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Investor Rights Agreement between Registrant and Cisco Systems, Inc.

 Exhibit 10.22 
 INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”“)
dated as of July 26, 2007, is by and between VMWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation (“Investor”). 
 WHEREAS, the Investor has acquired and holds as of the date of this Agreement shares of Class A common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per
share (the “Class A Common Stock”) purchased by Investor under that certain Class A Common Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) by and among Investor, the
Company and EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“Parent”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant certain
registration rights with respect to the shares of stock of the Company sold to the Investor, as provided further herein; and 
 WHEREAS, the
parties desire to provide for certain rights of the Company and Investor as described herein; 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
promises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. As used in
this Agreement: 
 (i) the term “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;

 (ii) the term “Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled
by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled
By” and “Under Common Control With”), as used with respect to any Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person whether
through the ownership of voting securities or by agreement or otherwise. 
 (iii) the term “Change of Control” means
(i) a transfer of all or substantially the assets of the Company to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or Parent which is expected to be followed by a liquidation of the Company and a distribution of its assets to stockholders, or
(ii) the transfer by the stockholders of the Company, or a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other event involving or affecting the Company, following which the Company is no longer directly or indirectly controlled by
Parent. 
 (iv) the term “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time
administering the Act; 

 (v) the term “Common Stock” means any and all classes of the Company’s common stock
as authorized pursuant to the Company’s Amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as may be amended or restated from time to time; 
 (vi) the term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; 
 (vii) the term “Holder” means Investor, as long as Investor owns Registrable Securities and any Affiliate of Investor to whom Registrable Securities are transferred in accordance with the requirements
of this Agreement and to whom the registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 19; 
 (viii) the terms “Register,” “Registered” and “Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Act (and any post-effective
amendments filed or required to be filed) and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement; 
 (ix) the term
“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, general partnership, or other entity; 
 (x) the term “Qualified IPO” means a firm commitment underwritten public offering of the Company’s Class A Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act for an aggregate price to the
public of at least $250 million; 
 (xi) the term “Registrable Securities” means any Class A Common Stock sold to
Investor by the Seller pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and held by a Holder (the “Shares”) and any Common Stock of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement
of, the Shares held from time to time by a Holder; and 
 (xii) the term “Registration Expenses” means all third-party
expenses incurred by the Company in compliance with Section 2 and Section 3 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, accounting fees and expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Company, the underwriters and one special counsel for the selling Holders, if any, blue sky fees and expenses and the third-party expenses of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding underwriters’ and
brokers’ discounts and commissions). 
 2. Company Registration. 
 (a) Right to Register. Subject to Section 10(b) below, whenever the Company 

 
proposes to register any of its Common Stock under the Act, whether for its own account or for the account of others (other than (i) a registration
relating solely to employee benefit plans, (ii) a registration relating to a corporate reorganization or other transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Act, (iii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same
information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities, or (iv) a registration in which the only Common Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt
securities or preferred stock that are also being registered) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company will: (a) give prompt
written notice thereof to each Holder (which shall include a list of the jurisdictions in which the Company intends to attempt to qualify such securities under the applicable blue sky or other state securities laws) and (b) upon the written
request of a Holder given within ten (10) business days after mailing of such notice by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of this Section 2, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be registered under the
Act all of the Registrable Securities that the Holder has requested to be registered. 
 (b) Right to Terminate Registration. The
Company shall have the right to terminate, withdraw or delay any registration initiated by it under this Section 2 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration.
The Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder that has elected to include securities in such registration and, in the case of a determination to terminate or withdraw the registration statement, the Company shall be
relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration statement, and in the case of a determination to delay effectiveness, the Company shall be permitted to delay effectiveness for any period. The
expenses of such terminated, withdrawn or delayed registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 3(a)(iv). 
 (c)
Priority on Registrations. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that its rights under this Section 2 shall be subject to cutback provisions imposed by a managing underwriter under Section 2(d). If, as a result of the cutback
provisions of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Shares in such registration, then the Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Shares in such
registration. 
 (d) Underwritten Offerings. In the event of an underwritten offering, the Company and each Holder shall make such
arrangements with the underwriters so that such Holder may participate in the offering on the same terms as the Company and any other party selling securities in such offering. The Company shall not be required under this Section 2 to include
any of a Holder’s securities in such underwriting unless such Holder accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the underwriters) and
enters into an underwriting agreement in customary form with an underwriter or underwriters selected by the Company, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters 

