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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
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                                                                                                               IN V          ESTM EN                T ,F   IN A N C          EA     ND
                                                                                                                 AC           Q U IS IT I          ON      COM M             IT T   EE
                                                                                                             OFTH           E BOARD                   OF     D IR E C          TO   RS
                                                                                                                 As          A d o p te d          N ov    em ber 1          3 ,2   008

1. PU R PO SE

                                 T h e I n v e st m e n t , F i n a n c e a n d A c q u i si t i o n C o m m i t t e e ( t h e “ C o m m i t t e e ” ) i s
a u t h o r i z e d t o r e v i e w a n d a p p r o v e t h e C o m p a n y ’ s g l o b a l i n v e st m e n t p o l i c y w h i c h a p p l i e s t o a l l
 e q u i t y a n d f i x e d i n c o m e i n v e st m e n t s m a d e b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d b y i t s su b si d i a r i e s w o r l d w i d e ;
  r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s m i n o r i t y i n v e st m e n t s a n d f i x e d i n c o m e a sse t s; a u t h o r i z e t h e i ssu a n c e o f
   d e b t se c u r i t i e s o f t h e C o m p a n y ; o v e r se e st o c k r e p u r c h a se p r o g r a m s a d o p t e d b y t h e B o a r d o f
     D i r e c t o r s; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s c u r r e n c y , i n t e r e st r a t e o r e q u i t y r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d
      p r o g r a m s; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n su r a n c e r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s; r e v i e w t h e
    C o m p a n y ’ sta x p r o g r a m ; a n d a p p r o v e c h a r ita b le c o n tr ib u tio n so n b e h a lf o f th e C o m p a n y .

                               T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l a l so h       a v e th e a u th o rity to re v ie w                and        ap p ro v e      m erg er an d
  a c q u i si t i o n t r a n sa c t i o n s a n d i n v e st m e n t t r a     n sa c t i o n s p r o p o se d b y t h e        C om        p a n y ’ sm        a n a g e m e n t.
T h e C o m m itte e isa u th o r iz e d to a p p r o v e m                       e r g e r a n d a c q u i si t i o n t r a n   sa c t i o    n sa n d in         v e st m e n t
 t r a n sa c t i o n s b y t h e C o m p a n y v a l u e d i n a n             a m o u n t n o t to e x c e e d , fo r          any p          a rtic u la r    a c q u i si t i o n o r
   i n v e st m e n t , $ 2.0 b i l l i o n i n c a sh , st o c k o r a            c o m b in a tio n th e re o f.

                           T h e C o m m i t t e e i s a l so a u t h o r i z e d t o a p p r o v e t h e a c q u i si t i o n a n d l e a si n g ( t h r o u g h
sy n t h e t i c l e a se s o r o t h e r w i se ) o f r e a l p r o p e r t y b y t h e C o m p a n y , i n c l u d i n g a p p r o v i n g t h e
f i n a n c i n g o f t h e l a n d a n d c o n st r u c t i o n c o st s, i n e a c h c a se i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 7 5 0
 m illio n p e r p ro p e rty .

2. C O M P O S IT IO N O F T H E C O M M IT T E E

                       T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l b e c o m p r i se d o f n o t l e ss t h a n t h r e e d i r e c t o r s. E a c h
C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r sh a l l b e su b j e c t t o a n n u a l r e c o n f i r m a t i o n a n d m a y b e r e m o v e d b y t h e B o a r d
 o f D ire c to rsa t a n y tim e .

3. R E S P O N S IB IL IT IE S A N D D U T IE S

                       I n c a r r y i n g o u t t h e p u r p o se a n d a u t h o r i t i e s se t f o r t h i n S e c t i o n 1 a b o v e , t h e
C o m m i t t e e sh a l l :

                           1 . R e v i e w a n d a p p r o v e t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n v e st m e n t p o l i c y , a n d r e v i e w
                                 p e r i o d i c a l l y t h e C o m p a n y ’ s p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e e q u i t y i n v e st m e n t s a n d f i x e d
                                i n c o m e a sse t s, i n c l u d i n g t h e C o m p a n y ’ s d e b t p o r t f o l i o .
2. E x e r c i se a l l a u t h o r i t y n e c e ssa r y t o a u t h o r i z e t h e i ssu a n c e o f d e b t se c u r i t i e s o f
    th e C o m p a n y .

