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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2018 
Registration No. 333-             
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
 
FORM S‑3
 
 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
 
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
 
 
 
 
 
NUTANIX, INC.
 
 
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
27-0989767
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 216-8360
 
 
 
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dheeraj Pandey
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Nutanix, Inc.
1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 216-8360
 
 
 
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
 
 
Copies to:
 
Tyler Wall, Esq.
Olive Huang, Esq.
Nutanix, Inc.
1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150
San Jose, California 95110
(408) 216-8360
 
Jeffrey D. Saper, Esq.
Mark B. Baudler, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 493-9300
 
 
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If the Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
 
 
Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE



Title of Securities
to be Registered



Amount to be
Registered (1)

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price per Share (2)

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)



Amount of
Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock, $0.000025 par value per share
2,451,322

$
47.16

$
115,604,345.52

$
14,392.75


(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock that become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.

(2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s Class A common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 20, 2018.



2,451,322 Shares
Nutanix, Inc.
Class A Common Stock
The selling stockholders of Nutanix, Inc. identified in this prospectus may offer and resell up to 2,451,322 shares of our Class A common stock, $0.000025 par value ("Class A common stock"), under this prospectus. The selling stockholders acquired these shares from us pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among us, Mainframe2, Inc. (“Mainframe2”), Foto Merger Corp., and Fortis Advisors LLC, as the Securityholders’ agent, in connection with our acquisition of Mainframe2. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares by the selling stockholders.
The selling stockholders may sell the shares of our Class A common stock described in this prospectus through public or private transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. We provide more information about how the selling stockholders may sell their shares of Class A common stock in the section of this prospectus captioned “Plan of Distribution.”
Our Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “NTNX.” On September 20, 2018, the last reported sale price for our Class A common stock was $48.01 per share.
Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks.
See the section of this prospectus captioned “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is September 21, 2018.





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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholders may, from time to time, offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock, as described in this prospectus, in one or more offerings.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus (as supplemented and amended). We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus (as supplemented and amended). We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus (as supplemented and amended) does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in this prospectus or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus (as supplemented and amended) is accurate as of any dates other than their respective dates.
We urge you to read carefully this prospectus (as supplemented and amended) before deciding whether to purchase any of the shares of our Class A common stock being offered.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this prospectus to “Nutanix,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer, collectively, to Nutanix, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement include or may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are generally written in the future tense and/or are preceded by words such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “suggest,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” or other similar words.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus are based on information currently available to us and expectations and assumptions that we deem reasonable at the time the statements were made. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any of our other communications, except as required by law. All such forward-looking statements should be read as of the time the statements were made and with the recognition that these forward-looking statements may not be complete or accurate at a later date.
Many factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein, including those detailed in the Risk Factors section of any Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the section of any related prospectus supplement entitled “Risk Factors.”

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our Class A common stock. You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information regarding our company, the Class A common stock being registered under this prospectus, and our financial statements and notes thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus before deciding whether to purchase shares of our Class A common stock from the selling stockholders.
OUR BUSINESS

We provide a leading enterprise cloud platform that powers many of the world’s business applications and end user services by providing software solutions that digitize traditional silos of enterprise computing. With the advent of cloud as a mainstream consumption paradigm, enterprises are increasingly keen to re-platform existing IT environments with a hybrid cloud architecture that allows business to utilize a private cloud, leverage public cloud where applicable, and distribute this hybrid cloud architecture to the edge where their business engages with devices and users. Our solution allows our customers to virtualize various clouds - private, public, edge - into one seamless cloud enabling enterprises to choose the right cloud for the right application. Nutanix’s solution converges compute, virtualization, storage, networking, desktop, governance and security services in one integrated, simple to consume solution delivered through software. Further, our software and Software as a Service, or SaaS, solutions allow enterprises to simplify the complexities of a multi-cloud environment with automation, cost governance and compliance. Nutanix underpins the platform with unique web-scale engineering and one-click operational simplicity that powers any scale deployment while giving customers the freedom of choice across various hardware platforms, across various virtualization solutions and across major public cloud providers.
_____________
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware in September 2009. Our principal executive offices are located at 1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150, San Jose, California, 95110, and our telephone number is (408) 216-8360. Our website address is www.nutanix.com. Information contained in or accessible through our website is not part of or incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

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THE OFFERING

Class A common stock offered by the selling stockholders
2,451,322 shares
Our Class A common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
NTNX
Use of proceeds
All of the shares of Class A common stock being offered under this prospectus are being sold by the selling stockholders. Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares.
Background
On August 24, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we acquired Mainframe2. In that transaction, we paid cash and an aggregate of 2,451,322 shares of our Class A common stock. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we agreed to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of the shares of Class A common stock held by former holders of capital stock of Mainframe2.  
Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of our Class A common stock, the offer and sale of which are being registered on behalf of the selling stockholders, we are referring to the shares of Class A common stock held by former holders of capital stock of Mainframe2 that we agreed to register pursuant to the Merger Agreement. When we refer to the “selling stockholders” in this prospectus, we are referring to former holders of capital stock of Mainframe2.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in our Class A common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, and may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future and any prospectus supplement related to a particular offering, together with all of the other information included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before making an investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below may not be the only ones we face. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flows and prospects could be materially and adversely affected, causing the trading price of our Class A common stock to decline. In that event, the market price of our Class A common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.
USE OF PROCEEDS
All shares of Class A common stock sold pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales.

