Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001179110-17-011484
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2017-08-15 11:20:43
Reporting Period:
2017-08-14
Filing Date:
2017-08-15
Accepted Time:
2017-08-15 11:20:43
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1577368 Qts Realty Trust Inc. QTS Real Estate Investment Trusts (6798) 462809094
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1587364 L. Chad Williams C/O Qts Realty Trust, Inc.
12851 Foster Street
Overland Park KS 66213
Chief Executive Officer No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2017-08-14 36,620 $21.00 236,526 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2017-08-14 42,968 $35.81 279,494 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2017-08-14 36,202 $45.78 315,696 No 4 M Direct
Class A Common Stock Acquisiton 2017-08-14 488,436 $0.00 804,132 No 4 C Direct
Class A Common Stock Disposition 2017-08-14 682,576 $54.25 121,556 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 C Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Class A Common Stock Employee stock option (right to buy) Disposition 2017-08-14 36,620 $0.00 36,620 $21.00
Class A Common Stock Employee stock option (right to buy) Disposition 2017-08-14 42,968 $0.00 42,968 $35.81
Class A Common Stock Employee stock option (right to buy) Disposition 2017-08-14 36,202 $0.00 36,202 $45.78
Class A Units Of Operating Partnership Class O LTIP units of Operating Partnership Disposition 2017-08-14 500,000 $0.00 263,436 $0.00
Class A Common Stock Class A units of Operating Partnership Acquisiton 2017-08-14 263,436 $0.00 263,436 $0.00
Class A Common Stock Class A units of Operating Partnership Disposition 2017-08-14 263,436 $0.00 263,436 $0.00
Class A Common Stock Class A units of Operating Partnership Disposition 2017-08-14 225,000 $0.00 225,000 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
2,442 2023-10-15 No 4 M Direct
25,782 2025-02-27 No 4 M Direct
46,546 2026-03-02 No 4 M Direct
0 No 4 C Direct
6,780,436 No 4 C Direct
6,517,000 No 4 C Direct
6,292,000 No 4 C Direct
Footnotes
  1. 36,620 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on October 15, 2013 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a four year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  2. 42,968 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on February 27, 2015 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a four year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  3. 36,202 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on March 2, 2016 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  4. Each Class O LTIP unit is convertible by the Company's operating partnership or by the holder into Class A units at any time, and upon such equalization of the capital account of a Class O LTIP unit (and full vesting of the Class O LTIP unit, if such unit is subject to vesting and being converted by the holder), the Class O LTIP unit will be convertible into a number of Class A units equal to (i) the Class O LTIP unit's capital account divided by (ii) the capital account balance of a Class A unit (i.e., in a manner similar to a typical stock appreciation right), subject to certain exceptions and adjustments. Class A units became redeemable for cash or, at the Company's election, shares of the Company's Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis in November 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the initial public offering.
  5. 263,436 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' redemption of 263,436 Class A units of the Operating Partnership. Class A units are redeemable for cash or, at the operating partnership's election, shares of the Company's Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, beginning November 1, 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the Company's initial public offering.
  6. Class A units are redeemable for cash or, at the operating partnership's election, shares of the Company's Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, beginning November 1, 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the Company's initial public offering.
  7. 36,620 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on October 15, 2013 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a four year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  8. 42,968 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on February 27, 2015 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a four year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  9. 36,202 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on March 2, 2016 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a three year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
  10. 488,436 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Mr. Williams' redemption of 488,436 Class A units of the Operating Partnership. Class A units are redeemable for cash or, at the operating partnership's election, shares of the Company's Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, beginning November 1, 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the Company's initial public offering.