cisco-annual-report-2021
Signature Title Date/S/ M. MiChele burnS Director September 9, 2021M. Michele Burns/S/ WeSley G. buSh Director September 9, 2021Wesley G. Bush/S/ MiChael D. CaPellaS Lead Independent Director September 9, 2021Michael D. Capellas/S/ Mark Garrett Director September 9, 2021Mark Garrett/S/ John D. harriS II Director September 9, 2021John D. Harris II/S/ kriStina M. JohnSon Director September 9, 2021Dr. Kristina M. Johnson/S/ roDeriCk C. MCGeary Director September 9, 2021Roderick C. McGeary/S/ brenton l. SaunDerS Director September 9, 2021Brenton L. Saunders/S/ liSa t. Su Director September 9, 2021Dr. Lisa T. Su/S/ Marianna teSSel Director September 9, 2021Marianna Tessel106
Stockholder information andforward-looking statementsExecutive ocrsCharles H. RobbinsChair and Chief Executive OfficerGerri ElliottExecutive Vice President andChief Customer and Partner OfficerR. Scott HerrenExecutive Vice President andChief Financial OfficerMaria MartinezExecutive Vice President andChief Operating OfficerDeborah L. StahlkopfExecutive Vice President andChief Legal OfficerPrincipal accounting ocrResourcesFor more information about Cisco, toview the Annual Report online, or toobtain other financial information withoutcharge, contact:Investor RelationsCisco Systems, Inc.170 West Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95134-17061 (408) 227-2726investor.cisco.comCisco’s stock trades on the NasdaqGlobal Select Market under the tickersymbol CSCO.Independent registered publicaccounting firmPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPSan Jose, CATransfer agent and registrarComputershare Investor ServicesP.O. Box 505000Louisville, KY 40233-5000www-us.computershare.com/investorToll-free: 1 (800) 254-5194International: 1 (781) 575-2879Notice of annual meetingDate: December 13, 2021Time: 8:00 a.m. Pacific timeVirtual stockholder meetingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CSCO2021Prat S. BhattSenior Vice President andChief Accounting OfficerPrepared by www.argyleteam.comForward-looking statementsThis Summary Report and our Annual Report included herein, including the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results ofOperations” discussed therein, contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors createdunder the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts arestatements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections aboutthe industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,”“intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “momentum,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions areintended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to (1) projections of our future financial performance; (2) our anticipatedgrowth and trends in our businesses; (3) future responses to and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; (4) our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals,commitments and programs; (5) the scope and impact of our corporate responsibility risks and opportunities, and the related standards and expectations of thirdparties; and (6) other characterizations of future events or circumstances, are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-lookingstatements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including those identified in the attached Form10-K, under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and elsewhere therein. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forwardlookingstatements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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/S/ M. MiChele burnS Director September 9, 2021
M. Michele Burns
/S/ WeSley G. buSh Director September 9, 2021
Wesley G. Bush
/S/ MiChael D. CaPellaS Lead Independent Director September 9, 2021
Michael D. Capellas
/S/ Mark Garrett Director September 9, 2021
Mark Garrett
/S/ John D. harriS II Director September 9, 2021
John D. Harris II
/S/ kriStina M. JohnSon Director September 9, 2021
Dr. Kristina M. Johnson
/S/ roDeriCk C. MCGeary Director September 9, 2021
Roderick C. McGeary
/S/ brenton l. SaunDerS Director September 9, 2021
Brenton L. Saunders
/S/ liSa t. Su Director September 9, 2021
Dr. Lisa T. Su
/S/ Marianna teSSel Director September 9, 2021
Marianna Tessel
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