MCLAUGHLIN MARK D 4
4 · QUALCOMM INC/DE · Filed Mar 9, 2026
Research Summary
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QUALCOMM Director Mark D. McLaughlin Sells 759 Shares
What Happened
Mark D. McLaughlin, a director of QUALCOMM (QCOM), had Annual Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) settle on March 8, 2026. The filing shows 2,355 DSUs converted into shares (no cash purchase price). Of those, 759 shares were disposed to the issuer at $135.69 per share for a total of $102,989. Net of that surrender, McLaughlin retained approximately 1,596 shares from the settlement.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 8, 2026; Form 4 filed March 9, 2026. No late-filing flag indicated.
- Reported transactions:
- Conversion/settlement of DSUs: 2,355 shares acquired at $0.00 (F1, F3).
- Disposition to issuer: 759 shares sold/surrendered at $135.69 for $102,989 (D).
- Additional derivative reporting lines reflect the DSU-to-share conversion (F1).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in this filing.
- Footnotes of note: F1 (settlement of Annual Deferred Stock Units granted 3/8/2023), F3 (each DSU = one share), F4 (DSUs were 100% vested at grant and settle per grant terms), F2 (some securities held via McLaughlin Revocable Trust).
Context
- These transactions reflect the settlement of compensation-related deferred stock units rather than an open-market sale. Disposition to the issuer is commonly used to satisfy tax-withholding obligations on settled awards.
- For retail investors: this is routine insider compensation activity (award settlement and withholding), not necessarily a directional vote on the company’s near-term prospects.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
QUALCOMM INC/DEQCOM
MCLAUGHLIN MARK D
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-08+2,355→ 30,337 total(indirect: By Trust) - Disposition to Issuer
Common Stock
[F2]2026-03-08$135.69/sh−759$102,989→ 29,578 total(indirect: By Trust) - Exercise/Conversion
Deferred Stock Unit
[F3][F4]2026-03-08−2,355.199→ 16,504.433 total→ Common Stock (2,355.199 underlying)
Holdings
- 9,682.815
Common Stock
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]Represents the settlement of Annual Deferred Stock Units granted to the recipient on March 8, 2023.
- [F2]Securities held by Mark McLaughlin and Karen McLaughlin, Trustees of the McLaughlin Revocable Trust U/A DTD 02/20/2001.
- [F3]Each Deferred Stock Unit represents a right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
- [F4]Deferred Stock Units are 100% vested on the grant date. The units will be settled in shares of the Company's common stock (and partially in cash if election is made within 60 days of the date of grant) in accordance with the grant agreement on the earlier of (1) third anniversary of the date of grant, (2) death, (3) disability, or (4) a change in control.
Signature
By: Jon Russo, Attorney-in-Fact For: Mark D. McLaughlin|2026-03-09