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): September 15, 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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 15, 2015, John L. Hennessy, Ph.D., a member of the board of directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to exercise up to 15,000 Cisco stock options originally granted in 2006 and set to expire in November 2015, and sell the acquired shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in November 2015.
In addition, on September 16, 2015, Michael D. Capellas, a member of Cisco’s board of directors, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to exercise up to 15,000 Cisco stock options originally granted in 2006 and set to expire in November 2015, and sell the acquired shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in November 2015.
Further, on September 17, 2015, Steven M. West, a member of Cisco’s board of directors, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to exercise up to 15,000 Cisco stock options originally granted in 2006 and set to expire in November 2015, and sell the acquired shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in November 2015.
Finally, on September 18, 2015, M. Michele Burns, a member of Cisco’s board of directors, adopted a pre-arranged stock trading plan to exercise up to 15,000 Cisco stock options originally granted in 2006 and set to expire in November 2015, and sell the acquired shares of Cisco stock. The plan is scheduled to terminate in November 2015.
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: September 21, 2015 |
By: | /s/ Evan Sloves | ||
| Name: | Evan Sloves | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||