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): October 12, 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)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Lagoon Drive

Redwood City, California 94065

(650) 598-6000

(Addresses of principal executive offices)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 12, 2018, Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) and Charles Meyers, Equinix’s Chief Executive Officer and President, agreed to amended terms governing his relocation to Redwood City, CA. As relocation assistance, Mr. Meyers will receive a one-time cash payment of $300,000, subject to Federal, State and Medicare withholding taxes. In addition, Equinix shall offer support to Mr. Meyers in selling an existing residence through a structured home sale program. Should Mr. Meyers’s employment with Equinix terminate within 12 months from October 12, 2018, voluntarily or for cause, all relocation assistance must be repaid in full to Equinix.

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: October 12, 2018				By:		/s/ Keith D. Taylor
						Keith D. Taylor
						Chief Financial Officer