As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2015

Registration No. 333-      

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-4
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

QualityTech, LP

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware				27-0707288
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

12851 Foster Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
(913) 814-9988

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

QTS Finance Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware				47-1270181
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

12851 Foster Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
(913) 814-9988

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Shirley E. Goza
General Counsel
QTS Realty Trust, Inc.
12851 Foster Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
(913) 312-5503

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

With a Copy to:

David W. Bonser
Eve N. Howard
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: (202) 637-5600
Facsimile: (202) 637-5910

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box: o

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   o		Accelerated filer             o
Non-accelerated filer   x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company    o

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) o
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) o

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of securities to be registered		Amount to be registered				Proposed maximum offering price per unit (1)				Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (1)				Amount of registration fee
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022		$	300,000,000				99.211	%		$	297,633,000			$	34,585
Guarantees of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022			—				—				—				—	(2)
Total		$	300,000,000				N/A			$	297,633,000			$	34,585

(1)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee.

(2)

Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no additional registration fee is payable with respect to the guarantees.

The registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors ^{(1) (2)}

Exact Name of Additional Registrant Guarantor as Specified in its Charter

State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization

Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

Quality Investment Properties Irving, LLC

Delaware

37-1713333

Quality Technology Services Jersey City, LLC

Delaware

20-5840119

Quality Technology Services, N.J., LLC

Delaware

20-5808747

QTS Investment Properties Princeton, LLC

Delaware

61-1739784

QTS Investment Properties Chicago, LLC

Delaware

30-0825209

Quality Investment Properties Gateway, LLC

Delaware

61-1673199

Quality Technology Services Lenexa, LLC

Delaware

26-0649544

Quality Investment Properties Lenexa, LLC

Delaware

45-2470780

Quality Investment Properties Richmond, LLC

Delaware

27-1864276

QAE Acquisition Company, LLC

Georgia

38-3909760

Quality Technology Services Irving II, LLC

Delaware

46-1967220

Quality Technology Services, N.J. II, LLC

Delaware

27-1029703

Quality Technology Services Princeton II, LLC

Delaware

35-2512233

Quality Technology Services Chicago II, LLC

Delaware

37-1761768

Quality Technology Services, LLC

Delaware

20-5840402

QTS Critical Facilities Management, LLC

Delaware

35-2505636

Quality Technology Services Lenexa II, LLC

Delaware

27-1036068

Quality Technology Services Richmond II, LLC

Delaware

27-3853361

Quality Investment Properties Irving II, LLC

Delaware

32-0447676

Quality Technology Services, Northeast, LLC

Delaware

20-5769204

Quality Technology Services Holding, LLC

Delaware

76-0838056

Quality Investment Properties Metro, LLC

Delaware

01-0887627

Quality Technology Services Metro II, LLC

Delaware

27-1155759

Quality Investment Properties, Suwanee, LLC

Delaware

76-0838058

Quality Technology Services, Suwanee II, LLC

Delaware

27-1156231

QLD Investment Properties Wichita Technology Group, L.L.C.

Kansas

20-2524292

Quality Technology Services Wichita II, LLC

Delaware

27-1029845

Quality Investment Properties Sacramento, LLC

Delaware

61-1697153

Quality Technology Services Sacramento II, LLC

Delaware

61-1700632

Quality Investment Properties Santa Clara, LLC

Delaware

26-1309887

Quality Technology Services Santa Clara II, LLC

Delaware

27-1156063

Quality Investment Properties Miami, LLC

Delaware

26-2155205

Quality Technology Services Miami II, LLC

Delaware

27-1036301

(1)

Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Principal Executive Offices is 12851 Foster Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66213, (913) 814-9988.

(2)

Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each Additional Registrant Guarantor’s Agent for Service is Shirley E. Goza, General Counsel of QTS Realty Trust, Inc., 12851 Foster Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66213, (913) 312-5503.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion, Dated January 30, 2015

PROSPECTUS

 

QUALITYTECH, LP
QTS FINANCE CORPORATION

Offer to exchange
Up to $300,000,000 Principal Amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022
for
a Like Principal Amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022
that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933

 

QualityTech, LP (the “Operating Partnership”), the operating partnership of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (“QTS”), and QTS Finance Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Operating Partnership, the “Issuers”) are offering to exchange up to $300,000,000 of their outstanding, unregistered 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Original Notes”), for a like principal amount of registered 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Exchange Notes”). The Original Notes and the Exchange Notes are sometimes referred to in this prospectus together as the “Notes,” and the transaction to exchange Original Notes for Exchange Notes is sometimes referred to in this prospectus as the “Exchange Offer” or “this offer.” The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical to the terms of the Original Notes, except that the Exchange Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the transfer restrictions, registration rights and related special interest provisions applicable to the Original Notes do not apply to the Exchange Notes. The Original Notes may only be tendered in an amount equal to $2,000 in principal amount or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. This offer is subject to certain customary conditions and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on            , 2015, unless we extend it. The Exchange Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system and there is currently no market for the Exchange Notes.

The Original Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, guaranteed (the “Note Guarantees”) on a senior basis by all of the Operating Partnership’s existing and future restricted subsidiaries (as defined) (other than foreign subsidiaries and receivables entities (as defined)) (the “subsidiary guarantors”) that guarantee any other indebtedness of QTS, the Issuers or any other subsidiary guarantor (as defined) of the Operating Partnership. See “Description of the Notes — Covenants — Limitation on Issuances of Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries and the REIT.”

For a more detailed description of the Exchange Notes, see “Description of the Notes.”

Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering such a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Original Notes where such Original Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, during the period described in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder that is applicable to transactions by brokers or dealers with respect to Exchange Notes, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to make this prospectus, as amended and supplemented, available to broker-dealers for use in connection with resales of Exchange Notes.

 

Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 .

 

We are not asking for a proxy and you are requested not to send us a proxy.

This prospectus, the letter of transmittal and the notice of guaranteed delivery are first being mailed to all holders of the Original Notes on            , 2015.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is            , 2015

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You should rely only on the information included in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with any information or represent anything about us or this offering that is not included in this prospectus. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. We are not making an offer to, nor will we accept surrenders for exchange from, holders of outstanding Original Notes in any jurisdiction in which this offer would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction or where it is otherwise unlawful.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE			ii
NOTICE			iii
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION			iii
MARKET DATA			iii
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			v
SUMMARY			1
RISK FACTORS			18
THE EXCHANGE OFFER			48
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES OF QTS REALTY TRUST, INC. AND QUALITYTECH, LP			58
USE OF PROCEEDS			59
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA			60
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS			65
BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES			99
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS			129
MANAGEMENT			130
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS			135
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS			142
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT			158
STRUCTURE OF OUR COMPANY			162
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS			164
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES			169
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS			174
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES			177
BOOK-ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM			239
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			242
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			248
VALIDITY OF NOTES			249
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION			249
EXPERTS			249
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS			F-1

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Except as otherwise noted, all portfolio information is as of September 30, 2014, including projections of the redevelopment pipeline.

NOTICE

Except as otherwise indicated, this prospectus speaks as of the date of this prospectus. Neither the delivery of this prospectus at any time, nor the exchange or sale of any Notes shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs after the date of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.

This prospectus is based on information provided by us and other sources that we believe are reliable. We cannot assure you that the information from other sources is accurate or complete and are not responsible for this information. We have summarized certain documents and other information in a manner we believe to be accurate, but we refer you to the actual documents for a more complete understanding of what we discuss in this prospectus. In making an investment decision, you must rely on your own examination of our business and the terms of this offering and the Notes, including the merits and risks involved. You should contact us with any questions about this offering.

You should not consider any information in this prospectus to be legal, business or tax advice. You should consult your own attorney, business advisor and tax advisor for legal, business and tax advice regarding an investment in the Notes.

You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations in effect in any applicable jurisdiction, and you must obtain, at your sole cost and expense, any consent, approval or permission required by you for the purchase, offer or sale of the Notes under the laws and regulations in effect in the jurisdictions to which you are subject or in which you make such purchase, offer or sale, and we will not have any responsibility therefor.

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The body of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States is commonly referred to as “U.S. GAAP.” A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined by the SEC as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable GAAP measure. In this prospectus, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures, including funds from operations (“FFO”), operating funds from operations (“Operating FFO”), monthly recurring revenue (“MRR”), recognized MRR, net operating income (“NOI”), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful to investors as key supplemental measures of our performance. We cannot assure you that other companies in our industry will calculate these measures in the same manner that we do. These measures are not presentations made in accordance with GAAP and have important limitations as analytical tools. You should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In addition, these measures are defined differently by different companies in our industry and, accordingly, such measures as used in this prospectus may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Accordingly, we have provided reconciliations of such non-GAAP measures to the closest comparable GAAP measures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

MARKET DATA

We use market data and industry forecasts and projections throughout this prospectus, and in particular in the section entitled “Business and Properties.” These sources generally state that the information they provide has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of the information are not guaranteed. The forecasts and projections are based on industry surveys and the preparers’ experience in the industry, and there can be no assurance that any of the forecasts or projections will be achieved. We believe that the surveys and market research others have performed are reliable, but we have not independently investigated or verified this

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information. In addition, the statements and projections obtained from 451 Research, LLC that we have included in this prospectus have not been expertized and are, therefore, solely our responsibility. As a result, 451 Research, LLC does not and will not have any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any market data and industry statements and forecasts or projections that are contained in this prospectus or otherwise disseminated in connection with the offer or sale of the Notes. If you purchase the Notes, your sole recourse for any alleged or actual inaccuracies in the market data and industry statements and any forecasts or projections used in this prospectus will be against us.

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Our Portfolio

As of September 30, 2014, we were developing and operating 12 data centers located in eight states, containing an aggregate of approximately 4.7 million gross square feet of space (approximately 94% of which is wholly owned by us), including approximately 2.1 million “basis-of-design” raised floor square feet, which represents the total data center raised floor potential of our existing data center facilities. This represents the maximum amount of space in our existing buildings that could be leased following full build-out, depending on the configuration that we deploy. As of September 30, 2014, this space included approximately 927,000 raised floor operating net rentable square feet (“NRSF”), plus approximately 1.2 million square feet of additional raised floor in our development pipeline. Our facilities collectively have access to over 500 megawatts (“MW”) of gross utility power with 419 MW of available utility power. We believe such access to power gives us a competitive advantage in redeveloping data center space, since access to power is usually the most limiting and expensive component in data center redevelopment.

During 2014 we acquired two additional data center properties. On June 30, 2014 we completed the acquisition of a data center facility in New Jersey (the “Princeton facility”), from McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., which is located on approximately 194 acres and consists of approximately 560,000 gross square feet, including approximately 58,000 square feet of raised floor, and 12 MW of gross power. Additionally, on July 8, 2014, we completed the acquisition of the former Sun Times Press facility in downtown Chicago, Illinois, which consists of approximately 317,000 gross square feet with capacity for approximately 133,000 square feet of raised floor and 24 MW of power. We intend to redevelop the facility which will increase its size to approximately 400,000 gross square feet with raised floor capacity of approximately 215,000 square feet and 37 MW of power.

Operating Properties

The following table presents an overview of the portfolio of operating properties that we own or lease, based on information as of September 30, 2014:

Property		Year Acqu- ired (1)				Gross Square Feet (2)				Operating Net Rentable Square Feet (Operating NRSF) (3)																% Occupied and Billing (7)				Annualized Rent (8)				Available Utility Power (MW) (9)				Basis of Design NRSF				% Raised Floor
										Raised Floor (4)				Office & Other (5)				Supporting Infra- structure (6)				Total
Richmond, VA			2010				1,318,353				95,581				24,678				115,627				235,886				86.3	%		$	18,703,685				110				556,595				17.2	%
Atlanta, GA (Metro)			2006				968,695				392,986				36,953				315,676				745,615				89.5	%		$	72,047,982				72				527,186				74.5	%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX			2013				698,000				28,321				—				28,825				57,146				6.5	%		$	386,280				140				292,000				9.7	%
Princeton, NJ			2014				553,930				58,157				12,073				111,405				181,635				100.0	%		$	8,290,975				22				158,157				36.8	%
Suwanee, GA			2005				369,822				185,422				8,697				108,266				302,385				72.3	%		$	47,199,081				36				214,422				86.5	%
Chicago, IL			2014				317,000				—				—				—				—				—			$	—				8				133,000				—	%
Santa Clara, CA**			2007				135,322				55,494				944				45,687				102,125				92.9	%		$	22,268,523				11				80,347				69.1	%
Jersey City, NJ*			2006				122,448				31,503				14,208				41,901				87,612				92.9	%		$	11,246,267				7				52,744				59.7	%
Sacramento, CA			2012				92,644				54,595				2,794				23,916				81,305				60.8	%		$	12,449,538				8				57,906				94.3	%
Miami, FL			2008				30,029				19,887				—				6,592				26,479				65.3	%		$	4,908,856				4				19,887				100.0	%
Other			Various				46,706				5,129				2,854				44,061				52,044				22.4	%		$	747,517				1				5,129				100.0	%
Total							4,652,949				927,075				103,201				841,956				1,872,232				83.9	%		$	198,248,70 4				419				2,097,373				44.2	%

(1)

Represents the year a property was acquired or, in the case of a property under lease, the year our initial lease commenced for the property.

(2)

With respect to our owned properties, gross square feet represents the entire building area. With respect to leased properties, gross square feet represents that portion of the gross square feet subject to our lease. This includes 171,060 square feet of our office and support space, which is not included in operating NRSF.

(3)

Represents the total square feet of a building that is currently leased or available for lease plus developed supporting infrastructure, based on engineering drawings and estimates, but does not include space held for redevelopment or space used for our own office space.

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Note:  Excludes our facility at Lenexa, Kansas, which is not an operating data center.

Redevelopment Pipeline

The following redevelopment table presents an overview of our redevelopment pipeline, based on information as of September 30, 2014. These development projects may be delayed or may not happen at all. This table shows our ability to increase our raised floor of 927,075 square feet by approximately 2.3 times to 2.1 million square feet:

Raised Floor NRSF Overview as of September 30, 2014														Approximate Adjacent Acreage of Land (2)
Property		Current NRSF in Service				Future Available (1)				Basis of Design NRSF
Richmond			95,581				461,014				556,595				111.1
Atlanta-Metro			392,986				134,200				527,186				6.0
Dallas-Fort Worth			28,321				263,679				292,000				15.0
Princeton			58,157				100,000				158,157				65.0
Atlanta Suwanee			185,422				29,000				214,422				15.4
Santa Clara			55,494				24,853				80,347				—
Sacramento			54,595				3,311				57,906				—
Jersey City			31,503				21,241				52,744				—
Chicago			—				133,000				133,000				23.0
Miami			19,887				—				19,887				—
Other			5,129				—				5,129				—
Total			927,075				1,170,298				2,097,373				235.5

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We also own an aggregate of 235.5 acres of additional land adjacent to data center properties which can support the development of over 2.5 million square feet of raised floor.

