TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) and Mitsubishi Corp.
announced Monday the formation of a new joint venture to support the development
of two data centers in the Dallas metro area, which are 100% pre-leased to an
S&P 100 investment grade customer on a long-term basis.

Mitsubishi has acquired a 65% equity interest in the venture for an initial
contribution of approximately $200 million, while Digital Realty maintains a 35%
interest and will manage the development and day-to-day operations of the joint
venture, for which it will receive customary fees.

Each partner will fund its pro rata share of the remaining $100 million
estimated development cost for the first phase of the project, which is slated
for completion and commencement in late 2024.

The two data centers commenced construction in the fourth quarter of 2022, with
the first phase slated to deliver 16 megawatts (MW) of initial data center
capacity. The budget for the first phase of these yield-on-cost developments is
approximately $400 million.

The customer maintains the option to expand the projects up to 48 MW of total IT
load during the initial lease term, which could increase the combined budget up
to $800 million, based on current development cost estimates.



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