[Form 4] Cisco Systems, Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Oliver Tuszik, Executive Vice President, Global Sales at Cisco Systems, reported the withholding of 4,612.31 shares of Cisco common stock to satisfy tax liability arising from the partial settlement of five restricted stock unit (RSU) awards. The transaction is shown at a price of $71.79 and the report lists 156,615.69 shares beneficially owned by the reporting person following the transaction.
The filing also discloses 184 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested RSUs, which are each the economic equivalent of one share. The form states the shares were withheld specifically to pay taxes related to RSU settlement and identifies the transaction code and resulting share counts without indicating any additional dispositions or derivative activity.
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Insights
TL;DR: Officer withheld 4,612.31 shares to cover RSU taxes; remaining beneficial ownership stays at 156,615.69 shares.
The reported transaction is a tax-withholding event tied to the partial settlement of five RSUs, not an open-market sale. Withholding of 4,612.31 shares at $71.79 reduced the reporting person’s direct share count to 156,615.69. The filing lists no derivative transactions and notes 184 dividend equivalents on unvested RSUs. For investors, this is an administrative adjustment of outstanding direct shares rather than a signal of strategic disposition or liquidity-driven selling.
TL;DR: Routine RSU tax-withholding recorded; ownership disclosure remains intact with modest share reduction.
The Form 4 documents a standard tax-withholding mechanism where shares are withheld upon partial RSU settlement. The explanatory note explicitly ties the 4,612.31 shares to tax payments from five RSU awards and confirms 184 dividend equivalents on unvested units. There is no separate disclosure of option exercises, sales, or transfers, and no derivative holdings reported. From a governance perspective, this is a routine administrative filing that updates beneficial ownership figures.