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Up to 2,451,322 shares of Class A common stock are being offered by this prospectus, all of which are being offered for resale for the account of the selling stockholders. The shares being offered were issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the Merger Agreement and are subject to adjustment as set forth in the Merger Agreement. When we refer to the “selling stockholders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below.
The table below sets forth certain information known to us, based upon written representations from the selling stockholders, with respect to the beneficial ownership of the shares of our Class A common stock held by the selling stockholders as of August 31, 2018, the date of closing of our acquisition of Mainframe2. Because the selling stockholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all, some or none of the shares of our Class A common stock covered by this prospectus, we cannot determine the number of such shares that will be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the selling stockholders, or the amount or percentage of shares of our Class A common stock that will be held by the selling stockholders upon termination of any particular offering. See the section of this prospectus captioned “Plan of Distribution” for additional information. For purposes of the table below, we assume that the selling stockholders will sell all their shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus.
In the table below, the percentage of shares beneficially owned is based on 135,144,663 shares of our Class A common stock outstanding and 37,744,316 shares of our Class B common stock outstanding as of August 31, 2018, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Under such rule, beneficial ownership includes any shares over which the selling stockholder has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares that the selling stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days of such date through the exercise of any options or other rights. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the selling stockholders have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Class A common stock shown as beneficially owned by them. The beneficial ownership information presented in this table is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
Name of Selling Stockholder
Prior to the Offering
Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock Being Registered for Resale
After the Offering
Number of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Percent of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Outstanding
Number of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned (47)
Percent of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Outstanding
2007 Barkhordar Family Trust (1)
14,080
*
14,080
0
*
Aleksandar Mijalkovic (2)
8,574
*
8,574
0
*
Aleksandar Stanimirovic (3)
4,287
*
4,287
0
*
Andrew Harman (4)
13,589
*
13,589
0
*
Bain Capital Venture Fund 2014, L.P. (5)
358,546
*
358,546
0
*
BCIP Venture Associates (6)
36,734
*
36,734
0
*
BCIP Venture Associates – B (7)
2,274
*
2,274
0
*
Chris Barber (8)
3,215
*
3,215
0
*
Corviglia Technology Partners I Ltd. (9)
21,083
*
21,083
0
*
Dalibor Aleksov (10)
1,071
*
1,071
0
          
Danis Yadegar (11)
8,854
*
8,854
0
*
Darko Ilic (12)
83,366
*
83,366
0
*
David Horvath (13)
434
*
434
0
*
Erik Ahroon (14)
2,394
*
2,394
0
*
Foundry Square Investors – XIV, LLC (15)
3,450
*
3,450
0
*

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Name of Selling Stockholder
Prior to the Offering
Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock Being Registered for Resale
After the Offering
Number of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned
Percent of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Outstanding
Number of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned (47)
Percent of
Shares of
Class A Common Stock
Outstanding
Foundry Square Investors – XVII, LLC (16)
1,402
*
1,402
0
*
In-Q-Tel (17)
79,406
*
79,406
0
*
Istok Pavlovic (18)
5,359
*
5,359
0
*
Ivan Vuckovic (19)
201,981
*
201,981
0
*
Jon Peddie (20)
4,287
*
4,287
0
*
Jonathan Hirshon (21).
535
*
535
0
*
Lane Scott Holdings Trust (22)
13,364
*
13,364
0
*
M.T. Land Corp., Inc. (23)
14,073
*
14,073
0
*
Marjan Panic (24)
42,427
*
42,427
0
*
Matthew Mochary (25)
3,215
*
3,215
0
*
Microsoft Global Finance (26)
157,793
*
157,793
0
*
Mirjana Sasa (27)
8,038
*
8,038
0
*
Mochary Capital Partners 1, LLC (28)
17,149
*
17,149
0
*
Mortazavi Family Trust (29)
54,602
*
54,602
0
*
Nikola Bozinovic (30)
660,916
*
660,916
0
*
Nikola Milojevic (31)
857
*
857
0
*
Peter Thorp (32)
2,572
*
2,572
0
*
Plug & Play Venture Group, LLC (33)
28,152
*
28,152
0
*
Randolph Carsten Puls (34)
33,226
*
33,226
0
*
Ronald M. Karp (35)
2,394
*
2,394
0
*
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (36)
10,718
*
10,718
0
*
SQN Venture Income Fund, L.P. (37)
19,156
*
19,156
0
*
SQN VIF GP, LLC (38)
9,578
*
9,578
0
*
Tamara Marsh (39)
535
*
535
0
*
The Brown Family Revocable Living Trust (40)
4,788
*
4,788
0
*
The Brown Family Trust (41)
4,788
*
4,788
0
*
The Keller Downing Family Trust (42)
1,212
*
1,212
0
*
Thorp Family Trust (43)
13,554
*
13,554
0
*
US VC Partners, L.P. (44)
480,128
*
480,128
0
*
Vladeta Marjanovic (45)
11,202
*
11,202
0
*
Zachary Menegakis (46)
1,964
*
1,964
0
*
Total shares of Class A common stock
2,451,322
1.8%
2,451,322
0
*
    
