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:  September 26, 2005

(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

 

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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Item 5.02

 

(d) Election of New Director:

 

On September 26, 2005, IBM announced that Shirley Ann Jackson has been elected to the IBM Board of Directors.  Dr. Jackson has become a member of IBM’s Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.  The press release is Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.03

 

(a) Amendment to Bylaws:

 

Effective September 26, 2005, Article III, Section 2 of IBM’s bylaws were amended to increase the number of directors to thirteen.  Exhibit 3 of this Form 8-K contains IBM’s Bylaws as amended.

 

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.

 

 

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: September 27, 2005

 

 

 By:        /s/   Andrew Bonzani

 

 

 

(Andrew Bonzani)

 

 

 

Assistant Secretary &

 

 

 

Associate General Counsel

 

 

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