UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): February 14, 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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, California		94065
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 598-6000

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 14, 2018, Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) issued a press release and will hold a conference call regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Equinix is making reference to certain non-GAAP financial information in both the press release and the conference call. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1       Press Release of Equinix, Inc. dated February 14, 2018.

 

 

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.

 

 

DATE:  February 14, 2018	EQUINIX, INC.
	By:	/s/ Keith D. Taylor
		Keith D. Taylor
		Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

	Exhibit
	Number		Description
	99.1		Press Release of Equinix, Inc. dated February 14, 2018.