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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.
Meeting of September 14, 2023: 6 items on NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 15, 2023: 3 elected · 3 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr. | 55,551,604 | -- | -- | 9,920,060 | 3,764,751 | 85% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Christopher Perretta | 64,435,661 | -- | -- | 1,036,003 | 3,764,751 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael Szabados | 62,031,642 | -- | -- | 3,440,022 | 3,764,751 | 95% | Elected | — |
| 2. The Company's stockholders approved the Amended 2019 Plan. | 43,782,052 | 21,657,657 | 31,955 | -- | 3,764,751 | 67% | Approved | — |
| 4. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement | 58,063,497 | 7,349,858 | 58,309 | -- | 3,764,751 | 89% | Approved | — |
| 5. The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. | 64,591,123 | 4,590,614 | 54,678 | -- | 0 | 93% | Approved | — |
Source: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 15, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 260 asset managers that disclosed a NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three class III directors nominated by our Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Christopher Perretta
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Christopher Perretta”): 64,435,661 for, 1,036,003 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders elected each of Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr., Christopher Perretta, and Michael Szabados as Class III directors of the Company with each director to serve a three-year term until the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 86 asset managers below reported 39,165,625 for, 434,018 withheld, 54,847 not voted, 1,035 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 2,096,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,537,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,058,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 638,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Templeton | 547,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 452,004 | 0 | 0 | 5,976 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 335,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330,200 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 183,460 | 0 | 0 | 84,765 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 217,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 208,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 168,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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85% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three class III directors nominated by our Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr.”): 55,551,604 for, 9,920,060 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders elected each of Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr., Christopher Perretta, and Michael Szabados as Class III directors of the Company with each director to serve a three-year term until the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 86 asset managers below reported 35,195,517 for, 4,393,966 withheld, 10,160 abstained, 54,847 not voted, 1,035 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,096,456 | Withhold |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,537,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,058,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 638,002 | Withhold |
| Franklin Templeton | 1,908 | 0 | 0 | 545,715 | Withhold |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 452,004 | 0 | 0 | 5,976 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335,104 | Withhold |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330,200 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 113,544 | 0 | 0 | 154,681 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 217,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208,027 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 167,162 | 0 | 0 | 868 | For |
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95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect three class III directors nominated by our Board of Directors, each to serve for a three-year term or until their successors are duly elected and qualified: Michael Szabados
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Szabados”): 62,031,642 for, 3,440,022 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders elected each of Joseph G. Hadzima, Jr., Christopher Perretta, and Michael Szabados as Class III directors of the Company with each director to serve a three-year term until the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 86 asset managers below reported 38,143,889 for, 1,455,754 withheld, 54,847 not voted, 1,035 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 2,096,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,537,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,058,466 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 638,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Templeton | 547,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 452,004 | 0 | 0 | 5,976 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 335,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 268,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 19,735 | 0 | 0 | 197,766 | Mixed |
| PIMCO | 208,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 168,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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67% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve the NetScout Systems, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The Company's stockholders approved the Amended 2019 Plan.”): 43,782,052 for, 21,657,657 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the Amended 2019 Plan.”
Support: 67% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “AMEND OMNIBUS STOCK PLAN” (2 managers, 6,172 for, 54,847 not voted).
The 85 asset managers below reported 27,293,950 for, 12,293,545 against, 20,276 abstained, 1,035 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 0 | 2,096,456 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 120,885 | 1,416,577 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 0 | 1,058,466 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 638,002 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Franklin Templeton | 1,908 | 545,715 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 0 | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Brighthouse | 139,250 | 312,754 | 5,976 | 0 | Mixed |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 335,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Equitable | 113,544 | 154,681 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Jackson National | 217,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 208,027 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 168,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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89% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of NetScout's named executive officers.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement”): 58,063,497 for, 7,349,858 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, holding future stockholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every "one year." The voting results were as follows: In light of the vote of the stockholders on this proposal and consistent with the …”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 2,096,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,537,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,058,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 638,002 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Franklin Templeton | 547,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 452,004 | 0 | 5,976 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 335,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 330,200 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 268,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 19,735 | 197,766 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| PIMCO | 0 | 208,027 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 168,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 85 managers: 38,006,724 for, 1,586,827 against, 5,976 abstained, 54,847 not voted, 1,035 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuberger Berman | 5,123,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 3,576,831 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | 3,338,965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 2,683,513 | 10,501 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,357,982 | 1,190 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC | 2,323,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,489,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 918,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 889,783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC | 587,844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 551,669 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 0 | 408,764 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Dimensional | 405,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 379,108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 356,523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 348,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DE Shaw | 289,421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 198,962 | 35,388 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Prudential/PGIM | 232,354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rhumbline | 102,553 | 3,747 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 202,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 180,051 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | 0 | 165,975 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | 160,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC | 0 | 150,145 | 0 | 0 | Against |
Institutional-manager reports, all 180 managers: 24,722,167 for, 5,839,049 against, 14,300 abstained, 35 not voted, 106,300 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
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97% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the preferred frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of NetScout's named executive officers.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Franklin Templeton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Brighthouse | 0 | 0 | 5,976 | 0 | Abstain |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| PIMCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| EA Series Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Fund voting reports, all 83 managers: 20,925 for, 5,976 abstained, 34,668,359 1 year, 4,898,095 3 year, 1,035 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| State Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Voted |
| FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Dimensional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Nuveen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| DE Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| SEI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Rhumbline | 102,553 | 3,747 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Goldman Sachs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Institutional-manager reports, all 177 managers: 103,850 for, 3,747 against, 14,300 abstained, 35 not voted, 30,506,964 1 year, 406,547 3 year, 116 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
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93% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as NetScout's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.”): 64,591,123 for, 4,590,614 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 15, 2023 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 86 asset managers below reported 39,348,197 for, 245,470 against, 5,976 abstained, 54,847 not voted, 1,035 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 8,296,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 8,020,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 4,839,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 3,422,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 2,096,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 2,040,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,537,462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,058,466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 843,935 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 638,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Templeton | 547,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacer Funds Trust | 543,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 452,004 | 0 | 5,976 | 0 | For |
| WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS | 449,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amplify ETF Trust | 370,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 336,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 335,104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC | 330,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 329,209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 268,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 217,501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| PIMCO | 0 | 208,027 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 184,235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 169,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| EA Series Trust | 168,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 72,146,090 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 11.50% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 11.12% |
| 3 | Dimensional | 6.71% |
| 4 | Neuberger Berman | 4.74% |
| 5 | FRANKLIN VALUE INVESTORS TRUST | 2.91% |
| 6 | First Trust | 2.83% |
| 7 | Fidelity | 2.13% |
| 8 | State Street | 1.47% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.17% |
| 10 | Columbia Threadneedle | 0.88% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuberger Berman | 7.10% |
| 2 | Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 4.96% |
| 3 | CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | 4.63% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 3.73% |
| 5 | State Street | 3.27% |
| 6 | FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC | 3.22% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.06% |
| 8 | WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.27% |
| 9 | Charles Schwab | 1.23% |
| 10 | FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC | 0.81% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 15.50% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 12.83% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 7.28% | 13F |
| State Street | 4.25% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.41% | 13F |
| D.E. Shaw | 1.72% | 13F |
| Charles Schwab | 1.42% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.32% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.10% | 13F |
| BNY Mellon | 0.87% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 72,146,090 shares outstanding, as reported by NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC. on its Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.’s 10-Q dated June 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 14, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 260 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,777 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 7 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of NetScout's named executive officers. — NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 89% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2023.
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