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Form 4 EQUINIX INC For: Nov 25 Filed by: TAYLOR KEITH D

November 26, 2014 5:14 PM EST
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TAYLOR KEITH D

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE LAGOON DRIVE
4TH FLOOR

(Street)
REDWOOD CITY CA 94065

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUINIX INC [ EQIX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/25/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Common Stock 11/25/2014   A (1)   1,653 (1) A $ 0 (1) 50,693 (1) D  
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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 11/25/2014   A (2)   109 (2)     (2)   (2) Common Stock 109 (2) $ 0 3,352 (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 11/25/2014   A (3)   66 (3)     (3)   (3) Common Stock 66 (3) $ 0 2,007 (3) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. This report reflects shares received by the Reporting Person as a result of the Reporting Person's receipt of his pro rata portion of a special distribution declared by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 16, 2014 and paid on November 25, 2014 (the "Special Distribution").
2. Includes 109 previously unreported unvested performance stock units ("PSUs") allocated on November 25, 2014 in connection with the special distribution and associated with the previously reported RSU grant received by the reporting person on February 21, 2012. The vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2012. The Compensation Committee certified the degree to which the targets were achieved, therefore 50% of the achievement level of the award vested on 2/15/2013, with 25% additional units of the achievement level of the award scheduled to vest on each of February 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015, subject solely to continued service.
3. Includes 66 previously unreported unvested performance stock units ("PSUs") allocated on November 25, 2014 in connection with the special distribution and associated with the previously reported RSU grant received by the reporting person on February 14, 2013. The vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2013. The Compensation Committee certified the degree to which the targets were achieved, therefore 50% of the award vested on February 28, 2014, with 25% additional units scheduled to vest on each of February 15, 2015 and February 15, 2016, subject solely to continued service.
Darrin B. Short, Attorney-in-Fact 11/26/2014
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