Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
Finding insider trades…Reading each Form 4…Adding them up…
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
Directors, top managers and anyone owning more than 10% of a company must report every time they buy, sell or receive its shares, within two business days, on a Form 4. Here is what Cisco Systems's insiders did over the last year, and what each kind of trade means.
Open-market trades only, by value. Tap a month.
■ above the line: bought · ■ below: sold
| Person and role | Bought | Sold | Shares held after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles RobbinsChief executive (Chair and CEO) · Director | – | $2.4M | 769.8K | |
| Jeetendra I PatelPresident and CPO | – | $799.9K | 369.8K | |
| Mark PattersonChief financial officer (EVP and CFO) | – | $774.4K | 258.6K | |
| Deborah L StahlkopfChief lawyer (EVP and Chief Legal Officer) | – | $723.5K | 222.8K | |
| Thimaya K. SubaiyaEVP, Operations | – | $684.4K | 183.4K | |
| Oliver TuszikEVP, Global Sales | – | $385.3K | 230.7K | |
| Nichlas A FinkChief accountant (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) | – | $248.7K | 39.2K | |
| Girish D RishiDirector | – | – | 419 | |
| Kevin WeilDirector | – | – | 7.8K | |
| Kristina M JohnsonDirector | – | – | 63.6K | |
| Marianna TesselDirector | – | – | 37.8K |
Read straight from the Form 4 filings Cisco Systems's directors, top managers and large owners sent to the SEC. Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversifying, planned sales. Buying with their own money is rarer. None of this says whether to buy or sell the shares.