No, Cisco does not have a direct stock purchase program.
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Does Cisco issue dividends? And, does Cisco have a DRIP plan?
No, Cisco currently does not issue dividends and does not have a dividend reinvestment program (DRIP) plan.
For now, we believe that the share repurchase program, combined with on-going strategic investments in our business and maintaining a strong cash balance, are in the best interest of our shareholders.
We routinely evaluate the issuance of a dividend. Our Board has and will continue to evaluate if, when, and in what amounts a dividend will be paid, by balancing the anticipated needs of the business for capital, the ability of the business to generate earnings and the most effective means to enhance shareholder value in the light of current business circumstances.
Can Cisco provide me my Cost Basis for tax purposes?
Please contact your tax advisor to better understand and establish your cost basis for shares sold. Cisco does not maintain a database of it's shareholders therefore if you own your stock certificate please contact Computershare at ph#800-254-5194 or if you have your shares through a brokerage firm please contact the broker directly for your records.
When has Cisco's stock split?
Please see the section entitled Stock Information on the Cisco Investor Relations home page for a complete history of Cisco stock splits and additional answers to frequently asked questions about our most recent stock split.
When is the next quarterly financials release date?
Cisco's Q3 FY 2008 financial results will be released on May 6, 2008, after the close of the market.
What percentage of your business is international?
For Q2 FY08, approximately 48% of our product bookings were international.
When did Cisco go public? At what price?
Cisco went public on February 16, 1990 at a split-adjusted price of about 6 cents.
What year was Cisco incorporated and in what state?
Cisco was incorporated on December 10, 1984 in California.
When do the fiscal quarters end?
Q1 FY2008:
July 30, 2007 thru October 28, 2007
Q2 FY2008:
October 29, 2007 thru January 27, 2008
Q3 FY2008:
January 28, 2008 thru April 27, 2008
Q4 & FY2008:
April 28, 2008 thru July 27, 2008
How many employees does Cisco have?
As of the end of Q2FY08 (January 27, 2008), Cisco had 64,087 employees worldwide.
How many absolute shares are outstanding?
As of the close of Q2FY08 (January 27, 2008), the number of shares outstanding were 5,960,997,252.
Who are Cisco's top competitors?
Our competitors include: Alcatel-Lucent; ARRIS Group, Inc.; Aruba Networks, Inc.; Avaya Inc.; Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.; Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.; D-Link Corporation; LM Ericsson Telephone Company; Extreme Networks, Inc.; F5 Networks, Inc.; Force10 Networks, Inc.; Fortinet Inc.; Foundry Networks Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Company; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd; International Business Machines Corporation; Juniper Networks, Inc.; Meru Networks, Inc.; Microsoft Corporation; Motorola, Inc.; NETGEAR, Inc.; Nortel Networks Corporation; Riverbed Technology, Inc.; Symantec Corporation; and Trapeze Networks, Inc., among others. Some of these companies compete across multiple product lines, while others are primarily focused in a specific product area.
What products does Cisco sell?
No other single company is more involved than Cisco in making the Internet work for people. Cisco contributes a key element in the underlying infrastructure of the Internet; provides the broadest range of solutions for connecting to the Internet; and offers tools so companies can efficiently manage their Internet sites.
Please refer to our web site at www.cisco.com for a specific listing of Cisco solutions.
What are Cisco's new products?
Cisco is continually announcing new products. Please refer to our web site at www.cisco.com for product announcements and other relevant information.
What companies has Cisco acquired?
Please see the section entitled M&A on the Cisco Investor Relations home page for a complete listing of Cisco's publicly announced acquisitions.
Who are Cisco's independent accountants?
Cisco's independent accountants are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (San Jose, California).
How long has John Chambers been at Cisco? What is his background?
John Chambers joined Cisco in 1991 as Executive Vice President.
Prior to Cisco, John Chambers spent eight years at Wang Laboratories, the last two as Senior Vice President of US Operations. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Wang's Americas/Asia/Pacific operations, and before that, Vice President of Wang's central regional U.S. operations. He also spent six years with IBM.
John Chambers holds an M.B.A. degree from Indiana University and a J.D. and B.S./B.A. degrees from West Virginia University.
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