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0001219928
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001101239
EQUINIX INC COM PAR $0.001
001-40205
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City
CA
94065
6505986000
DAVID J. MORANDI TTEE AND BRANDI G. MORANDI TTEE OF THE MORANDI TRUST
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
975
853095.75
93883424
02/16/2024
NASDAQ
Common
02/15/2024
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
975
02/15/2024
N/A
N
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One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City
CA
94065
COMMON
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607136.72
10b5-1 Sales for DAVID J. MORANDI THEMORANDI TRUST U/A/D 07/23/2004
One Lagoon Drive
Redwood City
CA
94065
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