RNS Number : 2881A

Northern Trust Corporation

22 September 2025

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Northern Trust Corporation
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Qualcomm Incorporated.
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	19th September 2025
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Yes - Alphawave IP Group plc

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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(c), 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:	Common Stock
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	13,291,734.00	1.21
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	13,291,734.00	1.21

Note: The difference in holdings from yesterday and today not explained by transactions, can be explained by stock transfers of 10,397 securities into the relevant account and 13 securities out of relevant account.

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common Stock	SELL	1287	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	6	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	398	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	6	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	16	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	207	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	13	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	395	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	394	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	20	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	29	168.15
Common Stock	SELL	840	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	229	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	239	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	13	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	59	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	987	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	1729	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	886	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	30	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	25	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	354	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	587	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	27085	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	450	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	6	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	6262	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	1226	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	1213	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	7	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	128	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	274	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	238	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	450	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	659	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	6188	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	4	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	7	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	18	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	3284	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	284	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	57	166.8469
Common Stock	SELL	71	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	2676	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	7	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	657	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	1	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	232	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	1948	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	439	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	123	166.8469
Common Stock	BUY	12	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	1262	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	1384	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	138	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	4559	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	260	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	33	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	71	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	20	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	100	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	5362	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	3659	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	1088	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	68	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	89	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	1317	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	4	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	1438	166.8469
Common Stock	BUY	64	167.435
Common Stock	SELL	132	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	131	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	1355	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	251	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	2139	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	1158	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	1554	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	12	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	48210	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	62	167.435
Common Stock	SELL	72	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	124	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	19	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	47	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	821	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	235	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	641	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	2	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	42	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	230	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	69	166.8495
Common Stock	BUY	38	167.435
Common Stock	SELL	163	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	420	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	289	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	506	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	149	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	8	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	3	167.915
Common Stock	BUY	5	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	770	166.8469
Common Stock	BUY	8	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	6	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	9	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	45	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	195	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	22	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	1283	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	7	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	21	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	22796	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	8	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	12	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	57	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	1560	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	42	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	91	166.8505
Common Stock	BUY	3	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	397	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	1332	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	156	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	861	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	52	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	65	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	118	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	662	166.8531
Common Stock	BUY	121	166.8495
Common Stock	SELL	830	166.8531
Common Stock	SELL	127	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	292	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	392	166.8505
Common Stock	SELL	1	167.2
Common Stock	SELL	16	167.77
Common Stock	SELL	27	167.77
Common Stock	SELL	5	167.385
Common Stock	BUY	17	167.516
Common Stock	BUY	26	167.345
Common Stock	SELL	91	166.851
Common Stock	BUY	38	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	12	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	506	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	128	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	468	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	136	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	57	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	861	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	1262	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	5	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	64	167.435
Common Stock	SELL	7	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	138	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	7	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	3	167.915
Common Stock	SELL	2	167.915
Common Stock	BUY	8	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	292	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	394	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	20	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	16	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	8	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	9	167.915
Common Stock	BUY	6	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	1	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	29	168.15
Common Stock	BUY	4	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	7	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	38	167.435
Common Stock	SELL	12	167.915
Common Stock	BUY	62	167.435
Common Stock	BUY	8	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	12	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	4	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	30	167.881
Common Stock	SELL	20	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	25	166.851
Common Stock	SELL	47	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	45	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	238	166.853
Common Stock	BUY	13	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	6	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	42	166.851
Common Stock	SELL	149	166.851
Common Stock	SELL	52	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	68	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	71	166.853
Common Stock	SELL	4946	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	989	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	1300	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	465	166.85
Common Stock	SELL	98	166.85
Common Stock	BUY	770	166.847
Common Stock	SELL	27	167.77
Common Stock	BUY	17	167.515882
Common Stock	BUY	6	168.13
Common Stock	BUY	26	167.345
Common Stock	SELL	16	167.77
Common Stock	SELL	5	167.386
Common Stock	SELL	1	167.2

(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

(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 Type e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description e.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 dealing e.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 person 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 person 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:	22nd September 2025
Contact name:	London Compliance Team
Telephone number*:	0207 982 2158 or 0207 982 3697

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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