exv10w03






Exhibit 10.03




RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND,

WHEN RECORDED, RETURN TO:




NetApp, Inc.

7301 Kit Creek Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Attention: Ingemar Lanevi




AGREEMENT CONCERNING

GROUND LEASE




     THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNING GROUND LEASE (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 1, 2008 (the
"Effective Date”), is made by and between BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION (“BNPPLC”), a Delaware
corporation, and NETAPP, INC. (“NAI”), a Delaware corporation, which is the successor by merger to
Network Appliance, Inc.



RECITALS



This Agreement is entered into upon, and with respect to, the following facts and intentions:




     A. BNPPLC and NAI’s predecessor-in-interest, Network Appliance, Inc., have heretofore entered
into the following agreements:




     (1) Ground
Lease (Building 9) dated as of February 1, 2008 (as the same may have been modified,
the “Ground Lease”), which was not recorded, but was referenced in the two recorded short form documents described
in the next two subparagraphs. Pursuant to the Ground Lease, NAI, as ground lessor, now ground leases to BNPPLC, as ground
lessee, that certain land more particularly described in Annex A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (herein the “Land”).




     (2) Lease Agreement (Building 9) dated as
of February 1, 2008 (as the same may have
been modified, the “Sublease”), which was the subject of that certain Short Form of
Lease Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008, (the “Short Form of
Sublease”), recorded in the official records of Santa Clara County, California (the “Official Records”)
on November 5, 2008 under the county recorder’s Document #: 20037778. Under the Sublease, BNPPLC, as sublessor, now leases to NAI, as sublessee, BNPPLC’s ground
leasehold interest in the Land and all of the improvements located thereon (collectively the
“Subleased Premises”).




     (3) Purchase Agreement (Building 9) dated as of February 1, 2008 (as the same may have
been modified, the “Purchase Agreement”), which was the subject of that certain Memorandum (Short Form)
of Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008, recorded in the Official Records on November 5, 2008 under the county recorder’s Document #: 20037779.



 









 







     (4) Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement (Building 9) dated as of February 1,
2008 Date (as the same may have been modified, the “Common Definitions and Provisions
Agreement”) which was not recorded. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms defined in the Common Definitions
and Provisions Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are intended to have
the respective meanings assigned to them in the Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement.



     B. BNPPLC and NAI now mutually wish to terminate the Ground Lease on the terms and conditions
more particularly herein set forth.



AGREEMENT



NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledges,
the parties hereto agree as follows:




     1. Termination of Ground Lease. As of the Effective Date, BNPPLC hereby surrenders
all of its right title and interest in the Ground Lease unto NAI, subject only to the “Permitted
Encumbrances” described in Annex B attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, and the Ground Lease is hereby terminated. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, BNPPLC does, for itself and its successors, covenant, warrant and agree to defend
the title to the Land against claims and demands of any person claiming under or through a Lien
Removable by BNPPLC. Except as expressly set forth in the preceding sentence, BNPPLC makes no
warranty of title, express or implied.



     2. Acknowledgment of Reversion. BNPPLC also acknowledges and agrees that because of
the termination of the Ground Lease, all of BNPPLC’s right, title and interest in and to the
following property will revert to NAI and BNPPLC does hereby forever relinquish, waive, and
quitclaim unto NAI (subject to such Permitted Encumbrances):




	 	A.	 	the Sublease;

	 
	 	B.	 	the Purchase Agreement;
	 
	 	C.	 	any pending or future award made because of our condemnation affecting the
Property or because of any conveyance to be made in lieu thereof, and any unpaid
proceeds of insurance or claim or cause of action for damages, loss or injury to the
Subleased Premises; and
	 
	 	D.	 	all other property included within the definition of “Property” as set forth in
the Purchase Agreement;




provided, however, that excluded from this provision and quitclaim, and reserved to BNPPLC, are any
rights or privileges of BNPPLC under the following are expressly reserved and retained
by BNPPLC: (I) the indemnities set forth in the Sublease and the Ground Lease, whether such




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rights
are presently known or unknown, including rights of BNPPLC to be indemnified against environmental
claims of third parties, as provided in the Ground Lease which may not presently be known; and (ii)
provision in the Sublease that establish the right of BNPPLC to recover any accrued unpaid rent
under the Sublease which may be outstanding as of the date hereof; and (iii) agreements between
BNPPLC and BNPPLC’s Parent or any Participant, or any modification or extension thereof.



