0000888002-05-000657.txt : 20120625 0000888002-05-000657.hdr.sgml : 20120625 20050411105344 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000888002-05-000657 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050411 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050411 GROUP MEMBERS: ADVEST, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: AXA GROUP MEMBERS: AXA ASSURANCES I.A.R.D. MUTUELLE GROUP MEMBERS: AXA ASSURANCES VIE MUTUELLE GROUP MEMBERS: AXA COURTAGE ASSURANCE MUTUELLE GROUP MEMBERS: BOSTON ADVISORS, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: FRONTIER TRUST COMPANY, FSB (ADVEST TRUST) GROUP MEMBERS: THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001002047 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572] IRS NUMBER: 770307520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48933 FILM NUMBER: 05743091 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 495 EAST JAVA DR CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 4088226000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 495 EAST JAVA DR CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AXA FINANCIAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000888002 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 133623351 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10104 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125541234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EQUITABLE COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950721 SC 13G/A 1 ntap0331_g.txt Page 1 of 12 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities exchange Act of 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.1)* NETWORK APPLIANCE INC ----------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) COM ----------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 64120L104 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) March 31, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement) NOTE: A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES REPORTED IN THIS SCHEDULE 13G ARE HELD BY UNAFFILIATED THIRD-PARTY CLIENT ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER. (ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. IS A MAJORITY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AXA FINANCIAL, INC.) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: X Rule 13d-1(b) Rule 13d-1(c) Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE(S)) CUSIP NO. 64120L104 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [X] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 29,453,678 BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 152,571 March 31, 2005 BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,765,883 REPORTING PERSON WITH: 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 99,993 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 37,865,876 REPORTING PERSON (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership) 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | | 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.3% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 64120L104 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [X] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 29,453,678 BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 152,571 March 31, 2005 BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,765,883 REPORTING PERSON WITH: 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 99,993 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 37,865,876 REPORTING PERSON (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership) 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | | 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.3% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 64120L104 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [X] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 29,453,678 BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 152,571 March 31, 2005 BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,765,883 REPORTING PERSON WITH: 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 99,993 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 37,865,876 REPORTING PERSON (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership) 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | | 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.3% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 64120L104 13G Page 5 of 12 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AXA 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [ ] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 29,453,678 BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 152,571 March 31, 2005 BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,765,883 REPORTING PERSON WITH: 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 99,993 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 37,865,876 REPORTING PERSON (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership) 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | | 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.3% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * IC * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 64120L104 13G Page 6 of 12 Pages 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AXA Financial, Inc. 13-3623351 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (A) [ ] (B) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER 29,444,091 BENEFICIALLY OWNED AS OF 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 152,571 March 31, 2005 BY EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,753,096 REPORTING PERSON WITH: 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 99,993 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 37,853,089 REPORTING PERSON (Not to be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership) 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * | | 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 10.3% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * HC * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 13G Page 7 of 12 Pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: NETWORK APPLIANCE INC Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 495 E. Java Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Item 2(a) and (b) Name of Person Filing and Address of Principal Business Office: AXA Assurances I.A.R.D Mutuelle, and AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, 26, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle 26, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France as a group (collectively, the 'Mutuelles AXA'). AXA 25, avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, France AXA Financial, Inc. 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10104 (Please contact Dean Dubovy at (212) 314-5528 with any questions.) 13G Page 8 of 12 Pages Item 2(c) Citizenship: Mutuelles AXA and AXA - France AXA Financial, Inc. - Delaware Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: COM Item 2(e) Cusip Number: 64120L104 Item 3. Type of Reporting Person: AXA Financial, Inc. as a parent holding company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G). The Mutuelles AXA, as a group, acting as a parent holding company. AXA as a parent holding company. 13G Page 9 of 12 Pages Item 4. Ownership as of March 31, 2005 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 37,865,876 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

No. of Shares Subtotals --------------------- AXA 0 AXA Entity or Entities Common Stock acquired solely for investment purposes: AXA Investment Managers Paris (France) 6,887 AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC 5,900 AXA Financial, Inc. 0 Subsidiaries: Advest, Inc. acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 150 150 Alliance Capital Management L.P. acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 37,015,788 37,015,788 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company acquired solely for investment purposes: Common Stock 809,381 809,381 Boston Advisors, Inc. acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 27,450 27,450 Frontier Trust Company, FSB (Advest Trust) acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 320 320 ------------- Total 37,865,876 ============= Each of the Mutuelles AXA, as a group, and AXA expressly declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that it is, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G. Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent decisions. (b) Percent of Class: 10.3% =============

Page 10 of 12 Pages ITEM 4. Ownership as of March 31, 2005 (CONT.) (c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Deemed Deemed Deemed Deemed to have to have to have to have Sole Power Shared Power Sole Power Shared Power to Vote to Vote to Dispose to Dispose or to or to or to or to Direct Direct Direct the Direct the the Vote the Vote Disposition Disposition ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ The Mutuelles AXA, as a group 0 0 0 0 AXA 0 0 0 0 AXA Entity or Entities: AXA Investment 6,887 0 6,887 0 Managers Paris (France) AXA Rosenberg 2,700 0 5,900 0 Investment Management LLC AXA Financial, Inc. 0 0 0 0 Subsidiaries: ------------ Advest, Inc. 0 150 0 150 Alliance Capital 28,984,931 152,101 36,916,265 99,523 Management L.P. Boston Advisors, Inc. 0 0 27,450 0 AXA Equitable Life 459,160 0 809,381 0 Insurance Company Frontier Trust 0 320 0 320 Company, FSB (Advest Trust) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 29,453,678 152,571 37,765,883 99,993 ============ ============ ============ ============ Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent voting and investment decisions.

Page 11 of 12 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. ( ) Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reporting on by the Parent Holding Company: This Schedule 13G is being filed by AXA Financial, Inc.; AXA, which owns AXA Financial, Inc.; and the Mutuelles AXA, which as a group control AXA: (X) in the Mutuelles AXAs' capacity, as a group, acting as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: (X) in AXA's capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: AXA Investment Managers Paris (France) AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (X) in AXA Financial, Inc.'s capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following subsidiaries: (X) Advest, Inc. (06-0950348), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) Alliance Capital Management L.P. (13-3434400), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (13-5570651), an insurance company and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) Boston Advisors, Inc. (04-2805120), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) Frontier Trust Company, FSB (Advest Trust) (45-0373941), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Page 12 of 12 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: April 11, 2005 AXA FINANCIAL, INC.* /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller *Pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement with respect to Schedule 13G attached hereto as Exhibit I, among AXA Financial, Inc., AXA Assurances I.A.R.D Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, and AXA, this statement Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them. EX-24 3 ntap0331_e.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT EXHIBIT I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT ---------------------- Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed herewith is filed jointly, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended on behalf of each of them. Dated: April 11, 2005 AXA Financial, Inc. BY: /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel ----------------------------------------- Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller AXA Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle; AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle; AXA Courtage Assurance Mutuelle, as a group, and AXA Signed on behalf of each of the above entities BY: /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel ----------------------------------------- Alvin H. Fenichel Attorney-in-Fact (Executed pursuant to Powers of Attorney)