*
Less than 1%.
(1)
Consists of (i) 11,943 shares held of record by 2007 Barkhordar Family Trust; and (ii) 2,137 shares held of record by Fortis Advisors LLC, as escrow agent (“Fortis”), to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(2)
Consists of (i) 2,939 shares held of record by Aleksandar Mijalkovic; (ii) 4,985 shares held of record by Aleksandar Mijalkovic in an individual restricted account at Fortis, which are held back and to be released in certain tranches over a period of up to three years following the closing of our acquisition of Mainframe2, subject to the stockholder continuing to provide services to us or one of our affiliates (the “Employee Holdback”); and (iii) 650 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.

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(3)
Consists of (i) 3,637 shares held of record by Aleksandar Stanimirovic; and (ii) 650 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(4)
Consists of (i) 11,527 shares held of record by Andrew Harman; and (ii) 2,062 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(5)
Consists of (i) 304,117 shares held of record by Bain Capital Venture Fund 2014, L.P.; and (ii) 54,429 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(6)
Consists of (i) 31,159 shares held of record by BCIP Venture Associates; and (ii) 5,575 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(7)
Consists of (i) 1,932 shares held of record by BCIP Venture Associates - B and (ii) 342 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(8)
Consists of (i) 2,727 shares held of record by Chris Barber and (ii) 488 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(9)
Consists of (i) 17,883 shares held of record by Corviglia Technology Partners I Ltd; and (ii) 3,200 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(10)
Consists of (i) 909 shares held of record by Dalibor Aleksov; and (ii) 162 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(11)
Consists of (i) 7,510 shares held of record by Danis Yadegar; and (ii) 1,344 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(12)
Consists of (i) 35,356 shares held of record by Darko Ilic; (ii) 41,683 shares held of record by Darko Ilic and subject to the Employee Holdback; and (iii) 6,327 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(13)
Consists of (i) 369 shares held of record by David Horvath; and (ii) 65 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(14)
Consists of (i) 2,031 shares held of record by Erik Ahroon; and (ii) 363 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(15)
Consists of (i) 2,927 shares held of record by Foundry Square Investors – XIV, LLC; and (ii) 523 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(16)
Consists of (i) 1,190 shares held of record by Foundry Square Investors – XVII, LLC; and (ii) 212 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(17)
Consists of (i) 67,352 shares held of record by In-Q-Tel; and (ii) 12,054 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(18)
Consists of (i) 4,546 shares held of record by Istok Pavlovic; and (ii) 813 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(19)
Consists of (i) 56,537 shares held of record by Ivan Vuckovic; (ii) 135,326 shares held of record by Ivan Vuckovic and subject to the Employee Holdback; and (iii) 10,118 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(20)
Consists of (i) 3,637 shares held of record by Jon Peddie; and (ii) 650 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(21)
Consists of (i) 454 shares held of record by Jonathan Hirshon; and (ii) 81 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(22)
Consists of (i) 11,336 shares held of record by Lane Scott Holdings Trust; and (ii) 2,028 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(23)
Consists of (i) 11,937 shares held of record M.T. Land Corp., Inc.; and (ii) 2,136 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(24)
Consists of (i) 35,988 shares held of record by Marjan Panic; and (ii) 6,439 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(25)
Consists of (i) 2,727 shares held of record by Matthew Mochary; and (ii) 488 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(26)
Consists of (i) 133,839 shares held of record by Microsoft Global Finance; and (ii) 23,954 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(27)
Consists of (i) 6,818 shares held of record by Mirjana Sasa; and (ii) 1,220 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(28)
Consists of (i) 14,546 shares held of record by Mochary Capital Partners 1, LLC; and (ii) 2,603 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(29)
Consists of (i) 46,314 shares held of record by Mortazavi Family Trust; and (ii) 8,288 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.

