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 6, 2012
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)
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| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 6, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation that eliminated the plurality voting provision for the election of directors. Accordingly, also on March 6, 2012, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation eliminating the plurality voting provision (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the Amendment was effective as of that date. The plurality voting provision had provided that the candidates receiving the highest number of votes of the shares entitled to be voted for them up to the number of directors to be elected by such shares shall be elected. This description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated January 19, 2012. The final voting results are set forth below.
| Proposal 1: | Election of 12 directors to hold office until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: |
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||
Barbara T. Alexander | 1,221,582,162 | 52,113,687 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Stephen M. Bennett | 1,225,676,534 | 48,019,315 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Donald G. Cruickshank | 1,227,403,576 | 46,292,273 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Raymond V. Dittamore | 1,226,293,351 | 47,402,498 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Thomas W. Horton | 1,227,276,951 | 46,418,898 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Paul E. Jacobs | 1,205,484,949 | 68,210,900 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Robert E. Kahn | 1,218,968,336 | 54,727,513 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Sherry Lansing | 1,225,155,925 | 48,539,924 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Duane A. Nelles | 1,219,523,691 | 54,172,158 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Francisco Ros | 1,224,268,987 | 49,426,862 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Brent Scowcroft | 1,214,859,172 | 58,836,677 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
Marc I. Stern | 1,213,741,911 | 59,953,938 | 201,420,488 | |||||||||
| All of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the votes cast. | ||
| Proposal 2: | The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the Company’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 was as follows: | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER | |||
| 1,458,859,528 | 14,718,419 | 1,538,390 | 0 | |||
| The foregoing proposal was approved. | ||
| Proposal 3: | The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows: | |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER | |||
| 872,495,288 | 396,525,678 | 4,674,883 | 201,420,488 | |||
| The foregoing advisory vote was approved. |
| Proposal 4: | The vote on a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the plurality voting provision was as follows: |
FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER | |||
| 1,466,802,556 | 5,955,803 | 2,357,978 | 0 | |||
| The foregoing proposal was approved. |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |
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 9, 2012 | By: | /s/ William E. Keitel | ||
William E. Keitel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |