International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on
April 27, 2021. Below are the final voting results. For more information on the following proposals, see
IBM's proxy statement dated March 8, 2021, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The stockholders elected each of the twelve nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast.
- The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the company:
For | 644,985,562 | 95.7% |
Against | 28,790,232 | 4.3% |
Abstain | 4,130,960 |
- Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay):
For | 254,703,735 | 48.7% |
Against | 268,597,887 | 51.3% |
Abstain | 8,048,062 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 146,557,070 |
Three stockholder proposals were presented at the meeting.
- Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman:
For | 219,851,444 | 41.9% |
Against | 304,733,488 | 58.1% |
Abstain | 6,764,752 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 146,557,070 |
- Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent:
For | 201,858,219 | 38.6% |
Against | 320,661,288 | 61.4% |
Abstain | 8,830,177 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 146,557,070 |
- Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Company Publish Annually a Report Assessing its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts:
For | 491,258,952 | 94.3% |
Against | 29,652,767 | 5.7% |
Abstain | 10,437,965 | |
Broker Non-Votes | 146,557,070 |
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