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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report: April 27, 2010

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

1-2360

 

13-0871985

(State of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS employer Identification No.)

 

ARMONK, NEW YORK

 

10504

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

914-499-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

IBM held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 27, 2010.  For more information on the following proposals, see the company’s proxy statement dated March 8, 2010, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

·                  The stockholders elected each of the fourteen nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast:

 

DIRECTOR

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

BROKER
NON-VOTES

 

A.J.P. Belda

 

770,181,183

 

78,432,436

 

6,802,941

 

163,941,639

 

C. Black

 

793,901,806

 

54,850,899

 

6,663,855

 

163,941,639

 

W. R. Brody

 

830,161,677

 

18,752,384

 

6,502,499

 

163,941,639

 

K. I. Chenault

 

820,291,860

 

28,603,380

 

6,521,448

 

163,941,639

 

M. L. Eskew

 

686,553,062

 

159,697,873

 

9,165,625

 

163,941,639

 

S. A. Jackson

 

773,049,800

 

75,630,043

 

6,736,717

 

163,941,639

 

A. N. Liveris

 

779,544,259

 

68,885,289

 

6,987,012

 

163,941,639

 

W. J. McNerney, Jr.

 

826,476,017

 

22,312,112

 

6,628,431

 

163,941,639

 

T. Nishimuro

 

836,139,705

 

12,365,625

 

6,911,230

 

163,941,639

 

J. W. Owens

 

822,676,748

 

26,132,613

 

6,607,199

 

163,941,639

 

S. J. Palmisano

 

818,186,904

 

31,370,835

 

5,858,949

 

163,941,639

 

J. E. Spero

 

837,103,155

 

11,898,229

 

6,415,176

 

163,941,639

 

S. Taurel

 

830,653,021

 

18,219,714

 

6,543,825

 

163,941,639

 

L.H. Zambrano

 

751,423,821

 

96,289,597

 

7,703,142

 

163,941,639

 

 

·                  The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the company:

 

For

 

989,058,977

 

 

 

Against

 

24,494,897

 

 

 

Abstain

 

5,804,325

 

 

 

Total

 

1,019,358,199

 

 

 

 

Three stockholder proposals were presented at the meeting.  The stockholder proposal on Annual Incentive Payout was not presented at the meeting.

 

·                  Stockholder Proposal on Cumulative Voting:

 

For

 

251,507,294

 

29.79

%

Against

 

592,741,351

 

70.21

%

Abstain

 

11,168,043

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

163,941,639

 

 

 

Total

 

1,019,358,327

 

 

 

 

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·                  Stockholder Proposal on New Threshold for Calling Special Meetings:

 

For

 

356,758,627

 

42.44

%

Against

 

483,863,653

 

57.56

%

Abstain

 

14,794,408

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

163,941,639

 

 

 

Total

 

1,019,358,327

 

 

 

 

·                  Stockholder Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”):

 

For

 

378,897,492

 

45.29

%

Against

 

457,760,232

 

54.71

%

Abstain

 

18,758,964

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

163,941,639

 

 

 

Total

 

1,019,358,327

 

 

 

 

IBM’s web site (www.ibm.com) contains a significant amount of information about IBM, including financial and other information for investors (www.ibm.com/investor/). IBM encourages investors to visit its various web sites from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: April 29, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Andrew Bonzani

 

 

Andrew Bonzani

 

 

Vice President,

 

 

Assistant General Counsel &

 

 

Secretary

 

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