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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 12, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

QUALCOMM Incorporated

(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	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On May 12, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) elected Christopher D. Young, former Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy, and Ventures of Microsoft Corporation, to the Board. Mr. Young was elected for a term of office that expires at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. The Board also appointed Mr. Young to its HR and Compensation Committee. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Young and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no transactions involving the Company and Mr. Young that are required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Young will receive compensation for his service as a non-employee director of the Company under the Qualcomm Incorporated 2025 Director Compensation Plan (the “Director Compensation Plan”). The components of the Director Compensation Plan are described in Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 29, 2024. Under the Director Compensation Plan, on May 12, 2025, Mr. Young was granted 1,748 deferred stock units (DSUs), representing a pro rata portion of the value of a DSU award for a full year of service on the Board.

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:

May 13, 2025

By:

/s/ Ann Chaplin

Ann Chaplin

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

QUALCOMM Incorporated filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update