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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-059730
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230512
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230512

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-40205
		FILM NUMBER:		23915679

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE LAGOON DRIVE
		CITY:			REDWOOD CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94065
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;<BR>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Filed
by the Registrant </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#120;</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Filed by a
Party other than the Registrant </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD><TD>Preliminary
                                            Proxy Statement</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD><B>Confidential,
                                            for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            Additional Materials</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD><TD>Soliciting
                                            Material under &sect; 240.14a-12</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Equinix,&nbsp;Inc.</B></P>

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In Its Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s)&nbsp;Filing
Proxy Statement if Other Than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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                                            fee required.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            previously with preliminary materials.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b)&nbsp;per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;</FONT>14a-6(i)(1)&nbsp;and
                                            0-11.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EQUINIX,&nbsp;INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUPPLEMENT DATED MAY&nbsp;12, 2023 TO PROXY
STATEMENT DATED APRIL 12, 2023</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>RELATING TO 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">This supplement (the &ldquo;Supplement&rdquo;)
to the proxy statement should be read together with the proxy statement (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;) of Equinix,&nbsp;Inc. (&ldquo;Equinix&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;12, 2023 in connection with the Company&rsquo;s
2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) to be held virtually at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/EQIX2023
on Thursday, May&nbsp;25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.&nbsp;(Pacific time).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Withdrawal of Nominee for Election to the Board of Directors</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">On May&nbsp;8, 2023, Mr.&nbsp;Ron Guerrier
resigned from the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of the Company, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting. As
a result, Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier is no longer a nominee for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The remaining nominees to the Board named
in the Proxy Statement will continue to stand for election at the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier&rsquo;s resignation is not
the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the operations, policies or practices of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">In connection with Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier&rsquo;s
resignation, the Board appointed Christopher Paisley as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, effective immediately following
the Annual Meeting, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier. The Board also reduced its size from 12 members
to 10 members, effective immediately following the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Voting Matters</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">If you have already voted, you do not need
to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. Notwithstanding the Board&rsquo;s decision to withdraw Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier as a
nominee for election to the Board, the Notice of Internet Availability, the Proxy Card and&nbsp;Voting Instruction Form&nbsp;distributed
with the Proxy Statement remain valid; however, any votes that are submitted with instructions to vote for Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier will be disregarded
and will not be counted. If you have already submitted your proxy or provided voting instructions, you do not need to take any action
unless you wish to change your vote. Proxies already submitted by stockholders will remain valid and will be voted at the Annual Meeting,
unless revoked. If you have not yet submitted your proxy or submitted your voting instructions, please disregard Mr.&nbsp;Guerrier&rsquo;s
name as a nominee for election as a director. None of the other items to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are described in the
Proxy Statement, are affected by this Supplement, and shares represented by proxy cards returned before the Annual Meeting will be voted
with respect to all other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting as instructed on the form.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Please refer to the Proxy Statement for instructions
on how to submit your vote, or how you may change your vote if you have already voted.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Important Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">The Company has filed the definitive Proxy
Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has furnished to its stockholders the Proxy Statement in connection with the
solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. The Company advises its stockholders to read the Proxy Statement relating to the Annual
Meeting, as amended and supplemented by this Supplement and any other supplements, because it contains important information.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Except as specifically amended or supplemented
by the information contained in this Supplement or any other supplement filed by the Company, all information set forth in the Proxy Statement
remains unchanged and should be considered in voting your shares. Where information in the Proxy Statement is described as current as
of a certain date, it remains current only as of such date, except as specifically amended or supplemented by the information set forth
in this Supplement or any other supplement filed by the Company.</P>

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