0001181431-12-049966.txt : 20120911 0001181431-12-049966.hdr.sgml : 20120911 20120911193232 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-049966 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120907 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120911 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120911 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SINGHAL ANIL K CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001040585 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26251 FILM NUMBER: 121086542 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O NETSCOUT SYTEMS INC STREET 2: 310 LITTLETON ROAD CITY: WESTFORD STATE: MA ZIP: 01886 4 1 rrd355848.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2012-09-07 0 0001078075 NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC NTCT 0001040585 SINGHAL ANIL K C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 310 LITTLETON ROAD WESTFORD MA 01886 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 2012-09-07 4 M 0 11760 A 37780 D Common Stock 2012-09-07 4 F 0 3931 25.23 D 33849 D Common Stock 2012-07-16 5 G 0 202319 D 2590043 I See Footnote Restricted Stock Unit 2012-09-07 4 M 0 11760 D 2012-09-07 Common Stock 11760 114782 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. 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 September 6, 2012. This reflects the transfer of 202,319 shares of Common Stock held by a grantor retained annuity trust in the name of the reporting person upon the termination of such trust to existing trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's adult children in accordance with the terms of the grantor retained annuity trust's trust documents. The remainder of the shares held by such grantor retained annuity trust were transferred to an existing trust in the name of the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the grantor retained annuity trust's trust documents and as a result there was no change in the number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person with respect to those shares. The shares of Common Stock are beneficially owned by various trusts for the benefit of the reporting person and his spouse. Date is N/A /s/ Anil K. Singhal 2012-09-11