NetApp (NTAP) 8-K Netapp Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Results

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   August 17, 2016

NetApp, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-27130	77-0307520
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
495 East Java Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 822-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report )

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Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition. 

On August 17, 2016, NetApp, Inc. (“NetApp” or the “Company”) issued a press release reporting financial results for the first quarter ended July 29, 2016. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference. 

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibits shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibits hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated August 17, 2016, reporting earnings for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2016.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 NETAPP, INC.

 (Registrant)

August 17, 2016	By:	/s/ Matthew K. Fawcett
		Matthew K. Fawcett
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated August 17, 2016, reporting earnings for the fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2016