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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000051143-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IBM"
cik: "0000051143"
company_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:23:41.570061+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IBM elects Ramon Laguarta to board; by-laws amended to increase board size to 14

## Summary
- Ramon Laguarta elected to IBM Board of Directors effective March 1, 2026.
- Article III, Section 2 of IBM's By-laws amended to increase board size from 13 to 14.
- No other material changes; routine governance action.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000051143-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IBM
- cik: 0000051143
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000015/0000051143-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000015/ibm-20260301.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000015.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ca00b36f6edd5666323f8a15ee3693d006d365c0
  claim: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP: Increased number of directors from thirteen to fourteen following election of Ramon Laguarta (effective 2026-03-01).
  evidence_excerpt: Article III, Section 2 of IBM's By-laws was amended to increase the number of directors to fourteen, effective March 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000015/0000051143-26-000015-index.htm

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