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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CISCO,
CISCO SYSTEMS INC C/O PROXY SERVICES
PO BOX 9142
FARMINGDALE, NY 11735
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: October 11, 2019
Date: December 10, 2019 Time: 8 00 a m Pacific Time Location: Cisco Systems, Inc
Building 9
260 East Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3*
1 Election of Directors
Nominees
1a M Michele Burns
1b Wesley G Bush
1c Michael D Capellas
1d Mark Garrett
1e Dr Kristina M Johnson
1f Roderick C McGeary
1g Charles H Robbins
1h Arun Sarin
1i Brenton L Saunders
1j Carol B Tome
2 Approval, on an advisory basis, of executive compensation
3 Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST Proposal 4 submitted by a shareholder’
4 Approval to have Cisco’s Board adopt a policy to have an independent Board chairman
To act upon such other matters as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof
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