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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-154302
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230525
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20230525

FILER:

	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:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0729

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-272205
		FILM NUMBER:		23961343

	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="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;25, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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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:8pt; 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:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></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:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </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="font-size:14pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">77-0059951</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>170&nbsp;West Tasman Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Jose, California 95134-1706 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cisco Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Evan Sloves </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Secretary
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>300 East Tasman Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Jose, California 95134-1706 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of Agent for Service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(408)&nbsp;526-4000</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Emerging&nbsp;growth&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <U><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887722000013/csco-20220730.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A></U> for the fiscal year ended July&nbsp;30, 2022, filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;8, 2022, pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;); and </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">All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and definitive proxy or
information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">de-registers</FONT> all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Unless expressly incorporated into this Registration Statement, a report furnished on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> prior or
subsequent to the date hereof shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement covers deferred compensation obligations (&#147;DCOs&#148;) that may be offered under the Cisco Systems, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan document, which is filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement and incorporated by reference into this Item 4. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Plan is effective as of June&nbsp;25, 2007 and applies to amounts deferred on or after June&nbsp;25, 2007. The Plan may be amended or
terminated by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Registrant at any time. As required by applicable law, participation in the Plan is limited to a group of management employees of the Registrant and its applicable
subsidiaries and has been amended to also cover <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> members of the Registrant&#146;s board of directors (the &#147;Participants&#148;). The Plan is intended to provide employee Participants with the
ability to defer income that would otherwise be payable to them for tax planning purposes by allowing them to defer amounts in a manner similar to the way in which the Registrant&#146;s 401(k) plan operates, but without regard to the maximum
deferral limitations imposed on 401(k) plans by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). The Plan also is intended to provide <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director Participants with the ability to
defer income that would otherwise be payable to them for tax planning purposes by allowing them to defer their cash fees attributable to service on the Registrant&#146;s board of directors and/or committee(s) of such board. The Plan is intended to
comply with Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. The Plan is unfunded and unsecured, and the DCOs rank pari passu with other unsecured and unfunded indebtedness of the Registrant. Nothing in the Plan creates or may be construed as creating a trust of any
kind between the Registrant and a Participant or any other person, and each Participant (or any other person claiming through a Participant) will be responsible for enforcing his or her own rights with respect to the DCOs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The DCOs issuable under the Plan represent the Registrant&#146;s obligations to pay to Participants certain compensation amounts that the
Participants have elected to defer plus certain matching and/or employer contribution amounts, if any, and hypothetical investment earnings, as further described below. Each employee Participant in the Plan may elect to defer a specified percentage
of his or her base salary, commissions and/or bonuses. Each non-employee director Participant in the Plan may elect to defer his or her cash retainer(s) or other cash fees attributable to service on the Registrant&#146;s board of directors and/or
committee(s) of such board. Amounts deferred by a Participant </P>
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are credited to a bookkeeping account maintained on behalf of each Participant. These bookkeeping accounts are utilized solely to measure and determine the amounts to be paid to a participant, or
his or her designated beneficiary, pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Amounts credited to each Participant under the Plan will be periodically adjusted for earnings at a rate that is equal to one or more of the measurement funds selected by the
401(k) Plan Administration Committee of the Registrant and elected by a Participant. In addition, the Registrant may credit additional matching amounts and/or employer contributions to a Participant&#146;s account for any Plan year as determined by
the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Registrant. In the event of the termination of the Plan, any existing DCOs and any additional earnings shall remain outstanding until such DCOs and any additional earnings are satisfied by
the Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions under the Plan will be made in accordance with elections filed by the Participants at the time of their
initial deferrals and distributions generally are expected to occur after a Participant&#146;s separation of service but, in certain cases, can occur while a Participant continues in service with the Registrant. The DCOs are payable in cash in a
lump sum or in installments, as elected by a Participant in accordance with the Plan, and are subject to applicable tax withholdings. The DCOs generally are not transferable except at death. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6.
<U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) authorizes a court to award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers under certain circumstances and subject to certain
limitations. The terms of Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL are sufficiently broad to permit indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation contains
provisions that limit the liability of its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL for any breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except liability for the following: </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">any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; </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">acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
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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">under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (regarding unlawful dividends, stock purchases or redemptions); or
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subject to certain very limited exceptions; </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 ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a
legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to certain very limited exceptions; and </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 ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the rights conferred in the restated bylaws are not exclusive. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its current directors and executive officers. These agreements
provide for the indemnification of directors and executive officers for all reasonable expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any action or proceeding brought against them by reason of the fact that they are or were agents of the
Registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Registrant currently carries liability insurance for its directors and executive officers for securities matters. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement &#151; notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses&nbsp;(1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement; (2)&nbsp;that, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof; and (3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">C.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions summarized in Item&nbsp;6, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of
California, on May&nbsp;25, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Cisco Systems, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Charles H. Robbins</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Charles H.
Robbins, R. Scott Herren, Deborah L. Stahlkopf, Prat S. Bhatt and Evan Sloves, and each of them, with full power of substitution, such person&#146;s true and lawful
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents for such person, with full power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys
and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the
capacities indicated below to this Registration Statement, to any and all amendments, both <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-effective</FONT> and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or
documents filed as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any one of them, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">R. Scott Herren</P></TD>
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Systems, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">170 West Tasman Drive </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Jose, CA 95134-1706
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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">Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are acting as counsel for Cisco
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), relating to the registration of an aggregate of $1,350,000,000 in
deferred compensation obligations that may be offered pursuant to the Cisco Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;). As your legal counsel, we have reviewed the actions proposed to be taken by
you in connection with the deferred compensation obligations that may be offered pursuant to the terms of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with rendering the
opinion set forth below, we have examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of instruments, documents, and records which we deemed relevant and necessary for the purpose of rendering our
opinion set forth below. In such examination, we have assumed the following: (a)&nbsp;the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures, (b)&nbsp;the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies,
and (c)&nbsp;the representations of officers and employees are correct as to questions of fact. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our opinion herein is limited to the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of California and the federal laws of the United States of America, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdictions. For
purposes of the opinion set forth below, we have assumed that the Plan has been established and is intended to be maintained as a &#147;top hat&#148; plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, which is a plan that is
unfunded and maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated herein, we are of the opinion that that deferred compensation obligations offered pursuant to
the terms of the Plan will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Plan, except that such enforceability (i)&nbsp;may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws effecting creditors&#146; rights generally, and (ii)&nbsp;subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). In addition, the
manner in which any particular issue relating to the foregoing opinions would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances particular to the case and would also depend on how the court involved chose to
exercise the wide discretionary authority generally available to it. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is
implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or
may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;of</FONT> Cisco
Systems, Inc. of our report dated September&nbsp;8, 2022 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Cisco Systems, Inc.&#146;s Annual Report on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the year ended July&nbsp;30, 2022. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">San Jose, California </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">May&nbsp;25, 2023 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Calculation of Filing Fee Tables </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Form Type) </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Security&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Type&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Security Class&nbsp;<BR>Title&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Fee&nbsp;<BR>Calculation&nbsp;<BR>Rule&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Amount&nbsp;Registered</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"></SUP><FONT STYLE="font-size:4.5pt"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)<B></B></SUP><B>&nbsp;
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Proposed&nbsp;<BR>Maximum&nbsp;<BR>Offering&nbsp;<BR>Price Per&nbsp;<BR>Unit&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Maximum&nbsp;Aggregate&nbsp;<BR>Offering
Price</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"></SUP><FONT STYLE="font-size:4.5pt"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)<B></B></SUP><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;"><B>Fee Rate&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"><B>Amount of<BR>Registration&nbsp;Fee</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"></SUP><FONT STYLE="font-size:4.5pt"><SUP
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">Other&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">Deferred&nbsp; Compensation&nbsp; Obligations<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">457(h)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,350,000,000&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">100%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,350,000,000&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$110.20&nbsp;per&nbsp; million</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$148,770&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;">$1,350,000,000&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$148,770&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"><B>Total Fee Offsets</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">&#151;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD HEIGHT="1" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt"><B>Net Fee Due</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="padding-bottom:1pt ;BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">$148,770&nbsp;</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">The deferred compensation obligations are unsecured obligations of Cisco Systems, Inc. to pay up to
$1,350,000,000 of deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Cisco Systems, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. </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">Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of
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