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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-214922
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150601
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150605

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NetApp, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001002047
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572]
		IRS NUMBER:				770307520
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0424

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27130
		FILM NUMBER:		15916009

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		495 EAST JAVA DR
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4088226000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		495 EAST JAVA DR
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NETWORK APPLIANCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951010
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to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b), (c), (d) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Resignation of Chief Executive Officer </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;1, 2015, Thomas Georgens informed the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of NetApp, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) of his
decision to resign as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr.&nbsp;Georgens will remain an employee of the Company until June&nbsp;5, 2015, to assist with transition matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with his resignation, Mr.&nbsp;Georgens entered into a separation and release agreement with the Company (the &#147;Separation
Agreement&#148;). The Separation Agreement, upon becoming effective, provides for (i)&nbsp;release of all claims by Mr.&nbsp;Georgens in favor of the Company; (ii)&nbsp;a payment to Mr.&nbsp;Georgens of $5 million; (iii)&nbsp;an extension of the
post-termination exercise period for Mr.&nbsp;Georgens&#146; outstanding and vested options to June&nbsp;5, 2016; and (iv)&nbsp;up to ten (10)&nbsp;hours per week in administrative/secretarial support for up to nine (9)&nbsp;months following
termination. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Appointment of Chief Executive Officer </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;1, 2015, the Board appointed George Kurian as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Prior to his appointment and since
September, 2013, Mr.&nbsp;Kurian served as Executive Vice President of Product Operations, overseeing all aspects of technology strategy, product and solutions development across the Company&#146;s product portfolio. Mr.&nbsp;Kurian joined the
Company in April 2011 as the senior vice president of the storage solutions group and was appointed to senior vice president of the Data ONTAP group in December 2011. Prior to joining the Company, from 2002 to 2011, Mr.&nbsp;Kurian was vice
president and general manager of the application networking and switching technology group at Cisco Systems, Inc. From 1999 to 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Kurian was the vice president of product management and strategy at Akamai Technologies, Inc., a management
consultant with McKinsey&nbsp;&amp; Company, and led software engineering and product management teams at Oracle Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Kurian holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford University.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Kurian does not have a family relationship with any of the officers or directors of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no related party transactions reportable under Item&nbsp;5.02 of Current Report on Form 8-K and Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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with his appointment as the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer, the Board also appointed Mr.&nbsp;Kurian as a director. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;1, 2015, the Company issued a press release regarding the
foregoing matters. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Matthew K. Fawcett</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">


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 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NETAPP ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>George Kurian appointed chief executive officer and member of the board of
directors </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Mike Nevens elected chairman of the board </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sunnyvale, Calif.&#151;June 1, 2015&#151;</B>NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced changes to the executive leadership team and board of directors,
effective immediately. George Kurian has been appointed by the board as chief executive officer and also appointed to the board of directors. Lead independent director Mike Nevens has been elected chairman of the board. These announcements follow
the departure of Tom Georgens, the company&#146;s former chairman and chief executive officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;NetApp is an exceptional company with a great future
and the board believes that it is the right time for new leadership to maximize its potential,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Nevens. &#147;These changes are aimed at speeding the company&#146;s movement to its next phase of innovation and growth.&nbsp;While
we intend to conduct a CEO search, we have the utmost confidence in George&#146;s ability to lead the company, given his deep knowledge of NetApp and support from a strong executive team.&nbsp;George has deep relationships with customers and
partners globally and is committed to strengthening those relationships going forward.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Nevens continued, &#147;On behalf of the board and
everyone at NetApp, I sincerely thank Tom for his many valuable contributions over the past 10 years.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Kurian joined NetApp in 2011 and has
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