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Published on 9/21/2007 in the Prospect News Convertibles Daily.

New Issue: Equinix upsizes to $350 million convertibles subordinated notes with 3% coupon, 60% premium

By E. Janene Geiss

Philadelphia, Sept. 21 - Equinix, Inc. upsized to $350 million and priced its convertible subordinated notes due Oct. 15, 2014 with a 3% coupon and 60% initial conversion premium.

The company initially announced plans to sell $300 million in convertible notes.

Citi is the bookrunner for the offering. Credit Suisse, Jefferies & Co., UBS Investment Bank and Barclays Capital are co-managers.

There is a $45.986 million over-allotment option.

The notes have a conversion price of $134.48 and a conversion ratio of 7.4360 shares per par.

The conversion rate will be increased by up to an additional 4.4616 shares per $1,000 principal amount if the stock price at the time of conversion exceeds the base conversion price of $134.48, with the number of additional shares set by a formula.

The convertibles priced at the same time as 3,662,556 shares of Equinix common stock, sold at $84.05 each. There is a 549,383 share over-allotment option on the common stock.

Equinix is a Foster City, Calif.-based network-neutral data centers and internet exchange services provider.

The company plans to use the proceeds for its acquisition of IXEurope plc, a European datacenter operator, which was announced in June.

Issuer:Equinix, Inc.
Issue: Convertible subordinated notes
Amount:$350 million
Greenshoe:$45.986 million
Maturity:Oct. 15, 2014
Coupon:3%
Price: Par
Yield:3%
Conversion premium:60%
Conversion price:$134.48
Conversion ratio:7.4360, plus up to additional 4.4616 shares per $1,000 principal amount if the stock price at the time of conversion exceeds the base conversion price of $134.48
Call:Non-callable
Put:None
Closing stock price:$84.05
Underwriters:Citi (books), Credit Cuisse, Jefferies & Co., UBS Investment Bank, Barclays Capital (co-managers)
Pricing date:Sept. 20, after close
Settlement:Sept. 26
Fees:2.625%

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