OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of hybrid colocation and mega scale data center solutions, today announced the appointment of Joan A. Dempsey to its Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective immediately.    Ms. Dempsey brings over 35 years of consulting and operational experience, primarily working with federal government entities. Ms. Dempsey currently serves as Senior Executive Advisor to the Booz Allen Hamilton Chief Executive Officer. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Senior Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton for 12 years where she led the company's operations and strategy within the

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. ("QTS" or the "Company") (NYSE:QTS) today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. Second Quarter GAAP & Other Highlights   Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30,

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) today announced that the Company will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 after market close on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. As a result of the previously announced definitive merger agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of QTS common stock in an all cash transaction, the Company will not conduct a second quarter 2021 earnings conference call. About QTS QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) is a leading provider of data cen

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the second quarter of 2021. Common Stock QTS' Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common stock for the second quarter of 2021. The $0.50 per share dividend is payable on July 7, 2021 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 18, 2021. Series A Preferred StockQTS' Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend of $0.4453125 per share on its 7.125% Ser

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. ("QTS" or the "Company") (NYSE:QTS) today announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. First Quarter GAAP & Other Highlights Three Months Ended March 31, ($ in thousands except per share data) 2021 2020 Total revenue $ 148,732 $ 126,292 Net income $ 7,918 $ 8,120 Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 794 $ 965 Net loss per share attributable to basic common shares (1) $ (0.07) $ (0.01) Net loss per share attributable to diluted common shares (1) $ (0.07) $ (0.01) FFO available to common stockholders & OP unit holders (2) $ 54,518 $ 43,730 ___________________________________ (1) B

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. ("QTS" or the "Company") (NYSE: QTS) today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth Quarter and Full Year GAAP & Other Highlights   Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, ($ in thousands except per share data) 2020 2019 2020 2019 Total revenue $ 143,897 $ 123,707 $ 539,368 $ 480,818 Net income (loss) $ (10,660) $ (3,606) $ 14,576 $ 31,665 Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ (15,967) $ (9,556) $ (12,274) $ 3,111 Net loss per share attributabl

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized quarterly cash dividends for common and preferred stock for the first quarter of 2021. Common Stock QTS' Board of Directors has authorized a cash dividend of $0.50 per share on its common stock for the first quarter of 2021. The $0.50 per share dividend is payable on April 6, 2021 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2021. The $0.50 per share dividend rate represents an increase of 6.4% over the 2020 quarterly per share dividend rate of

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of software-defined and mega scale data center solutions, announced today the tax allocations of 2020 dividend distributions on its common and preferred shares. The tables included in this press release as exhibits provide the tax treatment of dividends on QTS Realty Trust common stock and preferred stock for 2020.  For shareholders of QTS Realty Trust, Inc., the Form 1099-DIV summarizes the allocation of 2020 dividends. The amounts indicated on Form 1099-DIV should be reported on shareholders' 2020 federal income tax returns. The exhibits below, presented on a per share basis, are provide

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Truist downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $78.00

Wells Fargo downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Overweight to Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $78.00

BMO Capital Markets downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $78.00 from $76.00 previously

Stifel downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Buy to Hold

Stifel downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $78.00 from $76.00 previously

Cowen downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $78.00

KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded QTS Realty Trust from Overweight to Sector Weight

Mizuho reiterated coverage of QTS Realty Trust with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $67.00 from $68.00 previously

Evercore ISI Group initiated coverage of QTS Realty Trust with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $80.00

Evercore ISI initiated coverage of QTS Realty Trust with a rating of Outperform

ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Ecosystem Innovation Committee (IEIC), an independent global committee that promotes Internet diversity and resilience through the formation of new global Internet nexus points, today announced that Athanasios (Sakis) Kitsopanidis from Ford Motor Company, Dr. Jason Black from NVIDIA, and Sarah Keller from Uber Technologies, Inc. have joined as Board Members. "IEIC represents a global voice of the digital infrastructure industry. Today, I am pleased to welcome three industry leaders to IEIC. I look forward to working with

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the closing of its acquisition on August 31, 2021 by affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners, QTS Realty Trust ("QTS") announced that holders of its 6.50% Series A Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Limited Liability Company Units (the "New Series A Preferred Units") will have the right, until the close of business on October 14, 2021, to convert each New Series A Preferred Unit into $172.84 in cash. Thereafter, holders of New Series A Preferred Units will have the right to convert each unit into $167.40 in cash. At the closing of the

NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and QTS Realty Trust (NYSE:QTS) today announced that affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., and Blackstone Property Partners have completed their previously announced acquisition of QTS Realty Trust for approximately $10 billion, including debt. QTS' common stock, Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock will no longer be listed on any public market. Greg Blank and Tyler Henritze, Senior Managing Directors at Blackstone, said, "We are thrilled to complete this transaction and are excited about the future of QTS. QTS aligns with one of Blackst

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE:QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") today announced that, at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today, QTS stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of QTS by affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners. "I thank our stockholders for their strong support of the transformative transaction with Blackstone, which will provide compelling, immediate and certain value to stockholders and position QTS to better serve customers' expanding data center infrastructure needs," said Chad Williams, Chairman and CEO of QTS. "With this significa

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. ("QTS" or the "Company") (NYSE:QTS) today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. Second Quarter GAAP & Other Highlights   Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30,

BALTIMORE, Md., July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pixelligent Technologies today named Wayne Rehberger to its Advisory Board. A corporate finance expert, Rehberger joins as Pixelligent expands its portfolio of Designer Compounds™, deepens engagements with market-leading consumer electronics customers, and extends its distribution footprint. Rehberger has built world-class finance organizations for public and private companies in diverse industries. An insightful strategist with broad expertise in corporate finance, governance and oversight, he has guided global organizations through major change events with strategies to create profitable growth. As CFO and COO of XO Communications, he

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) today announced that the Company will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 after market close on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. As a result of the previously announced definitive merger agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of QTS common stock in an all cash transaction, the Company will not conduct a second quarter 2021 earnings conference call. About QTS QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) is a leading provider of data cen

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE:QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") today announced the expiration of the 40 day "go-shop" period pursuant to the previously announced definitive merger agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of QTS common stock for $78.00 per share in an all cash transaction. The "go-shop" period expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 17, 2021. During the "go-shop" period, QTS, with the assistance of its financial advisors Jefferies LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, activel

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and NEW YORK, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS) ("QTS" or "the Company") and Blackstone (NYSE: BX), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of QTS Realty Trust for $78.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $10 billion1, including the assumption of debt. The purchase price represents a premium of 21% to QTS' closing share price as of June 4, 2021 and a 24% premium to the volume weighted ave

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to increasing demand from customers to manage their data center environments remotely, QTS Realty Trust (NYSE:QTS), a leading provider of hybrid colocation and mega scale data center solutions, today announced its new Smart Family of data center remote management solutions. The Smart Family joins QTS' API-driven Service Delivery Platform (SDP), the industry's first self-service colocation orchestration platform that delivers complete transparency into the data center. SDP empowers customers to view and self-manage th