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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 10, 1999
The following supplements and amends Proposal No. 3 (Approval of Amendment
to Bylaws) described on page 14 of the Proxy Statement of Cisco Systems, Inc.
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 10, 1999:
In connection with the proposed increase of the authorized number of
directors to a maximum of fifteen (15), the minimum number of directors must be
increased from seven (7) to eight (8) in compliance with California law.
Accordingly, if Proposal No.3 is approved, Section 2 of Article III of the
Bylaws would be amended to read as follows:
"Section 2. NUMBER AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. The number of
authorized directors shall not be less than eight (8) nor more than fifteen
(15), with the exact number of directors to be fixed from time to time
within such range by a duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors or
shareholders in accordance with the Company's Bylaws."
Except as supplemented and amended as described above, Proposal No. 3 is as
set forth in the Proxy Statement.
This Supplement is being mailed to the Company's shareholders on or about
October 19, 1999.
Larry R. Carter
Secretary
San Jose, California
October 19, 1999
1028-LTR-99
