SEC FORM 3

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^*

KRISHNA ARVIND

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

IBM CORPORATION

ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD

(Street)

ARMONK

10504

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/06/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP [ IBM ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO

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	65,595.682	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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)
Phantom Stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	14,826	$0.00	D
Rst. Stock Unit	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	2,113	$0.00	D
Rst. Stock Unit	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	4,500	$0.00	D
Rst. Stock Unit	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	9,024	$0.00	D
Rst. Stock Unit	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	104,839	$0.00	D
Rst. Stock Unit	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	15,565	$0.00	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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 these phantom stock units into an alternative investment account under such plan.

2. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on June 8, 2020

3. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 2,250 of these units on June 8, 2020, and for 2,250 of these units on June 8, 2021.

4. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 3,008 of these units on June 8, 2020, for 3,008 of these units on June 8, 2021, and for 3,008 of these units on June 8, 2022.

5. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 16,129 of these units on December 11, 2020, for 24,194 of these units on December 11, 2021, for 32,258 of these units on December 11, 2022, and for 32,258 of these units on December 11, 2023.

6. Upon lapse of the restrictions, these units are payable in cash or the company's common stock. The restrictions lapse for 3,891 of these units on June 7, 2020, for 3,891 of these units on June 7, 2021, for 3,891 of these units on June 7, 2022, and for 3,892 of these units on June 7, 2023.

Remarks:

	D. Condrea on behalf of A. Krishna	04/10/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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