3. R e v i e w t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n b y m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e r e p u r c h a se o f C o m p a n y
    se c u r i t i e s u n d e r a n y r e p u r c h a se p r o g r a m a d o p t e d b y t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s.

4 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y w i t h m a n a g e m e n t t h e C o m p a n y ’ s c u r r e n c y , i n t e r e st r a t e
    a n d e q u i t y r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s.

5 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y w i t h m a n a g e m e n t t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n su r a n c e r i sk
     m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s.

6 . R e v ie w p e r io d ic a lly w ith m a n a g e m e n t th e C o m p a n y ’ sta x p r o g r a m .

7. R ev      ie w        th e C o m           p a n y ’ s r e a l p r o p e r t y h o l d i n g s, a n d a p p r o v e a l l p r o p o sa l s f o r
    th e     acqu        i si t i o n ,    d i sp o si t i o n a n d l e a si n g ( t h r o u g h sy n t h e t i c l e a se s o r o t h e r w i se )
    ofr      ealp        ro p e rty          b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d a n y p r o p o sa l f o r t h e f i n a n c i n g t h e r e o f u p
    to $     750        m illio n           p e r p ro p e rty .

8 . R e v ie w p e rio d ic a lly th e C o m                            p a n y ’ sp o lic ie sa n d g u id e lin e        sf o r      itsc h a r ita b le
      p r o g r a m sa n d r e v ie w a n d a p                    p r o v e c h a r ita b le d o n a tio n so n           beha       lf o f th e
       C o m p a n y (c o n c u rre n t w ith a                      n y a p p ro v a l a u th o rity g ra n te d           to th     e C o m p an y ’s
     C h ie f E x e c u tiv e O ffic e r a n d                         C h ie f F in a n c ia l O ffic e r fo r c h        a rita    b le d o n a tio n s
        u p t o $ 5 m i l l i o n , o r su c h o t h                e r a m o u n t a sm a y b e f ix e d f o r             th e m      fro m tim e to
         tim e b y th e B o a rd o f D ire c to                       r s) .

9 . O v e r se e         th e C o          m p a n y ’ s si g n a t u r e a n d p a y m e n t a u t h o r i t y a n d a p p r o v a l
     p o l i c i e s,    and ap              p r o v e m o d i f i c a t i o n s t o a n y si g n a t u r e a n d p a y m e n t a u t h o r i t y
      th a t m a y        b e g ra          n te d to th e C o m p a n y ’ sC h ie f E x e c u tiv e O f f ic e r a n d C h ie f
      F in a n c ia     l O ffic          e r.

1 0 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y t h e b u si n e ss a n d a c t i v i t i e s o f C i sc o S y st e m s C a p i t a l
      C o rp o ra tio n .

1 1 .R e v ie w p e r io d ic a lly th e                  in v e   st m e n t    p o lic ie sa n         d o v e r a l l st r a t e g i e s o f t h e
       C o m p a n y ’ s B u si n e ss D e                v e lo    pm ent       fu n c tio n , in          c lu d in g th e re v ie w o f
        a p p ro p ria te fu n d in g le v e              lsf o     r t h e se    a c t i v i t i e s.    O v e r se e t h e r i sk m a n a g e m e n t
     a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e T r e a su r y           fu n   c tio n w       i t h r e sp e c t      t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s e x i st i n g
      p r i v a t e i n v e st m e n t s.

1 2. R e v i e w a c q u i si t i o n st r a t e g i e s w i t h t h e C o m p a n y ’ s m a n a g e m e n t a n d
      i n v e st i g a t e a c q u i si t i o n c a n d i d a t e s o n b e h a l f o f t h e C o m p a n y .

1 3. R e c o m m e n d a c q u i si t i o n st r a t e g i e s a n d c a n d i d a t e s t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s B o a r d o f
      D i r e c t o r s, a s a p p r o p r i a t e .




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1 4 . A u t h o r i z e a n d a p p r o v e a c q u i si t i o n s a n d i n v e st m e n t s b y t h e C o m p a n y v a l u e d
                                 i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d , f o r a n y p a r t i c u l a r a c q u i si t i o n o r i n v e st m e n t , $ 2.0
                                  b i l l i o n i n c a sh , st o c k o r a c o m b i n a t i o n t h e r e o f .

