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                                   UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
  
                               Current Report Pursuant
                            to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): March 7, 2002
  
  
                                    EQUINIX, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
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                    Delaware                                    000-31293                                   77-0487526
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        (State or Other Jurisdiction of                  (Commission File Number)                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
                 Incorporation)                                                                              Number)
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                                2450 Bayshore Parkway
                               Mountain View, CA 94043
                                   (650) 316-6000
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          (Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including
                     area code, of principal executive offices)
  
  
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  ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
  
           On March 7, 2002, Equinix, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Equinix"),
  announced Equinix has retired approximately $25 million of its 13% Senior
  Notes due in 2007 in exchange for approximately 9 million shares of Equinix's
  common stock. A copy of Equinix's press release announcing the exchange is
  attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
  
  
           (c)      EXHIBITS.
  
                    99.1     Press Release dated March 7, 2002
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                            EQUINIX, INC.
  
  
  DATE:  March 7, 2002                      By:  /s/ Peter F. Van Camp
                                                ---------------------------
                                                Peter F. Van Camp
                                                Chief Executive Officer
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                               Current Report Pursuant
                            to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                           Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
           Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): March 7, 2002
  
                                    EQUINIX, INC.
           --------------------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Delaware                                    000-31293                                   77-0487526
        -------------------------------                --------------------------                -------------------------------
        (State or Other Jurisdiction of                  (Commission File Number)                (I.R.S. Employer Identification
                 Incorporation)                                                                              Number)
  2450 Bayshore Parkway
                               Mountain View, CA 94043
                                   (650) 316-6000
            --------------------------------------------------------------
          (Addresses, including zip code, and telephone numbers, including
                     area code, of principal executive offices)
  ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
  
           On March 7, 2002, Equinix, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Equinix"),
  announced Equinix has retired approximately $25 million of its 13% Senior
  Notes due in 2007 in exchange for approximately 9 million shares of Equinix's
  common stock. A copy of Equinix's press release announcing the exchange is
  attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
  
           (c)      EXHIBITS.
  
                    99.1     Press Release dated March 7, 2002
  SIGNATURES
  
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
  the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                            EQUINIX, INC.
  
  DATE:  March 7, 2002                      By:  /s/ Peter F. Van Camp
                                                ---------------------------
                                                Peter F. Van Camp
                                                Chief Executive Officer