In accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to shareholders. Therefore, most shareholders will not receive paper copies of our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Shareholders. We will instead send these shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability with instructions for accessing the proxy materials and voting via the Internet. The Notice also provides information on how shareholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose. This makes the proxy distribution process more efficient and less costly and helps conserve natural resources.
Date and Location of 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
November 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Santa Clara Convention Center
Elizabeth A. Hangs Theater
5001 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California 95054
A map to this location appears on the last page of Cisco's Proxy Statement linked below.
About the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials tells shareholders how to access and review the information contained in the proxy materials and how to vote via the Internet, by mail or in person. The Notice will contain:
A notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
A brief description of the items to be voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the recommendation of Cisco's Board of Directors with regard to each item;
The address of the website where the proxy materials will be made available and instructions on how to view them;
Instructions on how to request paper or email copies of the proxy materials; and
Instructions on how to vote over the Internet, how to access instructions on voting by telephone, or how to vote in person at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Importantly, the Notice of Internet Availability will contain a 12-digit control number that you will need access the proxy materials, to request paper or email copies of the proxy materials, and to vote your shares via the Internet or by telephone. For this reason, we suggest that you retain the Notice through the date of the annual meeting.
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed to shareholders on or about September 23, 2009.
2009 Proxy Materials
To view and print the proxy materials linked below, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in installed in your Web browser. If this application isn't already loaded on your computer, you can download it free of charge from the Adobe Systems Website.
If you are a registered shareholder or a beneficial shareholder and you would prefer to vote via the Internet, or you would like instructions on how to vote by telephone, visit www.proxyvote.com with the 12-digit control number from your Notice of Internet Availability or, if you received one, your paper proxy card or voter instruction form.
Paper or Email Copies of 2009 Annual Meeting Materials
If you are a Cisco shareholder who receives a Notice of Internet Availability and you would like to receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, you must request one by following the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability. The materials will be sent free of charge to shareholders who request them. Shareholders also elect to receive printed proxy materials for all future meetings.
The Notice of Internet Availability provides instructions on how to request paper or email copies via the Internet, by telephone or by email. A selection of that information is repeated below. To request materials, you will need to have available the 12-digit control number that appears on the Notice of Internet Availability.
Via Internet: Visit www.proxyvote.com and follow the steps to request paper or email copies.
Via telephone: Call toll free at 1-800-579-1639
Via email: Send a blank email with the 12-digit control number that appears on the Notice of Internet Availability in the subject line to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com.
Additional Questions
If you have additional questions, please contact Cisco Investor Relations at (408) 227-2726 or via email at investor-relations@cisco.com.
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