 
determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if
the managing underwriter(s) determine(s) in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the managing underwriter(s) may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the
registration and the underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in the registration and the underwriting shall be allocated, (i) first, to the Company for securities that the Company proposes to register for its own account;
(ii) second, to any stockholders of the Company who exercised a contractual right to demand that such registration statement be filed, on a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such stockholders; (iii) third, to
each of the Holders together with each of the Holders under the Investor Rights Agreement between the Company and Intel Capital Corporation (the “Intel Agreement”) requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such
registration statement, on a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (v) fourth, to other securities of the Company to be registered on behalf of any other holder. Any Registrable Securities excluded and
withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration. For any Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and shareholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners
and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “Holder,” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such “Holder” shall be based upon the aggregate amount of
shares carrying registration rights owned by all Persons included in such “Holder,” as defined in this sentence. 
 3. Demand
and Form S-3 Registrations. 
 (a) Demand Registration. 
 (i) Request by Holders. Subject to Section 10 below, if the Company shall receive at any time after six (6) months after the effective
date of the Company’s initial public offering of its securities pursuant to a registration filed under the Act, a written request from the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (“Demand Request”)
that the Company file a registration statement under the Act covering the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3(a), then the Company shall, within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such written request, give
written notice of such request (the “Request Notice”) to all Holders, and use reasonable best efforts to effect, as soon as practicable, the registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as
would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of the Registrable Securities as are specified in such request and any additional requests by other Holders received by the Company within ten (10) business days after
receipt of the Request Notice, subject only to the limitations of this Section 3(a); provided that the Registrable Securities requested to be registered pursuant to such request must have an anticipated aggregate price to the public (before any
underwriting discounts and commissions) of not less than $54.6 million. 

 (ii) Maximum Number of Demand Registrations. The Company is obligated pursuant to this
Section 3(a) to effect one (1) demand registration pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, if all of the Holders’ Registrable Securities that were requested to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 3(a)
were not included in such registration as a result of cutback provisions imposed by a managing underwriter pursuant to Section 3(c) or otherwise, then the Company shall be obligated to effect one (1) additional registration pursuant to
this Section 3(a). 
 (iii) Additional Limitations on Demand Registrations. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any
Demand Registration (A) within six months of a Piggyback Registration in which all Holders were given registration rights pursuant to Section 2(a) and at least 50% of the number of Registrable Securities requested by such Holders to be
included in the Piggyback Registration were included, (B) within six months of another Demand Registration, or (C) if in the Company’s reasonable judgment, it is not feasible for the Company to proceed with the Demand Registration
because of the unavailability of audited financial statements or other required financial statements, provided that the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain such financial statements as promptly as practicable. 
 (iv) Deferral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting the filing of a registration statement pursuant
to this Section 3(a), a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its
stockholders for such registration statement to be filed at such time, then the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating
Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period. 
 (iv)
Expenses for Withdrawn Registrations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5(a), the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to this Section 3(a) if the registration
request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered, unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding agree to forfeit their right to the demand
registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) (in which case such right shall be forfeited by all Holders of Registrable Securities); provided, however, if, after the date of the Demand Request and prior to such withdrawal, a material
adverse change in the condition or business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, occurs, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall retain their demand registration right pursuant to this
Section 3(a) notwithstanding such withdrawal, provided, that prior to such withdrawal, the Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Demand Registration provide written notice to the Company
stating (A) the Holders’ intent to withdraw from the registration, and (B) a description of the material adverse change prompting the withdrawal. 

