Digital Realty Announces Tax Treatment of 2025 Dividends

Core Viewpoint - Digital Realty has announced the tax treatment of its 2025 dividends for both common and preferred stock, detailing the breakdown of taxable dividends and their classifications for tax reporting purposes [1][2]. Common Stock Dividends - The 2025 taxable dividend for Digital Realty's common stock is $4.88 per share, which includes one quarterly distribution declared in 2024 and paid in January 2025, along with three quarterly distributions declared and paid in 2025 [2]. - The breakdown of the taxable dividend is as follows: $3.833656 per share (79%) classified as ordinary income and $1.046344 per share (21%) as capital gain distribution [2]. Preferred Stock Dividends - For Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the 2025 taxable dividend is $1.312500 per share, with $1.031080 per share (79%) reported as ordinary income and $0.281420 per share (21%) as capital gain distribution [4]. - For Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the 2025 taxable dividend is $1.462500 per share, with $1.148916 per share (79%) as ordinary income and $0.313584 per share (21%) as capital gain distribution [7]. - For Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the 2025 taxable dividend is $1.300000 per share, with $1.021260 per share (79%) as ordinary income and $0.278740 per share (21%) as capital gain distribution [8]. Quarterly Distribution Details - The quarterly distributions for common stock are as follows: - $1.22 per share for the distribution declared in December 2024 and paid in January 2025 [5]. - Each of the three distributions in 2025 is $1.22 per share [3]. - The quarterly distributions for Series J, K, and L preferred stocks are detailed in their respective tables, showing the breakdown of ordinary and capital gain distributions for each quarter [4][7][8]. Company Overview - Digital Realty is a global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions, with a footprint of over 300 facilities across more than 50 metropolitan areas in 25 countries [10].