exv10w70





Exhibit 10.70




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	CLOSING CERTIFICATE 
AND AGREEMENT
	 
	 	(BUILDING 9)
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	BETWEEN
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.
	 
	 	(“NAI”)
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	AND
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION
	 
	 	(“BNPPLC”)
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	February 1, 2008
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 













 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	1	 	Representations, Covenants and Acknowledgments of NAI Concerning the Property	 	 	2	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Prior Inspections and Investigations Concerning the Property	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	(B)	 	Title	 	 	 	 	2	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Compliance with Covenants and Laws	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2	 	Representations and Covenants by NAI	 	 	2	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Concerning NAI and the Operative Documents	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	(1)	 	Entity Status	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	(2)	 	Authority	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	(3)	 	Solvency	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	(4)	 	Financial Reports	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	(5)	 	Pending Legal Proceedings	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	(6)	 	No Default or Violation	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	(7)	 	Use of Proceeds	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	(8)	 	Enforceability	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	(9)	 	Pari Passu	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	(10)	 	Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	(11)	 	Investment Company Act, etc	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	(12)	 	Not a Foreign Person	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	(13)	 	ERISA	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	(14)	 	Compliance With Laws	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	(15)	 	Payment of Taxes Generally	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	(16)	 	Maintenance of Insurance Generally	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	(17)	 	Franchises, Licenses, etc	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	(18)	 	Patents, Trademarks, etc	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	(19)	 	Labor	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	(20)	 	Title to Properties Generally	 	 	6	 
	 
	 	 	 	(21)	 	Books and Records	 	 	7	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Further Assurances	 	 	7	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Syndication	 	 	7	 
	 	 	(D)	 	Financial Statements; Required Notices; Certificates	 	 	7	 
	 	 	(F)	 	OFAC	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3	 	Financial Covenants and Negative Covenants of NAI	 	 	10	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Negative Covenants	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	(1)	 	Subsidiary Indebtedness	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	(2)	 	Liens	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	(3)	 	Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	(4)	 	Speculative Swap Agreements	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	(5)	 	Transactions with Affiliates	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	(6)	 	Restrictive Agreements	 	 	24	 






 









 






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	 	 	(C)	 	Financial Covenants	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	(1)	 	Maximum Leverage Ratio	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	(2)	 	Minimum Liquidity	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	4	 	Limited Representations and Covenants of BNPPLC	 	 	25	 
	 	 	(A)	 	Concerning Accounting Matters	 	 	25	 
	 	 	(B)	 	Other Limited Representations	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	(1)	 	Entity Status	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	(2)	 	Authority	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	(3)	 	Solvency	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	(4)	 	Pending Legal Proceedings	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	(5)	 	No Default or Violation	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	(6)	 	Enforceability	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	(7)	 	Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	(8)	 	Not a Foreign Person	 	 	29	 
	 	 	(C)	 	Further Assurances	 	 	29	 
	 	 	(D)	 	Actions Permitted by NAI Without BNPPLC’s Consent	 	 	33	 
	 	 	(E)	 	Waiver of Landlord’s Liens	 	 	33	 
	 	 	(F)	 	Estoppel Letters	 	 	34	 
	 	 	(G)	 	No Implied Representations or Promises by BNPPLC	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	5	 	Usury Savings Provision	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	6	 	Obligations of NAI Under Other Operative Documents Not Limited by this
Certificate	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	7	 	Obligations of NAI Hereunder Not Limited by Other Operative Documents	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	8	 	Waiver of Jury Trial	 	 	35	 






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Exhibits and Schedules




	 	 	 
	Exhibit A

	 	Legal Description
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit B

	 	Quarterly Certificate
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit C

	 	Form of Disclosure Letter
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit D

	 	Supplemental Disclosures
	 
	 	 
	Exhibit E

	 	Certificate to be Provided by BNPPLC Re: Accounting







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CLOSING CERTIFICATE AND AGREEMENT

(BUILDING 9)




     This CLOSING CERTIFICATE AND AGREEMENT (BUILDING 9) (this “Certificate”), dated as of
February 1, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION
(“BNPPLC”), a Delaware corporation, and NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. (“NAI”), a Delaware corporation.



RECITALS




     Contemporaneously with the execution of this Certificate, BNPPLC and NAI are executing a
Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement (Building 9) dated as of the Effective Date (the
“Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement”), which by this reference is incorporated into and
made a part of this Certificate for all purposes. As used in this Certificate, capitalized terms
defined in the Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement and not otherwise defined in this
Certificate are intended to have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Common Definitions
and Provisions Agreement.



     Also contemporaneously with this Certificate, BNPPLC is executing and accepting a Ground Lease
(Building 9) from NAI (the “Ground Lease”), pursuant to which BNPPLC is acquiring a leasehold
estate in the Land described in Exhibit A and any existing Improvements on the Land.



     Also contemporaneously with this Certificate, BNPPLC and NAI are executing a Construction
Agreement (Building 9) (the “Construction Agreement”) and a Lease Agreement (Building 9) (the
“Lease”). Pursuant to the Construction Agreement, BNPPLC is agreeing to provide funding for the
construction of new Improvements. When the term of the Lease commences, the Lease will cover all
Improvements on the Land described in Exhibit A.



     Also contemporaneously with this Certificate, BNPPLC and NAI are executing a Purchase
Agreement (Building 9) (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which NAI may purchase or arrange
for the purchase of the Property and BNPPLC may collect a Supplemental Payment from NAI sufficient
to cover all or a substantial portion of the Lease Balance not otherwise repaid to BNPPLC from the
proceeds of any sale of the Property.



     As a condition to BNPPLC’s execution of the other Operative Documents, BNPPLC requires the
representations and covenants of NAI set out below.



AGREEMENTS




     In consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:



 









 




1    Representations, Covenants and Acknowledgments 
of NAI Concerning the Property. To induce BNPPLC to enter into the Ground Lease, and to
enter into this Certificate and the other Operative Documents, NAI represents, covenants and
acknowledges as follows:




     (A)      Prior Inspections and Investigations Concerning the Property. NAI has thoroughly
inspected, investigated and evaluated the condition of and title to the Property and Applicable
Laws which will govern the construction, use and operation of the Property required or permitted by
the Operative Documents, as necessary to make the representations concerning the Property set forth
in this Certificate and other Operative Documents.



     (B)      Title. Good and indefeasible title to the Land and any existing Improvements
thereon is currently vested in NAI, subject only to the rights of BNPPLC under the Ground Lease,
the Permitted Encumbrances and any Liens Removable by BNPPLC. Neither the construction
contemplated by the Construction Agreement, nor the lease of property contemplated by the Ground
Lease or by the Lease, nor any assignment or transfer contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, will
violate any Permitted Encumbrance or invoke any purchase option, right of first refusal or other
preferential purchase right contained in any Permitted Encumbrance. So long as NAI has any rights
under the Construction Agreement, the Lease or the Purchase Agreement, NAI will not permit any
Person to acquire rights of the landlord under the Ground Lease other than NAI itself or a
corporation that controls, is controlled by or under common control with NAI.



     (C)      Compliance with Covenants and Laws. The construction contemplated by the
Construction Agreement and use of the Property permitted by the Lease comply, or will comply after
NAI obtains readily available permits (either as the construction manager under the Construction
Agreement or as the tenant under the Lease), in all material respects with all Applicable Laws.
NAI has obtained or can and will promptly obtain all utility, building, health and operating
permits required by any governmental authority or municipality having jurisdiction over the
Property for the construction contemplated in the Construction Agreement and the use of the
Property permitted by the Lease.


2      Representations and Covenants by NAI. NAI also represents and covenants to BNPPLC as
follows:




     (A)      Concerning NAI and the Operative Documents.




            (1)      Entity Status. NAI is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in the
State of Delaware and is authorized to do business in and is in good standing under the laws
of California.




 




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     (2)      Authority. The Constituent Documents of NAI permit the execution, delivery
and performance of the Operative Documents by NAI, and all actions and
approvals necessary to bind NAI under the Operative Documents have been taken and
obtained. Without limiting the foregoing, the Operative Documents will be binding upon NAI
when signed on behalf of NAI by Ingemar Lanevi, Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of
NAI. NAI has all requisite power and all governmental certificates of authority, licenses,
permits and qualifications to carry on its business as now conducted and contemplated to be
conducted and to perform the Operative Documents.




     (3)      Solvency. NAI is not “insolvent” on the Effective Date (that is, the sum of NAI’s
absolute and contingent liabilities — including the obligations of NAI under the Operative
Documents — does not exceed the fair market value of NAI’s assets), and NAI has no
outstanding liens, suits, garnishments or court actions which could render NAI insolvent or
bankrupt. NAI’s capital is adequate for the businesses in which NAI is engaged and intends
to be engaged. NAI has not incurred (whether by the Operative Documents or otherwise), nor
does NAI intend to incur or believe that it will incur, debts which will be beyond its
ability to pay as such debts mature. No petition or answer has been filed by or, to NAI’s
knowledge, against NAI in bankruptcy or other legal proceedings that seeks an assignment for
the benefit of creditors, the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator
with respect to NAI or any significant portion of NAI’s property, a reorganization,
arrangement, rearrangement, composition, extension, liquidation or dissolution of NAI or
similar relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code or any state law.




     (4)      Financial Reports. All reports, financial statements and other data furnished by
NAI to BNPPLC in connection with the agreements set forth in the Operative Documents are
true and correct in all material respects and do not omit to state any fact or circumstance
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. No material adverse
change has occurred since the dates of such reports, statements and other data in the
financial condition of NAI.




     (5)      Pending Legal Proceedings. No judicial or administrative investigations, actions,
suits or proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of NAI, threatened against or
affecting NAI by or before any court or other Governmental Authority that have or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. NAI is not in default with
respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court or other Governmental
Authority in a manner that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.




