As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021

Registration No. 33-34849

Registration No. 33-40509

Registration No. 33-44221

Registration No. 33-71860

Registration No. 33-87096

Registration No. 333-01069

Registration No. 333-05447

Registration No. 333-09903

Registration No. 333-56224

Registration No. 333-76184

Registration No. 333-79717

Registration No. 333-96203

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 33-34849

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 33-40509

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 33-44221

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 33-71860

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 33-87096

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-01069

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-05447

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-09903

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-56224

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-76184

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-79717

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S–8 Registration Statement No. 333-96203

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

170 West Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134-1706

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan

Stratacom, Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan

Stratacom, Inc. 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan

Stratacom, Inc. 1992 Directors’ Stock Option Plan

Stratacom, Inc. 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan

(Full Title of the Plans)

Evan Sloves

Secretary

Cisco Systems, Inc.

300 East Tasman Drive

San Jose, California 95134-1706

(Name and Address of Agent For Service)

(408) 526-4000

(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE:

REMOVAL OF SECURITIES FROM REGISTRATION

The offerings contemplated by these Registration Statements on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statements”) have terminated. Pursuant to the undertakings contained in Part II of each of the Registration Statements, the Registrant is removing from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment to each of the Registration Statements (the “Post-Effective Amendments”), all shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, registered under the following Registration Statements (as adjusted by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant’s receipt of consideration) which remained unsold at the termination of the offerings (the “Shares”).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 478, the Registrant has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on January 21, 2021.