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*
CROSSLINK CAPITAL INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(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 X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Affiliate of Director
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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 10/28/2004 J(1) 154,350 D $0(1) 2,013,904 I See Notes(2)(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock 11/04/2004 J(6) 8,340 D $0(6) 2,012,688 I See Notes(2)(3)(4)(5)
Common Stock 11/04/2004 J(7) 7,124 A $0(7) 2,012,688 D
Common Stock 11/05/2004 S 110,000 D $36.179 1,902,688 I See Notes(2)(3)(4)(5)
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROSSLINK CAPITAL INC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROSSOVER FUND III MANAGMENT LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROSSLINK VENTURES IV HOLDINGS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROSSLINK VERWALTUNGS GMBH

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
STARK MICHAEL J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KAUFMAN SEYMOUR F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BLISKA THOMAS EDWARD

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
DUNN DANIEL JOHN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
JACIMOVIC VLADIMIR S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HROMADKO GARY

(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 VELOCITY WAY 5TH FLOOR

(Street)
FOSTER CITY CA 94404

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On October 28, 2004, investment funds for which Crosslink serves as investment adviser or manager, including funds for which Ventures IV Holdings and Verwaltungs serve as general partner, manager or Class B unitholder, distributed these securities pro rata to the investors in those funds, which securities previously were reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software.
2. The reporting persons (the Reporting Persons) are Crosslink Capital, Inc. (Crosslink), Crossover Fund III Management, L.L.C. (Crossover III Management), Crosslink Ventures IV Holdings, L.L.C. (Ventures IV Holdings), Crosslink Verwaltungs GmbH (Verwaltungs), Michael J. Stark, Seymour F. Kaufman, Vladimir S. Jacimovic, Daniel John Dunn, Thomas Edward Bliska and Gary Hromadko. Crosslink is an investment adviser to investment funds of which Crossover III Management, Ventures IV Holdings or Verwaltungs is the general partner, manager or the holder of Class B Units, and other investment funds. Crossover III Management is also the investment adviser to investment funds.
3. Mr. Stark and Mr. Kaufman are control persons of Crosslink. Mr. Stark, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Bliska, Mr. Dunn and Mr. Jacimovic are control persons of Crossover III Management. Mr. Stark and Mr. Jacimovic are control persons of Ventures IV Holdings and Verwaltungs. Mr. Hromadko is a member of the Issuer's board of directors and serves as the representative of the Reporting Persons.
4. Crosslink, Crossover III Management, Ventures IV Holdings, Verwaltungs, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Jacimovic, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Bliska and Mr. Hromadko are filing this Form 4 jointly and constitute a group, but disclaim membership in a group, within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with any other person. These securities are held directly by investment funds to which Crosslink or Crossover III Management is investment adviser (the Funds) for the benefit of the investors in the Funds.
5. These securities are indirectly beneficially owned by Crosslink or Crossover III Management as the investment adviser to the Funds, by Crossover III Management, Ventures IV Holdings and Verwaltungs as the general partner, manager or holder of Class B Units of the Funds, and by Mr. Stark, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Jacimovic, Mr. Bliska and Mr. Dunn as the various control persons of those entities. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. No client of Crosslink or Crossover III Management holds more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock. The amount in Column 5 includes 24,941 shares beneficially owned directly by the Reporting Persons as of October 28, 2004, and 17,817 shares beneficially owned directly by them as of November 4 and 5, 2004.
6. On November 4, 2004, investment funds for which Crosslink serves as investment adviser or manager, including funds for which Ventures IV Holdings serves as manager, distributed these securities pro rata to the investors in those funds, which securities previously were reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Some of those securities were distributed to Reporting Persons as described in Note 7. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software.
7. These securities were received by Reporting Persons for no consideration in the pro rata distribution described in Note 6. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software. The shares reported in Column 5 include 1,982,869 shares beneficially owned indirectly by such Reporting Persons as described in Note 5.
CrossLink Capital, Inc. by Michael J. Stark, President 11/08/2004
Crossover Fund III Management, LLC by Michael J. Stark, Senior Fund Mgr 11/08/2004
Crosslink Ventures IV Holdings, LLC by Michael J. Stark, Sr. Fund Mgr. 11/08/2004
Crosslink Verwaltungs GmbH by Michael J. Stark, Managing Dir. 11/08/2004
Michael J. Stark 11/08/2004
Seymour F. Kaufman 11/08/2004
Thomas Edward Bliska 11/08/2004
Daniel John Dunn 11/08/2004
Vladimir S. Jacimovic 11/08/2004
Gary Hromadko 11/08/2004
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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