secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM)
CIK:        0000051143
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000051143-26-000043
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IBM annual meeting: 2026 LTPP approved, all directors elected, stockholder proposals defeated
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- 2026 Long-Term Performance Plan approved with 75.8% of votes cast in favor (443.9M for, 141.4M against).
- All 13 director nominees elected; Andrew N. Liveris received the highest against votes at 77.1M (13.2% of votes cast).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation (Say on Pay) passed with 94.2% support (549.9M for).
- Board size reduced to 13 as Frederick H. Waddell did not stand for re-election.
- All five stockholder proposals defeated; proposal on written consent received 37.3% support.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000043/0000051143-26-000043-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000043/ibm-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000043

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