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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Schwartz Eric
  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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE LAGOON DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2015
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/10/2015   A(1)   101 (1) A $ 0 (1) 3,857 (1) D  

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 11/10/2015   A(2)   21 (2)     (2)   (2) Common Stock 608 (2) $ 0 608 (2) D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 11/10/2015   A(3)   138 (3)     (3)   (3) Common Stock 3,929 (3) $ 0 3,929 (3) D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 11/10/2015   A(4)   90 (4)     (4)   (4) Common Stock 2,556 (4) $ 0 2,556 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Schwartz Eric
ONE LAGOON DRIVE
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
      President, Equinix Europe  

Signatures

 Darrin B. Short, Attorney-in-Fact   11/12/2015
**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 the pro rata portion of a special distribution declared by the Board of Directors of the issuer on September 28, 2015 and paid on November 10, 2015 (the "Special Distribution").
(2) Includes 21 previously unreported unvested performance stock units ("PSUs") allocated on November 10, 2015 in connection with the special distribution and associated with the previously reported RSU grant received by the reporting person on February 14, 2013, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2013. The Compensation Committee certified the degree to which the targets were achieved, therefore 50% of the award vested on February 28, 2014, 25% of the award vested on February 15, 2015, and 25% of the award is scheduled to vest on February 15, 2016, subject solely to continued service.
(3) Includes 138 previously unreported unvested performance stock units ("PSUs") allocated on November 10, 2015 in connection with the special distribution and associated with the previously reported RSU grant received by the reporting person on March 6, 2014, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the attainment of certain revenue and EBITDA targets for 2014. The Compensation Committee certified the degree to which the targets were achieved, therefore 50% of the award vested on February 15, 2015, with 25% additional units scheduled to vest on each of February 15, 2016 and February 15, 2017, subject solely to continued service.
(4) Includes 90 additional unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") allocated on November 10, 2015 in connection with the Special Distribution and associated with the previously reported RSU grant received by the reporting person on February 12, 2015. Subject to continuous Service throughout the vesting period, 33.33% of the award is scheduled to vest on January 15, 2016, with an additional 33.33% units scheduled to vest on each of January 15, 2016 and January 15, 2017.

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