exv10w57







	 	 	 	 	 



Exhibit 10.57




RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND,

WHEN RECORDED, RETURN TO:




NetApp, Inc.

7301 Kit Creek Road

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Attention: Ingemar Lanevi




AGREEMENT CONCERNING

GROUND LEASE (FOR BUILDING 8)





     THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNING GROUND LEASE (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 1, 2009 (the
“Effective Date”), is made by and between BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION (“BNPPLC”), a Delaware
corporation, and NETAPP, INC. (“NAI”), a Delaware corporation, which is the successor by merger to
Network Appliance, Inc.



RECITALS



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




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




     (1) Amended and Restated Ground Lease (Building 8) dated as of November 29, 2007 (as
the same may have been modified, the “Ground Lease”), which was not recorded, but was
referenced in the two recorded short form documents described in the next two subparagraphs.
Pursuant to the Ground Lease, NAI, as ground lessor, ground leased to BNPPLC, as ground
lessee, that certain land more particularly described in Annex A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (herein the “Land”).




     (2) Amended and Restated Lease Agreement (Building 8) dated as of November 29, 2007 (as
the same may have been modified, the “Sublease”), which was the subject of that certain
Short Form of Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated as of November 29, 2007 (the “Short
Form of Sublease”) recorded in the official records of Santa Clara County, California (the
“Official Records”) on November 5, 2008 under the county recorder’s Document #: 20037776.
Under the Sublease, BNPPLC, as sublessor, leased to NAI, as sublessee, BNPPLC’s ground
leasehold interest in the Land and all of the improvements located thereon (collectively the
“Subleased Premises”).




     (3) Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement (Building 8) dated as of November 29, 2007
(as the same may have been modified, the “Purchase Agreement”),



 









 







which was the subject of that certain Memorandum of Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement dated as of November 29,
2007, recorded in the Official Records on November 5, 2008 under the county recorder’s
Document #: 20037777.




     (4) Amended and Restated Common Definitions and Provisions Agreement (Building 8) dated
as of November 29, 2007 (as the same may have been modified, the “Common Definitions and
Provisions Agreement”), which was not recorded, but was incorporated by reference into the
documents listed above. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms defined in the Common
Definitions and Provisions Agreement and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are
intended to have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Common Definitions and
Provisions Agreement.



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



AGREEMENT



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




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



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




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





 




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	 	 	 	Purchase Agreement, including the Subleased Premises;




provided, however, that excluded from this provision and quitclaim, and reserved to BNPPLC, are any
rights or privileges of BNPPLC under the following are expressly reserved and retained by BNPPLC:
(I) the indemnities set forth in the Sublease and the Ground Lease, whether such rights are
presently known or unknown, including rights of BNPPLC to be indemnified against environmental
claims of third parties, as provided in the Ground Lease which may not presently be known; and (ii)
provision in the Sublease that establish the right of BNPPLC to recover any accrued unpaid rent
under the Sublease which may be outstanding as of the date hereof; and (iii) agreements between
BNPPLC and BNPPLC’s Parent or any Participant, or any modification or extension thereof.



BNPPLC agrees to warrant and defend the title to the Subleased Premises as herein relinquished,
against claims and demands of any person claiming under or through a Lien Removable by BNPPLC
relating to the Subleased Premises. Except as expressly set forth in the preceding sentence, BNPPLC
makes no warranty of title, express or implied, concerning the Subleased Premises or any other
property referenced or described in this Section 2.




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



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



 




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



[Signature pages follow.]





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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BNPPLC and NAI have signed this Agreement Concerning Ground Lease as of the
date(s) of their respective acknowledgments before notaries indicated below, but to be effective as
of April 1, 2009.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION, a 

Delaware corporation

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



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF DALLAS

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	)	 	 	SS
	COUNTY OF TEXAS

	 	 	)	 	 	 






	 	 	 	 	 	 
	On

	 	 	, 2009, before me,	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	date
	 	 	Name and Title of Officer (eg., “Jane Doe, Notary Public”)





Personally appeared Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director of BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation, a
Delaware corporation



Who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument
the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.



