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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 5, 2014.
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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 22, 2014
Date: September 5, 2014 Time: 3:30 p.m. PDT
Location: NetApp, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
495 East Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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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. Thomas Georgens
1b. T. Michael Nevens
1c. Jeffry R. Allen
1d. Tor R. Braham
1e. Alan L. Earhart
1f. Gerald Held
1g. Kathryn M. Hill
1h. George T. Shaheen
1i. Robert T. Wall
1j. Richard P. Wallace
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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 7,500,000 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 approve NetApp’s Executive Compensation Plan.
5. To conduct an advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote AGAINST the following proposal.
6. To consider a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the following proposal.
7. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as NetApp’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 24, 2015.