QUALCOMM (QCOM) Director Mark McLaughlin Receives 393-Share DSU Award

What Happened Mark D. McLaughlin, a director of QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM), received an award of 393 Deferred Stock Units (DSUs) on 2026-09-30. The grant is recorded as an acquisition (award) at $0.00 per unit (nominal cash value); these DSUs are 100% vested on the grant date and will be settled in the company’s common stock (or partially in cash if elected).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-30 — Grant/Award of 393 DSUs at $0.00 per unit (reported value $0).
• Ownership after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote F1: DSUs were issued in lieu of cash retainer fees, are fully vested at grant, and will be settled in shares (or partially in cash if elected within 60 days). Settlement occurs on the earlier of the 3rd anniversary, death, disability, or change in control. Any partial cash settlement would be reported later as a disposition.
• Footnote F2: Some securities are held by the McLaughlin Revocable Trust (Mark and Karen McLaughlin, Trustees).
• Filing timeliness: The Form 4 was filed with the same report date (2026-09-30), indicating a timely report.

Context This transaction is a compensation award (DSUs) rather than an open-market purchase or sale. DSU grants given in lieu of cash retainers are common for non-employee directors; because the units are fully vested at grant and settle later into shares (or cash), the grant itself does not necessarily signal a buy/sell decision by the insider.