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In 2014, Paul E. Jacobs earned $27.10M in total compensation at Qualcomm, including $15.38K salary, $9.00M bonus and $17.77M in stock. Most recently sold 14,539 shares in Jan 2025. Currently holds stock worth $26.86M. Has donated $237.15M in stock to charitable causes. Led Qualcomm as CEO for 8 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Paul E. Jacobs, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2014

Total Compensation

$27.10M

Salary

$15.38K

Bonus

$9.00M

Other

$309.39K

Salary

$15.38K

Board Justification

The compensation philosophy aligns executive pay with performance metrics and shareholder interests, focusing on long-term value creation.

Bonus

$9.00M

Board Justification

The bonus is based on the patent award program and is paid out in cash.

Other Compensation

$309.39K

Board Justification

Other compensation includes perquisites, life insurance premiums, and contributions to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

Restricted Stock

$17.77M333.92K RSU

Board Justification

The stock awards that vested in 2014 include performance stock units and restricted stock units based on performance metrics set by the Compensation Committee.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics include adjusted revenues and operating income, as well as relative total shareholder return.

Q

Paul E. Jacobs

Ex-CEO of Qualcomm

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Engineering

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

October 30, 1962 - 63 years ago

CEO of Qualcomm for

8 years 8 months (Jul 2005 - Mar 2014)

Previous Experience

Various leadership roles at Qualcomm

Holdings

Track Paul E. Jacobs's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$1.14B

QCOM

$344.95M

5,122,258 QCOM shares

GSAT

$791.28M

2,727,557.933 GSAT shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Paul E. Jacobs didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra QCOM5,122,258 shares worth $895.42M and GSAT2,727,557.933 shares worth $186.78M.
This is -4.75% and $54.02M less than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

QCOM

1,356,638 shares

QCOM

Recent Charitable Transactions

QCOM

15,870 shares

QCOM

Sep 3, 2015

Charity

QCOM

35,000 shares

QCOM

May 3, 2015

Charity

QCOM

14,246 shares

QCOM

Apr 1, 2015

Charity

QCOM

29,846 shares

QCOM

Feb 17, 2015

Charity

QCOM

26,934 shares

QCOM

Feb 3, 2015

Charity

QCOM

286 shares

QCOM

Nov 20, 2014

Charity

Insider Trading

Paul E. Jacobs's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

GSAT

$31.84K

GSAT at $2.19/share

Jan 6, 2025

Sale

GSAT

22,831 shares

GSAT

Jan 6, 2025

Received

GSAT

$4.80M

GSAT at $1.06/share

Jun 28, 2024

Sale

DBX

10,478 shares

DBX

May 16, 2024

Received

GSAT

$170.00K

GSAT at $1.33/share

Mar 5, 2024

Received

GSAT

$50.00K

GSAT at $1.87/share

Jan 2, 2024

Received

GSAT

$41.29M

GSAT at $1.13/share

Aug 29, 2023

Sale

DBX

11,077 shares

DBX

May 18, 2023

Received

DBX

12,297 shares

DBX

May 19, 2022

Received

DBX

9,335 shares

DBX

May 20, 2021

Received

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