Sec Form 4 Filing - GA QTS Interholdco, LLC @ QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - 2015-08-14

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GA QTS Interholdco, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QTS Realty Trust, Inc. [ QTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) *See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC, 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/14/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10055 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 08/14/2015 S 2,400,000 D $ 41 6,191,145 D ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GA QTS Interholdco, LLC C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GENERAL ATLANTIC GENPAR, L.P. C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 85, L.P. C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GAP COINVESTMENTS III, LLC C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GAP COINVESTMENTS IV, LLC C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P. C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GAPCO GMBH & CO KG C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks GAPCO MANAGEMENT GMBH C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks General Atlantic Partners 93, L.P. C/O GENERAL ATLANTIC SERVICE CO., LLC 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10055 X *See Remarks Signatures /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Thomas J. Murphy 08/17/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )By GA QTS Interholdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GA QTS Interholdco"). ( 2 )In connection with an underwritten offering, GA QTS Interholdco sold 2,400,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), of which General Atlantic Partners 85, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and member of GA QTS Interholdco ("GAP 85"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 1,994,525 Shares, General Atlantic Partners 93, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a member of GA QTS Interholdco ("GAP 93"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 257,860 Shares, GAP Coinvestments III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a member of GA QTS Interholdco ("GAPCO III"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 111,535 Shares, (cont'd in FN 3) ( 3 )(con't from FN 2) GAP Coinvestments IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a member of GA QTS Interholdco ("GAPCO IV"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 25,381 Shares, GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a member of GA QTS Interholdco ("GAPCO CDA"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 5,619 Shares and GAPCO GmbH & Co., KG, a German limited partnership and a member of GA QTS Interholdco ("KG"), disposed of a beneficial interest in 5,080 Shares. ( 4 )With respect to all of the Shares owned by GA QTS Interholdco, GAP 85 may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 5,145,164 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco; GAP 93 may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 665,188 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco; GAPCO III may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 287,720 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco; (cont'd in FN 5) ( 5 )(cont'd from FN 4) GAPCO IV may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 65,476 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco; GAPCO CDA may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 14,494 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco; and KG may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 13,103 Shares held by GA QTS Interholdco. ( 6 )The general partner of GAP 85 and GAP 93 is General Atlantic GenPar, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GenPar"). The general partner of GenPar is General Atlantic LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GA LLC"). GA LLC is the managing member of GAPCO III and GAPCO IV and the general partner of GAPCO CDA. GAPCO Management GmbH, a German corporation ("GmbH Management"), is the general partner of KG. The managing directors of GA LLC control the voting and investment decisions made by GmbH Management.

Remarks: Each of the reporting persons described in the notes above may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by the reporting person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting persons are a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by the reporting person.

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