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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-18-005557
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180815
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180815
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180815

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:			0426

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27130
		FILM NUMBER:		181020260

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1395 CROSSMAN AVENUE
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4088226000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1395 CROSSMAN AVENUE
		CITY:			SUNNYVALE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94089

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NETWORK APPLIANCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951010

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chevedden John
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001734335

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2215 NELSON AVE., NO. 205
		CITY:			REDONDO BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90278
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Shareholder Alert</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Voluntary submission by John Chevedden, Redondo Beach, CA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">NetApp, Inc. shareholder since 2011</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Vote Against Proposal 6</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 6 asks shareholder to give management a pat on the back because management
adopted a watered down version of a 2018 shareholder proposal on the right of 10% of shareholders to call a special meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Proposal 6 failed to address this key text from the shareholder proposal that
was submitted months before Proposal 6 was published:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;It is important that our company goes the extra mile and adopts an
ownership threshold of 10% [for shareholders to call a special meeting]. Some companies have adopted an ownership threshold of
25% &ndash; which can mean that more than 50% of shareholders must be contacted during a short window of time to simply call a
special meeting. Plus many shareholders, who are convinced that a special meeting should be called, can make a small technical
error that will disqualify them from meeting the requirements to be part of the group calling for a special meeting. Plus we have
no right to act by written consent.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">If shareholders vote for proposal 6 shareholders could be opening the door
for management to repeat Proposal 6 again in 2019 if a shareholder submits a proposal to improve management&rsquo;s watered-down
special meeting rules.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">A vote for Proposal 6 can pour cold water on shareholders having a future
opportunity to improve the watered-down management-friendly special meeting rules.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Potentially anytime a shareholder asks for an improvement in a shareholder
right &ndash; the company can simply simply sandbag the shareholder proposal by asking for a ratification of the status quo.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">It is not in the interest of shareholders to give management such an easy
way to sandbag shareholder proposals.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Vote Against Proposal 6</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">Written materials are submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-6(g)(1) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.*&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">*Submission is not required of this filer under the terms of the Rule, but
is made voluntarily in the interest of public disclosure and consideration of these important issues.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">This is not a solicitation of authority to vote your proxy.&nbsp; Please DO
NOT send me your proxy card; the shareholder is not able to vote your proxies, nor does this communication contemplate such an
event.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman; margin: 0pt 0">The shareholder asks all shareholders to vote against Proposal 6 by following
the instructions provided in the management proxy mailing.</P>

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