secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (CSCO)
CIK:        0000858877
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-09T20:08:49+00:00
Accession:  0000858877-26-000156
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Cisco appoints Girish D. Rishi to board effective October 9, 2026
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- Cisco's board appointed Girish D. Rishi, CEO of Cognite Holding B.V., as director effective October 9, 2026.
- Board determined Rishi is independent under Nasdaq listing standards; committee assignments have not yet been determined.
- Rishi will receive pro rata $105,000 annual cash retainer and initial equity award with grant date fair value equal to pro rata portion of $270,000.
- Non-employee directors eligible for Cisco charitable match up to $25,000 for calendar 2026; Rishi entered standard indemnity agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000156/0000858877-26-000156-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/858877/000085887726000156/csco-20261007.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000858877-26-000156

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