BNPPLC agrees to warrant and defend the title to the Subleased Premises as herein relinquished,
against claims and demands of any person claiming under or through a Lien Removable by BNPPLC
relating to the Subleased Premises.




     3. “As Is” Reversion. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions contained herein, NAI
acknowledges that BNPPLC makes no representations or warranties of any nature or kind, whether
statutory, express or implied, with respect to environmental matters or the physical condition of
the Subleased Premises, and NAI, by acceptance of this agreement, accepts the Subleased Premises
“As Is,” “Where Is,” and “With All Faults,” and without any such representation or warranty by
BNPPLC as to environmental matters, the physical condition of the Subleased Premises, compliance
with subdivision or platting requirements or construction of any improvements. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, NAI hereby further acknowledges and agrees that warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are excluded from the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, as are any warranties arising from a course of dealing or usage of
trade. NAI hereby assumes all risk and liability (and agrees that BNPPLC will not be liability for
any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or other damages) resulting or arising from or
relating to the ownership, use, condition, location, maintenance, repair, or operation of the
Subleased Premises, except for damages proximately caused by (and attributed by any applicable
principles of comparative fault to) any “Established Misconduct” (as defined in the Common
Definitions and Provisions Agreement) of BNPPLC.



     4. Binding Effect. The terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof will be
binding upon NAI and BNPPLC and their respective successors and assigns, and any other party
claiming through either of them, and will inure to the benefit of NAI and BNPPLC and all
transferees, mortgages, successors and assigns.



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     5. Miscellaneous. This Agreement and any other agreement relating hereto and executed
concurrently herewith represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede any prior negotiations and agreement between BNPPLC and NAI
concerning the subject matter hereof. No amendment or modification of this Agreement will be
binding or valid unless express in a writing executed by both parties hereto. This Agreement will
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard
to conflict or choice of laws. Words in the singular number will be held to include the plural and
vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which will be an original and all of which together will be a single instrument.



[Signature pages follow.]




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BNPPLC and NAI have signed this Agreement Concerning Ground Lease as of the
date(s) of their respective acknowledgments before notaries indicated below, but to be effective as
of December 1, 2008.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	       /s/  Lloyd G. Cox	 
	 	 	Name:  	Lloyd G. Cox 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF DALLAS

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	)	 	 	SS
	COUNTY OF TEXAS

	 	 	)	 	 	 





On November                     , 2008, before me                                         , a Notary Public in and
for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director of BNP Paribas Leasing
Corporation, who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on such
instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the
instrument.



WITNESS, my hand and official seal.




                                                            




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[Continuation of signature pages to Agreement Concerning Ground Lease dated to be effective as of
December 1, 2008.]




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NETAPP, INC., a Delaware corporation, which is the

successor in interest by merger to Network Appliance,
Inc.

 	 
	 	By:  	   /s/ Ingemar Lanevi	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ingemar Lanevi 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Corporate Treasurer 	 
	 



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	)	 	 	SS
	COUNTY OF WAKE

	 	 	)	 	 	 





On November                     , 2008, before me                                         , a Notary Public in and
for the County and
State aforesaid, personally appeared Ingemar Lanevi, Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of
NetApp, Inc., who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on such
instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the
instrument.



WITNESS, my hand and official seal.



