Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of __________, 2013 between NetScout Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___________ (“Indemnitee”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually
to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, officers
and directors to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they
will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they
will not be indemnified;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the certificate
of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as each shall be amended from time
to time, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or
abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;
WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee previously entered into an Indemnification
Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof (the “Prior Agreement”), and
each of the Company and Indemnitee now desire to amend and restate the Prior
Agreement in its entirety as set forth in this Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to [continue to]
serve as an [officer] [director] of the Company after the date hereof, the
parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as
follows:
1.Service by Indemnitee. The Indemnitee will serve and/or continue to serve as a
director or officer of the Company faithfully and to the best of the
Indemnitee’s ability so long as the Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed and
until such time as the Indemnitee is removed, terminated, or tenders a
resignation.
2.    Indemnity of Indemnitee. The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and
indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be
amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and
without limiting the generality thereof:
(a)    Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.
Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this
Section 2(a) if, by reason of his Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the
Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any
Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right
of the Company. Pursuant to this Section 2(a), Indemnitee shall be indemnified
against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him, or on his
behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter
therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. For the purposes hereof, being a
“participant in any Proceeding” shall include the Indemnitee being made, or
threatened to be made, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a
party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status.

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(b)    Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Indemnitee shall be
entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section 2(b) if, by
reason of his Corporate Status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made,
a party to or participant in any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the
Company. Pursuant to this Section 2(b), Indemnitee shall be indemnified against
all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, or on the
Indemnitee’s behalf, in connection with such Proceeding if the Indemnitee acted
in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, if applicable
law so provides, no indemnification against such Expenses shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter in such Proceeding as to which Indemnitee
shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent
that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall determine that such
indemnification may be made.
(c)    Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent
that Indemnitee is, by reason of his Corporate Status, a party to and is
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he shall be
indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from
time to time, against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on
his behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in
such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more
but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by him or on his behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim,
issue or matter. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the
termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal,
with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such
claim, issue or matter.
3.    Additional Indemnity. In addition to, and without regard to any
limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section 2 of this Agreement,
the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against
all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf if, by reason of his
Corporate Status, he is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant
in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company),
including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or
active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee. The only limitation that shall exist
upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the
Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally
determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in
Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be unlawful.
4.    Contribution. If the indemnification provided in Sections 2 and 3 is
unavailable and may not be paid to Indemnitee, then in respect of any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company
is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or
proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and Indemnitee on the other hand from the transaction from which such
action, suit or proceeding arose, and (ii) the relative fault of the Company on
the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other in connection with the events which
resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company
on the one hand and of Indemnitee on the other shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in
such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. The Company agrees that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4
were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that
does not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

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5.    Advancement of Expenses. To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company
shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection
with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status (but only with
respect to such Expenses incurred prior to final disposition of such Proceeding)
within 10 days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements
from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether
such notice is received prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.
Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by
or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately
be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such
Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 5
shall be unsecured and interest free and without regard to Indemnitee’s ability
to repay the Expenses.
6.    Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to
Indemnification. It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee
rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Law and public policy of the State of Delaware. Accordingly,
the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in
the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification under this Agreement.
(a)    To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit
to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such
documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is
reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon
receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in
writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
(b)    Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the
first sentence of Section 6(a) hereof, a determination, if required by
applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made
(A) if a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and if
so requested in writing by Indemnitee, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter
defined) in a written opinion to the Board of Directors; or (B) if a Change in
Control shall not have occurred (or if a Change in Control shall have occurred
but Indemnitee shall not have requested that indemnification be determined by
Independent Counsel as provided in clause (A)), by one of the following methods
(unless ordered by a court), which shall be at the election of the Board of
Directors: (1) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though
less than a quorum, by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a
majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum,
(2) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so
direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a
copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (3) by the stockholders
of the Company. For purposes hereof, disinterested directors are those members
of the Board of Directors of the Company who are not parties to the action, suit
or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. The
Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to
above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims,
liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its
engagement pursuant hereto.
(c)    If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by
Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel
shall be selected as provided in this Section 6(c). The Independent Counsel
shall be selected by the Board of Directors and shall be reasonably acceptable
to Indemnitee. The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of
Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with
acting pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable
fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 6(c), regardless of
the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.