 (b) Form S-3 Registration. Subject to Section 10 below, after the Company is eligible to
register Registrable Securities on Form S-3, each Holder shall have the right to demand the Company effect a registration with respect to all or a part of its Registrable Securities on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance. Upon
receipt of written request, the Company shall, as soon as practicable, (i) give written notice of the proposed registration to all other Holders, and any related qualification and compliance, and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to effect
such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such request
together with the Registrable Securities requested to be included by any other Holders who notify the Company in writing within 10 business days after receipt of such notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3: 
 (A) if Form S-3 is not available
for such offering by the Holder; 
 (B) if the Holder, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion
in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than $22 million; 
 (C) if the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it
would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Form S-3 Registration to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form S-3 registration statement no more than
once during any twelve (12) month period for a period of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days following receipt of the request of the Holder under this Section 3; 
 (D) if the Company has, within the 12 month period preceding the date of such request, already effected one (1) registration on Form S-3 pursuant to
this Section 3; provided, however, if all of the Holders’ Registrable Securities requested to be included in the prior registration were not included in the prior registration as a result of cutback provisions imposed by a managing
underwriter pursuant to Section 3(c) below, then the Holders shall have the right to demand one (1) additional registration on Form S-3 during such 12-month period; 
 (E) if the Company has, within the six month period preceding the date of such request, effected a Piggyback Registration in which all Holders were given
registration rights pursuant to Section 2(a) and at least 50% of the number of Registrable Securities requested by such Holders to be included in the Piggyback Registration were included; 

 (F) if the Company has, within the six month period preceding the date of such request, effected a Demand
Registration; or 
 (G) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a
general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance. 
 (c) Underwriting. If the Holders
initiating the registration request under this Section 3 (the “Initiating Holders”) intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, then they shall so advise the Company as
a part of the request made pursuant to this Section 3 and the Company shall include such information in the notices referred to in Section 3(a)(i) and Section 3(b)(i), as applicable. In such event, the right of any Holder to include
his, her or its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually
agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form
with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company and approved by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders. Notwithstanding any other provision of Section 3, if the underwriter(s) advise(s) the
Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten then the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that would otherwise be registered and underwritten pursuant hereto,
and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be reduced as required by the underwriter(s) and allocated (i) first, to each of the Holders together with each of the Holders under the Intel Agreement, on
a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such Holders; (ii) second, to any other holders of incidental or “piggyback” registration rights requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such
registration statement, on a pari passu basis based upon the Registrable Securities held by such holders; and (iii) third, other securities of the Company to be registered on behalf of any other holder. If, as a result of the cutback provisions
of the preceding sentence, a Holder is not entitled to include all of its requested Registrable Shares in such registration, then the Holder may elect to withdraw its request to include any or all of its Registrable Shares in such registration. Any
Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration. 
 4. Registration
Procedures. In the case of each registration effected by the Company pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration, including: 
 (a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such 

 
registration statement to become effective (provided that before filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the
Company shall furnish to the counsel selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, including each preliminary prospectus, which documents
shall be subject to the review and comment of such counsel); 
 (b) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to
such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective until the earlier to occur of: (i) the sale or other disposition of all of the Registrable Securities
and (ii) the expiration of a period of not less than thirty (30) days and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with
the intended methods of disposition thereof by the Holders holding the securities covered by the registration statement as set forth in such registration statement; 
 (c) Furnish to each Holder promptly, and in no event more than five business days after the same is prepared and filed with the Commission, such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and
supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as such Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Holder; 
 (d) Use reasonable best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the registration
statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such United States jurisdictions as the Holder thereof may reasonably request and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such Holder to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder, provided that the Company will not be required to (a) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to qualify for this subparagraph, (b) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (c) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction; 
 (e) Notify each Holder promptly, but in no event more than two business days after the occurrence of the event, at any time when a registration statement
under the Act that registers any of such Holder’s Registrable Securities is effective, of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of such Holder, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable
Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; 

 (f) Use reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on such securities
exchange or market on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed; and 
 (g) Furnish, at a Holder’s request, on the date that
the Holder’s Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, or, if such securities are not being sold
through underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, (A) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and
substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to a Holder, if Holder requests registration and (B) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified
public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any. 
 5. Registration Expenses; Delay. 
 (a)
Expenses of Company Registration. The Company shall pay (i) all of the Registration Expenses and (ii) all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the securities being sold by the
Company. Each Holder shall pay all transfer taxes and brokerage and underwriters’ discounts and commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holder. 
 (b) Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration
as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation of this Agreement. 
 6. Requirement to Discontinue
Disposition. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(e), such Holder will discontinue disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to such
registration statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(e), or until such Holder is advised in writing by Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed,
and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other
than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities which are current at the time of the receipt of such notice. 
 7. Information from Holder. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 2 or
Section 3 with respect to a Holder’s Registrable Securities that such Holder furnish to the Company for inclusion in the specific registration statement (and any prospectus included therein) such information 

