# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000858877
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-015380
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-015380.hdr.sgml**: 20260116

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-015380

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260116

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260116

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260116

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000858877
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 770059951
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0725

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-292788
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26539646

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 170 WEST TASMAN DR
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95134-1706
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4085264000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 170 WEST TASMAN DR
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95134-1706

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CISCO SYSTEMS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 16, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)** 

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| **Delaware** | **77-0059951** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction of**<br> **Incorporation or Organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**170 West Tasman Drive** 

**San Jose, California 95134** 

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)** 

**Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan** 

**(Full Title of the Plan)** 

**Evan Sloves** 

**Secretary** 

**Cisco Systems, Inc.** 

**170 West Tasman Drive** 

**San Jose, California 95134** 

**(Name and Address of Agent for Service)** 

**(408) 526-4000**

**(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)** 

**Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.** 

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

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**PART II** 

**Information Required in the Registration Statement** 

**Item 3. <u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</u>.** 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):

(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on [Form 10-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887725000111/csco-20250726.htm) ("Form 10-K") for the fiscal year ended July 26, 2025, filed with the Commission on September 3, 2025, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act");

(b) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Annual Report referred to in (a) above (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed); and

(c) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in [Exhibit 99.1](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000858877/000119312521016255/d104712dex991.htm) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K12B filed with the Commission on January 25, 2021, as updated by the description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in [Exhibit 4.15](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887721000013/exh413descriptionofsecurit.htm) to the Form 10-K, and including any other amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission prior or subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.

**Item 4. <u>Description of Securities</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 5. <u>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 6. <u>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</u>.** 

The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations. The terms of Section 145 of the DGCL are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").

As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant's restated certificate of incorporation contains provisions that limit the liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL for any breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except liability for the following:

• any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders;

• acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

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• under Section 174 of the DGCL (regarding unlawful dividends, stock purchases or redemptions); or

• any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant's restated bylaws provide that:

• the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL,
subject to certain very limited exceptions;

• the Registrant may indemnify its other employees and agents as set forth in the DGCL;

• the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a
legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to certain very limited exceptions; and

• the rights conferred in the restated bylaws are not exclusive.

In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers. These agreements provide for the indemnification of directors and executive officers for all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any action or proceeding brought against them by reason of the fact that they are or were agents of the Registrant.

The Registrant currently carries liability insurance for its directors and executive officers for securities matters.

**Item 7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed</u>.** 

Not applicable.

**Item 8. <u>Exhibits</u>.** 

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|  | | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | **Incorporated by Reference** | |
| **Exhibit <br>Number** | <br>**Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **File No.** | **Exhibit** | **Filing Date** | <br>**Filed<br>Herewith** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000119312521016255/d104712dex31.htm) | 8-K12B | 001-39940 | 3.1 | January 25, 2021 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cisco Systems, Inc., as currently in effect.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887725000103/exhibit32-amendedandrestat.htm) | 8-K | 001-39940 | 3.2 | August 25, 2025 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 | [Opinion and Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.](d57120dex51.htm) |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.1 | [Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.](d57120dex231.htm) |  |  |  |  | X |
| 23.2 | [Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).](d57120dex51.htm) |  |  |  |  | X |
| 24 | [Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Page II-4 of this Registration Statement).](#sig) |  |  |  |  | X |
| 99.1 | [Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887725000199/exh101ciscosip200520258-k.htm) | 8-K | 001-39940 | 10.1 | December 17, 2025 |  |
| 107.1 | [Filing Fee Table](d57120dexfilingfees.htm) |  |  |  |  | X |

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**Item 9. <u>Undertakings</u>.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement — notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" or "Calculation of Registration Fee" table, as applicable, in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; (2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on January 16, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| **Cisco Systems, Inc.** | **Cisco Systems, Inc.** |
| By: | /s/ Charles H. Robbins |
|  | Charles H. Robbins |
|  | Chair and Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

**KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS**, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Charles H. Robbins, Mark Patterson, Deborah L. Stahlkopf, M. Victoria Wong and Evan Sloves, and each of them, with full power of substitution, as such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person, with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Charles H. Robbins | Chair and<br> Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer) | January 16, 2026 |
| Charles H. Robbins | Chair and<br> Chief Executive Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer) | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Mark Patterson | Executive Vice President<br> and Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) | January 16, 2026 |
| Mark Patterson | Executive Vice President<br> and Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ M. Victoria Wong | Senior Vice President<br> and Chief Accounting Officer<br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | January 16, 2026 |
| M. Victoria Wong | Senior Vice President<br> and Chief Accounting Officer<br>(Principal Accounting Officer) | January 16, 2026 |

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| /s/ Michael D. Capellas | Lead Independent Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Michael D. Capellas | Lead Independent Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Mark Garrett | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Mark Garrett | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ John D. Harris II | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| John D. Harris II | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Kristina M. Johnson | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Dr. Kristina M. Johnson | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Sarah Rae Murphy | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Sarah Rae Murphy | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Daniel H. Schulman | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Daniel H. Schulman | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Marianna Tessel | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Marianna Tessel | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| /s/ Kevin Weil | Director | January 16, 2026 |
| Kevin Weil |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**<u>Exhibit 5.1</u>**

![LOGO](g57120dsp8.jpg)

**Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP**<br> The Orrick Building<br> 405 Howard Street<br> San Francisco, CA 94105-2669<br>+1 415 773 5700<br>**orrick.com**<br>

January 16, 2026

Cisco Systems, Inc.

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, CA 95134-1706

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Cisco Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") of the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>"), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Act</u>"), relating to the registration of an aggregate of 57,490,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "<u>Shares</u>"), reserved for issuance pursuant to the Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "<u>Plan</u>"). As your legal counsel, we have reviewed the actions proposed to be taken by you in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued under the Plan.

In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and restated through the date hereof; (iii) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated through the date hereof; (iv) the Plan; and (v) such corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials, officers of the Company and other persons, and such other documents, agreements and instruments as we have deemed relevant and necessary or appropriate as a basis for our opinion set forth below.

In such examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. In making our examination of documents executed or to be executed, we have assumed that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others and of public officials.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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| Cisco Systems, Inc. | ![LOGO](g57120dsp8.jpg) |
| January 16, 2026<br> Page 2 |  |

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Our opinion herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this opinion of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP |
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**<u>Exhibit 23.1</u>**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cisco Systems, Inc. of our report dated September 3, 2025 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cisco Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 26, 2025.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California

January 16, 2026

## Ex-Filing

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | Other | 57490000 | $73.43 | $4221490700.00 | 0.0001381 | $582987.87 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $4221490700.00  |  | $582987.87  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $582987.87  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> Note 1.A: The registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Form S-8") to which this exhibit relates shall also cover any additional shares of the common stock, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock"), of Cisco Systems, Inc. that become issuable in respect of the securities identified in the above table by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock. Note 1.B: Represents 57,490,000 additional shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Note 1.C: Calculated solely for the purposes of the offering contemplated by the Form S-8 under Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on January 12, 2026.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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