     (6)      No Default or Violation. The execution and performance by NAI of the
Operative Documents do not and will not contravene or result in a breach of or default



 




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under
any other agreement to which NAI is a party or by which NAI is bound or which
affects any assets of NAI. Such execution and performance by NAI do not contravene any
law, order, decree, rule or regulation to which NAI is subject. Further, such execution and
performance by NAI will not result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to
create or impose) any lien, charge or encumbrance on, or security interest in, any property
of NAI pursuant to the provisions of any such other agreement.




     (7)      Use of Proceeds. In no event will the funds from any Funding Advance be used
directly or indirectly for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes or for the
purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of purchasing, acquiring or carrying any
“margin stock” or any “margin securities” (as such terms are defined in Regulation U
promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) or to extend credit to
others directly or indirectly for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin
stock or margin securities. NAI represents that NAI is not engaged principally, or as one of
NAI’s important activities, in the business of extending credit to others for the purpose of
purchasing or carrying such margin stock or margin securities.




     (8)      Enforceability. The Operative Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of NAI enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership and other similar laws affecting the
rights of creditors generally.




     (9)      Pari Passu. The claims of BNPPLC against NAI under the Operative Documents rank at
least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured creditors, except those whose
claims are preferred solely by any laws of general application having effect in relation to
bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other similar events.




     (10)      Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. So long as any obligations of NAI
under the Operative Documents remain outstanding, NAI will continue to engage in business of
the same general type as now conducted by it and will preserve, renew and keep in full force
and effect its corporate existence and its rights, privileges and franchises necessary or
desirable in the normal conduct of business.




     (11)      Investment Company Act, etc. NAI is not and will not become, by reason of the
Operative Documents or any business or transactions in which it participates voluntarily,
(a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” (as each
of the quoted terms is defined or used in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended),
or (b) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, or any foreign, federal or local
statute or regulation limiting NAI’s ability to incur or guarantee indebtedness or
obligations, or to pledge its assets to secure indebtedness or obligations, as contemplated
by any of the Operative Documents.



 




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     (12)      Not a Foreign Person. NAI is not a “foreign person” within the meaning
of Sections 1445 and 7701 of the Code (i.e. NAI is not a non-resident alien, foreign
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate as those terms are defined
in the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder).




     (13)      ERISA. NAI is not and will not become an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA. The assets of NAI do not and
will not in the future constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning
of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101. NAI is not and will not become a “governmental plan” within
the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA. Transactions by or with NAI are not subject to state
statutes regulating investments of and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental
plans. No ERISA Termination Event has occurred with respect to any Plan, and NAI and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with ERISA. Neither NAI nor its Subsidiaries are required to
contribute to, or has any other absolute or contingent liability in respect of, any
Multiemployer Plan. As of the Effective Date no “accumulated funding deficiency” (as
defined in Section 412(a) of the Code) exists with respect to any Plan, whether or not
waived by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and there are no Unfunded Benefit
Liabilities with respect to any Plan.




     (14)      Compliance With Laws. NAI and its Subsidiaries comply and will comply with all
Applicable Laws (including environmental laws and ERISA and the rules and regulations
thereunder), except when the necessity of compliance is contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings which do not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither NAI nor its Subsidiaries have received any notice
asserting or describing a material failure on the part of NAI or any Subsidiary to comply
with Applicable Laws, other than failures that have been fully rectified by NAI or the
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in a manner approved or accepted by Governmental Authorities
responsible for the enforcement of the Applicable Laws.




     (15)      Payment of Taxes Generally. Except when the failure to do so does not have and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (taking into account any
appropriate contest of taxes), NAI and its Subsidiaries have filed and will file all tax
declarations, reports and returns which are required by (and in the form required by)
Applicable Laws and have paid and will pay all taxes or other charges shown to be due and
payable on such declarations, reports and returns and all assessments made against it or its
assets by any Governmental Authority; and no liens have been filed or established by any
Governmental Authority against NAI or its assets or against any Subsidiary or its assets to
secure the payment of taxes or assessments that are past due or claimed to be past due.




     (16)      Maintenance of Insurance Generally. Except when the failure to do so



 




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does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
NAI and its Subsidiaries have maintained and will maintain insurance with respect to its
properties and businesses, with financially sound and reputable insurers, having coverages
against losses or damages of the kinds customarily insured against by reputable companies in
the same or similar businesses, such insurance being the types, and in amounts no less than
the amounts, which are customary for such companies under similar circumstances.




     (17)      Franchises, Licenses, etc. Except when the failure to do so does not have and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, NAI and its Subsidiaries
have and comply with, and will have and will comply with, all franchises, certificates,
licenses, permits and other authorizations from Governmental Authorities that are necessary
for the ownership, maintenance and operation of its properties and assets.




     (18)      Patents, Trademarks, etc. Except when the failure to do so does not have and
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, NAI and its Subsidiaries
have and will have and maintain in full force and effect all patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other such rights, free from burdensome
restrictions, which are necessary for the operation of its businesses. Without limiting the
foregoing, to the knowledge of NAI, no product, process, method, service or other item
presently sold by or employed by NAI or any Subsidiary in connection with its business as
presently conducted infringes any patents, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright,
license or other right owned by any other Person. No claim or litigation is presently
pending, or to the knowledge of NAI, threatened against or affecting NAI or any Subsidiary
that contests its right to sell or use any such product, process, method, substance or other
item and that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.




     (19)      Labor. Neither NAI nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced strikes, labor
disputes, slow downs or work stoppages due to labor disagreements that currently have or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and to the knowledge of NAI
there are no such strikes, disputes, slow downs or work stoppages threatened against it or
against any Subsidiary. The hours worked and payment made to employees of NAI and its
Subsidiaries have not been in violation in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards
Act or any other Applicable Laws dealing with such matters. All material payments due on
account of wages or employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits from NAI or
from any Subsidiary have been paid or accrued as liabilities on its books.




     (20)      Title to Properties Generally. Except when the failure to do so does not



 




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have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, NAI and
its Subsidiaries have and will have and maintain good and indefeasible fee simple title to
or valid leasehold interests in all of its real property and good title to or a valid
leasehold interest in all of its other material assets, as such properties and assets are
reflected in the most recent financial statements delivered to BNPPLC, other than properties
or assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business since such date; subject, however,
in the case of the Property, to Permitted Encumbrances and Liens created by the Operative
Documents. NAI enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all of its leases.




            (21)      Books and Records. NAI will keep proper books of record and account, containing
complete and accurate entries of all its financial and business transactions.



     (B)      Further Assurances. NAI will, upon the reasonable request of BNPPLC, (i) execute,
acknowledge, deliver and record or file such further instruments and do such further acts as may be
necessary, desirable or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Operative
Documents and to subject to any of the Operative Documents any property intended by the terms
thereof to be covered thereby, including specifically, but without limitation, any renewals,
additions, substitutions, replacements or appurtenances to the Property; (ii) execute, acknowledge,
deliver, procure and record or file any document or instrument deemed advisable by BNPPLC to
protect its rights in and to the Property against the rights or interests of third persons; and
(iii) provide such certificates, documents, reports, information, affidavits and other instruments
and do such further acts as may be necessary, desirable or proper in the reasonable determination
of BNPPLC to enable BNPPLC to comply with the requirements or requests of any agency or authority
having jurisdiction over it.



     (C)      Syndication. Without limiting the foregoing, NAI will cooperate with BNPPLC as
reasonably required to allow BNPPLC to induce banks not affiliated with BNPPLC to become
Participants. Such cooperation will include the execution of any modification proposed by BNPPLC to
any of the Operative Documents at the request of a prospective Participant; subject, however, to
the conditions that (i) in no event will NAI be required to approve or accept an increase in the
Spread or other modifications that change the economics of the transactions contemplated by the
Operative Documents to NAI, and (ii) in other respects the form and substance of any such
modification agreement must not be reasonably objectionable to NAI.



     (D)      Financial Statements; Required Notices; Certificates. Prior to the Completion Date
and throughout the Term of the Lease, NAI will deliver to BNPPLC and to each Participant of which
NAI has been notified:




            (1)      as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of
the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of NAI, the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of NAI and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and consolidated



 




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unaudited statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flow of NAI and its
Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal year and ending
with the end of such quarter, setting forth in comparative form figures for the
corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, in the case of such statements of income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flow, and figures for the preceding fiscal year in the case of
such balance sheet, all in reasonable detail, in accordance with GAAP, and certified in a
manner acceptable to BNPPLC by a Responsible Financial Officer of NAI (subject to normal
year-end adjustments); provided, that so long as NAI is a company subject to the periodic
reporting requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, NAI
will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under this clause (1) if NAI delivers to
BNPPLC the same quarterly reports, certified by a Responsible Financial Officer of NAI
(subject to year-end adjustments), that NAI delivers to its shareholders;




     (2)      as soon as available and in any event within ninety days after the end of each
fiscal year of NAI, the consolidated balance sheet of NAI and its Subsidiaries as of the end
of such fiscal year and consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash
flow of NAI and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing at the end of the previous fiscal
year and ending with the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form figures
for the preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, in accordance with GAAP, and
certified in a manner acceptable to BNPPLC by independent public accountants of recognized
national standing reasonably acceptable to BNPPLC; provided, that so long as NAI is a
company subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, NAI will be deemed to have satisfied its obligations under
this clause (ii) if NAI delivers to BNPPLC the same annual report and report and opinion of
accountants that NAI delivers to its shareholders;




     (3)      in each case if requested in writing by BNPPLC, together with the financial
statements furnished in accordance with subparagraph 2(D)(1) and 2(D)(2), a certificate of a
Responsible Financial Officer of NAI in the form of certificate attached hereto as
Exhibit B (a) representing that no Event of Default or material Default by NAI has
occurred (or, if an Event of Default or material Default by NAI has occurred, stating the
nature thereof and the action which NAI has taken or proposes to take to rectify it),
(b) stating that the representations and warranties by NAI contained herein are true and
complete in all material respects on and as of the date of such certificate as though made
on and as of such date, and (c) setting forth calculations which show whether NAI is
complying with financial covenants set forth in subparagraph 3(C);




     (4)      as soon as possible and in any event within five days after the occurrence
of each Event of Default or material Default known to a Responsible Financial Officer of
NAI, a statement of NAI setting forth details of such Event of Default or material
Default



 




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and the action which NAI has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;




     (5)      promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of all such financial
statements, proxy statements, notices and reports which NAI or any Subsidiary sends to its
public stockholders, and copies of all reports and registration statements (without
exhibits) which NAI or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or
any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions of the Securities and Exchange
Commission) or any national securities exchange;




     (6)      as soon as practicable and in any event within thirty days after a Responsible
Financial Officer of NAI knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Termination Event with
respect to any Plan has occurred, a statement of a Responsible Financial Officer of NAI
describing such ERISA Termination Event and the action, if any, which NAI proposes to take
with respect thereto;




     (7)      upon request by BNPPLC, a statement in writing certifying that the Operative
Documents are unmodified and in full effect (or, if there have been modifications, that the
Operative Documents are in full effect as modified, and setting forth such modifications)
and either stating that no Default exists under the Operative Documents or specifying each
such Default; it being intended that any such statement by NAI may be relied upon by any
prospective purchaser or mortgagee of the Property or any prospective Participant; and




     (8)      such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or
otherwise, of NAI, of its Subsidiaries or of the Property as BNPPLC or BNPPLC’s Parent or
any Participant through BNPPLC may from time to time reasonably request.


