Independent
Tenure on this board
20.4 yrs
Also a director at
Skinhealth Systems Inc (SKIN)Cellebrite Di Ltd (CLBT)
9 nominees · 5 ballot items.
Cisco's 2025 proxy materials list five matters to be voted on at the annual meeting: (1) Election of Directors (nine Board nominees) - a management proposal with a Board-recommended FOR; (2) Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan - a management proposal with a Board-recommended FOR; (3) Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation (Say-on-Pay) - a management proposal with a Board-recommended FOR; (4) Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 25, 2026 - a management proposal with a Board-recommended FOR; and (5) Stockholder Proposal submitted by the National Center for Public Policy Research — a shareholder proposal with a management recommendation AGAINST.
Election of Cisco’s Board of Directors; nine nominees presented by the Board.
Approval of the Amended Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing the share reserve by 57,490,000 shares and preserving governance features.
Non-binding Say-on-Pay advisory vote on Cisco's executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy.
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 25, 2026.
Stockholder proposal submitted by the National Center for Public Policy Research asking for an evaluation and report on Cisco’s Inclusion programs and their financial value.
| # | Owner | % of shares | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6.19% | 243,780,205 | $18.9B |
| 2 | STATE STREET CORP | 4.91% | 193,593,697 | $15.0B |
| 3 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.43% | 135,260,428 | $10.5B |
| 4 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.99% | 117,849,671 | $9.1B |
| 5 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.27% | 89,329,016 | $6.9B |
| 6 | BlackRock, Inc. | 2.10% | 82,795,798 | $6.4B |
| 7 | Capital Research Global Investors | 1.62% | 63,949,104 | $5.0B |
| 8 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.21% | 47,647,611 | $3.7B |
| 9 | FMR LLC | 1.08% | 42,517,029 | $3.3B |
| 10 | PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | 0.97% | 38,391,956 | $3.0B |
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