0001181431-13-032122.txt : 20130603 0001181431-13-032122.hdr.sgml : 20130603 20130603171855 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-13-032122 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130601 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130603 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130603 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000051143 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT [3570] IRS NUMBER: 130871985 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NEW ORCHARD ROAD CITY: ARMONK STATE: NY ZIP: 10504 BUSINESS PHONE: 9144991900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 NEW ORCHARD RD CITY: ARMONK STATE: NY ZIP: 10504 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gherson Diane J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001578371 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02360 FILM NUMBER: 13888837 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: IBM CORPORATION STREET 2: ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD CITY: ARMONK STATE: NY ZIP: 10504 3 1 rrd379075.xml X0206 3 2013-06-01 0 0000051143 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0001578371 Gherson Diane J IBM CORPORATION ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 3832.1931 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 419 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 713 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 1716 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 1875 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 4167 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 2476 D Phantom Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 1631 D Rst. Stock Unit 0 Common Stock 10347 D These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on June 8, 2013. 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. 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. 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. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on December 29, 2013. These units are payable in cash or the company's common stock upon lapse of the restrictions on December 18, 2017. 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. 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 2013-06-03 EX-24.1 2 rrd340703_388300.htm AUTHORIZATION BY DIANE J. GHERSON rrd340703_388300.html 

Exhibit 24.1

International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504
                                                        May 31, 2013
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549

The following individuals, whose signatures appear below, and the successors 
to their positions are hereby authorized to sign and file on my behalf all 
forms required by the U.S. securities laws, including without limitation 
Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 and Form 144.  The specimen signatures provided below
 may be signed on separate documents, and such documents taken together 
shall constitute a single document.

                E. Barth                ______________/s/________________

                M. Browdy                _____________/s/_________________

                D. Cummins                ____________/s/__________________

                A. Kuehnel                ___________/s/___________________

                M. SooHoo                __________/s/____________________

These individuals may further delegate this authority and this authorization
 shall remain in effect for as long as I remain an executive officer of IBM.
                                                        Very truly yours,
                                                             /s/
                                                        Diane J. Gherson
cc:  New York Stock Exchange