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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-94753
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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PRE EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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CALIFORNIA 77-0059951
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
(408) 526-4000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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JOHN T. CHAMBERS
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
255 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134
(408) 526-4000
(NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA
CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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Copy to:
THERESE A. MROZEK, ESQ.
BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON LLP
TWO EMBARCADERO PLACE
2200 GENG ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303
(650) 424-0160
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [ ]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES
AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE
A FURTHER AMENDMENT THAT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL
BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SEC, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2000
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
260,799 SHARES
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
COMMON STOCK
This prospectus relates to the public offering, which is not being
underwritten, of 260,799 shares of our common stock which is held by some of our
current shareholders.
The prices at which such shareholders may sell the shares will be
determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or in negotiated
transactions. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
shares.
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol
"CSCO." On February 2, 2000, the average of the high and low price for the
common stock was $115.38.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE SECTIONS ENTITLED
"RISK FACTORS" IN THE DOCUMENTS WE FILE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION THAT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCES IN THIS PROSPECTUS FOR CERTAIN
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER.
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is February ___, 2000.
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No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representations other than those contained in this prospectus in connection with
the offering made hereby, and if given or made, such information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Cisco
Systems, Inc. (referred to in this prospectus as "Cisco" or the "Registrant"),
any selling shareholder or by any other person. Neither the delivery of this
prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create
any implication that information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to
the date hereof. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any security other than the securities covered
by this prospectus, nor does it constitute an offer to or solicitation of any
person in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation may not lawfully
be made.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file at the
SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation
of the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public
from our web site at http://www.cisco.com or at the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file
with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information filed with the
SEC will update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the
documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section
13a, 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 until our
offering is completed.
(a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31,
1999, filed September 28, 1999, as amended by the Annual Report Form 10-K/A
filed on February 3, 2000, including certain information in Cisco's
Definitive Proxy Statement in connection with Cisco's 1999 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and certain information in Cisco's Annual Report to
Shareholders for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999;
(b) Cisco's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
October 30, 1999 filed December 14, 1999, as amended by the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on February 3, 2000;
(c) Cisco's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 22, 1999;
(d) Cisco's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 15, 1999, as
amended by the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 3, 2000;
(e) Cisco's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 17, 1999;
(f) The description of Cisco Common Stock contained in its
registration statement on Form 8-A filed January 8, 1990, including any
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions;
and
(g) The description of Cisco's Preferred Stock Purchase Rights,
contained in its registration statement on Form 8-A filed on June 11, 1998,
including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or
telephoning us at the following address:
Larry R. Carter
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Cisco Systems, Inc.
255 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
408-526-4000
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or
provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have authorized no
one to provide you with different information. We are not making
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an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not
permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the
front of the document.
THE COMPANY
Cisco's principal executive offices are located at 255 West Tasman Drive,
San Jose, California 95134. Cisco's telephone number is (408) 526-4000.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Cisco is registering all 260,799 shares on behalf of certain selling
shareholders. All of the shares were issued by us in connection with our
acquisition of Worldwide Data Systems, Inc. We merged with Worldwide Data
Systems, Inc. and we were the surviving corporation. Cisco will receive no
proceeds from this offering. The selling shareholders named in the table below
or pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares
received from a named selling shareholder as a gift, partnership distribution or
other non-sale-related transfer after the date of this prospectus (collectively,
the "Selling Shareholders") may sell the shares from time to time. The Selling
Shareholders will act independently of Cisco in making decisions with respect to
the timing, manner and size of each sale. The sales may be made on one or more
exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at prices and at terms
then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price, or in
negotiated transactions. The Selling Shareholders may effect such transactions
by selling the shares to or through broker-dealers. The shares may be sold by
one or more of, or a combination of, the following:
- a block trade in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell
the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction,
- purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such
broker-dealer for its account pursuant to this prospectus,
- an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of such exchange,
- ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker
solicits purchasers, and
- in privately negotiated transactions.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from
time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. In effecting sales,
broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Shareholders may arrange for other
broker-dealers to participate in the resales.
