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Stockholder Information
ibm stockholder services
Stockholders with questions about their
accounts should contact:
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43072
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3072
(888) IBM-6700
Investors residing outside the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico should call
[phone].
Stockholders can also reach EquiServe Trust
Company, N.A. via e-mail at:
[email protected]
Hearing-impaired stockholders with access
to a telecommunications device (TDD) can
communicate directly with EquiServe Trust
Company, N.A., by calling [phone].
Stockholders residing outside the United
States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call
[phone].
ibm on the internet
Topics featured in this Annual Report can be
found via the IBM home page on the Internet
(http://www.ibm.com). Financial results, news
on IBM products, services and other activities
can also be found via that address.
Stockholders of record can receive online
account information and answers to
frequently asked questions regarding
stockholder accounts via the internet
(http://www.ibm.com/investor).
Stockholders of record can also consent
to receive future IBM Annual Reports and
Proxy Statements online through the
Internet at this site.
IBM files reports with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), including
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on
Form 8-K and any other filings required
by the SEC. Certifications by IBM’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer are included in SEC reports and
submissions to the New York Stock
Exchange as required.
IBM’s website (http://www.ibm.com) contains
a significant amount of information about
IBM, including the company’s annual report
on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all
amendments to those reports as soon as
reasonably practicable after such material
is electronically filed with or furnished to
the SEC (http://www.ibm.com/investor). These
materials are available free of charge on or
through the company’s website.
The public may read and copy any materials
the company files with the SEC at the SEC’s
Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20549. The public may
obtain information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room by calling the SEC
at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an
Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains
reports, proxy and information statements,
and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically with the SEC.
Visit www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility to
learn about IBM's positions and progress on
issues of corporate responsibility— including
its community relations programs, employee
programs, supply chain, corporate governance,
management system, well-being and safety
programs, environmental and energy priori-
ties, and the importance for IBM of diversity
in the workplace and the marketplace.
ibm investor services program
The Investor Services Program brochure
outlines a number of services provided for
IBM stockholders and potential IBM investors,
including the reinvestment of dividends,
direct purchase and the deposit of IBM
stock certificates for safekeeping. Call
[phone] for a copy of the brochure.
Investors residing outside the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico should call
[phone].
Investors with other requests may write to:
IBM Corporation
Stockholder Relations
New Orchard Road
Armonk, New York 10504
ibm stock
IBM common stock is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange and on other exchanges in
the United States and around the world.
annual meeting
The IBM Annual Meeting of Stockholders will
be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 10 a.m.
at the Charleston Area Convention Center,
5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston,
South Carolina.
stockholder communications
Stockholders in the United States and Canada
can get quarterly financial results, listen to a
summary of the Annual Meeting remarks and
hear voting results from the meeting by call-
ing (800) IBM-7800. Callers can also request
printed copies of the information via mail or
fax. Stockholders residing outside the United
States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call
[phone].
literature for ibm stockholders
The following literature on IBM
is available without charge from:
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43072
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3072
(888) IBM-6700
Investors residing outside the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico should call
[phone].
The Form 10-K Annual Report and Form 10-Q
Quarterly Reports to the SEC provide addi-
tional information on IBM’s business. The 10-K
report is released in February; 10-Q reports
are released in May, August and November.
An audio cassette recording of the 2004
Annual Report will be available for sight-
impaired stockholders in June.
general information
For answers to general questions about IBM
from within the continental United States, call
(800) IBM-4YOU. From outside the United
States, call [phone].
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