Our Customer Base

We provide data center solutions to a diverse set of customers. Our customer base is comprised of companies of all sizes representing an array of industries, each with unique and varied business models and needs. We serve Fortune 1000 companies as well as small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”), including financial institutions, healthcare companies, government agencies, communications service providers, software companies and global Internet companies.

Our Custom Data Center, or C1, customers typically are large enterprises with significant IT expertise and specific IT requirements, including financial institutions, “Big Four” accounting firms and the world’s largest global Internet companies. Our Colocation, or C2, customers consist of a wide range of organizations, including major healthcare, telecommunications and software and web-based companies. Our C3 Cloud customers include both large organizations and SMBs seeking to reduce their capital expenditures and outsource their IT infrastructure on a flexible basis. Examples of current C3 Cloud customers include a global financial processing company and a U.S. government agency.

As a result of our diverse customer base, customer concentration in our portfolio is limited. As of September 30, 2014, only three of our more than 850 customers individually accounted for more than 3% of our monthly recurring revenue (“MRR”) (as defined below), with the largest customer accounting for approximately 8% of our MRR. In addition, greater than 40% of our MRR was attributable to customers who use more than one of our 3Cs products.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that we are uniquely positioned in the data center industry and distinguish ourselves from other data center providers through the following competitive strengths:

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Our Structure

The following diagram depicts our ownership structure, on a non-diluted basis, as of September 30, 2014.

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The Operating Partnership

QTS is the sole general partner and majority owner of the Operating Partnership. Substantially all of our assets are held by, and our operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. QTS’ interest in the Operating Partnership generally entitles it to share in cash distributions from, and in the profits and losses of, the Operating Partnership in proportion to its percentage ownership. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, QTS generally has the exclusive power under the partnership agreement to manage and conduct the Operating Partnership’s business and affairs, subject to certain limited approval and voting rights of the limited partners. The board of directors of QTS manages its business and affairs.

Each limited partner of the Operating Partnership has the right to require the Operating Partnership to redeem part or all of its OP units for cash, based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of QTS’ common stock at the time of the redemption, or, at QTS’ election, shares of QTS’ common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments and the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock set forth in our charter. Each redemption of the OP units will increase QTS’ percentage ownership interest in the Operating Partnership and its share of cash distributions and profits and losses.

QTS Finance Corporation

QTS Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the Co-Issuer, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership that was formed solely for the purpose of facilitating the offering of the Notes. The Co-Issuer has capital of $1,000 and does not, and will not, have any operations or revenue.

Our Taxable REIT Subsidiary

We currently provide our Cloud and Managed Services product to our customers through Quality Technology Services Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is wholly owned by the Operating Partnership. Quality Technology Services Holding, LLC has elected to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) for federal income tax purposes. A taxable REIT subsidiary generally may provide non-customary and other services to our customers and engage in activities that we may not engage in directly without adversely affecting our qualification as a REIT. We may form additional taxable REIT subsidiaries in the future, and we may contribute some or all of our interests in certain wholly owned subsidiaries or their assets to our taxable REIT subsidiaries. Any income earned by our taxable REIT subsidiaries will be included in our income in our consolidated financial statements, but will not be included in our taxable income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests, except to the extent such income is distributed to us as a dividend, in which case such dividend income will qualify under the 95%, but not the 75%, gross income test. Because a taxable REIT subsidiary is subject to federal income tax, and state and local income tax (where applicable) as a corporation, the income earned by our taxable REIT subsidiaries generally will be subject to an additional level of tax as compared to the income earned by our other subsidiaries.

Distribution Policy

To satisfy the requirements to qualify for taxation as a REIT, and to avoid federal corporate income tax on its “REIT taxable income,” (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and the net capital gain), QTS intends to continue to make regular quarterly distributions of all, or substantially all, of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. QTS’ actual distributions may exceed its REIT taxable income. Conversely, QTS’ cash available for distribution to stockholders may not be sufficient to pay distributions at REIT-required levels, or at all, and QTS may need to borrow or rely on other third-party capital in order to make such distributions.

All distributions will be made at the discretion of the board of directors and will depend on our historical and projected results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, our REIT qualification, our debt service requirements, operating expenses and capital expenditures, prohibitions and other restrictions under financing arrangements and applicable law and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We anticipate that our estimated cash available for

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distribution will exceed the annual distribution requirements applicable to REITs and the amount necessary to avoid the payment of tax on undistributed income. However, under some circumstances, we may be required to make distributions in excess of cash available for distribution in order to meet these distribution requirements and we may need to borrow funds to make certain distributions. If we borrow to fund distributions, our future interest costs would increase, thereby reducing our earnings and cash available for distribution from what they otherwise would have been.

Our Tax Status

We believe that QTS has operated and is organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2013. Its qualification as a REIT, and maintenance of such qualification, depends upon its ability to meet, on a continuing basis, various complex requirements under the Code relating to, among other things, the sources of its gross income, the composition and values of our assets, its distributions to its stockholders and the concentration of ownership of its equity shares.

Our Principal Office

Our principal executive office is located at 12851 Foster Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66213. Our telephone number is (913) 814-9988. Our web address is www.qtsdatacenters.com. The information on or accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

Recent Developments

Modification of Unsecured Credit Facility and Richmond Secured Credit Facility

On December 17, 2014, we amended and restated our unsecured credit facility and amended our Richmond secured credit facility. The modification to the unsecured credit facility, among other things, increased the facility to $650 million, with an accordion feature that permits a further increase to up to $850 million (subject to certain conditions, including obtaining additional commitments of lenders), extended the maturity date of the term loan portion to December 17, 2019 and the revolving credit portion to December 17, 2018, reduced the applicable interest rates, and made certain of the financial covenants more favorable to us. The modification to the Richmond secured credit facility, among other things, conformed certain terms of the Richmond secured credit facility to the unsecured credit facility and allowed two subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership that were parties to the Richmond secured credit facility to guarantee unsecured obligations of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries, including the unsecured credit facility and the Notes. For more information regarding our unsecured credit facility and Richmond secured credit facility see “Description of Other Indebtedness”.

Addition of Subsidiary Guarantors to Guarantee the Notes

On December 22, 2014, additional subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership became guarantors of the Notes pursuant to a supplemental indenture. With the addition of these subsidiary guarantors, as of December 22, 2014, all of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries, other than the Co-Issuer, guarantee the Notes.

Dividend

On October 7, 2014 and January 7, 2015, QTS paid its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per common share to stockholders and Operating Partnership unitholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2014 and December 19, 2014, respectively.

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The Exchange Notes

Unless specifically indicated, the summary below describes the principal terms of the Notes (including the Exchange Notes). This summary is not intended to be complete. For a more complete understanding of the Notes, please refer to the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus. Other than the restrictions on transfer, registration rights and special interest provisions, the Exchange Notes will have the same financial terms and covenants as the Original Notes, which are summarized as follows

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ability to service our debt. We may incur significant additional indebtedness, including mortgage indebtedness, in the future. Our substantial outstanding indebtedness, and the limitations imposed on us by our debt agreements, could have other significant adverse consequences, including the following:

The occurrence of any one of these events could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, any foreclosure on our properties could create taxable income without accompanying cash proceeds, which could adversely affect QTS’ ability to meet the REIT distribution requirements imposed by the Code.

Our ability to make interest and principal payments on our indebtedness, including the Notes, and to complete our redevelopment pipeline, fund other planned capital expenditures and expansion efforts, including any strategic acquisitions we may make in the future, will depend on our ability to generate cash. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future, that our currently anticipated growth in revenue and cash flow will be realized on schedule or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness, including the Notes, to refinance our indebtedness when it matures or to fund other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness, including the Notes, on or before maturity. We cannot assure you that we will be able to service or refinance our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

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Despite our current indebtedness levels, we may still be able to incur substantially more debt, including secured debt. This could exacerbate further the risks associated with our substantial leverage.

We may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, including debt under our unsecured revolving credit facility and future credit facilities. We may also be able to incur secured debt, including additional debt under our Richmond secured credit facility, which would rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. For example, as of September 30, 2014, assuming the modifications to the unsecured credit facility and Richmond secured credit facility had been in effect on September 30, 2014 (see “Summary — Recent Developments”), we would have had approximately $453 million of borrowing availability under our unsecured revolving credit facility and approximately $27 million of borrowing availability under our Richmond secured credit facility, considering covenant restrictions. Our organizational documents contain no limitations regarding the maximum level of indebtedness, as a percentage of our market capitalization or otherwise, that we may incur. The indenture governing the Notes does not restrict the incurrence of indebtedness by QTS and restricts, but does not completely prohibit, the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries from incurring additional debt. The indenture governing the Notes will also allow the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries to incur certain secured debt which would be effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes. In addition, the indenture will not prevent the Operating Partnership or the Operating Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries from incurring other liabilities that do not constitute indebtedness. See “Description of the Notes.” If new debt or other liabilities are added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we now face could intensify.

The Notes and the related Note Guarantees will be unsecured and will be effectively junior in right of payment to any secured indebtedness of the Operating Partnership or the guarantors.

The Notes and the related Note Guarantees will be the Issuers’ and the guarantors’ unsecured obligations. The Notes and the Note Guarantees will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the existing and future secured indebtedness of the Issuers, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations. As of September 30, 2014, the Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries had $96.2 million of total secured debt outstanding and approximately $27 million of borrowing availability under our Richmond secured credit facility, considering covenant restrictions. Under the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, subject to satisfaction of certain other requirements, the Operating Partnership and the Operating Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries may incur additional debt secured by their respective assets. For a discussion of the Operating Partnership’s ability to incur such secured debt, see “Description of the Notes — Covenants — Limitation on Indebtedness.” Because the Notes are unsecured obligations, your right of repayment may be compromised if:

If any of these events occurs, the secured lenders could foreclose on the assets of the Issuers or the guarantors in which they have been granted a security interest, in each case to your exclusion, even if an event of default exists under the indenture governing the Notes at such time. As a result, upon the occurrence of any of these events, it is possible that there would be no assets remaining from which your claims could be satisfied or, if any assets remained, they might be insufficient to fully satisfy your claims. You may therefore not be fully repaid if the Issuers or the guarantors become insolvent or otherwise fail to make payment on the Notes.

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The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities of any of the Operating Partnership’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Only the Operating Partnership’s existing and future restricted subsidiaries (other than foreign subsidiaries and receivables entities) that guarantee any indebtedness of QTS, the Issuers or any other subsidiary guarantor will guarantee the Notes. As of the date of this prospectus, all of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries guarantee the Notes. A guarantor, however, may be released from its obligations under the Notes under certain circumstances. See “Description of the Notes — Brief Description of the Notes and Note Guarantees — Release of Note Guarantees.” The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of any non-guarantor subsidiary. Any non-guarantor subsidiary would be a separate and distinct legal entity and would have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the Notes, or to make any funds available therefor, whether by dividends, loans, distributions or other payments. Any right that the Operating Partnership or the subsidiary guarantors have to receive any assets of any non-guarantor subsidiary upon the bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of such subsidiary, and the consequent rights of holders of Notes to realize proceeds from the sale of any of such non-guarantor subsidiary’s assets, will be structurally subordinated to the claims of such non-guarantor subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors, mortgage holders and holders of preferred equity interests of that subsidiary. Accordingly, in the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any non-guarantor subsidiary, the non-guarantor subsidiary will pay the holders of its debts, holders of preferred equity interests and its trade creditors before distributing any of its cash to us.

The agreements governing our existing indebtedness contain, and the indenture governing the Notes will contain, various covenants and other provisions which limit management’s discretion in the operation of our business, reduce our operational flexibility and create default risks.

The agreements governing our existing indebtedness contain, and the indenture governing the Notes contains, covenants and other provisions that impose significant restrictions on us and our subsidiaries. These covenants restrict, among other things, our and our subsidiaries’ ability to:

These covenants could impair our ability to grow our business, take advantage of attractive business opportunities or successfully compete.

Our unsecured credit facility and Richmond secured credit facility contain provisions that may limit QTS’ ability to make distributions to its stockholders and the Operating Partnership’s ability to make distributions to QTS. These facilities generally provide that if a default occurs and is continuing, we will be precluded from making distributions on common stock and partnership interests, as applicable, (other than those required to allow QTS to qualify and maintain its status as a REIT, so long as such default does not arise from a payment default or event of insolvency) and lenders under these credit facilities and, potentially, other indebtedness, could accelerate the maturity of the related indebtedness. These credit facilities also contain covenants providing for a maximum distribution of the greater of (i) 95% of our “funds from operations” (as defined in the agreement) and (ii) the amount required for us to qualify as a REIT. In addition, the indenture governing the Notes includes similar limitations on the

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ability of the Operating Partnership to make distributions to QTS (other than those required to allow QTS to qualify and maintain its status as a REIT, so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing).

The indenture governing the Notes also requires, and the agreements governing our unsecured credit facility and Richmond secured credit facility require, the Operating Partnership to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy financial condition tests. The Operating Partnership’s ability to comply with these ratios or tests may be affected by events beyond its control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions. A breach of any of these covenants or covenants under any other agreements governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default. Such a default may allow the creditors, if the agreements so provide, to declare the related debt immediately due and payable as well as any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, lenders may have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. Our assets and cash flow may not be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt agreements if accelerated upon an event of default. In addition, if we were unable to repay or refinance any secured debt that becomes accelerated, the lenders could proceed against any assets pledged to secure that debt, including foreclosing on or requiring the sale of our data centers, and our assets may not be sufficient to repay such debt in full. For a detailed description of the covenants and restrictions imposed by the documents governing our indebtedness, see “Description of Other Indebtedness” and “Description of the Notes.”

The documents that govern our outstanding indebtedness require that we maintain certain financial ratios and, if we fail to do so, we will be in default under the applicable debt instrument, which in turn could trigger defaults under our other debt instruments, which could result in the maturities of all of our debt obligations being accelerated.

Each of our significant debt instruments require that we maintain certain financial ratios. Our unsecured credit facility provides that the outstanding principal balance of the loans and letter of credit liabilities under the unsecured credit facility cannot exceed the unencumbered asset pool availability. In addition, we are required under both the unsecured credit facility and the Richmond secured credit facility to maintain (i) a maximum leverage ratio of total indebtedness to gross asset value not in excess of 60%, (ii) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as the ratio of consolidated EBITDA, subject to certain adjustments, to consolidated fixed charges) of not less than 1.70 to 1.00, (iii) tangible net worth (as defined in the agreement) of at least $645 million plus 85% of the sum of net equity offering proceeds and the value of interests in the Operating Partnership issued upon contribution of assets to the Operating Partnership or its subsidiaries, (iv) unhedged variable rate debt not greater than 35% of gross asset value and (v) a maximum distribution payout ratio of the greater of (a) 95% of our “funds from operations” (as defined in the agreement) and (b) the amount required for QTS to qualify as a REIT under the Code. In addition, the indenture that governs the Notes requires the Operating Partnership and its restricted subsidiaries to maintain total unencumbered assets of at least 150% of the aggregate principal amount of all of their outstanding unsecured indebtedness.

