,726

285,109,903

285,025,099

284,868,184

283,799,538

294,257,222

282,075,611

Weighted-average fully diluted shares and units

302,257,518

290,944,163

290,662,421

290,893,110

290,228,785

300,028,470

289,218,609

Net income per share - basic

$0.79

$0.19

$0.22

$3.73

$0.44

$1.20

$2.22

Net income per share - diluted

$0.75

$0.19

$0.22

$3.71

$0.44

$1.15

$2.21

Funds From Operations and Core Funds From Operations

Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

Third Quarter 2022

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations (FFO)

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

$226,894

$53,245

$63,101

$1,057,630

$124,094

$343,240

$623,869

Adjustments:

Non-controlling interest in operating partnership

5,400

1,500

1,600

23,100

3,000

8,500

16,000

Real estate related depreciation & amortization (1)

381,425

369,327

374,162

372,447

362,728

1,124,914

1,091,065

Depreciation related to non-controlling interests

(8,254)

-

-

-

-

(8,254)

-

Unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation & amortization

30,831

29,022

29,320

24,146

21,293

89,172

61,654

(Gain) on real estate transactions (2)

(173,990)

(1,144)

(2,770)

(1,047,010)

(63,798)

(177,904)

(398,219)

Impairment of investments in real estate

-

-

-

18,291

-

-

-

Funds From Operations - diluted

$462,306

$451,949

$465,412

$448,602

$447,317

$1,379,667

$1,394,369

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - basic

292,536

290,528

290,163

289,895

289,542

291,084

288,880

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (3)(4)

302,258

290,944

290,662

290,893

290,228

300,028

289,531

Funds From Operations per share - basic

$1.58

$1.56

$1.60

$1.55

$1.54

$4.74

$4.83

Funds From Operations per share - diluted (3)(4)

$1.55

$1.55

$1.60

$1.54

$1.54

$4.61

$4.82


Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

Reconciliation of FFO to Core FFO

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Funds From Operations - diluted

$462,306

$451,949

$465,412

$448,602

$447,317

$1,379,667

$1,394,369

Other non-core revenue adjustments (5)

(1,818)

456

13,916

9,859

(18,066)

12,554

(29,247)

Transaction and integration expenses

25,862

13,586

11,968

12,427

13,804

51,416

34,999

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

-

-

51,135

325

-

51,135

18,347

(Gain on) / Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

(18,000)

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses (6)

1,655

3,786

2,077

1,003

1,377

7,519

6,340

(Gain) / Loss on FX revaluation

(1,120)

29,539

(67,676)

14,308

33,773

(39,258)

16,196

Other non-core expense adjustments

1,046

70

7,657

(1)

1,004

8,773

(15,938)

Core Funds From Operations - diluted

$487,931

$499,386

$484,490

$486,525

$479,209

$1,471,806

$1,407,067

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (3)(4)

292,830

290,944

290,662

290,893

290,228

291,461

289,531

Core Funds From Operations per share - diluted (3)

$1.67

$1.72

$1.67

$1.67

$1.65

$5.05

$4.86

(1)

Real Estate Related Depreciation & Amortization


Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Depreciation & amortization per income statement

$388,704

$376,967

$382,132

$378,883

$369,035

1,147,803

1,107,749

Non-real estate depreciation

(7,279)

(7,640)

(7,970)

(6,436)

(6,307)

(22,889)

(16,684)

Real Estate Related Depreciation & Amortization

$381,425

$369,327

$374,162

$372,447

$362,728

$1,124,914

1,091,065

(2)

For the fourth quarter 2021, the gain pertains to the contribution of 10 operating data center properties to Digital Core REIT in connection with the listing of Digital Core REIT as a standalone public company traded on the Singapore Exchange in December 2021.
For the third quarter 2021, the gain of $64 million represents Digital Realty's share of a gain recognized by an unconsolidated joint venture from the sale of a portfolio of assets owned by the entity and is included in equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures in our consolidated income statement.

