Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Equinix, Inc. ("Equinix") was held on May 26, 2021 (the
"Annual Meeting") for the purpose of considering and voting on:
•Election of nine directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the next
Annual Meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified;
•Approval by a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of Equinix's named
executive officers;
•Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinix's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2021; and
•A stockholder proposal related to written consent of stockholders.
At the close of business on April 1, 2021, the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 89,574,510
shares of Equinix's Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting. The holders of 79,850,192 shares of Equinix's Common Stock
were represented in person, virtually or by proxy at the Annual Meeting,
constituting a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, all of the nominated directors were elected, the
non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of Equinix's named executive
officers was approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as Equinix's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2021, and the stockholder proposal related to written consent of
stockholders was not approved.
The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as follows:
For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Thomas Bartlett 76,087,221 335,068 3,427,903
Nanci Caldwell 74,201,740 2,220,549 3,427,903
Adaire Fox-Martin 76,075,214 347,075 3,427,903
Gary Hromadko 73,298,910 3,123,379 3,427,903
Irving Lyons, III 71,944,272 4,478,017 3,427,903
Charles Meyers 75,718,826 703,463 3,427,903
Christopher Paisley 69,621,944 6,800,345 3,427,903
Sandra Rivera 75,126,568 1,295,721 3,427,903
Peter Van Camp 73,632,007 2,790,282 3,427,903
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory vote the
compensation of Equinix's named executive officers, there were 59,778,602 votes
"For," 16,123,446 votes "Against," 520,241 abstentions and 3,427,903 Broker
Non-Votes.
With respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as Equinix's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2021, there were 76,111,370 votes "For," 3,711,211
votes "Against" and 27,611 abstentions.
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With respect to the stockholder proposal related to written consent of
stockholders, there were 35,813,660 votes "For," 40,422,567 votes "Against,"
186,062 abstentions and 3,427,903 Broker Non-Votes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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