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)

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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	

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