The Selling Shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with
broker-dealers in connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise. In
such transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short sales of the shares in the
course of hedging the positions they assume with Selling Shareholders. The
Selling Shareholders also may sell shares short and redeliver the shares to
close out such short positions. The Selling Shareholders may enter into option
or other transactions with broker-dealers which require the delivery to the
broker-dealer of the shares. The broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise
transfer such shares pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling Shareholders also
may loan or pledge the shares to a broker-dealer. The broker-dealer may sell the
shares so loaned, or upon a default the broker-dealer may sell the pledged
shares pursuant to this prospectus.
Broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of
commissions, discounts or concessions from Selling Shareholders. Broker-dealers
or agents may also receive compensation from the purchasers of the shares for
whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both.
Compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary
commissions and will be in amounts to be negotiated in connection with the sale.
Broker-dealers or agents and any other participating broker-dealers or the
Selling Shareholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with sales of the shares.
Accordingly, any such commission, discount or concession received by them and
any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be
underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. Because Selling
Shareholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section
2(11) of the Securities Act, the Selling Shareholders will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the
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Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus
which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus. The Selling
Shareholders have advised Cisco that they have not entered into any agreements,
understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding
the sale of their securities. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker
acting in connection with the proposed sale of shares by Selling Shareholders.
The shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or
dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in
certain states the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration
or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person
engaged in the distribution of the shares may not simultaneously engage in
market making activities with respect to our common stock for a period of two
business days prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition, each
Selling Shareholder will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act
and the associated rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, including
Regulation M, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of
shares of our common stock by the Selling Shareholders. Cisco will make copies
of this prospectus available to the Selling Shareholders and has informed them
of the need for delivery of copies of this prospectus to purchasers at or prior
to the time of any sale of the shares.
Cisco will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act upon being notified by a Selling
Shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a
broker-dealer for the sale of shares through a block trade, special offering,
exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or
dealer. Such supplement will disclose:
- the name of each such Selling Shareholder and of the participating
broker-dealer(s),
- the number of shares involved,
- the price at which such shares were sold,
- the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such
broker-dealer(s), where applicable,
- that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify
the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
and
- other facts material to the transaction.
In addition, upon being notified by a Selling Shareholder that a donee or
pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares, Cisco will file a supplement to
this prospectus.
Cisco will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the
registration of the shares. The Selling Shareholders will bear all commissions
and discounts, if any, attributable to the sales of the shares. The Selling
Shareholders may agree to indemnify any broker-dealer or agent that participates
in transactions involving sales of the shares against certain liabilities,
including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the number of shares owned by each of the
Selling Shareholders. None of the Selling Shareholders has had a material
relationship with Cisco within the past three years other than as a result of
the ownership of the shares or other securities of Cisco or as a result of their
employment with Cisco as of the date of the Closing of the acquisition. No
estimate can be given as to the amount of shares that will be held by the
Selling Shareholders after completion of this offering because the Selling
Shareholders may offer all or some of the shares and because there currently are
no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of
the shares. The shares offered by this prospectus may be offered from time to
time by the Selling Shareholders named below.
