DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 8-K

What Happened
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) filed an 8-K on June 1, 2026 reporting the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 29, 2026. Ten director nominees were elected to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting. KPMG LLP was ratified as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The company’s non-binding say-on-pay advisory was approved, and a shareholder proposal on enhanced water risk disclosure was defeated.

Key Details

• Director elections (each elected to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting): Stephen R. Bolze; VeraLinn Jamieson; Kevin J. Kennedy; William G. LaPerch; Jean F.H. Mandeville; Afshin Mohebbi; Mark R. Patterson; Andrew P. Power; Mary Hogan Preusse; Susan Swanezy. Notable vote counts included Stephen R. Bolze (312,007,163 For) and Mark R. Patterson (285,967,166 For, 26,634,958 Against). Broker non-votes on director matters: 13,738,495.
• Proposal 2 (ratify auditor): KPMG LLP ratified — For 310,501,955; Against 16,369,312; Abstentions 128,186.
• Proposal 3 (say-on-pay, advisory): Approved — For 280,134,935; Against 32,164,890; Abstentions 961,133; Broker non-votes 13,738,495 (roughly 90% support among votes cast excluding abstentions).
• Proposal 4 (stockholder proposal on enhanced water-risk disclosure): Defeated — For 69,757,155; Against 240,748,354; Abstentions 2,755,449; Broker non-votes 13,738,495.

Why It Matters
These results confirm the company’s board makeup for the coming year and formalize KPMG as the company’s auditor for 2026—both material governance outcomes for investors. The strong but not unanimous say-on-pay support (large raw opposition vote) signals some shareholder concern over executive compensation even though the advisory vote passed. The defeat of the water-risk disclosure proposal means shareholders did not secure the requested enhanced disclosure through this proposal; any future changes to climate/water reporting would depend on board or management action rather than this vote.