Reports and financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2) and (5)
of this subparagraph 2(D) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such reports,
or reports containing such financial statements, are posted for downloading (in a “PDF” or other
readily available format) on one of NAI’s internet websites at www.netapp.com or
www.investors.netapp.com or on the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov; provided, however, that
after being posted they remain available for downloading at the applicable website for at least 90
days.



BNPPLC is hereby authorized to deliver a copy of any information or certificate delivered to
it pursuant to this subparagraph 2(D) to any Participant and to any regulatory body having




 




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jurisdiction over BNPPLC, BNPPLC’s Parent or any Participant that requires or requests it.




        (E)      Omissions. None of NAI’s representations in the Operative Documents or in any
other document, certificate or written statement furnished to BNPPLC by or on behalf of NAI
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements contained herein or therein (when taken in their entireties) not misleading.



        (F)      OFAC. None of NAI or any subsidiary or affiliate of NAI: (i) is a person named on
the list of Specially Designated Nationals or Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Department of
the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sdn/index.html, or as otherwise published from time to
time; or (ii) is (A) an agency of the government of a country, (B) an organization controlled by a
country, or (C) a person resident in a country that is subject to a sanctions program identified on
the list maintained by OFAC and available at
http://www.treas.gov/offices/eotffc/ofac/sanctions/index.html, or as otherwise published from time
to time, as such program may be applicable to such agency, organization or person; or (iii) derives
more than 15% of its assets or operating income from investments in or transactions with any such
country, agency, organization or person. Further, none of the proceeds from the Initial Advance or
any Construction Advance will be used to finance any operations, investments or activities in, or
make any payments to, any such country, agency, organization, or person.



        (G)      U.S. Patriot Act. NAI acknowledges that BNPPLC, BNPPLC’s Parent and Participants
may be required, pursuant to the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), to obtain, verify, record and disclose to law enforcement
authorities information that identifies the NAI, including the name and address of NAI. NAI will
provide to BNPPLC and Participants any such information they may request pursuant to the Patriot
Act, and NAI agrees that any of BNPPLC, BNPPLC’s Parent and Participants may disclose such
information to law enforcement authorities if the authorities make a request or demand for
disclosure pursuant to the Patriot Act. NAI also acknowledges that, in such event, none of BNPPLC,
BNPPLC’s Parent or Participants may be required or even permitted by the Patriot Act to notify NAI
of the request or demand for disclosure.


3      Financial Covenants and Negative Covenants of NAI. NAI represents and covenants as
follows:




        (A)      Definitions Applicable in this Paragraph. As used in (and only for purposes of)
this Paragraph 3:




          “Accepted Contest Requirements” means, with respect to any Tax or other
payment due or claimed to be due from NAI or any Subsidiary or any demand for payment
made upon NAI or any Subsidiary, that (a) NAI or such Subsidiary must contest



 




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the validity
or amount thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) NAI or such Subsidiary has
set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and
(c) the failure to make payment thereof pending such contest could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.




          “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay
rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use)
real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be
classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP,
and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in
accordance with GAAP.




          “Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as
in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than 40% of the
aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests
of NAI; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of
directors of NAI by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of NAI
nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (c) NAI ceasing to own, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Material Domestic
Subsidiary except in accordance with subparagraph 3(B)(3) below.




          “Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money” means at any time (1) the sum, without
duplication, of (a) items that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as indebtedness
on the consolidated balance sheet of NAI and its Subsidiaries and (b) the capitalized
portion of any synthetic leases, minus (2) the then aggregate outstanding principal amount
of Indebtedness under NAI’s Secured Revolver and under that certain Loan Agreement dated as
of March 31, 2006 by and among Network Appliance Global Ltd. and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association as initial lender and as administrative agent. (In clause (b) of this
definition, “capitalized portion” means, with respect to any synthetic lease, the price for
which the lessee can purchase the leased property or could purchase it if the synthetic
lease expired on the date of the applicable calculation of the Consolidated Debt for
Borrowed Money. Thus, for example, the “capitalized portion” of the transactions governed
by the Operative Documents will equal the Lease Balance.)




          “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with reference to any period, the sum of the following:
(a) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (b) without duplication and to the extent
deducted from revenues in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the




 




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sum of (i)
Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, (ii) expense for taxes paid or accrued during
such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation, (iv) amortization during such
period, (v) extraordinary non-cash charges incurred other than in the ordinary course of
business during such period, (vi) nonrecurring extraordinary non-cash restructuring charges,
and (vii) share-based non-cash compensation expense minus without duplication and to the
extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (c) interest income, (d)
extraordinary non-cash gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business and (e)
any cash payments made during such period in respect of the item described in clause (vii)
above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant share-based non-cash
compensation expense was incurred, all calculated for NAI and its Subsidiaries in accordance
with GAAP on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for
any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any
time during such Reference Period NAI or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material
Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount
equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the
subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount
equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference
Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period NAI or any Subsidiary shall have made a
Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first
day of such Reference Period. As used in this definition, “Material Acquisition” means any
acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that (a) constitutes
(i) assets comprising all or substantially all or any significant portion of a business or
operating unit of a business, or (ii) all or substantially all of the common stock or other
Equity Interests of a Person, and (b) involves the payment of consideration by NAI and its
Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer
or disposition of property or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions of
property that yields gross proceeds to NAI or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of
$50,000,000.




          “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the
interest expense (including without limitation interest expense under Capital Lease
Obligations that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of NAI and its Subsidiaries
calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to (a) all outstanding
Indebtedness of NAI and its Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP
and (b) Swap Agreements (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other
fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit
and bankers acceptance financing and net costs under interest rate Swap Agreements to
the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP). In
addition, for purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio only, rents payable for any period
pursuant to NAI’s synthetic leases shall be included in Consolidated Interest Expense for




 




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such period; excluding, however, any amounts (whether on not designated as rents) paid or to
be paid as compensation for or reimbursement of any Losses, and also excluding any payments
which reduce or will reduce the outstanding lease balance of any synthetic lease. For
example, Base Rents payable under the Lease will be included in Consolidated Interest
Expense, but not Additional Rents.




          “Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss)
of NAI and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis
(without duplication) for such period.




          “Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of the date of any determination thereof, total
assets of NAI and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated
basis as of such date.




          “Disclosure Letter” means the disclosure letter (the form of which is attached to this
Certificate as Exhibit C) given by NAI to Chase Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent, in connection with NAI’s recently executed Credit Agreement dated as
of November 2, 2007, as amended or supplemented from time to time by NAI with the written
consent of BNPPLC.




          “Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized under the
laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or in the District of Columbia.




          “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership
interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity
ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the
holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.




          “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any
other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency,
authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions
of or pertaining to government.




          “Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of
guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary
obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the
guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to




 




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advance
or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase
or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such
Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital,
equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary
obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or
(d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to
support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.




          “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which
interest charges are paid or payable, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional
sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e)
all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or
services (excluding accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all
Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or
acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,
(g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease
Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as
an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (k)
the Net Mark-to Market Exposure of all Swap Obligations of such Person, and (l) any other
Off-Balance Sheet Liability. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness
of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to
the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in
or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness
provide that such Person is not liable therefor.




          “Leverage Ratio” means the ratio, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter of
NAI, of Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money as of the end of such fiscal quarter to
Consolidated EBITDA for the period of 4 consecutive fiscal quarters ending with the end of
such fiscal quarter.




          “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or other security interest in, on or of such asset and
(b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease
or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic
effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.




 




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          “Liquidity” means, with respect to NAI and its Subsidiaries as of any date of
determination, the sum of all unrestricted cash and unrestricted Permitted Investments which
are not subject to any Lien (other than Liens permitted under subparagraph 3(B)(2)(e)) and
which would be included on the consolidated balance sheet of NAI and such Subsidiaries in
accordance with GAAP as of such date of determination.




          “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets,
operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of NAI and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, or (b) the ability of NAI or any Material Domestic Subsidiary to perform any of its
obligations under any of the Operative Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available
to BNPPLC under any of the Operative Documents.




          “Material Domestic Subsidiary” means each Material Subsidiary that is a Domestic
Subsidiary. The Material Domestic Subsidiaries on the Effective Date are identified as such
in Schedule 3.01 to the Disclosure Letter.




          “Material Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary (a) which, as of the most recent fiscal
quarter of NAI, for the period covering the then most recently ended fiscal year and the
portion of the then current fiscal year ending at the end of such fiscal quarter, for which
financial statements have been delivered pursuant to subparagraph 2(D), contributed greater
than five percent (5%) of NAI’s Consolidated EBITDA for such period or (b) which contributed
greater than five percent (5%) of NAI’s Consolidated Total Assets as of such date.




          “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.




          “NAI’s Secured Revolver” means the Secured Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2007
by and among NAI, certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent, as it exists and is in force on the Effective Date.




