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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 9, 2024 ___________________________________ CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ___________________________________ Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-39940 (Commission File Number) 77-0059951 (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. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) held on December 9, 2024, Cisco’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as follows: Proposal 1: To elect nine members of Cisco’s Board of Directors: Nominee For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes Wesley G. Bush 2,792,988,175 121,709,705 4,971,303 468,284,549 Michael D. Capellas 2,670,103,215 245,028,981 4,536,987 468,284,549 Mark Garrett 2,793,463,305 121,734,273 4,471,605 468,284,549 John D. Harris II 2,782,799,643 132,525,054 4,344,486 468,284,549 Dr. Kristina M. Johnson 2,750,079,053 165,502,203 4,087,927 468,284,549 Sarah Rae Murphy 2,906,002,428 9,470,740 4,196,015 468,284,549 Charles H. Robbins 2,660,223,655 243,087,147 16,358,381 468,284,549 Daniel H. Schulman 2,819,667,803 92,341,689 7,659,691 468,284,549 Marianna Tessel 2,906,557,956 8,305,968 4,805,259 468,284,549 Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 2,240,562,488 666,077,501 13,029,194 468,284,549 Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 26, 2025: For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 3,128,056,923 255,345,709 4,551,100 0 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, 2024 By: /s/ Evan Sloves Name: Evan Sloves Title: Secretary