0001181431-12-006878.txt : 20120208 0001181431-12-006878.hdr.sgml : 20120208 20120208180747 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-006878 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120206 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120208 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SOMMERS DAVID P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001232882 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26251 FILM NUMBER: 12583402 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 310 LITTETON ROAD CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001078075 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 042837575 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 310 LITTLETON ROAD CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 BUSINESS PHONE: 978-614-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 310 LITTLETON ROAD CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 4 1 rrd333173.xml 2/04/2012 X0304 4 2012-02-06 0 0001078075 NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC NTCT 0001232882 SOMMERS DAVID P C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 310 LITTLETON ROAD WESTFORD MA 01886 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice-Chairman Common Stock 2012-02-06 4 M 0 17500 A 193140 D Common Stock 2012-02-06 4 F 0 5724 20.93 D 187416 D Common Stock 2012-02-07 4 M 0 25000 4.22 A 212416 D Common Stock 2012-02-07 4 S 0 25000 21.12 D 187416 D Restricted Stock Unit 2012-02-06 4 M 0 17500 D 2012-02-06 Common Stock 17500 53663 D Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) 4.22 2012-02-07 4 M 0 25000 0 D 2012-07-17 Common Stock 25000 0 D The shares of Common Stock were acquired upon the vesting of certain Restricted Stock Units previously granted to the reporting person. Price is N/A. 2,500 of these shares are held by a trust in which the reporting person has a pecuniary interest. The shares of Common Stock were withheld by the Company to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligation upon the vesting of restricted stock units. The withheld shares were returned to treasury. Represents the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on February 3, 2012. Option was exercised and related Common stock was sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan. The shares sold on this date were sold in multiple transactions. This price is the weighted average sales price per share; the actual sales price per share ranged from $20.98 to $21.22. Date is N/A. Option vested over three years in equal quarterly installments. The initial portion of the option grant initially became exercisable on September 13, 2003, and the remainder vested in equal quarterly installments thereafter. By: /s/ David P. Sommers 2012-02-08