NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2026

Feb 20, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC (NTCT)
CIK: 0001078075
Period of Report: 2026-02-18

Reporting Person: SZABADOS MICHAEL (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2026-02-18	Common Stock	S	4000	$29.18	Disposed	36494	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Performance Stock Unit	$		Common Stock (33600)	33600	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares of Common Stock were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on May 23, 2025.

F2: The price is N/A.

F3: On October 26, 2022, the reporting person was granted 18,000 performance stock units (the "Prior PSUs"), which shall vest in a range of 0% to 100% upon the determination of the Compensation Committee of the Board of the attainment of the required relative total shareholder return over the 36-month period commencing on October 26, 2022, and ending on October 25, 2025. On November 3, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board determined that 0% of the Prior PSUs shall vest.

F4: Reflects the number of performance stock units ("PSUs") held by the Reporting Person after the forfeiture of 27,240 unachieved PSUs.