8-K 1 a2059503z8-k.txt FORM 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2001 NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 0000-26251 04-2837575 ------------------------------ ------------ -------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 4 Technology Park Drive Westford, Massachusetts 01886 --------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 614-4000 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. ------------- On September 17, 2001, NetScout Systems, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized an open market stock repurchase program that will enable NetScout to purchase up to one million shares of outstanding NetScout common stock, subject to market conditions and other factors. A copy of the press release regarding the stock repurchase program is attached hereto as EXHIBIT 99.1. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED. Not Applicable (b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION. Not Applicable (c) EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated as of September 17, 2001 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. September 18, 2001 By: /s/ David P. Sommers ------------------------------ David P. Sommers Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, General Operations EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release dated as of September 17, 2001.