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): November 19, 2015

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) was held on November 19, 2015. At the Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following five proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect eleven members of Cisco’s Board of Directors:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstained				Broker Non-Votes
Carol A. Bartz			3,559,699,433				121,406,778				23,143,169				643,219,676
M. Michele Burns			3,529,022,060				151,532,053				23,695,267				643,219,676
Michael D. Capellas			3,601,094,020				84,797,227				18,358,133				643,219,676
John T. Chambers			3,571,125,736				91,769,782				41,353,862				643,219,676
Brian L. Halla			3,648,058,692				37,542,797				18,647,891				643,219,676
Dr. John L. Hennessy			3,223,483,721				462,242,303				18,523,356				643,219,676
Dr. Kristina M. Johnson			3,642,386,435				43,831,949				18,030,996				643,219,676
Roderick C. McGeary			3,599,997,276				85,605,733				18,646,371				643,219,676
Charles H. Robbins			3,623,387,226				63,005,192				17,856,962				643,219,676
Arun Sarin			3,667,288,287				18,218,355				18,742,738				643,219,676
Steven M. West			3,592,105,016				88,566,374				23,577,990				643,219,676

Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation:

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
3,411,803,698		264,588,750		27,856,932		643,219,676

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 30, 2016:

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
4,248,925,150		79,571,724		18,972,182		0

Proposal 4: A shareholder proposal to request Cisco’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) make efforts to implement a set of principles called the “Holy Land Principles” applicable to corporations doing business in Palestine-Israel.

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
97,407,898		3,392,577,744		214,263,738		643,219,676

Proposal 5: A shareholder proposal to request the Board to adopt, and present for shareholder approval, a “proxy access” bylaw amendment.

 

For		Against		Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
2,370,255,658		1,293,343,296		40,650,426		643,219,676

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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: November 20, 2015		By:		/s/ Evan Sloves
		Name:		Evan Sloves
		Title:		Secretary