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, 2016

(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.

 

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2016. Below are the final voting results. For more information on the following proposals, see IBM’s proxy statement dated March 7, 2016, 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

 

K.I. Chenault

 

583,159,622

 

30,699,946

 

4,838,802

 

165,658,351

 

M.L. Eskew

 

560,965,889

 

52,748,418

 

4,985,284

 

165,658,351

 

D.N. Farr

 

604,640,358

 

9,104,652

 

4,951,301

 

165,658,351

 

M. Fields

 

603,866,290

 

9,733,610

 

5,097,992

 

165,658,351

 

A. Gorsky

 

597,242,921

 

16,393,931

 

5,059,802

 

165,658,351

 

S.A. Jackson

 

590,163,167

 

23,336,214

 

5,196,001

 

165,658,351

 

A.N. Liveris

 

593,532,765

 

20,210,114

 

4,955,769

 

165,658,351

 

W.J. McNerney, Jr.

 

596,900,243

 

16,687,233

 

5,110,780

 

165,658,351

 

H.S. Olayan

 

601,611,037

 

11,762,878

 

5,325,779

 

165,658,351

 

J.W. Owens

 

603,612,535

 

10,079,455

 

5,007,784

 

165,658,351

 

V.M. Rometty

 

577,581,108

 

33,984,060

 

7,131,372

 

165,658,351

 

J.E. Spero

 

600,005,685

 

13,742,114

 

4,952,128

 

165,658,351

 

S. Taurel

 

591,609,160

 

21,975,114

 

5,117,208

 

165,658,351

 

P.R. Voser

 

601,390,521

 

11,555,153

 

5,753,974

 

165,658,351

 

 

· The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm for the company:

 

For

 

758,957,072

 

97.32

%

Against

 

20,873,079

 

2.68

%

Abstain

 

4,527,562

 

 

 

 

· Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

For

 

497,479,782

 

81.95

%

Against

 

109,593,892

 

18.05

%

Abstain

 

11,622,830

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

165,658,351

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal for Disclosure of Lobbying Policies and Practices:

 

For

 

141,970,760

 

25.03

%

Against

 

425,170,820

 

74.97

%

Abstain

 

51,544,789

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

165,658,351

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent:

 

For

 

190,607,115

 

31.35

%

Against

 

417,424,653

 

68.65

%

Abstain

 

10,661,234

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

165,658,351

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman:

 

For

 

191,318,454

 

32.46

%

Against

 

398,055,041

 

67.54

%

Abstain

 

29,325,566

 

 

 

Broker Non Votes

 

165,658,351

 

 

 

 

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, 2016

 

 

By:

/s/ Christina M. Montgomery

 

 

Christina M. Montgomery

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

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