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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Officer; Departure of Officer On April 27, 2026, M. Victoria Wong notified Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") of her decision to retire as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective May 19, 2026. Ms. Wong will remain employed by Cisco as an Executive Advisor through July 25, 2026. On April 27 , 2026, the Board o…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Director On March 31, 2026, in light of the increased time and focus required of his new role as Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Communications Inc., Daniel H. Schulman notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to resign from the Board of Directors ("Board") of Cisco effective May 21, 2026. Appointment of Director On Ap…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 11, 2026, Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) reported its results of operations for its fiscal second quarter 2026 ended January 24, 2026. A copy of the press release issued by Cisco concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Cisco, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless o…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Director On October 15, 2025, Wesley G. Bush notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision not to stand for re-election at Cisco’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Bush will continue to serve as a director until the 2025 Annual Meeting. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securiti…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On June 5, 2025, the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) approved an equity award for Mark Patterson in connection with his appointment as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Cisco, as previously disclosed on a For…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Officer; Departure of Officer On May 9, 2025, Scott Herren notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco effective July 26, 2025. Mr. Herren will remain employed by Cisco as an Executive Advisor through May 1, 2026. On May 10, 2025, Cisco appointed Ma…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Director On May 12, 2025, the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") appointed Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer of OpenAI, as a member of the Board effective May 12, 2025. In connection with his appointment, the Board determined that Mr. Weil is “independent” under the applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Ma…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Officer On February 27, 2025, Cisco and Gary Steele, President, Go-to-Market of Cisco, agreed to change the effective date of his previously announced resignation from Cisco to May 12, 2025. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its beh…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Officer On February 10, 2025, Gary Steele, President, Go-to-Market of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), notified Cisco of his decision to resign from Cisco, effective April 25, 2025, for an external CEO opportunity. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report t…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Director On October 7, 2024, Ekta Singh-Bushell notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of her decision not to stand for re-election at Cisco’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”). Ms. Singh-Bushell will continue to serve as a director until the 2024 Annual Meeting. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Director On June 12, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") appointed Ekta Singh-Bushell, former Deputy to the First Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as a member of the Board effective June 14, 2024. In connection with her appointme…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors On October 4, 2023, M. Michele Burns, Roderick C. McGeary, and Dr. Lisa T. Su each notified Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") of their respective decision not to stand for re-election at Cisco's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2023 Annual Meeting"). Ms. Burns, Mr. McGeary, and Dr. Su will continue to serve as directors…

of this report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This report may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “will,” “believes,” “p…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Certain Officer On July 18, 2023, the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) appointed M. Victoria Wong, 56, as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco effective July 30, 2023. Ms. Wong will succeed Prat Bhatt. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Wong most recently served as Cisco's Senior Vice President an…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers On February 21, 2023, in connection with the announcement of his appointment as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, Brenton L. Saunders notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to resign from Cisco’s Board of Directors effective February 21, 2023. SIGNATURES Pursua…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers On November 15, 2022, Prat Bhatt notified Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) of his decision to retire as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco, effective July 29, 2023. Cisco expects to appoint M. Victoria Wong to succeed Mr. Bhatt. Ms. Wong currently serves as Vice President and Corporat…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Appointment of Director On August 24, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) appointed Sarah Rae Murphy, former Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing of United Airlines Holdings, Inc., as a member of the Board effective August 24, 2022. Ms. Murphy was also appointed to serve as a…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers. On February 10, 2022, Irving Tan, former Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), notified Cisco of his decision to resign from Cisco effective February 28, 2022. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has du…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers. On January 26, 2022, Gerri Elliott, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), notified Cisco of her intention to retire from Cisco. Ms. Elliott has agreed to continue to serve in her current role until May 1, 2022. Jeff Sharritts, currently Senior Vi…