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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Address: 170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706
Form 13F File Number: 28-14494
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Evan B. Sloves
Title: Assistant Secretary
Phone: (408) 526-4000
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Evan B. Sloves San Jose, CA February 13, 2012
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X]13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ]13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ]13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this Report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORTING MANAGER: CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 4
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $563,037
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1. 28-14495 Cisco Systems International B.V.
2. 28-14496 Cisco Systems (Switzerland) Investments Ltd.
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME TITLE VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER
OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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VMWARE INC. 928563
CL A COM 40 2 540,735 6,500,000 SH DEFINED 1 6,500,000 0 0
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SPDR S&P 500 78462F
ETF TR TR UNIT 10 3 0 0 SH DEFINED 2 0 0 0
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AMBOW ED ADR
HLDG LTD REPSTG CL 02322P
A 10 1 13,588 1,913,858 SH DEFINED 1,913,858 0 0
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21 VIANET SPONSORED 90138A
GROUP INC. ADR 10 3 8,714 952,303 SH DEFINED 1 952,303 0 0
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