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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 10, 2019

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

0-18225

 

77-0059951

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California

 

95134-1706

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(408) 526-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

CSCO

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) was held on December 10, 2019. At the Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect ten members of Cisco’s Board of Directors (the “Board”):

Nominee

 

For

   

Against

   

Abstained

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

M. Michele Burns

   

2,796,477,870

     

120,135,867

     

10,317,660

     

621,656,476

 

Wesley G. Bush

   

2,909,371,948

     

6,430,788

     

11,128,661

     

621,656,476

 

Michael D. Capellas

   

2,752,930,202

     

163,330,894

     

10,670,301

     

621,656,476

 

Mark Garrett

   

2,905,449,640

     

10,348,857

     

11,132,900

     

621,656,476

 

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson

   

2,892,190,934

     

24,124,062

     

10,616,401

     

621,656,476

 

Roderick C. McGeary

   

2,766,732,128

     

149,483,044

     

10,716,225

     

621,656,476

 

Charles H. Robbins

   

2,730,378,728

     

160,932,487

     

35,620,182

     

621,656,476

 

Arun Sarin

   

2,862,841,927

     

53,053,508

     

11,035,962

     

621,656,476

 

Brenton L. Saunders

   

2,887,800,540

     

28,026,394

     

11,104,463

     

621,656,476

 

Carol B. Tomé

   

2,909,791,629

     

5,982,906

     

11,156,862

     

621,656,476

 

Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation:

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

2,751,321,171

 

154,791,806

 

20,818,420

 

621,656,476

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 25, 2020:

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

3,375,076,971

 

161,943,974

 

11,566,928

 

0

Proposal 4: A shareholder proposal to have Cisco’s Board adopt a new policy to have an independent Board chairman.

For

 

Against

 

Abstained

 

Broker Non-Votes

833,821,241

 

2,076,320,186

 

16,789,970

 

621,656,476


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

             

Dated: December 11, 2019

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Evan Sloves

 

 

Name:

 

Evan Sloves

 

 

Title:

 

Secretary

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