                          1 5 . O b t a i n su c h p r o f e ssi o n a l a n d e x p e r t a d v i c e a s t h e C o m m i t t e e d e e m s
                                 a p p r o p r i a t e i n c a r r y i n g o u t i t s r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s.

                          1 6 . H a v e f u l l a c c e ss t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s e x e c u t i v e s a s n e c e ssa r y t o c a r r y o u t t h e se
                                r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s.

                          1 7 .P e r f o   rm      a n y o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s o r r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s f r o   m        t i m e t o t i m e a ssi g n e d t o
                                su c h     C o m m itte e b y a c tio n o f th e B o a rd o f D ire c to                              r s w h i c h a r e c o n si st e n t w i t h
                                th isC       h a rte r, th e C o m p a n y ’ sB y la w sa n d g o v e rn in                          g la w a sth e C o m m itte e o r
                                th e B      o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s d e e m s n e c e ssa r y o r a p p r o p                  ria te .

                          1 8 .R e v ie w th e C o m m itte e C h a r te r f r o m tim e to tim e f o r a d e q u a c y a n d
                                r e c o m m e n d a n y c h a n g e s t o t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s.

                          1 9 .R e p o r t to th e B o a r d o f D ir e c to r so n th e m a jo r ite m sc o v e r e d a t e a c h
                                C o m m itte e m e e tin g .

4. C O M M IT T E E M E E T IN G S

                             T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l c o n v e n e p e r i o d i c a l l y a s n e c e ssa r y t o a c t u p o n a n y m a t t e r
w i t h i n i t s j u r i sd i c t i o n . A m a j o r i t y o f t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f m e m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l
 c o n st i t u t e a q u o r u m a t a l l C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g s. A l l m e e t i n g s sh a l l b e h e l d su b j e c t t o a n d i n
  a c c o r d a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n 30 7 ( i n c l u d i n g w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n n o t i c e , q u o r u m a n d v o t e s/ a c t i o n s o f
   t h e c o m m i t t e e ) a n d o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e se c t i o n s o f t h e G e n e r a l C o r p o r a t i o n L a w o f C a l i f o r n i a .
    M i n u t e s sh a l l b e k e p t o f e a c h m e e t i n g o f t h e C o m m i t t e e .




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cisco systems Investment, Finance and Acquisition Committee Charter

