NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC — Regulatory Filings 2012

Jan 19, 2012

8-K 1 a50137643.htm NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 8-K Copyright 2012 Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company. All rights reserved www.businesswire.com

UNITED STATES 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): January 19, 2012 NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0000-26251	04-2837575
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

310 Littleton Road Westford, Massachusetts	01886
(Address
of principal executive offices)	(Zip
Code)

(978) 614-4000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On January 19, 2012, NetScout Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 ended December 31, 2011, its expectations of future performance and its intention to hold a conference call regarding these topics. The Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:

99.1 Press release dated January 19, 2012.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	By:	/s/ Jean Bua
		Jean Bua
		Chief Financial Officer
Date:	January 19, 2012

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 19, 2012.