{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-23-161886","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"DLR","cik":"0001297996","company_name":"DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.","filed_at":"2023-06-07T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:38.307505+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-14T05:40:42.968394+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Director Laurence Chapman resigns from Digital Realty board citing governance disagreement","bullets":["Laurence Chapman resigned from Digital Realty's Board effective June 4, 2023, citing disagreement with governance policy and practice.","Chapman's resignation came four days before his previously announced departure; he was not standing for re-election at the June 8 annual meeting.","Digital Realty stated it believes its governance policies are compliant and robust and that it values board refreshment.","The resignation correspondence is filed as Exhibit 17.1 without redaction; company disclaims responsibility for its contents."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-161886","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-161886.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-161886.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-161886.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312523161886/0001193125-23-161886-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312523161886/d434156d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T05:40:42.968394+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"651ce1cb16","claim":"Laurence Chapman resigned as Director at DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On June 4, 2023, we received a notification from Laurence Chapman of his resignation from his positions as a member of the company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000119312523161886/0001193125-23-161886-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}