(3)

For all periods presented, we have excluded the effect of dilutive series C, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, that may be converted into common stock upon the occurrence of specified change in control transactions as described in the articles supplementary governing the series C, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, which we consider highly improbable, and the effect of the physical settlement of our September 2021 forward sales agreements. See above for calculations of diluted FFO and the share count detail section that follows the reconciliation of Core FFO to AFFO for calculations of weighted average common stock and units outstanding.
For definitions and discussion of FFO and Core FFO, see the definitions section.

(4)

Certain of Teraco's minority indirect shareholders have the right to put their shares in an upstream parent company of Teraco to Digital Realty in exchange for cash or the equivalent value of shares of Digital Realty common stock, or a combination thereof. US GAAP requires Digital Realty to assume the put right is settled in shares for purposes of calculating diluted EPS. This same approach was utilized to calculate FFO/share. The potential future dilutive impact associated with this put right will be excluded from Core FFO until settlement occurs –
causing diluted share count to be higher for FFO than for Core FFO.

(5)

Includes lease termination fees and certain other adjustments that are not core to our business. For the third quarter 2021, includes a $19 million promote received related to a sale of portfolio of assets within an unconsolidated joint venture. The promote is included in Other revenue in our consolidated income statement.

(6)

Relates to severance and other charges related to the departure of company executives and integration-related severance.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)

Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Per Share Data

Third Quarter 2022

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended


Reconciliation of Core FFO to AFFO

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21


Core FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders

$487,931

$499,386

$484,490

$486,525

$479,209

$1,471,806

$1,407,067

Adjustments:

Non-real estate depreciation

7,279

7,640

7,970

6,436

6,307

22,889

16,684

Amortization of deferred financing costs

3,270

3,330

3,634

3,515

3,625

10,234

10,881

Amortization of debt discount/premium

1,146

1,193

1,214

1,107

1,138

3,553

3,438

Non-cash stock-based compensation expense

15,948

15,799

14,453

15,097

15,082

46,201

46,758

Straight-line rental revenue

(18,123)

(17,278)

(18,810)

(16,497)

(11,969)

(54,212)

(46,600)

Straight-line rental expense

2,679

(2,237)

4,168

5,753

7,862

4,609

21,746

Above- and below-market rent amortization

(465)

196

335

910

1,165

65

5,160

Deferred tax expense / (benefit)

(5,233)

(769)

(1,604)

(13,731)

2,112

(7,605)

33,125

Leasing compensation & internal lease commissions

9,866

9,411

13,261

9,564

11,142

32,538

33,262

Recurring capital expenditures (1)

(66,200)

(43,497)

(46,770)

(87,550)

(50,800)

(156,467)

(129,553)

AFFO available to common stockholders and unitholders (2)

$438,097

$473,173

$462,341

$411,130

$464,872

$1,373,611

$1,401,968

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - basic

292,536

290,528

290,163

289,895

289,542

291,084

288,880

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted (3)(4)

292,830

290,944

290,662

290,893

290,228

291,461

289,531

AFFO per share - diluted (3)

$1.50

$1.63

$1.59

$1.41

$1.60

$4.71

$4.84


Dividends per share and common unit

$1.22

$1.22

$1.22

$1.16

$1.16

$3.66

$3.48

Diluted AFFO Payout Ratio

81.5
%

75.0
%

76.7
%

82.1
%

72.4
%

77.7
%

71.9
%


Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

Share Count Detail

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Weighted Average Common Stock and Units Outstanding

292,536

290,528

290,163

289,895

289,542

291,084

288,880

Add: Effect of dilutive securities

294

416

499

998

686

377

651

Weighted Avg. Common Stock and Units Outstanding - diluted

292,830

290,944

290,662

290,893

290,228

291,461

289,531

(1)

Recurring capital expenditures represent non-incremental building improvements required to maintain current revenues, including second-generation tenant improvements and external leasing commissions. Recurring capital expenditures do not include acquisition costs contemplated when underwriting the purchase of a building, costs which are incurred to bring a building up to Digital Realty's operating standards, or internal leasing commissions.

(2)

For a definition and discussion of AFFO, see the definitions section.
For a reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to FFO and Core FFO, see above.

