Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WARMENHOVEN DANIEL J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NetApp, Inc. [NTAP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
495 EAST JAVA DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2013
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/03/2013   M(1)   78,727 A $ 15.711 136,479 D  
Common Stock 01/03/2013   S(1)   78,727 D $ 34.1438 57,752 D  
Common Stock 01/03/2013   M(1)   3,617 A $ 6.91 61,369 D  
Common Stock 01/03/2013   S(1)   3,617 D $ 34.1438 57,752 D  
Common Stock               170,000 I by Lmtd Ptnrshp2 (2)
Common Stock               2,007,231 I by Trust (3)
Common Stock               38,032 I by Trust2 (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.91 (5) 01/03/2013   M(1)     3,617   (6) 01/01/2014 Common Stock 3,617 $ 0 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.711 01/03/2013   M(1)     78,727 06/09/2003(7) 05/08/2013 Common Stock 78,727 $ 0 314,909 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WARMENHOVEN DANIEL J
495 EAST JAVA DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
  X      

Signatures

 By: Haleh Carrillo, Attorney-In-Fact For: Daniel J. Warmenhoven   01/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The transaction(s) reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(2) Shares held by Warmenhoven Ventures LP, a limited partnership of which the Warmenhoven Management Trust is the general partner, of which the reporting person and his wife are the trustees. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Shares held in trust by Daniel J. Warmenhoven & Charmaine A. Warmenhoven, trustees to The Warmenhoven 1987 Revocable Trust UTA dated 12/16/87, as amended.
(4) Shares held in trust by Richard A. Andre, trustee to The Daniel J. Warmenhoven 1991 Children's Trust. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(5) This option was granted under the Network Appliance, Inc. Salary Investment Option Program of the Company's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, pursuant to which the reporting person has elected, by irrevocable election, to apply a portion of his base salary for calendar year 2004 to the acquisition of a below-market option grant.
(6) Option vests with respect to 1/12 of the option shares on January 31, 2004 and the balance in a series of equal month installments over the next 11 months of service thereafter.
(7) Option vests in a series of equal monthly installments over 48 months of service beginning with the one-month annniversary of the grant date.

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