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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 2, 1998
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 6, 1998)
Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) and (c)
Commission File No. 333-51487
12,194 Shares
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 12,194 shares of Cisco'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
Recently James M. Mansour transferred 10,765 shares of Common Stock to
Rover Investments Partnership LTD., which entity was 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 a shareholder of the
Company who was not specifically identified in the Prospectus as a 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 Rover Investments Partnership LTD. as a Selling Shareholder
and to amend the information provided in the Prospectus with respect to James M.
Mansour to reflect the transfer of 10,765 shares.
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Number of Number of
Shares Percent of Shares
Beneficially Outstanding Registered for
Owned(1) Shares Sale Hereby(1)
Name of Selling Shareholder -------- ------- --------------
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James M. Mansour 1,429 * 1,429
Rover Investments Partnership LTD 10,765 * 10,765
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* Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
(1) The registration statement to which the Prospectus and this Prospectus
Supplement relate 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.