 
regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the
registration of Holder’s Registrable Securities; provided that the use of such information shall be limited to the specific registration statement (or any prospectus included therein) for which it was provided and shall not be used in any
summary or free writing prospectus. 
 8. Indemnification. 
 (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder, its directors and officers and each person who
controls the Company (within the meaning of the Act) and any of such person’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling person of such underwriter, and its legal counsel against all
losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (“Losses”) caused by (A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any registration statement in which such Holder is participating, or any
prospectus, preliminary prospectus, summary or free writing prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement to any of the foregoing or any omission or alleged omission of material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company or any underwriter by such Holder expressly for use therein or results from such Holder’s failure to
deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Holder with the number of copies of the same requested by such Holder or (B) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities laws in connection with the sale of securities by such Holder pursuant to
any registration statement in which such Holder is participating, and the Company, in each case, will reimburse each such Holder, officer, director, controlling person or other aforementioned person for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8 shall
not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). 
 (b) Each Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each person who
controls Company (within the meaning of the Act) and any of such person’s agents or representatives, its legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter and any controlling person of such underwriter, against any Losses resulting from
(A) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or 

 
omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use in such registration statement, or
(B) such Holder’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished such Holder with the number of copies of the same requested by such Holder;
and each such Holder will reimburse any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 8(b) for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such losses,
liabilities, claims, damages or expenses or action as such expenses are incurred provided, however, that (i) the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such
settlement is made without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) the obligations of such Holders hereunder shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds to each such Holder from the sale
of Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses. 
 (c) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (as defined herein) or any officer, director, or controlling person of such Indemnified Party and will survive the transfer of Registrable
Securities. The Indemnifying Party also agrees to make such provisions, as are reasonably requested by an Indemnified Party, for contributions (in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one
hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the actions that gave rise to any Losses) to such party in the event such Indemnifying Party’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason; provided, however, that in no event
shall any contribution by a Holder under this Section 8(c) exceed the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses. 
 (d) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 8 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required
to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any
such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall
not unreasonably be withheld) and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at the Indemnified Party’s expense (unless the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in such action, in which case the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party), and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided
herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 8 unless the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced thereby. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with
the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not 

 
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such
claim or litigation. The Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with the defense of such
claim and litigation resulting therefrom. 
 (e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any Losses, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a
result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other, in connection with the statements or
omissions which resulted in Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder under this Section 8(e) exceed the net proceeds to such Holder from the sale of
Registrable Securities in the transaction giving rise to the Losses. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
prevent such statement or omission. 
 (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and
contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any underwritten public offering contemplated by this Agreement are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in such underwriting agreement shall
be controlling. 
 (g) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 8 shall survive the completion of any offering of
Registrable Securities in a registration statement under Section 2 or Section 3 and otherwise. 
 9. Rule 144 Reporting.
With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may permit the sale of restricted securities to the public without registration the Company agrees to: 
 (a) keep public information available as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times from and after ninety (90) days following
the effective date of the first registration under the Act filed by the Company for an offering of its Common Stock to the general public; 
 (b) file with the Commission all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Act and the Exchange Act at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements; and 

 (c) so long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder upon request, a written
statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and after ninety (90) days following the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company for an offering of its
securities to the general public), and of the Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and
documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration. 
 10. “Market Stand-off” Agreement; Limit on Sale. (a) In connection with the Company’s initial public offering, each Holder
agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any capital stock or other securities of the Company, excluding capital stock acquired in the Company’s initial public offering, held by such Holder during any time period (not to exceed
180 days, which period may be extended for up to 18 days) required by any underwriting agreement in connection with such initial public offering, provided that (i) all directors and officers of the Company and stockholders owning at least 1% of
the Company’s capital stock agree to the same transfer restrictions or to transfer restrictions which are more restrictive and (ii) if any waiver or early termination of such restrictions (in whole or in part) is granted to any person
described in clause (i), then Investor shall be granted an equivalent waiver, applicable to the same percentage of Investor’s shares as the percentage of such other person’s shares subject to such waiver or early termination. If requested
by a managing underwriter in connection with the Company’s initial public offering, such Holder shall execute a separate agreement to the foregoing effect. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares (or
securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such period. 
 (b) Investor hereby agrees that, except as set forth in
Section 12 below, Investor will not sell or otherwise transfer any shares of the Class A Common Stock acquired by it pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (other than to an Affiliate of Investor that agrees to be bound by this Agreement
and provided that Investor remains liable for any breach of this Agreement by such Affiliate and such Affiliate transfers all such shares back to Investor if at any time within the period described in this Section 10(b) it is no longer an
Affiliate of Investor) prior to the first anniversary of the Closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement. 
 (c) Each certificate representing
Class A Shares shall contain the following legends: 
 THE SALE, TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OR HIS PREDECESSOR 

