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  0001197203
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001101239
  EQUINIX INC
  001-40205
  ONE LAGOON DRIVE
  REDWOOD CITY
  CA
  94065
  (650) 598-6000
  TAYLOR KEITH D
  Officer
  Common
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
  1 New York Plaza
  New York
  NY
  10004
  2000
  1580826.00
  93564927
  08/30/2023
  NASDAQ
  Common
  02/01/2022
  Shares Purchased through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  Issuer
  N
  2000
  02/01/2022
  Employee Stock Unit Awards
  Y
  Shares sold by the Keith D Taylor & Elizabeth A Taylor 2004 Rev Trust
  08/31/2023
  /s/ Keith D Taylor, Trustee