Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Patel Pankaj	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. [ CSCO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Development Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle) 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/11/2012
(Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	9/11/2012		F		50221 ⁽¹⁾	D	$19.15	808864	D
Common Stock	9/12/2012		A		66000 ⁽²⁾	A	$0	874864	D
Common Stock								1223	I	Child #1
Common Stock								3548	I	Child #2
Common Stock								187652	I	Trust #1
Common Stock								128005	I	Trust #2
Common Stock								28368	I	Trust #3

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial settlement of five (5) restricted stock unit awards originally reported by the reporting person in a Form 3 filed with the Commission on August 23, 2012.
( 2)	Represents a restricted stock unit award that vests in four (4) successive equal annual installments, with the first twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on September 11, 2013. Fifty percent (50%) of any vested shares underlying the restricted stock unit award will settle upon the earlier of (a) the reporting person's "separation from service" to Cisco within the meaning of Code Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and (b) January 1, 2019, the fixed payment date elected by the reporting person.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Patel Pankaj 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134			EVP, Chief Development Officer

Signatures
/s/ Pankaj Patel by Evan Sloves, Attorney-in-Fact		9/13/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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