Sec Form 3 Filing - Subaiya Thimaya K. @ CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. - 2024-03-05

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Subaiya Thimaya K. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. [ CSCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/05/2024 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 176,889 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Subaiya Thimaya K. 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA95134 EVP, Operations Signatures /s/ Thimaya K. Subaiya by Evan Sloves, Attorney-in-Fact 03/14/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes: (i) the 4,081 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 32,645 shares of common stock on July 20, 2020, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on August 10, 2021 and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (ii) the 7,911 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 42,188 shares of common stock on October 14, 2020, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on November 10, 2021 and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (Continued on Footnotes 2, 3, 4 and 5) ( 2 )(Continued from Footnote 1) (iii) the 6,992 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 18,643 shares of common stock on July 27, 2021, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on August 10, 2022 and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (iv) the 8,216 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 18,778 shares of common stock on September 20, 2021, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on November 10, 2022 and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (Continued on Footnotes 3, 4 and 5) ( 3 )(Continued from Footnotes 1 and 2) (v) the 13,001 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 26,002 shares of common stock on February 8, 2022, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on February 10, 2023, and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (vi) the 28,916 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 46,265 shares of common stock on July 27, 2022, which award vests in installments, with twenty five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on August 10, 2023 and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (Continued on Footnotes 4 and 5) ( 4 )(Continued from Footnotes 1, 2 and 3) (vii) the 25,974 remaining unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 44,975 shares of common stock on October 11, 2022, which award vests in installments, with thirty four percent (34%) of the shares vesting on November 10, 2023, and eight-and-one-quarter percent (8.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (viii) a restricted stock unit award with respect to 31,936 shares of common stock, which award was granted on May 23, 2023 and which vests in installments, with thirty four percent (34%) of the shares vesting on June 10, 2024 and eight-and-one-quarter percent (8.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; (Continued on Footnote 5) ( 5 )(Continued from Footnotes 1, 2, 3 and 4) (ix) a restricted stock unit award with respect to 39,859 shares of common stock, which award was granted on September 21, 2023 and which vests in installments, with thirty four percent (34%) of the shares vesting on November 10, 2024 and eight-and-one-quarter percent (8.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter; and (x) a restricted stock unit award with respect to 10,003 shares of common stock, which award was granted on December 5, 2023 and which vests in installments, with thirty four percent (34%) of the shares vesting on December 10, 2024 and eight-and-one-quarter percent (8.25%) of the shares vesting quarterly thereafter.

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