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Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for all other executive officers

 Exhibit 10.39 
 EQUINIX, INC. 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD 
 (FOR ALL OTHER EXECUTIVES) 
 You have been granted the
number of restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) indicated below by Equinix, Inc. (the “Company”) on the following terms: 
  

					
	 Name:
	  		  	 
	 Employee Id #:
	  		  	«Id»

 Restricted Stock Unit Award Details: 
  

					
	Date of Grant:	  		  	 
	Vesting Commencement Date:	  		  	 
	Restricted Stock Units:	  		  	 

 Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of the Common Stock of the Company subject to
the terms and conditions contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined shall have the same definition as in the Agreement or the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”). 
 Vesting Schedule: 
 Vesting is
dependent upon continuous active service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (“Service”) throughout the vesting period. The Restricted Stock Units shall vest as follows:
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
    . 
 By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that the Restricted
Stock Units are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreement that is attached to and made a part of this document. 
 You further agree that the Company may deliver by email all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including, without limitation, prospectuses required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the
Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a web site maintained by the Company or by a
third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a web site, it will notify you by email. 
 By your signature below, you
agree to cover all Tax-Related Items as defined in the Agreement. 
  

									
	RECIPIENT:	 		 	EQUINIX, INC.
					
	Signature:	 	 	 		 	By:	 	 
					
	Print Name:	 	 	 		 	Title:	 	 
					
	Date:	 	 	 		 		 	

 EQUINIX, INC. 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN: 
 RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 
  

			
		
	 Payment for Shares
	  	No payment is required for the Restricted Stock Units you receive.
		
	 Vesting
	  	The Restricted Stock Units that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award.
		
		  	No additional Restricted Stock Units vest after your active service as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (“Service”) has terminated
for any reason. It is intended that vesting in the Restricted Stock Units is commensurate with a full-time work schedule. For possible adjustments that may be made by the Company, see the Section below entitled “Leaves of Absence and Part-Time
Work.”
		
	 Change in Control
	  	The Restricted Stock Units will vest in full if not assumed or substituted with a new award as set forth in Section 11.3 of the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”).
		
		  	In addition, you will vest as to 50% of the unvested Restricted Stock Units if the Company is subject to a Change in Control before your Service terminates, and you are subject to a
Qualifying Termination (as defined below) within 12 months after the Change in Control. Change in Control is defined in the Plan.
		
	 Qualifying
 Termination
	  	 A Qualifying Termination means the termination of your Service resulting from: (a) involuntary discharge for any reason other than Cause (as
defined below) within 12 months after a Change in Control; or (b) your voluntary resignation for Good Reason (as defined below), between the date that is four months following a Change in Control and the date that is 12 months following a Change in
Control (provided however, that the grounds for Good Reason may arise at anytime within the 12 months following the Change in Control).
  
 Cause means your unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets which causes material harm to the Company, your conviction of, or a plea of “guilty” or
“no contest” to, a felony, or your gross misconduct.
  
 Good Reason means (i) a
material diminution in your authority, duties or responsibilities, provided, however, if by virtue of the Company being acquired and made a division or business unit of a larger entity following a Change in Control, you
retain substantially similar authority, duties or responsibilities for such division or business unit of the acquiring corporation but not for the entire acquiring corporation,

			
		
		  	such reduction in authority, duties or responsibilities shall not constitute Good Reason for purposes of this subclause (i); (ii) a 10% or greater reduction in your level of compensation,
which will be determined based on an average of your annual Total Direct Compensation for the prior three calendar years or, if less, the number of years you have been employed by the Company (referred to below as the “look-back years”);
or (iii) a relocation of your place of employment by more than 30 miles, provided and only if such change, reduction or relocation is effected by the Company without your consent. For purposes of the foregoing, Total Direct Compensation means total
target cash compensation (annual base salary plus target annual cash incentives) plus the grant value of equity awards, determined at the time of grant, based on the total stock compensation (FAS 123R) expense associated with that award; provided,
however, that if you commenced employment with the Company during the look-back years, only one-third of the grant value of the equity grant attributable to commencement of employment shall be counted.
		