          “Net Mark-to-Market Exposure” of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the
excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising
from each Swap Agreement transaction. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of
the cost to such Person of replacing such transaction as of the
date of determination (assuming such transaction were to be terminated as of that
date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of
replacing such transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such transaction was to
be terminated as of that date).




          “Off-Balance Sheet Liability” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or
liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person




 




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that is related to retained credit risk, or (b) any indebtedness, liability or obligation
under any so-called “synthetic lease” transaction entered into by such Person.




          “Permitted Liens or Encumbrances” means:




          (a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes or other governmental charges that are not
yet due or are being contested in accordance with Accepted Contest Requirements;




          (b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s,
landlord’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of
business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than sixty (60) days
or are being contested in accordance with Accepted Contest Requirements;




          (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance
with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or
regulations;




          (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;




          (e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of
Default under clause (J) of the definition thereof in the Common Definitions and
Provisions Agreement;




          (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on
real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do
not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of
the affected property or interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct
of business of NAI or any Subsidiary;




          (g) leases or subleases granted to other Persons and not interfering in any
material respect with the business of the lessor or sublessor;




          (h) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code filings or
similar filings relating to operating leases;




          (i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of
law to secure payment of customs duties in connection within the importation of
goods;




 




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          (j) Liens on insurance proceeds securing the premium of financed
insurance proceeds;




          (k) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business on cash collateral to
secure letters of credit, bank guarantees and banker’s acceptances and Swap
Agreements;




          (l) licenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;




          (m) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease of real
property or personal property; and




          (n) other Liens on assets securing Indebtedness or other obligations not
prohibited under provisions of the Operative Documents other than this Paragraph 3
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding;




provided that the term “Permitted Liens or Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing
Indebtedness.




          “Permitted Investments” means:




          (a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on
which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any
agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from
the date of acquisition thereof;




          (b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the date of
acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a rating of “A-2” (or
better) from S&P or “P-2” (or better) from Moody’s;




          (c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time
deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or
guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered
by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof or any other country which has a
combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;




          (d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more




 




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than thirty (30) days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into
with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;




          (e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, to the extent such money market fund is governed thereby, (ii) are
rated AA by S&P and Aa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least
$5,000,000,000;




          (f) investments made pursuant to a cash management investment policy approved
by the board of directors of the Person making such investment and as in effect on
the Effective Date, as such policy may be amended or otherwise modified from time to
time with the written consent of BNPPLC; and




          (g) investments described in the following table:




	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Type of Security	 	 	Remaining Maturity/ S&P/ Moody’s	 
	 	 	 	 	Rating	 
	 	JPMorgan Certificates of Deposit
	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	US Treasury Treasuries
	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	US Agency Securities

	 	 	Less than 30 years	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	USD Commercial Paper

	 	 	A1/P1 Less than or equal to 270 days	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	 	US Gov’t	 
	 	Money Market Funds (Must be
through JPMorgan)
	 	 	Treasury Plus	 
	 	 

	 	 	Cash Management	 
	 	 

	 	 	100% US Treasury	 
	 	 

	 	 	Federal Money Market	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Medium Term Notes, Corporate
Bonds, Corporate Debentures,
Floating Rate Notes, and Auction
Rate Securities

	 	 	A or better	 
	 






          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.




          “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of assets or property
by any Person with the intent to lease any such asset or property as lessee.




 




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          “Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of NAI or any Subsidiary the payment
of which is subordinated to payment of the obligations under the Operative Documents to the
written satisfaction of BNPPLC.




          “subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the
accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s
consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance
with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership
interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting
power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests
are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise
Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one
or more subsidiaries of the parent.




          “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of NAI.




          “Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or
derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to,
one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or
economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or
value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no
phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by
current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of NAI or the Subsidiaries
shall be a Swap Agreement.




          “Swap Obligations” of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person,
whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced
or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions
therefor), under (a) any and all Swap Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy
backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any such Swap Agreement transaction.




          “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.



          (B)      Negative Covenants. Prior to the Designated Sale Date and so long thereafter as
any amount shall continue to be due and payable by NAI to BNPPLC pursuant to any of the Operative
Documents, NAI covenants and agrees as follows:




 




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          (1)      Subsidiary Indebtedness. NAI will not permit any Subsidiary to create,
incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:




          (a) by Guarantee or assumption of any obligations evidenced or created by (x)
any of the Operative Documents, (y) or other comparable agreements between BNPPLC
and NAI covering other properties, or (z) the Credit Agreement referenced on the
first page of the Disclosure Letter;




          (b) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and listed in Schedule 6.01 to
the Disclosure Letter or in Section 1 of Exhibit D, and extensions,
renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the then
outstanding principal amount thereof;




          (c) Indebtedness of (i) any Subsidiary to any Material Domestic Subsidiary and
(ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary to any other
Subsidiary that is not a Material Domestic Subsidiary;




          (d) Guarantees by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of NAI or any other
Subsidiary;




          (e) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition,
construction or improvements of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease
Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any
such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets (and additions, accessions,
parts, improvement and attachments thereto and the proceeds thereof) prior to the
acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such
Indebtedness that do not increase the then outstanding principal amount thereof;
provided that such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or
within 120 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction
or improvement; and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness
that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;




          (f) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date
hereof; provided that such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a
Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person
becoming a Subsidiary, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such
Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;




          (g) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of letters
of credit, bank guarantees and bankers’ acceptances;




 




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          (h) Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements permitted under
subparagraph 3(B)(4);




          (i) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries which are not Material Domestic Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding 5% of Consolidated Total Assets at
any time outstanding; and




          (j) other Indebtedness of any Subsidiary which is a Material Domestic
Subsidiary so long as, at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving effect
thereto (on a pro forma basis), NAI is in pro forma compliance with the maximum
Leverage Ratio permitted under subparagraph 3(C)(1).




            (2)      Liens. NAI will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume
or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it
(and for purposes hereof, any capital stock issued by NAI which is held by NAI as treasury
stock shall not be deemed to be property or an asset of NAI and shall not be subject to this
subparagraph 3(B)(2)), or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts
receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except that the following shall be
permitted so long as they do not encumber any interest in the Property in violation of other
provisions of the Operative Documents:




          (a) Permitted Liens or Encumbrances;




          (b) any Lien on any property or asset of NAI or any Subsidiary existing on the
date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02 to the Disclosure Letter or referenced in
Section 2 of Exhibit D; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any
other property or asset of NAI or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall
secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and
extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding
principal amount thereof;




          (c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition
thereof by NAI or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person
that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person
becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of
or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the
case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of NAI
or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it
secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof
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thereof;




          (d) Liens on fixed or capital assets (and additions, accessions, parts,
improvements and attachments thereto and the proceeds thereof) acquired, constructed
or improved by NAI or any Subsidiary; provided that:




          (i) such security interests secure Indebtedness not otherwise
prohibited under the Operative Documents;




          (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are
either (A) incurred prior to or within one hundred twenty (120) days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, or
(B) granted and incurred to extend, renew or replace any security interest
and Indebtedness secured thereby that are permitted by this clause (d) and
do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof by more than 5%;




          (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 105% of the cost
of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets; and




          (iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or
assets of NAI or any Subsidiary;




          (e) customary bankers’ Liens and rights of setoff arising by operation of law
or contract and incurred on deposits made in the ordinary course of business;




          (f) assignments of the right to receive income effected (i) as a part of the
sale of a Subsidiary or a business unit or (ii) for factoring in the ordinary course
of business;




          (g) Liens on any cash earnest money deposit made by NAI or any Subsidiary in
connection with any letter of intent or acquisition agreement that is not prohibited
by the Operative Documents;




          (h) customary Liens granted in favor a trustee to secure fees and other
amounts owing to such trustee under an indenture or other agreement pursuant to
Indebtedness not otherwise prohibited under the Operative Documents; and




          (i) Liens granted as provided in and securing Indebtedness under NAI’s
Secured Revolver, provided such Liens do not at any time secure an outstanding




 




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principal balance of more than $500,000,000.




            (3)      Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales.




          (a) NAI will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into,
consolidate with, or otherwise be acquired by, any other Person, or sell, transfer,
lease or otherwise dispose (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction)
of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of
its assets, or all or substantially all of the stock of any of its Subsidiaries (in
each case, whether now owned or here-after acquired, and for purposes hereof, any
capital stock issued by NAI which is held by NAI as treasury stock shall not be
deemed to be property or an asset of NAI and shall not be subject to this
subparagraph 3(B)(3), or liquidate or dissolve, except that, if at the time thereof
and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be
continuing (i) any Subsidiary may merge into a Material Domestic Subsidiary in a
transaction in which the surviving entity is such Material Domestic Subsidiary, (ii)
any wholly owned Subsidiary may merge into or consolidate with any wholly owned
Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a wholly owned
Subsidiary and no Person other than NAI or a wholly owned Subsidiary receives any
consideration, provided that if any such merger described in this clause (ii) shall
involve a Material Domestic Subsidiary, the surviving entity of such merger shall be
a Material Domestic Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary may sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of its assets to a Material Domestic Subsidiary or any wholly
owned Subsidiary pursuant to a transaction not otherwise prohibited under the
Operative Documents, (iv) any
Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if NAI determines in good faith that such
liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of NAI, (v) NAI may merge with
any other Person so long as NAI is the surviving entity, (vi) any Subsidiary may
merge with any other Person so long as the surviving entity is, in the case of a
Subsidiary Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantor, and in all other cases, a wholly
owned Subsidiary and (vii) any Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Guarantor may
merge into, and NAI or any Subsidiary may dispose of assets to, any other Person so
long as NAI delivers a certificate to BNPPLC demonstrating pro forma compliance with
subparagraph 3(C) after giving effect to such transaction.




          (b) NAI will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to
any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by
NAI and its Subsidiaries on the date of execution of the Operative Documents and
businesses reasonably related thereto.




          (c) NAI will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
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fiscal year to end on a day other than as such fiscal year end is
currently determined or change NAI’s method of determining fiscal quarters.




