REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Aug. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, today announced that it has been added to
the MSCI US REIT Index (RMS/RMZ), as the largest data center REIT.
This will take effect after the close of trading on Monday, August 31, 2015. Following the addition
there will be a total of 144 REITs included in the RMS/RMZ.
"Equinix joining the MSCI US REIT Index represents another
significant milestone for the company since becoming a REIT on
January 1," said Steve Smith, CEO and president, Equinix.
"Equinix plays a pivotal role in supporting many of the trends
pushing forward the digital economy by providing the underlying
infrastructure that powers the Internet. This unique position has
enabled us to deliver fifty quarters of consecutive growth and
continued shareholder value."
The MSCI US REIT Index is a free float-adjusted market
capitalization index that is comprised of equity REITs. The index
is based on MSCI USA Investable
Market Index (IMI) its parent index which captures large, mid and
small caps securities. With 143 constituents, it represents about
99% of the US REIT universe and securities are classified in the
REIT sector according to the Global Industry Classification
Standard (GICS®).
About MSCI
For more than 40 years, MSCI' research-based indexes and
analytics have helped the world' leading investors build and manage
better portfolios. Clients rely on our offerings for deeper
insights into the drivers of performance and risk in their
portfolios, broad asset class coverage and innovative research. Our
line of products and services includes indexes, analytical models,
data, real estate benchmarks and ESG research. MSCI serves 98 of
the top 100 largest money managers, according to the most recent
P&I ranking. For more information, visit us at
www.msci.com.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects the world's leading
businesses to their customers, employees and partners inside the
most interconnected data centers. In 33 markets worldwide,
Equinix is where companies come together to realize new
opportunities and accelerate their business, IT and cloud
strategies. http://www.equinix.com/.
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, the challenges of acquiring, operating and
constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering
Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to
the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into
Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue 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; and other risks described from time to time
in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In particular, see Equinix's recent 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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