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Cisco Systems, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a Nasdaq-listed operating company whose common stock trades under CSCO. The record includes current reports on quarterly results, non-GAAP financial measures, board and officer changes, director independence, Audit Committee service, and amendments to bylaws.
Proxy and related filings describe shareholder voting matters, director elections, executive compensation, pay-versus-performance disclosures, non-employee director compensation, and the Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. Material-event filings also record equity award terms and governance procedures for stockholder director nominations.
Cisco Systems, Inc. director Mark Garrett reported receiving a stock award of 3,481 shares of common stock on 12/16/2025. The filing states this award was fully vested on the grant date and was acquired at a price of $0, reflecting an equity grant rather than an open-market purchase. Following this transaction, he directly beneficially owned 3,481 shares and indirectly beneficially owned 36,928 shares through the Garrett Living Trust.
Cisco Systems director reports additional deferred stock awards
A Cisco Systems director reported acquiring Cisco common stock and deferred restricted stock units in connection with board compensation. On 12/16/2025, the director acquired 390 shares of Cisco common stock at $77.55 per share, bringing directly held common stock to 3,304.608 shares, including 31.608 dividend equivalents on vested deferred units. The director also received a fully vested deferred restricted stock unit award covering 3,481 shares at a stated price of $0, increasing directly held deferred units to 6,785.608 shares. These deferred units will settle in Cisco shares after the director’s “separation from service” under Section 409A rules. In addition, 1,402.584 shares are held indirectly through a trust.
Cisco Systems, Inc. reported results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on December 16, 2025. Stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the shares authorized for issuance under the plan by 57,490,000 shares. The amended plan will run until the 2030 Annual Meeting unless stockholders re-adopt or extend it.
All nine director nominees were elected with strong support, and stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, Cisco’s executive compensation. They also ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 25, 2026. A stockholder proposal requesting a Board evaluation and report on the financial value of Cisco’s inclusion programs did not receive sufficient support and was not approved.
Cisco Systems executive reports stock transactions and tax withholding. The reporting person, an EVP of Operations at Cisco Systems, Inc., reported two transactions in Cisco common stock. On 12/10/2025, 1,715.964 shares were withheld at $79.51 per share to cover taxes from the partial settlement of two previously reported restricted stock unit awards. This left 178,063.64 shares beneficially owned directly, including 2,752.958 dividend equivalents on unvested restricted stock units.
On 12/12/2025, the reporting person sold 1,745 shares of Cisco common stock at $79.46 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 18, 2025. After this sale, the reporting person directly beneficially owned 176,318.64 shares of Cisco common stock.
Cisco Systems, Inc. reported insider transactions by Maria Victoria Wong, its SVP & Chief Accounting Officer. On 12/10/2025, 421.43 shares of common stock were withheld at $79.51 per share to cover tax liabilities from the partial settlement of a restricted stock unit award originally reported on a Form 3 filed on August 4, 2023.
On 12/11/2025, Wong sold 428 shares of Cisco common stock at $80.33 per share in a transaction coded "S," effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on February 26, 2025. Following these transactions, she beneficially owns 32,176.388 shares of Cisco common stock directly.
Cisco Systems, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form S-8 to register restricted stock units granted under the Neuralfabric Corp. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, which has been assumed by Cisco. The filing incorporates Cisco’s previously filed reports and future Exchange Act reports by reference, so those filings will govern the ongoing disclosure for these plan securities.
The document also describes Cisco’s indemnification protections for directors and officers under Delaware law, its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and individual indemnity agreements, and notes that attorneys at Fenwick & West LLP beneficially own approximately 226 shares of Cisco common stock. Exhibits include the Neuralfabric 2025 plan, a form of Cisco restricted stock unit assumption agreement, required legal opinions, consents, and a filing fee table.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) senior vice president and chief accounting officer Maria Victoria Wong reported recent stock transactions. On 11/21/2025, 459 shares of Cisco common stock were withheld to cover taxes related to the early vesting of an equal number of restricted stock units when she became retirement eligible. On 11/24/2025, she sold 9,701 shares at a weighted average price of $76.3736 per share, in multiple trades between $75.86 and $76.69, followed by an additional sale of 100 shares at $76.86 per share. After these transactions, she beneficially owned 33,025.818 Cisco shares directly. The sales were carried out under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted on February 26, 2025.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) executive Mark Patterson, EVP and CFO, reported an automatic share withholding related to equity compensation. On 11/21/2025, 2,626 shares of Cisco common stock were withheld at a price of $76.1 per share to cover taxes due upon the early vesting of an equal number of restricted stock units when he became retirement eligible. Following this tax withholding, Patterson beneficially owned 206,270.684 shares directly, which includes 520.165 dividend equivalents on unvested restricted stock units, with each dividend equivalent economically equal to one share of Cisco common stock. This Form 4 reflects an administrative tax event rather than an open-market trade.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Chair and CEO, who is also a director, reported a tax-related equity transaction on 11/21/2025. The reporting person had 6,013.084 shares of Cisco common stock withheld at a price of $76.1 per share in a transaction coded "F," which indicates shares were surrendered to cover taxes. These shares were issuable upon the early vesting of an equal number of restricted stock units and related dividend equivalents when the executive became retirement eligible.
Following this withholding, the reporting person beneficially owned 698,140.002 shares of Cisco common stock in direct form. This amount includes 48,690.524 dividend equivalents accrued on vested deferred restricted stock units and 10,218.123 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units, with each dividend equivalent described as the economic equivalent of one Cisco common share.
Cisco Systems (CSCO) executive Oliver Tuszik, EVP, Global Sales, reported a stock sale under a pre-arranged trading plan. On 11/20/2025, he sold 13,353 shares of Cisco common stock at a price of $79.21 per share in an open-market transaction coded as a sale. The filing states this trade was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on June 20, 2025, which is designed to allow scheduled trading by insiders.
Following this transaction, Tuszik beneficially owned 197,039.606 shares, which include 712.371 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units, with each dividend equivalent economically equal to one share of Cisco common stock. The ownership is reported as directly held, and no derivative securities transactions were reported in this filing.