          (4)      Speculative Swap Agreements. NAI will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except (a) Swap Agreements entered into to
hedge or mitigate risks to which NAI or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those
in respect of Equity Interests or Subordinated Indebtedness of NAI or any of its
Subsidiaries), and (b) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or
exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another
floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of
NAI or any Subsidiary.




          (5)      Transactions with Affiliates. NAI will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other
transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) in the ordinary course of business at
prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to NAI or such Subsidiary than could
be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between
or among NAI and its wholly owned Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (c) to
enter into indemnification arrangements with or to pay customary fees and reimburse
out-of-pocket expenses of directors or (d) as set forth on the Disclosure Letter.




          (6)      Restrictive Agreements. NAI will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement
or
other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the
ability of NAI or any Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of
its property or assets, or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other
distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or
advances to NAI or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of NAI or any other
Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions
imposed by law, by any Operative Document, by any document relating to NAI’s unsecured
syndicated revolving credit facility from certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association as administrative agent, by NAI’s Secured Revolver, or by any document relating
to NAI’s synthetic lease facilities, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions existing on the date hereof identified in Schedule 6.06 to the Disclosure Letter
or in Section 3 of Exhibit D (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any
amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii)
the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in
agreements relating to the sale of assets or of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided
such restrictions and conditions apply only to such assets or such Subsidiary that are to be
sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall




 




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not apply
to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness
permitted by the Operative Documents if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the
property or assets securing such Indebtedness, and (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not
apply to customary provisions in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and other
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business restricting the assignment
thereof.



          (C)      Financial Covenants. Prior to the Designated Sale Date and so long thereafter as
any amount shall continue to be due and payable by NAI to BNPPLC pursuant to any of the Operative
Documents:




          (1)      Maximum Leverage Ratio. NAI will not permit the Leverage Ratio to be greater than
3.0 to 1.0.




          (2)      Minimum Liquidity. NAI and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis shall
maintain, at all times, Liquidity of not less than $300,000,000.


4      Limited Representations and Covenants of BNPPLC




        (A)      Concerning Accounting Matters.




          (1)      To permit NAI to determine the appropriate accounting for NAI’s relationship with
BNPPLC under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”), BNPPLC represents that to the knowledge of
BNPPLC the fair value of the Property and of other properties, if any, leased to NAI by
BNPPLC (collectively, whether one or more, the “Properties Leased to NAI”) are, as of the
Effective Date, less than half of the total of the fair values of all assets of BNPPLC,
excluding any assets of BNPPLC held within a silo. Further, none of the Properties Leased
to NAI are, as of the Effective Date, held within a silo. Consistent with the directions of
NAI (based upon the current interpretation of FIN 46 by NAI and its auditors), and for
purposes of this representation only:




	 	•	 	“held within a silo” means, with respect to any asset or group of
assets leased by BNPPLC to a single lessee or group of affiliated
lessees, that BNPPLC has obtained funds equal to or in excess of 95% of
the fair value of the leased asset or group of assets to acquire or
maintain its investment in such asset or group of assets through
non-recourse financing or other contractual arrangements (such as
targeted equity or bank participations), the effect of which is to
leave such asset or group of assets (or proceeds thereof) as the only
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	 	 	 	repayment of such
funds;
	 
	 	•	 	“fair value” means, with respect to any asset, the
amount for which the asset could be bought or sold in a current
transaction negotiated at arms length between willing parties (that is,
other than in a forced or liquidation sale);
	 
	 	•	 	with respect to the Properties Leased to NAI
(regardless of how BNPPLC accounts for the leases of the Properties
Leased to NAI), and with respect to other assets that are subject to
leases accounted for by BNPPLC as operating leases pursuant to
Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 13 (“FAS 13”), fair
value is determined without regard to residual value guarantees,
remarketing agreements, non-recourse financings, purchase options or
other contractual arrangements, whether made by BNPPLC with NAI or with
other parties, that might otherwise impact the fair value of such
assets;
	 
	 	•	 	with respect to assets, other than Properties Leased to
NAI, that are subject to leases accounted for by BNPPLC as leveraged
leases pursuant to FAS 13, fair value is determined on a gross basis
prior to the application of leveraged lease accounting, recognizing
that
equity investments made by BNPPLC in its assets subject to leveraged
lease accounting should be grossed up in applying this test
(however, equity investments made by BNPPLC through another legal
entity should not be so grossed up in applying this test);
	 
	 	•	 	with respect to assets, other than Properties Leased to
NAI, that are subject to leases accounted for by BNPPLC as direct
financing leases pursuant to FAS 13, fair value is determined as the
sum of the fair values (considering current interest rates at which
similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings
and for the same remaining maturities) of the corresponding finance
lease receivables and related unguaranteed residual values.






          (2)      BNPPLC also represents that BNPPLC’s Parent is, as of the Effective Date, including
BNPPLC as a consolidated subsidiary in the audited financial statements issued by BNPPLC’s
Parent.




          (3)      BNPPLC covenants that, as reasonably requested by NAI from time to




 




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time with
respect to any accounting period during which the Lease is or was in effect, BNPPLC will
provide to NAI confirmation of facts concerning BNPPLC and its assets as necessary to permit
NAI to determine the proper accounting for the Lease (including updates of the facts set
forth in clauses (1) and (2) above); except that BNPPLC will not be required by this
provision to (w) provide any information that is not in the possession or control of BNPPLC
or its Affiliates, (x) disclose the specific terms and conditions of its leases or other
transactions with other parties or the names of such parties, (y) make disclosures
prohibited by any law applicable to BNPPLC or BNPPLC’s Parent, or (z) disclose any other
information that is protected from disclosure by confidentiality provisions in favor of such
other parties or would be protected if their agreements with BNPPLC contained
confidentiality provisions similar in scope and substance to any confidentiality provisions
set forth in the Operative Documents for the benefit of NAI or its Affiliates. BNPPLC will
represent that information provided by it pursuant to this clause is true and complete in
all material respects, but only to the knowledge of BNPPLC as of the date it is provided,
utilizing the form of the certificate attached hereto as Exhibit E (signed by an
officer of BNPPLC), which certificate will be provided periodically by BNPPLC within five
business days of reasonable written request therefor by NAI as provided above, or such
longer period of time as may be reasonably necessary under the circumstances in order for
BNPPLC to confirm such information.




          (4)      Although the representations required of BNPPLC by this subparagraph
are intended to cover facts, it is understood and agreed (consistent with
subparagraph 4(C) of the Lease) that BNPPLC has not made and will not make any
representation or warranty as to the proper accounting by NAI or its Affiliates of the Lease
or as to other accounting conclusions.



        (B)      Other Limited Representations. BNPPLC represents that:




          (1)      Entity Status. BNPPLC is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of Delaware.




          (2)      Authority. The Constituent Documents of BNPPLC permit the execution,
delivery and performance of the Operative Documents by BNPPLC, and all actions and approvals
necessary to bind BNPPLC under the Operative Documents have been taken and obtained.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Operative Documents will be binding upon BNPPLC when
signed on behalf of BNPPLC by Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director of BNPPLC. BNPPLC has all
requisite power and all governmental certificates of authority, licenses, permits and
qualifications to carry on its business as now conducted and contemplated to be conducted
and to perform the Operative Documents, except that BNPPLC makes no representation as to
whether it has obtained governmental certificates of authority, licenses, permits,
qualifications or other documentation required by state or




 




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local Applicable Laws. With
regard to any such state or local requirements, NAI may require that BNPPLC obtain a
specific governmental certificates of authority, licenses, permits, qualifications or other
documentation pursuant to subparagraph 4(C), subject to the conditions set forth in that
subparagraph.




          (3)      Solvency. BNPPLC is not “insolvent” on the Effective Date (that is, the sum of
BNPPLC’s absolute and contingent liabilities — including the obligations of BNPPLC under the
Operative Documents — does not exceed the fair market value of BNPPLC’s assets), and BNPPLC
has no outstanding liens, suits, garnishments or court actions which could render BNPPLC
insolvent or bankrupt. BNPPLC’s capital is adequate for the businesses in which BNPPLC is
engaged and intends to be engaged. BNPPLC has not incurred (whether by the Operative
Documents or otherwise), nor does BNPPLC intend to incur or believe that it will incur,
debts which will be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature. No petition or answer
has been filed by or, to BNPPLC’s knowledge, against BNPPLC in bankruptcy or other legal
proceedings that seeks an assignment for the benefit of creditors, the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator with respect to BNPPLC or any significant portion
of BNPPLC’s property, a reorganization, arrangement, rearrangement, composition, extension,
liquidation or dissolution of BNPPLC or similar relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code or
any state law. (As used in the Operative Documents, “BNPPLC’s knowledge” and
words of like effect mean the present actual knowledge of Lloyd G. Cox and Barry
Mendelsohn, the current officers of BNPPLC having primary responsibility for the negotiation
of the Operative Documents.)




          (4)      Pending Legal Proceedings. No judicial or administrative investigations, actions,
suits or proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of BNPPLC, threatened against or
affecting BNPPLC by or before any court or other Governmental Authority. BNPPLC is not in
default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court or other
Governmental Authority in a manner that has or could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on BNPPLC or its ability to perform its obligations under the
Operative Documents.




          (5)      No Default or Violation. The execution and performance by BNPPLC of the Operative
Documents do not and will not contravene or result in a breach of or default under any other
agreement to which BNPPLC is a party or by which BNPPLC is bound or which affects any assets
of BNPPLC. Such execution and performance by BNPPLC do not contravene any law, order,
decree, rule or regulation to which BNPPLC is subject. Further, such execution and
performance by BNPPLC will not result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to
create or impose) any lien, charge or encumbrance on, or security interest in, any property
of BNPPLC pursuant to the provisions of any such other agreement.




 




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          (6)      Enforceability. The Operative Documents constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of BNPPLC enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership and other similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally.




          (7)      Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. So long as any of the Operative
Documents remains in force, BNPPLC will continue to engage in business of the same general
type as now conducted by it and will preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its
corporate existence and its rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the
normal conduct of business.