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NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES
NAME OF SELLING SHAREHOLDER BENEFICIALLY OWNED REGISTERED FOR SALE HEREBY
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Nicholas Grieco 178,900 176,040
Gina DePinto-Grieco 178,900 20,864
James C. Hofmann 21,064 20,864
Michael P. O'Brien 10,432 10,432
Gerald T. Hoffman 10,432 10,432
James E. Lawlor 2,608 2,608
Robert T. Scalise 2,608 2,608
Michael W. Nelson 2,086 2,086
David Turner 2,608 2,608
Paul Sharesian 2,608 2,608
Gregory O. Dartez 1,825 1,825
Anthony Malangone 1,304 1,304
Danielle Hrank 1,304 1,304
Giselle M. Szabo 2,608 2,608
Joseph J. Giliberti 2,608 2,608
TOTAL 260,799
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(1) This registration statement also shall cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable in connection with the shares registered
for sale hereby by reason of any stock divided, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt
of consideration which results in an increase in the number of Cisco's
outstanding shares of common stock.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for Cisco
by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, Palo Alto, California.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Cisco Systems, Inc., incorporated
in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year
ended July 31, 1999 and supplementary consolidated financial statements as of
July 31, 1999 and July 25, 1998 and for each of the three years in the period
ended July 31, 1999 incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Current
Report on Form 8-K/A filed February 3, 2000, have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PWC"), Cisco's independent accountants,
have notified Cisco that PWC is engaged in discussions with the Securities and
Exchange Commission following an internal review by PWC, pursuant to an
administrative settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, of PWC's
compliance with auditor independence guidelines. PWC has advised Cisco that
Cisco is one of the companies affected by such discussions. Cisco is not
involved in the discussions between the Securities and Exchange Commission and
PWC and cannot predict the result of those discussions.
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We have not authorized any person to make a statement that differs from what is
in this prospectus. If any person does make a statement that differs from what
is in this prospectus, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an
offer to sell, nor is it seeking an offer to buy, these securities in any state
in which the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus
is complete and accurate as of its date, but the information may change after
that date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Where You Can Find More Information...............3
The Company.......................................4
Plan of Distribution..............................4
Selling Shareholders..............................6
Legal Matters.....................................7
Experts...........................................7
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
260,799 SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK
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PROSPECTUS
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by Cisco in connection with the
sale of common stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC
registration fee.
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SEC Registration Fee $ 7,440.03
Legal Fees and Expenses 15,000.00
Accounting Fees and Expenses 5,000.00
Printing Fees 5,000.00
Transfer Agent Fees 5,000.00
Miscellaneous 11,000.00
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Total $48,440.03
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit indemnification, including
reimbursement of expenses incurred, under certain circumstances for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act. Cisco's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended, and Amended Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors,
officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the
California Corporations Code. In addition, Cisco has entered into
indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
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2.1* Agreement of Merger between Cisco Systems, Inc. and Worldwide Data Systems, Inc.
5.1* Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2* Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
24.1* Power of Attorney
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* Previously filed.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof,
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement; and (iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and therefore is unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other
than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in the City of Santa Clara, State of California, on this 3rd day
of February, 2000.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
By /s/ LARRY R. CARTER
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Larry R. Carter,
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of Cisco and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
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SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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* President, Chief Executive February 3, 2000
- -------------------------------- Officer and Director
John T. Chambers (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ LARRY R. CARTER Senior Vice President, Finance February 3, 2000
- -------------------------------- and Administration, Chief
Larry R. Carter Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
* Chairman of the Board and Director February 3, 2000
- --------------------------------
John P. Morgridge
* Vice Chairman and Director February 3, 2000
- --------------------------------
Donald T. Valentine
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SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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* Director February 3, 2000
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James F. Gibbons
* Director February 3, 2000
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Steven M. West
* Director February 3, 2000
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Edward R. Kozel
* Director February 3, 2000
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Carol A. Bartz
* Director February 3, 2000
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James C. Morgan
* Director February 3, 2000
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Mary Cirillo
* Director February 3, 2000
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Arun Sarin
*By: /s/ LARRY R. CARTER
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Larry R. Carter
Attorney-in-Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
Number Exhibit Title
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2.1* Agreement of Merger between Cisco Systems, Inc. and Worldwide Data Systems,
Inc.
5.1* Opinion of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2* Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
24.1* Power of Attorney
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Pre-Effective Amendment No.1) of Cisco Systems, Inc. of
our report dated August 10, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial
statements, which appears in Cisco Systems, Inc.'s 1999 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the year ended July 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated August 10, 1999, relating to the financial
statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 10, 1999,
except as to the pooling of interest transactions as described in Note 3b which
is as of November 24, 1999, relating to the supplementary consolidated financial
statements of Cisco Systems, Inc. which appears in the Current Report on Form
8-K/A dated February 3, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Jose, California
February 3, 2000