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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): June 7, 2018
 
EQUINIX, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
Delaware
000-31293
77-0487526
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, California
 
94065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 598-6000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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. ¨




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

The Annual Meeting of Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) was held on June 7, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of considering and voting on:

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

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

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Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and

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A stockholder proposal related to proxy access.

At the close of business on April 13, 2018, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 79,457,772 shares of Equinix’s Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 71,826,133 shares of Equinix’s Common Stock were represented in person 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 of 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, 2018, and the stockholder proposal related to proxy access was not approved.
The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as follows:




 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thomas Bartlett
68,206,057
 
466,333
 
3,153,743
Nanci Caldwell
65,234,084
 
3,438,306
 
3,153,743
Gary Hromadko
65,181,462
 
3,490,928
 
3,153,743
Scott Kriens
63,300,051
 
5,372,339
 
3,153,743
William Luby
67,435,622
 
1,236,768
 
3,153,743
Irving Lyons, III
67,335,186
 
1,337,204
 
3,153,743
Christopher Paisley
67,123,312
 
1,549,078
 
3,153,743
Peter Van Camp
67,069,559
 
1,602,831
 
3,153,743
 
 
 
 
 
 
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory vote the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers, there were 65,830,671 votes “For,” 2,794,735 votes “Against,” 46,984 abstentions and 3,153,743 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, 2018, there were 70,599,822 votes “For,” 1,207,593 votes “Against” and 18,718 abstentions.
With respect to the stockholder proposal related to proxy access, there were 20,443,027 votes “For,” 48,100,516 votes “Against,” 128,847 abstentions and 3,153,743 Broker Non Votes.





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.


 
 
EQUINIX, INC.
DATE: June 12, 2018
By:
/s/ Keith Taylor
 
 
Keith Taylor
 
 
Chief Financial Officer