                                                            




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Annex A




Legal Description



Parcel 9 and the Additional Leased Premises, as defined below, (collectively, the “Building 9
Ground Lease Premises”) as shown on that certain Vesting Tentative Parcel Map provided to BNP
Paribas Leasing Corporation by the Network Appliance, Inc. attached hereto and made a part hereof
(the “Tentative Map”), which has received preliminary approval from the City of Sunnyvale,
California, but not yet been filed for record in the office of the recorder of the County of Santa
Clara, State of California. As used herein, “Additional Leased Premises” means the parking lots,
driveways and other areas shaded in gray on the Tentative Map attached hereto within the larger
area designated as Common Lot A (consisting of 30.46 Acres, more or less) on the Tentative Map.
The northern boundary of the Additional Leased Premises is a line that runs along the same line as
the northern boundary of Common Lot A, as shown on the Tentative Map, extending from the corner of
two streets adjacent to the Additional Leased Premises to the northeast corner of Parcel 12, as
shown on the Tentative Map. The western boundary of the Additional Leased Premises runs along the
same line as (but extends beyond) the eastern boundary of Parcel 12, as shown on the Tentative Map.
The eastern boundary of the Additional Leased Premises runs along the same line as the eastern
boundary of Common Lot A, as shown on the Tentative Map. The southern boundary of the Additional
Leased Premises runs along the center of an existing or proposed driveway which is situated between
Parcel 8 and Parcel 9, as shown on the Tentative Map.



TOGETHER WITH, easements appurtenant to the Building 9 Ground Lease Premises as described in
Exhibit A attached to the Ground Lease.




 









 










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Annex B




Permitted Encumbrances



This agreement is made subject to all encumbrances not constituting a “Lien Removable by BNPPLC”
(as defined in the Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement), including the following matters to
the extent the same are still valid and in force:



1. Taxes and assessments for the current tax year and subsequent years, which are not yet due and
payable.



2. THE LIEN of supplemental taxes, if any, assessed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 commencing with Section
75 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, resulting from changes of ownership or completion
of construction on or after the date hereof.



3. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	Purpose

	 	:
	 	Slope Easement
	In favor of

	 	:
	 	City of Sunnyvale
	Recorded

	 	:
	 	October 9, 1964 in Book 6695, page 430, Official Records
	Affects

	 	:
	 	Easterly 18 feet, as shown on a survey plat entitled ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
for: Network Appliance, 1345 Crossman Avenue, dated December 2, 1999, prepared by Kier
& Wright, Job No. 97208-16.






4. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	Purpose

	 	:
	 	Public utilities easement
	In favor of

	 	:
	 	City of Sunnyvale
	Recorded

	 	:
	 	October 9, 1964 in Book 6695, page 450, Official Records
	Affects

	 	:
	 	Easterly 7 feet, as shown on a survey plat entitled ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
for: Network Appliance, 1345 Crossman Avenue, dated December 2, 1999, prepared by Kier
& Wright, Job No. 97208-16.





5. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions in the Declaration of Protective Covenants — Moffett
Industrial Park No. 2) recorded December 23, 1971 in Book 9640, page 443, Official Records; which
provide that a violation thereof shall not defeat or render invalid the lien of any Mortgage or
Deed of Trust made in good faith and for value. Said Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions do not
provide for reversion of title in the event of a breach thereof. Restrictions, if any, based upon
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin are deleted, unless and
only to the extent that said covenant (a) is exempt under Chapter 42, Section 3607, of the United
States Code, or (b) related to handicap but does not discriminate against handicapped persons.




 









 





     ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION of the rights, powers, duties, obligations, and reservations of
Moffett Park Associates, in favor of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, recorded February
8, 1977 in Book C583, page 685, Official Records.



6. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	Purpose

	 	:
	 	Public utilities
	Granted to

	 	:
	 	City of Sunnyvale
	Recorded

	 	:
	 	November 16, 1976 in Book C414, page 105, Official Records
	Affects

	 	:
	 	Southerly 10 feet, as shown on a survey plat entitled ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
for: Network Appliance, 1345 Crossman Avenue, dated December 2, 1999, prepared by Kier
& Wright, Job No. 97208-16.





7. LIMITATIONS, covenants, restrictions, reservations, exceptions or terms, but deleting any
covenant, condition or restriction indicating a preference, limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin to the extent such
covenants, conditions or restrictions violate 42 USC 3604(c), contained in the document recorded
February 5, 1980 in Book F122, page 460, Official Records.




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