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): October 29, 2015

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-26251

 

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:

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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 October 29, 2015, NetScout Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 ended September 30, 2015, 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.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

The Company hereby furnishes the following exhibit:

99.1 Press release dated October 29, 2015.


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.

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jean Bua

Jean Bua

Chief Financial Officer

 
 

Date:

October 29, 2015


Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1

Press release dated October 29, 2015.