CSCO » Topics » ITEM 9B. Other Information

This excerpt taken from the CSCO 10-K filed Sep 11, 2009.

ITEM 9B. Other Information

None.

 

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ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this item relating to our directors and nominees, regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, and regarding our Audit Committee is included under the captions “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors—General” and “—Business Experience of Nominees,” “Ownership of Securities—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors—Board Committees and Meetings” in our Proxy Statement related to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information required by this item relating to our executive officers is included under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of this report.

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer and all members of our finance department, including the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. This code of ethics, which consists of the “Special Ethics Obligations for Employees with Financial Reporting Responsibilities” section of our Code of Business Conduct that applies to employees generally, is posted on our website. The Internet address for our website is www.cisco.com, and the code of ethics may be found from our main webpage by clicking first on “About Cisco” and then on “Corporate Governance” under “Investor Relations,” next on “Code of Business Conduct” under “Corporate Governance,” and finally on “Special Ethics Obligations for Employees with Financial Reporting Responsibilities.”

We intend to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of this code of ethics by posting such information on our website, on the webpage found by clicking through to “Code of Business Conduct” as specified above.

 

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation

The information appearing under the headings “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors—Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation and Related Information” in our Proxy Statement related to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by this item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is included under the caption “Ownership of Securities,” and the information required by this item relating to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is included under the caption “Proposal No. 2: Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan–Equity Compensation Plan Information,” in each case in our Proxy Statement related to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by this item relating to review, approval or ratification of transactions with related persons is included under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” and the information required by this item relating to director independence is included under the caption “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors—Independent Directors,” in each case in our Proxy Statement related to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by this item is included under the captions “Proposal No. 4: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Principal Accountant Fees and Services” and “Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our Proxy Statement related to the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

  (a)    1. Financial Statements

The Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule on page 34 is incorporated herein by reference as the list of financial statements required as part of this report.

 

  2. Financial Statement Schedule

The Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule on page 34 is incorporated herein by reference as the list of financial statement schedules required as part of this report.

 

  3. Exhibits

The exhibit list in the Index to Exhibits is incorporated herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this report.

 

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