If we do not continue to satisfy these covenant ratios, we will be in default under the applicable debt instrument, which in turn may trigger defaults under our other debt instruments and the indenture governing the Notes, which could result in the maturities of all of our debt obligations being accelerated. These events would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity.

Certain exceptions under the indenture permit the Operating Partnership and its restricted subsidiaries to make distributions to maintain the REIT status of QTS even when they cannot otherwise make restricted payments under the indenture.

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of default has occurred and is continuing. For a more complete discussion of the restricted payment and debt incurrence covenants of the indenture applicable to the Notes, see “Description of the Notes — Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments” and “Description of the Notes — Covenants — Limitation on Indebtedness.”

Even when the Operating Partnership and its restricted subsidiaries are unable to make restricted payments during a period in which they are unable to incur $1.00 of indebtedness, so long as no event of default under the indenture shall have occurred and be continuing, the indenture will permit the Operating Partnership and its restricted subsidiaries to declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution to their equity holders to fund a dividend or distribution by them, so long as QTS believes in good faith that it qualifies as a REIT under the Code, and the declaration or payment of any such dividend or the making of any such distribution is necessary either to maintain QTS’ status as a REIT under the Code for any calendar year or to enable QTS to avoid payment of any tax for any calendar year that could be avoided by reason of a distribution by QTS to its stockholders, with such distribution to be made as and when determined by QTS, whether during or after the end of the relevant calendar year.

The Issuers may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance the change of control offer required by the indenture.

Upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, the Issuers will be required to offer to repurchase the Notes offered hereby at 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. However, it is possible that they will not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control to make the required repurchase of the Notes, especially if the change of control also constitutes a change of control under our unsecured credit facility or Richmond secured credit facility. Under our unsecured credit facility and Richmond secured credit facility, a change of control constitutes an event of default, which could result in our obligation to repay any outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities and repurchase the Notes at the same time. The Issuers’ failure to repay or repurchase the Notes would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the Notes.

We may enter into transactions that would not constitute a change of control that could affect our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Notes.

Legal uncertainty regarding what constitutes a change of control and the provisions of the indenture governing the Notes offered hereby may allow us to enter into transactions, such as acquisitions, refinancing or recapitalizations, that would not constitute a change of control but may increase our outstanding indebtedness or otherwise affect our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Notes. The definition of change of control for purposes of the Notes includes a phrase relating to the transfer of “all or substantially all” of our properties or assets taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, your ability to require the Issuers to repurchase the Notes as a result of a transfer of less than all of our assets to another person may be uncertain.

Courts interpreting change of control provisions under New York law (which is the governing law of the indenture governing the Notes) have not provided clear and consistent meanings of such change of control provisions which leads to subjective judicial interpretation. In addition, a court case in Delaware has questioned whether a change of control provision contained in an indenture could be unenforceable on public policy grounds. No assurances can be given that another court would enforce the change of control provisions in the indenture governing the Notes as written for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, or as to how these change of control provisions would be impacted if we were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case.

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Changes in credit ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations could adversely affect our cost of financing and the market price of the Notes.

The Notes will be publicly rated by Moody’s, S&P and other independent rating agencies. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. These public debt ratings may affect our ability to raise debt. Any future downgrading of the Notes by Moody’s and S&P or another rating agency may adversely affect the cost and terms and conditions of our financings, our access to the capital markets and the market value and trading price of the Notes.

Credit rating agencies continually revise their ratings for companies that they follow, including us. Any ratings downgrade or placing of the Issuers on a watch list for possible future downgrading could adversely affect the trading price of the Notes or the trading market for the Notes to the extent a trading market for the Notes develops.

Many of the covenants in the indenture will not apply, and the guarantors will be released from their Note Guarantees, for so long as the Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and S&P.

Many of the covenants in the indenture governing the Notes will not apply to the Operating Partnership, QTS and the Operating Partnership’s restricted subsidiaries (or will apply only in a more lenient form), and the guarantors will be released from their Note Guarantees, if and for so long as the Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody’s and S&P, provided, in each case, at such time no default has occurred and is continuing. These covenants relate to, among other things, the Operating Partnership’s ability to pay distributions, incur debt and to enter into certain other transactions. There can be no assurance that the Notes will ever be rated investment grade. However, if these covenants are suspended or apply only in a more lenient form, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries would be allowed to engage in certain transactions that would not be permitted while these covenants are in force and these transactions will not result in an event of default if the covenants are subsequently reinstated.

Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to void the Notes and Note Guarantees and require noteholders to return payments received from the Issuers or guarantors.

If a bankruptcy case or lawsuit is initiated by unpaid creditors of an Issuer or a guarantor, the debt represented by the Notes or Note Guarantees may be reviewed under the federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws. Under these laws, which vary from state to state, the Notes or Note Guarantees could be voided, or claims in respect of the Note Guarantees could be subordinated to certain obligations of the Issuers or a guarantor if, among other things, (1) the Issuers or any of the guarantors, as applicable, issued the Notes or incurred the Note Guarantees with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) the Issuers or any of the guarantors, as applicable, at the time it issued the Note or entered into the Note Guarantee, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for issuing the Note or entering into the Note Guarantee, as applicable, and was, in the case of (2) only, one of the following:

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If a court were to find that the issuance of the Notes or the incurrence of the Note Guarantee was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the Notes or such Note Guarantee or further subordinate the Notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of the Issuers or of the related guarantor, or require the holders of the Notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such Note Guarantee.

The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if:

Although each Note Guarantee entered into by a subsidiary will contain a provision intended to limit that guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its Note Guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer, this provision may not be effective to protect those Note Guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer law, or may reduce that guarantor’s obligation to an amount that effectively makes its Note Guarantee worthless.

The indenture requires that future domestic subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership guarantee the Notes under certain circumstances. These considerations also apply to those Note Guarantees.

Other Risks Related to Financing

An inability to access external sources of capital on favorable terms or at all could limit our ability to execute our business and growth strategies and refinance our indebtedness.

In order to qualify and maintain its qualification as a REIT, QTS is required under the Code to distribute at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income” (determined before the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains) annually. In addition, QTS will be subject to income tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it distributes less than 100% of its “REIT taxable income,” including any net capital gains, as well as income tax at regular corporate rates for income recognized by its TRSs. Because of these distribution requirements, we may not be able to fund future capital needs, including capital for development projects and acquisition opportunities, from operating cash flow. Consequently, we intend to rely on third-party sources of capital to fund a substantial amount of our future capital needs. In addition, we may need third-party capital markets sources to refinance our indebtedness at maturity. We may not be able to obtain such financing on favorable terms or at all. Any additional debt we incur will increase our leverage, expose us to the risk of default and impose operating restrictions on us. Our access to third-party sources of capital depends, in part, on general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our leverage, our current and expected results of operations, liquidity, financial condition and cash distributions to stockholders and the market price of our common stock. If we cannot obtain capital when needed, we may not be able to execute our business and growth strategies (including redeveloping or acquiring properties when strategic opportunities exist), satisfy our debt service obligations, refinance our debt at maturity, make the cash distributions to QTS’ stockholders necessary to qualify and maintain QTS’ qualification as a REIT (which would expose us to significant penalties and corporate level taxation), or fund our other business needs, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Mortgage and other secured indebtedness expose us to the possibility of foreclosure, which could result in the loss of our investment in a property or group of properties or other assets subject to indebtedness.

Incurring mortgage and other secured indebtedness increases our risk of property losses because defaults on indebtedness secured by properties or other assets may result in foreclosure actions

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initiated by lenders and ultimately our loss of the property or other assets securing any loans for which we are in default. Any foreclosure on a mortgaged property or group of properties could have a material adverse effect on the overall value of our portfolio of data centers. For tax purposes, a foreclosure of any of our properties would be treated as a sale of the property for a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage. If the outstanding balance of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage exceeds our tax basis in the property, we would recognize taxable income on foreclosure, but would not receive any cash proceeds.

Our hedging transactions involve costs and expose us to potential losses.

Hedging agreements enable us to convert floating rate liabilities to fixed rate liabilities or fixed rate liabilities to floating rate liabilities. Hedging transactions expose us to certain risks, including that losses on a hedge position may reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders and such losses may exceed the amount invested in such instruments and that counterparties to such agreements could default on their obligations, which could increase our exposure to fluctuating interest rates. In addition, hedging agreements may involve costs, such as transaction fees or breakage costs, if we terminate them. We are party to an interest rate cap on $50 million of indebtedness that effectively caps the LIBOR rate to 3% through December 18, 2015. In addition, we have used interest rate swaps in the past to hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations and may use interest rate swaps or other forms of hedging again in the future. The REIT rules impose certain restrictions on QTS’ ability to utilize hedges, swaps and other types of derivatives to hedge our liabilities. We expect that our board of directors will adopt a general policy with respect to our use of interest rate swaps, the purchase or sale of interest rate collars, caps or floors, options, mortgage derivatives and other hedging instruments in order to hedge all or a portion of our interest rate risk, given the cost of such hedges and the need to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT. We expect our policy to state that we will not use derivatives for speculative or trading purposes and will only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors. We may use hedging instruments in our risk management strategy to limit the effects of changes in interest rates on our operations. However, neither our current nor any future hedges may be effective in eliminating all of the risks inherent in any particular position due to the fact that, among other things, the duration of the hedge may not match the duration of the related liability, the credit quality of the hedging counterparty owing money on the hedge may be downgraded to such an extent that it impairs our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction and the hedging counterparty owing money in the hedging transaction may default on its obligation to pay. The use of derivatives could have a material adverse effect on us.

Risks Related to Our Business and Operations

Because we are focused on the ownership, operation and redevelopment of data centers, any decrease in the demand for data center space or managed services could have a material adverse effect on us.

Because our portfolio of properties consists entirely of data centers, or properties to be converted to data centers, we are subject to risks inherent in investments in a single industry. Adverse developments in the data center market or in the industries in which our customers operate could lead to a decrease in the demand for data center space or managed services, which could have a greater material adverse effect on us than if we owned a more diversified real estate portfolio. These adverse developments could include: a decline in the technology industry, such as a decrease in the use of mobile or web-based commerce, industry slowdowns, business layoffs or downsizing, relocations of businesses, increased costs of complying with existing or new government regulations and other factors; a slowdown in the growth of the Internet generally as a medium for commerce and communication; a downturn in the market for data center space generally such as oversupply of or reduced demand for space; and the rapid development of new technologies or the adoption of new industry standards that render our or our customers’ current products and services obsolete or unmarketable and, in the case of our customers, that contribute to a downturn in their businesses, increasing the likelihood of a default under their leases or that they become insolvent or file for

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bankruptcy protection. To the extent that any of these or other adverse conditions occur, they are likely to impact market rents for, and cash flows from, our data center space, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our data center infrastructure may become obsolete or unmarketable and we may not be able to upgrade our power, cooling, security or connectivity systems cost-effectively or at all.

The markets for the data centers we own and operate, as well as certain of the industries in which our customers operate, are characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, frequent new service introductions, shifting distribution channels and changing customer demands. As a result, the infrastructure at our data centers may become obsolete or unmarketable due to demand for new processes and/or technologies, including, without limitation: (i) new processes to deliver power to, or eliminate heat from, computer systems; (ii) customer demand for additional redundancy capacity; or (iii) new technology that permits lower levels of critical load and heat removal than our data centers are currently designed to provide. In addition, the systems that connect our data centers to the Internet and other external networks may become outdated, including with respect to latency, reliability and diversity of connectivity. When customers demand new processes or technologies, we may not be able to upgrade our data centers on a cost effective basis, or at all, due to, among other things, increased expenses to us that cannot be passed on to customers or insufficient revenue to fund the necessary capital expenditures. The obsolescence of our power and cooling systems and/or our inability to upgrade our data centers, including associated connectivity, could reduce revenue at our data centers and could have a material adverse effect on us. Furthermore, potential future regulations that apply to industries we serve may require customers in those industries to seek specific requirements from their data centers that we are unable to provide. These may include physical security regulations applicable to the defense industry and government contractors and privacy and security requirements applicable to the financial services and health care industries. If such regulations were adopted, we could lose customers or be unable to attract new customers in certain industries, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We face considerable competition in the data center industry and may be unable to renew existing leases, lease vacant space or re-let space on more favorable terms, or at all, as leases expire, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Leases representing approximately 13% of our leased raised floor and approximately 30% of our annualized rent (including all month-to-month leases), in each case as of September 30, 2014, will expire by the end of 2015. We compete with numerous developers, owners and operators in the data center industry, including managed service providers and other REITs, some of which own or lease properties similar to ours, or may do so in the future, in the same submarkets in which our properties are located. Some of our competitors may have significant advantages over us, including greater name recognition, longer operating histories, higher operating margins, pre-existing relationships with current or potential customers, greater financial, marketing and other resources, and access to greater and less expensive power. These advantages could allow our competitors to respond more quickly to strategic opportunities or changes in our industry or markets. If our competitors offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our customers, or if our competitors offer products and services in a greater variety, that are more state-of-the-art or that are more competitively priced than the products and services we offer, we may lose customers or be unable to attract new customers without lowering our rental rates and improving the quality, mix and technology of our products and services. We cannot assure you that we will be able to renew leases with our existing customers or re-let space to new customers if our current customers do not renew their leases. Even if our customers renew their leases or we are able to re-let the space, the terms (including rental rates and lease periods) and costs (including capital) of renewal or re-letting may be less favorable than the terms of our current leases. In addition, there can be no assurances that the type of space and/or services currently available at our properties will be sufficient to retain current customers or attract new customers in the future. Finally, although we offer a full spectrum of data center products from Custom Data Centers to Colocation to Cloud and Managed Services, our competitors that specialize in only one of our product and service offerings may have competitive

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advantages in that space. If rental rates for our properties decline, we are unable to lease vacant space, our existing customers do not renew their leases or we do not re-let space from expiring leases, in each case, on favorable terms, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

The long sales cycle for data center products could have a material adverse effect on us.

A customer’s decision to lease space in one of our data centers and to purchase Cloud and Managed Services typically involves a significant commitment of resources, time-consuming contract negotiations regarding the service level commitments and substantial due diligence on the part of the customer regarding the adequacy of our infrastructure and attractiveness of our products and services. As a result, the leasing of data center space and Cloud and Managed Services has a long sales cycle. Furthermore, we may expend significant time and resources in pursuing a particular sale or customer that may not result in any revenue. Our inability to adequately manage the risks associated with leasing the space and products within our facilities could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our customers may choose to develop new data centers or expand their own existing data centers, which could result in the loss of one or more key customers or reduce demand and pricing for our data centers and could have a material adverse effect on us.