(3)

For all periods presented, we have excluded the effect of dilutive series C, series J, series K and series L preferred stock, as applicable, that may be converted into common stock upon the occurrence of specified change in control transactions as described in the articles supplementary governing the series C, series J, series K and series L
preferred stock, as applicable, which we consider highly improbable, and the effect of the physical settlement of our September 2021 forward sales agreements.
See above for calculations of diluted FFO available to common stockholders and unitholders and for calculations of weighted average common stock and units outstanding.

(4)

Certain of Teraco's minority indirect shareholders have the right to put their shares in an upstream parent company of Teraco to Digital Realty in exchange for cash or the equivalent value of shares of Digital Realty common stock, or a combination thereof. US GAAP requires Digital Realty to assume the put right is settled in shares for purposes of calculating diluted EPS. This same approach was utilized to calculate FFO/share. The potential future dilutive impact associated with this put right will be excluded from Core FFO until settlement occurs –
causing diluted share count to be higher for FFO than for Core FFO.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Financial Supplement

Unaudited and in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data

Third Quarter 2022

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

Assets

Investments in real estate:

Real estate

$24,876,600

$24,065,933

$23,769,712

$23,625,451

$23,384,809

Construction in progress

4,222,142

3,362,114

3,523,484

3,213,387

3,238,388

Land held for future development

34,713

37,460

107,003

133,683

118,091

Investments in real estate

$29,133,455

$27,465,507

$27,400,199

$26,972,522

$26,741,289

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

(6,826,918)

(6,665,118)

(6,467,233)

(6,210,281)

(6,159,294)

Net Investments in Properties

$22,306,537

$20,800,389

$20,932,966

$20,762,241

$20,581,995

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

1,912,958

1,942,549

2,044,074

1,807,689

1,292,325

Net Investments in Real Estate

$24,219,495

$22,742,937

$22,977,040

$22,569,930

$21,874,320

Cash and cash equivalents

$176,969

$99,226

$157,964

$142,698

$116,002

Accounts and other receivables (1)

861,117

797,208

774,579

671,721

610,416

Deferred rent

556,198

554,016

545,666

547,385

552,850

Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs & other intangibles, net

3,035,861

2,521,390

2,640,795

2,735,486

2,871,622

Goodwill

8,728,105

7,545,107

7,802,440

7,937,440

8,062,914

Operating lease right-of-use assets

1,253,393

1,310,970

1,361,942

1,405,441

1,442,661

Other assets

384,079

385,202

420,119

359,459

316,863

Total Assets

$39,215,217

$35,956,057

$36,680,546

$36,369,560

$35,847,648

Liabilities and Equity

Global unsecured revolving credit facilities

$2,255,139

$1,440,040

$943,325

$398,172

$832,322

Unsecured term loans

729,976

Unsecured senior notes, net of discount

12,281,410

12,695,568

13,284,650

12,903,370

13,012,790

Secured debt and other, net of premiums

491,984

158,699

160,240

146,668

242,427

Operating lease liabilities

1,363,712

1,418,540

1,472,510

1,512,187

1,543,231

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

1,621,406

1,619,222

1,572,359

1,543,623

1,341,866

Deferred tax liabilities, net

1,145,097

611,582

649,112

666,451

725,955

Accrued dividends and distributions

338,729

Security deposits and prepaid rent

341,552

341,140

346,911

336,578

341,778

Total Liabilities

$20,230,276

$18,284,791

$18,429,107

$17,845,778

$18,040,369

Redeemable non-controlling interests - operating partnership

1,429,920

41,047

42,734

46,995

40,920

Equity

Preferred Stock:
$0.01 par value per share, 110,000,000 shares authorized:

Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (2)

$193,540

$193,540

$193,540

$193,540

$193,540

Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (3)

203,264

203,264

203,264

203,264

203,264

Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (4)

334,886

334,886

334,886

334,886

334,886

Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 392,000,000 shares authorized (5)

2,851

2,824

2,824

2,824

2,818

Additional paid-in capital

21,528,384

21,091,364

21,069,391

21,075,863

21,010,202

Dividends in excess of earnings

(4,336,201)

(4,211,685)

(3,916,854)

(3,631,929)

(4,359,033)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

(862,804)

(475,561)

(188,844)

(173,880)

(111,560)

