# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001101239
**File Stem:** 0001628280-23-005277
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-23-005277.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-23-005277

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 10-K/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 20

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** EQUINIX INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001101239
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 770487526
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40205
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23676630

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE LAGOON DRIVE
- **CITY:** REDWOOD CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94065
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (650) 598-6000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE LAGOON DRIVE
- **CITY:** REDWOOD CITY
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94065

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**__________________________**

**FORM 10-K/A** 

**(Amendment No. 1)**

☒ **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022** 

**OR**

☐ **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from _____________ to _____________** 

**Commission file number 001-40205** 

**______________________**

![eqix-20221231_g1.jpg](eqix-20221231_g1.jpg)

**EQUINIX, INC.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **77-0487526** |
| (State of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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**One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, California 94065** 

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

**(650) 598-6000** 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 | EQIX | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| 0.250% Senior Notes due 2027 |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| 1.000% Senior Notes due 2033 |  | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:** None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Act. Yes ☒&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
| | | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common stock was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $60.0 billion. As of February 24, 2023, a total of 92,784,198 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

Part III – Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be issued in conjunction with the registrant's 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed not later than 120 days after the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrant's proxy statement shall not be deemed to be a part of this report on Form 10-K/A.

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|:---|:---|
| Auditor Name: | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Auditor Location: | San Jose, California |
| Auditor ID: | 238 |

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**Explanatory Note**

On February 17, 2023, Equinix, Inc. (the "Company") filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the "Original Form 10-K"). The Company is amending the Form 10-K due to a typographical error in Exhibit 23.1 included in the Original Form 10-K, which resulted in Exhibit 23.1 not conforming to the consent provided by the auditors. This Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 10-K (the "Amendment") amends the Original Form 10-K solely to revise the consent of our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") filed originally as Exhibit 23.1. The consent included in the Original Form 10-K inadvertently omitted the incorporation by reference into the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-249763) and S-8 (File No. 333-239271), and erroneously included S-3 (File No. 333-221380). The revised consent by PwC is filed hereto as Exhibit 23.1.

As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer are being filed as exhibits to this Amendment.

Except as described above, no other amendments are being made to the Original 10-K. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original 10-K or modify or update the disclosure contained therein in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments discussed above.

**Exhibit Index**

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| **Exhibit<br>Number** | **Description of Document** |
| [23.1](eqix-123122xex231amended.htm)\* | [Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.](eqix-123122xex231amended.htm) |
| [31.1](eqix-123122xex311amended.htm)\* | [Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](eqix-123122xex311amended.htm) |
| [31.2](eqix-123122xex312amended.htm)\* | [Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](eqix-123122xex312amended.htm) |
| [32.1](eqix-123122xex321amended.htm)\* | [Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](eqix-123122xex321amended.htm) |
| [32.2](eqix-123122xex322amended.htm)\* | [Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](eqix-123122xex322amended.htm) |
| 101.INS\* | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
| 101.SCH\* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
| 101.CAL\* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document. |
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| 104\* | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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\* Filed herewith

**Signatures**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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| | | EQUINIX, INC.<br>(Registrant) |
| February 27, 2023 | By | /s/ KEITH D. TAYLOR |
| | | Keith D. Taylor |
| | | *Chief Financial Officer* |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**<u>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</u>**

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 333-249763) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-45280, 333-58074, 333-71870, 333-85202, 333-104078, 333-113765, 333-117892, 333-122142, 333-132466, 333-140946, 333-149452, 333-157545, 333-165033, 333-166581, 333-172447, 333-179677, 333-186873, 333-194229, 333-239271) of Equinix, Inc. of our report dated February 17, 2023 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

February 27, 2023

## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO** <br>**SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002** <br>

I, Charles Meyers, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Equinix, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Charles Meyers

Charles Meyers

Chief Executive Officer and President

Dated: February 27, 2023

## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO** <br>**SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002** <br>

I, Keith D. Taylor, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Equinix, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Keith D. Taylor

Keith D. Taylor

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 27, 2023

## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO** <br>**18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,** <br>**AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO** <br>**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002** <br>

In connection with the Annual Report of Equinix, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the period ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Charles Meyers, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. <br>

/s/ Charles Meyers

Charles Meyers <br>Chief Executive Officer and President

<br>February 27, 2023

## Exhibit 32.2

**Exhibit 32.2**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO** <br>**18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,** <br>**AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO** <br>**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002** <br>

In connection with the Annual Report of Equinix, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the period ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Keith D. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. <br>

/s/ Keith D. Taylor

<br>Keith D. Taylor <br>Chief Financial Officer <br>

February 27, 2023

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