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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STROHMEYER KARL   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, Americas (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)   9 (1) A $ 0 (1) 270 (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)

152 (2)

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

4,286 (2)

$ 0

4,286 (2)

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

11/10/2015

A(3)

117 (3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

3,321 (3)

$ 0

3,321 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STROHMEYER KARL ONE LAGOON DRIVE REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065			President, Americas

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 152 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 December 2, 2013. Subject to continuous Service throughout the vesting period, the first 16.67% of the restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2014, and an additional 16.67% shall vest on each March 1st and September 1st thereafter until fully vested.
(3)	Includes 117 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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