UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
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NETAPP, INC.

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NetApp, Inc.
495 East Java Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(408) 822-6000

September 21, 2009

          In connection with the upcoming 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NetApp, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held on Wednesday October 14, 2009, the Company is providing the following additional information to supplement the information contained on page 15 of the Company’s proxy statement, dated August 20, 2009 (the “Proxy Statement”).

          As of June 26, 2009, under all of the Company’s equity plans, there were 43,381,135 options outstanding, 8,660,452 RSUs outstanding and 71,250 unvested restricted stock awards outstanding. As of June 26, 2009, the outstanding options had a weighted average exercise price per share of $23.2995 and a weighted average remaining term of 4.37 years.

          This supplemental information should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement. A copy of the Proxy Statement and our annual report to stockholders were made available on the Internet at http://investors.netapp.com/sec.cfm on or about August 20, 2009.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		NETAPP, INC. (Registrant)
September 21, 2009		By:		/s/ Andrew Kryder
				Andrew Kryder
				Secretary, General Counsel, and Senior Vice President, Legal and Tax