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 30, 2019

(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))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Capital stock, par value $.20 per share

 

IBM

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

Chicago Stock Exchange

1.375%  Notes due 2019

 

IBM 19B

 

New York Stock Exchange

2.750%  Notes due 2020

 

IBM 20B

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.875%  Notes due 2020

 

IBM 20A

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.500%  Notes due 2021

 

IBM 21B

 

New York Stock Exchange

2.625%  Notes due 2022

 

IBM 22A

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.25%    Notes due 2023

 

IBM 23A

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.375%  Notes due 2023

 

IBM 23B

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.125%  Notes due 2024

 

IBM 24A

 

New York Stock Exchange

2.875%  Notes due 2025

 

IBM 25A

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.950%  Notes due 2025

 

IBM 25B

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.875%  Notes due 2025

 

IBM 25C

 

New York Stock Exchange

0.300%  Notes due 2026

 

IBM 26B

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.250%  Notes due 2027

 

IBM 27B

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.750%  Notes due 2028

 

IBM 28A

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.500%  Notes due 2029

 

IBM 29

 

New York Stock Exchange

1.750%  Notes due 2031

 

IBM 31

 

New York Stock Exchange

8.375%  Debentures due 2019

 

IBM 19

 

New York Stock Exchange

7.00%    Debentures due 2025

 

IBM 25

 

New York Stock Exchange

6.22%    Debentures due 2027

 

IBM 27

 

New York Stock Exchange

6.50%    Debentures due 2028

 

IBM 28

 

New York Stock Exchange

7.00%    Debentures due 2045

 

IBM 45

 

New York Stock Exchange

7.125%  Debentures due 2096

 

IBM 96

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 


 

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

 

(a) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or the company) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 30, 2019. Below are the final voting results. For more information on the following proposals, see IBM’s proxy statement dated March 11, 2019, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)

Election of Directors for a Term of One Year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROKER

 

DIRECTOR

 

FOR

 

AGAINST

 

ABSTAIN

 

NON-VOTES

 

M. L. Eskew

 

465,454,521

 

72,881,402

 

5,156,048

 

174,563,896

 

D. N. Farr

 

529,578,712

 

8,846,431

 

5,065,192

 

174,563,896

 

A. Gorsky

 

521,026,071

 

17,405,089

 

5,062,765

 

174,563,896

 

M. Howard

 

527,308,470

 

11,355,257

 

4,828,541

 

174,563,896

 

S. A. Jackson

 

479,900,761

 

58,664,239

 

4,926,596

 

174,563,896

 

A. N. Liveris

 

523,433,857

 

14,946,214

 

5,112,285

 

174,563,896

 

M. E. Pollack

 

528,804,254

 

9,791,928

 

4,895,028

 

174,563,896

 

V. M. Rometty

 

497,643,206

 

39,434,860

 

6,414,889

 

174,563,896

 

J. R. Swedish

 

518,927,497

 

19,329,656

 

5,236,019

 

174,563,896

 

S. Taurel

 

513,917,630

 

24,488,682

 

5,083,574

 

174,563,896

 

P. R. Voser

 

528,698,595

 

9,731,750

 

5,063,021

 

174,563,896

 

F. H. Waddell

 

529,899,941

 

8,376,127

 

5,216,681

 

174,563,896

 

 

Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

 

For

 

683,061,311

 

95.8

%

 

 

 

 

Against

 

29,967,800

 

4.2

%

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

5,024,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay):

 

For

 

470,033,848

 

87.8

%

 

 

 

 

Against

 

65,413,450

 

12.2

%

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

8,039,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

174,563,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approval of Long-Term Incentive Performance Terms for Certain Executives for Awards Eligible for Transitional Relief Pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code:

 

For

 

499,079,416

 

93.3

%

 

 

 

 

Against

 

36,001,124

 

6.7

%

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

8,405,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

174,563,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent:

 

For

 

223,717,285

 

41.9

%

 

 

 

 

Against

 

309,885,885

 

58.1

%

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

9,887,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

174,563,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman:

 

For

 

216,879,281

 

40.5

%

 

 

 

 

Against

 

318,746,525

 

59.5

%

 

 

 

 

Abstain

 

7,856,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

174,563,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: May 3, 2019

 

By:

/s/ Christina M. Montgomery

 

Christina M. Montgomery

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

 

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