Digital Realty acquires fully leased operating data centre in Austin, Texas

SYDNEY– June 20, 2012. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data centre solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 8025 North Interstate 35, a 62,000 square foot data centre facility located in Austin, Texas.

The property totals 62,237 rentable square feet and is 100 per cent leased on a long term, triple net basis to a leading provider of integrated disaster recovery, managed services, IT consulting and business continuity management software solutions. The purchase price was $US12.5 million.

The existing facility delivers approximately 4.5 MW of critical load over 30,000 raised square feet with an N+1 power configuration. Included in the acquisition is 11.28 acres of land which is capable of supporting up to 135,000 square feet of future data centre development.

"This acquisition adds a high quality and fully leased operating asset to our portfolio," said Scott Peterson, Chief Acquisitions Officer of Digital Realty. "The property is located near our 7500 Metro Centre Drive facility, expanding our presence in the Austin market and contributing to our revenue stream with a long term, stabilised lease."

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. focuses on delivering customer driven data centre solutions by providing secure, reliable and cost effective facilities that meet each customer's unique data centre needs. Digital Realty's customers include domestic and international companies across multiple industry verticals ranging from information technology and Internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services. Digital Realty's 103 properties, excluding three properties held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, comprise approximately 19.7 million square feet as of June 6, 2012, including 2.3 million square feet of space held for redevelopment. Digital Realty's portfolio is located in 31 markets throughout Europe, North America, Singapore and Australia. Additional information about Digital Realty is included in the Company Overview, which is available on the Investors page of Digital Realty's website at http://www.digitalrealty.com.

For Additional Information

A. William Stein Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer Digital Realty Trust, Inc. +1 (415) 738-6500

Pamela M. Garibaldi Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Marketing Digital Realty Trust, Inc. +1 (415) 738-6500

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