NETGEAR, INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 27, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NETGEAR, INC (NTGR)
CIK: 0001122904
Period of Report: 2010-08-25

Reporting Person: OLSON CHARLES T (SVP, Engineering)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-08-25	Common Stock	M	667	$11.41	Acquired	5854	Direct
2010-08-25	Common Stock	S	667	$21.10	Disposed	5187	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-08-25	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.41	M	667	Disposed	2019-01-16	Common Stock (667)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (2125)	2125	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (4250)	4250	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.68	2016-05-23	Common Stock (9063)	9063	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.23	2017-01-12	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$28.79	2018-01-11	Common Stock (16000)	16000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (6375)	6375	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$21.10	2020-02-02	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.80	2020-06-13	Common Stock (6000)	6000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 25% of the option grant is exercisable on 5/23/2007, and 1/48 of the option grant is exercisable each month thereafter.

F2: Converts to common stock on a one for one basis.

F3: Not applicable.

F4: 25% of the option grant is exercisable on 1/12/2008, and 1/48 of the option grant is exercisable each month thereafter.

F5: 25% of the option grant is exercisable on 1/11/2009, and 1/48 of the option grant is exercisable each month thereafter.

F6: Stock units will be paid in an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting of the units. 25% of the units will cliff vest on each anniversary of 1/12/2007, the vest start date, so that all of the units will have vested on 1/12/2011.

F7: Stock units will be paid in an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting of the units. 25% of the units will cliff vest on each anniversary of 1/11/2008, the vest start date, so that all of the units will have vested on 1/11/2012.

F8: 25% of the option grant is exercisable on 1/16/2010, and 1/48 of the option grant is exercisable each month thereafter.

F9: Stock units will be paid in an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting of the units. 25% of the units will cliff vest on each anniversary of 1/16/2009, the vesting start date, so that all of the units will have vested on 1/16/2013.

F10: 25% of the option grant is exercisable on 2/2/2011, and 1/48 of the option grant is exercisable each month thereafter.

F11: 25% of the shares subject to the option shall vest on 6/13/2011, and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall vest each month thereafter, subject to the optionee continuing to be a service provider on such dates.

F12: The exercise and sale reported in this Form 4 were affected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on July 26, 2010.

F13: The sale price reported in column 4 of Table I represents the weighted average sale price of the shares sold ranging from $21.06 to $21.14 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.