International Business Machines : Stockholder voting results (PDF, 44 KB)

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