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(30)
Consists of (i) 184,994 shares held of record by Nikola Bozinovic; (ii) 442,813 shares held of record by Nikola Bozinovic and subject to the Employee Holdback; and (iii) 33,109 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(31)
Consists of (i) 727 shares held of record by Nikola Milojevic; and (ii) 130 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(32)
Consists of (i) 2,182 shares held of record by Peter Thorp; and (ii) 390 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(33)
Consists of (i) 23,879 shares held of record by Plug & Play Venture Group, LLC; and (ii) 4,273 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(34)
Consists of (i) 11,766 shares held of record by Randolph Carsten Puls; (ii) 18,939 shares held of record by Randolph Carsten Puls and subject to the Employee Holdback; and (iii) 2,521 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(35)
Consists of (i) 2,031 shares held of record by Ronald M. Karp; and (ii) 363 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(36)
Consists of (i) 9,091 shares held of record by Silicon Valley Community Foundation; and (ii) 1,627 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(37)
Consists of (i) 16,248 shares held of record by SQN Venture Income Fund, L.P.; and (ii) 2,908 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(38)
Consists of (i) 8,124 shares held of record by SQN VIF GP, LLC; and (ii) 1,454 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(39)
Consists of (i) 454 shares held of record by Tamara Marsh; and (ii) 81 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(40)
Consists of (i) 4,062 shares held of record by The Brown Family Revocable Living Trust; and (ii) 726 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(41)
Consists of (i) 4,062 shares held of record by The Brown Family Trust; and (ii) 726 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(42)
Consists of (i) 1,029 shares held of record by The Keller Downing Family Trust; and (ii) 183 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(43)
Consists of (i) 11,498 shares held of record by Thorp Family Trust; and (ii) 2,056 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(44)
Consists of (i) 407,242 shares held of record by US VC Partners, L.P.; and (ii) 72,886 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(45)
Consists of (i) 9,503 shares held of record by Vladeta Marjanovic; and (ii) 1,699 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(46)
Consists of (i) 1,667 shares held of record by Zachary Menegakis; and (ii) 297 shares held of record by Fortis as escrow agent to fund potential indemnification obligations to us related to the acquisition.
(47)
Assumes the selling stockholders dispose of all of the shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus and do not acquire beneficial ownership of any additional shares. The registration of these shares does not necessarily mean that the selling stockholders will sell all or any portion of the shares covered by this prospectus.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of the shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby.
The sales may be made on one or more exchanges, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at prices and at terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in negotiated transactions.
The selling stockholders may effect such transactions by selling the shares of Class A common stock to or through broker-dealers. The shares of Class A common stock may be sold through broker-dealers by one or more of, or a combination of, the following:
•
a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares of Class A common stock as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
•
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such broker-dealer for its account;
•
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;
•
short sales;
•
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; or
•
in privately negotiated transactions.
The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented under Rule 424(b) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
The selling stockholders have informed us that, except as otherwise indicated in the table included in the section of this prospectus captioned “Selling Stockholders,” none of them have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares covered by this prospectus. If any selling stockholder notifies us that a material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of shares through a block trade, special offering or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we may be required to file a prospectus supplement pursuant to the applicable rules promulgated under the Securities Act.
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of Class A common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

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We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, or the selling stockholders may be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law that may arise from written information furnished to us by the selling stockholders expressly for use in this prospectus, or we may be entitled to contribution.
We may restrict or suspend offers and sales or other dispositions of the shares under the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part from and after the effective date of the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part subject to certain terms and conditions. In the event of such restriction or suspension, the selling stockholders will not be able to offer or sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of Class A common stock under the shelf registration statement.
None of the selling stockholders intends to use any means of distributing or delivering the prospectus other than by hand or mail, and none of the selling stockholders intends to use any forms of prospectus other than printed prospectuses.
Once sold under the shelf registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part the shares of Class A common stock will be freely tradeable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Class A common stock in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be passed upon by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Nutanix, Inc. appearing in Nutanix, Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 2018 (including the schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of Nutanix’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2018 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the Securities Exchange Commission's ("SEC") website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at www.nutanix.com. Information accessible on or through our website is not a part of this prospectus. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. This prospectus omits some information contained in the registration statement in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. You should review the information and exhibits in the registration statement for further information on us and our consolidated subsidiaries and the securities we are offering. Statements in this prospectus concerning any document we filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive and are qualified by reference to these filings. You should review the complete document to evaluate these statements.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference much of the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those publicly available documents. The information that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future filings that we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K), until the offering of the Class A common stock being registered under the registration statement is terminated or completed:
•
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018; and
•
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2018, August 3, 2018 and August 30, 2018.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by contacting us at the following address:
Nutanix, Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150
San Jose, California 95110

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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The registrant will pay all reasonable expenses incident to the registration of the shares other than any commissions and discounts of underwriters, dealers or agents. Such expenses are set forth in the following table. All of the amounts shown are estimates except the SEC registration fee.
 
