eqix-20201215

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2020

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-31293

77-0487526

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Lagoon Drive

Redwood City,

California

94065

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	EQIX	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 15, 2020, Equinix and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (“GIC”), closed a joint venture (the “Joint Venture”) whereby the Joint Venture acquired three sites in Japan for the development and operation of data centers by the Joint Venture, with an opportunity to add more sites to the Joint Venture at later dates.

Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture, the data center sites have been acquired and are held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of APAC 1 Hyperscale LP, a limited partnership formed and registered under the laws of Singapore, of which Equinix owns a 20% interest and GIC owns an 80% interest.

The three sites comprising the Joint Venture are located in Tokyo (two data center sites) and Osaka (one data center site). Equinix will provide a number of services to the Joint Venture, and each of the data centers will be managed and operated by Equinix. The services will include the sales and marketing of the data centers, managing the development of the data centers (and any expansions to those data centers), facilities management of the data centers, and management and coordination of the Joint Venture.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws, including statements regarding the Joint Venture and the acquisition of certain data centers. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Although Equinix believes that its forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from its expectations. Factors that might cause such a material difference include, without limitations, risks related to whether the data center sites contributed to the Joint Venture will be developed successfully, and whether such development may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; risks that the expected benefits of the Joint Venture will not occur; the challenges of operating and managing data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; competition from existing and new competitors; the loss or decline in business from key hyperscale companies; disruption from the Joint Venture making it more difficult to conduct business as usual or maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Equinix’s forward-looking statements should not be relied upon except as statements of Equinix’s present intentions and of Equinix’s present expectations, which may or may not occur. Cautionary statements should be read as being applicable to all forward-looking statements wherever they appear. Except as required by law, Equinix undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures Equinix has made in this Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as Equinix’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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.


DATE: December 23, 2020			EQUINIX, INC. By:/s/ Keith D. Taylor Keith D. Taylor Chief Financial Officer