[Form 4] Netscout Systems Inc Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Joseph G. Hadzima Jr., a director of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NTCT), reported the sale of 3,500 shares of the issuer's common stock on 08/12/2025 at a price of $22.03 per share. After this transaction he beneficially owned 124,298 shares, held directly. The filing indicates the sale was executed pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 11, 2024. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/14/2025.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Insider sold a small block under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan; holdings remain substantial at 124,298 shares.

The reported disposition of 3,500 shares at $22.03 appears to be a routine sale under a 10b5-1 plan, which establishes an affirmative defense for planned insider trades. The report shows the transaction reduced the reporting person’s direct beneficial holdings to 124,298 shares. There is no additional information in this filing about other contemporaneous transactions or changes in role. For investors, this filing documents an executed planned sale but does not by itself indicate a change in company operations or governance.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: The trade was pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan, consistent with governance best practices for avoiding unlawful insider trading.

The disclosure states the 10b5-1 plan was adopted on December 11, 2024, and the sale occurred on August 12, 2025. Use of a 10b5-1 plan typically signals the insider followed a pre-established framework for sales. The Form 4 is complete for this transaction: it lists the reporter, relationship (director), transaction details, post-transaction holdings, and the explanatory note. No material departures, option exercises, or derivative transactions are reported.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

X

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HADZIMA JOSEPH G JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.

310 LITTLETON ROAD

(Street)

WESTFORD MA 01886

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC [ NTCT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/12/2025		S(1)		3,500	D	$22.03	124,298	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Common Stock were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 11, 2024.

	/s/ Jeff Levinson, Attorney-in-Fact	08/14/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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