Some of our customers may develop their own data center facilities. Other customers with their own existing data centers may choose to expand their data centers in the future. In the event that any of our key customers were to develop or expand their data centers, it could result in a loss of business to us or put pressure on our pricing. If we lose a customer, there is no assurance that we would be able to replace that customer at the same or a higher rate, or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer could have a material adverse effect on us.

The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major customer could have significant consequences for us. If any customer becomes a debtor in a case under the federal Bankruptcy Code, we cannot evict the customer solely because of the bankruptcy. In addition, the bankruptcy court might authorize the customer to reject and terminate its lease with us. Our claim against the customer for unpaid future rent would be subject to a statutory cap that might be substantially less than the remaining rent owed under the lease. In either case, our claim for unpaid rent would likely not be paid in full. If any of our significant customers were to become bankrupt or insolvent, suffer a downturn in its business, fail to renew its lease at all or renew on terms less favorable to us than its current terms, reject or terminate any leases with us and/or fail to pay unpaid or future rent owed to us, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our two largest properties in terms of annualized rent, Atlanta-Metro and Atlanta-Suwanee, collectively accounted for approximately 60% of our annualized rent as of September 30, 2014, and any inability, temporarily or permanently, to fully and consistently operate either of these properties could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our two largest properties in terms of annualized rent, Atlanta-Metro and Atlanta-Suwanee, collectively accounted for approximately 60% of our annualized rent as of September 30, 2014. Therefore, any inability, temporarily or permanently, to fully and consistently operate either of these properties could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, because both properties are located in the Atlanta Metropolitan area, we are particularly susceptible to adverse developments in this area, including as a result of natural disasters (such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and other events), that could cause, among other things, permanent damage to the properties and electrical power outages that may last beyond our backup and alternative power arrangements. Further, Atlanta-Metro and Atlanta-Suwanee account for several of our largest leases in terms of MRR. Any nonrenewal, credit or other issues with large customers could adversely affect the performance of these properties.

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We may be adversely affected by the economies and other conditions of the markets in which we operate, particularly in Atlanta and other metropolitan areas, where we have a high concentration of our data center properties.

We are susceptible to adverse economic or other conditions in the geographic markets in which we operate, such as periods of economic slowdown or recession, the oversupply of, or a reduction in demand for, data centers and cloud and managed services in a particular area, industry slowdowns, layoffs or downsizings, relocation of businesses, increases in real estate and other taxes and changing demographics. The occurrence of these conditions in the specific markets in which we have concentrations of properties could have a material adverse effect on us. Our Atlanta area (Atlanta-Metro and Atlanta-Suwanee) and Santa Clara data centers accounted for approximately 60% and 11%, respectively, of our annualized rent as of September 30, 2014. As a result, we are particularly susceptible to adverse market conditions in these areas. In addition, other geographic markets could become more attractive for developers, operators and customers of data center facilities based on favorable costs and other conditions to construct or operate data center facilities in those markets. For example, some states have created tax incentives for developers and operators to locate data center facilities in their jurisdictions. These changes in other markets may increase demand in those markets and result in a corresponding decrease in demand in our markets. Any adverse economic or real estate developments in the geographic markets in which we have a concentration of properties, or in any of the other markets in which we operate, or any decrease in demand for data center space resulting from the local business climate or business climate in other markets, could have a material adverse effect on us.

The long-term continuance of challenging economic and other market conditions could have a material adverse effect on us.

Economic and other market conditions continue to be challenging in the United States, with tighter credit conditions and modest growth. While recent economic data reflects a stabilization of the economy and credit markets, the cost and availability of credit may continue to be limited. Furthermore, deteriorating economic and other market conditions that affect our customers could negatively impact commercial real estate fundamentals and result in lower occupancy, lower rental rates and declining values in our real estate portfolio. Additionally, the economic climate could have an impact on our lenders or customers, causing them to fail to meet their obligations to us. The long-term continuance of challenging economic and other market conditions could have a material adverse effect on us.

Future consolidation and competition in our customers’ industries could reduce the number of our existing and potential customers and make us dependent on a more limited number of customers.

Mergers or consolidations in our customers’ industries in the future could reduce the number of our existing and potential customers and make us dependent on a more limited number of customers. If our customers merge with or are acquired by other entities that are not our customers, they may discontinue or reduce the use of our data centers in the future. Additionally, some of our customers may compete with one another in various aspects of their businesses, which places additional competitive pressures on our customers. Any of these developments could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our failure to develop and maintain a diverse customer base could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our customers are a mix of C1, C2 and C3 customers. Each type of customer and their leases with us have certain features that distinguish them from our other customers, such as operating margin, space and power requirements and lease term. In addition, our customers engage in a variety of professional, financial, technological and other businesses. A diverse customer base helps to minimize exposure to economic fluctuations in any one industry, business sector or customer type, or any particular customer. Our relative mix of C1, C2 and C3 customers may change over time, as may the industries represented by our customers, the concentration of customers within specified industries

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and the economic value and risks associated with each customer, and there is no assurance that we will be able to maintain a diverse customer base, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our future growth depends upon the successful redevelopment of our existing properties, and any delays or unexpected costs in such redevelopment could have a material adverse effect on us.

We have initiated or are contemplating the redevelopment of nine of our existing data center properties: Atlanta-Metro, Dallas-Fort Worth, Jersey City, Richmond, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Atlanta-Suwanee, Princeton and Chicago. Our future growth depends upon the successful completion of these efforts. With respect to our current and any future expansions and any new developments or redevelopments, we will be subject to certain risks, including the following:

In addition, with respect to any future developments of new data center properties, we will be subject to risks and, potentially, unanticipated costs associated with obtaining access to a sufficient amount of power from local utilities, including the need, in some cases, to develop utility substations on our properties in order to accommodate our power needs, constraints on the amount of electricity that a particular locality’s power grid is capable of providing at any given time, and risks associated with the negotiation of long-term power contracts with utility providers. We may not be able to successfully negotiate such contracts on favorable terms, or at all. Any inability to negotiate utility contracts on a timely basis or on favorable terms or in volumes sufficient to supply the critical load anticipated for future developments could have a material adverse effect on us.

While we intend to develop data center properties primarily in markets with which we are familiar, we may in the future acquire properties in new geographic markets where we expect to achieve favorable risk-adjusted returns on our investment. We may not possess the same level of familiarity with development or redevelopment in these new markets and therefore cannot assure you that our development activities will generate attractive returns. Furthermore, development and redevelopment activities, regardless of whether they are ultimately successful, also typically require a substantial portion of our management’s time and attention. This may distract our management from focusing on other operational activities of our business.

These and other risks could result in delays, increased costs and a lower stabilized return on invested capital and could prevent completion of our development and expansion projects once undertaken, which could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, we are expanding the

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aforementioned properties, and may develop or expand properties in the future, prior to obtaining commitments from customers to lease them. This is known as developing or expanding “on speculation” and involves the risk that we will be unable to attract customers to the properties on favorable terms in a timely manner, if at all. In addition to our internal sales force, through our channels and partners team, we intend to use our existing industry relationships with national technology companies to retain and attract customers for our existing data center properties as well as the expansions and developments of such properties. We believe these industry relationships provide an ongoing pipeline of attractive leasing opportunities, and we intend to capitalize on these relationships in order to increase our leasing network. If our internal sales force or channels and partners team is not successful in leasing new data center space on favorable terms, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our properties are designed primarily for lease as data centers, which could make it difficult to repurpose them if we are not able to lease or re-let available space.

Our properties are highly specialized properties that contain extensive electrical, communications and mechanical systems. Such systems are often custom-designed to house, power and cool certain types of computer systems and networking equipment. Any office space (such as private office space, open office areas and conference centers) located at our properties is merely complementary to such systems, to facilitate our ability to service and maintain them. As a result, our properties are not well-suited for primary use by customers as anything other than data centers. Major renovations and expenditures would be required to convert the properties for use as commercial office space, or for any other use, which would substantially reduce the benefits from such a conversion. In the event of a conversion, the value of our properties may be impaired due to the costs of reconfiguring the real estate for alternate purposes and the removal or modification of the specialized systems and equipment. The highly specialized nature of our data center properties could make it difficult and costly to repurpose them if we are not able to lease or re-let available space on favorable terms, or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We lease the space in which two of our data centers are located and the non-renewal of such leases could have a material adverse effect on us.

We lease the space housing our data center facilities located in Jersey City, New Jersey and Overland Park, Kansas, where our corporate headquarters is located. These leases expire (taking into account our extension options) in 2031 and 2023, respectively. We would incur costs if we were forced to vacate either of our leased facilities due to the high costs of relocating the equipment in our facilities and installing the necessary infrastructure in a new data center property. If we were forced to vacate either of our leased facilities, we could lose customers that chose our services based on our location. Our landlords could attempt to evict us for reasons beyond our control. Further, we may be unable to maintain good working relationships with our landlords, which would adversely affect our relationship with our customers and could result in the loss of current customers. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will be able to renew these leases prior to their expiration dates on favorable terms or at all. If we are unable to renew our lease agreements, we could lose a significant number of customers who are unwilling to relocate their equipment to another one of our data center properties, which could have a material adverse effect on us. Even if we are able to renew these leases, the terms and other costs of renewal may be less favorable than our existing lease arrangements. Failure to sufficiently increase revenue from customers at these facilities to offset these projected higher costs could have a material adverse effect on us.

The ground sublease structure at the Santa Clara property could prevent us from developing the property as we desire, and we may have to incur additional expenses prior the end of the ground sublease to restore the property to its prelease state.

Our interest in the Santa Clara property is subject to a ground sublease granted by a third party, as ground sublessor, to our indirect subsidiary Quality Investment Properties Santa Clara, LLC (“QIP Santa Clara”). The ground sublease terminates in 2052 and we have two options to extend the original

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term for consecutive ten-year terms. The ground sublease structure presents special risks. We, as ground sublessee, will own all improvements on the land, including the buildings in which the data centers are located during the term of the ground sublease. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of the ground sublease, however, the improvements on the land will become the property of the ground sublessor. Unless we purchase a fee interest in the land and improvements subject to the ground sublease, we will not have any economic interest in the land or improvements at the expiration of the ground sublease. Therefore, we will not share in any increase in value of the land or improvements beyond the term of the ground sublease, notwithstanding our capital outlay to purchase our interest in the data center or fund improvements thereon, and will lose our right to use the building on the subleased property. In addition, upon the expiration of the ground sublease, the ground sublessor may require the removal of the improvements or the restoration of the improvements to their condition prior to any permitted alterations at our sole cost and expense. If we do not meet a certain net worth test, we also will be required to provide the ground sublessor with a bond in connection with such removal and restoration requirements. In addition, while we generally have the right to undertake alterations to the demised premises, the ground sublessor has the right to reasonably approve the quality of such work and the form and content of certain financial information of QIP Santa Clara. The ground sublessor need not give its approval to alterations if it or its affiliate determines that the work will have a material adverse impact on the fee interest in property adjacent to the demised premises. In addition, though the ground sublease provides that we may exercise the rights of ground lessor in the event of a rejection of the master ground lease, each of the master ground lease and the ground sublease may be rejected in bankruptcy. Finally, in the event of a condemnation, the ground lessor is entitled to an allocable share of any condemnation proceeds. The ground sublease, however, does contain important nondisturbance protections and provides that, in event of the termination of the master ground lease, the ground sublease will become a direct lease between the ground lessor and QIP Santa Clara.

We depend on third parties to provide Internet, telecommunication and fiber optic network connectivity to the customers in our data centers, and any delays or disruptions in service could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our products and infrastructure rely on third-party service providers. In particular, we depend on third parties to provide Internet, telecommunication and fiber optic network connectivity to the customers in our data centers, and we have no control over the reliability of the services provided by these suppliers. Our customers may in the future experience difficulties due to service failures unrelated to our systems and services. Any Internet, telecommunication or fiber optic network failures may result in significant loss of connectivity to our data centers, which could reduce the confidence of our customers and could consequently impair our ability to retain existing customers or attract new customers and could have a material adverse effect on us.

Similarly, we depend upon the presence of Internet, telecommunications and fiber optic networks serving the locations of our data centers in order to attract and retain customers. The construction required to connect multiple carrier facilities to our data centers is complex, requiring a sophisticated redundant fiber network, and involves matters outside of our control, including regulatory requirements and the availability of construction resources. Each new data center that we develop requires significant amounts of capital for the construction and operation of a sophisticated redundant fiber network. We believe that the availability of carrier capacity affects our business and future growth. We cannot assure you that any carrier will elect to offer its services within our data centers or that once a carrier has decided to provide connectivity to our data centers that it will continue to do so for any period of time. Furthermore, some carriers are experiencing business difficulties or have announced consolidations or mergers. As a result, some carriers may be forced to downsize or terminate connectivity within our data centers, which could adversely affect our customers and could have a material adverse effect on us.

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Power outages, limited availability of electrical resources and increased energy costs could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our data centers are subject to electrical power outages, regional competition for available power and increased energy costs. We attempt to limit exposure to system downtime by using backup generators and power supplies generally at a significantly higher operating cost than we would pay for an equivalent amount of power from a local utility. However, we may not be able to limit our exposure entirely even with these protections in place. Power outages, which may last beyond our backup and alternative power arrangements, would harm our customers and our business. During power outages, changes in humidity and temperature can cause permanent damage to servers and other electrical equipment. We could incur financial obligations or be subject to lawsuits by our customers in connection with a loss of power. Any loss of services or equipment damage could reduce the confidence of our customers in our services and could consequently impair our ability to attract and retain customers, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

In addition, power and cooling requirements at our data centers are increasing as a result of the increasing power and cooling demands of modern servers. Since we rely on third parties to provide our data centers with sufficient power to meet our customers’ needs, and we generally do not control the amount of power drawn by our customers, our data centers could have a limited or inadequate amount of electrical resources.

