QUALCOMM Incorporated
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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 2, 2005
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-19528   95-3685934
 
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA   92121
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (858) 587-1121
Not Applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
     On November 2, 2005, at a meeting of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of QUALCOMM Incorporated (the “Company”), the Committee approved bonuses of the Company’s executive officers for fiscal year 2005. The Committee also approved the annual base salaries (effective as of December 17, 2005) of the Company’s executive officers after a review of performance and competitive market data and approved additional grants of options to purchase the Company’s stock for such individuals. The following table sets forth: the fiscal year 2005 bonus, the annual base salary levels for 2006 and the number of shares subject to newly-approved option grants for the Company’s Named Executive Officers (which officers were determined by reference to the Company’s proxy statement dated January 14, 2005 who will continue to be employed by the Company during calendar 2006, as well individuals expected to be Named Executive Officers in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2006 annual stockholder meeting).
                         
    2005     2006     SHARES SUBJECT  
NAME AND POSITION   BONUS     BASE SALARY     TO OPTIONS  
 
                       
Irwin Mark Jacobs
  $ 500,000     $ 650,000       200,000  
Chairman of the Board
                       
 
                       
Paul E. Jacobs
  $ 500,000     $ 1,025,000       900,000  
Chief Executive Officer
                       
 
                       
Steven R. Altman
  $ 450,000     $ 750,000       620,000  
President
                       
 
                       
Sanjay K. Jha
  $ 425,000     $ 700,000       565,000  
Executive Vice President and President, CDMA Technologies Group
                       
 
                       
William E. Keitel
  $ 350,000     $ 600,000       475,000  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                       
 
                       
Roberto Padovani
  $ 200,000     $ 465,000       300,000  
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
                       
     On November 4, 2005, the Committee approved the terms of the 2006 Annual Bonus Program applicable to key employees of the Company, including the Company’s executive officers. The design of the Company’s 2006 Annual Bonus Program (the “Bonus Program”) is substantially similar to the Company’s 2005, 2004 and other prior year programs, and all such programs reward achievement at specified levels of financial and individual performance.
     Under the Bonus Program each officer position has an assigned base target bonus level, expressed as a percent of fiscal year end annual salary. Each officer position also has an assigned “stretch” target bonus level, expressed as a percent of fiscal year end annual salary. The target bonus levels are competitive with target bonuses for similar positions reported in independent, third-party published surveys reviewed by the Committee. Depending on corporate and business unit financial performance and individual performance, each officer may earn between 0 and 2.5x of the base target. Two components comprise the fundamental design of the Bonus Program:
    Financial Performance of the Company or the Company and relevant business unit, as appropriate. Financial performance includes both revenue and Earnings Before Tax (EBT), with greater emphasis placed on EBT. The level of performance, upon which the bonus award is based, is determined from the ratio of fiscal year-end revenue and EBT compared to the planned revenue and EBT budgets reviewed by the Board of Directors at the beginning of the fiscal year.
 
    Individual & Organizational Performance. This discretionary component enables the Committee, and the CEO for executive officers other than the CEO, to adjust the annual bonus based on each officer’s performance and contribution to the Company during the fiscal year.

 


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     The Committee’s approval of the terms of the Bonus Program shall not be deemed to create an enforceable agreement between the Company and any employee or executive officer, and the Committee retains discretion to reduce or refuse to authorize any awards under the Bonus Program despite attainment of any specific objectives. No rights to any awards shall be deemed to exist unless and until the Committee or, with respect to non-executive officers, the Company, authorizes payment of any awards under the Bonus Program following the completion of any fiscal year measurement periods.
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
 
(Registrant)
Date:  November 8, 2005  
 
  By:   /s/ Daniel L. Sullivan, Ph.D.    
  Daniel L. Sullivan, Ph.D.   
  Executive Vice President, Human Resources