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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): August 12, 2025

EQUINIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-40205 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)
(650) 598-6000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, $0.001 EQIX The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
0.250% Senior Notes due 2027 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
1.000% Senior Notes due 2033 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.650% Senior Notes due 2033 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.250% Senior Notes due 2031 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.625% Senior Notes due 2034 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.250% Senior Notes due 2029 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.000% Senior Notes due 2034 N/A The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐





Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Director

Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”) has elected Dr. Yanbing Li as an independent director to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective August 12, 2025. With the election of Dr. Li, Equinix’s Board now consists of 9 members.

Dr. Li will serve as a member of the Board’s Talent, Culture and Compensation Committee.

The election of Dr. Li was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between Dr. Li and any third party. As of the date of this report, Dr. Li is not a party, either directly or indirectly, to any transaction that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

As member of Equinix’s Board, Dr. Li will receive Equinix’s standard compensation for non-employee directors.

A copy of Equinix’s press release relating to the election of Dr. Li as a director is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Equinix, Inc. dated August 14, 2025.
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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: August 14, 2025


By: /s/ Kurt Pletcher
       Kurt Pletcher
       Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary



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Yanbing Li Appointed to Equinix Board of Directors


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – August 14, 2025 – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company®, today announced the appointment of Dr. Yanbing Li to the Equinix Board of Directors. Li currently serves as Chief Product Officer at Datadog, where she leads the team responsible for scaling the Datadog product portfolio to best meet the needs of its global customers and drive business growth.

“Yanbing is a proven technology and business leader with deep expertise in AI, cloud, enterprise software and global operations,” said Charles Meyers, Executive Chairman, Equinix. “She brings a proven track record for innovation and execution, having built market-leading products and scaled billion-dollar businesses at several of the world’s leading technology companies. Yanbing’s experience will be a tremendous asset as we drive our next wave of growth and extend our leadership position. We’re thrilled to welcome her to the Board and look forward to the impact of her leadership.”

Prior to joining Datadog, Li was the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Aurora, the first company to launch commercial driverless trucking services on public roads in the U.S., where she led all software development efforts for the company’s flagship autonomous driving product. Prior to Aurora, as Vice President of Product and Engineering at Google, Li was responsible for multiple product areas of Google Cloud, including Google Cloud Commerce and Cloud Operations. Before joining Google, Li served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Storage and Availability Business Unit at VMware.

Li previously served on the Board of Directors for AVEVA and NeoPhotonics. She holds a Ph.D. degree from Princeton University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, as well as a master’s degree from Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. She completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2014.

About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) shortens the path to boundless connectivity anywhere in the world. Its digital infrastructure, data center footprint and interconnected ecosystems empower innovations that enhance our work, life and planet. Equinix connects economies, countries, organizations and communities, delivering seamless digital experiences and cutting-edge AI—quickly, efficiently and everywhere.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks to our business and operating results related to the current inflationary environment; foreign currency


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exchange rate fluctuations; stock price fluctuations; increased costs to procure power and the general volatility in the global energy market; the challenges of building and operating IBX® and
xScale® data centers, including those related to sourcing suitable power and land, and any supply chain constraints or increased costs of supplies; the challenges of developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; risks related to regulatory inquiries or litigation; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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