SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Gherson Diane J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
IBM CORPORATION
ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD

(Street)
ARMONK NY 10504

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP [ IBM ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,832.1931 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Rst. Stock Unit (1) (1) Common Stock 419 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (2) (2) Common Stock 713 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (3) (3) Common Stock 1,716 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (4) (4) Common Stock 1,875 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (5) (5) Common Stock 4,167 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (6) (6) Common Stock 2,476 $0 D
Phantom Stock Unit (7) (7) Common Stock 1,631 $0 D
Rst. Stock Unit (8) (8) Common Stock 10,347 $0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on June 8, 2013.
2. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 355 of these units on June 8, 2013 and for 358 of these units on June 8, 2014.
3. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 572 of these units on June 8, 2013, for 572 of these units on June 8, 2014, and for 572 of these units on June 8, 2015.
4. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 468 of these units on June 8, 2013, for 468 of these units on June 8, 2014, for 468 of these units on June 8, 2015, and for 471 of these units on June 8, 2016.
5. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on December 29, 2013.
6. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on December 18, 2017.
7. Phantom stock units acquired under the IBM Excess 401(k) Plus Plan convert to the cash value of the company's common stock on a one-for-one basis, and distribution is deferred until separation from the company. The reporting person may transfer some of these phantom stock units into an alternative investment account under such plan.
8. These units have been deferred and are payable in the company's common stock upon lapse of restriction after retirement.
M. F. SooHoo on behalf of D. J. Gherson 06/03/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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