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
March 8, 2011
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, CA   92121
     
(address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
858-587-1121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 8, 2011. The stockholders considered seven proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated January 20, 2011.
Proposal 1:   Election of 13 directors to hold office until the 2012 Annual Meeting:
                 
    FOR     WITHHELD  
Barbara T. Alexander
    1,189,987,131       31,710,941  
Stephen M. Bennett
    1,184,038,801       37,659,271  
Donald G. Cruickshank
    1,195,635,193       26,062,879  
Raymond V. Dittamore
    1,195,331,408       26,366,664  
Thomas W. Horton
    1,195,639,217       26,058,855  
Irwin Mark Jacobs
    1,186,230,926       35,467,146  
Paul E. Jacobs
    1,164,244,371       57,453,701  
Robert E. Kahn
    1,188,804,648       32,893,424  
Sherry Lansing
    1,194,761,937       26,936,135  
Duane A. Nelles
    1,188,702,832       32,995,240  
Francisco Ros
    1,213,376,807       8,321,265  
Brent Scowcroft
    1,173,909,863       47,788,209  
Marc I. Stern
    1,175,427,911       46,270,161  
     Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094 shares for each director
All of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the outstanding shares.
Proposal 2:   The vote on a proposal to approve the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, which includes an increase in the share reserve by 65,000,000 shares, was as follows:
         
FOR
  AGAINST   ABSTAIN
         
918,038,327   302,185,359   1,474,386
     Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3:   The vote on a proposal to amend the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the share reserve by 22,000,000 shares was as follows:
         
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
         
1,189,796,028   30,641,010   1,261,034
     Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094
The foregoing proposal was approved.

 


 

Proposal 4:   The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending September 25, 2011 was as follows:
         
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
         
1,393,961,582   22,324,187   1,843,397
     Broker Non-Votes: 0
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 5:   The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s executive officers was as follows:
         
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
         
1,153,713,746   59,893,733   8,090,593
Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094
Proposal 6:   The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation was as follows:
             
One Year   Two Years   Three Years   ABSTAIN
             
765,223,343   19,759,230   434,499,020   2,216,479
     Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094
Proposal 7:   The vote on a stockholder proposal to request that the Board of Directors initiate the appropriate process to amend the Company’s corporate governance documents (certificate of incorporation and/or bylaws) to provide that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of stockholders, with a plurality vote standard retained for contested director elections, was as follows:
         
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN
         
627,639,804   590,337,667   3,720,601
     Broker Non-Votes: 196,431,094
The foregoing proposal 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.
         
Date: March 14, 2011   QUALCOMM Incorporated
 
 
  By:   /s/ Donald J. Rosenberg    
    Donald J. Rosenberg,   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary