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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;13, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(408) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">526-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;13, 2019, Cisco Systems, Inc. (&#147;Cisco&#148;) reported its results of operations for its fiscal second quarter 2019 ended
January&nbsp;26, 2019. A copy of the press release issued by Cisco concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Cisco, whether made
before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed
to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The attached exhibit includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin,
non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS
on a non-GAAP basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that
non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco&#146;s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco&#146;s results
of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown
in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For its internal budgeting process, Cisco&#146;s management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based
compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related/divestiture costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies (such as legal and
indemnification settlements and the supplier component remediation amounts), gains and losses on equity investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing, and significant tax matters. Cisco&#146;s management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP
measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in
the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco divested the Service Provider Video Software Solutions (&#147;SPVSS&#148;) business during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on
October&nbsp;28, 2018. The attached exhibit includes, where indicated, financial measures that exclude the SPVSS business. Cisco believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors and management regarding
financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations because the SPVSS business is no longer part of and will not be part of Cisco on a go forward basis. Cisco&#146;s management
also uses the financial measures excluding the SPVSS business in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. </P>
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measures when applicable: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Share-based compensation expense.</I> These expenses consist primarily of expenses for employee restricted
stock and restricted stock units, employee stock options, and employee stock purchase rights, including such expenses associated with acquisitions. Cisco excludes share-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP measures primarily because they are
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> expenses and Cisco believes that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of share-based compensation to its results of operations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets</I>. Cisco incurs amortization of intangible assets (which may include impairment
charges from the write-downs of purchased intangible assets) in connection with acquisitions. Such intangible assets may include purchased intangible assets with finite lives, capitalized in process research and development and goodwill. Cisco
excludes these items because Cisco does not believe these expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results in the period incurred. These amounts arise from Cisco&#146;s prior acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of
Cisco&#146;s business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Acquisition-related/divestiture costs</I>. In connection with its business combinations, Cisco incurs
compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, as well as professional fees and other direct expenses such as restructuring activities related to the acquired company. In addition, from time to time Cisco enters into
foreign currency transactions related to pending acquisitions, and may incur gains or losses on such transactions. Cisco may also from time to time incur gains or losses from divestitures of a business area as well as professional fees and other
direct expenses associated with such transactions. Cisco excludes such compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, fees, other direct expenses, and gains and losses, as they are related to acquisitions and
divestitures and have no direct correlation to the operation of Cisco&#146;s business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Significant asset impairments and
restructurings</I>. Cisco from time to time incurs significant asset impairments, restructuring charges, and gains or losses on asset disposals. Cisco excludes these items, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing
business and operating results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Significant litigation settlements and other contingencies</I>. Cisco from time to time may incur
charges or benefits related to significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gains and losses on equity investments. </I>Cisco<I> </I>does not actively trade equity securities nor does it plan on these investments
for funding of ongoing operations, and investments. Cisco excludes gains and losses on these investments because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Income tax effects of the foregoing</I>. This amount is used to present each of the amounts described above on an <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Significant tax matters.
</I>Cisco may incur tax charges or benefits that are (i)&nbsp;related to prior periods or (ii)&nbsp;not reflective of its ongoing provision for income taxes. These tax charges or benefits may be the result of events such as changes in tax
legislation (including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), court decisions, and/or tax settlements. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude if it believes that doing so is consistent with the goal of
providing useful information to investors and management. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cisco will incur share-based compensation expense, amortization of
acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, and gains and losses on equity investments, in future periods. Significant asset impairments, restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, and
divestiture costs could occur in future periods. Cisco could also be impacted by significant tax matters in future periods. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d680163dex991.htm">Press Release of Cisco, dated February&nbsp;13, 2019, reporting the results of operations for Cisco&#146;s fiscal second quarter ended January&nbsp;26, 2019.</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2019
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-18225
77-0059951
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California
95134-1706
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(408)
526-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 13, 2019, Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") reported its results of operations for its fiscal second quarter 2019 ended
January 26, 2019. A copy of the press release issued by Cisco concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Cisco, whether made
before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The attached exhibit includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin,
non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS
on a non-GAAP basis.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that
non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco's results
of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown
in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations.
For its internal budgeting process, Cisco's management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based
compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related/divestiture costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies (such as legal and
indemnification settlements and the supplier component remediation amounts), gains and losses on equity investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing, and significant tax matters. Cisco's management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP
measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in
the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results.
Cisco divested the Service Provider Video Software Solutions ("SPVSS") business during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on
October 28, 2018. The attached exhibit includes, where indicated, financial measures that exclude the SPVSS business. Cisco believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors and management regarding
financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations because the SPVSS business is no longer part of and will not be part of Cisco on a go forward basis. Cisco's management
also uses the financial measures excluding the SPVSS business in reviewing the financial results of Cisco.
As described above, Cisco excludes the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP
measures when applicable:
Share-based compensation expense.
These expenses consist primarily of expenses for employee restricted
stock and restricted stock units, employee stock options, and employee stock purchase rights, including such expenses associated with acquisitions. Cisco excludes share-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP measures primarily because they are
non-cash
expenses and Cisco believes that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of share-based compensation to its results of operations.
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets
. Cisco incurs amortization of intangible assets (which may include impairment
charges from the write-downs of purchased intangible assets) in connection with acquisitions. Such intangible assets may include purchased intangible assets with finite lives, capitalized in process research and development and goodwill. Cisco
excludes these items because Cisco does not believe these expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results in the period incurred. These amounts arise from Cisco's prior acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of
Cisco's business.
Acquisition-related/divestiture costs
. In connection with its business combinations, Cisco incurs
compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, as well as professional fees and other direct expenses such as restructuring activities related to the acquired company. In addition, from time to time Cisco enters into
foreign currency transactions related to pending acquisitions, and may incur gains or losses on such transactions. Cisco may also from time to time incur gains or losses from divestitures of a business area as well as professional fees and other
direct expenses associated with such transactions. Cisco excludes such compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, fees, other direct expenses, and gains and losses, as they are related to acquisitions and
divestitures and have no direct correlation to the operation of Cisco's business.
Significant asset impairments and
restructurings
. Cisco from time to time incurs significant asset impairments, restructuring charges, and gains or losses on asset disposals. Cisco excludes these items, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing
business and operating results.
Significant litigation settlements and other contingencies
. Cisco from time to time may incur
charges or benefits related to significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.
Gains and losses on equity investments.
Cisco
does not actively trade equity securities nor does it plan on these investments
for funding of ongoing operations, and investments. Cisco excludes gains and losses on these investments because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.
Income tax effects of the foregoing
. This amount is used to present each of the amounts described above on an
after-tax
basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income.
Significant tax matters.
Cisco may incur tax charges or benefits that are (i) related to prior periods or (ii) not reflective of its ongoing provision for income taxes. These tax charges or benefits may be the result of events such as changes in tax
legislation (including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), court decisions, and/or tax settlements. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.
From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude if it believes that doing so is consistent with the goal of
providing useful information to investors and management.
Cisco will incur share-based compensation expense, amortization of
acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, and gains and losses on equity investments, in future periods. Significant asset impairments, restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, and
divestiture costs could occur in future periods. Cisco could also be impacted by significant tax matters in future periods.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description of
Document
99.1
Press Release of Cisco, dated February 13, 2019, reporting the results of operations for Cisco's fiscal second quarter ended January 26, 2019.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: February 13, 2019
By:
/s/ Kelly A. Kramer
Name:
Kelly A. Kramer
Title:
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer