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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Nov 9, 2009)

Filed November 9, 2009For Securities:CSCO

Summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. filed this Form 8-K on November 9, 2009, primarily to file additional exhibits related to a previous filing on November 4, 2009. The purpose was to provide updated financial information for investors, specifically including unaudited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009. This report is supplementary, referencing and incorporating previously furnished financial data. Investors should note that this filing does not present new operational announcements or material changes but serves to formally include specific financial disclosures, such as the company's computation of its ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the five fiscal years ending July 25, 2009. This information is crucial for assessing Cisco's financial leverage and stability.

Key Highlights

  • 1Filing of unaudited consolidated financial information for the fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009, as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 2Inclusion of Cisco's Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the five fiscal years ended July 25, 2009, as Exhibit 12.1.
  • 3This 8-K serves to formally file exhibits previously furnished with a November 4, 2009, 8-K filing.
  • 4No new material business events or strategic announcements are detailed in this specific filing; it's focused on financial statement disclosures.
  • 5The filing is in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-157177.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to formally submit exhibits, specifically unaudited financial information for the fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009, and the company's ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the past five fiscal years. These were referenced in a prior filing on November 4, 2009.

No, this particular 8-K filing does not contain any new significant business updates or original earnings announcements. It is a procedural filing to ensure specific financial disclosures are officially part of the record by including them as exhibits.

The unaudited consolidated financial information for Cisco's fiscal first quarter ended October 24, 2009, is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 in this Form 8-K. Investors should refer to the exhibits filed with this report for that specific financial data.

The Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges is a financial metric used to assess a company's ability to cover its fixed financial obligations, such as interest payments on debt. Its inclusion in Exhibit 12.1 provides investors with insight into Cisco's financial leverage and its capacity to service its debt obligations over the past five fiscal years.