We also may be subject to risks and unanticipated costs associated with obtaining power from various utility companies. Utilities that serve our data centers may be dependent on, and sensitive to price increases for, a particular type of fuel, such as coal, oil or natural gas. The price of these fuels and the electricity generated from them could increase as a result of proposed legislative measures related to climate change or efforts to regulate carbon emissions. While our wholesale customers are billed based on a pass-through basis for their direct energy usage, our retail customers pay a fixed cost for services, including power, so any excess energy costs above such fixed costs are borne by us. Although, for technical and practical reasons, our retail customers often use less power than the amount we are required to provide pursuant to their leases, there is no assurance that this will always be the case. Although we have a diverse customer base, the concentration and mix of our customers may change and increases in the cost of power at any of our data centers would put those locations at a competitive disadvantage relative to data centers served by utilities that can provide less expensive power. This could adversely affect our relationships with our customers and hinder our ability to operate our data centers, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We rely on the proper and efficient functioning of computer and data-processing systems, and a large-scale malfunction could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our ability to keep our data centers operating depends on the proper and efficient functioning of computer and data-processing systems. Since computer and data-processing systems are susceptible to malfunctions and interruptions, including those due to equipment damage, power outages, computer viruses and a range of other hardware, software and network problems, we cannot guarantee that our data centers will not experience such malfunctions or interruptions in the future. Additionally, expansions and developments in the products and services that we offer, including our Cloud and Managed Services, could increasingly add a measure of complexity that may overburden our data center and network resources and human capital, making service interruptions and failures more likely. A significant or large-scale malfunction or interruption of one or more of any of our data centers’ computer or data-processing systems could adversely affect our ability to keep such data centers running efficiently. If a malfunction results in a wider or sustained disruption to business at a property, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

Interruptions in our provision of products or services, or security breaches at our facility or affecting our networks, could result in a loss of customers and damage our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

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such events occur as a result of a natural disaster, human error, landlord maintenance failure, water damage, fiber cuts, extreme temperature or humidity, sabotage, vandalism, terrorist acts, unauthorized entry or other unanticipated problems. In addition, our network could be subject to unauthorized access, computer viruses, and other disruptive problems caused by customers, employees, or others. Unauthorized access, computer viruses, or other disruptive problems could lead to interruptions, delays and cessation of service to our customers. If a significant disruption occurs, we may be unable to implement disaster recovery or security measures in a timely manner or, if and when implemented, these measures may not be sufficient or could be circumvented through the reoccurrence of a natural disaster or other unanticipated problem, or as a result of accidental or intentional actions. Furthermore, such disruptions can cause damage to servers and may result in legal liability where interruptions in service violate service commitments in customer leases. Resolving network failures or alleviating security problems also may require interruptions, delays, or cessation of service to our customers. Accordingly, failures in our products and services, including problems at our data centers, network interruptions or breaches of security on our network may result in significant liability, a loss of customers and damage to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

If we are unable to protect our or our customers’ information from theft or loss, our reputation could be harmed, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We are vulnerable to negative impacts if sensitive information from our customers or their customers is inadvertently compromised or lost. We routinely process, store and transmit large amounts of data for our customers, which includes sensitive and personally identifiable information. Loss or compromise of this data could cost us both monetarily and in terms of customer goodwill and lost business. Unauthorized access also potentially could jeopardize the security of confidential information of our customers or our customers’ end-users, which might expose us to liability from customers and the government agencies that regulate us or our customers, as well as deter potential customers from renting our space and purchasing our services. For example, violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH Act”), can lead to fines of up to $1.5 million for identical violations of a particular provision in a calendar year. In addition, we cannot predict how future laws, regulations and standards, or future interpretations of current laws, regulations and standards, related to privacy and security will affect our business and we cannot predict the cost of compliance. We may be required to expend significant financial resources to protect against physical or cybersecurity breaches that could result in the misappropriation of our or our customers’ information. As techniques used to breach security change frequently, and are generally not recognized until launched against a target, we may not be able to implement security measures in a timely manner or, if and when implemented, we may not be able to determine the extent to which these measures could be circumvented. Any internal or external breach in our network could severely harm our business and result in costly litigation and potential liability for us. To the extent our customers demand that we accept unlimited liability and to the extent there is a competitive trend to accept it, such a trend could affect our ability to retain these limitations in our leases at the risk of losing the business. Such a trend may be particularly likely to occur with regard to our Cloud and Managed Services. We may experience a data loss or security breach, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

The loss of key personnel, particularly Chad L. Williams, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William H. Schafer, our Chief Financial Officer, could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our continued success depends, to a significant extent, on the continued services of key personnel, particularly Chad L. Williams, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William H. Schafer, our Chief Financial Officer, who have extensive market knowledge and long-standing business relationships. In particular, our reputation among and our relationships with our key customers and vendors are the direct result of a significant investment of time and effort by these individuals to build our credibility in a highly specialized industry. The loss of services of one or more key members of our executive management team, particularly our Chairman and Chief Executive

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Officer or our Chief Financial Officer, could diminish our business and investment opportunities and our relationships with lenders, business partners and existing and prospective customers and could have a material adverse effect on us.

Any inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel, or maintain access to key third-party service providers, could have a material adverse effect on us.

We must continue to identify, hire, train, and retain IT professionals, technical engineers, operations employees, and sales and senior management personnel who maintain relationships with our customers and who can provide the technical, strategic and marketing skills required to grow our company, develop and expand our data centers, maximize our rental and services income and achieve the highest sustainable rent levels at each of our facilities. There is a shortage of qualified personnel in these fields, and we compete with other companies for the limited pool of these personnel. Competitive pressures may require that we enhance our pay and benefits package to compete effectively for such personnel. An increase in these costs or our inability to recruit and retain necessary technical, managerial, sales and marketing personnel or to maintain access to key third-party providers could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our decentralized management structure may lead to incidents or developments that could damage our reputation and could have a material adverse effect on us.

We have a decentralized management structure that enables the local managers at each of our data centers to quickly and effectively respond to trends in their respective markets. While we believe that we exercise an appropriate level of central control and supervision over all of our operations, the local managers retain a certain amount of operational and decision-making flexibility, including the management of the particular data center, sourcing, pricing and other sales decisions. We cannot guarantee that our local managers will not take actions or experience problems that could damage our reputation or have a material adverse effect on us.

We may be unable to identify and complete acquisitions on favorable terms or at all, which may inhibit our growth and have a material adverse effect on us.

We continually evaluate the market of available properties and may acquire additional properties when opportunities exist. Our ability to acquire properties on favorable terms is subject to the following significant risks:

Any inability to complete property acquisitions on favorable terms or at all could have a material adverse effect on us.

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We may be unable to successfully integrate and operate acquired properties, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Even if we are able to make acquisitions on favorable terms, our ability to successfully integrate and operate them is subject to the following significant risks:

Any inability to integrate and operate acquired properties to meet our financial, operational and strategic expectations could have a material adverse effect on us.

In June 2014, we acquired our Princeton facility and expect a transition period during which our retention and lease renewal risks may be increased. Management also may be required to spend a greater portion of its time at the Princeton facility (rather than the other facilities) in order to manage its successful integration into our platform. We will continue to operate the Princeton facility in the same manner (and with the same degree of care and skill) as our other properties, but if customers are unsatisfied, they may fail to renew their leases or breach their existing leases. In the event that customers fail to renew their leases, the revenue at the Princeton facility may decrease, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

We may be subject to unknown or contingent liabilities related to properties or businesses that we acquire, which may result in damages and investment losses.

Assets and entities that we have acquired or may acquire in the future may be subject to unknown or contingent liabilities for which we may have limited or no recourse against the sellers. Unknown or contingent liabilities might include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of environmental conditions, claims of customers, vendors or other persons dealing with the acquired entities, tax liabilities and other liabilities whether incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise. In the future we may enter into transactions with limited representations and warranties or with representations and warranties that do not survive the closing of the transactions, in which event we would have no or limited recourse against the sellers of such properties. While we usually require the sellers to indemnify us with respect to breaches of representations and warranties that survive, such indemnification is often limited and subject to various materiality thresholds, a significant deductible or an aggregate cap on losses. As a result, there is no guarantee that we will recover any amounts with respect to losses due to breaches by the sellers of their representations and warranties. In addition, the total amount of costs and expenses that we may incur with respect to liabilities associated with acquired properties and entities may exceed our expectations. Finally, indemnification agreements between us and the sellers typically provide that the sellers will retain certain specified liabilities relating to the assets and entities acquired by us. While the sellers are generally contractually obligated to pay all losses and other expenses relating to such retained liabilities, there can be no guarantee that such arrangements will not require us to incur losses or other expenses as well. Any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on us.

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Risks Related to the Real Estate Industry

The operating performance and value of our properties are subject to risks associated with the real estate industry, and we cannot assure you that we will execute our business and growth strategies successfully.

As a real estate company, we are subject to all of the risks associated with owning and operating real estate, including:

In addition, periods of economic slowdown or recession, rising interest rates or declining demand for real estate, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, could result in a general decline in occupancy and rental sales, and therefore revenues, or an increased incidence of defaults under existing leases. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will be able to execute our business and growth strategies. Any inability to operate our properties to meet our financial, operational and strategic expectations could have a material adverse effect on us.

The illiquidity of real estate investments could significantly impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in economic, financial, investment and other conditions.

Because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, our ability to promptly sell one or more properties in our portfolio in response to changing economic, financial, investment or other conditions is limited. The real estate market is affected by many factors that are beyond our control, including those described above. In particular, data centers represent a particularly illiquid part of the overall real

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estate market. This illiquidity is driven by a number of factors, including the relatively small number of potential purchasers of such data centers — including other data center operators and large corporate users — and the relatively high cost per square foot to develop data centers, which substantially limits a potential buyer’s ability to purchase a data center property with the intention of redeveloping it for an alternative use, such as an office building, or may substantially reduce the price buyers are willing to pay. Our inability to dispose of properties at opportune times or on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on us.

In addition, the Code imposes restrictions on a REIT’s ability to dispose of properties that are not applicable to other types of real estate companies. In particular, the tax laws applicable to REITs require that we hold our properties for investment, rather than primarily for sale in the ordinary course of business, which may cause us to forego or defer sales of properties that otherwise would be in our best interest. Therefore, we may not be able to vary our portfolio in response to economic, financial, investment or other conditions promptly or on favorable terms, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Declining real estate valuations could result in impairment charges, the determination of which involves a significant amount of judgment on our part. Any impairment charge could have a material adverse effect on us.

We review our properties for impairment on a quarterly and annual basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, a sustained significant decrease in the market price of or the cash flows expected to be derived from a property. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining the presence of an indicator of impairment. If the total of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of a property on our balance sheet, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the property. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows requires a significant amount of judgment regarding assumptions that could differ materially from actual results in future periods, including assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements. Any impairment charge could have a material adverse effect on us.

Each of our properties is subject to real and personal property taxes, which could significantly increase our property taxes as a result of tax rate changes and reassessments and have a material adverse effect on us.

Each of our properties is subject to real and personal property taxes. These taxes may increase as tax rates change and as the properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. It is likely that the properties will be reassessed by taxing authorities as a result of (i) the acquisition of the properties by us and (ii) the informational returns that we must file in connection with the formation transactions. Any increase in property taxes on the properties could have a material adverse effect on us.

If California changes its property tax scheme, our California properties could be subject to significantly higher tax levies.

Owners of California property are subject to particularly high property taxes. Voters in the State of California previously passed Proposition 13, which generally limits annual real estate tax increases to 2% of assessed value per annum. From time to time, various groups have proposed repealing Proposition 13, or providing for modifications such as a “split roll tax,” whereby commercial property, for example, would be taxed at a higher rate than residential property. Given the uncertainty, it is not possible to quantify the risk to us of a tax increase or the resulting impact on us of any increase, but any tax increase could be significant at our California properties.

Uninsured and underinsured losses could have a material adverse effect on us.

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nature, such as earthquakes and floods, may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Should a property sustain damage, we may incur losses due to insurance deductibles, to co-payments on insured losses or to uninsured losses. In the event of a substantial property loss, the insurance coverage may not be sufficient to pay the full current market value or current replacement cost of the property. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations, and other factors also might make it infeasible to use insurance proceeds to replace a property after it has been damaged or destroyed. Under such circumstances, the insurance proceeds we receive might not be adequate to restore our economic position with respect to such property. Lenders may require such insurance and our failure to obtain such insurance may constitute default under loan agreements, which could have a material adverse effect on us. Finally, a disruption in the financial markets may make it more difficult to evaluate the stability, net assets and capitalization of insurance companies and any insurer’s ability to meet its claim payment obligations. A failure of an insurance company to make payments to us upon an event of loss covered by an insurance policy could have a material adverse effect on us. In the event of an uninsured or partially insured loss, we could lose some or all of our capital investment, cash flow and revenues related to one or more properties, which could also have a material adverse effect on us.

As the current or former owner or operator of real property, we could become subject to liability for environmental contamination, regardless of whether we caused such contamination, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

Under various federal, state and local statutes, regulations and ordinances relating to the protection of the environment, a current or former owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost to remove or remediate contamination resulting from the presence or discharge of hazardous substances, wastes or petroleum products on, under, from or in such property. These costs could be substantial, liability under these laws may attach without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of the contaminants, and the liability may be joint and several. Most of our properties presently contain large underground or above ground fuel storage tanks used to fuel generators for emergency power, which is critical to our operations. If any of the tanks that we own or operate releases fuel to the environment, we would likely have to pay to clean up the contamination. In addition, prior owners and operators used some of our current properties for industrial and commercial purposes, which could have resulted in environmental contamination, including our Dallas-Fort Worth and Richmond data center properties, which were previously used as semiconductor plants. Moreover, the presence of contamination or the failure to remediate contamination at our properties may (1) expose us to third-party liability, (2) subject our properties to liens in favor of the government for damages and costs the government incurs in connection with the contamination, (3) impose restrictions on the manner in which a property may be used or businesses may be operated, or (4) materially adversely affect our ability to sell, lease or develop the real estate or to borrow using the real estate as collateral. In addition, there may be material environmental liabilities at our properties of which we are not aware. We also may be liable for the costs of remediating contamination at off-site facilities at which we have arranged, or will arrange, for disposal or treatment of our hazardous substances without regard to whether we complied or will comply with environmental laws in doing so. Any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on us.

We could become subject to liability for failure to comply with environmental, health and safety requirements or zoning laws, which could cause us to incur additional expenses.

Our properties are subject to federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and zoning requirements, including those regarding the handling of regulated substances and wastes, emissions to the environment and fire codes. For instance, our properties are subject to regulations regarding the storage of petroleum for auxiliary or emergency power and air emissions arising from the use of power generators. In particular, generators at our data center facilities are subject to strict emissions limitations, which could preclude us from using critical back-up systems and lead to significant business disruptions at such facilities and loss of our reputation. If we exceed these emissions limits, we may be exposed to fines and/or other penalties. In addition, we lease some of our properties to our customers who also are subject to such environmental, health and safety laws and

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zoning requirements. If we, or our customers, fail to comply with these various laws and requirements, we might incur costs and liabilities, including governmental fines and penalties. Moreover, we do not know whether existing laws and requirements will change or, if they do, whether future laws and requirements will require us to make significant unanticipated expenditures that could have a material adverse effect on us. Environmental noncompliance liability also could affect a customer’s ability to make rental payments to us.

We could become subject to liability for asbestos-containing building materials in the buildings on our property, which could cause us to incur additional expenses.

Some of our properties may contain, or may have contained, asbestos-containing building materials. Environmental, health and safety laws require that owners or operators of or employers in buildings with asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) properly manage and maintain these materials, adequately inform or train those who may come into contact with ACM and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, in the event that ACM is disturbed during building maintenance, renovation or demolition. These laws may impose fines and penalties on employers, building owners or operators for failure to comply with these laws. In addition, third parties may seek recovery from employers, owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos. If we become subject to any of these penalties or other liabilities as a result of ACM at one or more of our properties, it could have a material adverse effect on us.

