form8k012009.htm
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:  January 15, 2009
(Date of earliest event Reported)

 
EQUINIX, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
  
000-31293
  
77-0487526
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

301 Velocity Way, 5th Floor
Foster City, California 94404
 (650) 513-7000
(Addresses of principal executive offices)
 

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Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On January 15, 2009, Equinix Group Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinix, Inc., entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its £82,000,000 Senior Facilities Agreement dated June 29, 2007 with CIT Bank Limited, as arranger, CIT Capital Finance (UK) Limited, as administrative agent and security trustee and the Lenders (as defined therein).  The Amendment relates to, among other things, the amendment of a financial covenant to increase maximum permitted capital expenditures as measured annually and acknowledgment of the appointment of Eric Schwartz as President, Equinix Europe on June 1, 2008.
 
 

 
 
 

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.
 

 
 
 
DATE:  January 20, 2009
EQUINIX, INC.
 
 
By:     /s/ KEITH D. TAYLOR                                                           
Keith D. Taylor
           Chief Financial Officer