          (8)      Not a Foreign Person. BNPPLC is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of
Sections 1445 and 7701 of the Code (i.e. BNPPLC is not a non-resident alien, foreign
corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust or foreign estate as those terms are defined
in the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder).


Notwithstanding the foregoing, however or any other provision herein or in other Operative
Documents to the contrary, it is understood that NAI is not relying upon BNPPLC for any evaluation
of California or local Applicable Laws upon the transactions contemplated in the
Operative Documents, and BNPPLC makes no representation and will not make any representation that
conditions imposed by zoning ordinances or other state or local Applicable Laws to the purchase,
ownership, lease or operation of the Property have been satisfied.




        (C)      Further Assurances. Prior to the Completion Date and during the Term of the
Lease BNPPLC will take any action reasonably requested by NAI to facilitate the construction
contemplated by the Construction Agreement or the use of the Property permitted by the Lease or the
establishment of a commercial condominium regime that includes the Property (a “Condominium
Regime”) or replatting of the Land and other adjacent land owned by NAI (a “Replatting”); subject,
however, to the following terms and conditions:




          (1)      This subparagraph 4(C) will not impose upon BNPPLC the obligation to take any
action that can be taken by NAI, NAI’s Affiliates or anyone else other than BNPPLC as the
lessee under the Ground Lease or the owner of the Property.




          (2)      BNPPLC will not be required by this subparagraph 4(C) to incur any expense or make
any payment to another Person unless (a) BNPPLC has received funds from NAI, in excess of
any other amounts due from NAI under any of the Operative Documents, sufficient to cover the
expense or make the payment or (b) the request by NAI which will result in such expense or
payment is made before the Completion Date and BNPPLC can include such expense or payment in
the Outstanding Construction Allowance for purposes of the Construction Agreement.




 




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          (3)      BNPPLC will have no obligations whatsoever under this subparagraph 4(C) at
any time after a 97-10/Meltdown Event or when a Default has occurred and is continuing.




          (4)      NAI must request any action to be taken by BNPPLC pursuant to this
subparagraph 4(C), and such request must be specific and in writing, if required by BNPPLC
at the time the request is made.




          (5)      No action may be required of BNPPLC pursuant to this subparagraph 4(C) that could
constitute a violation of any Applicable Laws or compromise or constitute a waiver of
BNPPLC’s rights under other provisions of this Certificate or any of the other Operative
Documents or that for any other reason is reasonably objectionable to BNPPLC.



          The actions BNPPLC will take pursuant to this subparagraph 4(C) if reasonably requested
by NAI will include, subject to the conditions listed in the proviso above, executing or consenting
to, or exercising or assisting NAI to exercise rights under any: (I) grant of easements, licenses,
rights of way, and other rights in the nature of easements encumbering the Land or the
Improvements, (II) release, relocation or termination of easements, licenses, rights of way or
other rights in the nature of easements which are for the benefit of the Land or Improvements or
any portion thereof, (III) dedication or transfer of portions of the Land not improved with a
building, for road, highway or other public purposes, (IV) agreements (which will, in the case of
agreements made with NAI or its Affiliates, remain subject to subparagraphs (J), (K) and (L) of
Paragraph 11 of the Ground Lease or comparable provisions included in amendments to the Operative
Documents) for the use and maintenance of common areas, for reciprocal rights of parking, ingress
and egress and amendments to any covenants and restrictions affecting the Land or any portion
thereof, (V) documents required to create or administer a governmental special benefit district or
assessment district for public improvements and collection of special assessments, (VI) instruments
necessary or desirable for the exercise or enforcement of rights or performance of obligations
under any Permitted Encumbrance or any contract, permit, license, franchise or other right included
within the term “Property”, (VII) modifications of Permitted Encumbrances, (VIII) permit
applications or other documents required to accommodate the Construction Project or any Replatting,
(IX) confirmations of NAI’s rights under any particular provisions of the Operative Documents which
NAI may wish to provide to a third party, (X) tract or parcel map subdividing the Land and adjacent
land into lots or parcels as part of a final Replatting consistent with the tentative map attached
to and made a part of Exhibit A, or (XI) condominium documents (e.g., a condominium
declaration or map) meeting the requirements of Applicable Laws to establish a Condominium Regime.
However, the determination of whether any such action is reasonably requested or reasonably
objectionable to BNPPLC may depend in whole or in part upon the extent to which the requested
action may result in a lien to secure payment or performance obligations against BNPPLC’s interest
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value of the Property to be less than the Lease Balance after any
Qualified Prepayments that may result from such action are taken into account, or may impose upon
BNPPLC any present or future obligations greater than the obligations BNPPLC is willing to accept,
taking into consideration the indemnifications provided by NAI under the Construction Agreement or
the Lease, as applicable.



          In addition, with respect to any request made by NAI to facilitate a relocation of any
easements or a substitution of new easements for those described in Exhibit A, the
following will be relevant to the determination of whether the request is reasonable:




          (i)      whether material encroachments will result from the relocation or replacement, and
whether title to the land over or under which any such easement is to be relocated or
replaced is encumbered by Liens other than those which are Fully Subordinated or Removable
or which otherwise constitute Permitted Encumbrances;




          (ii)      whether the relocation or replacement will result in any interruption of access or
services provided to the Property which is likely to extend beyond the
Designated Sale Date (it being understood, however, that any such interruption which is
not likely to extend beyond the Designated Sale Date will not be a reason for BNPPLC to
decline the request); and




          (iii)      whether the relocation or replacement is to be accomplished in a manner that will
not, when the relocation or replacement is complete, result in a material adverse change in
the access to or services provided to the Improvements or the Land.



          With respect to any request made by NAI to facilitate the establishment of a Condominium
Regime, the following will be relevant to the determination of whether the request is reasonable:




          (1)      whether the Condominium Regime will create one or more distinct condominium units
or parcels of land that include all significant Improvements constructed or to be
constructed by NAI for BNPPLC pursuant to the Construction Agreement’ and only such
Improvements (whether one or more, the “Applicable Units”);




          (2)      whether NAI is willing to amend the Operative Documents by amendments in form and
substance acceptable to BNPPLC (the “Anticipated Amendments”) as necessary to ensure that:




          (A)      the Property will include all of the Applicable Units, together with
appurtenant access, parking and other rights and easements (whether exclusive or
nonexclusive) at least comparable to those existing or created as of the Effective




 




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Date by the Ground Lease (as described in Exhibit A thereto) (“Appurtenant
Condo Rights”);




          (B)      the land leased to BNPPLC pursuant to the Ground Lease will include the
land over which exclusive possession and control must reasonably be vested in the
owner of the Applicable Units to preserve the value and utility of the Applicable
Units to such owner, taking into account Appurtenant Condo Rights; and




          (C)      in the event discretionary approvals or consents are required from any
“declarant” or “operator” or “owners’ association” by the Condominium Regime over
the design, construction or alteration of Improvements or over the sale, use,
leasing or financing of the Property, then (i) the “declarant” or “operator” or
“owners’ association” will be NAI or controlled by it or another party acceptable to
BNPPLC and will be bound by and remain bound by subparagraphs (J), (K) and (L) of
Paragraph 11 of the Ground Lease or
comparable provisions in the Anticipated Amendments with respect to such
discretionary approvals or consents;




            (3)      whether the request itself (if granted) or the proposed Condominium Regime is
likely to have any material adverse impact on the value or utility of the Property, taken as
a whole, after giving effect to the Anticipated Amendments and taking into account
Appurtenant Condo Rights; and




            (4)      whether the request itself (if granted) or the Condominium Regime will materially
limit, or give NAI or its Affiliates discretionary control over, the rights of BNPPLC and
its successors and assigns to use or lease, sell or otherwise transfer the Applicable Units
in the event NAI declines for any reason to purchase the Property on the Designated Sale
Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, but taking into account any superior rights BNPPLC
has or may reserve under or by reference to subparagraphs (J), (K) and (L) of Paragraph 11
of the Ground Lease or comparable provisions in the Anticipated Amendments.



          Any and all Losses incurred by BNPPLC because of any action taken after the Completion Date
pursuant to this subparagraph 4(C) will be covered by the indemnifications of BNPPLC set forth in
Construction Agreement or in the Lease. Further, for purposes of such indemnification, any such
action taken by BNPPLC will be deemed to have been made at the request of NAI if made pursuant to
any request of counsel to or any officer of NAI (or with their knowledge, and without their
objection) in connection with the execution or administration of the Lease or the other Operative
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        (D)      Actions Permitted by NAI Without BNPPLC’s Consent. No refusal by BNPPLC to
execute or join in the execution of any agreement, application or other document requested by NAI
pursuant to the preceding subparagraph 4(C) will prevent NAI from itself executing such agreement,
application or other document, so long as NAI is not purporting to act for BNPPLC and does not
thereby create or expand any obligations or restrictions that encumber BNPPLC’s title to the
Property. Further, subject to the other terms and conditions of the Lease and other Operative
Documents, NAI may do any of the following in NAI’s own name and to the exclusion of BNPPLC before
and during the Term of the Lease, so long as no 97-10/Meltdown Event has occurred and no Default
has occurred and is continuing, and provided NAI is not purporting to act for BNPPLC and does not
thereby create or expand any obligations or restrictions that encumber BNPPLC’s title to the
Property:




          (1)      perform obligations arising under and exercise and enforce the rights of NAI or the
owner of the Property under the Permitted Encumbrances;




          (2)      perform obligations arising under and exercise and enforce the rights of NAI or the
owner of the Property with respect to any other contracts or documents (such as building
permits) included within the Personal Property; and




          (3)      recover and retain any monetary damages or other benefit inuring to NAI or the
owner of the Property through the enforcement of any rights, contracts or other documents
included within the Personal Property (including the Permitted Encumbrances); provided, that
to the extent any such monetary damages may become payable as compensation for an adverse
impact on value of the Property, the rights of BNPPLC and NAI under the other Operative
Documents with respect to the collection and application of such monetary damages will be
the same as for condemnation proceeds payable because of a taking of all or any part of the
Property.



