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York</ix:nonNumeric> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityFileNumber" id="f-5">1-2360</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" id="f-6">13-0871985</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(State of Incorporation)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(Commission File Number)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(IRS employer Identification No.)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.848%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:30.918%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.558%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:33.497%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.527%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" id="f-7">One New Orchard Road</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" id="f-8">Armonk</ix:nonNumeric>, <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen" id="f-9">New York</ix:nonNumeric></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" id="f-10">10504</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">(Zip Code)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="f-11">914</ix:nonNumeric>-<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="f-12">499-1900</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:28.030%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:98.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">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:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:2.678%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:96.022%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-13">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-14">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-15">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-16">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:38.445%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.557%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:21.021%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.557%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:35.720%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Title of each class</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Trading symbol(s)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-2" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-17"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-3" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-18">Capital stock, par value $.20 per share</ix:nonNumeric></ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-3" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-19"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-2" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-20">IBM</ix:nonNumeric></ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-2" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-21">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">NYSE Chicago</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-4" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-22">1.125% Notes due 2024</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-4" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-23">IBM 24A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-4" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-24">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-5" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-25">2.875% Notes due 2025</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-5" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-26">IBM 25A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-5" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-27">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-6" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-28">0.950% Notes due 2025</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-6" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-29">IBM 25B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-6" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-30">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-7" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-31">0.875% Notes due 2025</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-7" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-32">IBM 25C</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-7" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-33">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-8" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-34">0.300% Notes due 2026</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-8" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-35">IBM 26B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-8" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-36">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-9" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-37">1.250% Notes due 2027</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-9" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-38">IBM 27B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-9" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-39">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-10" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-40">3.375% Notes due 2027</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-10" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-41">IBM 27F</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-10" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-42">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-11" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-43">0.300% Notes due 2028</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-11" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-44">IBM 28B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-11" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-45">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-12" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-46">1.750% Notes due 2028</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-12" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-47">IBM 28A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-12" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-48">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-13" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-49">1.500% Notes due 2029</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-13" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-50">IBM 29</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-13" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-51">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-14" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-52">0.875% Notes due 2030</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-14" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-53">IBM 30A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-14" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-54">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-15" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-55">1.750% Notes due 2031</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-15" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-56">IBM 31</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-15" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-57">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-16" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-58">3.625% Notes due 2031</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-16" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-59">IBM 31B</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-16" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-60">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-17" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-61">0.650% Notes due 2032</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-17" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-62">IBM 32A</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-17" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-63">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-18" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-64">1.250% Notes due 2034</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-18" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-65">IBM 34</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-18" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-66">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-19" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-67">3.750% Notes due 2035</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-19" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-68">IBM 35</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-19" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-69">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-20" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-70">4.875% Notes due 2038</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-20" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-71">IBM 38</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-20" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-72">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-21" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-73">1.200% Notes due 2040</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-21" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-74">IBM 40</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-21" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-75">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-22" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-76">4.000% Notes due 2043</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-22" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-77">IBM 43</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-22" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-78">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-23" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-79">7.00% Debentures due 2025</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-23" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-80">IBM 25</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-23" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-81">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-24" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-82">6.22% Debentures due 2027</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-24" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-83">IBM 27</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-24" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-84">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-25" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-85">6.50% Debentures due 2028</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-25" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-86">IBM 28</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-25" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-87">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-26" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-88">5.875% Debentures due 2032</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-26" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-89">IBM 32D</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-26" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-90">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-27" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-91">7.00% Debentures due 2045</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-27" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-92">IBM 45</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-27" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-93">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-28" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-94">7.125% Debentures due 2096</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-28" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="f-95">IBM 96</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-28" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" id="f-96">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Emerging growth company <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-97">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:2pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">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. &#9744;</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;margin-top:1pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:98.900%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt solid #000000;border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table></div><div style="height:9pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i7e600f10ec8e42b588bf494a49d2b08d_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The registrant&#8217;s press release dated April&#160;24, 2024, regarding its financial results for the period ended March&#160;31, 2024, including consolidated financial statements for the period ended March&#160;31, 2024, is Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company&#8217;s results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has disclosed in the attached press release certain non-GAAP information which management believes provides useful information to investors. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are included in the press release, which is Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The rationale for management&#8217;s use of non-GAAP measures is included in Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The information in this Item 2.02, including the corresponding Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished with the Commission and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</span></div><div id="i7e600f10ec8e42b588bf494a49d2b08d_13"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(d)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:5.78pt">Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:8.445%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.557%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:88.598%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Description of Exhibit</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline" href="ibm-20240424xex991.htm">Earnings Release of the Registrant, dated April 24, 2024</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">99.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline" href="ibm-20240424xex992.htm">Non-GAAP Financial Information</a></span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The following exhibit is being filed as part of this report:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:8.445%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.557%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:88.598%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">Description of Exhibit</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">IBM&#8217;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.</span></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">2</span></div></div></div><div id="i7e600f10ec8e42b588bf494a49d2b08d_16"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">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.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.848%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:46.851%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:2.997%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:46.852%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Date: April&#160;24, 2024</span></div></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">/s/ Nicol&#225;s A. Fehring</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Nicol&#225;s A. Fehring</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:114%">Vice President and Controller</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">3</span></div></div></div></body></html>
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ibm-20240424
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 24, 2024
(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.)
One New Orchard Road
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Capital stock, par value $.20 per share
IBM
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE Chicago
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
3.375% Notes due 2027
IBM 27F
New York Stock Exchange
0.300% Notes due 2028
IBM 28B
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
0.875% Notes due 2030
IBM 30A
New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Notes due 2031
IBM 31
New York Stock Exchange
3.625% Notes due 2031
IBM 31B
New York Stock Exchange
0.650% Notes due 2032
IBM 32A
New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2034
IBM 34
New York Stock Exchange
3.750% Notes due 2035
IBM 35
New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Notes due 2038
IBM 38
New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Notes due 2040
IBM 40
New York Stock Exchange
4.000% Notes due 2043
IBM 43
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
5.875% Debentures due 2032
IBM 32D
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
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
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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. ☐
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The registrant's press release dated April 24, 2024, regarding its financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024, including consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2024, is Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K.
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company's results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has disclosed in the attached press release certain non-GAAP information which management believes provides useful information to investors. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are included in the press release, which is Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The rationale for management's use of non-GAAP measures is included in Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02, including the corresponding Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished with the Commission and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Earnings Release of the Registrant, dated April 24, 2024
99.2
Non-GAAP Financial Information
The following exhibit is being filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)
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 24, 2024
By:
/s/ Nicolás A. Fehring
Nicolás A. Fehring
Vice President and Controller
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