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): April 24, 2014
EQUINIX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-31293 | 77-0487526 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
One Lagoon Drive, 4th Floor
Redwood City, California 94065
(650) 598-6000
(Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including area code, of principal executive offices)
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On April 24, 2014, Equinix, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a note exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with a holder (the “Holder”) of the Company’s outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”) pursuant to which the Holder agreed to exchange approximately $98.9 million of its Notes to the Company in exchange for (i) an aggregate of 1,172,766 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) approximately $10.3 million in cash (the “Exchange”). The Exchange will result in a net present value benefit to the Company and is expected to occur on May 2, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions. The issuance of the Common Stock is being made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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. | ||||||
| April 24, 2014 | By: | /s/ Keith D. Taylor | ||||
Name: Keith D. Taylor Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||