	Forfeiture	  	If your Service terminates for any reason, then your Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result
of the termination (including as a result of a Qualifying Termination as set forth above). This means that the Restricted Stock Units will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Stock Units that are forfeited. The
Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.
		
	 Leaves of Absence
 and Part-Time

Work
	  	 For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of
absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
  
 If you go on a leave of absence that lasts or is expected to last seven days or longer, then vesting will be suspended during the leave to the extent provided for in the
Company’s leave policy. Upon your return to active work (as determined by the Company), vesting will resume; however, unless otherwise provided in the Company’s leave policy, you will not receive credit for any vesting until you work an
amount of time equal to the period of your leave.
  
 If you, and the Company, agree to a
reduction in your scheduled work hours, then the Company reserves the right to modify the rate at which the Restricted Stock Units vest, so that the rate of vesting is commensurate with your reduced work schedule. Any such adjustment shall be
consistent with the Company’s policies for part-time or reduced work schedules or shall be pursuant to the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your reduced work schedule.

  

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		  	The Company shall not be required to adjust any vesting schedule pursuant to this subsection.
		
	Stock Certificates	  	No shares of Common Stock shall be issued to you prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock Units vest. After any Restricted Stock Units vest pursuant to this Agreement, the Company
shall promptly cause to be issued in book-entry form, registered in your name or in the name of your legal representatives or heirs, as the case may be, the number of shares of Common Stock representing your vested Restricted Stock Units. No
fractional shares shall be issued.
		
	Stockholder Rights	  	The Restricted Stock Units do not entitle you to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company. Your rights shall remain forfeitable at all times prior to the date on which you vest in
the Restricted Stock Units awarded to you. Upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units into shares of Common Stock, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company.
		
	Units Restricted	  	You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Stock Units or rights under this Agreement other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
		
	Withholding Taxes	  	Regardless of any action the Company and/or your employer (the “Employer”) take with respect to any or all income tax (including U.S. federal, state and local tax and/or non-U.S.
tax), social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related Items”), you acknowledge that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items legally due by you is and remains your responsibility and
that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units, including the award of the Restricted Stock Units, the
vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, the issuance of shares of Common Stock in settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of shares acquired at vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit to structure the
terms of the award or any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items. Prior to the relevant taxable event, you shall pay or make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the
Employer to satisfy all withholding obligations for Tax Related Items of the Company and/or the Employer. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to
you when they vest, (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired, or (c) deducting the withholding taxes from any cash compensation payable to you. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date taxes
otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as a credit against the withholding taxes.

  

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		  	The Company may refuse to deliver the shares of Common Stock to you if you fail to comply with your obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items as described in this
subsection.
		
	 Restrictions on
 Resale
	  	You agree not to sell any shares of Common Stock you receive under this Agreement at a time when applicable laws, regulations, Company trading policies (including the Company’s Insider
Trading Policy, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s intranet) or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after
the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.
		
	No Retention Rights	  	Except to the extent provided specifically in an agreement between you and the Company, your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a
subsidiary of the Company in any capacity; the Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
		
		  	In accepting the award, you acknowledge that: (a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated
by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement; (b) the award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in
lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted repeatedly in the past; (c) all decisions with respect to future awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) your participation in the Plan is
voluntary; (e) your participation in the Plan shall not create a right to further employment with your Employer and shall not interfere with the ability of your Employer to terminate your Service at any time with or without cause; (f) the award is
an extraordinary item that does not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and which is outside the scope of your employment or service contract, if any; (g) the award
is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or
retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; (h) in the event that you are not an employee of
the Company, the award and your participation

  

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		  	in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Company; and, furthermore, the award and your participation in the Plan will not be
interpreted to form an employment or service contract or relationship with the Employer or any other subsidiary of the Company; (i) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (j) in
consideration of the award, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from termination of the award or from any diminution in value of the award or shares of Common Stock acquired upon vesting of the award resulting from
termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and you irrevocably release the Company and any subsidiary of the Company from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any
such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived your entitlement to pursue such claim; (k) the Company is not providing any tax, legal or
financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan or your acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock; and (l) you are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax,
legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
		
	 Adjustments
	  	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of Restricted Stock Units that will vest in any future installments will be adjusted
accordingly.
		