Our properties may contain or develop harmful mold or suffer from other adverse conditions, which could lead to liability for adverse health effects and costs of remediation.

When excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may produce airborne toxins or irritants. Indoor air quality issues also can stem from inadequate ventilation, chemical contamination from indoor or outdoor sources and other biological contaminants such as pollen, viruses and bacteria. Indoor exposure to airborne toxins or irritants above certain levels can be alleged to cause a variety of adverse health effects and symptoms, including allergic or other reactions. As a result, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants at any of our properties could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold or other airborne contaminants from the affected property or increase indoor ventilation. In addition, the presence of significant mold or other airborne contaminants could expose us to liability from our customers, employees of our customers and others if property damage or personal injury occurs. Thus, conditions related to mold or other airborne contaminants could have a material adverse effect on us.

Laws, regulations or other issues related to climate change could have a material adverse effect on us.

If we, or other companies with which we do business, particularly utilities that provide our facilities with electricity, become subject to laws or regulations related to climate change, it could have a material adverse effect on us. The United States may enact new laws, regulations and interpretations relating to climate change, including potential cap-and-trade systems, carbon taxes and other requirements relating to reduction of carbon footprints and/or greenhouse gas emissions. Other countries have enacted climate change laws and regulations and the United States has been involved in discussions regarding international climate change treaties. The federal government and some of the states and localities in which we operate have enacted certain climate change laws and regulations and/or have begun regulating carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. Although these laws and regulations have not had any known material adverse effect on us to date, they could limit our ability to develop new facilities or result in substantial costs, including compliance costs, retrofit costs and construction costs, monitoring and reporting costs and capital expenditures for environmental control facilities and other new equipment. Furthermore, our reputation could be damaged if we violate climate change laws or regulations. We cannot predict how future laws and regulations, or future interpretations of current laws and regulations, related to climate change will affect our business,

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results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. Lastly, the potential physical impacts of climate change on our operations are highly uncertain, and would be particular to the geographic circumstances in areas in which we operate. These may include changes in rainfall and storm patterns and intensities, water shortages, changing sea levels and changing temperatures. Any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on us.

We are exposed to ongoing litigation and other legal and regulatory actions, which may divert management’s time and attention, require us to pay damages and expenses or restrict the operation of our business.

We are subject to the risk of legal claims and proceedings and regulatory enforcement actions in the ordinary course of our business and otherwise, and we could incur significant liabilities and substantial legal fees as a result of these actions. Our management may devote significant time and attention to the resolution (through litigation, settlement or otherwise) of these actions, which would detract from our management’s ability to focus on our business. Any such resolution could involve payment of damages or expenses by us, which may be significant. In addition, any such resolution could involve our agreement to terms that restrict the operation of our business. The results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. We cannot guarantee losses incurred in connection with any current or future legal or regulatory proceedings or actions will not exceed any provisions we may have set aside in respect of such proceedings or actions or will not exceed any available insurance coverage. The occurrence of any of these events could have a material adverse effect on us.

We may incur significant costs complying with various federal, state and local regulations, which could have a material adverse effect on us.

The properties in our portfolio are subject to various federal, state and local regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) as well as state and local fire and life safety requirements. Under the ADA, all places of public accommodation must meet federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. A number of additional federal, state and local regulations may also require modifications to our properties, or restrict our ability to renovate our properties. If we fail to comply with these various requirements, we might incur governmental fines or private damage awards. We cannot predict the ultimate amount of the cost of compliance with the ADA or other legislation. In addition, we do not know whether existing requirements will change, or if they do, whether future requirements will require us to make significant unanticipated expenditures that could have a material adverse effect on us.

Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure

QTS has a limited operating history as a public company, and its limited experience may impede our ability to successfully manage our business.

QTS’ management has limited experience operating a public company. Although certain of its executive officers and directors have experience in the real estate industry, and Mr. Schafer, our Chief Financial Officer, was previously the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded REIT, we cannot assure stockholders and debtholders that their past experience will be sufficient to operate a business in accordance with the Code requirements for REIT qualification or in accordance with the requirements of the SEC and the NYSE for public companies. QTS has developed and implemented substantial control systems and procedures in order to qualify and maintain its qualification as a REIT, satisfy its periodic and current reporting requirements under applicable SEC regulations and comply with NYSE listing standards. As a result, QTS has and will continue to incur significant related legal, accounting and other expenses, and its management and other personnel have and will continue to devote a substantial amount of time to comply with these rules and regulations and establish the corporate infrastructure and controls demanded of a publicly traded REIT. Substantial work on its part will be required to continue to implement and execute appropriate reporting and compliance processes and assess their design, remediate any deficiencies identified and test the operation of such processes. This ongoing process is expected to be both costly and challenging, and QTS may initially

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incur higher general and administrative expenses than its competitors that are managed by persons with more experience operating a public company. If its finance and accounting organization is unable for any reason to respond adequately to the increased demands of operation as a public company, the quality and timeliness of its financial reporting may suffer and it could experience significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting.

An inability to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could cause QTS to fail to meet its reporting obligations under Exchange Act on a timely basis or result in material misstatements or omissions in its Exchange Act reports (including its financial statements), either of which, as well as the perception thereof, could cause investors to lose confidence in the company and could have a material adverse effect on QTS and cause the market price of its common stock to decline significantly. As a result of the foregoing, QTS cannot assure you that it will be able to continue to execute its business and growth strategies as a publicly traded REIT.

As of September 30, 2014, Chad L. Williams and General Atlantic owned approximately 18.2% and 45.2% of QTS’ outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis, respectively, and have the ability to exercise significant influence on the company and any matter presented to its stockholders.

As of September 30, 2014, Chad L. Williams, QTS’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and GA QTS Interholdco, LLC (“General Atlantic”) owned approximately 18.2% and 45.2%, respectively, of QTS’ outstanding common stock on a fully diluted basis. No other stockholder is permitted to own more than 7.5% of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of its common stock, except for certain designated investment entities that may own up to 9.8% of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of its common stock, subject to certain conditions, and except as approved by the board of directors pursuant to the terms of QTS’ charter. Consequently, Mr. Williams and General Atlantic may be able to significantly influence the outcome of matters submitted for stockholder action, including the election of the board of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as business combinations, consolidations and mergers, as well as the determination of its day-to-day business decisions and management policies. In addition, General Atlantic and its affiliates may have an interest in directly or indirectly pursuing acquisitions, divestitures, financings or other transactions that, in their judgment, could enhance their other equity investments, even though such transactions might involve risks to QTS. As a result, Mr. Williams and General Atlantic could exercise their influence on QTS in a manner that conflicts with the interests of other stockholders. Moreover, if Mr. Williams and/or General Atlantic were to sell, or otherwise transfer, all or a large percentage of their holdings, the market price of QTS’ common stock could decline and QTS could find it difficult to raise the capital necessary for it to execute its business and growth strategies.

In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Williams has a significant vote in matters submitted to a vote of stockholders as a result of his ownership of Class B common stock (which gives Mr. Williams voting power equal to his economic interest in QTS as if he had exchanged all of his OP units for shares of Class A common stock), including the election of directors. Mr. Williams may have interests that differ from holders of QTS’ Class A common stock, including by reason of his remaining interest in the Operating Partnership, and may accordingly vote in ways that may not be consistent with the interests of holders of Class A common stock.

Our tax protection agreement, during its term, could limit our ability to sell or otherwise dispose of certain properties that may be required to repay the Notes and may require the Operating Partnership to maintain certain debt levels and agree to certain terms with lenders that otherwise would not be in the best interests of the noteholders.

In connection with the IPO, we entered into a tax protection agreement with Chad L. Williams, QTS’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his affiliates and family members who own OP units that provides that if (1) we sell, exchange, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of our Atlanta-Metro, Atlanta-Suwanee or Santa Clara data centers in a taxable transaction prior to January 1, 2026, referred to as the protected period, (2) cause or permit any transaction that results in the disposition by

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Mr. Williams or his affiliates and family members who own OP units of all or any portion of their interests in the Operating Partnership in a taxable transaction during the protected period or (3) fail prior to the expiration of the protected period to maintain approximately $175 million of indebtedness that would be allocable to Mr. Williams and his affiliates for tax purposes or, alternatively, fail to offer Mr. Williams and his affiliates and family members who own OP units the opportunity to guarantee specific types of the Operating Partnership’s indebtedness in order to enable them to continue to defer certain tax liabilities, we will indemnify Mr. Williams and his affiliates and family members who own OP units against certain resulting tax liabilities. Therefore, although it may be in the best interest of the noteholders that we sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of one of these properties to repay the Notes, it may be economically prohibitive for us to do so during the protected period because of these indemnity obligations. Moreover, these obligations may require us to maintain more or different indebtedness or agree to terms with our lenders that we would otherwise agree to. As a result, the tax protection agreement will, during its term, restrict our ability to take actions or make decisions that otherwise would be in the best interests of the noteholders. As of September 30, 2014, our Atlanta-Metro, Atlanta-Suwanee and Santa Clara data centers represented approximately 71% of our annualized rent.

QTS’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has outside business interests that could require time and attention and may interfere with his ability to devote time to our business.

Chad L. Williams, QTS’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has outside business interests that could require his time and attention. These interests include the ownership of our Overland Park, Kansas facility, at which our corporate headquarters is also located (which is leased to us), and certain office and other properties and certain other non-real estate business ventures. Mr. Williams’ employment agreement requires that he devote substantially all of his time to our company, provided that he will be permitted to engage in other specified activities, including the management of personal investments and affairs, including active involvement in real estate or other investments not involving data centers in any material respect. Mr. Williams may also have fiduciary obligations associated with these business interests that interfere with his ability to devote time to our business and that could have a material adverse effect on us.

Risks Related to QTS’ Status as a REIT

If QTS does not qualify as a REIT, or fails to remain qualified as a REIT, it will be subject to federal income tax as a regular corporation and could face significant tax liability, which could adversely affect QTS’ ability to raise capital or the Operating Partnership’s ability to service the Notes.

QTS elected to be taxed as a REIT, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2013, when it filed its tax return for that year. QTS believes that it has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT. QTS’ qualification as a REIT, and maintenance of such qualification, will depend upon QTS’ ability to meet, on a continuing basis, various complex requirements under the Code relating to, among other things, the sources of its gross income, the composition and values of its assets, its distributions to its shareholders and the concentration of ownership of its equity shares.

Although QTS has requested a private letter ruling from the IRS in respect of certain limited matters, QTS has not requested and does not plan to request a ruling from the IRS that it qualifies as a REIT, and the statements in this prospectus are not binding on the IRS, or any court. If QTS loses its REIT status, it will face serious tax consequences that could adversely affect QTS’ ability to raise capital and the Operating Partnership’s ability to service the Notes for each of the years involved because:

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In addition, if QTS fails to qualify as a REIT, it will not be required to make distributions to stockholders, and all distributions to stockholders will be subject to tax as dividend income to the extent of its current and accumulated earnings and profits. As a result of all these factors, QTS’ failure to qualify as a REIT also could impair the Operating Partnership’s ability to execute its business and growth strategies, as well as make it more difficult for QTS to raise capital and for the Operating Partnership to service the Notes.

Qualifying as a REIT involves highly technical and complex provisions of the Code and therefore, in certain circumstances, may be subject to uncertainty.

In order to qualify as a REIT, QTS must satisfy a number of requirements, including requirements regarding the composition of its assets, the sources of its income and the diversity of its share ownership. Also, QTS must make distributions to stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income” (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gain). Compliance with these requirements and all other requirements for qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations. The complexity of these provisions and of the applicable Treasury regulations that have been promulgated under the Code is greater in the case of a REIT that, like QTS, holds its assets through a partnership and conducts significant business operations through a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could jeopardize QTS’ REIT status. In addition, the determination of various factual matters and circumstances relevant to REIT qualification is not entirely within QTS’ control and may affect its ability to qualify as a REIT. Accordingly, QTS cannot be certain that its organization and operation will enable it to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

Even if QTS qualifies as a REIT, it will be subject to some taxes that will reduce its cash flow.

Even if QTS qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and assets, including taxes on any undistributed income, tax on income from some activities conducted as a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes. Quality Technology Services Holding, LLC, TRS of QTS, and certain of its subsidiaries are subject to federal, state, and local corporate-level income taxes on their net taxable income, if any, which mainly consists of the revenues derived from providing technical services on a contract basis to customers of the Operating Partnership. In addition, QTS may incur a 100% excise tax on transactions with its TRS if they are not conducted on an arms’ length basis. Any of these taxes could decrease cash available to service the Notes.

Moreover, if QTS has net income from “prohibited transactions,” that income will be subject to a 100% tax. In general, prohibited transactions are sales or other dispositions by QTS or the Operating Partnership of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. The determination as to whether a particular sale is a prohibited transaction depends on the facts and circumstances related to that sale. The need to avoid prohibited transactions could cause QTS to forgo or defer sales of properties that the Operating Partnership and the entities that hold properties otherwise would have sold or that might otherwise be in the Operating Partnership’s best interest to sell.

If the structural components of the Operating Partnership’s properties were not treated as real property for purposes of the REIT qualification requirements, QTS could fail to qualify as a REIT, which could adversely affect QTS’ ability to raise capital or the Operating Partnership’s ability to service the Notes.

A significant portion of the value of the Operating Partnership’s properties is attributable to structural components related to the provision of electricity, heating ventilation and air conditioning,

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humidification regulation, security and fire protection, and telecommunication services. If rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property is significant (i.e., more than 15% of total rent is attributable to personal property as determined on a lease-by-lease basis), the portion of total rent that is attributable to the personal property will not be qualifying income for purposes of the REIT income tests. Therefore, if the Operating Partnership’s structural components are determined to constitute personal property for purposes of the REIT qualification requirements, QTS could fail to qualify as a REIT, which could adversely affect QTS’ ability to raise capital or the Operating Partnership’s ability to service the Notes.

The REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect the Operating Partnership’s ability to grow its business.

To qualify as a REIT, QTS generally must distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its “REIT taxable income” (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gain) each year, and QTS will be subject to regular corporate income taxes to the extent that it distributes less than 100% of its “REIT taxable income” each year. In addition, QTS will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions paid by it in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of its ordinary income, 95% of its capital gain net income and 100% of its undistributed income from prior years. From time to time, the Operating Partnership may generate taxable income allocable to QTS that is greater than its cash flow as a result of differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash or the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. If the Operating Partnership does not have other funds available in these situations to distribute to QTS, the Operating Partnership could be required to borrow funds on unfavorable terms, sell assets at disadvantageous prices or distribute amounts that would otherwise have been invested in future acquisitions to make distributions sufficient to enable QTS to pay out enough of its taxable income to satisfy the REIT distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax and the 4% excise tax in a particular year.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause the Operating Partnership to liquidate or forgo otherwise attractive investment opportunities and thus reduce income and amounts available to service the Notes.

