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): November 9, 2009
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed for the purpose of filing the attached exhibits in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-157177.
On November 4, 2009, Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the announcement of its results of operations and related financial information for its fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009. Certain unaudited consolidated financial information of Cisco that was furnished with the November 4, 2009 Current Report on Form 8-K is included in Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Cisco’s Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for each of the five fiscal years in the five-year period ended July 25, 2009 is filed as Exhibit 12.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |
| 99.1 | Cisco Systems, Inc. unaudited consolidated financial information for the fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009. | |
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: November 9, 2009 | By: | /s/ Prat S. Bhatt | ||||||
| Name: | Prat S. Bhatt | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | |
| 99.1 | Cisco Systems, Inc. unaudited consolidated financial information for the fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009. | |