	 Severability
	  	The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be invalid or otherwise enforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall
continue in effect.
		
	 Applicable Law
	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced with respect to issues of contract law under the laws of the State of California.
		
	 The Plan and Other
 Agreements
	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. A copy of the Plan is available on the Company’s intranet or by request
to the Stock Services Department.
  
 This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire
understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the
parties.

  

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 BY SIGNING THE NOTICE OF
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD, YOU AGREE TO 
 ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN
THE PLAN. 
  

 6Equinix, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.40 
 EQUINIX 2009 INCENTIVE PLAN 
 JANUARY 1, 2009 
 PLAN OBJECTIVES 
 Equinix, Inc. (the
“Company”) offers the 2009 Incentive Plan to eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to provide them with the opportunity to participate in Company performance. It is designed to motivate employees to achieve certain Company
objectives while providing competitive total rewards for key positions and retaining top talent. 
 PLAN FEATURES 
 ELIGIBILITY/PARTICIPATION 
 All full-time and part-time employees of
the Company and employees of the Company’s subsidiaries have the possibility of receiving a target bonus under the 2009 Incentive Plan, provided the conditions set out below are met. Commissioned sales employees are not eligible to participate.
Full-time and part-time new hires become eligible to participate in the 2009 Incentive Plan as of their hire date. The maximum target bonus that an employee not employed by the Company or a participating subsidiary at the beginning of the year may
receive, however, will be a percentage of a target bonus equal to that percentage of the year he/she was employed by the Company or a participating subsidiary and is subject to the conditions set out below being met. An employee with a start date on
or after October 1st will not be eligible to participate in the 2009 Incentive Plan. 
 To be eligible to receive a target bonus, the employee must be
employed by the company or a participating subsidiary at the date when the bonus amount is determined pursuant to the paragraph entitled “Payment of Awards” below, and for avoidance of doubt, an employee is not eligible to receive a bonus
under the 2009 Incentive Plan if on the date a target bonus is to be paid: 
  

	 	•	 	 he/she is on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); 

  

	 	•	 	 he/she is on notice (whether given or received) termination of employment; 

  

	 	•	 	 he/she is on garden or similar non-paid leave; and 

  

	 	•	 	 he/she is suspended from his/her duties for any reason and/or is subject to ongoing disciplinary proceedings. 

 Payouts will be pro-rated over the period based on the position the employee held during the performance period. For example, if an employee is promoted from Senior
Manager to Director, his/her bonus will be calculated based upon the number of days in each position. As another example, if an employee is promoted from a non-commissioned position to a commissioned sales position, his/her bonus will be pro-rated
based on the number of days worked in a non-commissioned position. Subject to applicable laws, an employee on an approved leave of absence (not considered as effective work time) from the Company or a participating subsidiary will be eligible for
the pro-rated bonus amount based on the number of days worked as an active employee during the 2009 calendar year. 

 Any bonus payment made under the 2009 Incentive Plan will not form part of an employee’s pensionable salary.

