To: McNabb Brothers who wrote (4938 ) 11/13/2000 5:58:42 PM From: John Madarasz Respond to of 10934 Network Appliance Hosts Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2001 Financial Webcast and Teleconference Sunnyvale, CA - November 6, 2000 -- On Tuesday, November 14, 2000, after the close of market, Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news) will announce quarterly results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2001. As is customary, following the press release, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, NetApp management will host a conference call to discuss the results. In conjunction with the conference call, Network Appliance will also Webcast the call live over the Internet. WHO: Network Appliance, Sr. Management • Dan Warmenhoven, CEO • Tom Mendoza, President • Jeff Allen, Executive VP, Finance and Operations and CFO WHAT: Second quarter fiscal year 2001 earning announcement on November 14, 2000. Conference Call and Webcast at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). AGENDA: • Welcome and introduction from Dan Warmenhoven • Financial performance review from Jeff Allen • Business review from Dan Warmenhoven • Question and answer session HOW TO PARTICIPATE: WEBCAST: To participate in the Webcast, visit the Network Appliance Investor Relations page located at www.netapp.com, under Corporate Information. Or you may use this link as a short cut: corporate-ir.net . Allow at least fifteen minutes before the start of the Webcast. Network Appliance will guide you in downloading any necessary applications for live audio feeds. CONFERENCE CALL: To participate in the live conference call, the dial in numbers are: • United States: 1-800-248-9412 • Outside the United States: 1-212-346-0100 The conference call replay will be available for 72 hours following completion of the call. The replay numbers are: • United States: 1-800-633-8284 • Outside the United States: 1-858-812-6440 • Access Code: 16718194 Contacts: Adam B. Trunkey (Corporate) Network Appliance, Inc. (408) 822-6314 atrunkey@netapp.com Billie Fagenstrom (Investor) Network Appliance (408) 822-6428 billief@netapp.com regards, jmnetapp.com