  • 1. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CH ART ER FO RT HE IN V ESTM EN T ,F IN A N C EA ND AC Q U IS IT I ON COM M IT T EE OFTH E BOARD OF D IR E C TO RS As A d o p te d N ov em ber 1 3 ,2 008 1. PU R PO SE T h e I n v e st m e n t , F i n a n c e a n d A c q u i si t i o n C o m m i t t e e ( t h e “ C o m m i t t e e ” ) i s a u t h o r i z e d t o r e v i e w a n d a p p r o v e t h e C o m p a n y ’ s g l o b a l i n v e st m e n t p o l i c y w h i c h a p p l i e s t o a l l e q u i t y a n d f i x e d i n c o m e i n v e st m e n t s m a d e b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d b y i t s su b si d i a r i e s w o r l d w i d e ; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s m i n o r i t y i n v e st m e n t s a n d f i x e d i n c o m e a sse t s; a u t h o r i z e t h e i ssu a n c e o f d e b t se c u r i t i e s o f t h e C o m p a n y ; o v e r se e st o c k r e p u r c h a se p r o g r a m s a d o p t e d b y t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s c u r r e n c y , i n t e r e st r a t e o r e q u i t y r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n su r a n c e r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s; r e v i e w t h e C o m p a n y ’ sta x p r o g r a m ; a n d a p p r o v e c h a r ita b le c o n tr ib u tio n so n b e h a lf o f th e C o m p a n y . T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l a l so h a v e th e a u th o rity to re v ie w and ap p ro v e m erg er an d a c q u i si t i o n t r a n sa c t i o n s a n d i n v e st m e n t t r a n sa c t i o n s p r o p o se d b y t h e C om p a n y ’ sm a n a g e m e n t. T h e C o m m itte e isa u th o r iz e d to a p p r o v e m e r g e r a n d a c q u i si t i o n t r a n sa c t i o n sa n d in v e st m e n t t r a n sa c t i o n s b y t h e C o m p a n y v a l u e d i n a n a m o u n t n o t to e x c e e d , fo r any p a rtic u la r a c q u i si t i o n o r i n v e st m e n t , $ 2.0 b i l l i o n i n c a sh , st o c k o r a c o m b in a tio n th e re o f. T h e C o m m i t t e e i s a l so a u t h o r i z e d t o a p p r o v e t h e a c q u i si t i o n a n d l e a si n g ( t h r o u g h sy n t h e t i c l e a se s o r o t h e r w i se ) o f r e a l p r o p e r t y b y t h e C o m p a n y , i n c l u d i n g a p p r o v i n g t h e f i n a n c i n g o f t h e l a n d a n d c o n st r u c t i o n c o st s, i n e a c h c a se i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d $ 7 5 0 m illio n p e r p ro p e rty . 2. C O M P O S IT IO N O F T H E C O M M IT T E E T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l b e c o m p r i se d o f n o t l e ss t h a n t h r e e d i r e c t o r s. E a c h C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r sh a l l b e su b j e c t t o a n n u a l r e c o n f i r m a t i o n a n d m a y b e r e m o v e d b y t h e B o a r d o f D ire c to rsa t a n y tim e . 3. R E S P O N S IB IL IT IE S A N D D U T IE S I n c a r r y i n g o u t t h e p u r p o se a n d a u t h o r i t i e s se t f o r t h i n S e c t i o n 1 a b o v e , t h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l : 1 . R e v i e w a n d a p p r o v e t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n v e st m e n t p o l i c y , a n d r e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y t h e C o m p a n y ’ s p u b l i c a n d p r i v a t e e q u i t y i n v e st m e n t s a n d f i x e d i n c o m e a sse t s, i n c l u d i n g t h e C o m p a n y ’ s d e b t p o r t f o l i o .
  • 2. 2. E x e r c i se a l l a u t h o r i t y n e c e ssa r y t o a u t h o r i z e t h e i ssu a n c e o f d e b t se c u r i t i e s o f th e C o m p a n y . 3. R e v i e w t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n b y m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e r e p u r c h a se o f C o m p a n y se c u r i t i e s u n d e r a n y r e p u r c h a se p r o g r a m a d o p t e d b y t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s. 4 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y w i t h m a n a g e m e n t t h e C o m p a n y ’ s c u r r e n c y , i n t e r e st r a t e a n d e q u i t y r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s. 5 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y w i t h m a n a g e m e n t t h e C o m p a n y ’ s i n su r a n c e r i sk m a n a g e m e n t p o l i c i e s a n d p r o g r a m s. 6 . R e v ie w p e r io d ic a lly w ith m a n a g e m e n t th e C o m p a n y ’ sta x p r o g r a m . 7. R ev ie w th e C o m p a n y ’ s r e a l p r o p e r t y h o l d i n g s, a n d a p p r o v e a l l p r o p o sa l s f o r th e acqu i si t i o n , d i sp o si t i o n a n d l e a si n g ( t h r o u g h sy n t h e t i c l e a se s o r o t h e r w i se ) ofr ealp ro p e rty b y t h e C o m p a n y a n d a n y p r o p o sa l f o r t h e f i n a n c i n g t h e r e o f u p to $ 750 m illio n p e r p ro p e rty . 