CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
(Effective as of December 16, 2025)
SECTION 1.INTRODUCTION.
The Company’s stockholders approved the Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated and effective on December 16, 2025.
The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by offering Key Employees an opportunity to share in such long-term success by acquiring a proprietary interest in the Company.
The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for discretionary long-term incentive Awards in the form of Options (which may constitute Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Stock Grants, and Stock Units.
The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California (except its choice-of-law provisions).
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