Item 5. Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements

On December 16, 2025, Deborah L. Stahlkopf, Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Ms. Stahlkopf’s trading plan provides for the sale of approximately 149,243 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. Ms. Stahlkopf’s trading plan is scheduled to terminate on December 19, 2026, subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth therein.

On December 17, 2025, Oliver Tuszik, Cisco's Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Chief Sales Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Mr. Tuszik’s trading plan provides for the sale of approximately 44,768 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. Tuszik’s trading plan is scheduled to terminate on December 19, 2026, subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth therein.

On December 19, 2025, Jeetendra I. Patel, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Mr. Patel’s trading plan provides for the sale of approximately 163,293 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. Patel’s trading plan is scheduled to terminate on December 19, 2026, subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth therein.

On December 19, 2025, Mark Patterson, Cisco's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Mr. Patterson’s trading plan provides for the sale of approximately 87,228 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. Patterson’s trading plan is scheduled to terminate on December 19, 2026, subject to early termination for certain specified events set forth therein.