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 26, 2011

(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 26, 2011.  For more information on the following proposals, see the company’s proxy statement dated March 7, 2011, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.  Below are the final voting results.

 

(1)        The stockholders elected each of the twelve 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

 

688,283,072

 

92,151,261

 

4,494,497

 

176,388,690

 

W.R. Brody

 

772,903,209

 

7,788,772

 

4,243,745

 

176,388,690

 

K.I. Chenault

 

758,052,716

 

22,487,059

 

4,394,552

 

176,388,690

 

M.L. Eskew

 

661,067,353

 

119,290,199

 

4,567,576

 

176,388,690

 

S.A. Jackson

 

702,987,274

 

75,106,351

 

6,842,625

 

176,388,690

 

A.N. Liveris

 

702,441,131

 

77,702,397

 

4,789,013

 

176,388,690

 

W.J. McNerney, Jr.

 

758,284,625

 

22,300,781

 

4,339,887

 

176,388,690

 

J.W. Owens

 

772,747,802

 

7,521,763

 

4,664,727

 

176,388,690

 

S.J. Palmisano

 

753,412,193

 

27,454,417

 

4,059,299

 

176,388,690

 

J.E. Spero

 

772,494,503

 

8,144,526

 

4,287,656

 

176,388,690

 

S. Taurel

 

757,904,239

 

22,632,463

 

4,397,794

 

176,388,690

 

L.H. Zambrano

 

715,835,149

 

64,659,215

 

4,441,057

 

176,388,690

 

 

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

 

For

 

940,445,749

 

Against

 

17,019,021

 

Abstain

 

3,850,883

 

 

(3)        Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

For

 

723,045,452

 

93.02

%

Against

 

54,238,061

 

6.98

%

Abstain

 

7,649,300

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

176,388,690

 

 

 

 

(4)        Advisory Vote Regarding Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

1 Year

 

454,753,545

 

58.46

%

2 Years

 

21,247,907

 

2.73

%

3 Years

 

301,846,340

 

38.81

%

Abstain

 

7,079,824

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

176,388,690

 

 

 

 

(5)        Stockholder Proposal on Cumulative Voting:

 

For

 

216,764,348

 

27.91

%

Against

 

559,923,433

 

72.09

%

Abstain

 

8,231,207

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

176,388,690

 

 

 

 

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(6)        Stockholder Proposal to Review Political Contributions Policy:

 

For

 

205,894,754

 

31.36

%

Against

 

450,689,795

 

68.64

%

Abstain

 

128,342,081

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

176,388,690

 

 

 

 

(7)        Stockholder Proposal on Lobbying:

 

For

 

183,080,935

 

28.50

%

Against

 

459,321,406

 

71.50

%

Abstain

 

142,526,031

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

176,388,690

 

 

 

 

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 28, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Andrew Bonzani

 

 

 

Andrew Bonzani

 

 

 

Vice President,

 

 

 

Assistant General Counsel &

 

 

 

Secretary

 

 

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