Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Valor Buyer LP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/6/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VERINT SYSTEMS INC [VRNT]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O APAX PARTNERS US, LLC, 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.001	5497526.11 ⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾	D ⁽³⁾
Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.001	3980099.5 ⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	D ⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Verint Systems Inc.'s (the "Issuer") Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), is convertible at the option of a holder at any time into shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") at an initial conversion price of $36.38 per share. The Series A Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
(2)	Represents 5,497,526.11 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of 200,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock directly held by Valor Buyer LP ("Valor Buyer") at an initial conversion price of $36.38 per share.
(3)	Valor Buyer GP LLC ("Valor GP") is the general partner of Valor Buyer and 100% of the equity interests in Valor GP is held by Valor Topco Limited ("Valor Limited"). Apax X GP Co. Limited ("Apax Limited"), in its capacity as investment manager of the Apax X fund (other than Apax X EUR SCSp), holds 99.34% of the shares of Valor Limited. Apax X GP S.a r.l. ("Apax X"), in its capacity as managing general partner of Apax X EUR SCSp, holds 0.66% of the shares of Valor Limited. Apax Guernsey (Holdco) PCC Limited Apax X Cell ("Apax PCC") is the sole parent of Apax Limited and Apax X. As a result, Valor GP, Valor Limited, Apax Limited, Apax X and Apax PCC may be deemed to beneficially own, and have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the underlying Common Stock. Valor GP, Valor Limited, Apax Limited, Apax X and Apax PCC disclaim beneficial ownership of the underlying Common Stock, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The Issuer's Series B Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), is convertible at the option of a holder at any time into shares of the Common Stock at an initial conversion price of $50.25 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock has no expiration date.
(5)	Represents 3,980,099.50 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of 200,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock directly held by Valor Buyer at an initial conversion price of $50.25 per share.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Valor Buyer LP C/O APAX PARTNERS US, LLC 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
Valor Topco Ltd P.O. BOX 656, EAST WING, TRAFALGAR COURT, LES BANQUES ST. PETER PORT, Y7 GY1 3PP		X
Apax X GP Co. Ltd THIRD FLOOR, ROYAL BANK PLACE, 1 GLATEGNY ESPLANADE ST. PETER PORT, Y7 GY1 2HJ		X
Apax Guernsey (Holdco) PCC Ltd THIRD FLOOR, ROYAL BANK PLACE, 1 GLATEGNY ESPLANADE ST. PETER PORT, Y7 GY1 2HJ		X
Apax X GP S.a r.l. 1-3 BOULEVARD DE LA FOIRE LUXEMBOURG, L-1528		X
Valor Buyer GP LLC C/O APAX PARTNERS US, LLC 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022		X