Form 8-K

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Dated: March 27, 2012

/s/ Evan Sloves

Evan Sloves

Assistant Secretary

0001193125-12-134384.txt : 20120327 0001193125-12-134384.hdr.sgml : 20120327 20120327162424 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-134384 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120323 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20120327 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120327 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576] IRS NUMBER: 770059951 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0728 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-18225 FILM NUMBER: 12717404 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 8-K 1 d326432d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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): March 23, 2012

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


0-18225		77-0059951
(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:

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On March 23, 2012, Randy Pond, Executive Vice President, Operations, Processes and Systems of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to exercise Cisco stock options and to sell the acquired shares of Cisco stock. Under the plan, Mr. Pond may sell up to 1,393,600 shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in October 2013.

The transactions under the plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The plan was adopted in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Cisco’s policies regarding stock transactions.

Rule 10b5-1 permits individuals who are not in possession of material, non-public information at the time the plan is adopted to establish pre-arranged plans to buy or sell company stock. Using these plans, individuals can prudently and gradually diversify their investment portfolios over an extended period of time.

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.