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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13G
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UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
64115T104 (CUSIP Number) |
09/30/2024 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |
 Rule 13d-1(b)
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 Rule 13d-1(c)
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| Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 64115T104 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Legal & General Group Plc | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED KINGDOM
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,664,526.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
5.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 64115T104 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED KINGDOM
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,537,392.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
5 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 64115T104 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
LGIM Managers (Europe) Limited | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
IRELAND
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,477,468.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
4.9 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 64115T104 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
IRELAND
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,477,468.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
4.9 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
FI |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 64115T104 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Legal & General Investment Management America Inc | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
ILLINOIS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
127,134.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.2 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA, CO, OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person: CFTC registered Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator, OSC and AMF registered portfolio in Canada
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD, MA, 01886 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Legal & General Group Plc | |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
ONE COLEMAN STREET, LONDON, EC2R 5AA | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
United Kingdom | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
64115T104 | |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |
| (a) | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: | |
| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership | |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
3664526 | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
5.1 %
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
3647310 | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0 | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
3664526 | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |
If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K), so indicate under Item 3(k) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.
8 (a).LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED IS A DISCRETIONARY
INVESTMENT MANAGER AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE UK FINANCIAL
CONDUCT AUTHORITY.
LEGAL & GENERAL UCITS ETF PLC IS ORGANISED AS AN
OPEN-ENDED INVESTMENT COMPANY WITH VARIABLE CAPITAL. THE COMPANY
IS STRUCTURED AS AN UMBRELLA FUND AND IS COMPRISED OF SEPARATE
SUB-FUNDS. THE COMPANY HAS SEGREGATED LIABILITY BETWEEN ITS FUNDS
AND IS ORGANISED UNDER THE LAWS OF IRELAND AS A PUBLIC LIMITED
COMPANY PURSUANT TO THE COMPANIES ACT (2014)
(AS AMENDED)(THE """"""""COMPANIES ACT""""""""). THE COMPANY HAS ENTERED INTO
A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LGIM MANAGERS (EUROPE) LIMITED UNDER
WHICH THE MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANYS
AFFAIRS. LGIM MANAGERS (EUROPE) LIMITED IS A LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY INCORPORATED IN IRELAND AND AUTHORISED BY THE CENTRAL BANK
OF IRELAND AS A SUPER MANCO. THE MANAGER HAS APPOINTED LEGAL &
GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED AS INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR
EACH OF THE FUNDS. THE INVESTMENT MANAGER IS AUTHORISED AND
REGULATED BY THE UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY. LEGAL & GENERAL
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AMERICA INC. IS AN INVESTMENT MANAGER REGULATED BY
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC
IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMPANY.
Name of Persons Filing:
THIS STATEMENT IS FILED BY:
(i) Legal & General Group Plc
(ii) Legal & General Investment Management Ltd
(iii) LGIM Managers (Europe) Limited
(iv) Legal & General UCITS ETF Plc
(v) Legal & General Investment Management America Inc
8 (b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
THE ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE IS:
(i) ONE COLEMAN STREET, LONDON, EC2R 5AA
(ii) ONE COLEMAN STREET, LONDON, EC2R 5AA
(iii) 70 SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND
(iv) 70 SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND
(v) 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606 | ||
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 10. | Certifications: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to insurance firms is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D. |
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Comments accompanying signature: After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.