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On January 29, 2018, Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) posted the following material to www.qcomvalue.com.

 


 

TRANSCRIPT OF “CREATING STOCKHOLDER VALUE” VIDEO

JANUARY 29, 2018

 

 

 

Steve Mollenkopf:                                           Qualcomm, at its heart, is an innovation company, a technology company, that invents technologies that enable new industries to exist.

 

It’s a unique combination of skills and business models. We’re in a great position to drive value for our shareholders and value for the cellular ecosystem worldwide.

 

 

 


 

Cristiano Amon:                                                      We are now moving from what has been one of the most incredible generations of wireless technology, which is 4G and the smartphone era, into another one that is probably going to be the most transformative of them all.

 

We will see a transformation in wireless in 5G, which will take our core business to a whole new growth position because 5G will reenergize the mobile space, will create a new upgrade cycle, will create new services

 

Steve Mollenkopf:                                           5G will deliver tremendous value to our shareholders. If you look at previous G transitions, you look at 3G to 4G transition, our revenues went from $11 billion to $25 billion. If you look at the 4G to 5G transition, similar leadership, but the end market growth is actually larger.

 

 

We think we’re in the leadership position by 12-24 months.

 

 

 


 

George Davis:                                                                    We really wanted to position the company, and in particular the chip business, which operates in a very concentrated market, to be successful under almost any circumstance.  You’ve seen very strong performance quarter after quarter, top line growth year over year.

 

We’ve had 75% growth in our adjacent market businesses, which includes automotive, IoT, networking, and mobile compute.

 

 

This is going from a handset market that had a serviceable addressable market of about $23 billion to a set of markets that add up to just about $150 billion, so it’s a 6x increase in the served available market to the company.

 


 

 

 

We’re presenting a very compelling outlook for 2019 to our investors.  The impacts of a billion dollar cost reduction program, the impact of NXP coming into the company and then the resolution of the licensing disputes that we’re experiencing today, that brings you to an outlook that gets you somewhere between $6.75 and $7.50.

 


 

 

 

 


 

Steve Mollenkopf:                                           We received an unsolicited bid from Broadcom that the Board evaluated carefully, concluded that it undervalues the company, there are some questions about deal certainty and regulatory approval. We’ve had some feedback from customers that have voiced some concerns.

 

Quite frankly, the Board concluded this deal is not in the best interest of shareholders.

 

 

 


 

Don Rosenberg:                                                         The Broadcom-proposed acquisition will be subjected to very, very close scrutiny by well over a dozen potential agencies.

 

We believe that this is probably going to take something in the range of 18 months or more even, because of the complexity of the two companies’ businesses, because of the enormous overlap in the two companies’ technologies and businesses, and because of the global nature of our businesses.

 

People won’t invest in companies unless they know that what this company is ultimately going to produce is going to be protected, and it’s going to be profitable. If we give that up, if we ignore that, then we as a company, we as an economy, we as a country here and other countries elsewhere, we’ll fall behind in innovation.

 

 

 


 

Paul E. Jacobs:                                                              We are building the underpinnings for the Internet of Things revolution. This huge opportunity where connectivity and computing and sensing will go into everything in the world around us.

 

Steve Mollenkopf:                                           We’re in a tremendous position to continue to drive the business forward and it’s right around the corner.  If you look at 5G devices, we think they’re going to start launching in 2019. So the momentum is already there and we’re looking forward to delivering that value, not only to our customers but also our shareholders.

 

 


 

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