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 28, 2015

(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 28, 2015. Below are the final voting results. For more information on the following proposals, see IBM’s proxy statement dated March 9, 2015, 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

 

A.J.P. Belda

 

602,461,637

 

20,243,344

 

5,967,016

 

166,640,169

 

W.R. Brody

 

607,109,725

 

16,069,250

 

5,493,227

 

166,640,169

 

K.I. Chenault

 

599,412,555

 

23,705,690

 

5,553,905

 

166,640,169

 

M.L. Eskew

 

561,662,854

 

61,447,247

 

5,558,940

 

166,640,169

 

D.N. Farr

 

611,857,336

 

11,266,667

 

5,540,017

 

166,640,169

 

A. Gorsky

 

608,209,462

 

14,849,566

 

5,613,190

 

166,640,169

 

S.A. Jackson

 

568,626,064

 

53,954,241

 

6,088,456

 

166,640,169

 

A.N. Liveris

 

604,344,663

 

18,784,662

 

5,542,449

 

166,640,169

 

W.J. McNerney, Jr.

 

600,997,418

 

22,259,286

 

5,415,017

 

166,640,169

 

J.W. Owens

 

612,016,609

 

11,147,135

 

5,508,206

 

166,640,169

 

V.M. Rometty

 

589,753,706

 

31,574,578

 

7,340,744

 

166,640,169

 

J.E. Spero

 

608,251,496

 

14,937,649

 

5,480,569

 

166,640,169

 

S. Taurel

 

608,217,136

 

14,774,021

 

5,680,961

 

166,640,169

 

P.R. Voser

 

607,055,749

 

15,921,601

 

5,694,673

 

166,640,169

 

 

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

 

For

 

778,839,954

 

98.54

%

Against

 

11,515,058

 

1.46

%

Abstain

 

4,953,300

 

 

 

 

· Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:

 

For

 

580,516,588

 

93.65

%

Against

 

39,376,657

 

6.35

%

Abstain

 

8,775,532

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

166,640,169

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal for Disclosure of Lobbying Policies and Practices:

 

For

 

133,564,914

 

22.44

%

Against

 

461,724,244

 

77.56

%

Abstain

 

33,374,350

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

166,640,169

 

 

 

 

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

 

For

 

192,776,015

 

31.14

%

Against

 

426,335,306

 

68.86

%

Abstain

 

9,559,577

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

166,640,169

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal to Limit Accelerated Executive Pay:

 

For

 

181,651,778

 

29.26

%

Against

 

439,078,683

 

70.74

%

Abstain

 

7,940,045

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

166,640,169

 

 

 

 

· Stockholder Proposal on Establishing a Public Policy Committee:

 

For

 

29,669,123

 

4.95

%

Against

 

569,817,501

 

95.05

%

Abstain

 

29,174,498

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

166,640,169

 

 

 

 

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 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christina M. Montgomery

 

 

Christina M. Montgomery

 

 

Vice President and Secretary

 

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