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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-22-018926
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220714

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EQUINIX INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001101239
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				770487526
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LAGOON DRIVE
		CITY:			REDWOOD CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94065
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(650) 598-6000

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		STREET 1:		ONE LAGOON DRIVE
		CITY:			REDWOOD CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94065
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ifc52da890b654314aaa3cd152394e1a0_33"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">July 14, 2022</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">VIA EDGAR </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Division of Corporate Finance </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">100 F Street, N.E., Mail Stop 4628</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Attention&#58;  William Demarest</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">                  Mark Rakip</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Re&#58;      Equinix, Inc.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">            Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">            Filed February 18, 2022</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">            File No. 001-40205</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mr. Demarest and Mr. Rakip,</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On behalf of Equinix, Inc. (&#8220;Equinix&#8221;, the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;We&#8221;), this letter responds to the comments set forth in your letter dated July 7, 2022. For your convenience, we have repeated the comments in your letter.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">1. We note your presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA presented on an entity-level basis reconciled from Income from operations rather than Net income. As you are providing a performance measure, in future periodic filings please revise to reconcile this measure from consolidated Net income as the most directly comparable measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Refer to Question 103.02 of the Division's Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Non-GAAP Financial Measures.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">RESPONSE TO COMMENT 1&#58; </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Equinix acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and confirms that Equinix will revise its disclosure in future periodic filings to reconcile Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net income rather than income from operations. We expect that this disclosure will be substantially similar to the reconciliation included in Appendix A, which has been illustratively amended for the Staff&#8217;s comment.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">2. We note your segment measure of profit or loss is reconciled to Income from operations as presented in your consolidated statements of operations. In future periodic filings, please reconcile your segments' measure of profit or loss to consolidated Income before income taxes. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-30b.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">RESPONSE TO COMMENT 2&#58; </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Page 2</font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Equinix acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and confirms that Equinix will revise its disclosure in future periodic filings to reconcile the segments&#8217; measure of profit or loss to consolidated income before income taxes rather than income from operations. We expect that this disclosure will be substantially similar to the reconciliation included in Appendix B, which has been illustratively amended for the Staff&#8217;s comment.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">If you have any questions or comments concerning the foregoing, please contact me at (650) 598-6256.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Very truly yours,</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">&#47;s&#47; Keith Taylor</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Keith Taylor</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Chief Financial Officer </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">cc&#58;       Charles Meyers </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">            Brandi Galvin Morandi           </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Page 3</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Appendix A&#58; </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations</font></div><div><font 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style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Years Ended December 31,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">2021</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">2020</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">370,074&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Income tax expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">109,224&#160;</font></td><td 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colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(8,654)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Interest expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">336,082&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">406,466&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Other (income) expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">50,647&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(6,913)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Loss on debt extinguishment</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">115,125&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">145,804&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Depreciation, amortization, and accretion expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1,660,524&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1,427,010&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Stock-based compensation expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">363,774&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">311,020&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Transaction costs</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">22,769&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">55,935&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Impairment charges</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">7,306&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Gain on asset sales</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(10,845)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(1,301)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:20pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Adjusted EBITDA</font></div></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3,144,384&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">2,852,898&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Page 4</font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Appendix B&#58; </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Financial Statements</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">17. Segment Information, page F-61 &#8211; Illustratively amended for the Staff&#8217;s comment</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:56.111%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.771%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:1.944%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.774%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Years Ended December 31,</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(311,020)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Transaction costs</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(22,769)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(55,935)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Impairment charges</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1,301&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Interest income</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">2,644&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">8,654&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Interest expense</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(336,082)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(406,466)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Other income (expense)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(50,647)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">6,913&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Loss on debt extinguishment</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(115,125)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(145,804)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:40pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Income before income taxes</font></div></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">608,952&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e7e6e6;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">516,225&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e7e6e6;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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