Stahlkopf Deborah L 4
4 · CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · Filed Feb 11, 2026
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Cisco (CSCO) EVP Deborah Stahlkopf Withholds 2,624 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Deborah L. Stahlkopf, EVP and Chief Legal Officer of Cisco Systems (CSCO), had 2,623.614 shares withheld to satisfy tax liability related to the partial settlement of restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and associated dividend equivalents. The shares were valued at $86.78 each, for a total of $227,677. This was a tax-withholding disposition (routine), not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-10; filing date: 2026-02-11 (timely filing).
- Action/code: F — shares withheld to pay tax liability.
- Shares withheld/disposed: 2,623.614 at $86.78 per share; total value reported $227,677.
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided summary.
- Footnote F1: Withholding arises from partial settlement of two RSU awards (originally reported Sep 25, 2023 and Sep 23, 2024) and partial settlement of accrued dividend equivalents.
- Footnote F2: Dividend equivalents included: 2,170.952 on vested deferred RSUs, 714.019 on unvested deferred RSUs, and 3,295.315 on unvested RSUs (each DE equals the economic equivalent of one Cisco share).
Context
This was a routine tax-withholding event tied to RSU settlements and dividend equivalents (not a market sell). Such withholdings are common when equity awards vest and do not, by themselves, indicate the insider’s view on the company’s prospects.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Stahlkopf Deborah L
EVP and Chief Legal Officer
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-10$86.78/sh−2,623.614$227,677→ 195,077.969 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the partial settlement of two (2) restricted stock unit awards originally reported by the reporting person in Forms 4 filed with the Commission on September 25, 2023 and September 23, 2024, and the partial settlement of dividend equivalents accrued on the restricted stock unit awards.
- [F2]Includes 2,170.952 dividend equivalents accrued on vested deferred restricted stock units, 714.019 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested deferred restricted stock units and 3,295.315 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Cisco common stock.
Signature
/s/ Deborah L. Stahlkopf by Jay Higdon, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-02-11