Sep 12, 2025

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: Estimated average burden hours per response... (Print or Type Responses) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Stahlkopf Deborah L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. [CSCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and Chief Legal Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock F D D Common Stock S D D Common Stock S D D Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1474 (9-02) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Stahlkopf Deborah L 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134 EVP and Chief Legal Officer Signatures /s/ Deborah L. Stahlkopf by Jay Higdon, Attorney-in-Fact Signature of Reporting Person Date Explanation of Responses: If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial settlement of a restricted stock unit award originally reported by the reporting person in a Form 4 filed with the Commission on September 22, 2021, and the partial settlement of dividend equivalents accrued on the restricted stock unit award. Includes 1,412.012 dividend equivalents accrued on vested deferred restricted stock units, 991.455 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested deferred restricted stock units and 4,342.905 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Cisco common stock. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on November 15, 2024. Represents a weighted average sales price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $67.54 to $68.43. The reporting person has provided to the issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Commission or any security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range. Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. Attachments Original document Permalink Disclaimer Cisco Systems Inc. published this content on September 11, 2025 , and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT) , unedited and unaltered, on September 11, 2025 at 23:56 UTC MoneyController also suggests