EQUINIX, INC. (NASDAQ:EQIX) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of Equinix, Inc. (Equinix) was held on May31,
2017 (the Annual Meeting) for the purpose of considering and
voting on:
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Election of ten directors to the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified; |
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Approval by a non-binding advisory vote of the compensation of Equinixs named executive officers; |
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Approval by a non-binding advisory vote of the frequency with which Equinixs stockholders will be asked to vote on the compensation of our named executive officers; |
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Approval of the material terms of long-term incentive performance awards for certain executives to Section162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code; and |
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Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinixs independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017. |
At the close of business on April5, 2017, the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting, there were 77,911,859 shares of Equinixs Common Stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting. The holders of 71,982,619 shares of Equinixs Common
Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual
Meeting, constituting a quorum.
At the Annual Meeting, all of the nominated directors were
elected and all other proposals submitted to the Equinix
stockholders were approved.
The vote with respect to the election of the directors was as
follows:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
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Thomas Bartlett |
68,790,136 | 209,603 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Nanci Caldwell |
65,856,320 | 3,143,419 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Gary Hromadko |
67,802,033 | 1,197,706 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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John Hughes |
67,834,900 | 1,164,839 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Scott Kriens |
67,032,287 | 1,967,452 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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William Luby |
68,767,266 | 232,473 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Irving Lyons, III |
68,347,146 | 652,593 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Christopher Paisley |
54,639,728 | 14,360,011 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Stephen Smith |
67,646,935 | 1,352,804 | 2,982,880 | |||||||||
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Peter Van Camp |
60,025,129 | 8,974,610 | 2,982,880 |
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory
vote the compensation of Equinixs named executive officers, there
were 67,836,080 votes For, 1,029,136 votes Against, 134,523
abstentions and 2,982,880 Broker Non Votes.
With respect to the proposal to approve by a non-binding advisory
vote the frequency with which Equinixs stockholders will be asked
to vote on the compensation of the named executive officers,
there were 61,889,448 votes for 1 Year, 9,082 votes for 2 Years,
7,006,117 votes for 3 Years, 95,092 abstentions and 2,982,880
Broker Non Votes.
In light of the stockholders recommendation that Equinix hold a
vote for the approval of executive compensation on an annual
basis, Equinix will include a non-binding advisory vote on the
compensation of the named executive officers in its proxy
materials every year until Equinix holds its next vote on the
frequency of such stockholder votes on executive compensation.
With respect to the proposal to approve the material terms of
long-term incentive performance awards for certain executives to
Section162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, there were 66,477,062
votes For, 2,332,564 votes Against, 190,113 abstentions and
2,982,880 Broker Non Votes.
With respect to the proposal to ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Equinixs independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December31,
2017, there were 71,045,833 votes For, 850,080 votes Against and
86,706 abstentions.
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