Sec Form 4 Filing - STARK MICHAEL J @ EQUINIX INC - 2007-11-26

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
STARK MICHAEL J
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUINIX INC [ EQIX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below)
Affiliate of Director
(Last) (First) (Middle)
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
11/26/2007
(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_____ Form filed by One Reporting Person
__ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/26/2007 S 15,705 D $ 101.3495 347,797 I See Notes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Common Stock 11/27/2007 S 1,500 D $ 100.51 346,297 I See Notes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Common Stock 11/27/2007 J( 5 ) 9,781 D $ 0 ( 5 ) 49,639 D
Common Stock 11/27/2007 J( 6 ) 4,000 A $ 0 ( 6 ) 7,314 I See Note ( 6 )
Common Stock 11/27/2007 J( 7 ) 5,541 A $ 0 ( 7 ) 11,082 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STARK MICHAEL J
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
Feuille James
TWO EMBARCADERO
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
Finnie Charles H
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
Alain S Harrus
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
HROMADKO GARY
301 VELOCITY WAY 5TH FLOOR
FOSTER CITY, CA94404
X Affiliate of Director
MacNaughton Bruce
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
Rip Peter D
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER
SUITE 2200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X Affiliate of Director
Signatures
Michael J. Stark 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
James Feuille 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Charles H. Finnie 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Alain Harrus 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Gary Hromadko 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Bruce McNaughton 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Peter D. Rip 11/28/2007
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The reporting persons (the "Reporting Persons") are Crosslink Capital, Inc. ("Crosslink"), Crossover Fund III Management, L.L.C. ("Crossover III Management"), Crosslink Ventures IV Holdings, L.L.C. ("Ventures IV Holdings"), Crosslink Verwaltungs GmbH ("Verwaltungs"), Michael J. Stark, James Feuille, David I. Epstein, Daniel John Dunn, Thomas Edward Bliska, Charles Finnie, Peter D. Rip, Alain S. Harrus, Bruce MacNaughton and Gary Hromadko. Crosslink is an investment adviser to investment funds of which Crossover III Management, Ventures IV Holdings or Verwaltungs is the general partner, manager or the holder of Class B Units, and other investment funds. Crossover III Management is also the investment adviser to investment funds.
( 2 )Mr. Stark is the control person of Crosslink and Verwaltungs. Mr. Stark, Mr. Bliska and Mr. Dunn are the control persons of Crossover III Management. Mr. Stark, Mr. Bliska, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Epstein, Mr. Feuille, Mr. Finnie, Mr. Rip, Mr. Harrus and Mr. MacNaughton are the control persons of Ventures IV Holdings. Mr. Hromadko is a member of the Issuer's board of directors and serves as the representative of the Reporting Persons.
( 3 )The Reporting Persons are filing this Form 4 jointly, but not as a group, and each of them expressly disclaims membership in a group, within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These securities are held directly by investment funds to which Crosslink or Crossover III Management is investment adviser (the "Funds") for the benefit of the investors in the Funds.
( 4 )These securities are indirectly beneficially owned by Crosslink or Crossover III Management as the investment adviser to the Funds, by Crossover III Management, Ventures IV Holdings and Verwaltungs as the general partner, manager or holder of Class B Units of the Funds, and by Mr. Stark, Mr. Feuille, Mr. Epstein, Mr. Bliska and Mr. Dunn as the various control persons of those entities. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
( 5 )On November 27, 2007, certain of the Funds distributed these securities pro rata to their investors for no additional consideration, which securities previously were reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software.
( 6 )These securities were received by the Stark Family Trust, of which Mr. Stark is Trustee and a beneficiary, for no consideration in the pro rata distribution described in Note 5. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software.
( 7 )These securities were received by Mr. Bliska for no consideration in the pro rata distribution described in Note 5. The zero in Column 4 is a placeholder only that is required by the EDGAR software.

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