FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   REICH JOEL D 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NetApp, Inc. [NTAP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 495 EAST JAVA DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP, Product Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/01/2012(1)	05/31/2019	Common Stock	4,500	$ 29.44	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/03/2014(2)	06/02/2021	Common Stock	14,700	$ 36.59	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/01/2010(3)	05/31/2017	Common Stock	7,709	$ 37.62	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/03/2013(4)	06/02/2020	Common Stock	14,400	$ 37.64	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/28/2014(5)	11/14/2020	Common Stock	25,000	$ 41.42	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	07/01/2011(6)	05/31/2018	Common Stock	10,000	$ 53.22	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	04/16/2013(7)	04/16/2019	Common Stock	2,500	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/01/2013(9)	06/01/2019	Common Stock	1,200	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/03/2014(10)	06/03/2020	Common Stock	2,400	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	11/15/2014(11)	11/14/2020	Common Stock	6,249	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/03/2015(12)	06/02/2021	Common Stock	9,750	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/01/2016(13)	06/22/2022	Common Stock	11,400	$ 0 (8)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/01/2016(14)	06/23/2022	Common Stock	13,700	$ 0 (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
REICH JOEL D 495 EAST JAVA DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94089	Â	Â	  Exec VP, Product Operations	Â

Signatures

By: Roberta S. Cohen Attorney-in-Fact For: Joel D. Reich		07/27/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	On June 1, 2012, the reporting person was granted 14,400 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting monthly in equal installments over four years beginning on July 1, 2012, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(2)	On June 3, 2014, the reporting person was granted 16,800 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting monthly in equal installments over four years beginning on July 3, 2014, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(3)	On June 1, 2010, the reporting person was granted 10,000 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting monthly in equal installments over four years beginning on July 1, 2010, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(4)	On June 3, 2013, the reporting person was granted 14,400 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting monthly in equal installments over four years beginning on July 3, 2013, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(5)	On November 15, 2013, the reporting person was granted 25,000 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting 25% on October 28, 2014 , with the balance of the shares vesting monthly in equal installments over the next 36 months, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(6)	On June 1, 2011, the reporting person was granted 10,000 nonqualified stock options, subject to the option vesting monthly in equal installments over four years beginning on July 1, 2011, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(7)	On April 16, 2012, the reporting person was granted 10,000 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on April 16, 2013 and subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(8)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(9)	On June 1, 2012, the reporting person was granted 4,800 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on June 1, 2013 and subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(10)	On June 3, 2013, the reporting person was granted 4,800 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on June 3, 2014 and subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(11)	On November 15, 2013, the reporting person was granted 8,333 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on November 15, 2014 and subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(12)	On June 3, 2014, the reporting person was granted 13,000 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on June 3, 2015, and subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(13)	On June 23, 2015, the reporting person was granted 11,400 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on June 1, 2016, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.
(14)	On June 23, 2015, the reporting person was granted 13,700 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on June 1, 2016, subject to continued service on each applicable vesting date.

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