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ANNUAL MEETING
The IBM Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2007,
at 10 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley
Street, Knoxville, Tennessee.
STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS
Stockholders in the United States and Canada can get quarterly financial results,
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LITERATURE FOR IBM STOCKHOLDERS
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The Form 10-K Annual Report and Form 10-Q Quarterly Reports to the SEC
provide additional information on IBM’s business. The 10-K report is released by
the end of February; 10-Q reports are released by early May, August and November.
An audio cassette recording of the 2006 Annual Report will be available for sight-
impaired stockholders in June.
“Collaboration That Matters: IBM 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report”
details our proactive approach to corporate citizenship, reflecting on our corporate
commitment to making a significant impact on the key challenges that face our
company and the world. It outlines our results and strategies delivered by more
than 350,000 employees across 170 countries worldwide and covers areas of
performance from accessibility to supply chain practices, from diversity to climate
protection, outlining our progressive approach to community engagement and
utilizing our innovative technologies applied against a range of societal problems
from education to health care, disaster relief and recovery to economic security.
Further information is also available on IBM’s corporate responsibility reporting
website: (www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility).
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