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NetApp shareholders approve officer exculpation in routine governance vote

Officer exculpation approvedpartly known
Charter approved 139.4M–21.6M
NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) — what happened, in plain English, and what it means versus what the market expected.

This was a scheduled governance vote, not a new operating signal. The filing reports the September 9, 2026 annual meeting and confirms approval of the previously disclosed charter proposal, executive compensation, auditor ratification and director slate. The direction was known before the filing; the vote totals are the new information. 〔0〕

ProposalForAgainstAbstentionsBroker nonvotes
Amended and Restated Charter139,405,91921,586,462319,62416,543,351
Executive compensation148,675,12311,410,9951,225,88716,543,351
Deloitte auditor ratification157,046,42320,499,433309,500—

The substantive change is broader officer liability protection, but it is not a business-model change. The amended charter provides officer exculpation to the fullest extent Delaware law allows and became effective when filed on September 10, 2026. 〔1〕 The amended bylaws also clarify meeting authority, indemnification mechanics and written-consent procedures, but the filing describes the remaining revisions as largely clarifying or conforming.

The vote outcome is comfortably affirmative and broadly routine. All ten director nominees were elected, executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, and Deloitte was ratified. 〔2〕 With no financial results, guidance change, capital action or contested governance result, this filing lands as confirmation rather than a beat or miss versus expectations.

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