SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Foust Michael F	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
560 MISSION STREET, SUITE 2900	

(Street) 
SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. [ NONE ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
X	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
CEO and Director	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/02/2012 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Units	08/02/2012		M(1) 		25,000	A	(2)	25,000	D		
Common Units	08/02/2012		M		25,000	D	(2)	0	D		
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Class C Units(2) 	(3)	08/02/2012		M(1) 			25,000	(2) 	(4) 	Common Units	25,000	$0 	20,848	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. The reporting person converted Class C Profits Interest Units ("Class C Units") into common limited partnership units ("Common Units") of Digital Realty Trust, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the "Issuer"), and subsequently redeemed the Common Units for shares of the common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "General Partner"), all in accordance with the requirements of the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Issuer.	
2. Class C Units are membership interests in the Issuer of which the General Partner is the general partner. Vested Class C Units that have satisfied the performance condition and achieved full parity with Common Units receive the same quarterly distributions as Common Units, and may be converted into an equal number of Common Units on a one-for-one basis at any time. Common Units will be redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of the General Partner's common stock, or, at the election of the General Partner, for an equal number of shares of the General Partner's common stock. The Class C Units have achieved full parity with Common Units.	
3. 1 for 1.	
4. N/A	
Remarks:	
This statement of changes in beneficial ownership ("Form 4") of securities of Digital Realty Trust, L.P. (the "Issuer") is being filed to report a transaction(s) that is also being reported concurrently on a Form 4 for Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the "General Partner"). The change(s) in beneficial ownership reported on this Form 4 for the Issuer are as a result of the same transaction(s) reported in the Forms 4 for the General Partner.	
	/s/ Barbara- Polster, attorney-in-fact	08/03/2012	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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