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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;17, 2024 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">04-2837575</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA 01886 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Anil K. Singhal, President and Chief Executive Officer </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NetScout Systems, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>310 Littleton Road </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Westford, MA 01886 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(978)
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">614-4000</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of
  agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Miguel J. Vega </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Julia R.
  Boesch </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cooley LLP </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>500 Boylston Street </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Boston, MA 02116 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(617) <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">937-2319</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:11pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
  the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
  filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:11pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;12, 2024, the Registrant&#146;s stockholders approved the amendment of the NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended,
  the &#147;2019 Plan&#148;) to, among other things, increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 3,400,000 shares. Accordingly, this Registration Statement is being filed to register an additional
  3,400,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuance under the 2019 Plan. The additional shares of Common Stock under the 2019 Plan are securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File No.<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312519274771/d803957ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-234326</FONT></A>) was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on October&nbsp;25, 2019, and subsequent registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> were filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;
  14, 2020 (File No.<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312520245265/d27903ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-248786</FONT></A>), on August&nbsp;
  25, 2022 (File No.<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312522230061/d400120ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-267069</FONT></A>) and on September&nbsp;
  15, 2023 (File No.<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312523236227/d543692ds8.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-274543</FONT></A>) (each, a &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;). Pursuant to General
  Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements that relate to the 2019 Plan. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ITEM&#8201;3. INCORPORATION
  OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-26251)</FONT> filed by the Registrant with the
  Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement (excluding any portions of such documents that have been &#147;furnished&#148; but not &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
  &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The contents of the Prior Registration Statements that relate to the 2019 Plan; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001078075/000162828024023777/ntct-20240331.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;16, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;
  31, 2024 from the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312524184865/d848800ddef14a.htm">Schedule 14A</A>, filed with the Commission on
  July&nbsp;25, 2024 and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312524201171/d884623ddefa14a.htm">proxy statement supplement</A> filed as additional definitive materials with the Commission on August&nbsp;15, 2024;
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001078075/000162828024034721/ntct-20240630.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2024, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;5, 2024; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>(e)</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock which is contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration
  Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000104746999022940/0001047469-99-022940.txt">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;3, 1999, including all amendments and
  reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including the description of capital stock filed with the Commission as <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000162828020008116/ntct-ex442020331.htm">Exhibit 4.4</A> to
  the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2020. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current
  Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
  post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement
  from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
  to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
  except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.1</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312516715983/d257799dex32.htm">Composite conformed copy of Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NetScout (as amended) (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#146;s
   current report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;000-26251),</FONT> filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;21, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1078075/000119312520139065/d876792dex31.htm">Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of NetScout (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s current Report on
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westford, Commonwealth of
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Anil K. Singhal and Jean Bua, and each or
  any one of them, his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Anil K. Singhal</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer and</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert E. Donahue</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Alfred Grasso</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Marlene Pelage</P>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2024
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  04-2837575
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA 01886
  (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
  NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
  Anil K. Singhal, President and Chief Executive Officer
  NetScout Systems, Inc.
  310 Littleton Road
  Westford, MA 01886
  (978)
  614-4000
  (Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of
  agent for service)
  Copies to:
  Miguel J. Vega
  Julia R.
  Boesch
  Cooley LLP
  500 Boylston Street
  Boston, MA 02116
  (617)
  937-2319
  Indicate by check mark whether
  the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
  filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  On September 12, 2024, the Registrant's stockholders approved the amendment of the NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended,
  the "2019 Plan") to, among other things, increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan by 3,400,000 shares. Accordingly, this Registration Statement is being filed to register an additional
  3,400,000 shares of Common Stock for future issuance under the 2019 Plan. The additional shares of Common Stock under the 2019 Plan are securities of the same class as other securities for which an original registration statement on Form
  S-8
  (File No.
  333-234326
  ) was filed with the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the "Commission") on October 25, 2019, and subsequent registration statements on Form
  S-8
  were filed with the Commission on September 
  14, 2020 (File No.
  333-248786
  ), on August 
  25, 2022 (File No.
  333-267069
  ) and on September 
  15, 2023 (File No.
  333-274543
  ) (each, a "Prior Registration Statement"). Pursuant to General
  Instruction E of Form
  S-8,
  this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements that relate to the 2019 Plan.
  PART II
  ITEM 3. INCORPORATION
  OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
  The following documents (File
  No. 000-26251)
  filed by the Registrant with the
  Commission are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
  "Exchange Act")):
  (a)
  The contents of the Prior Registration Statements that relate to the 2019 Plan;
  (b)
  The Registrant's Annual Report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the Commission on May 16, 2024;
  (c)
  The information specifically incorporated by reference into the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended March 
  31, 2024 from the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on
  Schedule 14A
  , filed with the Commission on
  July 25, 2024 and
  proxy statement supplement
  filed as additional definitive materials with the Commission on August 15, 2024;
  (d)
  The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
  Form
  10-Q
  for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024, filed with the Commission on August 5, 2024; and
  (e)
  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in the Registrant's Registration
  Statement on
  Form
  8-A
  filed with the Commission on June 3, 1999, including all amendments and
  reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including the description of capital stock filed with the Commission as
  Exhibit 4.4
  to
  the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
  All reports and other documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current
  Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
  8-K
  and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
  post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement
  from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
  to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
  except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  4.1
  Composite conformed copy of Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NetScout (as amended) (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's
   current report on Form
  8-K
  (File
  No. 000-26251),
  filed with the Commission on September 21, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).
  4.2
  Amended and Restated
  By-laws
  of NetScout (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's current Report on
   Form
  8-K
  (File
  No. 000-26251),
  filed with the Commission on May 11, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference).
  5.1*
  Opinion of Cooley LLP.
  23.1*
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
  23.2*
  Consent of Cooley LLP (Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (Reference is made to the signature page hereto).
  99.1*
  NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
  107*
  Filing fee table.
  *
  Filed herewith
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westford, Commonwealth of
  Massachusetts, on September 17, 2024.
  NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Anil K. Singhal
  Anil K. Singhal
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
  , that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Anil K. Singhal and Jean Bua, and each or
  any one of them, his or her true and lawful
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
  and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
  thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by
  the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Anil K. Singhal
  Anil K. Singhal
  President, Chief Executive Officer and
  Chairman of the Board of Directors
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Jean Bua
  Jean Bua
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Michael Szabados
  Michael Szabados
  Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Robert E. Donahue
  Robert E. Donahue
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ John R. Egan
  John R. Egan
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Alfred Grasso
  Alfred Grasso
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.
  Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Shannon Nash
  Shannon Nash
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Marlene Pelage
  Marlene Pelage
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Christopher Perretta
  Christopher Perretta
  Director
  September 17, 2024
  /s/ Vivian Vitale
  Vivian Vitale
  Director
  September 17, 2024