 
IN INTEREST. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 11. Rights Granted to Other Investors. The Company shall not grant any registration rights relating to its securities after the
date hereof without the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Holders unless (i) such rights are subordinate to or pari passu with the rights of the Holders under this Agreement or (ii) the
Company provides to all Holders registration rights pari passu with such rights. 
 12. Termination. The registration rights set forth
in this Agreement shall terminate and not be available to each Holder on the earlier of (i) the date that the Registrable Securities then owned by such Holder can be sold without restriction in any 90-day period pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Act, (ii) the date that is five (5) years following the consummation of the Company’s initial public offering of its Common Stock, and (iii) the closing of a transaction that constitutes a Change of Control. In addition, the
registration rights set forth in this Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Registrable Securities upon the transfer or assignment of such Registrable Securities to any Person or Persons other than Affiliates of Investor. Upon termination
pursuant to this Section 15 the Company shall no longer be obligated to provide notice of a proposed registration to the holder of such Registrable Securities. 
 13. Notices. All communications provided for hereunder shall be sent by first-class mail or facsimile and (a) if addressed to a Holder, addressed to the Holder at the address or fax number set forth below
such Holder’s signature, or at such other address or fax number as such Holder shall have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if addressed to the Company, to the address or fax number set forth below the Company’s signature or
at such other address or fax number, or to the attention of such other officer, as the Company shall have furnished to Holder in writing. Notices sent by first-class mail shall be deemed received three days after the date of deposit of such notice
in the United States mail with certified mail receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the other party as set forth below. Notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed received upon receipt by the notified party’s facsimile machine if
sent during normal business hours of the recipient with confirmation of sending to the fax number set forth below, or if sent outside normal business hours with confirmation of sending, then notice shall be deemed to have been duly given on the next
business day. 
 14. No Assignment. This Agreement is personal to Investor and shall not be assignable, by operation of law or
otherwise to any third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor may assign to an Affiliate of Investor its rights hereunder, provided that: (i) the Company is given written notice at the time of said transfer or assignment identifying the
name and address of the Affiliate, (ii) the Affiliate Transferee assumes in writing the obligations of the Investor under this Agreement, (iii) Investor remains liable 

 
for any breach of this Agreement by the Affiliate and (iv) all rights and obligations so transferred or assigned to an Affiliate are transferred or
assigned back to Investor if such Affiliate ceases to be an Affiliate of Investor. 
 15. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive
headings of the several sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 17. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its
securities that conflicts with or would limit the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 18. Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only
upon the written consent of the Company and each Investor. The failure of any party to insist on or to enforce strict performance by the other parties of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement
shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of that party’s right to assert or rely on any provisions, rights or remedies in that or any other instance; rather, the provisions, rights and remedies shall remain in full
force and effect. 
 19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 
 20. Effectiveness.
This Agreement shall become effective simultaneously with the occurrence of the Closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement. In the event that the Closing under the Stock Purchase Agreement has not occurred by December 31, 2007 or the Stock
Purchase Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing thereunder, then at such time this Agreement shall be void and of no further force or effect, and no party hereto shall have any liability to any other party hereunder. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date
first above written. 
  

							
	COMPANY VMWARE, INC.	 		 	3401 Hillview Avenue
		 		 	Palo Alto, CA 94304
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Diane Greene
	 		 	
	Name:	 	Diane Greene	 		 	
	Title:	 	President & CEO	 		 	

  

							
	INVESTOR CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.	 		 	170 West Tasman Drive
		 		 	San Jose, CA 95134
				
	By:	 	 /s/ Ned Hooper
	 		 	
	Name:	 	Ned Hooper	 		 	
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Corporate Development	 		 	

