SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Schwartz Eric

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE LAGOON WAY

(Street)

REDWOOD CITY

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)
	President, Equinix Europe

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2013

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/08/2013		A		9,821	A	$0	23,089⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	04/09/2013		S⁽²⁾		7,718	D	$212.2143⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾	15,371	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$0	04/08/2013		M			2,762	⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	2,762	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	04/08/2013		M			3,000	⁽⁵⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	3,000	$0	3,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0	04/08/2013		M			4,059	⁽⁶⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	4,059	$0	4,059	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 277 shares acquired under the Equinix, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 14, 2013.

2. Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

3. Restricted stock unit award expires upon reporting person's termination of employment.

4. On February 11, 2010, the reporting person was granted performance restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2010. These targets were achieved at the rate of 110.5% out of a possible 120%, therefore 50% of the achievement level of the award vested on 2/17/2011, with 25% additional units of the achievement level of the award scheduled to vest on each of February 15, 2012 and February 15, 2013, subject solely to continued service. The shares which vested on February 15, 2013 were suject to a deferral arrangement and settled on April 8, 2013.

5. On February 23, 2011, the reporting person was granted performance restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2011. These targets were achieved to the maximum extent, and, therefore, 50% of the award vested on February 22, 2012, with 25% additional units scheduled to vest on each of February 15, 2013 and February 15, 2014, subject solely to continued service. The shares which vested on February 15, 2013 were suject to a deferral arrangement and settled on April 8, 2013.

6. On February 21, 2012, the reporting person was granted performance restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2012. These targets were achieved at the rate of 119.77% out of a possible 120%, 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. The shares which vested on February 15, 2013 were suject to a deferral arrangement and settled on April 8, 2013.

7. The average price of $212.2143 consists of the following blocks of shares: 100 shares sold at $210.63, 100 at $210.655, 100 at $210.75, 100 at $210.76, 100 at $210.77, 100 at $210.812, 100 at $210.91, 100 at $210.93, 100 at $210.95, 100 at $210.96, 100 at $210.99, 100 at $211.02, 100 at $211.07, 100 at $211.1, 100 at $211.11, at 200 at $211.17, 100 at $211.23, 100 at $211.29, 100 at $211.512, 100 at $211.5125, 100 at $211.531, 100 at $211.54, 100 at $211.55, 100 at $211.67, 100 at $211.68, 100 at $211.77, 100 at $211.81, 100 at $211.82, 100 at $211.97, 100 at $212.07, 100 at $212.08, 15 at $212.1, 103 at $212.1013, 200 at $212.13, 100 at $212.15, 100 at $212.16, 100 at $212.182, 100 at $212.19, 100 at $212.37, 200 at $212.42, 200 at $212.44, 200 at $212.46, 100 at $212.475 and100 at $212.49.

8. Additional blocks were: 100 at $212.503, 100 at $212.53, 100 at $212.54, 100 at $212.542, 100 at $212.56, 100 at $212.57, 100 at $212.59, 200 at $212.60, 100 at $212.61, 100 at $212.64, 100 at $212.65, 100 at $212.67, 200 at $212.73, 100 at $213.31, 100 at $213.32, 100 at $213.34, 100 at $213.37, 100 at $213.46, 100 at $213.943, 200 at $213.95, 100 at $214.03, 100 at $214.123, 100 at $214.14, 100 at $214.19, 100 at $214.25, 100 at $214.27 and7718 at $212.2143.

Remarks:

	Darrin B. Short, Attorney-in-Fact	04/10/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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