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July 27 2015 - 4:58PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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NETAPP,
INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on September 11, 2015.
NETAPP, INC.
Computershare C/o Netapp, INC.
2 North LasaLLe street, 3rd FLoor ChICago, IL 60602
Meeting Information
Meeting Type:
Annual Meeting
For holders as of:
July 20, 2015
Date: September 11, 2015
Time: 3:30 p.m. PDT
Location: NetApp, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
495 East Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.
This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the
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We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
proxy See the materials reverse and side voting of this instructions. notice to obtain
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Before You
Vote
How to Access the Proxy Materials
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Voting
Items
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees named in Proposal 1.
1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a. T. Michael Nevens
1b. Jeffry R. Allen
1c. Tor R. Braham
1d. Alan L. Earhart
1e. Gerald Held
1f. Kathryn M. Hill
1g. George Kurian
1h. George T. Shaheen
1i. Robert T. Wall
1j. Richard P. Wallace
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR each of the following proposals.
2. To approve an amendment to NetApp’s Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan to increase the share reserve by
an additional 15,500,000 shares of common stock.
3. To approve an amendment to NetApp’s Employee Stock
Purchase Plan to increase the share reserve by an additional 5,000,000 shares of common stock.
4. To conduct
an advisory vote to approve Named Executive Of?cer compensation.
5. To ratify the appointment of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as NetApp’s independent registered public accounting ?rm for the ?scal year ending April 29, 2016.
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