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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-009128
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210114

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Acacia Communications, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001651235
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				270291921
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37771
		FILM NUMBER:		21529527

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE MILL AND MAIN PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			MAYNARD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01754
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978-938-4896

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		THREE MILL AND MAIN PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			MAYNARD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01754

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000858877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		IRS NUMBER:				770059951
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0731

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		170 WEST TASMAN DR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134-1706
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4085264000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		170 WEST TASMAN DR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134-1706

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CISCO SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-101)</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No. ) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9744; Filed by a Party other than the Registrant &#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Preliminary Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></B> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Proxy Statement </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Definitive Additional Materials </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12</FONT>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Acacia Communications, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cisco Systems, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">No fee required. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule <FONT
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11(a)(2)</FONT> and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Subject Company: Acacia Communications, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Commission File No.: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-37771</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a press release released by Cisco Systems, Inc. on January&nbsp;14, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Cisco and Acacia Communications Announce Amended Merger Agreement </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>News Summary: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The acquisition of Acacia reinforces
Cisco&#146;s commitment to optics as a building block that will enhance Cisco&#146;s &#145;Internet for the Future&#146; strategy with world class coherent optical solutions. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Cisco is committed to supporting Acacia&#146;s existing customers around the world as well as new customers that
require industry-leading coherent optics, digital signal processing / photonic integrated circuit modules and transceivers for use in networking products and data centers. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Cisco has agreed to acquire Acacia for&nbsp;$115&nbsp;per share in cash, or approximately&nbsp;$4.5
billion&nbsp;on a fully diluted basis, net of cash and marketable securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco (NASDAQ:&nbsp;CSCO) and Acacia
Communications&nbsp;(NASDAQ:&nbsp;ACIA) today announced an amendment to the definitive merger agreement under which Cisco previously agreed to acquire&nbsp;Acacia. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Cisco would acquire Acacia
for&nbsp;$115&nbsp;per share in cash, or for approximately&nbsp;$4.5 billion&nbsp;on a fully diluted basis, net of cash and marketable securities. Cisco and Acacia expect to complete the acquisition by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2021,
subject to closing conditions, including Acacia stockholder approval. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon completion of the acquisition, CEO Raj Shanmugaraj&nbsp;and Acacia employees
will join Cisco&#146;s Optics business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;I am delighted that Cisco and Acacia have decided to come together in this mutual deal,&#148;
said&nbsp;Chuck Robbins, chairman and CEO, Cisco. &#147;We look forward to welcoming Raj and the Acacia team to Cisco to offer our customers world-class coherent optical solutions to power the Internet for the future.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The pending acquisition of Acacia reinforces Cisco&#146;s commitment to optics as a critical building block that will enhance the company&#146;s
&#145;Internet for the Future&#146; strategy with world class coherent optical solutions for customers, further enabling them to address the unprecedented scale of modern IT. Cisco is committed to supporting Acacia&#146;s existing and new customers
around the world that require industry-leading coherent optics, digital signal processing / photonic integrated circuit modules and transceivers for use in networking products and data centers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Both Cisco and Acacia have been focused on helping customers create a simpler operations environment, with a shared vision for the future of routing and
switching with pluggable optics,&#148; said&nbsp;Bill Gartner, senior vice president and general manager, Cisco Optical Systems and Optics Group. &#147;Together we will ignite our strategy to transform the optical world as we know it, with
innovative solutions to boost network capacity inside and outside the data center.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We maintain our strong conviction in the strategic
benefits of joining the Cisco family and believe it will enable us to better support our existing customers, while reaching an expanded footprint of new customers globally,&#148; said Raj Shanmugaraj, president and CEO of Acacia. &#147;We are
pleased to have reached this agreement with Cisco and are excited to move forward with the combination which we believe will transform the optical industry, while providing great opportunities for Acacia employees to continue their innovation.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About&nbsp;Acacia Communications </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Acacia
