CISCO (NASDAQ: CSCO) AND SPLUNK.(NASDAQ: SPLK), ANNOUNCED ADEFINITIVE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICHCISCO INTENDS TO ACQUIRE SPLUNK FOR157 PER SHARE IN CASH.THE ACQUISITION HAS BEENUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARDSOF DIRECTORS OF BOTH CISCO ANDSPLUNK.IT IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE BY THE ENDOF THE THIRD QUARTER OFCALENDAR YEAR 2024, SUBJECT TOREGULATORY APPROVAL AND OTHERCUSTOMARY CLOSING CONDITIONSINCLUDING APPROVAL BY SPLUNKSHAREHOLDERS.PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED THISPRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT IS SUBJECTTO CHANGE..UPDATE AS OF 03NOV2023.PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED THAT DTCHAS RECEIVED AN SEC FILINGNOTIFYING US OF A MERGER EVENT.