        (E)      Waiver of Landlord’s Liens. BNPPLC waives any security interest, statutory
landlord’s lien or other interest BNPPLC may have in or against computer equipment and other
tangible personal property placed on the Land from time to time that NAI or its Affiliates own or
lease from other lessors; however, BNPPLC does not waive its interest in or rights with respect to
equipment or other property included within the “Property” as described in Paragraph 7 of
the Lease. Although computer equipment or other tangible personal property may be “bolted down” or
otherwise firmly affixed to Improvements, it will not by reason thereof become part of the
Improvements if it can be removed without causing structural or other material damage to the
Improvements and without rendering HVAC or other major building systems inoperative and if it does
not otherwise constitute “Property” as provided in Paragraph 7 of the Lease.



        Without limiting the foregoing, BNPPLC acknowledges that NAI may obtain financing from
other parties for inventory, furnishings, equipment, machinery and other personal property




 




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that is
located in or about the Improvements, but that is not included in or integral to the Property, and
to secure such financing NAI may grant a security interest under the California Uniform Commercial
Code in such inventory, furnishings, equipment, machinery and other personal property. Further,
BNPPLC acknowledges that the lenders providing such financing may require confirmation from BNPPLC
of its agreements concerning landlord’s liens and other matters set forth in this
subparagraph 4(E), and NAI may obtain such confirmation in any statement required of BNPPLC by the
next subparagraph.



        (F)      Estoppel Letters. Upon thirty days written request by NAI at any time and from
time to time prior to the Designated Sale Date, BNPPLC must provide a statement in writing
certifying that the Operative Documents are unmodified and in full effect (or, if there have been
modifications, that the Operative Documents are in full effect as modified, and setting forth such
modifications), certifying the dates to which the Base Rent payable by NAI under the Lease has been
paid, stating whether BNPPLC is aware of any Default by NAI that may exist under the
Operative Documents and confirming BNPPLC’s agreements concerning landlord’s liens and other
matters set forth in subparagraph 4(E). Any such statement by BNPPLC may be relied upon by anyone
with whom NAI may intend to enter into an agreement for construction of the Improvements or other
significant agreements concerning the Property.



        (G)      No Implied Representations or Promises by BNPPLC. NAI acknowledges and agrees
that neither BNPPLC nor its representatives or agents have made any representations or promises
with respect to the Property or the transactions contemplated in the Operative Documents except as
expressly set forth in the Operative Documents, and no rights, easements or licenses are being
acquired by NAI from BNPPLC by implication or otherwise, except as expressly set forth in the other
Operative Documents.


5      Usury Savings Provision. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the
Operative Documents, BNPPLC does not intend to contract for, charge or collect any amount of money
from NAI that constitutes interest in excess of the maximum nonusurious rate of interest, if any,
allowed by applicable usury laws (the “Maximum Rate”). BNPPLC and NAI agree that it is their intent
in the execution of the Lease, the Purchase Agreement and other Operative Documents to contract in
strict compliance with applicable usury laws, if any. In furtherance thereof, BNPPLC and NAI
stipulate and agree that none of the provisions of the Lease, the Purchase Agreement or the other
Operative Documents shall ever be construed to create a contract requiring compensation for the
use, forbearance or detention of money at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate, and the provisions
of this paragraph shall control over all other provisions of this Certificate or other Operative
Documents which may be in apparent conflict herewith. All interest paid or agreed to be paid by
NAI to BNPPLC shall, to the extent permitted by applicable usury laws, be amortized, prorated,
allocated, and spread throughout the period that any principal upon which such interest accrues is
expected to be outstanding (including without limitation any



 




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renewal or extension of the term of
the Lease) so that the amount of interest included in such payments does not exceed the maximum
nonusurious amount permitted by applicable usury laws. If the Designated Sale Date is accelerated
and as a result thereof amounts paid by NAI to BNPPLC as interest are determined to exceed the
interest that would have accrued at the Maximum Rate for the period prior to the Designated Sale
Date, then BNPPLC shall, at its option, either refund to NAI the amount of such excess or credit
such excess as a Qualified Prepayment (and thus reduce the Lease Balance and other amounts, the
determination of which depend upon Qualified Prepayments credited to NAI) and thereby shall render
inapplicable any and all penalties of any kind provided by applicable usury laws as a result of
such excess interest. If BNPPLC receives money (or anything else) that is determined to constitute
interest and that would, but for this provision, increase the effective interest rate received by
BNPPLC under or in connection with the Operative Documents to a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate,
then the amount determined to constitute interest in excess of the maximum nonusurious interest
shall,
immediately following such determination, be returned to NAI or be credited as a Qualified
Prepayment, in which event any and all penalties of any kind under applicable usury law shall be
inapplicable. If BNPPLC does not actually receive, but shall contract for, request or demand, a
payment of money (or anything else) which is determined to constitute interest and to increase the
effective interest rate contracted for or charged to a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate, BNPPLC
shall be entitled, following such determination, to waive or rescind the contractual claim, request
or demand for the amount determined to exceed the Maximum Rate, in which event any and all
penalties of any kind under applicable usury law shall be inapplicable. If at any time NAI should
have reason to believe that the transactions evidenced by the Operative Documents are in fact
usurious, NAI shall promptly give BNPPLC notice of such condition, after which BNPPLC shall have
ninety days in which to make appropriate refund or other adjustment in order to correct such
condition if it in fact exists.



6      Obligations of NAI Under Other Operative Documents Not Limited by this Certificate.
Except as provided above in Paragraph 5, nothing contained in this Certificate will limit, modify
or otherwise affect any of NAI’s obligations under the other Operative Documents. Subject to
Paragraph 5, those obligations are intended to be separate, independent and in addition to, and not
in lieu of, those established by this Certificate.



7      Obligations of NAI Hereunder Not Limited by Other Operative Documents. Recognizing that
but for this Certificate (including the representations of NAI set forth in Paragraph 1) BNPPLC
would not acquire the Property or enter into the other Operative Documents, NAI agrees that
BNPPLC’s rights for any breach of this Certificate (including a breach of such representations)
will not be limited by any provision of the other Operative Documents that would limit NAI’s
liability thereunder.



8      Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives its right to a jury trial
of any claim or cause of action based upon or arising out of this Agreement, the other Operative



 




Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 35




 









 






Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including contract claims,
tort claims, breach of duty claims, and all other common law or statutory claims (collectively, the
“Claims”). If and to the extent that the foregoing waiver of the right to a jury trial is
unenforceable for any reason in such forum, each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the
adjudication of all Claims pursuant to judicial reference as provided in California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 638, and the judicial referee shall be empowered to hear and determine all issues
in such reference, whether fact or law. Each of the parties hereto represents that each has
reviewed this waiver and consent and each knowingly and voluntarily waives its jury trial rights
and consents to judicial reference following consultation with legal counsel on such matters. In
the event of litigation, a copy of this Agreement may be filed as a written consent to a trial by
the court or to judicial reference under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 as provided
herein.




[The signature pages follow.]






 




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) is executed to be
effective as of February 1, 2008.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION, a 

Delaware corporation


 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Lloyd G. Cox
 	 
	 	 	Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 


 



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[Continuation of signature pages for Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) dated as of
February 1, 2008.]




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC., a Delaware
 corporation

 	 
	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ingemar Lanevi
 	 
	 	 	Ingemar Lanevi, Vice President and Corporate 	 
	 	 	Treasurer 	 
	 


 



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Exhibit 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 (“BNPPLC”) by Network Appliance, Inc. (“NAI”) 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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Exhibit B




Quarterly Certificate




BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation

12201 Merit Drive, Suite 860

Dallas, Texas 75251

Attention: Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director




Gentlemen:





     This Certificate is furnished pursuant to subparagraph 2(D)(3) of the Closing Certificate and
Agreement (Building 9) dated as of February 1, 2008 between Network Appliance, Inc. and BNP Paribas
Leasing Corporation(as amended, the “Closing Certificate”). Terms defined in the Closing
Certificate and used but not otherwise defined in this Certificate are intended to have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Closing Certificate.



     The undersigned, being a Responsible Financial Officer of Network Appliance, Inc., represents
and certifies the following to BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation:




     (a)      No Event of Default or material Default by NAI has occurred except as follows:




[If an Event of Default or material Default by NAI has occurred, insert a
description of the nature thereof and the action which NAI has taken or
proposes to take to rectify it; otherwise, insert the word “none”.]




     (b)      The representations and warranties by NAI in the Closing Certificate are true and
complete in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate as though made
on and as of such date.




     (c)      the calculations set forth in the attachment to this Certificate, which show
whether NAI is complying with financial covenants set forth in subparagraph 3(C) of the
Closing Certificate based upon the most recent information available, are true and complete.



     Executed this             day of                     , 20     .



[INSERT SIGNATURE BLOCK FOR A 
RESPONSIBLE
FINANCIAL OFFICER]





 









 








Exhibit C




Form of Disclosure Letter



 




NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.




DISCLOSURE LETTER



To:     JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (“Agent”), under
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November ___, 2007 (as such agreement may be amended,
restated or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among
Network Appliance, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, BNP
Paribas, as syndication agent, and Agent.



