EX-21 8 a2195966zex-21.htm EXHIBIT 21
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EXHIBIT 21


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES

Subsidiaries—as of December 31, 2009

Company Name
  State or country of
incorporation or organization
  Voting percent owned directly or indirectly by registrant  

IBM Argentina Sociedad Anonima

  Argentina     100.00  

IBM Australia Limited

  Australia     100.00  

IBM Oesterreich Internationale Bueromaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H. 

  Austria     100.00  

IBM Bahamas Limited

  Bahamas     100.00  

IBM Foreign Sales Corporation

  Barbados     100.00  

International Business Machines of Belgium sprl/buba

  Belgium     100.00  

WTC Insurance Corporation, Ltd. 

  Bermuda     100.00  

IBM de Bolivia, S.A. 

  Bolivia     100.00  

IBM Brasil—Industria, Maquinas e Servicos Limitada

  Brazil     100.00  

IBM Bulgaria Ltd. 

  Bulgaria     100.00  

IBM Canada Limited—IBM Canada Limitee

  Canada     100.00  

IBM de Chile S.A.C. 

  Chile     100.00  

IBM (China) Investment Company Limited

  China (P.R.C.)     100.00  

IBM de Colombia & C.I.A. S.C.A. 

  Colombia     100.00  

IBM Business Transformation Center, S.r.l. 

  Costa Rica     100.00  

IBM Croatia Ltd./IBM Hrvatska d.o.o. 

  Croatia     100.00  

IBM Ceska Republika spol. s.r.o. 

  Czech Republic     100.00  

IBM Danmark A/S

  Denmark     100.00  

IBM del Ecuador, C.A. 

  Ecuador     100.00  

IBM Egypt Business Support Services

  Egypt     100.00  

IBM Eesti Osauhing (IBM Estonia Ou)

  Estonia     100.00  

Oy International Business Machines AB

  Finland     100.00  

Compagnie IBM France, S.A.S. 

  France     100.00  

IBM Deutschland GmbH

  Germany     100.00  

International Business Machines Ghana Limited

  Ghana     100.00  

IBM Hellas Information Handling Systems S.A. 

  Greece     100.00  

IBM China/Hong Kong Limited

  Hong Kong     100.00  

IBM Magyarorszagi Kft. 

  Hungary     100.00  

IBM India Private Limited

  India     100.00  

PT IBM Indonesia

  Indonesia     100.00  

IBM Ireland Limited

  Ireland     100.00  

IBM Ireland Product Distribution Limited

  Ireland     100.00  

IBM Israel Limited

  Israel     100.00  

IBM Italia S.p.A. 

  Italy     100.00  

IBM Japan, Ltd. 

  Japan     100.00  

IBM East Africa Limited

  Kenya     100.00  

IBM Korea, Inc. 

  Korea (South)     100.00  

Sabiedriba ar irobezotu atbildibu IBM Latvija

  Latvia     100.00  

IBM Lietuva

  Lithuania     100.00  

IBM Services Financial Sector Luxembourg Sarl

  Luxembourg     100.00  

IBM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 

  Malaysia     100.00  

IBM Malta Limited

  Malta     100.00  

International Business Machines (Mauritius)

  Mauritius     99.60  

IBM de Mexico, S. de R.L. 

  Mexico     99.99 (A)

IBM Maroc

  Morocco     100.00  

IBM International Group B.V. 

  Netherlands     100.00  

Company Name
  State or country of
incorporation or organization
  Voting percent owned directly or indirectly by registrant  

IBM International Holdings B.V. 

  Netherlands     100.00  

IBM Nederland B.V. 

  Netherlands     100.00  

IBM New Zealand Limited

  New Zealand     100.00  

International Business Machines West Africa Limited

  Nigeria     100.00  

International Business Machines AS

  Norway     100.00  

IBM del Peru, S.A. 

  Peru     100.00  

IBM Philippines, Incorporated

  Philippines     100.00  

IBM Polska Sp.z.o.o. 

  Poland     100.00  

Companhia IBM Portuguesa, S.A. 

  Portugal     100.00  

IBM Romania Srl

  Romania     100.00  

IBM East Europe/Asia Ltd. 

  Russia     100.00  

IBM—International Business Machines d.o.o., Belgrade

  Serbia     100.00  

IBM Singapore Pte. Ltd. 

  Singapore     100.00  

IBM Slovensko spol s.r.o. 

  Slovak Republic     100.00  

IBM Slovenija d.o.o. 

  Slovenia     100.00  

IBM South Africa (Pty) Ltd. 

  South Africa     100.00  

International Business Machines, S.A. 

  Spain     100.00  

International Busines Machines Svenska A.B. 

  Sweden     100.00  

IBM Schweiz AG—IBM Suisse SA—IBM Suizzera SA—IBM Switzerland Ltd. 

  Switzerland     100.00  

IBM Taiwan Corporation

  Taiwan     100.00  

IBM Thailand Company Limited

  Thailand     99.99 (A)

IBM Tunisie

  Tunisia     100.00  

IBM (International Business Machines) Turk Limited Sirketi

  Turkey     100.00  

IBM Ukraine

  Ukraine     100.00  

IBM Middle East FZ—LLC

  United Arab Emirates     100.00  

IBM United Kingdom Limited

  United Kingdom     100.00  

IBM del Uruguay, S.A. 

  Uruguay     100.00  

IBM Capital Inc. 

  USA (Delaware)     100.00  

IBM Credit LLC

  USA (Delaware)     100.00  

IBM International Group Capital LLC

  USA (Delaware)     100.00  

IBM International Foundation

  USA (Delaware)     100.00  

IBM World Trade Corporation

  USA (Delaware)     100.00  

IBM de Venezuela, S.A. 

  Venezuela     100.00  

IBM Vietnam Company

  Vietnam     100.00  

(A)
Minor percentage held by other IBM shareholders subject to repurchase option.



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