NETSCOUT Systems Inc. filings document formal disclosures for an operating technology company providing enterprise network observability, carrier service assurance, cybersecurity and DDoS protection solutions. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, future-performance expectations and related earnings-release exhibits.
The company’s definitive proxy statement covers annual meeting governance matters, shareholder voting, director-related disclosures and compensation topics tied to its public-company oversight. These filings frame NETSCOUT’s reporting around service assurance, cybersecurity, operating performance, governance and recurring public-company disclosure obligations.
Michael Szabados, a director of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NTCT), sold 4,000 shares of the company's common stock on 08/22/2025 at an average price of $22.91 per share under a previously adopted 10b5-1 trading plan. After the reported sale, the reporting person beneficially owned 38,939 shares, held directly. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/26/2025 and notes the 10b5-1 plan was adopted on May 23, 2025. The filing documents a routine insider sale executed pursuant to a pre-established plan rather than an ad hoc transaction.
Netscout Systems, Inc. (NTCT) Notice of Proposed Sale under Rule 144 for 4,000 shares of Common Stock to be sold through Merrill Lynch on 08/22/2025 on the NASDAQ at an aggregate market value of $91,640.00. The filing states the seller acquired the shares on 10/26/2024 through the vesting of a restricted stock unit award granted under the issuer's equity compensation plan. The filing reports 71,875,269 shares outstanding and indicates no securities of the issuer were sold by the seller in the past three months. The filer affirms they are unaware of any undisclosed material adverse information regarding the issuer.
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.
John Downing, EVP World-Wide Sales at NetScout Systems (NTCT), reported a sale of 3,000 shares of common stock on 08/08/2025 at a reported price of $21.40 per share. The filing states the shares were sold pursuant to a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan adopted February 20, 2025. After the reported transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 136,732 shares directly. This disclosure is a routine insider sale under an affirmative-defense trading plan and does not include any derivative transactions or additional compensatory actions.
Netscout Systems Inc (NTCT) filed a Form 144 disclosing a proposed sale of 3,500 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage with an approximate sale date of 08/12/2025. The filing reports an aggregate market value of $77,105 and shows 71,875,269 shares outstanding, indicating the size of the proposed transaction relative to the issuer's share count.
The securities were acquired on 09/10/2021 via restricted stock vesting and paid as compensation. The filing also lists a prior sale within three months: Joseph G Hadzima Jr Rvcbl Trust sold 3,500 shares on 06/10/2025 for $83,475. The signer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information and references Rule 10b5-1 provisions without a plan date noted.
Legal & General investment entities report beneficial ownership of 4,484,569 shares of Netscout Systems common stock, equal to 6.3% of the class. The filing shows no sole voting or dispositive power and discloses shared voting power of 4,468,897 and shared dispositive power of 4,484,569, indicating the position is held through affiliated managers and funds.
Several Legal & General affiliates are listed with individual holdings, the largest being Legal & General Investment Management Ltd at 4,363,668 shares (6.1%). The statement is executed by the group’s Head of Asset Class Oversight on behalf of the listed reporting persons.
NetScout Systems (NTCT) Form 144 shows a proposed insider sale of 3,000 common shares through Merrill Lynch with an aggregate market value of $64,200, listed for an approximate sale date of 08/08/2025. The filing records that the shares were acquired via restricted stock unit vestings: 1,243 shares vested 06/01/2017 and 1,757 shares vested 06/04/2025, and that the securities were granted under the issuer's equity compensation plan.
The notice also discloses a prior sale by the same person of 3,000 shares on 05/29/2025 generating $70,410. The filer affirms they have no undisclosed material information. These transactions represent a very small fraction of the company's 71,875,269 outstanding shares and are presented as routine insider dispositions tied to equity compensation.
Legal & General Group Plc and several affiliated investment entities have filed Amendment No. 1 to a Schedule 13G reporting a passive, >5% ownership stake in NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT) as of 31 December 2023.
The filing shows the parent company and four subsidiaries collectively hold 4,037,807 common shares, representing 5.69 % of NetScout’s outstanding stock. Voting and dispositive authority is shared among the entities, with no sole voting or dispositive power reported. Key subsidiaries and their individual holdings include:
- Legal & General Investment Management Ltd – 3,904,236 shares (5.5 % of class)
- LGIM Managers (Europe) Ltd – 3,844,312 shares (5.41 %)
- Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc – 3,844,312 shares (5.40 %)
- Legal & General Investment Management America Inc – 133,571 shares (0.19 %)
The positions are reported under Rule 13d-1(b), indicating passive investment intent; no activist agenda or control-seeking language appears. All entities classify themselves as financial institutions (FI) or investment advisers (IA) and are regulated in the United Kingdom, Ireland, or the United States. The certification confirms that the foreign regulatory regimes are comparable to U.S. standards.
For NTCT shareholders, the disclosure provides transparency on institutional ownership dynamics. While the incremental stake itself does not alter NetScout’s operations, a 5.7 % holding by a well-known asset manager can improve trading liquidity, broaden analyst coverage, and signal external confidence in the company’s long-term prospects.