8 . R e v ie w p e rio d ic a lly th e C o m p a n y ’ sp o lic ie sa n d g u id e lin e sf o r itsc h a r ita b le p r o g r a m sa n d r e v ie w a n d a p p r o v e c h a r ita b le d o n a tio n so n beha lf o f th e C o m p a n y (c o n c u rre n t w ith a n y a p p ro v a l a u th o rity g ra n te d to th e C o m p an y ’s C h ie f E x e c u tiv e O ffic e r a n d C h ie f F in a n c ia l O ffic e r fo r c h a rita b le d o n a tio n s u p t o $ 5 m i l l i o n , o r su c h o t h e r a m o u n t a sm a y b e f ix e d f o r th e m fro m tim e to tim e b y th e B o a rd o f D ire c to r s) . 9 . O v e r se e th e C o m p a n y ’ s si g n a t u r e a n d p a y m e n t a u t h o r i t y a n d a p p r o v a l p o l i c i e s, and ap p r o v e m o d i f i c a t i o n s t o a n y si g n a t u r e a n d p a y m e n t a u t h o r i t y th a t m a y b e g ra n te d to th e C o m p a n y ’ sC h ie f E x e c u tiv e O f f ic e r a n d C h ie f F in a n c ia l O ffic e r. 1 0 . R e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l l y t h e b u si n e ss a n d a c t i v i t i e s o f C i sc o S y st e m s C a p i t a l C o rp o ra tio n . 1 1 .R e v ie w p e r io d ic a lly th e in v e st m e n t p o lic ie sa n d o v e r a l l st r a t e g i e s o f t h e C o m p a n y ’ s B u si n e ss D e v e lo pm ent fu n c tio n , in c lu d in g th e re v ie w o f a p p ro p ria te fu n d in g le v e lsf o r t h e se a c t i v i t i e s. O v e r se e t h e r i sk m a n a g e m e n t a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e T r e a su r y fu n c tio n w i t h r e sp e c t t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s e x i st i n g p r i v a t e i n v e st m e n t s. 1 2. R e v i e w a c q u i si t i o n st r a t e g i e s w i t h t h e C o m p a n y ’ s m a n a g e m e n t a n d i n v e st i g a t e a c q u i si t i o n c a n d i d a t e s o n b e h a l f o f t h e C o m p a n y . 1 3. R e c o m m e n d a c q u i si t i o n st r a t e g i e s a n d c a n d i d a t e s t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s, a s a p p r o p r i a t e . 2
  • 3. 1 4 . A u t h o r i z e a n d a p p r o v e a c q u i si t i o n s a n d i n v e st m e n t s b y t h e C o m p a n y v a l u e d i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d , f o r a n y p a r t i c u l a r a c q u i si t i o n o r i n v e st m e n t , $ 2.0 b i l l i o n i n c a sh , st o c k o r a c o m b i n a t i o n t h e r e o f . 1 5 . O b t a i n su c h p r o f e ssi o n a l a n d e x p e r t a d v i c e a s t h e C o m m i t t e e d e e m s a p p r o p r i a t e i n c a r r y i n g o u t i t s r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s. 1 6 . H a v e f u l l a c c e ss t o t h e C o m p a n y ’ s e x e c u t i v e s a s n e c e ssa r y t o c a r r y o u t t h e se r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s. 1 7 .P e r f o rm a n y o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s o r r e sp o n si b i l i t i e s f r o m t i m e t o t i m e a ssi g n e d t o su c h C o m m itte e b y a c tio n o f th e B o a rd o f D ire c to r s w h i c h a r e c o n si st e n t w i t h th isC h a rte r, th e C o m p a n y ’ sB y la w sa n d g o v e rn in g la w a sth e C o m m itte e o r th e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s d e e m s n e c e ssa r y o r a p p r o p ria te . 1 8 .R e v ie w th e C o m m itte e C h a r te r f r o m tim e to tim e f o r a d e q u a c y a n d r e c o m m e n d a n y c h a n g e s t o t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s. 1 9 .R e p o r t to th e B o a r d o f D ir e c to r so n th e m a jo r ite m sc o v e r e d a t e a c h C o m m itte e m e e tin g . 4. C O M M IT T E E M E E T IN G S T h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l c o n v e n e p e r i o d i c a l l y a s n e c e ssa r y t o a c t u p o n a n y m a t t e r w i t h i n i t s j u r i sd i c t i o n . A m a j o r i t y o f t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f m e m b e r s o f t h e C o m m i t t e e sh a l l c o n st i t u t e a q u o r u m a t a l l C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g s. A l l m e e t i n g s sh a l l b e h e l d su b j e c t t o a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h S e c t i o n 30 7 ( i n c l u d i n g w i t h o u t l i m i t a t i o n n o t i c e , q u o r u m a n d v o t e s/ a c t i o n s o f t h e c o m m i t t e e ) a n d o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e se c t i o n s o f t h e G e n e r a l C o r p o r a t i o n L a w o f C a l i f o r n i a . M i n u t e s sh a l l b e k e p t o f e a c h m e e t i n g o f t h e C o m m i t t e e . 3