Ownership Submission
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

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHAMBERS JOHN T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CISCO SYSTEMS INC [CSCO]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2011
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95134
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/16/2011   G V 6,822 D $ 0 2,126,504 (1) D  
Common Stock 09/11/2011   F   94,369 (2) D $ 15.82 2,032,135 (1) D  
Common Stock               181,745 I Chambers GRAT #4
Common Stock               164,485 I Chambers 2013 GRAT #1
Common Stock               227,856 I Chambers 2015 GRAT #1
Common Stock               254,964 I Chambers 2017 GRAT #1
Common Stock               330,000 (3) I Chambers 2012 GRAT
Common Stock               45,538 I Child Trust #1
Common Stock               45,537 I Child Trust #2

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHAMBERS JOHN T
170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95134
  X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ John T. Chambers by Evan Sloves, Attorney-in-Fact   09/13/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 318,255 shares that were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Chambers Grantor Retained Annuity Trust Number Four (Chambers GRAT #4), which were distributed and became directly owned by the reporting person on November 30, 2010, pursuant to the terms of that trust which provide for annual annuity distributions from that trust to its grantor. Also includes 165,515 shares that were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Chambers 2013 GRAT #1, 102,144 shares that were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Chambers 2015 GRAT #1 and 75,036 shares that were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Chambers 2017 GRAT #1, all of which were distributed and became directly owned by the reporting person on May 25, 2011, pursuant to the terms of each trust which provide for annual annuity distributions from each trust to its grantor.
(2) Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial settlement of four (4) restricted stock unit awards originally reported by the reporting person in Forms 4 filed with the Commission on September 12, 2008, November 16, 2009 and September 17, 2010.
(3) These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were contributed to the Chambers 2012 GRAT on December 22, 2010.

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