Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-157177
February 9, 2009
Pricing Term Sheet for 5.900% Senior Notes due 2039
| Issuer: | Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
| Ticker: | CSCO | |
| Ratings: | A1 / A+ | |
| Security Type: | SEC Registered | |
| Size: | $2,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity: | February 15, 2039 | |
| Coupon: | 5.900% | |
| Price: | 99.777% | |
| Yield: | 5.916% | |
| Spread: | +225 bps | |
| Treasury Security Yield: | 3.666% | |
| Minimum Denominations: | $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 above that amount | |
| CUSIP/ISIN: | 17275RAD4/US17275RAD44 | |
| Trade Date | February 9, 2009 | |
| Pay Dates: | February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 2009 | |
| Make-Whole: | T+35 bps | |
| Settlement: | February 17, 2009 | |
| Bookrunners: | Banc of America Securities LLC Goldman, Sachs & Co. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | |
| Co-Managers: | Barclays Capital Inc. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. ING Financial Markets LLC Standard Chartered Bank UBS Securities LLC | |
Standard Chartered Bank is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, does not intend to effect any sales of the notes in the United States.
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