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(d)    In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification
hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall
presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.
Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and
the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
(e)    If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 6 to
determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made
a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the
request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification
shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such
indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or
an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not
materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or
(ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided,
however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to
exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making
such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith
requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or
information relating thereto.
(f)    Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such
determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification,
including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance
request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise
protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and
reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Independent Counsel, member of
the Board of Directors or stockholder of the Company shall act reasonably and in
good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to
indemnification under this Agreement.
(g)    The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of
final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay,
distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or
proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than
by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation,
settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money
or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to
overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of
persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
(h)    The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter
therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to
indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
7.    Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a)    In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 6 of
this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 5
of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is
made within the timeframe provided in Section 6, (iv) payment of indemnification
is not made pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the
Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is not
made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made
pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an
adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Delaware, or in any other
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to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an
adjudication within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has
the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 7(a). The Company
shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.
(b)    In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to
Section 6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification,
any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 7 shall be conducted
in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be
prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section 6.
(c)    The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding
commenced pursuant to this Section 7 that the procedures and presumptions of
this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any
such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no
determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be
required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.
8.    Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.
(a)    The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be
entitled under applicable law, the certificate of incorporation of the Company,
the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors or
otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any
provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this
Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his
Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent
that a change in the Delaware General Corporation Law, whether by statute or
judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded
currently under the certificate of incorporation, Bylaws and this Agreement, it
is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this
Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy
herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and
every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other
right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy
hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other right or remedy.
(b)    To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies
providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents or
fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person
serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy
or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the
coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under
such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim
pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability
insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of
such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or
desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all
amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of
such policies.
(c)    In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of
Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary
to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to
enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

