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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED July 20, 1999
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 6, 1998)
Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) and (c)
Commission File No. 333-51487
2,793 SHARES
[CISCO SYSTEMS LOGO]
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 2,793 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 SHAREHOLDER
Recently Richard E. Anderson transferred 652 shares of Common Stock to
Southern Methodist University, which transferee was not specifically named in
the Prospectus. Also, James Mansour transferred 2,141 shares of Common Stock to
JMM PTLP, Ltd., which transferee 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
Southern Methodist University and JMM PTLP, Ltd. as Selling Shareholders.
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Number of Percent of Number of
Shares Outstanding Shares
Beneficially Shares Registered for
Name of Selling Shareholder Owned(1) Sale Hereby(1)
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Southern Methodist University 652 * 652
JMM PTLP, Ltd. 2,141 * 2,141
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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.
