Edgar Filing: EQUINIX INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

SPO ADVISORY CORP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUINIX INC [EQIX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/19/2014

(Street)

MILL VALLEY, CA 94941

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/19/2014		P		275,000	A	$ 180	5,157,900	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See footnotes
Common Stock	03/21/2014		P		38,300	A	$ 181.02	5,196,200	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See footnotes
Common Stock	03/21/2014		P		11,700	A	$ 181.9	5,207,900	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See footnotes

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SPO ADVISORY CORP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SPO PARTNERS II LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
MCDERMOTT EDWARD H 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
PHOEBE SNOW FOUNDATION 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SCULLY JOHN H 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
WEINBERG ELI J 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X

Signatures

Kim M. Silva, Attorney in fact		03/21/2014
^**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)	The entities acquiring these shares are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which acquired 300,700 shares, San Francisco Partners II, L.P. ("SF Partners"), which acquired shares were acquired 22,500 shares, and Phoebe Snow Foundation ("PSF"), which acquired 1,800 shares. The price for the purchases on 3/19/2014, reported in Line 1 above, was $180, the range of prices for the purchases on 3/21/2014, reported in Line 2 above, was $180.65-181.46, and the range of prices for the purchases on 3/21/2014, reported in Line 3 above, was $181.46-182.23.
(2)	As a result of the purchases causing this filing, 4,894,300 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SPO Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i)SPO Advisory Partners, L.P ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii)John H. Scully ("JHS"), Edward H. McDermott ("EHM") and Eli J. Weinberg ("EJW"), the three controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, as a result of the purchases, 313,600 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SF Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i)SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii)SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, EHM and EJW, the three controlling persons of SPO Corp.
(3)	Additionally, as a result of the purchases, 48,200 shares of the Issuer's common stock are owned directly by PSF.
Remarks: The individuals listed in Notes (1), (2) and (3) above (each a "Reporting Person") may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such person's pecuniary interest, if any, therein.

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