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT]Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.23 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement is entered into as of July 26, 2007 by and among VMware,
Inc. (the “Company”), Diane B. Greene (“Executive”) and EMC Corporation (“EMC”), solely with respect to its obligations as specified in Section 8. 
 1. Duties and Scope of Employment. 
 (a) Positions and Duties. For the duration of the Employment Term (as defined in Section 3), Executive will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company reporting to the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board”), and as a member of the Board. Executive will render such business and professional services in the performance of her duties, consistent with Executive’s position within the Company, as will
reasonably be assigned to her by the Board. 
 (b) Board Membership. Upon the termination of Executive’s
employment for any reason, Executive will be deemed to have resigned from the Board (and any boards of subsidiaries) voluntarily, without any further required action by the Executive, as of the end of the Executive’s employment, and Executive,
at the Board’s request, will execute any documents necessary to reflect her resignation. 
 (c) Obligations. For
the duration of the Employment Term, Executive will devote Executive’s full business efforts and time to the Company and will use good faith efforts to discharge Executive’s obligations under this Agreement to the best of Executive’s
ability. For the duration of the Employment Term, Executive agrees not to actively engage in any other employment, occupation or consulting activity for any direct or indirect remuneration without the prior approval of the Board; provided, however,
that Executive may, without the approval of the Board, continue to serve as a director of Intuit Inc. and may also serve in any capacity with any civic, educational, or charitable organization, provided such services do not interfere with
Executive’s obligations to the Company. 
 2. At-Will Employment. Executive and the Company agree that Executive’s
employment with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment. Executive and the Company acknowledge that this employment relationship and the Employment Term may be terminated by either party, with or without good cause or for any or no
cause, at the option either of the Company or Executive; provided that any termination of Executive’s employment and the Employment Term (other than by reason of her death), shall be subject to the giving of thirty (30) days written notice
by the party initiating the 

 
termination. However, as described in this Agreement, Executive may be entitled to particular treatment of her equity compensation depending upon the
circumstances of Executive’s termination of employment. 
 3. Term of Agreement. Except as provided herein, this Agreement will
have a one year term (the “Employment Term”) commencing on the date hereof, provided, however, that commencing on the first anniversary of the date hereof and on each anniversary thereafter, the Employment Term shall automatically be
extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90-days prior to any such anniversary date either party shall have given notice that it does not wish to extend this Agreement. In the event that the Employment Term expires following delivery
by either party of a notice of non-renewal as described in the preceding sentence, Executive’s continued employment with the Company will be on an “at-will” basis and neither the Company nor Executive will have continuing obligations
under the Agreement following such expiration except as provided in Section 8. 
 4. Compensation. 
 (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Term and effective as of June 1, 2007, the Company will pay Executive an annual salary
of $750,000 as compensation for her services (such annual salary, as is then effective, to be referred to herein as “Base Salary”). The Base Salary will be paid periodically in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices.
Executive’s salary will be subject to review by the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), and any adjustments will be made in the discretion of the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Base Salary will not be reduced other than pursuant to a reduction that also is applied to all other executive officers of the Company and that reduces the Base Salary by a percentage reduction that is no greater than the lowest percentage reduction
applied to any other executive officer. 
 (b) Annual Incentive. Executive will be eligible for bonuses, pursuant to
the Company’s bonus policies applicable to senior executives of the Company, that will have an aggregate annual target of $750,000. The amount of the bonus paid to the Executive, if any, shall be based on (i) Executive’s attainment of
individual performance objectives, established by the Committee, as well as (ii) the Company’s attainment of certain financial objectives as approved by the Committee. 
 (c) Long-Term Incentives. In June 2007, Executive was granted nonqualified stock options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the
Company’s Class A common stock, which options will vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date and ratably in equal monthly installments beginning on the thirteenth month after the grant date and ending on the fourth anniversary of
the grant date (the “VMware Options”), subject to Executive’s continued employment with the Company except as set forth in Section 8 hereof. The VMware Options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s
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Plan and the form of option agreement pursuant to which the VMware Options were granted, except as otherwise set forth in Section 8 hereof. 

