UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 1, 2016
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) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City, California 94065
(650) 598-6000
(Addresses of principal executive offices)
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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 1, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purpose of considering and voting on:
| • | Election of ten 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 of the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers; and |
| • | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. |
At the close of business on April 20, 2016, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 69,429,078 shares of Equinix’s Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of 63,410,785 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 and all other proposals submitted to the Equinix stockholders were approved.
The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as follows:
| For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes |
||||||||||
| Thomas Bartlett |
60,556,774 | 131,760 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Nanci Caldwell |
60,559,273 | 129,261 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Gary Hromadko |
59,571,081 | 1,117,453 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| John Hughes |
59,207,270 | 1,481,264 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Scott Kriens |
59,520,083 | 1,168,451 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| William Luby |
60,553,032 | 135,502 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Irving Lyons, III |
60,556,647 | 131,887 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Christopher Paisley |
51,507,521 | 9,181,013 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Stephen Smith |
60,320,925 | 367,609 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
| Peter Van Camp |
56,209,647 | 4,478,887 | 2,722,251 | |||||||||
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory vote the compensation of Equinix’s named executive officers, there were 58,505,929 votes “For,” 1,999,499 votes “Against,” 183,106 abstentions and 2,722,251 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, 2016, there were 62,320,095 votes “For,” 1,078,640 votes “Against” and 12,050 abstentions.
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 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ Keith Taylor | ||||
| Keith Taylor | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||