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): June 19, 2018

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
California	 	0-18225	 	77-0059951	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California	 	95134-1706	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (408) 526-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01.	Other Events.	
On June 19, 2018, Prat Bhatt, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in December 2019.
On June 20, 2018, Mark Chandler, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Cisco, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in August 2019.
On June 22, 2018, Kelly A. Kramer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cisco, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in June 2019.
The transactions under the plans will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The plans were adopted in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Cisco’s policies regarding stock transactions.
Rule 10b5-1 permits individuals who are not in possession of material, non-public information at the time the plan is adopted to establish pre-arranged plans to buy or sell company stock. Using these plans, individuals can prudently and gradually diversify their investment portfolios over an extended period of time.

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: June 25, 2018	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Evan Sloves	
	 		 	Name:	 	Evan Sloves	
	 		 	Title:	 	Secretary