Edgar Filing: EQUINIX INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

PAISLEY CHRISTOPHER B

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUINIX INC [EQIX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE LAGOON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/25/2014

(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	11/25/2014		A⁽¹⁾		473 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	14,509 ⁽¹⁾	I	Paisley Family Trust
Common Stock	11/25/2014		A⁽¹⁾		7 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	307 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	I	By Trust for Son
Common Stock	11/25/2014		A⁽¹⁾		7 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	307 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	I	By Trust for Son
Common Stock	11/25/2014		A⁽¹⁾		4 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	204 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	By Trust for Brother

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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 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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

11/25/2014

A⁽⁴⁾

42 ⁽⁴⁾

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

42 ⁽⁴⁾

$ 0

1,293 ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAISLEY CHRISTOPHER B ONE LAGOON DRIVE 4TH FLOOR REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065	X

Signatures

Darrin B. Short, Attorney-in-Fact		11/26/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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)	By trust for son.
(3)	By trust for brother
(4)	Reflects 42 additional unvested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") 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 June 4, 2014. The RSUs shall vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the grant date or (ii) if the Reporting Person does not stand for re-election as a director of the Company, the date of the regular meeting of the Company's stockholders held in the calendar year subsequent to the grant date; provided that, in either case, the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through such vesting date. Pursuant to a deferral election, vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person thirty days after the Reporting Person's separation from service or earlier in the event the Company is subject to a change in control event or in the event of the Reporting Person's death.

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