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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based on our management’s evaluation (with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer), as of the end of the period covered by this report, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting and the report of our independent registered public
accounting firm on our internal control over financial reporting are set forth, respectively, on page 73 under the caption
“Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” and on page 72 of this report.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item relating to our directors and nominees is included under the captions “Proposal
No. 1: Election of Directors—General,” “—Business Experience and Qualifications of Nominees,” and “—Board Committees
and Meetings—Nomination and Governance Committee” in our Proxy Statement related to the 2013 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item regarding our Audit Committee is included under the caption “Proposal No. 1:
Election of Directors—Board Committees and Meetings” in our Proxy Statement related to the 2013 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information required by this item relating to our executive
officers is included under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of this report.
The information required by this item regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 is included
under the caption “Ownership of Securities—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our Proxy
Statement related to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer and all members of our finance
department, including the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. This code of ethics, which consists of the
“Special Ethics Obligations for Employees with Financial Reporting Responsibilities” section of our Code of Business
Conduct that applies to employees generally, is posted on our website. The Internet address for our website is www.cisco.com,
and the code of ethics may be found from our main webpage by clicking first on “About Cisco” and then on “Corporate
Governance” under “Investor Relations,” next on “Code of Business Conduct” under “Corporate Governance,” and finally on
“Special Ethics Obligations for Employees with Financial Reporting Responsibilities.”
We intend to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver
from, a provision of this code of ethics by posting such information on our website, on the webpage found by clicking through
to “Code of Business Conduct” as specified above.
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