Total Stockholders' Equity

$17,063,920

$17,138,632

$17,698,207

$18,004,568

$17,274,117

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interest in operating partnership

$421,484

$432,213

$444,029

$425,337

$459,918

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures

69,617

59,374

66,470

46,882

32,324

Total Noncontrolling Interests

$491,101

$491,587

$510,499

$472,219

$492,242

Total Equity

$17,555,021

$17,630,219

$18,208,706

$18,476,787

$17,766,359

Total Liabilities and Equity

$39,215,217

$35,956,057

$36,680,546

$36,369,560

$35,847,648

(1)

Net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $36,278 and $28,574 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)

Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.250%, $200,000 and $200,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 8,000,000 and 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(3)

Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.850%, $210,000 and $210,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 8,400,000 and 8,400,000
shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(4)

Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 5.200%, $345,000 and $345,000 liquidation preference, respectively ($25.00 per share), 13,800,000 and 13,800,000
shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(5)

Common Stock: 287,509,059 and 284,415,013 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation &

Amortization and Financial Ratios

Financial Supplement

Unaudited and Dollars in Thousands

Third Quarter 2022

Three Months Ended

Reconciliation of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization

(EBITDA) (1)

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

$226,894

$53,245

$63,101

$1,057,630

$124,094

Interest

76,502

69,023

66,725

71,762

71,417

Loss from early extinguishment of debt

51,135

325

Income tax expense (benefit)

19,576

16,406

13,244

3,961

13,709

Depreciation & amortization

388,704

376,967

382,132

378,883

369,035

EBITDA

$711,676

$515,642

$576,337

$1,512,561

$578,255

Unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation & amortization

30,831

29,023

29,319

24,146

21,293

Unconsolidated JV interest expense and tax expense

11,948

6,708

21,111

15,222

11,008

Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

1,655

3,786

2,077

1,003

1,377

Transaction and integration expenses

25,862

13,586

11,968

12,427

13,804

(Gain) / loss on sale of investments

(173,990)

(2,770)

(1,047,011)

635

Impairment of investments in real estate

18,291

Other non-core adjustments, net

(94)

31,633

(48,858)

14,307

(28,745)

Non-controlling interests

1,716

436

3,629

22,587

2,266

Preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends

10,181

10,181

10,181

10,181

10,181

(Gain on) / Issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock

Adjusted EBITDA

$619,786

$610,994

$602,994

$583,713

$610,074

(1)

For definitions and discussion of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, see the definitions section.

Three Months Ended

Financial Ratios

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

31-Mar-22

31-Dec-21

30-Sep-21

Total GAAP interest expense

$76,502

$69,023

$66,725

$71,762

$71,417

Capitalized interest

17,304

14,131

14,751

15,328

15,142

Change in accrued interest and other non-cash amounts

31,860

(43,952)

52,324

(37,974)

17,820

Cash Interest Expense (2)

$125,666

$39,202

$133,800

$49,116

$104,379

Preferred dividends

10,181

10,181

10,181

10,181

10,181

Total Fixed Charges (3)

$103,987

$93,335

$91,657

$97,271

$96,740

Coverage

Interest coverage ratio (4)


6.1x


6.6x


6.1x


6.0x


6.5x

Cash interest coverage ratio (5)


4.6x


12.6x


4.0x


9.8x


5.4x

Fixed charge coverage ratio (6)


5.5x


6.0x


5.5x


5.4x


5.8x

Cash fixed charge coverage ratio (7)


4.3x


10.4x


3.7x


8.3x


5.0x

Leverage

Debt to total enterprise value (8) (9)

34.5
%

27.1
%

25.5
%

20.5
%

24.8
%

Debt plus preferred stock to total enterprise value (10)

36.2
%

28.5
%

26.8
%

21.7
%

26.1
%

Pre-tax income to interest expense (11)


4.1x


1.9x


2.2x


16.2x


2.9x

Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA (12)


6.7x


6.2x


6.3x


6.1x


6.0x

(2)

Cash interest expense is interest expense less amortization of debt discount and deferred financing fees and includes interest that we capitalized. We consider cash interest expense to be a useful measure of interest as it excludes non-cash based interest expense.

