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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2021

EQUINIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-3129377-0487526
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City,
California
94065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(650) 598-6000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareEQIXThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
0.250% Senior Notes due 2027The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
1.000% Senior Notes due 2033The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) was held on May 26, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of considering and voting on:

•Election of nine directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;

•Approval by a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers;

•Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and

•A stockholder proposal related to written consent of stockholders.

At the close of business on April 1, 2021, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 89,574,510 shares of Equinix’s Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 79,850,192 shares of Equinix’s Common Stock were represented in person, virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum.

At the Annual Meeting, all of the nominated directors were elected, the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers was approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as Equinix’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, and the stockholder proposal related to written consent of stockholders was not approved.

The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as follows:


ForWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Thomas Bartlett76,087,221335,0683,427,903
Nanci Caldwell
74,201,740
2,220,549
3,427,903
Adaire Fox-Martin
76,075,214
347,075
3,427,903
Gary Hromadko
73,298,910
3,123,379
3,427,903
Irving Lyons, III
71,944,272
4,478,017
3,427,903
Charles Meyers
75,718,826
703,463
3,427,903
Christopher Paisley
69,621,944
6,800,345
3,427,903
Sandra Rivera
75,126,568
1,295,721
3,427,903
Peter Van Camp
73,632,007
2,790,282
3,427,903
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory vote the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers, there were 59,778,602 votes “For,” 16,123,446 votes “Against,” 520,241 abstentions and 3,427,903 Broker Non-Votes.

With respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, there were 76,111,370 votes “For,” 3,711,211 votes “Against” and 27,611 abstentions.



With respect to the stockholder proposal related to written consent of stockholders, there were 35,813,660 votes “For,” 40,422,567 votes “Against,” 186,062 abstentions and 3,427,903 Broker Non-Votes.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


DATE: June 1, 2021

EQUINIX, INC.


By:/s/ KEITH D. TAYLOR
           Keith D. Taylor
 Chief Financial Officer