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(d)    The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment
of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that
Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance
policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
9.    Exceptions to Right of Indemnification; Securities Act Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement:
(a)    With respect to any Proceeding initiated against the Company by the
Indemnitee (whether initiated by the Indemnitee in or by reason of such person’s
capacity as an officer or director of the Company or in or by reason of any
other capacity, including, without limitation, as an employee or agent of the
Company or a director, officer, employee, or agent of another entity), the
Company shall not be required to indemnify or to advance Expenses to the
Indemnitee in connection with prosecuting such Proceeding (or any part thereof)
or in defending any counterclaim, cross-claim, affirmative defense, or like
claim of the Company in such Proceeding (or part thereof) unless such Proceeding
was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company. For purposes of this
Section 9, a compulsory counterclaim by the Indemnitee against the Company in
connection with a Proceeding initiated against the Indemnitee by the Company
shall not be considered a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated against the
Company by the Indemnitee, and the Indemnitee shall have all rights of
indemnification and advancement with respect to any such compulsory counterclaim
in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement
(b)    Except as provided in Section 2(c) hereof with respect to indemnification
of Expenses in connection with whole or partial success on the merits or
otherwise in defending any Proceeding, the Company shall not be required to
indemnify the Indemnitee in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee
for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and
purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar
provisions of state statutory law or common law, or (ii) any reimbursement of
the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or
equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the
sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (including any such reimbursements that arise
from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the
Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act).
10.    Assumption of Defense.
(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 10, to the extent that it
may wish, the Company may, separately or jointly with any other indemnifying
party, assume the defense of the Proceeding, or to participate to the extent
permissible in such Proceeding.  After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of
its election to assume the defense of a Proceeding, the Company shall not be
liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses subsequently incurred
by Indemnitee except as otherwise provided below.  Indemnitee shall have the
right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless
(i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company,
(ii) the Company shall not within twenty (20) days of providing notice to
Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of a Proceeding in fact have
engaged counsel to assume the defense of a Proceeding, or (iii) Indemnitee’s
qualified legal counsel shall have determined, reasonably and in good faith,
that there is a material conflict of interest between the Indemnitee, on the one
hand, and the Company or the counsel the Company has retained or proposed to
retain to represent the Indemnitee, on the other hand, relating to the conduct
or defense of the Proceeding (or that there is a significant and reasonable
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conflict of interest imminently arising), and the Company is promptly notified
of such determination in writing, which writing shall set forth the bases for
such determination in reasonable detail. 
(b)    The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding
brought by or on behalf of the Company, or as to which Indemnitee’s qualified
legal counsel shall have made the determination provided for in clause (a)(iii)
above. 
(c)    If the Indemnitee fails to provide the Company written notice of a
Proceeding in accordance with Section 16 of this Agreement within a reasonable
time after the Indemnitee is served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to the
commencement or threatened commencement of any Proceeding, then the Company
shall have no obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee as to
Expenses incurred prior to Indemnitee’s notification of Company.
11.    Duration of Agreement. All agreements and obligations of the Company
contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an officer or
director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as
Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under
Section 7 hereof) by reason of his Corporate Status, whether or not he is acting
or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred
for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect
successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses,
heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.
12.    Enforcement.
(a)    The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this
Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce
Indemnitee to serve as an officer or director of the Company, and the Company
acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as an
officer or director of the Company.
(b)    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, but not limited to,
the Prior Agreement.
13.    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement.
(a)    “Change in Control” means the occurrence, after the date hereof, of any
of the following events: (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than
a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan
of the Company acting in such capacity or a corporation owned directly or
indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then
outstanding voting stock, (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years
(not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals
who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or
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of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a
majority thereof, (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or
consolidation that would result in the voting stock of the Company outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting stock of the surviving entity) at
least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
stock of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such
merger or consolidation, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan
of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
(b)    “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise that such person is or was serving at the express written request of
the Company.
(c)    “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and
was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought
by Indemnitee.
(d)    “Expenses” shall include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court
costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses,
duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage,
delivery service fees and all other direct or indirect disbursements or expenses
of the reasonably customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting,
defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or
being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include
Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding,
including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating
to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent.
Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or
the amount of judgments, penalties or fines against Indemnitee for such
individual’s violations of the law.
(e)    “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that
is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in
the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or
Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect
to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees
under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the
Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who,
under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would
have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in
an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(f)    “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit,
arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry,
administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding,
whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or
informal, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or
otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an officer or
director of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction
on his part while acting as an officer or director of the Company, or by reason
of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; in each case whether or
not he is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or
expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of
expenses may be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or
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Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section 7 of
this Agreement to enforce his rights under this Agreement.
14.    Severability. The invalidity of unenforceability of any provision hereof
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to
confer upon Indemnitee indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable
law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned
intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.
15.    Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification, termination or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
16.    Notice By Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in
writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation,
subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any
Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification covered, or
pursuant to which amounts may be advanced, hereunder. The failure to so notify
the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to
Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that
such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.
17.    Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a)
upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed
electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the
recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5)
days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally
recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written
verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:
(a)    To Indemnitee at the address set forth below Indemnitee signature hereto.
(b)    To the Company at:
NetScout Systems, Inc.
310 Littleton Road
Westford, MA 01886-4105
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company
or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.
18.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and
delivered by facsimile signature and in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
19.    Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

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20.    Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal
relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its
conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of
the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or
federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country,
(ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for
purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to
service of process in the State of Delaware, irrevocably the Company as its
agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal
process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with
the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within
the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any
such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (v) waive, and agree not to
plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the
Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of
the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
 
 
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:______________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
Name:______________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
Title:_______________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INDEMNITEE
 
 
________________________________________
 
 
 
 
 
Name:___________________________________
 
 
Address: