UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2011

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(408) 526-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Amendment and Restatement of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) held on December 7, 2011, Cisco’s shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Cisco Systems, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “SIP”). The amendment and restatement of the SIP was approved by Cisco’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to the approval of Cisco’s shareholders, and became effective with such shareholder approval on December 7, 2011.

As a result of such shareholder approval, the SIP was materially amended and modified as follows:

A more complete description of the terms of the SIP and the material amendments and modifications thereto can be found in “Proposal No. 2—Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan” (pages 17 through 25) in Cisco’s definitive proxy statement dated October 11, 2011, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2011, which description is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing descriptions and the description incorporated by reference from Cisco’s definitive proxy statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the SIP, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) was held on December 7, 2011. At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders voted on the following eight proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation, the Board has determined to hold a non-binding advisory vote regarding executive compensation every year until the next required non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of holding future votes regarding executive compensation.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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