Amount
to be paid
SEC registration fee
$
14,392.75

Legal fees and expenses
25,000.00

Accounting fees and expenses
10,000.00

Total
$
49,392.75

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) and the registrant’s certificate of incorporation as amended to date (“Charter”) and the registrant’s Bylaws as amended to date (the “Bylaws”).
The Charter provides that a director shall not be personally liable to the registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The Bylaws provide that the registrant shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the DGCL, indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the registrant.
Under Section 145 of the DGCL, a Delaware corporation must indemnify its present or former directors and officers against expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred to the extent that the officer or director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought against him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation. The DGCL generally permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify directors and officers against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of any action or suit for actions taken in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action, which they had no reasonable cause to believe was unlawful.
The registrant is governed by the provisions of the DGCL permitting the registrant to purchase director’s and officer’s insurance to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the registrant. The registrant has an insurance policy which insures the directors and officers of the registrant and its subsidiaries against certain liabilities which might be incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. The registrant also has indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that provide for the maximum indemnification allowed by law.

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Item 16. Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index below in this Registration Statement on Form S-3.

Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)    to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act of 1933”);
(ii)    to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)    to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2)that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i)    each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

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(ii)    Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5)That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(6)Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.



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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on September 21st, 2018.
NUTANIX, INC.
By:     /s/ Dheeraj Pandey    
Name: Dheeraj Pandey
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
NUTANIX, INC.
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
Each of the undersigned directors or officers of Nutanix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints Dheeraj Pandey and Duston M. Williams, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-facts, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute a Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement and any Registration Statement relating to any offering made pursuant to this Registration Statement, and to file such Registration Statement(s) and any and all amendments thereto, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes, as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dheeraj Pandey    
Dheeraj Pandey
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
September 21, 2018
/s/ Duston M. Williams    
Duston M. Williams
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
September 21, 2018
/s/ Kenneth W. Long III    
Kenneth W. Long III
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
September 21, 2018
/s/ Susan L. Bostrom    
Susan L. Bostrom
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ Craig Conway    
Craig Conway
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ Steven J. Gomo    
Steven J. Gomo
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ John McAdam    
John McAdam
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ Ravi Mhatre     
Ravi Mhatre
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ Jeffrey T. Parks    
Jeffrey T. Parks
Director
September 21, 2018
/s/ Michael P. Scarpelli    
Michael P. Scarpelli
Director
September 21, 2018


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Index to the Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
 
 
 



Exhibit


Form S-3

Exhibit 4.1


    
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 24, 2018 by and between Nutanix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquiror”), certain Holders (as defined below) listed on Schedule 1 hereto who are being issued shares of Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below) and Mainframe2, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for the benefit of the remaining Holders not party hereto. This Agreement shall become effective at, and is contingent upon, the Effective Time.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2018 (as may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Acquiror, Foto Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror (“Merger Sub”), the Company and Fortis Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Securityholders’ Agent, Acquiror will acquire the Company through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, pursuant to which the Company will be the surviving corporation and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror (the “Merger”).
WHEREAS, as a result of the Merger, all of the capital stock of the Company will be cancelled and terminated and converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth in the Merger Agreement.
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Company has required that Acquiror enter into this Agreement.
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Acquiror is willing to enter into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.Definitions. All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings below:

(a)“Available” means, with respect to a Registration Statement, that such Registration Statement is effective and there is no stop order with respect thereto and such Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, such that such Registration Statement will be available for the resale of Registrable Securities.

(b)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




(c)“Form S-3” means a registration statement on Form S-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such form is in effect on the date hereof, or any successor or replacement form of registration statement promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act from and after the date hereof, in any such case which similarly permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by Acquiror with the SEC.

(d) “Holder” means a Company Stockholder to whom shares of Acquiror Common Stock are issued in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement or a transferee to whom registration rights granted under this Agreement are assigned pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

(e)“Registrable Securities” means, (i) for each Holder, its Subject Securities, and (ii) for all Holders, the sum of the Subject Securities held by them as a group; provided, however, that the Subject Securities held by a particular Holder shall cease to be Registrable Securities (x) after the Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement and with Section 2 hereof, or (y) at such time as such Holder is eligible to sell such securities in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale; provided further, that Registrable Securities held by the Holdback Employees and US VC Partners, L.P., respectively, may not be sold under the Registration Statement by such Holders so long as such Registrable Securities remain subject to the Employee Holdback Agreement and Restriction Agreement, respectively.

(f)“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(g)“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

(h)“Subject Securities” means for each Holder, (i) the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable to such Holder in the Merger at the Effective Time pursuant to the Merger Agreement (including any shares of Acquiror Common Stock subject to the Employee Holdback Agreements and the Restriction Agreement, but excluding any shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued after the date the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC) and (ii) any securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any warrant, right or other security that is issued as) a dividend, stock split, combination or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or any other distribution or reorganization with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of, the securities referenced in clause (i) above.

