Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On January 24, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of NetScout Systems,
Inc. (the "Corporation"), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee (the "Committee") of the Board, increased the
size of the Board to eleven members. The Board then appointed, upon the
recommendation of the Committee, (i) Shannon Nash to serve as a Class I Director
and (ii) Marlene Pelage to serve as a Class II Director. Ms. Nash will serve
until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders or until her successor is duly
elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Ms. Pelage will serve until the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until her
successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation
or removal. The Board determined that Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage are each
independent within the meaning of the director independence standards of The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and those set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The Board also appointed, upon the recommendation of the
Committee, Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage each to serve on the Audit Committee of the
Board.
Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage will each receive compensation as non-employee directors
in accordance with the Corporation's non-employee director compensation
practices, as described in the Corporation's Summary of Non-Employee Director
Compensation, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Corporation's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
November 4, 2021, prorated based on the commencement of their board service and
the annual meeting date. Also in accordance with such practices, on January 24,
the Board approved the grant to each of Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage of 4,085
restricted stock units pursuant to the Corporation's 2019 Equity Incentive Plan,
as amended and restated (the "2019 Plan"). The restricted stock units are
subject to the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan and applicable award
documentation and shall vest as follows, subject to Continuous Service (as
defined in the 2019 Plan) through the applicable vesting date: (i) 100% of the
shares underlying the restricted stock units shall vest on the first anniversary
of the grant date provided that Ms. Nash or Ms. Pelage, as applicable, attends,
in the aggregate, at least 75% of all Board and committee meetings of which she
is a member, and (ii) if such attendance requirements are not met, 100% of the
shares underlying the restricted stock units shall vest on the third anniversary
of the date of grant.
In connection with their appointment to the Board, the Corporation intends to
enter into its standard form of director and officer indemnification agreement
with each of Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage, which form is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 28,
2014. Such agreement requires the Corporation, under the circumstances and to
the extent provided for therein, to indemnify Ms. Nash and Ms. Pelage, as the
case may be, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against certain
expenses and other amounts incurred by either of them as a result of either of
them being made a party to certain actions, suits, proceedings and other actions
by reason of the fact that either of them is or was a director of the
Corporation.
Neither Ms. Nash nor Ms. Pelage were selected by the Board to serve as a
director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any person, nor has
either of them engaged in any transaction that would be reportable as a related
party transaction under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 25, 2023, the Corporation issued a press release announcing
Ms. Nash's and Ms. Pelage's appointment to the Board. A copy of this press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended
to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), 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, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press release dated January 25, 2023.
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