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0001677762
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001101239
EQUINIX INC COM PAR $0.001
001-40205
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City
CA
94065
6505986000
MICHAEL E CAMPBELL
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
2199
1801244.88
93883424
01/17/2024
NASDAQ
Common
01/16/2024
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
2199
01/16/2024
N/A
Y
01/17/2024
05/17/2023
/s/ Michael  Campbell