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Digital Realty Announces Tax Treatment of 2021 Dividends AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today the tax treatment of its 2021 dividends for common stock and preferred stock. The information below has been prepared using the best available information to date. Digital Realty's federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2021 has not yet been filed. Please note that federal tax laws affect taxpayers differently, and we cannot advise you on how distributions should be reported on your federal income tax return. Please also note that state and local taxation of REIT distributions vary and may not be the same as the federal rules. Shareholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of Digital Realty's dividends.

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Common Stock DividendsCUSIP # 253868103Ticker Symbol: DLR

Digital Realty's 2021 taxable dividend of $4.808415 per share includes a portion (90%) of one quarterly distribution declared in 2020 and paid in January 2021, three quarterly distributions declared and paid in 2021, and a portion (28%) of one quarterly distribution declared in 2021 and paid in January 2022. Digital Realty's 2021 taxable dividend will be reported on Form 1099-DIV as follows: $0.418485 per share (9%) as ordinary income and $4.389930 per share (91%) as capital gain distribution.

The following table contains this information on a quarterly basis:

Box 5 Box 2a Cash Taxable Box 1a Section Payment Dividend Ordinary Long-Term 199A RecordDates ^Distribution Dividend Capital Box 2b Box 2f Dividend Section Section Dates (1) ($ per Gain Section 1061 1061 ($ per share) ^ ($ per Un-Recaptured897 ($ per One-Year Three-Year share) ^(1) (1) share) ($ per Section 1250 Capital share) ^ Capital Capital share) Gain Gain ($ (3) Gain ($ Gain ($ per per per share) ($ per share) ^ share) ^ ^(4) share) (2) (4)

12/15/01/15/ $1.120000 $1.006288$0.087579$0.918709 $0.213184 $0.627398$0.087579$0.013632$0.007412 2020 2021

03/15/03/31/ $1.160000 $1.160000$0.100957$1.059043 $0.245748 $0.723234$0.100957$0.015714$0.008544 2021 2021

06/15/06/30/ $1.160000 $1.160000$0.100957$1.059043 $0.245748 $0.723234$0.100957$0.015714$0.008544 2021 2021

09/15/09/30/ $1.160000 $1.160000$0.100957$1.059043 $0.245748 $0.723234$0.100957$0.015714$0.008544 2021 2021

12/15/01/14/ $1.160000 $0.322127$0.028035$0.294092 $0.068243 $0.200839$0.028035$0.004364$0.002373 2021 2022

$5.760000 $4.808415$0.418485$4.389930 $1.018671 $2.997939$0.418485$0.065138$0.035417

Please note that of the $1.16 quarterly distribution paid in January 2022,(1) $0.322127 is included in the 2021 taxable dividend and $0.837873 will be considered as 2022 reportable dividend for federal income tax purposes.

Represents section 897 gain attributable to disposition of U.S. real(2) property interests included in Box 2a Long-Term Capital Gain. Section 897 is applicable to nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations.

Beginning in 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 added Section 199A to allow for a new tax deduction based on certain qualified business income.(3) Section 199A provides eligible individual taxpayers a deduction of up to 20% of their qualified real estate investment trust dividends (Box 5 of the Form 1099-DIV).

For purposes of Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code, Digital Realty is disclosing two additional capital gain categories. Section 1061 is(4) generally applicable to direct and indirect holders of "applicable partnership interests." Please consult your tax advisor with respect to the two additional categories disclosed herein.

Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock DividendsCUSIP # 253868848Ticker Symbol: DLRPRC

The 2021 taxable dividend for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock is $0.625695 per share. For tax reporting purposes, $0.054456 per share (9%) will be reported on Form 1009-DIV as ordinary income and $0.571239 per share (91%) as capital gain distribution.

The following table contains this information on a quarterly basis:

Box 2a Box 1a Box 2b Box 5 Section Section Cash Long-Term 1061 One 1061 Three DistributionTaxable Ordinary Capital UnrecapturedBox 2f Section Year Year RecordPayment Dividend Dividend Gain Section 1250Section 199A Amounts Amounts Dates Dates ($ per Gain 897 Dividend DisclosureDisclosure share) ($ per ($ per ($ per Capital ($ per ($ per share) share) share) ($ per Gain ($ ($ per share) share) share) per share) share)

03/15/03/31/ $0.414063 $0.414063$0.036037$0.378026 $0.087720 $0.258159$0.036037$0.005609 $0.003050 2021 2021

05/17/05/17/ $0.211632 $0.211632$0.018419$0.193213 $0.044835 $0.131948$0.018419$0.002867 $0.001559 2021 2021

$0.625695 $0.625695$0.054456$0.571239 $0.132555 $0.390107$0.054456$0.008476 $0.004609

Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DividendsCUSIP # 253868855Ticker Symbol: DLRPRJ

The 2021 reportable dividend for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock is $1.312500 per share. For tax reporting purposes, $0.114228 per share (9%) will be reported on Form 1099-DIV as ordinary income and $1.198272 per share (91%) as capital gain distribution.

