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16-Nov-2012
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Amendment and Restatement of the Executive Incentive Plan
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Cisco Systems, Inc.
("Cisco") held on November 15, 2012, Cisco's shareholders approved the amendment
and restatement of the Cisco Executive Incentive Plan (the "EIP"). Under
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Section
162(m)"), shareholders must approve the material terms of the EIP at least every
five years. The amendment and restatement of the EIP was approved by the
Compensation & Management Development Committee of Cisco's Board of Directors on
August 1, 2012, subject to the approval of Cisco's shareholders in accordance
with Section 162(m). The amendment and restatement of the EIP became effective
commencing with fiscal 2013 with such shareholder approval on November 15, 2012.
The EIP is an incentive compensation plan which motivates and rewards eligible employees, including each of Cisco's named executive officers, by making a portion of such eligible employees' cash compensation dependent on the achievement of certain objective performance goals related to the performance of Cisco and its affiliates. Previously, the EIP was approved by shareholders at the 2007 annual meeting. As a result of the approval by shareholders at the Meeting, the amended and restated EIP is substantially the same as the version approved by shareholders in 2007 with the exception of three new performance conditions (operating cash flow, operating expenses and total shareholder return).
A more complete description of the terms of the amended and restated EIP can be found in "Proposal No. 2-Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Executive Incentive Plan" (pages 19 through 21) in Cisco's definitive proxy statement dated September 24, 2012, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2012, which description is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing descriptions and the description incorporated by reference from Cisco's definitive proxy statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the EIP, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cisco was held on November 15, 2012. At the Meeting, the shareholders voted on the following six proposals and cast their votes as follows:
Proposal 1: To elect thirteen members of Cisco's Board of Directors:
Nominee For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes Carol A. Bartz 3,277,764,145 59,840,899 13,193,149 893,019,476 Marc Benioff 3,305,989,751 34,961,193 9,847,249 893,019,476 M. Michele Burns 3,313,358,876 24,333,878 13,105,439 893,019,476 Michael D. Capellas 3,280,137,834 60,896,122 9,764,237 893,019,476 Larry R. Carter 3,277,352,021 63,572,354 9,873,818 893,019,476 John T. Chambers 3,195,990,061 143,576,998 11,231,134 893,019,476 Brian L. Halla 3,304,498,374 36,438,139 9,861,680 893,019,476 Dr. John L. Hennessy 2,885,823,384 455,143,531 9,831,278 893,019,476 Dr. Kristina M. Johnson 3,301,977,932 39,106,922 9,713,339 893,019,476 Richard M. Kovacevich 3,312,526,021 24,862,841 13,409,331 893,019,476 Roderick C. McGeary 3,300,413,117 36,985,322 13,399,754 893,019,476 Arun Sarin 3,316,803,451 24,082,419 9,912,323 893,019,476 Steven M. West 3,259,865,324 80,993,041 9,939,828 893,019,476 |
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 3,204,714,452 131,636,560 14,447,181 893,019,476
Proposal 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation:
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 3,204,507,495 128,592,006 17,698,692 893,019,476
Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cisco's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending July 27, 2013:
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 4,158,346,364 70,650,655 14,820,650 0
Proposal 5: A shareholder proposal to have Cisco's Board of Directors adopt a policy to have an independent Board chairman whenever possible:
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 926,622,851 2,409,480,871 14,694,471 893,019,476
Proposal 6: A shareholder proposal requesting that Cisco management prepare a report on "conflict minerals" in Cisco's supply chain:
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes 247,320,138 2,864,005,812 239,472,243 893,019,476
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Document
10.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. Executive Incentive Plan
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