Item 9B. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

On June 13, 2023, Jeff Sharritts, Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Customer and Partner Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Mr. Sharritts’ trading plan provides for the sale of 146,825 gross shares (with any shares underlying performance-based equity awards being calculated at target), plus any related dividend-equivalent shares earned with respect to such shares and excluding, as applicable, any shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the net settlement of the equity awards. Mr. Sharritts’ trading plan is scheduled to terminate on June 21, 2024, subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth therein.