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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2002</FONT>

<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B><BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
<I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>77-0307520</B><BR>
(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B></FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full title of the Plans)</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Daniel J. Warmenhoven<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and Director<BR>
Network Appliance, Inc.<BR>
495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
<B>(408)&nbsp;822-6000</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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<TD><FONT size="2">Network
Appliance, Inc.<BR>
1999 Stock Option Plan<BR>
Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">14,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$8.89</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2">$124,460,000.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">11,450.32</FONT></TD>
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<TD><FONT size="2">Network
Appliance, Inc.<BR>
Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
Common Stock, $0.001 par value</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">2,400,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$8.89</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$21,336,000.00</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,962.91</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">13,413.23</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which
become issuable under the Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan
and the Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant&#146;s receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of
the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
high and low selling prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on
October&nbsp;23, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II Information Required in the Registration Statement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f85436exv5.txt">EXHIBIT 5</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f85436exv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f85436exv99w1.txt">EXHIBIT 99.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Network Appliance, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;):
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   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended April&nbsp;26, 2002, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;28,
2002, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended July&nbsp;26, 2002, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;29,
2002; and</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-27130 on Form
8-A filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;1, 1995, in which there is
described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the date of this prospectus, attorneys of
Brobeck, Phleger &#038; Harrison LLP and family members thereof beneficially own an
aggregate of approximately 10,010 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant indemnification to
directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit the
indemnification under some circumstances for liabilities (including
reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the 1933 Act. Article&nbsp;IX of
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides that, subject to
Delaware law, its directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages
for breach of their fiduciary duties to the Registrant and its stockholders.
This provision does not eliminate any director&#146;s fiduciary duties and in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. The provision
also does not affect a director&#146;s responsibilities under any other law, such as
the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-27130 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together
with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3(c) to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger &#038; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Independent Auditors&#146; Consent.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &#038; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
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Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan (As Amended and Restated
Through August&nbsp;29, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
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Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and
Restated Effective August&nbsp;29, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii)
shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2)&nbsp;that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan or the Network Appliance, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that
is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act
may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California on
this 30th day
of October, 2002.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Daniel J. Warmenhoven</FONT></TD>


</TR>
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        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000"></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Daniel J. Warmenhoven<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, </B>that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Daniel J. Warmenhoven and Steven J.
Gomo, and each of them, as such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and
in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Signature</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Daniel J.
Warmenhoven<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel J. Warmenhoven</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven J.
Gomo<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Steven J. Gomo</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President, Finance<BR>
Chief Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Donald T.
Valentine<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Donald T. Valentine</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board and Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top" nowrap><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Sanjiv
Ahuja<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Sanjiv Ahuja</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Carol A.
Bartz<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Carol A. Bartz</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Signature</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></TD>
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</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael R.
Hallman<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Michael R. Hallman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Nicholas G.
Moore<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Nicholas G. Moore</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/
Dr.&nbsp;Sachio Semmoto<HR size="1" noshade>
Dr.&nbsp;Sachio Semmoto</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert T.
Wall<BR><HR size="1" noshade>
Robert T. Wall</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">October 30, 2002</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1">Exhibit</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-27130 on Form&nbsp;8-A, together
with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to Item&nbsp;3(c) to this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger &#038; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Independent Auditors&#146; Consent.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &#038; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan (As Amended and Restated
Through August&nbsp;29, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and
Restated Effective August&nbsp;29, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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Network Appliance, Inc., Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2002
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
77-0307520
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plans)
Daniel J. Warmenhoven
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Network Appliance, Inc.
495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 822-6000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount to be
Offering Price per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Network
Appliance, Inc.
1999 Stock Option Plan
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
14,000,000 shares
$8.89
$124,460,000.00
$
11,450.32
Network
Appliance, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
2,400,000 shares
$8.89
$21,336,000.00
$
1,962.91
16,400,000 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$
13,413.23
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Registrant's Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which
become issuable under the Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan
and the Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar
transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of
the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the
high and low selling prices per share of the Registrant's Common Stock on
October 23, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
Table of Contents
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Network Appliance, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by
reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended April 26, 2002, filed with the Commission on June 28,
2002, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "1934 Act");
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended July 26, 2002, filed with the Commission on August 29,
2002; and
(c)
The Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27130 on Form
8-A filed with the Commission on November 1, 1995, in which there is
described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the
Registrant's Common Stock.
All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant
to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies
or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part
of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
As of the date of this prospectus, attorneys of
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP and family members thereof beneficially own an
aggregate of approximately 10,010 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award or a corporation's board of directors to grant indemnification to
directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit the
indemnification under some circumstances for liabilities (including
reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the 1933 Act. Article IX of
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provides that, subject to
Delaware law, its directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages
for breach of their fiduciary duties to the Registrant and its stockholders.
This provision does not eliminate any director's fiduciary duties and in
appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. The provision
also does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as
the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27130 on Form 8-A, together
with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan (As Amended and Restated
Through August 29, 2002)
99.2
Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and
Restated Effective August 29, 2002)
Item 9. Undertakings
A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this
Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this
Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii)
shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that are
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the
purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of
the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan or the Network Appliance, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that
is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act
may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the
Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Sunnyvale, State of California on
this 30th day
of October, 2002.
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC
By:
/s/ Daniel J. Warmenhoven
Daniel J. Warmenhoven
Chief Executive Officer and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Daniel J. Warmenhoven and Steven J.
Gomo, and each of them, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and
in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Daniel J.
Warmenhoven
Daniel J. Warmenhoven
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
October 30, 2002
/s/ Steven J.
Gomo
Steven J. Gomo
Senior Vice President, Finance
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
October 30, 2002
/s/ Donald T.
Valentine
Donald T. Valentine
Chairman of the Board and Director
October 30, 2002
/s/ Sanjiv
Ahuja
Sanjiv Ahuja
Director
October 30, 2002
/s/ Carol A.
Bartz
Carol A. Bartz
Director
October 30, 2002
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael R.
Hallman
Michael R. Hallman
Director
October 30, 2002
/s/ Nicholas G.
Moore
Nicholas G. Moore
Director
October 30, 2002
/s/
Dr. Sachio Semmoto
Dr. Sachio Semmoto
Director
October 30, 2002
/s/ Robert T.
Wall
Robert T. Wall
Director
October 30, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-27130 on Form 8-A, together
with any amendments and exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein
by reference pursuant to Item 3(c) to this Registration Statement.
5
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Independent Auditors' Consent.
23.2
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.
24
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-3 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
Network Appliance, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan (As Amended and Restated
Through August 29, 2002)
99.2
Network Appliance, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and
Restated Effective August 29, 2002)