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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;July 15, 2003</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Exact name of the Registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>California </B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="33%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>0-18225</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="56" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>77-0059951</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="82" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Commission File Number)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>95134-1706</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(408) 526-4000 </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(The
Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOT APPLICABLE </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On July 15, 2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) appointed
Roderick McGeary to its board of directors to replace outgoing board member Arun Sarin. The Registrant also named Besty Rafael, the Registrant&#146;s vice president and corporate controller, to the role of principal accounting officer. Betsy Rafael
has also been named an executive officer of the Registrant within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of the Registrant, issued on July 16, 2003, announcing the appointment of new board member and appointment of an executive officer. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: July 18, 2003 </FONT></P><DIV
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="7%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<SMALL>ENNIS</SMALL> D. P<SMALL>OWELL</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left"
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dennis D. Powell,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Senior Vice
President</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>and Chief Financial Officer</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Description of Document</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="143" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="3%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="6%" ><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press Release of the Registrant, issued on July 16, 2003, announcing the appointment of new board member and appointment of an executive officer.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXHIBIT 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Investor Relations Contact:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robyn Jenkins-Blum</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Blair Christie</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cisco Systems, Inc.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cisco Systems, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(408) 853-9848</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(408) 525-4856</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">rojenkin@cisco.com</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">blchrist@cisco.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Cisco Appoints New Board Member </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Names Betsy Rafael Executive Officer
</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SAN JOSE, Calif. &#150; July 16, 2003</B> &#150; Cisco
Systems, Inc. today announced the appointment of Roderick McGeary, 53, to its board of directors. Cisco also named Betsy Rafael, 42, vice president and corporate controller, to the role of principal accounting officer. In this capacity, Rafael will
serve as an executive officer for Cisco. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">McGeary was elected
to Cisco&#146;s board effective July 15, 2003 and will also serve on the company&#146;s audit committee. McGeary replaces outgoing board member Arun Sarin, who resigned from the Board effective today, and is assuming the role of chief executive
officer of Vodafone in London, beginning July 30, 2003. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">McGeary&#146;s career spans 31 years of managing global enterprises, with expertise ranging from finance, to start-up creation, to multi-billion dollar revenue generation. Most recently McGeary served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Brience, Inc., a mobile software company. Prior to joining Brience in 2000, McGeary served as Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Consulting Inc., now BearingPoint, Inc. From 1996 to 1998 McGeary was employed by KMPG LLP as Vice
Chairman of Consulting. Prior to 1996, Mr. McGeary served in several capacities with KPMG LLP including audit partner for technology clients. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We are confident Rod&#146;s broad range of business and financial expertise will be a strong complement to the Cisco board and we are fortunate to
have access to his strategic insight and experience moving forward,&#148; said John Morgridge, chairman of the board, Cisco Systems. &#147;We thank Arun for the significant contributions he has made during his five-year tenure on the board, and we
wish him much success in his new role as CEO at Vodafone.&#148; </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">McGeary is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Lehigh
University. McGeary is also a member of the board of directors for BearingPoint, Inc., DigitalThink, Inc., and GRIC Communications, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition to McGeary, Cisco board members include: John Morgridge, chairman of the board, Cisco; Carol Bartz, chairman and CEO, Autodesk, Inc.; Larry
Carter, senior vice president, Cisco; John Chambers, president and CEO, Cisco; Carly Fiorina, chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company; James F. Gibbons, professor of electrical engineering and special counsel for industrial relations, Stanford
University; John L. Hennessy, Ph.D., president, Stanford University; James C. Morgan, chairman, Applied Materials, Inc; Donald Valentine, general partner, Sequoia Capital; Steven M. West, former COO, nCube, Inc.; and Jerry Yang, Chief Yahoo!, Yahoo,
Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Cisco Names Principal Accounting Officer, Executive Officer
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Rafael joined Cisco in April 2002 as vice president and
corporate controller. As principal accounting officer, Rafael will have company-wide responsibility for strategy and policy matters covering all aspects of accounting and financial reporting. Rafael also plays a significant role in facilitating
Cisco&#146;s compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. She will continue to report to Cisco Senior Vice President and CFO, Dennis Powell. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Cisco Systems </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at
<U>http://www.cisco.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">### </FONT></P> <P
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