{"url_path":"/sec/ntap/8-k/2026-01-12/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-01-12","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/0001193125-26-010401-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-010401","cik":"0001002047","ticker":"NTAP","issuer_name":"NetApp, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002047/0001193125-26-010401-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001002047","primary_entity_name":"NetApp, Inc."},"word_count":286,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\n(d)\n\nAppointment of New Director\n\nOn January 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NetApp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in the number of authorized directors on the Board from nine (9) to ten (10) and appointed Paul Fipps as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created thereby.\n\nThere are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Fipps, on the one hand, and the Company or any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Fipps was selected as a director. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Fipps (or any immediate family member thereof) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Fipps does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or executive officer.\n\nAs a non-employee director, Mr. Fipps will participate in the non-employee director compensation program described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 25, 2025. In addition, it is expected that he will enter into the Company’s standard form of director indemnification agreement previously approved by the Board. The form of indemnification agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on May 31, 2023.\n\nA copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Fipps to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference."}