QUALCOMM INC/DE FORM DEFA14A. (Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive)) Filed 01/29/18

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1 QUALCOMM INC/DE FORM DEFA14A (Additinal Prxy Sliciting Materials (definitive)) Filed 01/29/18 Address 5775 MOREHOUSE DR SAN DIEGO, CA, Telephne CIK Symbl QCOM SIC Cde Radi and Televisin Bradcasting and Cmmunicatins Equipment Industry Cmmunicatins & Netwrking Sectr Technlgy Fiscal Year 09/25 Cpyright 2018, EDGAR Online, a divisin f Dnnelley Financial Slutins. All Rights Reserved. Distributin and use f this dcument restricted under EDGAR Online, a divisin f Dnnelley Financial Slutins, Terms f Use.

2 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washingtn, D.C SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT Prxy Statement Pursuant t Sectin 14(a) f the Securities Exchange Act f 1934 (Amendment N. ) Filed by the Registrant x Filed by a Party ther than the Registrant Check the apprpriate bx: Preliminary Prxy Statement Cnfidential, fr Use f the Cmmissin Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Prxy Statement x Definitive Additinal Materials Sliciting Material under a-12 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED (Name f Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name f Persn(s) Filing Prxy Statement, if ther than the Registrant) Payment f Filing Fee (Check the apprpriate bx): x N fee required. Fee cmputed n table belw per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and (1) Title f each class f securities t which transactin applies: (2) Aggregate number f securities t which transactin applies: (3) Per unit price r ther underlying value f transactin cmputed pursuant t Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set frth the amunt n which the filing fee is calculated and state hw it was determined): (4) Prpsed maximum aggregate value f transactin: (5) Ttal fee paid: Fee paid previusly with preliminary materials. Check bx if any part f the fee is ffset as prvided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing fr which the ffsetting fee was paid previusly. Identify the previus filing by registratin statement number, r the Frm r Schedule and the date f its filing. (1) Amunt Previusly Paid: (2) Frm, Schedule r Registratin Statement N.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed:

3 The fllwing press release may be prvided t stckhlders f Qualcmm Incrprated ( Qualcmm ).

4 Qualcmm Releases Vide and Sends Infrmatinal Brchure t Stckhlders Qualcmm Stckhlders Pised t Realize Substantial Near- and Lng-Term Value Creatin Supprt Qualcmm by Vting FOR all f Qualcmm s Highly Qualified Nminees n WHITE Prxy Card SAN DIEGO January 29, 2018 Qualcmm Incrprated (NASDAQ: QCOM) tday released a vide and mailed an infrmatinal brchure t stckhlders in cnnectin with its 2018 Annual Meeting f Stckhlders, which will be held n March 6, Stckhlders f recrd n January 8, 2018 will be entitled t vte at the meeting. Bth the vide, which features Qualcmm s senir management team, and the brchure highlight Qualcmm s leadership psitin in 5G, the Cmpany s clear path t deliver substantial near- and lng-term value t stckhlders and why Bradcm s lw-value, high-risk hstile prpsal makes n sense fr Qualcmm stckhlders. The vide (and/r vide transcripts) and the brchure, alng with ther materials related t the 2018 Annual Meeting, can be viewed at and at Abut Qualcmm Qualcmm invents breakthrugh technlgies that transfrm hw the wrld cnnects and cmmunicates. When we cnnected the phne t the Internet, the mbile revlutin was brn. Tday, ur inventins are the fundatin fr life-changing prducts, experiences, and industries. As we lead the wrld t 5G, we envisin this next big change in cellular technlgy spurring a new era f intelligent, cnnected devices and enabling new pprtunities in cnnected cars, remte delivery f health care services, and the IT including smart cities, smart hmes, and wearables. Qualcmm Incrprated includes ur licensing business, QTL, and the vast majrity f ur patent prtfli. Qualcmm Technlgies, Inc., a subsidiary f Qualcmm Incrprated, perates, alng with its subsidiaries, all f ur engineering, research and develpment functins, and all f ur prducts and services businesses, including, the QCT semicnductr business. Fr mre infrmatin, visit Qualcmm s website, OnQ blg, Twitter and Facebk pages. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Qualcmm has filed a definitive prxy statement and WHITE prxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Cmmissin (the SEC ) in cnnectin with its slicitatin f prxies fr its 2018 Annual Meeting f Stckhlders (the 2018 Annual Meeting ). QUALCOMM STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (AND ANY AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stckhlders may btain the prxy statement, any amendments r supplements t the prxy statement and ther dcuments as and when filed by Qualcmm with the SEC withut charge frm the SEC s website at 1

5 CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS Qualcmm, its directrs and certain f its executive fficers may be deemed t be participants in cnnectin with the slicitatin f prxies frm Qualcmm s stckhlders in cnnectin with the matters t be cnsidered at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Infrmatin regarding the identity f ptential participants, and their direct r indirect interests, by security hldings r therwise, is set frth in the prxy statement and ther materials t be filed with the SEC. These dcuments can be btained free f charge frm the surces indicated abve. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Any statements cntained in this dcument that are nt histrical facts are frward-lking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigatin Refrm Act f Additinally, statements regarding perating results fr future years, grwth in perating results and the factrs cntributing t future perating results; the reslutin f licensing disputes and the impact and timing theref; expected market, industry, gegraphic and rganic grwth and trends; future serviceable addressable market size and grwth; anticipated cntributins frm and grwth in new pprtunities; benefits frm planned cst reductins; technlgy and prduct leadership and trends; Qualcmm s psitining t benefit frm any f the abve; ptential benefits and upside t Qualcmm s stckhlders related t any f the abve; and the regulatry prcess and regulatry uncertainty are frward-lking statements. Wrds such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, frecast, intend, may, plan, prject, predict, shuld, will and similar expressins are intended t identify such frward-lking statements. These statements are based n Qualcmm s current expectatins r beliefs, and are subject t uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially frm thse expressed r implied by the statements herein due t changes in ecnmic, business, cmpetitive, technlgical, strategic and/r regulatry factrs, and ther factrs affecting the peratins f Qualcmm. Mre detailed infrmatin abut these factrs may be fund in Qualcmm s filings with the SEC, including thse discussed in Qualcmm s mst recent Annual Reprt n Frm 10-K and in any subsequent peridic reprts n Frm 10-Q and Frm 8-K, each f which is n file with the SEC and available at the SEC s website at SEC filings fr Qualcmm are als available in the Investr Relatins sectin f Qualcmm s website at Qualcmm is nt bligated t update these frward-lking statements t reflect events r circumstances after the date f this dcument. Readers are cautined nt t place undue reliance n these frward-lking statements, which speak nly as f their dates. 2