I certify under Penalty of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.




WITNESS my hand and official seal.




	 	 	 	 	 
	
 

Signature of Notary Public

	 	 
	 	
Place Notary Seal Above







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[Continuation of signature pages to Agreement Concerning Ground Lease dated to be effective as of
April 1, 2009.]




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NETAPP, INC., a Delaware corporation, which is the
successor in interest by merger to Network Appliance,
Inc.

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



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF CALIFORNIA

	 	 	)	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	)	 	 	SS
	COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

	 	 	)	 	 	 






	 	 	 	 	 	 
	On

	 	 	, 2009, before me,	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

	 	date
	 	 	Name and Title of Officer (eg., “Jane Doe, Notary Public”)





Personally appeared Ingemar Lanevi, Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of NetApp, Inc., a
Delaware corporation



Who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument
the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.



I certify under Penalty of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.



WITNESS my hand and official seal.




	 	 	 	 	 
	
 

Signature of Notary Public

	 	 
	 	
Place Notary Seal Above







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Annex A




Legal Description



Proposed Parcel 8, and (except to the extent within a different platted Parcel as currently shown
in the Map Records of the County of Santa Clara, California) proposed Parcel 12, and the Additional
Leased Premises as defined below, (collectively, the “Building 8 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 southern boundary of the
Additional Leased Premises is a line that runs North 75 degrees, 07 minutes, 58 seconds equidistant
from the southern boundary of Parcel 8 and the northern boundary of Parcel 7, both 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 western boundary of the
Additional Leased Premises runs along the same line as the western boundary of Parcel 8 and Parcel
7, as shown on the Tentative Map. The northern 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 8 Ground Lease Premises as described in
Exhibit A attached to the Ground Lease.





 









 














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Annex B




Permitted Encumbrances



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



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



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



3. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Purpose
	 	: Slope Easement
	 

	 	In favor of
	 	: City of Sunnyvale
	 

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

	 	Affects
	 	: Easterly 18 feet, as shown on a survey plat entitled ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
for: Network Appliance, 1345 

  Crossman Avenue, dated December 2, 1999, prepared by Kier
& Wright, Job No. 97208-16.





4. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Purpose
	 	: Public utilities easement
	 

	 	In favor of
	 	: City of Sunnyvale
	 

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

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





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




 









 








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


6. EASEMENT for the purposes stated herein and incidents thereto




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Purpose
	 	: Public utilities
	 

	 	Granted to
	 	: City of Sunnyvale
	 

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

	 	Affects
	 	: Southerly 10 feet, as shown on a survey plat entitled ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
for: Network Appliance, 1345 

  Crossman Avenue, dated December 2, 1999, prepared by Kier
& Wright, Job No. 97208-16.





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






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CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS




          Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of a U.S. real property
interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign person. Sections 18805, 18815 and 26131
of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, as amended, provide that a transferee of a California
real property interest must withhold income tax if the transferor is a nonresident seller.




     To inform NETAPP, INC. (“Transferee”), a Delaware corporation, that withholding of tax is not
required upon the disposition of a U.S. real property interest by BNP PARIBAS LEASING CORPORATION
(“Transferor”), a Delaware corporation, the undersigned hereby certifies the following on behalf of
Transferor:


1 Transferor is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate
(as those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations);



2 Transferor is not a disregarded entity (as defined in Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Income
Tax Regulations);



3 Transferor’s U.S. employer identification number is 75-2252918; and



4 Transferor’s office address is:



BNP Paribas Leasing Corporation

100 Crescent Court, Suite 500

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Lloyd G. Cox, Managing Director

Telecopy: (972) 788-9140



Transferor understands that this Certification of Non-Foreign Status may be disclosed to the
Internal Revenue Service by Transferee and that any false statement contained herein could be
punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.



Under penalties of perjury I declare that I have examined this Certification of Non-Foreign Status
and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete, and I further
declare that I have authority to sign this document on behalf of the Transferor.



Dated as of: April 1, 2009.




	 	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Lloyd G. Cox, acting as Managing Director of
Transferor