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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-202302"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTCT"
cik: "0001078075"
company_name: "NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2025-09-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:42:58.028539+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NetScout stockholders elect directors, approve equity plan amendment and advisory say-on-pay at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Board elected Robert E. Donahue, John R. Egan, Marlene Pelage, Anil K. Singhal as Class II directors for three-year terms.
- Stockholders approved amendment to 2019 Equity Incentive Plan to increase authorized shares by 3.5 million shares.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with ~51M for, ~7.9M against, ~54K abstain.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for FY2026 received ~59.2M for, ~5.6M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-202302
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTCT
- cik: 0001078075
- company_name: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2025-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312525202302/0001193125-25-202302-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312525202302/d84710d8k.htm

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