To qualify as a REIT, QTS must ensure that, at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of its assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and “real estate assets” (as defined in the Code), including certain mortgage loans and securities. The remainder of QTS’ investments (other than government securities, qualified real estate assets and securities issued by a TRS) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of QTS’ total assets (other than government securities, qualified real estate assets and securities issued by a TRS) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 25% of the value of QTS’ total assets can be represented by securities of one or more TRSs. If QTS fails to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, it must correct the failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter or qualify for certain statutory relief provisions to avoid losing its REIT qualification and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, the Operating Partnership may be required to liquidate or forgo otherwise attractive investment opportunities. These actions could have the effect of reducing the Operating Partnership’s income and amounts available to service the Notes.

In addition to the asset tests set forth above, to qualify as a REIT, QTS must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of its income, the amounts it distributes to its stockholders and the ownership of its stock. The Operating Partnership may be unable to pursue investment opportunities that would be otherwise advantageous to it in order to satisfy the source-of-income or asset-diversification requirements for QTS to qualify as a REIT. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder the Operating Partnership’s ability to make certain attractive investments and, thus, reduce the Operating Partnership’s income and amounts available to service the Notes.

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Complying with REIT requirements may limit the Operating Partnership’s ability to hedge effectively and may cause QTS’ taxable REIT subsidiary to incur tax liabilities.

The REIT provisions of the Code substantially limit the Operating Partnership’s ability to hedge its assets and liabilities. Any income from a hedging transaction that the Operating Partnership enters into to manage the risk of interest rate changes with respect to borrowings made or to be made to acquire or carry real estate assets does not constitute “gross income” for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests that apply to REITs, provided that certain identification requirements are met. To the extent that the Operating Partnership enters into other types of hedging transactions or fails to properly identify such transaction as hedges, the income is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the gross income tests. As a result of these rules, the Operating Partnership may be required to limit its use of advantageous hedging techniques or implement those hedges through a TRS. This could increase the cost of the Operating Partnership’s hedging activities because a TRS may be subject to tax on gains or expose the Operating Partnership to greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than it would otherwise want to bear. In addition, losses in a TRS will generally not provide any tax benefit, except that such losses could be carried back or forward and therefore be applied against past or future taxable income of the TRS.

If the Operating Partnership fails to qualify as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, QTS would fail to qualify as a REIT and suffer other adverse consequences.

The Operating Partnership believes that it is organized and has operated in a manner so as to be treated as a partnership, and not an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, it is not subject to federal income tax on its income. Instead, each of its partners, including QTS, is allocated that partner’s share of the Operating Partnership’s income. No assurance can be provided, however, that the IRS will not challenge its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. If the IRS were successful in treating the Operating Partnership as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, QTS would fail to meet the gross income tests and certain of the asset tests applicable to REITs and, accordingly, would cease to qualify as a REIT, which could adversely affect QTS’ ability to raise capital and the Operating Partnership’s ability to service the Notes.

QTS has a carryover tax basis in respect of certain of its assets acquired in connection with the IPO, and the amount that QTS must distribute to its stockholders therefore may be higher.

As a result of the tax-free merger of General Atlantic REIT, Inc. (“GA REIT”) with and into QTS in connection with the IPO, certain of the operating properties, including Atlanta-Metro, Atlanta-Suwanee, Richmond, Santa Clara, Miami and Wichita, have carryover tax bases that are lower than the fair market values of these properties at the time QTS acquired them in connection with the IPO. As a result of this lower aggregate tax basis, QTS will recognize higher taxable gain upon the sale of these assets, and QTS will be entitled to lower depreciation deductions on these assets than if it had purchased these properties in taxable transactions at the time of the IPO. Lower depreciation deductions and increased gains on sales generally will increase the amount of QTS’ required distribution under the REIT rules.

As a result of QTS’ formation transactions, QTS’ taxable REIT subsidiary may be limited in using certain tax benefits and, consequently, may have greater taxable income and, thus, the Operating Partnership may have less after-tax cash available to service the Notes.

If a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, such corporation’s ability to use net operating losses (“NOLs”) generated prior to the time of that ownership change may be limited. To the extent the affected corporation’s ability to use NOLs is limited, such corporation’s taxable income may increase. As of December 31, 2014, QTS had approximately $24.1 million of NOLs (all of which are attributable to its TRS) that will begin to expire in 2029 if not utilized. In general, an ownership change occurs if one or more large stockholders, known as “5% stockholders,” including groups of stockholders that may be

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aggregated and treated as a single 5% stockholder, increase their aggregate percentage interest in a corporation by more than 50% over their lowest ownership percentage during the preceding three-year period. QTS believes that the formation transactions caused an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code with respect to its TRS. Accordingly, to the extent QTS’ TRS has taxable income in future years, its ability to use NOLs incurred prior to QTS’ formation transactions in such future years will be limited, and it will have greater taxable income as a result of such limitation. As a result of those limitations, the Operating Partnership may have less after-tax cash available to service the Notes.

Legislative or other actions affecting REITs could materially and adversely affect the Issuers or the noteholders.

The rules dealing with federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Changes to the tax laws, with or without retroactive application, could materially and adversely affect the noteholders or the Issuers. For example, new legislation, Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could significantly and negatively affect QTS’ ability to qualify as a REIT or could cause federal income tax or other adverse tax consequences to the Issuers or the noteholders. We cannot predict how changes in the tax laws might affect the noteholders or the Issuers.

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The Exchange Notes will evidence the same debt as the Original Notes exchanged for the Exchange Notes and will be entitled to the benefits of the same indenture pursuant to which the Original Notes were issued, which is governed by New York law, including any guarantees thereof. For a complete description of the terms of the Exchange Notes and the guarantees thereof, see “Description of the Notes.” We will not receive any cash proceeds from the Exchange Offer.

As of the date of this prospectus, $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of Original Notes is outstanding. Only registered holders of the Original Notes, or their legal representatives and attorneys-in-fact, as reflected in the records of the trustee under the indenture, may participate in this offer. We will not set a fixed record date for determining registered holders of the Original Notes entitled to participate in this offer. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, is being sent to all registered holders of Original Notes and to others believed to have beneficial interests in the Original Notes.

In connection with the issuance of the Original Notes, we arranged for the Original Notes purchased by qualified institutional buyers and those sold in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act to be issued and transferable in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, acting as depositary. Except as described under “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form”, Exchange Notes will be issued in the form of a global note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and each beneficial owner’s interest in it will be transferable in book-entry form through DTC. See “Book-Entry, Delivery and Form”.

Holders of Original Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the Exchange Offer. If you do not tender your Original Notes or if you tender Original Notes that are not accepted for exchange, your Original Notes will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but will not retain any rights under the registration rights agreement. Existing transfer restrictions would continue to apply to Original Notes that remain outstanding. See “— Consequences of Failure to Exchange Original Notes” and “Risk Factors — Risk Factors Relating to this Exchange Offer — Any Original Notes that are not exchanged will continue to be restricted securities and may become less liquid” for more information regarding Original Notes outstanding after this offer.

We shall be considered to have accepted validly tendered Original Notes if and when we have given oral (to be followed by prompt written notice) or written notice to the Exchange Agent (as defined below). The Exchange Agent will act as agent for the tendering holders for the purposes of receiving the Exchange Notes from us.

If any tendered Original Notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender, the occurrence of certain other events described in this prospectus or otherwise, we will return the Original Notes, without expense, to the tendering holder promptly after the Expiration Date for the Exchange Offer.

Holders who tender Original Notes will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the letter of transmittal, transfer taxes on exchange of Original Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the Exchange Offer. See “— Fees and Expenses”.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, we will accept for exchange any and all Original Notes validly tendered on or before the Expiration Date and not withdrawn as permitted below. As used in this section of the prospectus entitled, “The Exchange Offer,” the term “Expiration Date” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on          , 2015 (20 business days following the date notice of the Exchange Offer was mailed to holders). If, however, we, in our sole discretion, extend the period of time for which this offer is open, the term “Expiration Date” means the latest time and date to which this offer is so extended. Original Notes tended in this offer must be in denominations of an amount equal to $2,000 in principal amount or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

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We reserve the right, in our sole discretion:

If we amend the Exchange Offer in a manner that we consider material, we will disclose such amendment by means of a prospectus supplement, and we will extend the Exchange Offer for a period of five to ten business days.

If we determine to extend, amend or terminate the Exchange Offer, we will publicly announce this determination by making a timely release through an appropriate news agency.

If we delay accepting any Original Notes or terminate the Exchange Offer, we promptly will pay the consideration offered, or return any Original Notes deposited, pursuant to the Exchange Offer as required by Rule 14e-1(c).

Interest on the Exchange Notes

Interest on the Exchange Notes will accrue at a rate of 5.875% per year from the most recent date to which interest on the Original Notes has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on such Original Notes, from July 23, 2014. Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on February 1 and August 1 commencing February 1, 2015.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchange Offer, or any extension of the Exchange Offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to exchange any Exchange Notes for, any Original Notes and we may terminate the Exchange Offer or, at our option, modify, extend or otherwise amend the Exchange Offer as provided in this prospectus before the acceptance of the Original Notes, if prior to the Expiration Date:

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The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be waived by us, in whole or in part, in our absolute discretion. Any determination made by us concerning an event, development or circumstance described or referred to above will be conclusive and binding.

If any of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied, we may, at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date:

In addition, subject to applicable law, we may in our absolute discretion terminate the Exchange Offer for any other reason.

Effect of Tender

Any tender by a holder, and our subsequent acceptance of that tender, of Original Notes will constitute a binding agreement between that holder and us upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer described in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal. The participation in the Exchange Offer by a tendering holder of Original Notes will constitute the agreement by that holder to deliver good and marketable title to the tendered Original Notes, free and clear of any and all liens, restrictions, charges, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or rights of any kind of third parties.

Absence of Dissenters’ Rights

Holders of the Original Notes do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the Exchange Offer.

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Procedures For Tendering

If you wish to participate in the Exchange Offer and your Original Notes are held by a custodial entity such as a bank, broker, dealer, trust company or other nominee, you must instruct that custodial entity to tender your Original Notes on your behalf pursuant to the procedures of that custodial entity. Please ensure you contact your custodial entity as soon as possible to give them sufficient time to meet your requested deadline.

To participate in the Exchange Offer, you must either:

The Exchange Agent and DTC have confirmed that the Exchange Offer is eligible for ATOP with respect to book-entry notes held through DTC. The letter of transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of book-entry transfer, an agent’s message in lieu of the letter of transmittal, and any other required documents, must be transmitted to and received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date at its address set forth below under the caption “Exchange Agent”. Original Notes will not be deemed to have been tendered until the letter of transmittal and signature guarantees, if any, or agent’s message, is received by the Exchange Agent.

The method of delivery of Original Notes, the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and risk of the holders. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that holders use an overnight or hand delivery service, properly insured. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure delivery to and receipt by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date. Do not send the letter of transmittal or any Original Notes to anyone other than the Exchange Agent.

If you are tendering your Original Notes in exchange for Exchange Notes and anticipate delivering your letter of transmittal and other documents other than through DTC, we urge you to contact promptly a bank, broker or other intermediary that has the capability to hold notes custodially through DTC to arrange for receipt of any Original Notes to be delivered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and to obtain the information necessary to provide the required DTC participant with account information in the letter of transmittal.

If you are a beneficial owner which holds Original Notes through Euroclear (as defined below) or Clearstream (as defined below) and wish to tender your Original Notes, you must instruct Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, to block the account in respect of the tendered Original Notes in accordance with the procedures established by Euroclear or Clearstream. You are encouraged to contact Euroclear and Clearstream directly to ascertain their procedure for tendering Original Notes.

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

Holders who wish to tender their Original Notes and (i) whose Original Notes are not immediately available, or (ii) who cannot deliver their Original Notes, the letter of transmittal or any other required documents to the exchange agent prior to the Expiration Date, may effect a tender if:

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Book-Entry Delivery Procedures for Tendering Original Notes Held with DTC

If you wish to tender Original Notes held on your behalf by a nominee with DTC, you must:

Any financial institution that is a nominee in DTC, including Euroclear and Clearstream, must tender Original Notes by effecting a book-entry transfer of Original Notes to be tendered in the Exchange Offer into the account of the Exchange Agent at DTC by electronically transmitting its acceptance of the Exchange Offer through the ATOP procedures for transfer. DTC will then verify the acceptance, execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC and send an agent’s message to the Exchange Agent. An “agent’s message” is a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgement from an organization that participates in DTC (a “participant”), tendering Original Notes that the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the agreement against the participant. A letter of transmittal need not accompany tenders effected through ATOP.

Proper Execution and Delivery of the Letter of Transmittal

Signatures on a letter of transmittal or notice of withdrawal described under “— Withdrawal of Tenders”, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution unless the Original Notes tendered pursuant to the letter of transmittal are tendered for the account of an eligible guarantor institution. An “eligible guarantor institution” is one of the following firms or other entities identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act (as the terms are used in Rule 17Ad-15):

If signatures on a letter of transmittal or notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, that guarantee must be made by an eligible institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by the holders of Original Notes tendered thereby, the signatures must correspond with the names as written on the face of the Original Notes without any

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change whatsoever. If any of the Original Notes tendered thereby are held by two or more holders, each holder must sign the letter of transmittal. If any of the Original Notes tendered thereby are registered in different names on different Original Notes, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate letters of transmittal, and any accompanying documents, as there are different registrations of certificates.

If Original Notes that are not tendered for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer are to be returned to a person other than the tendering holder, certificates for those Original Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer, signed exactly as the name of the registered owner appears on the certificates, with the signatures on the certificates or instruments of transfer guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the holder of any Original Notes listed in the letter of transmittal, those Original Notes must be properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly completed bond power, signed by the holder exactly as the holder’s name appears on those Original Notes. If the letter of transmittal or any Original Notes, bond powers or other instruments of transfer are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by us, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with the letter of transmittal.

No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. By executing the letter of transmittal, or facsimile thereof, the tendering holders of Original Notes waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for exchange of their Original Notes. Tendering holders should indicate in the applicable box in the letter of transmittal the name and address to which payments and/or substitute certificates evidencing Original Notes for amounts not tendered or not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and address of the person signing the letter of transmittal. If those instructions are not given, Original Notes not tendered or exchanged will be returned to the tendering holder.

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, including time of receipt, and acceptance and withdrawal of tendered Original Notes will be determined by us in our absolute discretion, which determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tendered Original Notes determined by us not to be in proper form or not to be tendered properly or any tendered Original Notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive, in our absolute discretion, any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular Original Notes, whether or not waived in the case of other Original Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer, including the terms and instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Original Notes must be cured within the time we determine. Although we intend to notify holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Original Notes, neither we, the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give that notification or shall incur any liability for failure to give that notification. Tenders of Original Notes will not be deemed to have been made until any defects or irregularities therein have been cured or waived.