2.Registration of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities.

(a)No later than the fifth Business Day following the date on which Acquiror files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, Acquiror shall file with the SEC a registration statement (together with the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and material incorporate by reference in such registration statement, the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 covering the resale of all Registrable Securities, provided, however, that, Acquiror’s obligation to include the Registrable Securities of any Holder in the Registration Statement shall be expressly conditioned upon Acquiror’s prior receipt of all information and materials regarding such Holder as specified in Section 7, and the taking of all action required to be taken by such Holder.






(b)Notwithstanding Section 2(a), (A)(i) in the event that the filing deadline contemplated by Section 2(a) shall occur during a trading “blackout” period under Acquiror’s securities trading policies, then Acquiror shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2(a) until such “blackout” period is no longer applicable, (ii) Acquiror shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2(a) if Acquiror, in its reasonable good faith judgment (after consultation with its outside legal advisors), has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement would require public disclosure by Acquiror of material nonpublic information that Acquiror is not otherwise obligated to disclose and (iii) Acquiror shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder if Acquiror shall fail to fulfill its obligations under Section 2(a) at a time when sales of Acquiror Common Stock have been suspended globally under Acquiror’s then effective registration statements or during times when new registration statements are not permitted to be filed under SEC rules, provided, that (x) if Acquiror delays the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 2(b)(A), Acquiror shall promptly deliver a written notice to all Holders of Registrable Securities (such delivery shall be made to such Holder’s address set forth opposite each such Holder’s name on the Spreadsheet) signed by an authorized representative of Acquiror certifying that a delay in filing the Registration Statement is necessary because the conditions set forth in the foregoing clause (i) or clause (ii) have been satisfied and stating, if known, the expected duration of the associated delay in filing the Registration Statement, and (y) if Acquiror delays the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 2(b)(A), it shall file such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable following the lapsing or expiration of the circumstances that led Acquiror to delay such filing; and (B) in the event that Acquiror has not received the consent of its independent registered public accounting firm or other required consents from auditors to include such firm’s audit report in the Registration Statement, then Acquiror shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2(a) until Acquiror shall have received such consents, provided, that (x) Acquiror has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, and (y) Acquiror shall file such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of such consent.

(c)Acquiror shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) to the extent that the Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing with the SEC, cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof with the SEC (and shall request acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC no later than the end of the second (2nd) Business Day after receiving notice from the SEC that it will not review the Registration Statement or that any SEC comments have been resolved to the satisfaction of the SEC), and keep the Registration Statement continuously effective until the earlier to occur of (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or otherwise, and (B) the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date (such earlier date, the “Registration Termination Date”); (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments to the Registration Statement and amendments or supplements to the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously available and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement; (iii) furnish to each Holder such number of copies of any prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus and any amended or supplemented prospectus) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act as each Holder may reasonably request in order to effect the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder thereunder, but only while Acquiror shall be required under the provisions hereof to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective; (iv) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Holder shall reasonably request and keep each such registration or qualification effective until the Registration Termination Date; provided, however, that Acquiror shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction where it has not been qualified or is not otherwise subject to a general consent for service of process; (v) cause all of the Registrable Securities to be listed on the




NASDAQ Exchange; and (vi) notify each Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of (A) the date and time the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto shall have become or been declared effective or an amendment or supplement to any prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement shall have been filed with the SEC, (B) the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any person for that purpose, (C) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose and (D) upon the happening of any event that causes the Registration Statement not to be Available (provided, however, that Acquiror shall not be obligated to describe the underlying facts and circumstances that have caused the Registration Statement not to be Available).

3.Suspension of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities under Registration Statement. At any time from and after the effective date of the Registration Statement, Acquiror may restrict offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement, and a Holder will not be able to offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities thereunder, in the event that (i) Acquiror, in its reasonable good faith judgment, has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities would require public disclosure by Acquiror of material nonpublic information that (x) is not included in the Registration Statement and (y) is not otherwise then required to be disclosed to the public, and that immediate disclosure of such material nonpublic information would be detrimental to Acquiror (as determined by Acquiror in its reasonable good faith judgment following consultation with its outside legal advisors) and (ii) Acquiror delivers a written notice (a “Suspension Notice”) to all Holders of Registrable Securities (such delivery shall be made to such Holder’s address set forth opposite each such Holder’s name on the Spreadsheet) signed by an authorized representative of Acquiror certifying that a delay in the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities is necessary because the conditions set forth in the foregoing clause (i) have been satisfied and stating, if known, the expected duration of the associated suspension of sales under the Registration Statement; provided, however, Acquiror may not suspend offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 prior to the Registration Termination Date more than once or for more than sixty (60) days in the aggregate. Promptly following the cessation or discontinuance of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for any Suspension Notice, Acquiror shall amend the Registration Statement and/or amend or supplement the related prospectus included therein to the extent necessary, and take all other actions reasonably necessary, to allow the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities to recommence as promptly as possible, and promptly notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing when such offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement may recommence. Upon receipt of a Suspension Notice, Holders shall immediately suspend their use of the Registration Statement and any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof to offer and sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities, and shall not offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement or any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof until receipt of a notice from Acquiror pursuant to the preceding sentence that offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities may recommence. Holders shall keep the fact that Acquiror has delivered a Suspension Notice and any non-public information provided by Acquiror in connection therewith confidential, shall not disclose or reveal the Suspension Notice or any such information to any person or entity and shall not use such information for securities trading or any other purpose.

