NORTHERN TRUST CORP

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 17, 2025

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RNS Number : 9932L

Northern Trust Corporation

17 December 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	16th  December 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:	12,928,164.00	1.18
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	12,928,164.00	1.18

Note: The difference in holdings from yesterday and today not explained by transactions, can be explained by stock transfers of 920 securities into the relevant account 6395 securities out of the 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	290	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	9	175.22
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	126	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	175.62
Common Stock	SELL	439	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	278	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	29	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	1	176.7893
Common Stock	SELL	1350	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	591	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	25	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	175.46
Common Stock	SELL	399	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	1104	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	840	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	42	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	535	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	27	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	756	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	4	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	592	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	4	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	2	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	24	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	14	176.7893
Common Stock	SELL	5193	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	266	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	14	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	182	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	68	176.448
Common Stock	SELL	52	175.585
Common Stock	SELL	6	176.77
Common Stock	BUY	361	176.536
Common Stock	SELL	52	176.505
Common Stock	BUY	1	176.789
Common Stock	SELL	42	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	591	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	290	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	278	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	266	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	399	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	175.46
Common Stock	SELL	2	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	25	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	14	176.789
Common Stock	BUY	27	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	9	175.22
Common Stock	BUY	2	175.62
Common Stock	BUY	2	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	4	176.12
Common Stock	BUY	4	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	29	176.12
Common Stock	SELL	115	176.47
Common Stock	SELL	68	176.4475
Common Stock	BUY	361	176.536011
Common Stock	SELL	52	176.505
Common Stock	SELL	6	176.77

(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:	17th  December 2025
###### Contact name:	London Compliance Team
###### Telephone number*:	+44777 105 6578 or +44207 982 3386

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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