Palkhiwala Akash J. 4

What Happened
Akash J. Palkhiwala (EVP, CFO & COO) sold a total of 2,500 QUALCOMM (QCOM) shares in multiple open-market transactions on July 14, 2026. The individual lots ranged from 12 to 581 shares at prices that produced aggregate proceeds of approximately $452,031. The filing notes these sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted December 8, 2025.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 14, 2026 (Period of Report and filing date: 2026-07-14).
• Total shares sold: 2,500; total proceeds: ~$452,031.
• Price activity: sale prices (by lot) ranged roughly from $177.74 to $189.66 per share (footnotes provide narrower subranges and the filer offers to supply per-price breakdowns on request).
• Transaction type: Open-market sales (code S).
• Footnotes: Includes a Rule 10b5-1 plan (adopted 12/08/2025) and multiple footnotes describing price subranges (F2–F11) and availability of detailed price-by-price information.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided extract.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on the same date as the transactions in the filing header (no late-filing indication in the provided data).

Context
These were routine open-market sales executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which is commonly used by insiders to schedule trades in advance and reduce timing concerns. Sales do not necessarily signal negative views about the company; purchases typically provide clearer evidence of insider bullishness.