The following table contains this information on a quarterly basis:

Box 1a Box 2a Section Section Cash Box 5 1061 One 1061 Three DistributionTaxable Ordinary Long-TermBox 2b Box 2f Year Year Dividend Dividend Capital Section Section Amounts Amounts RecordPayment($ per Gain Unrecaptured897 199A DisclosureDisclosureDates Dates share) ($ per ($ per Section 1250Capital Dividend ($ per ($ per share) share) ($ per Gain Gain ($ share) share) share) per ($ per ($ per share) share) share)

03/15/03/31/ $0.328125 $0.328125$0.028557$0.299568 $0.069514 $0.204579$0.028557$0.004445 $0.002417 2021 2021

06/15/06/30/ $0.328125 $0.328125$0.028557$0.299568 $0.069514 $0.204579$0.028557$0.004445 $0.002417 2021 2021

09/15/09/30/ $0.328125 $0.328125$0.028557$0.299568 $0.069514 $0.204579$0.028557$0.004445 $0.002417 2021 2021

12/15/12/31/ $0.328125 $0.328125$0.028557$0.299568 $0.069514 $0.204579$0.028557$0.004445 $0.002417 2021 2021

$1.312500 $1.312500$0.114228$1.198272 $0.278056 $0.818316$0.114228$0.017780 $0.009688

Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DividendsCUSIP # 253868830Ticker Symbol: DLRPRK

The 2021 taxable dividend for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock is $1.462500 per share. For tax reporting purposes, $0.127284 per share (9%) will be reported on Form 1099-DIV as ordinary income and $1.335216 per share (91%) as capital gain distribution.

The following table contains this information on a quarterly basis:

Box 2a Box 1a Box 5 Cash Long-TermBox 2b Section Section DistributionTaxable Ordinary Capital Section 1061 One 1061 ThreeRecordPayment Dividend Dividend Gain UnrecapturedBox 2f 199A Year Year Dates Dates ($ per Section 1250Section Dividend Amounts Amounts share) ($ per ($ per ($ per Gain 897 DisclosureDisclosure share) share) share) Capital ($ per ($ per ($ per ($ per Gain ($ share) share) share) share) per share)

03/15/03/31/ $0.365625 $0.365625$0.031821$0.333804 $0.077458 $0.227959$0.031821$0.004953 $0.002693 2021 2021

06/15/06/30/ $0.365625 $0.365625$0.031821$0.333804 $0.077458 $0.227959$0.031821$0.004953 $0.002693 2021 2021

09/15/09/30/ $0.365625 $0.365625$0.031821$0.333804 $0.077458 $0.227959$0.031821$0.004953 $0.002693 2021 2021

12/15/12/31/ $0.365625 $0.365625$0.031821$0.333804 $0.077458 $0.227959$0.031821$0.004953 $0.002693 2021 2021

$1.462500 $1.462500$0.127284$1.335216 $0.309832 $0.911836$0.127284$0.019812 $0.010772

Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock DividendsCUSIP # 253868822Ticker Symbol: DLRPRL

The 2021 taxable dividend for Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock is $1.300000 per share. For tax reporting purposes, $0.113140 per share (9%) will be reported on Form 1099-DIV as ordinary income and $1.186860 per share (91%) as capital gain distribution.

The following table contains this information on a quarterly basis:

Box 1a Box 2a Cash Box 5 DistributionTaxable Ordinary Long-Term Section Section Dividend Dividend Capital Box 2b Box 2f Section 1061 One 1061 ThreeRecordPayment($ per Gain Section 199A Year Year Dates Dates share) ($ per ($ per Unrecaptured897 Dividend Amounts Amounts share) share) ($ per Section 1250Capital DisclosureDisclosure share) Gain Gain ($ ($ per ($ per ($ per per share) share) share) ($ per share) share)

03/15/03/31/ $0.325000 $0.325000$0.028285$0.296715 $0.068852 $0.202631$0.028285$0.004403 $0.002394 2021 2021

06/15/06/30/ $0.325000 $0.325000$0.028285$0.296715 $0.068852 $0.202631$0.028285$0.004403 $0.002394 2021 2021

09/15/09/30/ $0.325000 $0.325000$0.028285$0.296715 $0.068852 $0.202631$0.028285$0.004403 $0.002394 2021 2021

12/15/12/31/ $0.325000 $0.325000$0.028285$0.296715 $0.068852 $0.202631$0.028285$0.004403 $0.002394 2021 2021

$1.300000 $1.300000$0.113140$1.186860 $0.275408 $0.810524$0.113140$0.017612 $0.009576

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For Additional InformationAndrew P. PowerPresident & Chief Financial OfficerDigital Realty+1 (415) 738-6500

Investor RelationsJim HusebyDigital Realty+1 (415) 738-6500InvestorRelations@digitalrealty.com

About Digital RealtyDigital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL(r), the company's global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx(tm)) 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 data centers 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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