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accession: "0000858877-25-000199"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CSCO"
cik: "0000858877"
company_name: "CISCO SYSTEMS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:59:20.333740+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Cisco shareholders approve 57.5M share increase for stock plan, elect directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved increase of 57,490,000 shares under 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, effective Dec 16, 2025.
- All nine director nominees elected, with support ranging from ~87% to ~99% of votes cast.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 88% support (2.55B for, 315M against).
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor for FY2026 passed with 91% support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000858877-25-000199
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CSCO
- cik: 0000858877
- company_name: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887725000199/0000858877-25-000199-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887725000199/csco-20251216.htm

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