To: BirdDog who wrote (8087 ) 5/7/2001 8:40:03 PM From: SecularBull Respond to of 10934 ADVISORY/Network Appliance Hosts Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001 Financial Web Cast and Teleconference On Tuesday, May 15, 2001, after the close of market, Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news) will announce quarterly results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2001, ended April 27, 2001. As is customary, following the press release, at 2:00 p.m. PDT, management will host a conference call to discuss the results. In conjunction with the conference call, Network Appliance will also Web Cast the call live over the Internet. -0- WHO: Network Appliance, Sr. Management -- Dan Warmenhoven, CEO -- Tom Mendoza, President -- Jeff Allen, CFO and Executive VP, Finance and Operations WHAT: Fourth quarter and fiscal year 2001 earning announcement on May 15, 2001. Conference Call and Web Cast at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). AGENDA: -- Welcome and introduction from Dan Warmenhoven -- Financial review and outlook from Jeff Allen -- Business review from Dan Warmenhoven -- Question and answer session HOW TO PARTICIPATE: WEB CAST: To participate in the Web cast, visit the Network Appliance Investor Relations page located at www.netapp.com, under Corporate Information. Allow at least fifteen minutes before the start of the Web cast. Network Appliance will guide you in downloading any necessary applications for live audio feeds. The Web cast will be available at our Web site for one month. CONFERENCE CALL: To participate in the live conference call, the dial in numbers are: United States 1-888-754-3420 Outside the United States 1-212-346-6386 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: 18748541