Any holder whose Original Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed will be responsible for obtaining replacement securities or for arranging for indemnification with the trustee of the Original Notes. Holders may contact the Exchange Agent for assistance with these matters.

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In addition, we reserve the right, as set forth above under the caption “— Conditions to the Exchange Offer”, to terminate the Exchange Offer. By tendering, each holder represents and acknowledges to us, among other things, that:

Withdrawal of Tenders

Tenders of Original Notes in the Exchange Offer may be validly withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

For a withdrawal of a tender to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date at its address set forth below under the caption “Exchange Agent”. The withdrawal notice must:

The signature on any notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution, unless the Original Notes have been tendered for the account of an eligible guarantor institution.

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Offer. Validly withdrawn Original Notes may, however, be re-tendered by again following one of the procedures described in “— Procedures for Tendering” on or prior to the Expiration Date.

Exchange Agent

We have appointed Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as exchange agent in connection with this offer (the “Exchange Agent”). In such capacity, the Exchange Agent has no fiduciary duties to the holders of the Notes and will be acting solely on the basis of our directions. Holders should direct questions, requests for assistance and for additional copies of this prospectus, the letter of transmittal or the notice of guaranteed delivery to the Exchange Agent addressed as follows:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
c/o DB Services Americas, Inc.
Attn: Reorg Dept.
5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: 877-843-9767
Fax: 615-866-3889

Fees and Expenses

We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer. We will pay certain other expenses to be incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer, including the fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent and certain accountant and legal fees.

Holders who tender their Original Notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay transfer taxes. If, however:

then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption from them is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.

Accounting Treatment

The Exchange Notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the Original Notes as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the completion of this offer. The expenses of this offer that we pay will increase our deferred financing costs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Consequences of Failure to Properly Tender Original Notes in the Exchange Offer

Issuance of the Exchange Notes in exchange for the Original Notes under this offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or an agent’s message from DTC) and the certificate(s) representing such Original Notes (or confirmation of book-entry transfer), and all other required documents. Therefore, holders of the Original Notes desiring to tender such Original Notes in exchange for Exchange Notes should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. We are under no duty to give notification of defects or irregularities of tenders of Original Notes for exchange or waive any such defects or irregularities. Original Notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but not accepted by us will, following

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completion of this offer, continue to be subject to the existing restrictions upon transfer thereof under the Securities Act, and, upon completion of this offer, certain registration rights under the registration rights agreements will terminate.

In the event this offer is completed, we generally will not be required to register the remaining Original Notes, subject to limited exceptions. Remaining Original Notes will continue to be subject to the following restrictions on transfer:

We do not currently anticipate that we will register the remaining Original Notes under the Securities Act. To the extent that Original Notes are tendered and accepted in connection with this offer, any trading market for remaining Original Notes could be adversely affected. See “Risk Factors — Risk Factors Relating to this Exchange Offer — Any Original Notes that are not exchanged will continue to be restricted securities and may become less liquid.”

Neither we nor our board of directors make any recommendation to holders of Original Notes as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Original Notes pursuant to this offer. Moreover, no one has been authorized to make any such recommendation. Holders of Original Notes must make their own decision whether to tender pursuant to this offer and, if so, the aggregate amount of Original Notes to tender, after reading this prospectus and the letter of transmittal and consulting with their advisors, if any, based on their own financial position and requirements.

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES OF QTS REALTY TRUST, INC. AND QUALITYTECH, LP

The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for each of the periods presented. For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” consist of net income before income taxes before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership, fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees, less capitalized interest and noncontrolling interest in pre-tax earnings of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges. “Fixed charges” consist of interest costs, whether expensed or capitalized, amortization of debt issuance costs and the portion of rent expense deemed to be the equivalent of interest.

		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (1)				Year Ended December 31, 2013 (2)				Year Ended December 31, 2012 (3)				Year Ended December 31, 2011 (3)				Year Ended December 31, 2010 (3)
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges			1.59				—				—				—				1.37
Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges (in thousands)			—			$	(285	)		$	(11,960	)		$	(3,466	)			—

(1)

Consolidated results for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 are the same for both QTS and the Operating Partnership.

(2)

Due to the timing of QTS’ IPO, which was completed on October 15, 2013, the financial data and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 reflects the financial data and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for QTS with its historical predecessor, QualityTech, LP. The financial data for the period from October 15, 2013 to December 31, 2013 was the same for both QTS and the Operating Partnership.

(3)

Reflects the financial data and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for the Operating Partnership, QTS’ historical predecessor.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth selected financial data on an historical basis for QTS and the Operating Partnership, which is an issuer and also the historical predecessor of QTS. Concurrently with the completion of the IPO, we consummated a series of transactions pursuant to which QTS became the sole general partner and majority owner of the Operating Partnership. QTS contributed the net proceeds of the IPO to the Operating Partnership in exchange for units of limited partnership interest. As of September 30, 2014, QTS owned an approximate 78.8% ownership interest in the Operating Partnership. Substantially all of our assets are held by, and our operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. QTS Finance Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership.

The financial data as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the periods ending September 30, 2014 and from October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is that of QTS and its majority owned subsidiaries, which includes the operating results of the Operating Partnership. Prior to October 15, 2013, QTS did not have any operating activity. The historical financial data as of and for the periods ending September 30, 2013, December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 and for the period from January 1, 2013 to October 14, 2013 have been derived from the Operating Partnership’s financial statements. The historical financial data for the Operating Partnership, which is our historical predecessor, is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition following the completion of the IPO.

The following tables set forth selected financial and operating data on a consolidated basis for QTS and its historical predecessor, the Operating Partnership. The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is included elsewhere in this prospectus. The data for QTS and the Operating Partnership are substantially the same with the primary differences being the presentation of stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital, and the allocation of net income (loss), whereby QTS retains its proportionate share of the net income (loss) based on its ownership of the Operating Partnership, with the remaining balance being allocated to non-controlling interests whereas in the Operating Partnership there is no allocation to non-controlling interests. Therefore, the financial and operating data presented in the following tables reflect the results of the Operating Partnership for all periods presented, except where specifically noted. The financial information as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and for each of the periods ended December 31, 2013, October 14, 2013, December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The historical financial information as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and for the year ended December 31, 2010 has been derived from the Predecessor’s financial statements not included in this prospectus. The condensed consolidated financial information for the nine month periods ended September 31, 2014 and September 31, 2013 was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, which contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary, in the opinion of management, to summarize the financial position and results for the periods presented.

($ in thousands except share and per share data)		Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				For the period October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013				For the period January 1, 2013 through October 14, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
																		2012				2011				2010
Statement of Operations Data
Revenues:
Rental		$	127,993			$	106,184			$	33,304			$	112,002			$	120,758			$	104,051			$	92,800
Recoveries from tenants			13,674				9,925				2,674				10,424				9,294				12,154				12,506
Cloud and managed services			14,443				12,828				4,074				13,457				14,497				12,173				9,054
Other			2,116				1,521				410				1,542				1,210				2,018				5,795
Total revenue			158,226				130,458				40,462				137,425				145,759				130,396				120,155

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($ in thousands except share and per share data)		Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				For the period October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013				For the period January 1, 2013 through October 14, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
																		2012				2011				2010
Operating expenses:
Property operating costs			53,121				44,930				13,482				47,268				51,506				57,900				60,408
Real estate taxes and insurance			3,713				3,304				1,016				3,476				3,632				2,621				2,378
Depreciation and amortization			42,274				34,197				11,238				36,120				34,932				26,165				19,086
General and administrative			33,296				29,387				8,457				30,726				35,986				28,470				22,844
Transaction costs			958				—				66				52				897				—				—
Gain on settlement			—				—				—				—				—				(3,357	)			—
Restructuring charge			1,272				—				—				—				3,291				—				—
Total operating expenses			134,634				111,818				34,259				117,642				130,244				111,799				104,716
Operating income			23,592				18,640				6,203				19,783				15,515				18,597				15,439
Other income and expense:
Interest income			8				17				1				17				61				71				233
Interest expense			(9,683	)			(15,977	)			(2,049	)			(16,675	)			(25,140	)			(19,713	)			(23,502	)
Other (expense) income, net			(580	)			(3,277	)			(153	)			(3,277	)			(1,151	)			136				22,214
Income (loss) before gain on sale of real estate			13,337				(597	)			4,002				(152	)			(10,715	)			(909	)			14,384
Gain on sale of real estate			—				—				—				—				948				—				—
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries			(82	)			—				—				—				—				—				—
Net income (loss)			13,255				(597	)			4,002				(152	)			(9,767	)			(909	)			14,384
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (*)			(2,810	)			—				(848	)			—				—				—				—
Net income (loss) attributable to QTS Realty Trust, Inc (*)		$	10,445			$	(597	)		$	3,154			$	(152	)		$	(9,767	)		$	(909	)		$	14,384
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares: (*)
Basic		$	0.36			$	N/A			$	0.11			$	N/A			$	N/A			$	N/A			$	N/A
Diluted			0.36				N/A				0.11				N/A				N/A				N/A				N/A
Weighted average common shares outstanding: (*)
Basic			29,006,620				N/A				28,972,774				N/A				N/A				N/A				N/A
Diluted			37,039,603				N/A				36,794,215				N/A				N/A				N/A				N/A
Other Data (unaudited)
FFO (1)		$	50,918			$	29,751			$	14,558			$	31,406			$	20,253			$	23,047			$	31,771
Operating FFO (1)			53,728				33,028				14,777				34,735				25,568				13,900				2,456
Recognized MRR in the period			137,333				113,698				N/A				N/A				128,533				108,942				98,832
MRR (2)			16,521				13,799				14,138				N/A				11,857				9,898				9,138
NOI (3)			101,392				82,224				25,964				86,681				90,904				70,011				57,369
EBITDA (4)			65,286				49,560				17,288				52,626				50,244				44,898				56,739
Adjusted EBITDA (4)			70,997				54,142				18,085				57,337				55,330				42,306				34,857

		The Company								Historical Predecessor
		September 30, 2014				December 31, 2013				December 31,
($ in thousands)										2012				2011				2010
Balance Sheet Data
Real estate at cost(*)		$	1,117,060			$	905,735			$	734,828			$	555,586			$	432,233
Net investment in real estate(**)			948,850				768,010				631,928				481,050				379,967
Total assets			1,050,149				831,356				685,443				521,056				412,964
Credit facility, senior notes and mortgages payable			581,846				345,339				487,791				407,906				302,765

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($ in thousands except share and per share data)		Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				For the period October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013				For the period January 1, 2013 through October 14, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
																		2012				2011				2010
Cash Flow Data
Cash flow provided by (used for):
Operating activities		$	51,355			$	32,145			$	29,635			$	30,511			$	35,098			$	24,374			$	13,277
Investing activities			(247,072	)			(124,098	)			(47,963	)			(120,875	)			(194,927	)			(118,746	)			(56,574	)
Financing activities			195,552				90,225				15,812				89,858				160,719				94,669				5,610

A reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Operating FFO is presented below:

($ in thousands except share and per share data)		Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				For the period October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013				For the period January 1, 2013 through October 14, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
																		2012				2011				2010
FFO
Net Income (loss)		$	13,255			$	(597	)		$	4,002			$	(152	)		$	(9,767	)		$	(909	)		$	14,384
Real estate depreciation and amortization			37,663				30,348				10,556				31,558				30,968				23,956				17,387
Gain on sale of real estate			—				—				—				—				(948	)			—				—
FFO			50,918				29,751				14,558				31,406				20,253				23,047				31,771
Operating FFO
Restructuring charge			1,272				—				—				—				3,291				—				—
Write off of deferred finance costs			580				3,277				153				3,277				1,434				—				—
Gain on settlements			—				—				—				—				—				(3,357	)			—
Transaction costs			958				—				66				52				897				—				—
Intangible revenue			—				—				—				—				—				(960	)			(4,844	)
Gain on extinguishment of debt			—				—				—				—				—				—				(22,214	)
Unrealized gain on derivatives			—				—				—				—				(307	)			(4,830	)			(2,257	)
Operating FFO		$	53,728			$	33,028			$	14,777			$	34,735			$	25,568			$	13,900			$	2,456

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(unaudited $ in thousands)		The Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company and Historical Predecessor (a)				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
														2012				2011				2010
Recognized MRR in the period
Total period revenues (GAAP basis)		$	158,226			$	130,458			$	177,887			$	145,759			$	130,396			$	120,155
Less: Total period recoveries			(13,674	)			(9,925	)			(13,098	)			(9,294	)			(12,154	)			(12,506	)
Total period deferred setup fees			(3,508	)			(3,450	)			(4,678	)			(4,317	)			(2,997	)			(2,710	)
Total period other			(3,711	)			(3,385	)			(4,532	)			(3,615	)			(6,303	)			(6,107	)
Recognized MRR in the period			137,333				113,698				155,579				128,533				108,942				98,832
MRR at period end*
Total period revenues (GAAP basis)		$	158,226			$	130,458			$	177,887			$	145,759			$	130,396			$	120,155
Less: Total revenues excluding last month			(138,720	)			(114,886	)			(161,670	)			(132,338	)			(119,156	)			(109,497	)
Total revenues for last month of period			19,506				15,572				16,217				13,421				11,240				10,658
Less: Last month recoveries			(1,771	)			(1,219	)			(1,240	)			(879	)			(897	)			(1,175	)
Last month deferred setup fees			(391	)			(427	)			(370	)			(441	)			(278	)			(195	)
Last month other			(823	)			(127	)			(469	)			(244	)			(167	)			(150	)
MRR at period end*		$	16,521			$	13,799			$	14,138			$	11,857			$	9,898			$	9,138

NOTE:  Does not include our booked-not-billed MRR balance, which was $2.3 million, $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $1.0 million as of December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively, and $5.2 million and $2.0 million as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

($ in thousands except share and per share data)		Company				Historical Predecessor				The Company				Historical Predecessor
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013				For the period October 15, 2013 through December 31, 2013				For the period January 1, 2013 through October 14, 2013				Year Ended December 31,
																		2012				2011				2010
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Net income (loss)		$	13,255			$	(597	)		$	4,002			$	(152	)		$	(9,767	)		$	(909	)		$	14,384
Interest expense			9,683				15,977				2,049				16,675				25,140				19,713				23,502
Interest income			(8	)			(17	)			(1	)			(17	)			(61	)			(71	)			(233	)
Depreciation and amortization			42,274				34,197				11,238				36,120				34,932				26,165				19,086
Write off of deferred finance costs			580				3,277				153				3,277				1,434				—				—
Gain on extinguishment of debt			—				—				—				—				—				—				(22,214	)
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries			82				—				—				—				—				—				—
Transaction costs			958				—				66				52				897				—				—
Gain on settlements			—				—				—				—				—				(3,357	)			—
Gain on sale of real estate			—				—				—				—				(948	)			—				—
Restructuring charge			1,272				—				—				—				3,291				—				—
General and administrative expenses			33,296				29,387				8,457				30,726				35,986				28,470				22,844