(3)

Fixed charges consist of GAAP interest expense, capitalized interest, and preferred dividends.

(4)

Adjusted EBITDA divided by GAAP interest expense plus capitalized interest (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture interest expense).

(5)

Adjusted EBITDA divided by cash interest expense (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture interest expense).

(6)

Adjusted EBITDA divided by fixed charges (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture fixed charges).

(7)

Adjusted EBITDA divided by the sum of cash interest expense, and preferred dividends (including our pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture cash fixed charges).

(8)

Mortgage debt and other loans divided by market value of common equity plus debt plus preferred stock.

(9)

Total enterprise value defined as market value of common equity plus debt plus preferred stock.

(10)

Same as (8), except numerator includes preferred stock.

(11)

Calculated as net income plus interest expense divided by GAAP interest expense.

(12)

Calculated as total debt at balance sheet carrying value, plus capital lease obligations, plus Digital Realty's pro rata share of unconsolidated of joint venture debt, less cash and cash equivalents (including Digital Realty's pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture cash) divided by the product of Adjusted EBITDA (including Digital Realty's pro rata share of unconsolidated joint venture EBITDA), multiplied by four.

Definitions Funds From Operations (FFO) :

We calculate funds from operations, or FFO, in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or Nareit, in the Nareit Funds From Operations White Paper
- 2018 Restatement. FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from real estate transactions, impairment of investment in real estate, real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), unconsolidated JV real estate related depreciation
& amortization, non-controlling interests in operating partnership and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, it provides a performance measure that, when compared
year over
year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our data centers that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our data centers, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our financial condition and results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to other REITs' FFO. FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

Core Funds from Operations (Core FFO) :

We present core funds from operations, or Core FFO, as a supplemental operating measure because, in excluding certain items that do not reflect core revenue or expense streams, it provides a performance measure that, when compared
year over
year, captures trends in our core business operating performance. We calculate Core FFO by adding to or subtracting from FFO (i) other non-core revenue adjustments, (ii)
transaction and integration expenses, (iii)
loss from early extinguishment of debt, (iv) gain on /
issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock, (v)
severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, (vi)
gain/loss on FX revaluation, and (vii)
other non-core expense adjustments. Because certain of these adjustments have a real economic impact on our financial condition and results from operations, the utility of Core FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate Core FFO differently than we do and accordingly, our Core FFO may not be comparable to other REITs' Core FFO. Core FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) :

We present adjusted funds from operations, or AFFO, as a supplemental operating measure because, when compared
year over
year, it assesses our ability to fund dividend and distribution requirements from our operating activities. We also believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the operations of REITs, AFFO will be used by investors as a basis to assess our ability to fund dividend payments in comparison to other REITs, including on a per share and unit basis. We calculate AFFO by adding to or subtracting from Core FFO (i)
non-real estate depreciation, (ii)
amortization of deferred financing costs, (iii)
amortization of debt discount/premium, (iv)
non-cash stock-based compensation expense, (v)
straight-line rental revenue, (vi)
straight-line rental expense, (vii)
above- and below-market rent amortization, (viii)
deferred tax expense / (benefit), (ix)
leasing compensation and internal lease commissions, and (x)
recurring capital expenditures. Other REITs may calculate AFFO differently than we do and, accordingly, our AFFO may not be comparable to other REITs' AFFO. AFFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our performance.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA :

We believe that earnings before interest, loss from early extinguishment of debt, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below), are useful supplemental performance measures because they allow investors to view our performance without the impact of non-cash depreciation and amortization or the cost of debt and, with respect to Adjusted EBITDA, unconsolidated joint venture real estate related depreciation & amortization, unconsolidated joint venture interest expense and tax, severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, transaction and integration expenses, gain on sale / deconsolidation, impairment of investments in real estate, other non-core adjustments, net, non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends, and issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding unconsolidated joint venture real estate related depreciation
& amortization, unconsolidated joint venture interest expense and tax, severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses, transaction and integration expenses, gain on sale / deconsolidation, impairment of investments in real estate, other non-core adjustments, net, non-controlling interests, preferred stock dividends, including undeclared dividends, and gain on / issuance costs associated with redeemed preferred stock. In addition, we believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are calculated before recurring cash charges including interest expense and income taxes, exclude capitalized costs, such as leasing commissions, and are not adjusted for capital expenditures or other recurring cash requirements of our business, their utility as a measure of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do and, accordingly, our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other REITs' EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Accordingly, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be considered only as supplements to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our financial performance.

