UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

~~FORM~~ 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)of ~~The Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 517, 2026

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	001-32336	26-0081711
Maryland	000-54023	20-2402955
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2323 Bryan Street, Suite 1800 Dallas, Texas		75201
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(214)


Maryland	001-32336	26-0081711
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

231-1350


2323 Bryan Street, Suite 1800Dallas, Texas	75201
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(214) 231-1350

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

8-K

filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Tradingsymbol(s) Name of each exchangeon which registered Common Stock DLR New York Stock Exchange Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr J New York Stock Exchange Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr K New York Stock Exchange Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr L New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule

Title of each class Tradingsymbol(s) Name of each exchange onwhich registered Common Stock DLR New York Stock Exchange Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr J New York Stock Exchange Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr K New York Stock Exchange Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DLR Pr L New York Stock Exchange12b-2

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§

240.12b-2

of this chapter).

~~Indicate~~Digital byRealty ~~check~~Trust, ~~mark~~Inc.: ~~whether~~Emerging ~~the registrant is an emerging~~ growth company as☐ ~~defined~~Digital inRealty ~~Rule 405~~Trust, ~~of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230~~L.~~405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240~~P.~~12b-2~~: ofEmerging ~~this~~growth ~~chapter).~~company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Digital Realty Trust, ~~ Emerging growth company~~ Inc.: ☐

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.: ☐

IfItem an8.01. ~~emerging~~Other growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange ActEvents. ◻

On February 17, 2026, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form

S-3ASR

(Registration Nos.

333-293494

and

333-293494-01)

(the “New Registration Statement”) to replace their existing automatic shelf registration statement on Form

~~Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.~~S-3ASR

(Nos.

~~The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8~~333-K is also being furnished under Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure” of Form 8-K. Such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.270596

and

On February 5, 2026, we issued a press release announcing our financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The press release referred to certain supplemental information that is available on the Company’s website at www.digitalrealty.com. A copy of the press release and supplemental information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.333-270596-01)

filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023 (the “Prior Registration Statement”), which was scheduled to expire on March 16, 2026 pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Upon effectiveness of the New Registration Statement on February 17, 2026, the Prior Registration Statement was deemed terminated.

OnIn connection with the filing of the New Registration Statement, on February 17, 52026, the Company filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated February 17, 2026, weto ~~also~~the ~~posted~~New ~~presentation~~Registration ~~materials~~Statement (the “ATM Prospectus Supplement”) pursuant to ~~our~~the ~~website~~ATM atEquity ~~www~~Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”), dated as of December 23, 2024, with BofA Securities, Inc.~~digitalrealty~~, BNP Paribas Securities Corp.~~com~~, BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., ~~The~~Citigroup ~~presentation~~Global ~~materials~~Markets ~~are~~Inc., ~~attached~~Deutsche ~~hereto~~Bank Securities Inc., Huntington Securities, Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Jefferies LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Nomura Securities Americas Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander US Capital Markets LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as ~~Exhibit~~sales agent, forward seller and/or principal (collectively, the “Agents”) and Bank of America, N.A., Banco Santander, S.A., BNP PARIBAS, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Huntington Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, New York Branch, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley 99& Co.2 LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Truist Bank, UBS AG London Branch and ~~incorporated~~Wells byFargo ~~reference~~Bank, ~~herein~~National Association, as forward purchasers (collectively, the “forward purchasers”). Prior to the termination of the Prior Registration Statement, the Company had offered and sold shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of $1,113,647,744.50 under the Sales Agreement and, therefore, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,886,352,255.50 remain available for offer and sale pursuant to the Sales Agreement and the New Registration Statement.

~~Item 7.01~~An ~~Regulation~~opinion FDof ~~Disclosure~~Venable LLP with respect to the validity of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be offered and sold pursuant to the ATM Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

~~The information in this~~ Item 7 9.01 ~~of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also being furnished under Item 2~~.02 ~~“Results of Operations and~~ Financial ~~Condition”~~Statements ~~of Form 8-K. Such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01~~ and ~~shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section~~Exhibits. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On February 5, 2026, we also posted presentation materials to our website at www.digitalrealty.com. The presentation materials are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
5.1		Opinion of Venable LLP.

23.1		Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).



Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Earnings Press Release and Supplemental Information for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025.
99.2		Presentation Materials posted February 5, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~registrant~~registrants ~~has~~have duly caused this report to be signed on ~~its~~their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 17, 2026

~~EANNIE~~Digital Realty Trust, Inc. By: /s/ JEANNIE LEE Jeannie Lee Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Digital Realty Trust, L.P. By: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Its general partner By: /s/ JEANNIE LEE ~~ ~~ Jeannie Lee ~~ ~~ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: February 5, 2026

Filing Compare · DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.