4.Fees and Expenses. All of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including all SEC fees, blue sky registration and filing fees, NASDAQ Stock Market notices and filing fees, printing fees and expenses, transfer agents’ and registrars’ fees and expenses and all reasonable fees and expenses of Acquiror’s outside counsel and independent accountants shall be paid by Acquiror. Acquiror shall not be responsible for any legal fees for any Holder or any selling expenses of any Holder (including any broker’s fees or commissions).





5.Indemnification.

(a)To the extent permitted by law, Acquiror shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, each person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and such Holder’s legal counsel and independent accountants (each, a “Seller Indemnified Party”), with respect to which registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by Acquiror of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to Acquiror in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and Acquiror shall reimburse each Seller Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by them, as such expenses are incurred, in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto; provided, however, that Acquiror shall not be required to indemnify, or otherwise be liable to, any Seller Indemnified Party to the extent that any such loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of, or is based on, (i) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any Seller Indemnified Party to Acquiror specifically for use therein, or (ii) the failure of any Seller Indemnified Party to comply with its covenants and agreements hereunder.

(b)To the extent permitted by law, if Registrable Securities held by a Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, such Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless Acquiror, each of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, each person controlling Acquiror within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and Acquiror’s legal counsel and independent accountants, as well as each other Holder, each of such other Holder’s directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, each person controlling such other Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and such other Holder’s legal counsel and independent accountants (each a “Acquiror Indemnified Party”), from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of, or based on, any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by such Holder of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to such Holder in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and such Holder shall reimburse each Acquiror Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them, as such expenses are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending any such lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Acquiror specifically for use therein; provided, however, that in the event that, with respect to a lawsuit, claim or action as to which the Acquiror Indemnified Party may seek indemnification hereunder, the Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of such lawsuit, claim or action pursuant to subsection 5(c), the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, that in no event shall the aggregate obligations under this subsection 5(b) and subsection 5(d) below exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder.





(c)Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 5 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has written notice of any lawsuit, claim or action as to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action; provided, however, that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense, 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 Agreement except to the extent, but only to the extent, that the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend against such claim or litigation is materially and adversely impacted by the failure to give such notice. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such lawsuit, claim or action.

(d)If the indemnification required by this Section 5 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any indemnifiable losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect relative fault of the Indemnified and Indemnifying Parties, in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Parties, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damage, liabilities, and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. Acquiror and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 5(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the prior provisions of this Section 5(d).

(e)The obligations of Acquiror and each Holder under this Section 5 shall survive the completion of any offering and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to this Agreement until the expiration of any statute of limitations relating to the subject matter of this Section 5.





6.Limitation on Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights of each Holder under this Agreement may not be assigned by a Holder to any other Person unless such a transfer is pursuant to a transfer of Registrable Securities (i) by will or intestate succession, (ii) to a trust upon death, (iii) to an Affiliate or an affiliated fund or entity of such Holder (provided that there is no change in beneficial ownership), which means with respect to a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership, a fund or entity managed by the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or by an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company or (iv) with the prior written consent of Acquiror, provided, however, that in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Restriction Agreement, US VC, L.P. may not assign its rights under this Agreement to any Person during the Restricted Period (as defined therein). Prior to a permitted transfer of rights under this Agreement (or, with respect to assignments contemplated by clauses (i) and (ii) of the prior sentence, within a reasonable time following such assignment), Holder must furnish Acquiror with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and a copy of a duly executed written instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror by which such transferee assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of its transferor hereunder and agrees itself to be bound hereby. No transfer of rights under this Agreement shall be permitted if, immediately following such transfer, the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities by the transferee is not restricted under the Securities Act.

7.Information by Holder. Any Holder of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement shall furnish to Acquiror such information regarding such Holder, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the offer and sale or other distribution proposed by such Holder as Acquiror may reasonably request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance contemplated by this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as may be required under applicable Legal Requirements in order to permit Acquiror to comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in connection with the registration of all Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Securities Act). Upon any disposal of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement by a Holder, such Holder shall deliver to Acquiror a notice of transfer certifying such disposition and acknowledging compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection therewith.

