THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.29
THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this Third Amendment), is entered into as of November 12, 2010, by and between Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the REIT) and DLR, LLC (the Employer and together with the REIT, the Company), and A. William Stein (Executive). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have entered into that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2008, as amended by the First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2008, and the Second Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2010 (collectively, as amended, the Employment Agreement), which sets forth the terms and conditions of Executives employment by the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement as set forth in this Third Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby amend the Employment Agreement as follows, effective as of the date first above written:
1. Section 4 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
4. ANNUAL BONUS. In addition to the base salary set forth above, during the Term, you will be eligible to participate in the Companys incentive bonus plan applicable to similarly situated executives of the Company. The amount of your annual bonus will be based on the attainment of performance criteria established and evaluated by the Company in accordance with the terms of such bonus plan as in effect from time to time, provided that, subject to the terms of such bonus plan and attainment of performance criteria established by the Company, your target and maximum annual bonus shall be 100% and 150%, respectively, of your base salary actually paid for such year. Any annual bonus that becomes payable to you is intended to satisfy the short-term deferral exemption under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and shall be made not later than the last day of the applicable two and one-half (2 1/2) month short-term deferral period with respect to such annual bonus, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4).
2. This Third Amendment shall be and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the Employment Agreement.
3. Except as amended and set forth herein, the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Third Amendment has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Foust | |||
Name: | Michael F. Foust | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
DLR, LLC | ||||
By: | Digital Realty, L.P. | |||
Its: | Managing Member | |||
By: | /s/ Michael F. Foust | |||
Name: | Michael F. Foust | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
EXECUTIVE | ||||
/s/ A. William Stein | ||||
A. William Stein |