Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement



 Exhibit 10.3 
 DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 
 Restricted Stock Award Agreement

 Issued Under the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan 

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), effective as of the      day of
February, 2012, governs an award granted by DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), of common stock of the Company, par value, $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), to
                     (the “Participant”), in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Company’s 2011 Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A copy of the Plan has been made available to the Participant. All capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Agreement shall have the meaning given such terms in the Plan. 

1. Grant of Awards. In accordance with the Plan, and effective as of the date of this Agreement (the “Date of
Grant”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, an award of
                     (            ) shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted
Stock Award”). 
 2. Vesting. The Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock covered by the
Restricted Stock Award shall become vested and nonforfeitable to the extent provided in paragraphs (a) or (b) below. 
 (a) Continued Service. The Participant’s interest in          of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award shall become vested
and nonforfeitable on March 1, 2013, if the Participant remains in continuous Service from the Date of Grant until March 1, 2013. The Participant’s interest in an additional          shares of
Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award shall become vested and nonforfeitable on March 1, 2014, if the Participant remains in continuous Service from the Date of Grant until March 1, 2014. The Participant’s interest in the
remaining          shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award shall become vested and nonforfeitable on March 1, 2015, if the Participant remains in continuous Service from the Date of
Grant until March 1, 2015. 
 (b) Change in Control. The Participant’s interest in all of the
shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award (if not sooner vested), shall become vested and nonforfeitable on a Change in Control if the Participant remains in continuous Service from the Date of Grant until the effective date of
the Change in Control; provided, however, that, if the Change in Control is a result of a transaction involving subpart (1), (2) or (3) of the definition of “Change in Control” and the Person described therein is Lammot J. du
Pont and/or Hossein Fateh, or an entity controlled by Lammot J. du Pont and/or Hossein Fateh, then the Restricted Stock Award will not become vested and nonforfeitable. 

(c) Death or Disability. In the event of (1) Participant’s death, or (2) Participant’s
employment is terminated based on Participant’s Disability, Participant’s interest in the shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award (if not sooner vested) that would have become vested during the twelve (12) month
period commencing on the date of death or such termination if Participant had remained employed with the Company or an Affiliate during such period shall become vested and nonforfeitable as of the date of death or such termination. 

Except as provided in this Section 2 or any other agreement with the Company to which the Participant is a party, any shares of Common Stock covered
by the Restricted Stock Award that are not vested and nonforfeitable on or before the date of the Participant’s termination of Service shall be forfeited on the date that such Service terminates. 

  
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 3. Transferability. Shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award that
have not become vested and nonforfeitable under Section 2 cannot be transferred. 
 4. Stockholder Rights. On and
after the Date of Grant and prior to the forfeiture of shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall have all of the rights as stockholder of the Company with respect to such shares, including the right to vote
the shares and to receive, free of all restrictions, all dividends declared with respect to such shares. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any shares of Common Stock issued with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted
Stock Award in a stock dividend, stock split, or similar event, shall be vested and transferable to the extent that the shares of Common Stock covered by this Stock Award become vested and transferable under Section 2. 

5. Withholding. The Participant and the Company shall make arrangements acceptable to the Company for the satisfaction of any
federal, state and local tax withholding requirements associated with the Restricted Stock Award. 
 6. No Right to Continued
Employment. The grant of the Restricted Stock Award does not give the Participant any right with respect to continuance of Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate his Service at any
time. 
 7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. 

8. Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant and this
Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant. 
 9. Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that a copy of the Plan has been made available to him and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.

 10. Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon the
Participant and his or her successors in interest and the successors of the Company. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the
Participant have executed this Agreement effective as of the date set forth above. 
  

							
	DUPONT FABROS TECHNOLOGY, INC.	 		 	[PARTICIPANT]
				
	By:	 	  
	 		 	  

	Name:	 		 	
	Title:	 		 	


  
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