Article: United States: Cisco Plans to Sell $5 Billion of Debt in Three Parts (Update2).

Byline: babalu03

Cisco Systems Inc., the world s largest maker of networking equipment, plans to sell $5 billion of notes in its third debt offering since going public in 1990, according to a person familiar with the offering.

The issue will consist of $500 million of 5-year notes, $2.5 billion of 10-year securities and $2 billion of 30-year bonds, which may be sold as soon as today, said the person, who declined to be identified because terms aren t set.

Cisco has bought about 130 businesses in its 25-year history, using them to enter new markets, such as cable set-top boxes and home wireless routers. Chief Executive Officer John Chambers last ...

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