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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Schwartz Eric

(Last) (First) (Middle)
ONE LAGOON WAY

(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)
President, Equinix Europe
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2015
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 01/15/2015 M 766 A $0 7,342 D
Common Stock 01/16/2015 S(1) 424 D $217.9142(2) 6,918 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 01/15/2015 A 766 (3) (4) Common Stock 766 $0 766 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 01/15/2015 M 766 (3) (4) Common Stock 766 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan in order to raise funds to pay the required withholding tax pursuant to the vesting of RSUs.
2. The average price of $217.9142 consists of the following blocks of shares: 389 at an average price of $217.85 and 35 shares at an average price of $218.63.
3. On February 14, 2013, the reporting person was granted performance restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the degree to which a relative Total Shareholder Return target was attained for the period January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014. The Compensation Committee certified that the payout for this award would be 52.08% (out of a possible 200%) of the target units granted to the reporting person based on the degree to which Equinix performed against the Russell 1000 Index.
4. Restricted stock unit award expires upon reporting person's termination of employment.
Remarks:
Darrin B. Short, Attorney-in-Fact 01/16/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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