Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Piazza Anthony John 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC [NTCT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., 310 LITTLETON ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Financial Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) WESTFORD, MA 01886 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 15,045 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	(2)	Common Stock	41,100	(3)	D
Performance Stock Unit	(4)	(2)	Common Stock	12,000	(3)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Piazza Anthony John C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. 310 LITTLETON ROAD WESTFORD, MA 01886			EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Eric Watt, Attorney-in-Fact		06/04/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	18,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on May 6, 2026; 9,600 RSUs vest in four equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on June 6, 2025; 6,000 RSUs vest in three equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on June 15, 2025; 5,000 RSUs vest in two equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on August 25, 2025; and 2,500 RSUs vest on June 2, 2025.
(2)	Date is N/A.
(3)	The price is N/A.
(4)	The performance stock units 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 May 6, 2025, and ending on May 5, 2028.

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