UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

NetApp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1395 Crossman Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94089

(Address of principal executive offices)

Matthew K. Fawcett

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

NetApp, Inc.

(408) 822-6000

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report; Exhibit

A copy of NetApp, Inc.’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is available at the following address: http://investors.netapp.com/corporate-governance

Section 2 – Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report of NetApp, Inc.

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2018

This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding NetApp’s goals for its Conflict Minerals policy and the actions that NetApp intends to take to improve transparency and reporting. All forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. When considering these statements, you should also consider the important factors described in reports and documents NetApp files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under the sections titled “Risk Factors” in NetApp’s most recently filed Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, respectively. Except as required by law, NetApp disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

This is the Conflict Minerals Report for NetApp, Inc. (“NetApp”) for calendar year 2018 prepared in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 13p-1”).

Introduction

NetApp is a leader in data insight, access and control for hybrid cloud environments. NetApp provides global organizations the ability to manage and share their data across on-premises, private and public clouds.

Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (together “Section 1502”) require NetApp to perform certain due diligence procedures and disclose information about the use and origin of certain minerals if these minerals are deemed to be necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by NetApp. The NetApp products that contain minerals or metals are its hardware products (storage systems and subsystems) that NetApp contracts to manufacture and sells directly or through resellers. The specific minerals covered by these rules consist of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold and are referred to as “Conflict Minerals” or alternatively as “3TG”.

Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the hardware storage systems and subsystems that NetApp contracts with third parties to manufacture. Components and subassemblies that are made in part using Conflict Minerals are sourced from a global supply base that includes distributors, value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers and contract manufacturers.

In accordance with Section 1502, NetApp has performed a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”) on the Conflict Minerals that were in NetApp’s supply chain for calendar year 2018 to determine whether these minerals were sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries (collectively the “Covered Countries”) and has conducted due diligence measures as described below.

Due Diligence Procedures

In accordance with Rule 13p-1, NetApp undertook due diligence procedures to determine the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used in its products. NetApp designed its due diligence measures for each of the Conflict Minerals to conform, in all material respects, with the due diligence framework in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition (OECD 2013) (“OECD Framework”) and related supplements. NetApp’s due diligence measures concerning Conflict Minerals included:

STEP 1: Establish strong company management systems

STEP 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

STEP 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

STEP 4: Support industry associations that carry out independent third-party audits of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices

As a member of the Responsible Business Alliance or “RBA” (previously known as Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, or “EICC),” NetApp will continue to participate in the RMI to assist in increasing the number of smelters and refiners directly and indirectly in its supply base that have been identified as “conflict free” under Responsible Minerals Assurance Process or “RMAP” (previously known as CFSI’s Conflict-Free Smelter Program), which uses an independent third-party audit to identify smelters and refiners that have systems in place to assure sourcing of only conflict-free materials. NetApp was not required to obtain a third-party independent audit of its own due diligence process and compliance efforts and results in 2017.

STEP 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

NetApp’s Conflict Minerals policy, Form SD and this Conflict Minerals Report are currently posted on NetApp’s public website:

http://www.netapp.com/us/company/our-story/conflict-minerals.aspx;

https://www.netapp.com/us/media/Conflict%20Minerals%20Policy.pdf; and

http://investors.netapp.com/corporate-governance

Results of Due Diligence

NetApp, as a purchaser, is many steps removed from the mining of the Conflict Minerals and does not purchase raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals, nor does it purchase bulk Conflict Minerals in the form of ingots or bullion for use in its products. The origin of NetApp’s Conflict Minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other derivatives. The smelters and refiners are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of the ores.

Based on the information that was provided by NetApp’s in-scope suppliers and otherwise obtained through its due diligence efforts described herein, NetApp believes that the facilities listed in Appendix A may have been used to process a portion of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in NetApp’s products for calendar year 2018. Furthermore, NetApp has reasonably determined from information provided by the RMAP and otherwise obtained through NetApp’s due diligence efforts, that it does not have enough information to determine whether portions of its products contain recycled or scrap sources.

Appendix A is a list of the smelters and refiners listed by NetApp’s in-scope suppliers in their completed CMRTs that appear on the lists of smelters maintained by the RMI. The majority of CMRTs received from the in-scope suppliers were made on a company or division level basis, rather than on a product-level basis, therefore NetApp cannot identify with certainty which smelters or refiners listed in Appendix A actually processed the Conflict Minerals contained in NetApp products. Therefore, the list of processing smelters and refiners disclosed in Appendix A may contain more facilities than those that actually processed the conflict minerals contained in our products.

Appendix A

Smelters or Refiners (SORs) that may be used to process the Conflict Minerals contained in NetApp’s Products.

SOR Status as of December 31, 2018: “Conformant” indicates SOR is publicly listed on the RMAP web site and considered “conflict-free” as of the date indicated based on the criteria used by the RMI to assess SORs. “Active” indicates SOR has committed to or is in the process of undergoing an audit through RMAP. “Not Enrolled” indicates SOR is not enrolled in RMAP. “Non-Conformant” indicates SOR was audited but found not conformant with the relevant RMAP standard.