5. Employee Benefits. Executive will be eligible to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans, policies and arrangements that
are applicable to other executive officers of the Company, as such plans, policies and arrangements may exist from time to time. Executive will be entitled to receive annual vacation in accordance with Company policy for other senior executive
officers. 
 6. Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by
Executive in the furtherance of the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time. 
 7. Termination of Employment. In the event Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to
any (a) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination, (b) unpaid, but earned and accrued annual incentive for any completed fiscal year as of her termination of employment, (c) pay for accrued but unused vacation
that the Company is legally obligated to pay Executive, (d) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive, (e) unreimbursed business expenses
required to be reimbursed to Executive, and (f) rights to indemnification Executive may have under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or separate indemnification agreement, as applicable. In addition, with respect to certain
terminations of employment, Executive will be entitled to the treatment of certain equity compensation as specified in Section 8 with respect to such event. 
 8. Treatment of Equity Upon Certain Terminations. 
 (a) Termination On or Prior to
June 8, 2008 by Death or Disability. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment by reason of her death or disability, Executive shall be entitled to such vesting and exercisability of her VMware and EMC equity awards as provided
under the applicable plans and agreements, provided that if such termination occurs on or prior to June 8, 2008, not less than 25% of the VMware Options will vest and shall remain exercisable for a period of three years following such
termination. 
 (b) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason at any time, then (i) Executive shall receive vesting credit on all equity awards granted by the Company to Executive and by EMC to Executive as if she had remained
employed through the following IPO Anniversary Date (as defined below), meaning that (A) time-based vesting conditions shall be given immediate effect and (B) awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions or eligible for full or
partial performance-based accelerated vesting based on any periods (e.g., fiscal years) ending prior to the following IPO Anniversary Date shall remain outstanding until the end of 

  

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such period (or, if later, until the determination of performance for such period), at which time Executive will vest in such awards if the applicable
performance goals are attained; provided that all Company and EMC options which are vested at such termination, or which would become vested as a result of such vesting credit under this clause (i), shall become immediately exercisable and
shall remain exercisable for a period of three years following such termination (or for the remaining option term, if shorter); and (ii) if such termination is within two years following a Change in Control all equity awards granted by the
Company to Executive and by EMC to Executive shall become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable, as of the effective date of termination and shall remain exercisable for a period of three years following such termination of employment (or for
the remaining option term, if shorter). For purposes of this Section 8(b), “IPO Anniversary Date” shall mean each anniversary of the pricing date of the Company’s initial public offering. 
 (c) No Duty of Mitigation; Sole Remedy. Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any compensation contemplated by
this Agreement, nor will any earnings that Executive may receive from any other source reduce any such compensation. Executive agrees that the provisions of Section 7 and this Section 8 shall be Executive’s sole and exclusive remedy
against the Company and its Affiliates in the event of a termination of her employment. 
 9. Definitions. 
 (a) Affiliate. For purposes of this Agreement, Affiliate means EMC and any entity controlled by the Company or by EMC. 

(b) Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following shall constitute “Cause”:

 (i) willful and continued failure by Executive to perform her employment duties (except resulting from Executive’s
incapacity due to illness); 
 (ii) willful material misconduct by Executive in the performance of her duties to the Company;

 (iii) Executive’s conviction of a felony (other than traffic related offense) or a misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude; or 
 (iv) Executive’s commission of (i) an act involving personal dishonesty that results in material
financial, reputational, or other harm to the Company and its Affiliates and subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, an act constituting misappropriation or embezzlement of property or (ii) Executive’s commission of an act or knowing
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including with respect to the revenue recognition set forth in such statements. 
 (c) Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred if: 
 (i) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (within the meaning set forth in Rule 13d–3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in Section 10(c)(iii); 
 (ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a
director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by
the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; 
 (iii) there is consummated a merger or
consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than (i) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to
such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the
Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or (ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no
Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates representing 35%
or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or 
 (iv) the stockholders of the
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all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.

 Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this
Agreement by virtue of (i) any transaction which results in Executive, or a group of Persons in which Executive has a substantial interest, acquiring, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities or (ii) EMC’s distribution of the Company’s shares in a transaction intended to qualify as a distribution under section 355 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 (d) Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” for
termination by Executive of Executive’s employment shall mean the occurrence (without Executive’s express written consent) of any of the following: 
 (i) the assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with Executive’s status as Chief Executive Officer of the Company; any
material adverse alteration in Executive’s roles, titles, reporting relationship or in the nature or status of Executive’s responsibilities; 
 (ii) a reduction by the Company in Executive’s Base Salary, other than as permitted by the last sentence of Section 4(a) hereof, or a reduction by the Company in Executive’s aggregate annual bonus
target; or 
 (iii) the relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment to a location more than fifty
(50) miles from Executive’s principal place of employment immediately prior to such relocation. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Executive shall not be deemed to have Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement unless Executive provides the Company with a written notice within thirty (30) days following Executive’s knowledge of the occurrence of an event constituting
Good Reason and provides the Company with an opportunity to cure such occurrence within 30 days of the receipt of such notice from Executive. 
 (e) Person. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that
such term shall not include (i) EMC, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or 