This Disclosure Letter is delivered to you pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The items set forth
in the attached Schedules represent exceptions, qualifications, permitted items and disclosures
that are listed herein pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Capitalized terms used
herein (or in the attached schedules) and defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed in the Credit Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Disclosure Letter as of November ___, 2007.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ingemar Lanevi 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Treasurer 	 
	 




 









 





Schedule 3.01

Subsidiaries




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Subsidiary	 	 	Material	 	 	Jurisdiction	 	 	Shareholder	 	 	Percentage	 
	 	 	 	 	Domestic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Interest	 
	 	 	 	 	Subsidiary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(Y/N)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Network Appliance

Global Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Bermuda
	 	 	Network

Appliance
Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Holdings Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Cyprus
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Global Ltd.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Holding & Manufacturing

BV

	 	 	N
	 	 	Netherlands
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Holdings

Ltd.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance BV

	 	 	N
	 	 	Netherlands
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Holding &

Mfg BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance ApS

	 	 	N
	 	 	Denmark
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Holdings

Ltd.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Ltd

	 	 	N
	 	 	UK
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance SAS

	 	 	N
	 	 	France
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

GmbH

	 	 	N
	 	 	Germany
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Srl.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Italy
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance GmbH

	 	 	N
	 	 	Switzerland
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 




  



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 2




 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Subsidiary	 	 	Material	 	 	Jurisdiction	 	 	Shareholder	 	 	Percentage	 
	 	 	 	 	Domestic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Interest	 
	 	 	 	 	Subsidiary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(Y/N)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Network Appliance

(Sales) Limited

	 	 	N
	 	 	Ireland
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

GesmbH

	 	 	N
	 	 	Austria
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance SL

	 	 	N
	 	 	Spain
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

 BVBA

	 	 	N
	 	 	Belgium
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Israel

Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Israel
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Israel

R&D, Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Israel
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Poland Sp. z.o.o.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Poland
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Sweden AB

	 	 	N
	 	 	Sweden
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance South

Africa (Pty) Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	South

Africa
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Finland Oy

	 	 	N
	 	 	Finland
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Norway AS

	 	 	N
	 	 	Norway
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance BV

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	UAE
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 





 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 3




 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Subsidiary	 	 	Material	 	 	Jurisdiction	 	 	Shareholder	 	 	Percentage	 
	 	 	 	 	Domestic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Interest	 
	 	 	 	 	Subsidiary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(Y/N)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Network Appliance BV

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Turkey
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance BV 

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Russia
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Luxembourg S.a.r.l.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Luxembourg
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance BV

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Indonesia
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance BV

(Representative Office

	 	 	N
	 	 	Philippines
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance KK

	 	 	N
	 	 	Japan
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Pty.

Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Australia
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Global Ltd.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Mexico
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Singapore Private Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Singapore
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Sdn

Bhd

	 	 	N
	 	 	Malaysia
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Systems Private Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	India
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Argentina Srl

	 	 	N
	 	 	Argentina
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 





 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 4



 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Subsidiary	 	 	Material	 	 	Jurisdiction	 	 	Shareholder	 	 	Percentage	 
	 	 	 	 	Domestic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Interest	 
	 	 	 	 	Subsidiary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(Y/N)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Network Appliance Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Brazil
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Canada

Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Canada
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

(Shanghai) Commercial

Co., Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	China
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance (Hong

Kong) Limited

	 	 	N
	 	 	Hong Kong
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	China, Beijing
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	China, Shanghai
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	China, Guangzhou
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Korea
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Taiwan
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance, Inc.

(Representative Office)

	 	 	N
	 	 	Hong Kong
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Federal Systems, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	California
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance

Financial Solutions, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 





 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 5



 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	Subsidiary	 	 	Material	 	 	Jurisdiction	 	 	Shareholder	 	 	Percentage	 
	 	 	 	 	Domestic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Interest	 
	 	 	 	 	Subsidiary	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	(Y/N)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Spinnaker Networks, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Spinnaker Networks, LLC

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network 

Appliance 

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Alacritus, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Decru, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Decru BV

	 	 	N
	 	 	Netherlands
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Holding &

Mfg BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Limited

	 	 	N
	 	 	Thailand
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Network Appliance Saudi

Arabia LLFC

	 	 	N
	 	 	Saudi Arabia
	 	 	Network

Appliance

BV
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Decru Ltd.

	 	 	N
	 	 	U.K.
	 	 	Decru Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 	Topio, Inc.

	 	 	N
	 	 	Delaware
	 	 	Network

Appliance

Inc.
	 	 	100%	 
	 




Commitments or Obligations of Borrower or any Subsidiary to issue capital or other equity
interests:




     None.


Options, warrants or other rights to acquire capital or other equity interests of Borrower or any
Subsidiary:




     None.


 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 6





 









 








Schedule 3.06

Disclosed Matters




     None.


 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 7







 









 








Schedule 6.01

Existing Indebtedness



Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2007, by and among Network Appliance, Inc., the
lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.



Loan Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among Network Appliance Global, Ltd., as the
borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

See attached schedule of existing letters of credit and bank guarantees.



Lease Agreements, dated as of December 15, 2005, December 16, 2006, and July 17, 2007, by and
between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network Appliance, Inc., and those certain Closing
Certificates executed in connection with such Lease Agreements, dated as of December 15, 2005,
December 16, 2006, and July 17, 2007, by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network
Appliance, Inc.



 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 8






 









 








Schedule 6.02

Existing Liens




     Liens in connection with items disclosed on Schedule 6.01.


 



Exhibit C to Closing Certificate and Agreement (Building 9) – Page 9







 









 








Schedule 6.05

Existing Affiliate Transactions



Transaction arising in connection with commissionaire agreements between Network Appliance B. V.
and each of its subsidiaries and related arrangements with respect to payment of value added taxes.



Transactions arising in connection that certain Technology License Agreement, effective as of May
1, 2000, by and between Network Appliance Global Ltd. and Network Appliance B.V.



Transactions arising in connection that certain Technology License Agreement, effective as of May
1, 2000, by and between Network Appliance Global Ltd. and Network Appliance Inc.



Transactions arising in connection with that certain Technology License Agreement, entered into as
of April 27, 2002, by and between Network Appliance, Inc. and Network Appliance Global Ltd.



Transactions arising in connection with that certain Technology License Agreement, entered into as
of May 1, 2004, by and between Network Appliance Global Ltd. and Spinnaker Networks Inc.



Transactions arising in connection with that certain Technology License Agreement, entered into as
of May 3, 2005, by and between Network Appliance Inc. and Alacritus Inc.



Transactions arising in connection with that certain Technology License Agreement, entered into as
of April 29, 2006, by and between Network Appliance Global Ltd. and Decru Inc.




 



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Schedule 6.06

Existing Restrictive Agreements



Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2007, by and among Network Appliance, Inc., the
lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.



Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006, by and among Network Appliance Global, Ltd., as the
borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent



Lease Agreements, dated as of December 15, 2005, December 16, 2006, and June 17, 2007, by and
between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network Appliance, Inc., and those certain



Closing Certificates executed in connection with such Lease Agreements, dated as of December 15,
2005, December 16, 2006, and June 17, 2007, by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and
Network Appliance, Inc.



Letter Agreement between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and Borrower, dated as of December
1, 2006, providing Borrower with a revolving line of credit for the issuance of letters of credit
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000.




 



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Exhibit D




Supplemental Disclosures




Section 1. Existing Indebtedness: Indebtedness created or governed by:




     A. Lease Agreement (Building 7) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network
Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of November 29, 2007. Such
Lease Agreement amends and restates a Lease Agreement dated as of December 15, 2005 referenced in
Schedule 6.01 to the Disclosure Letter.



     B. Lease Agreement (Building 8) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network
Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of November 29, 2007. Such
Lease Agreement amends and restates a Lease Agreement dated as of December 16, 2006 referenced in
Schedule 6.01 to the Disclosure Letter.



     C. Lease Agreement (RTP Data Center) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and
Network Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of November 29,
2007. Such Lease Agreement amends and restates a Lease Agreement dated as of July 17, 2007
referenced in Schedule 6.01 to the Disclosure Letter.



     D. Lease Agreement (Moffett Business Center) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation
and Network Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of November 29,
2007. Such Lease Agreement covers a newly acquired property.



     E. Lease Agreement (1299 Orleans) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network
Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of November 29, 2007. Such
Lease Agreement covers a newly acquired property.



     E. Lease Agreement (1277 Orleans) by and between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and Network
Appliance, Inc. and related documents referenced therein, all dated as of December 21, 2007. Such
Lease Agreement covers a newly acquired property.



     G. Secured Credit Agreement dated as of October 5, 2007 by and among Network Appliance, Inc.,
certain lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent



     H. Credit Agreement dated as of November 2, 2007 made by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association, as administrative agent, Network Appliance, Inc., as Borrower, the lenders from time
to time party thereto, and BNP Paribas, as syndication agent.


Section 2. Existing Liens: Those created by or securing agreements described in
subsections A through F of the preceding Section 1.




 









 







Section 3. Restrictive Agreements: Those contained in the agreements referenced in
Section 1 above.




 



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Exhibit E




Certificate of BNPPLC Re: Accounting




Network Appliance, Inc.

7301 Kit Creek Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Attention: Ingemar Lanevi




Gentlemen:




     This certificate is furnished pursuant to subparagraph 4(A) of the Closing Certificate and
Agreement (Building 9) dated as of February 1, 2008 between BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation and
Network Appliance, Inc. (as amended, the “Closing Certificate”). Terms defined in the Closing
Certificate and used but not otherwise defined in this certificate are intended to have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in the Closing Certificate.



     BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation (“ BNPPLC”) certifies that the following are true and complete
in all material respects, but only to the knowledge of BNPPLC as of the date hereof:



     (A) The facts disclosed in any financial statements or other documents listed in the
Annex attached to this certificate were (as of their respective dates) true and complete in
all material respects. Copies of such statements or other documents were provided by or behalf of
BNPPLC to NAI prior to the date hereof to permit NAI to determine the appropriate accounting for
NAI’s relationship with BNPPLC under FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities (“FIN 46”).



     (B The fair value of the Property and of other properties, if any, leased to NAI by BNPPLC
(collectively, whether one or more, the “Properties Leased to NAI”) are, as of the date hereof,
less than half of the total of the fair values of all assets of BNPPLC, excluding any assets of
BNPPLC which are held within a silo. Further, none of the Properties Leased to NAI are, as of the
date hereof, held within a silo.



     Although the representations required of BNPPLC by this certificate are intended to cover
facts, it is understood and agreed (consistent with subparagraph 4(C) of the Lease) that
BNPPLC has not made and will not make any representation or warranty as to the proper accounting by
NAI or its Affiliates of the Lease or other Operative Documents or as to other accounting
conclusions.



 









 





     Executed this            day of                     , 20     .



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION, a
 Delaware corporation
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 




 



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