SEC Form 4 · accession 0001179110-18-004015

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. · QTS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief People Officer

Period of report

Mar 7, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Mar 9, 2018 · 7:28 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001577368

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A common stock^F1	Mar 7, 2018	A	17,191	$0.00	A	21,959	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee stock option (right to buy)^F2	$34.03	Mar 7, 2018	A	12,666	A	—	Mar 7, 2028	Class A common stock	12,666	12,666	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)^F3	$34.03	Mar 7, 2018	A	26,590	A	—	Mar 8, 2028	Class A common stock	26,590	26,590	D

F1These restricted shares were granted under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and vest ratably over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and each quarter thereafter.
F2These options to purchase shares of Class A common stock were granted under the Plan and vest ratably over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and each quarter thereafter.
F3These options to purchase shares of Class A common stock were granted under the Plan, all of which vest two years after the date of grant.