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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED August 21, 1998
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 6, 1998)
Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) and (c)
Commission File No. 333-51487
450 SHARES
CISCO SYSTEMS
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COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus dated May 6, 1998
(the "Prospectus") of Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco" or the "Company") relating to
the public offering, which is not being underwritten, and sale by certain
shareholders of the Company or by pledgees, donees, transferees or other
successors in interest that receive such shares as a gift, partnership
distribution or other non-sale related transfer (the "Selling Shareholders") of
up to 450 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the
"Common Stock"), who received such shares in connection with the acquisition by
statutory merger of NetSpeed, Inc. ("NetSpeed"), by and through a merger of
NetSpeed with and into the Company. This Prospectus Supplement should be read in
conjunction with the Prospectus, and this Prospectus Supplement is qualified by
reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that information herein
contained supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus. Capitalized
terms used in this Prospectus Supplement and not otherwise defined herein have
the meanings specified in the Prospectus.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
On August 10, 1998, William W. Deupree, Jr. gifted 200 shares of Common
Stock to William W. Deupree III and William Neal McAtee gifted 250 shares of
Common Stock to Memphis Plough Community Foundation, which persons were not
specifically named in the Prospectus. The following table provides certain
information with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by certain shareholders of the Company who were not specifically
identified in the Prospectus as Selling Shareholder, the percentage of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company this represents and the number
of shares of Common Stock to be registered for sale hereby. The table of Selling
Shareholders in the Prospectus is hereby amended to include William W. Deupree
III and Memphis Plough Community Foundation as Selling Shareholders and to amend
the information provided in the Prospectus with respect to William W. Deupree,
Jr. to reflect the gift of 200 shares and with respect to William Neal McAtee to
reflect the gift of 250 shares.
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Number of Number of
Shares Percent of Shares
Beneficially Outstanding Registered for
Name of Selling Shareholder Owned(1) Shares Sale Hereby(1)
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William W. Deupree, Jr. 2,083 * 2,087
William W. Deupree III 200 * 200
Memphis Plough Community Foundation 250 * 250
William Neal McAtee 413 * 335
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1) The registration statement to which the prospectus and this prospectus
supplement relates shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock
which become issuable in connection with the Shares registered for sale
hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration
which results in an increase in the number of the Company's outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
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