8.Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to take any action to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise delay any registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

9.Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party under this Agreement shall be made and given in compliance with the provisions of Section 9.1 of the Merger Agreement and, if to a Holder, to such Holder’s address set forth opposite each such Holder’s name on the Spreadsheet.

10.Amendment of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities at the time outstanding, with the prior written consent of Acquiror.

11.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware without reference to such state’s principles of conflicts of law.





12.Exclusive Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, in the case of a federal claim as to which federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, the Federal Court of the United States of America) in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the matters contemplated herein, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the Legal Requirements of the State of Delaware for such persons and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and such process. Each party agrees not to commence any legal proceedings related hereto except in such courts.

13.Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY RELATED AGREEMENTS, THE MERGER OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS, OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PERSON ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE COMPANY RELATED AGREEMENTS.

14.Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein, including the Merger Agreement (and the documents, instruments and other agreements contemplated thereby), or delivered pursuant hereto constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

15.Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

16.Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

17.Third-Party Beneficiaries. The holders of the Registrable Securities (and the Securityholders’ Agent on their behalf) are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce this Agreement against the undersigned in accordance with its terms.

18.Specific Performance and Other Remedies.

(a)The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the other party or parties hereto, or any Holder of any covenant, obligation or other agreement set forth in this Agreement or any Company Related Agreement, as the case may be, (i) each party hereto shall be entitled, without any proof of actual damages (and in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it), to an order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other agreement and an injunction preventing or restraining such breach or threatened breach, and (ii) no party hereto shall be required to provide or post any bond or other security or collateral in connection with any such order or injunction or in connection with any related action or legal proceeding.





(b)Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred herein upon a party hereto shall be deemed to be cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or in equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

19.Rules of Construction.  The parties hereto have been represented by counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, hereby waive, with respect to this Agreement, each Schedule and each Exhibit, if any, attached hereto, the application of any Legal Requirement or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

20.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpeg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”) shall be treated in all manners and respects as an original executed counterpart and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto shall raise the use of Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of Electronic Delivery as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent that such defense relates to lack of authenticity.

21.Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and cease to be of any force and effect upon the earliest of (i) termination of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Registration Termination Date. For clarity, the obligations under Section 4, Section 5 and Sections 9 through this Section 21 will survive any termination of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

NUTANIX, INC.

By:     /s/ Tyler Wall    
Name: Tyler Wall
Title: Chief Legal Officer


MAINFRAME2, INC.

By:     /s/ Nikola Bozinovic    
Name: Nikola Bozinovic
Title: Chief Executive Officer


HOLDERS

By:     /s/ [Holders listed on Schedule1]    
Name:
Title:









SCHEDULE 1
Holders Party to Registration Rights Agreement

1.
2007 Barkhordar Family Trust
2.
Aleksandar Mijalkovic
3.
Andrew Harman
4.
Bain Capital Venture Fund 2014, L.P.
5.
BCIP Venture Associates
6.
BCIP Venture Associates-B
7.
Chris Barber
8.
Danis Yadegar
9.
Darko Ilic
10.
David Horvath
11.
Eric Ahroon
12.
In-Q-Tel, Inc.
13.
Ivan Vuckovic
14.
Jon Peddie
15.
Lane Scott Holdings Trust
16.
M. T. Land Corp., Inc.
17.
Matthew Mochary
18.
Microsoft Global Finance
19.
Mirjana Sasa
20.
Mochary Capital Partners 1, LLC
21.
Mortazavi Family Trust
22.
Nikola Bozinovic
23.
Peter Thorp
24.
Randolph Carsten Puls
25.
Ronald M. Karp
26.
SQN VIP GP, LLC
27.
The Brown Family Revocable Living Trust
28.
The Brown Family Trust
29.
The Keller Downing Family Trust
30.
US VC Partners, L.P.
31.
Vladeta Marjanovic
32.
Zachary Menegakis



Exhibit

Form S-3
Exhibit 5.1
September 21, 2018

Nutanix, Inc.
1740 Technology Drive, Suite 150
San Jose, California 95110
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S‑3 (the “Registration Statement”), to be filed on or about September 21, 2018 by Nutanix, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of up to 2,451,322 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.000025 par value per share (the “Shares”).
We are acting as counsel for the Company in connection with the registration for resale under the Securities Act of the Shares. In such capacity, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of the originals of such documents and the legal competence of all signatories to such documents.
We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the statutory provisions and all applicable judicial decisions interpreting those laws) and the federal laws of the United States of America.
On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we consent to the reference of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.
Very truly yours,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation

    
Exhibit



Form S-3
Exhibit 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated September 21, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements Nutanix, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Nutanix, Inc. for the year ended July 31, 2018, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
September 21, 2018