SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Realty Trust,Inc. (NYSE: DLR), a leading owner and manager of corporate datacenters andInternet gateways, announced today that real estate industry veteran Jon H.Paulsen has been named Vice President of Real Estate for Digital RealtyTrust. In this role, Mr. Paulsen will be responsible for developing andmanaging the broker community channel -- a new role at the company thatreflects the importance of the brokerage community to Digital Realty Trust. "Jon is very highly respected in the real estate community, and hebrings great insight into how we can work closely with real estate brokersto ensure that all of their needs are met," said Michael F. Foust, ChiefExecutive Officer of Digital Realty Trust. "Having someone of Jon'sexperience and integrity focused exclusively on broker relations for us isindicative of the value we place on the role of the brokerage community insupporting the long- term success of Digital Realty Trust." Mr. Paulsen has more than 20 years of real estate experience. Heformerly held the position of Vice President of Acquisitions for theWestern United Sates at Digital Realty Trust -- a role he played sinceOctober 2004 when Digital Realty Trust held its initial public offering. Hejoined Digital Realty Trust from GI Partners, Digital Realty Trust'spredecessor company, where he was responsible for deal sourcing andproperty acquisitions with an emphasis on technology-related properties.Prior to that, Mr. Paulsen was a Director with Tishman Speyer Properties,opening its Silicon Valley office. Mr. Paulsen was also active as a realestate broker with Cushman & Wakefield in San Francisco. He earned his B.A.degree from University of Colorado. About Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. owns, acquires, repositions and managestechnology-related real estate. Digital Realty Trust's 62 properties,excluding one property held in an unconsolidated joint venture, containapplications and operations critical to the day-to-day operations oftechnology industry tenants and corporate enterprise datacenter tenants.Comprising approximately 11.4 million rentable square feet, including 1.7million square feet of space held for redevelopment, Digital Realty Trust'sportfolio is located in 25 markets throughout North America and Europe. Foradditional information, please visit the Digital Realty Trust's website athttp://www.digitalrealtytrust.com. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements which are basedon current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks anduncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differmaterially. These risks and uncertainties include adverse economic or realestate developments in the Company's markets or the technology industry;general economic conditions; defaults on or non-renewal of leases bytenants; increased interest rates and operating costs; inability to managedomestic and international growth effectively; failure to obtain necessaryoutside financing; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completingacquisitions at acceptable return levels; failure to successfully operateacquired properties and operations; failure of acquired properties toperform as expected; failure to successfully redevelop properties acquiredfor such purposes or unexpected costs related thereto; failure to maintainthe Company's status as a REIT; environmental uncertainties and risksrelated to natural disasters; financial market fluctuations; changes inforeign currency exchange rates; risks of operating in foreign markets; andchanges in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property taxrates. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties,see the reports and other filings by the Company with the United StatesSecurities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including the Company's annualreport on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as updated bysubsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed with the SEC. TheCompany disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise anyforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, futureevents or otherwise. For Additional Information: A. William Stein Pamela A. Matthews Chief Financial Officer and Investor/Analyst Information Chief Investment Officer Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (415) 738-6500 (415) 738-6500. Chris Crosby Sales & Technical Operations Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (214) 231-1350