  

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any of its Affiliates, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities and (iv) a corporation owned,
directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 
 10. Assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (a) the heirs, executors, and legal representatives of Executive upon Executive’s death, and (b) any successor of the Company. Any such
successor of the Company will be deemed substituted for the Company under the terms of this Agreement for all purposes. For this purpose, “successor” means any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity which at any time, whether
by purchase, merger, or otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company. None of the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement may be
assigned or transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and the Company may not assign this Agreement without Executive’s written consent. Any other attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition of the
parties’ respective rights hereunder will be null and void. 
 11. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other
communications called for hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, (b) one (1) day after being sent overnight by a well established commercial overnight service, or
(c) four (4) days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid and addressed to the parties or their successors at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as the parties may later
designate in writing: 
 If to the Company: 
 3401 Hillview Avenue 
 Palo Alto, CA 94304 
 Attn: General Counsel 
 If to Executive: 
 at the last residential address known by the Company. 
 12. Severability. If any provision hereof becomes or is declared by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without said provision. 
 13. Integration. This Agreement and the equity award grants that describe Executive’s equity awards, represent the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written or oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless in a writing and is signed by duly authorized representatives of the
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has relied on or made any representation, warranty, inducement, promise or understanding that is not in this Agreement. 
 14. Waiver of Breach. The waiver of a breach of any term or provision of this Agreement, which must be in writing, will not operate as or be
construed to be a waiver of any other previous or subsequent breach of this Agreement. 
 15. Headings. All captions and Section
headings used in this Agreement are for convenient reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement. 
 16. Tax Withholding.
All payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to withholding of applicable taxes. 
 17. Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution. This Agreement shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles of such State. In the event that the Company and Executive shall
have any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or otherwise relating to the Executive’s employment by the Company during the Term or the Executive’s termination of such employment prior to or as of the end of
the Term (a “Dispute”), then such party shall notify the other in writing (the “Inquiry”) setting forth briefly the nature of the Dispute and the amount involved, if any. Within 15 days of the other party’s receipt of such
Inquiry, the parties shall each designate a representative with full power and authority to resolve the Dispute, who shall meet within 15 days of their designation to attempt through good faith negotiation to reach an amicable resolution. If the
parties are unable to resolve such Inquiry within 60 days following the date on which negotiations commenced, either party (the “Disputing Party”) can submit the Dispute to binding arbitration conducted in New York City in accordance with
the United States Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code) and under the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “Arbitration”), except the Arbitration shall be heard and determined by a panel of three arbitrators. Absent
manifest error, the determination of such panel of arbitrators shall be final and binding on all parties. Each party shall designate one arbitrator who shall have experience involving complex business or legal matters and who shall not be employed
by or be an affiliate of the party making such designation. The two arbitrators so designated shall select a third arbitrator who shall preside over the Arbitration and who shall have the same qualifications as the two arbitrators. 
 18. Acknowledgment. Executive acknowledges that she has had the opportunity to discuss this matter with and obtain advice from her private
attorney, has had sufficient time to, and has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this Agreement, and is knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement. 
 19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart will have the same force and effect as an original and will
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 20. EMC’s Obligations. EMC is a party to this Agreement solely with respect to its
obligations expressly set forth in Section 8 of this Agreement. EMC shall have no liability under this Agreement except liability pertaining to its failure to comply with its obligations under Section 8 of this Agreement. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by a duly
authorized officer, as of the day and year written above. 
  

	
	VMware, Inc.
	
	 /s/    Rashmi Garde

	 Name: Rashmi Garde
 Title: Vice President and General
Counsel

  

	
	EMC Corporation (as to Section 8 only)
	
	 /s/    David I. Goulden

	 Name: David I. Goulden
 Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

	
	
	
	 /s/    Diane B. Greene

	Diane B. Greene

 [SIGNATURE PAGE TO D. GREENE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT] 
  

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