X0202 4 2005-11-15 0 0000858877 CISCO SYSTEMS INC CSCO 0001197664 BURNS M MICHELE 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134 1 0 0 0 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 17.27 2005-11-15 4 A 0 15000 0 A 2014-11-15 Common Stock 15000 15000 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 17.27 2005-11-15 4 A 0 5000 0 A 2014-11-15 Common Stock 5000 20000 D The option is immediately exercisable for all of the option shares. However, any shares purchased under the option will be subject to repurchase by the Issuer, at the exercise price paid per share, upon the Reporting Person's cessation of service as a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors prior to vesting in those shares. The shares subject to the option will vest in two successive equal annual installments upon the Reporting Person's completion each year of service as a member of the Issuer's Board of Directors over the two (2)-year period measured from November 15, 2005. By: Mark Chandler, Attorney-in-fact For: M. Michele Burns 2005-11-16