Net Operating Income (NOI) and Cash NOI :

Net operating income, or NOI, represents rental revenue, tenant reimbursement revenue and interconnection revenue less utilities expense, rental property operating expenses, property taxes and insurance expenses (as reflected in the statement of operations). NOI is commonly used by stockholders, company management and industry analysts as a measurement of operating performance of the company's rental portfolio. Cash NOI is NOI less straight-line rents and above- and below-market rent amortization. Cash NOI is commonly used by stockholders, company management and industry analysts as a measure of property operating performance on a cash basis. However, because NOI and cash NOI exclude depreciation and amortization and capture neither the changes in the value of our data centers that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our data centers, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of NOI and cash NOI as measures of our performance is limited. Other REITs may calculate NOI and cash NOI differently than we do and, accordingly, our NOI and cash NOI may not be comparable to other REITs' NOI and cash NOI. NOI and cash NOI should be considered only as supplements to net income computed in accordance with GAAP as measures of our performance.

Additional Definitions

Net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated using total debt at balance sheet carrying value, plus capital lease obligations, plus our share of unconsolidated JV debt, less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (including our share of unconsolidated JV cash)
divided by the product of Adjusted EBITDA (inclusive of our share of unconsolidated JV EBITDA) multiplied by four.

Debt-plus-preferred-to-total enterprise value is mortgage debt and other loans plus preferred stock divided by mortgage debt and other loans plus the liquidation value of preferred stock and the market value of outstanding Digital Realty Trust,
Inc. common stock and Digital Realty Trust,
L.P. units, assuming the redemption of Digital Realty Trust,
L.P. units for shares of Digital Realty Trust,
Inc. common stock.

Fixed charge coverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA divided by the sum of GAAP interest expense, capitalized interest, scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, GAAP interest expense was
$77 million, capitalized interest was $17 million and scheduled debt principal payments and preferred dividends was $10 million.

Reconciliation of Net Operating Income (NOI)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(in thousands)

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Operating income

$157,381

$170,371

$184,365

$468,988

$562,512


Fee income

(6,169)

(5,072)

(3,255)

(16,998)

(9,309)


Other income

(1,749)

(2,713)

(18,977)

(4,477)

(19,201)


Depreciation and amortization

388,704

376,967

369,035

1,147,803

1,107,749


General and administrative

95,792

101,991

97,082

294,217

289,606


Severance, equity acceleration, and legal expenses

1,655

3,786

1,377

7,519

6,340


Transaction expenses

25,862

13,586

13,804

51,416

34,999


Other expenses

1,096

70

510

8,823

2,551

Net Operating Income

$662,572

$658,986

$643,942

$1,957,291

$1,975,247


Cash Net Operating Income (Cash NOI)

Net Operating Income

$662,572

$658,986

$643,942

$1,957,291

$1,975,247


Straight-line rental revenue

(17,505)

(14,134)

(12,029)

(38,168)

(47,762)


Straight-line rental expense

2,499

(2,609)

7,779

3,536

21,598


Above- and below-market rent amortization

(465)

196

1,165

65

5,159

Cash Net Operating Income

$647,101

$642,439

$640,857

$1,922,725

$1,954,241

Constant Currency CFFO Reconciliation

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

(in thousands)

30-Sep-22

30-Jun-22

30-Sep-21

30-Sep-22

30-Sep-21

Core FFO (1)

$487,931

$479,209

$1,471,806

$1,407,067

Core FFO impact of holding '21 Exchange Rates Constant (2)

25,975

55,899

Constant Currency Core FFO

$513,906

$479,209

$1,527,705

$1,407,067

Weighted-average shares and units outstanding - diluted

292,830

290,228

291,461

289,531

Constant Currency CFFO Per Share

$1.75

$1.65

$5.24

$4.86

1)

As reconciled to net income on page 14.

