Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2016

 

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

0-18225   77-0059951
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California   95134-1706
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(408) 526-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) was held on December 12, 2016. At the Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following six proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect eleven members of Cisco’s Board of Directors:

 

Nominee

  For     Against     Abstained     Broker Non-
Votes
 
Carol A. Bartz     3,475,696,349        136,305,191        5,959,935        731,046,917   
M. Michele Burns     3,114,577,721        488,580,727        14,803,027        731,046,917   
Michael D. Capellas     3,569,674,067        43,231,709        5,055,699        731,046,917   
John T. Chambers     3,518,334,069        54,963,989        44,663,417        731,046,917   
Amy L. Chang     3,605,777,180        7,100,335        5,083,960        731,046,917   
Dr. John L. Hennessy     3,127,493,819        484,957,163        5,510,493        731,046,917   
Dr. Kristina M. Johnson     3,583,872,747        29,167,728        4,921,000        731,046,917   
Roderick C. McGeary     3,524,632,081        87,439,059        5,890,335        731,046,917   
Charles H. Robbins     3,582,388,461        30,584,877        4,988,137        731,046,917   
Arun Sarin     3,587,185,952        25,213,384        5,562,139        731,046,917   
Steven M. West     3,481,462,126        130,037,772        6,461,577        731,046,917   

Proposal 2: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-
Votes
3,396,151,574   208,085,080   13,724,821   731,046,917

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 29, 2017:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-
Votes
4,241,437,890   100,450,311   7,120,191   0

Proposal 4: A shareholder proposal to request an annual report relating to Cisco’s lobbying policies, procedures and activities:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-
Votes
1,197,554,260   2,235,978,127   184,429,088   731,046,917

Proposal 5: A shareholder proposal to request a report disclosing certain employment data relating to Cisco’s Arab and non-Arab employees in Israel-Palestine for each of the past three years:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-
Votes
137,461,488   3,182,339,557   298,160,430   731,046,917

Proposal 6: A shareholder proposal to request the Board to form a committee to reassess policies and criteria for decisions with respect to Cisco’s business involvements with Israel’s Settlements:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-
Votes
83,458,270   3,348,753,075   185,750,130   731,046,917


SIGNATURES

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.

 

      CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: December 13, 2016     By:  

/s/ Evan Sloves

    Name:   Evan Sloves
    Title:   Secretary