(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-19528
95-3685934
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California
92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
858-587-1121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
QCOM
Nasdaq Stock Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 10, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered three proposals, each of which is described briefly below and in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated January 21, 2021. The final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
NOMINEE
FOR
WITHHOLD
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
Sylvia Acevedo
814,087,703
1,453,206
876,737
157,898,661
Mark Fields
812,978,707
2,222,915
1,216,024
157,898,661
Jeffrey W. Henderson
795,984,477
18,681,412
1,751,757
157,898,661
Gregory N. Johnson
810,101,197
5,246,495
1,069,954
157,898,661
Ann M. Livermore
813,204,548
2,330,810
882,288
157,898,661
Harish Manwani
764,521,717
50,001,182
1,894,747
157,898,661
Mark D. McLaughlin
812,663,528
2,672,494
1,081,624
157,898,661
Jamie S. Miller
813,997,092
1,437,492
983,062
157,898,661
Steve Mollenkopf
813,922,805
1,632,107
862,734
157,898,661
Clark T. Randt, Jr.
751,073,100
63,178,330
2,166,216
157,898,661
Irene B. Rosenfeld
810,131,170
5,399,250
887,226
157,898,661
Kornelis (Neil) Smit
809,335,807
5,849,246
1,232,593
157,898,661
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
766,852,292
48,076,806
1,488,548
157,898,661
Anthony J. Vinciquerra
806,890,169
8,263,384
1,264,093
157,898,661
Each of the foregoing nominees was elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the votes cast.
Proposal 2 - To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent public accountants for our fiscal year ending September 26, 2021.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
938,293,186
34,936,799
1,086,322
0
The foregoing proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3 – To approve, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation.
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
767,020,198
46,461,167
2,936,281
157,898,661
The foregoing proposal required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.
The foregoing advisory vote was approved.
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.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Date:
March 15, 2021
By:
/s/ Akash Palkhiwala
Akash Palkhiwala
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer