SEC Form 4 · accession 0001645635-19-000007
EQUINIX INC · EQIX
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Keith D Taylor
Officer — Chief Financial Officer
Period of report
Jan 15, 2019
Accepted (ET)
Jan 17, 2019 · 5:28 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001101239
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,914 | $0.00 | A | 21,355 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,239 | $0.00 | A | 22,594 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,198 | $0.00 | A | 23,792 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,240 | $0.00 | A | 25,032 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Jan 16, 2019 | S | 1,335 | $380.3915 | D | 23,697 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Jan 16, 2019 | S | 1,200 | $381.6017 | D | 22,497 | D | |
| Common StockF4 | Jan 16, 2019 | S | 250 | $382.766 | D | 22,247 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF5,F6 | $0.00 | Jan 15, 2019 | A | 1,914 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 1,914 | 1,914 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF5,F6 | $0.00 | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,914 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,914 | 0 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF7,F6 | $0.00 | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,239 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,239 | 0 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF8,F6 | $0.00 | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,198 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,198 | 1,197 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF9,F6 | $0.00 | Jan 15, 2019 | M | 1,240 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 1,240 | 2,479 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan in order to raise funds to pay the required withholding tax pursuant to the vesting of RSUs.
- F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $380.0778 to $381.02, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Equinix, Inc, any security holder of Equinix Inc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 3 and 4 to this Form 4.
- F3The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $381.15 to $382.07 inclusive.
- F4The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $382.37 to $383.29 inclusive.
- F5On February 11, 2016, the reporting person was granted performance restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both continued service and the degree to which a relative Total Shareholder Return target was attained for the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. The Compensation Committee certified that the payout for this award would be 102.49% (out of a possible 200%) of the target to the reporting person based on the degree to which Equinix performed against the Russell 1000 Index.
- F6Restricted stock unit award expires upon reporting person's termination of employment.
- F7Vesting is dependent upon continuous active service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (Service) throughout the vesting period. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows: 33.33% of the RSUs vesting on January 15, 2017 and an additional 33.33% of the RSUs vesting on January 15, 2018 and January 15, 2019.
- F8Vesting is dependent upon continuous active service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (Service) throughout the vesting period. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows: 33.33% of the award is scheduled to vest on January 15, 2018, with an additional 33.33% units scheduled to vest on each of January 15, 2019 and January 15, 2020.
- F9Vesting is dependent upon continuous active service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (Service) throughout the vesting period. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows: 33.33% of the RSUs vesting on January 15, 2019 and an additional 33.33% of the RSUs vesting on January 15, 2020 and January 15, 2021.