Communications&nbsp;develops, manufactures and sells high-speed coherent optical interconnect products that are designed to transform communications networks through improvements in performance, capacity and cost. By implementing optical
interconnect technology in a silicon-based platform, a process&nbsp;Acacia Communications&nbsp;refers to as the &#147;siliconization of optical interconnect,&#148;&nbsp;Acacia Communications&nbsp;is able to offer products at higher speeds and
density with lower power consumption, that meet the needs of cloud and service providers and can be easily integrated in a cost-effective manner with existing network equipment. For more information about Acacia,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">visit&nbsp;www.acacia-inc.com&nbsp;or</FONT> follow on Twitter at @AcaciaComms. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco (NASDAQ:&nbsp;CSCO) is the worldwide leader&nbsp;in technology&nbsp;that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your
applications, securing your data, transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams&nbsp;for a global and inclusive future. Discover more on&nbsp;Network and&nbsp;follow us on Twitter at&nbsp;@Cisco. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. A listing of Cisco&#146;s
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Forward Looking Statements </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
press release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.&nbsp;Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including
statements containing the words &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;estimates&#148; and similar expressions) should be considered to be forward-looking statements, although not all
forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.&nbsp;Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.&nbsp;Forward-looking statements may include statements regarding the expected timing of the closing of the
acquisition of Acacia Communications, the enhancement to Cisco&#146;s strategy, support of Acacia&#146;s existing customers and new customers, and Acacia personnel.&nbsp;Statements regarding future events are based on the parties&#146; current
expectations and are necessarily subject to associated risks related to, among other things, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the acquisition, including Acacia stockholder approval, litigation related to the transaction, general
economic conditions, including as related to the ongoing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic, the retention of employees of Acacia and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate Acacia&#146;s market opportunities,
technology, personnel and operations and to achieve expected benefits. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. For information regarding other related risks, see the
&#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of Cisco&#146;s most recent quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on&nbsp;November&nbsp;17, 2020&nbsp;and on its
most recent annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on&nbsp;September&nbsp;3, 2020, as well as the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section of Acacia&#146;s most recent quarterly report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> filed with the SEC on&nbsp;November&nbsp;9, 2020&nbsp;and on its most recent annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on&nbsp;February&nbsp;18, 2020. The parties
undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information and Where to Find It </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the proposed acquisition and required stockholder approval, Acacia will file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement and
a definitive proxy statement. The proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders of Acacia. Acacia&#146;s stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement (including all amendments and supplements) and other relevant materials when they become
available because they will contain important information. Investors may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at its website at&nbsp;www.sec.gov. In addition, investors may obtain
free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Acacia by going to Acacia&#146;s Investor Relations page on its corporate website <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">at&nbsp;http://ir.acacia-inc.com/&nbsp;or</FONT> by contacting Acacia Investor
Relations at (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">871-3927.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Acacia and its officers and directors and other members of management and employees
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Acacia&#146;s stockholders with respect to the acquisition. Information about Acacia&#146;s executive officers and directors, including their ownership of Acacia securities, is set
forth in Acacia&#146;s annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on&nbsp;February&nbsp;18, 2020, as amended on&nbsp;April&nbsp;29, 2020, and Acacia&#146;s other filings with the SEC. Investors may obtain
more detailed information regarding the direct and indirect interests of Acacia and its respective executive officers and directors in the acquisition by reading the preliminary and definitive proxy statements regarding the transaction, which will
be filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Cisco and its officers and directors may be deemed to have participated in the solicitation of proxies from
Acacia&#146;s stockholders in favor of the approval of the transaction. Information concerning Cisco&#146;s directors and executive officers is set forth in Cisco&#146;s proxy statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed
with the SEC on&nbsp;October&nbsp;21, 2020, annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on&nbsp;September&nbsp;3, 2020, Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-Ks</FONT> filed with the SEC
on&nbsp;November&nbsp;13, 2020,&nbsp;November&nbsp;30, 2020,&nbsp;December&nbsp;11, 2020,&nbsp;December&nbsp;17, 2020&nbsp;and&nbsp;January&nbsp;7, 2021, and Cisco&#146;s other filings with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at
the SEC&#146;s website at&nbsp;www.sec.gov&nbsp;or by going to Cisco&#146;s Investor Relations website at&nbsp;https://investor.cisco.com. </P>
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