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Cisco Systems — Shareholder Meeting (October 2015)
11 slides from Cisco Systems's shareholder meeting presentation, Oct 26, 2015
Slide 1: Driving Shareholder Value
October, 2015 Driving Shareholder Value
Slide 2: Overview of Cisco
Overview of Cisco The world’s leader in connecting people, things and technologies – to each other and the Internet Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public Fiscal 2015 Revenue by Product Digitization/ Internet of Everything Security Cloud / NGN Data Center Software Analytics S
Slide 3: Fiscal 2015-2016 Leadership Transition
John Chambers Retired As CEO After 20 Years; Remains Executive Chairman of Board Chuck Robbins CEO Since July 2015 Fiscal 2015-2016 Leadership Transition Carol Bartz Remains Lead Independent Director Retired as CEO in July 2015; remains Executive Chairman of the Board 24 years of experience at Cisco
Slide 4: Driving Strong Shareholder Returns
Driving Strong Shareholder Returns CAGR = 37% % FCF Returned ($B)2 Diluted shares outstanding YTD 31% reduction; 2.3B shares FY11 $7 84% FY12 $6 57% FY13 $6 52% FY14 $13 120% FY15 $8 73% 1 Dividends per share is Q4 annualized 2 Free cash flow is the net cash provided by operating activities less cas
Slide 5: Strong Governance Practices
Strong Governance Practices Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Shareholder-Friendly Corporate Governance Annual elections Majority voting Separate Chairman and CEO Robust Lead Independent Director role Shareholder right to call a special meeting at 10% Shareholder right to act by writ
Slide 6: Executive Compensation - Pay for Performance
Executive Compensation - Pay for Performance Cisco’s executive compensation philosophy and practice continues to be to pay for performance Our compensation program is strongly aligned with long-term interests of our shareholders The three major elements of Cisco’s executive officer regular total dir
Slide 7: Listening to our Shareholders
Listening to our Shareholders Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. After filing fiscal 2014 proxy, we reached out to our top 30 institutional investors, and had conference calls with half of these shareholders representing ~ 31% of shares CD&A: Revised Executive Summary to give an upfro
Slide 8: We Value Your Support At Our 2015 Annual Meeting
We Value Your Support At Our 2015 Annual Meeting Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 2015 Cisco Management Recommendations FOR Election of Cisco’s Directors FOR Approval of Executive Compensation FOR Ratification of Independent Public Accounting Firm AGAINST Shareholder Proposal on Hol
Slide 9: Forward-looking statements
These presentation slides may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events (such as statements
Slide 10: Thank You
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Slide 11: Reconciliation of Cash provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow
Reconciliation of Cash provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow $ in Millions FY15 FY14 FY13 FY12 FY11 Net cash provided by operating activities $12,552 $12,332 $12,894 $11,491 $10,079 Acquisition of property and equipment (1,227) (1,275) (1,160) (1,126) (1,174) Free cash flow $11,325 $11,