 The plan year is effective January 1, 2009 and will end on December 31, 2009. Where bonuses are awarded under the 2009 Incentive Plan, they will
be paid after plan year-end. 
 TARGET BONUSES 
 Target
bonuses are based on a percentage of the employee’s annual base salary determined as of the beginning of the plan year. An employee’s target bonus percentage may be modified from time to time, for example, due to changes in the
Company’s financials or salary changes, until the end of the plan year. 
 The 2009 Incentive Plan includes an individual performance component. Bonus
awards are linked to employee performance and are intended to reward achievement of key results at both the Company and individual level. Employee performance will be measured by an annual performance review. If the Company exceeds the approved
operating plan for EBITDA, then top performers may earn up to 150% of target bonus awards. Employees may receive less than their targeted bonus based upon Company and individual performance. The degree to which the employee achieves his/her targeted
bonus amount (e.g., less than, equal to, or greater than the target percentage) is the degree to which both the employee and the Company achieve key performance goals throughout the year. 
 In addition, at its discretion the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) may reduce or eliminate the actual award
that otherwise would be payable should economic conditions warrant it. 
 PAYMENT OF AWARDS 
 Individual awards are determined once the plan year has ended and the Compensation Committee has decided any amounts to be awarded. Where individual awards are to be
paid, they will be paid as soon after the close of the calendar year as practical. It is intended that payment will be made no event later than required to ensure that no amount paid or to be paid hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 FORM OF PAYMENT 
 Each award shall be paid in cash in a single lump sum. The Company shall withhold all required taxes and charges from an award, including any federal, state, local or other taxes and social insurance contributions.
Amounts will be determined by the Company in U.S. dollars, but may be paid to employees outside the United States in local currency. 
  

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 PLAN ADMINISTRATION 
 The Plan is discretionary in nature, and the Compensation Committee may suspend, modify or terminate the 2009 Incentive Plan at any time without advance notice. The CEO of the Company will have the final decision over any interpretations or
disputes regarding the 2009 Incentive Plan. All determinations and decisions made by the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors, or the CEO pursuant to the provisions of the 2009 Incentive Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all
persons and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law. 
 COMPANY PERFORMANCE AND FUNDING OF INCENTIVE POOL 
 The funding level of the Incentive Pool will be based on Company performance against an EBITDA goal, as set forth in the Board of Directors-approved operating plan,
adjusted from time to time throughout the plan year. The EBITDA goal will exclude the impact of one-time events affecting the operating plan, such as expansion projects or acquisitions not contemplated in the operating plan. The specific EBITDA goal
for 2009 shall be as set forth on a “Design Criteria” established prior to the end of the first quarter. 
 The Design Criteria shall be as
follows: 
 One hundred percent (100%) of the Incentive Pool shall be funded if the Company hits its operating plan for EBITDA for 2009, subject to the
discretion retained by the Compensation Committee to reduce or eliminate the actual award that otherwise would be payable based upon achieving this goal. For every 1% below operating plan for EBITDA, the Incentive Pool shall be reduced by 20%. For
instance, if the Company is 2% below operating plan, only 60% of the Incentive Pool shall be funded. There shall be no Incentive Pool if EBITDA is 95% or less of the approved operating plan. 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 Nothing in the 2009 Incentive Plan shall interfere
with or limit in any way the right of the Company or its subsidiary or affiliate, as applicable, to terminate any employee’s employment or service at any time, with or without cause. Except to the extent provided by applicable law or pursuant
to a written agreement between the employee and the Company or its subsidiary or affiliate, employment with the Company or its subsidiary or affiliates is on an at-will basis only. Nothing in this 2009 Incentive Plan shall constitute an employment
agreement between an employee and the Company. 
 Each award that may become payable under the 2009 Incentive Plan shall be paid solely from the general
assets of the Company. No amounts awarded or accrued under the Plan shall be funded, set aside, subject to interest payment or otherwise segregated prior to payment. The obligation to pay awards under the 2009 Incentive Plan shall at all times be an
unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. Employees shall have the status of general creditors of the Company. Any bonus or award payable under the 2009 Incentive Plan is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other
right to receive grants in future years or benefits in lieu of such awards. 
 The 2009 Incentive Plan and all awards shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to their conflict-of-law provisions. 
  

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