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)

 

 

 

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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