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Stockholder Information
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
IBM STOCKHOLDER SERVICES
Stockholders with questions about their accounts should contact:
Computershare 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 Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
via e-mail at: [email protected]
Hearing-impaired stockholders with access to a telecommunications
device (TDD) can communicate directly with Computershare 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 the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any other filings required
by the SEC.
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 our website.
The public may read and copy any materials the company files with the
SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the
operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
(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.
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 safe keeping. Call (888) IBM-6700 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 Stockholder Relations,
New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504
IBM STOCK
IBM common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange,
the Chicago Stock Exchange, and outside the United States.
ANNUAL MEETING
The IBM Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday,
April 27, 2010, at 10 a.m. at the Midwest Airlines Center, 400 West
Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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 calling (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:
Computershare 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 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 recording of the 2009 Annual Report will be available for
sight-impaired stockholders in June.
The IBM Corporate Responsibility Report details the company’s
distinct strategy, results and key performance metrics in the areas of
employees, communities, environment, supply chain, public policy
and governance. The report highlights IBM’s values-based leadership
of IBMers, leadership that drives not just our corporate social
responsibility efforts, but also our hiring decisions, our partnering
strategy, and our client engagements. The report is available in printed
form, online and downloadable at http://www.ibm.com/responsibility.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For answers to general questions about IBM from within the continental
United States, call (800) IBM-4YOU. From outside the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico, call [phone].
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