AUSTIN, Texas, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Realty (NYSE:DLR, news, filings), the leading global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today that its board of directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the first quarter of 2022.
“Our board of directors has approved a 5% increase in our quarterly common stock cash dividend to $1.22 per share, reflecting confidence in the underlying strength of our business as well as the strength of the recurring cash flows that support a steadily growing and well covered dividend, while retaining capital to fund future growth opportunities,” commented Andrew P. Power, President and Chief Financial Officer. “This marks the 17th consecutive year we have grown our dividend, and we are pleased to be among a select group of REITs to have raised the dividend each and every year since our initial public offering in 2004.”
Common Stock
Digital Realty’s board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $1.22 per share to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2022. The common stock cash dividend will be paid on March 31, 2022.
Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
The company’s board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $0.328125 per share to holders of record of the company’s 5.250% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as of the close of business on March 15, 2022. The Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock cash dividend will be paid on March 31, 2022.
Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
The company’s board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $0.365625 per share to holders of record of the company’s 5.850% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as of the close of business on March 15, 2022. The Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock cash dividend will be paid on March 31, 2022.
Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
The company’s board of directors authorized a cash dividend of $0.325000 per share to holders of record of the company’s 5.200% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as of the close of business on March 15, 2022. The Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock cash dividend will be paid on March 31, 2022.
For Additional Information
Andrew P. Power
President and Chief Financial Officer
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
Investor Relations
Jim Huseby
Digital Realty
(415) 738-6500
investorrelations@digitalrealty.com
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the world’s leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. Digital Realty’s global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with over 280 facilities in nearly 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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