CSCOCisco
Cisco designs and sells a broad range of technologies including hardware, software, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital infrastructure to power, help secure, and draw insights from the Internet. 10-K, Item 1
Deals between CSCO and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement. Below: what the proxy filed 2026-10-29 reports that the one filed 2025-10-28 did not, quoted as filed.
New this year
Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-10-28.
Nothing new: every deal in this year's section was reported last year too.
The whole section 15 paragraphs, proxy filed 2026-10-29
Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“Cisco’s Board has adopted a written related person transactions policy. The Audit Committee (or other committee designated by the Nomination and Governance Committee) reviews transactions that may be “related-person transactions,” which are transactions between Cisco and related persons in which the aggregate amount involved exceeds or may be expected to exceed $120,000 and in which a related person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest. For purposes of the policy, a related person is a director, executive officer, nominee for director, or a greater than 5% beneficial owner of Cisco’s common stock, in each case since the beginning of the last fiscal year, and their immediate family members.”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“This policy provides that, barring special facts or circumstances, a related person does not have a direct or indirect material interest in the following categories of transactions:”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l employment-related compensation to executive officers that is determined by the Compensation Committee;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l compensation to non-employee directors that is reported in Cisco’s proxy statement;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l the related person’s only relationship is as a beneficial owner of less than 10% of that company’s shares or as a limited partner holding interests of less than 10% in such partnership;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l the related person is an employee (other than an executive officer) and/or a director, if the aggregate amount involved in a Cisco fiscal year does not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of that company’s total annual revenues; or l the related person is the beneficial owner of less than a majority interest in that company (if the related person is solely related to Cisco because of its beneficial ownership of greater than 5% of Cisco’s common stock);”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l charitable contributions, grants or endowments to the Cisco Foundation or by Cisco or the Cisco Foundation to a charitable organization, foundation, or university at which the related person’s only relationship is as an employee (or at which the related person is a trustee, director or executive officer if the aggregate amount involved in a Cisco fiscal year does not exceed $300,000), or any non-discretionary matching contribution, grant, or endowment made pursuant to a matching gift program;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l transactions where the related person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of publicly traded securities issued by Cisco and all holders of such securities receive proportional benefits;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l transactions involving services as a bank depositary of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l transactions where the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l transaction involving the rendering of services as a common or contract carrier, or public utility, at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority;”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“l ordinary course business travel and expenses, advances and reimbursements; and l payments made pursuant to (i) directors and officers insurance policies, (ii) Cisco’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, and/or (iii) any policy, agreement or instrument previously approved by Cisco’s Board, such as indemnification agreements.”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“When transactions involving related persons do not fall into one of the above categories, they are reviewed by Cisco’s disclosure committee. The disclosure committee determines whether a related person could have a significant interest in such a transaction, and any such transaction is referred to the Audit Committee (or other designated committee). Transactions may also be identified through Cisco’s COBC or other policies and procedures and reported to the Audit Committee (or other designated committee). That committee reviews the material facts of all related-person transactions and either approves, ratifies, rescinds, or takes other appropriate action (in its discretion) with respect to the transaction.”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“A daughter of Mr. Patterson is employed by Cisco as an account manager in Cisco’s sales organization. Mr. Patterson’s daughter received total compensation of approximately $507,000 for fiscal 2026. The total compensation includes salary, commissions, and other compensation.”
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Certain Relationships and Transactions with Related Persons“A son of Mr. Robbins is employed by Cisco as an account manager in Cisco’s sales organization. Mr. Robbins’ son received total compensation of approximately $376,000 in fiscal 2026. The total compensation includes salary, commissions, and other compensation.”
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Paragraphs are compared by their words, not read by AI: one counts as new when no paragraph last year shares half of its words, or when it names a person or company last year's section did not. A deal reported again with a new amount is not new. Always check the filing. Open the proxy ↗ · Last year's proxy ↗
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