SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Salmon Robert E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

495 EAST JAVA DRIVE

(Street)

SUNNYVALE

94089

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC [ NTAP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive VP, Field Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/18/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/18/2007		M⁽¹⁾		2,500	A	$9.99	31,060	I	by Trust1⁽²⁾
Common Stock	06/18/2007		M⁽¹⁾		2,500	A	$14.167	33,560	I	by Trust1⁽²⁾
Common Stock	06/18/2007		S⁽¹⁾		5,000	D	$31.9086⁽³⁾	28,560	I	by Trust1⁽²⁾
Common Stock								51,340	D
Common Stock								240	I	by Trust2⁽⁴⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.99	06/18/2007		M⁽¹⁾			2,500	⁽⁵⁾	10/31/2012	Common Stock	2,500	$0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.167	06/18/2007		M⁽¹⁾			2,500	⁽⁶⁾	01/02/2010	Common Stock	2,500	$0	148	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option exercise and/or sale of issuer shares reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 22, 2006.

2. Shares held in trust by Robert Salmon and Patricia Mertens-Salmon, trustees to the Salmon Trust UDT 10/6/2000

3. The sale prices for the reported transaction were in a range of $31.68 to $32.09 per share.

4. Shares held in trust by Patricia Mertens-Salmon, Custodian for Michael T. Salmon UTMA CA.

5. Option vests in a series of equal monthly installments over 48 months of service beginning with the one-month annniversary of the grant date.

6. Option vests with respect to 1/12 of the option shares on January 31, 2000 and the balance in a series of equal month installments over the next 11 months thereafter.

	By: Janice Mahoney by Power of Attorney For: Robert E. Salmon	06/18/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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