NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 9, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NTCT)
CIK: 0001078075
Period of Report: 2015-12-07

Reporting Person: SINGHAL ANIL K (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-12-07	Common Stock	J	301935	—	Acquired	2412732	Indirect
2015-12-07	Common Stock	G	30000	$0.00	Disposed	2382732	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	77753	Direct

Footnotes

F1: A trust whose holdings are included in the reporting person's indirect holdings under Section 16 ("Trust A") transferred assets and cash held by Trust A in exchange for 301,935 shares of Common Stock of NetScout Systems, Inc. previously held in a trust for the benefit of certain of the reporting person's family members in which trust the reporting person has no pecuniary interest ("Trust B"). The exchange of NetScout Common Stock from Trust B to Trust A was calculated based on a mean per share price of $32.90 on December 7, 2015.

F2: The shares of Common Stock are beneficially owned by various trusts for the benefit of the reporting person and his spouse.

F3: The transfer was made without receipt of consideration by the reporting person to a charitable foundation in which the reporting person is a trustee but has no pecuniary interest.