2)

Adjustment calculated by holding currency translation rates for 2022 constant with average currency translation rates that were applicable to the same periods in 2021.

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Such forward-looking statements include statements relating to: our economic outlook, our expected investment and expansion activity, our expected physical settlement of the forward sale agreements and use of proceeds from any such settlement,
our liquidity, our joint ventures, supply and demand for data center and colocation space, our acquisition and disposition activity, pricing and net effective leasing economics, market dynamics and data center fundamentals, our strategic priorities, our product offerings, available inventory rent from leases that have been signed but have not yet commenced and other contracted rent to be received in future periods, rental rates on future leases, lag between signing and commencement, cap rates and yields, investment activity, the company's FFO, Core FFO and net income, 2022 outlook and underlying assumptions, information related to trends, our strategy and plans, leasing expectations, weighted average lease terms, the exercise of lease extensions, lease expirations, debt maturities, annualized rent at expiration of leases, the effect new leases and increases in rental rates will have on our rental revenue, our credit ratings, construction and development activity and plans, projected construction costs, estimated yields on investment, expected occupancy, expected square footage and IT load capacity upon completion of development projects, 2022 backlog NOI, NAV components, and other forward-looking financial data. Such statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions made based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance and may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

  • reduced demand for data centers or decreases in information technology spending;
  • increased competition or available supply of data center space;
  • decreased rental rates, increased operating costs or increased vacancy rates;
  • the suitability of our data centers and data center infrastructure, delays or disruptions in connectivity or availability of power, or failures or breaches of our physical and information security infrastructure or services;
  • our dependence upon significant customers, bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer or a significant number of smaller customers, or defaults on or non-renewal of leases by customers;
  • our ability to attract and retain customers;
  • breaches of our obligations or restrictions under our contracts with our customers;
  • our inability to successfully develop and lease new properties and development space, and delays or unexpected costs in development of properties;
  • the impact of current global and local economic, credit and market conditions;
  • our inability to retain data center space that we lease or sublease from third parties;
  • global supply chain or procurement disruptions, or increased supply chain costs;
  • information security and data privacy breaches;
  • difficulty managing an international business and acquiring or operating properties in foreign jurisdictions and unfamiliar metropolitan areas;
  • our failure to realize the intended benefits from, or disruptions to our plans and operations or unknown or contingent liabilities related to, our recent acquisitions;
  • our failure to successfully integrate and operate acquired or developed properties or businesses;
  • difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions;
  • risks related to joint venture investments, including as a result of our lack of control of such investments;
  • risks associated with using debt to fund our business activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks, our failure to repay debt when due, adverse changes in our credit ratings or our breach of covenants or other terms contained in our loan facilities and agreements;
  • our failure to obtain necessary debt and equity financing, and our dependence on external sources of capital;
  • financial market fluctuations and changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
  • adverse economic or real estate developments in our industry or the industry sectors that we sell to, including risks relating to decreasing real estate valuations and impairment charges and goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges;
  • our inability to manage our growth effectively;
  • losses in excess of our insurance coverage;
  • our inability to attract and retain talent;
  • impact on our operations and on the operations of our customers, suppliers and business partners during a pandemic, such as COVID-19;
  • environmental liabilities, risks related to natural disasters and our inability to achieve our sustainability goals;
  • our inability to comply with rules and regulations applicable to our company;
  • Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s failure to maintain its status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes;
  • Digital Realty Trust, L.P.'s failure to qualify as a partnership for federal income tax purposes;
  • restrictions on our ability to engage in certain business activities;
  • changes in local, state, federal and international laws and regulations, including related to taxation, real estate and zoning laws, and increases in real property tax rates; and
  • the impact of any financial, accounting, legal or regulatory issues or litigation that may affect us.

The risks included here are not exhaustive, and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance.
Several additional material risks are discussed in our annual report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Those risks continue to be relevant to our performance and financial condition.
Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.
New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Digital Realty, Digital Realty Trust, the Digital Realty logo, Interxion, Turn-Key Flex, Powered Base Building, and PlatformDIGITAL, Data Gravity Index and Data Gravity Index DGx are registered trademarks and service marks of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names, trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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