{"url_path":"/sec/ntct/8-k/2026-09-11/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-09-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/0001193125-26-389272-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-389272","cik":"0001078075","ticker":"NTCT","issuer_name":"NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/0001193125-26-389272-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001078075","primary_entity_name":"NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC"},"word_count":300,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"## Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nA summary of the matters voted upon by stockholders at the 2026 Annual Meeting is set forth below. As of July 13, 2026, the record date for the 2026 Annual Meeting, 72,701,797 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding.\n\n1.\nThe Company’s stockholders elected each of Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr., Christopher Perretta, and Marlene Pelage as Class III directors of the Company with each director to serve a three-year term until the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. The voting results were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nWithheld\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\nJoseph G. Hadzima, Jr.\n\n \n\n49,692,666\n\n \n\n13,392,045\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\nChristopher Perretta\n\n \n\n56,067,113\n\n \n\n7,017,598\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\nMarlene Pelage\n\n \n\n61,406,148\n\n \n\n1,678,563\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\n \n\n2.\nThe Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\nAgainst\n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n56,015,557\n\n7,032,636\n\n \n\n36,518\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\n \n\n3.\nThe Company’s stockholders approved the Amended 2019 Plan. The voting results were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n45,428,891\n\n \n\n17,623,992\n\n \n\n31,828\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\n \n\n4.\nThe Company’s stockholders approved the Amended 2011 Purchase Plan. The voting results were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n62,292,690\n\n \n\n780,665\n\n \n\n11,356\n\n \n\n4,674,564\n\n \n\n5.\nThe Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. The voting results were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor\n\n \n\nAgainst\n\n \n\nAbstain\n\n \n\nBroker Non-Votes\n\n67,476,559\n\n \n\n219,775\n\n \n\n62,941\n\n \n\n0\n\n \n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on September 11, 2026.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBy:\n\n/s/ Jeff Levinson\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nJeff Levinson\nSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary"}