--- title: "REG - Goldman Sachs & Co. Qualcomm Inc - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Qualcomm" description: "Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC disclosed its position regarding Qualcomm Inc. in a Form 8.5, detailing its interests and dealings in relevant securities. As of August 4, 2025, Goldman Sachs holds 3,914,567.8" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/251618437.md" published_at: "2025-08-05T10:55:25.000Z" --- # REG - Goldman Sachs & Co. Qualcomm Inc - Form 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) - Qualcomm > Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC disclosed its position regarding Qualcomm Inc. in a Form 8.5, detailing its interests and dealings in relevant securities. As of August 4, 2025, Goldman Sachs holds 3,914,567.86 shares and has short positions totaling 3,171.86 shares. The report includes transactions involving cash-settled and stock-settled derivatives, with various purchases and sales of common stock. The document serves as a public opening position disclosure under the Takeover Code, indicating Goldman Sachs' involvement in the acquisition process related to Aqua Acquisition Sub LLC, a subsidiary of Qualcomm. RNS Number : 0656U Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 05 August 2025 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1\. KEY INFORMATION (a) Name of exempt principal trader: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree AQUA ACQUISITION SUB LLC (AN INDIRECT WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF QUALCOMM INCORPORATED) (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: ALPHAWAVE IP GROUP PLC (d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 04 August 2025 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" NO 2\. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security. (a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) Class of relevant security: USD 0.0001 common Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 3,914,567.86 0.36 43,171.86 0.00 (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 2,271,916 0.21 271,108 0.02 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 184,290 0.01 342,030 0.03 TOTAL: 6,370,773.86 0.58 656,309.86 0.05 All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions). (b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) - Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: - Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 3\. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. (a) Purchases and sales Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received USD 0.0001 common Purchases 725,866 150.6950 USD 147.0800 USD USD 0.0001 common Sales 525,978 182.0867 USD 145.5553 USD (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions Class of relevant security Product description e.g. CFD Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position Number of reference securities Price per unit USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 86 147.3135 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 65 147.3789 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 965 147.4705 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 221 147.4805 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a long position 166 147.4805 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 3,327 147.4956 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 2,907 147.5090 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 17 147.5090 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 1 147.5093 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a long position 111,000 147.5100 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 280,000 147.5100 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a long position 280,000 147.5100 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 9 147.6174 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 26 147.6174 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 13 147.6174 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 43 147.6314 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 800 147.6314 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 300 147.6314 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 200 147.6433 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 100 147.6433 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 200 147.6433 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 693 147.6755 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Increasing a short position 1,129 147.6755 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a long position 3,327 147.7560 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 95 147.7639 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 65 147.7639 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 82 147.8423 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 946 147.8956 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 101 147.8956 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 11 148.0488 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 28 148.0488 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 23 148.0488 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a long position 226 148.1654 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a short position 1,732 148.1654 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Reducing a long position 726 148.4912 USD USD 0.0001 common CFD Opening a short position 101 148.4912 USD (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying - Class of relevant security - Product description e.g. call option - Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. - Number of securities to which option relates - Exercise price per unit - Typee.g. American, European etc. - Expiry date - Option money paid/ received per unit (ii) Exercise - Class of relevant security - Product descriptione.g. call option - Exercising / exercised against - Number of securities - Exercise price per unit (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) - Class of relevant security - Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion - Details - Price per unit (if applicable) 4\. OTHER INFORMATION (a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements - Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" - NONE (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives - Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" - NONE (c) Attachments - Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? - NO Date of disclosure: 05 August 2025 Contact name: Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka Telephone number: +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. 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