IBM 10-K Annual Report Dec. 31, 2023 | Alphaminr
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part IItem 1. Business:Item 1A. Risk Factors:Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments:Item 1C. Cybersecurity:Item 2. Properties:Item 3. Legal Proceedings:Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures:Part IIItem 5. Market For The Registrant S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities:Item 6. [reserved]Item 7. Management S Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of Operations:Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk:Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure:Item 9A. Controls and Procedures:Item 9B. Other Information:Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections:Part IIIItem 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance:Item 11. Executive Compensation:Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters:Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence:Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services:Part IVItem 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules:Item 16. Form 10-k Summary:

Exhibits

The Certificate of Incorporation of IBM, is Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K, filed February 22, 2022, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The By-Laws of IBM, as amended throughDecember12, 2023, is Exhibit 3.2 to Form8-K, filedDecember 12, 2023, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 7.00% Debentures due 2025 and the 7.00% Debentures due 2045 are Exhibits 2 and 3, respectively, to Form 8-K, filed on October 30, 1995, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 7.125% Debentures due 2096 is Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K/A, filed on December 6, 1996, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 6.22% Debentures due 2027 is Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K, filed on August 1, 1997, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 6.50% Debentures due 2028 is Exhibit 2 to Form 8-K, filed on January 8, 1998, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 2.875% Notes due 2025 is Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K, filed November 6, 2013, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.450% Notes due 2026 and the 4.700% Notes due 2046 are Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5 to Form 8-K, filed February 18, 2016, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 1.125% Notes due 2024 and the 1.750% Notes due 2028 are Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3 to Form 8-K, filed March 4, 2016, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 0.300% Notes due 2026 is Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K, filed November 1, 2016, and is hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.300% Notes due 2027 is Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed January 26, 2017, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.950% Notes due 2025, and the 1.500% Notes due 2029 are Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2 to Form 8-K, filed May 22, 2017, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.875% Notes due 2025, the 1.250% Notes due 2027 and the 1.750% Notes due 2031 are Exhibits 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed January 30, 2019, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.000% Notes due 2024, the 3.300% Notes due 2026, the 3.500% Notes due 2029, the 4.150% Notes due 2039 and the 4.250% Notes due 2049 are Exhibits 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 to Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2019, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.300% Notes due 2028, the 0.650% Notes due 2032 and the 1.200% Notes due 2040 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 to Form 8-K, filed February 10, 2020, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 1.700% Notes due 2027, the 1.950% Notes due 2030, the 2.850% Notes due 2040 and the 2.950% Notes due 2050 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2020, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.875% Notes due 2030, the 1.250% Notes due 2034, the 2.200% Notes due 2027, the 2.720% Notes due 2032 and the 3.430% Notes due 2052 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 to Form 8-K, filed February 8, 2022, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 4.000% Notes due 2025, the 4.150% Notes due 2027, the 4.400% Notes due 2032 and the 4.900% Notes due 2052 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed July 26, 2022, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.375% Notes due 2027, the 3.625% Notes due 2031, the 3.750% Notes due 2035, the 4.000% Notes due 2043, the 4.875% Notes due 2038, the 4.500% Notes due 2026, the 4.500% Notes due 2028, the 4.750% Notes due 2033 and the 5.100% Notes due 2053 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 to Form 8-K, filed February 3, 2023, and are hereby incorporated by reference. The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the4.700% Notes due 2026, the4.600% Notes due 2027, the4.600% Notes due 2029, the 4.750% Notes due 2031, the 4.900% Notes due 2034, the5.250% Notes due 2044and the 5.300% Notes due 2054are Exhibits4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7and4.8to Form 8-K, filed February2, 2024, and are hereby incorporated by reference. Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993 between IBM and The Bank of New York Mellon, (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)) as Trustee, is Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and is hereby incorporated by reference. First Supplemental Indenture to Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993 between IBM and The Bank of New York Mellon, (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)) as Trustee, dated as of December 15, 1995, is Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and is hereby incorporated by reference. Indenture dated as ofFebruary2, 2024, between IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, as guarantor, andThe Band of New York Mellon, as trustee, is Exhibit 4.1 toForm 8-K, filedFebruary2, 2024,and is hereby incorporated by reference. Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. 4.1 The IBM 2001 Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-87708 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM PWCC Acquisition Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-102872 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM Red Hat Acquisition Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-232585 of Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 4.8 to Form S-8 POS, filed on December 18, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM 1999 Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-30424 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM 1997 Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-31305 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The VMTurbo, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-259965 on Form S-8, as such amended and restated plan was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-8, filed on October 1, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, (ii) performance share units and (iii) retention restricted stock unit awards as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective October 1, 2018, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Terms and Conditions of LTPP equity award agreements was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, and is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of equity award agreements for stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units and SARS, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective July 15, 2019, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective October 1, 2019, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units and the terms and conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective December 17, 2019, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share units and the terms and conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective March 2, 2020, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective June 1, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective June 1, 2023, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share unites, effective, January 1, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 1, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, (ii) performance share units and (iii) retention restricted stock unit awards, effective June 1, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective January 1, 2022, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective February 1, 2023, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Kfor the year ended December 31, 2022, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options,restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS,(ii) retention restricted stock units, cash-settled retention restricted stock units, and(iii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effectiveJuly1, 2023, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.2to Form 10-Qfor thequarterendedJune30, 2023, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Annual Incentive Program, effective January 1, 2023, filed as Exhibit 10.3 for thequarter ended June 30, 2023, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, contained in Registration Statement 33-60227 on Form S-8, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM Board of Directors Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, a compensatory plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, effective January 30, 2018, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, effective December 13, 2022,filed asExhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, are hereby incorporated by reference.(1) The IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, as amended and restated through December 31, 2008, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Amendment No. 1 to the IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, effective December 9, 2014, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Amendment No.2to the IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, effective December31, 2023.(1) 10.1 The IBM ExcessSavingsPlan, a compensatory plan (formerly the IBMExcess 401(k) PlusPlan), as amended and restated through January 1, 2024.(1) 10.2 The IBM 2003 Employees Stock Purchase Plan, contained in Registration Statement 333-104806 on Form S-8, as amended through April 1, 2005, which was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.4to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, is hereby incorporate by reference.(1) Letter Agreement, signed by Gary Cohn and IBM, dated December 24, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) Letter Agreement, signed by Gary Cohn, dated December 24, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.(1) $2,500,000,000 Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2021, among International Business Machines Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers parties thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference. Amendment No. 1 to Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2022, among International Business Machines Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed July 1, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference. Confirmation of Termination Date Extension dated June 15, 2023 to $2,500,000,000 Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022), among IBM, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference. $7,500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2021, among International Business Machines Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers parties thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference. Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2022, among International Business Machiness Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed July 1, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference. Confirmation of Termination Date Extension dated June 15, 2023 to $7,500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022), among IBM, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed asExhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed June 16, 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference. (13) Annual Report to Security Holders(2) 13 (21) Subsidiaries of the registrant 21 (23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 23.1 (24) Powers of attorney 24.1 Resolution of the IBM Board of Directors authorizing execution of this Annual Report on Form 10-K by Powers of Attorney 24.2 (31) Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13A-14(a) or 15D-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.1 Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13A-14(a) or 15D-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.2 (32) Certification by CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.1 Certification by CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2 (97) International Business Machines CorporationExecutiveOfficerCompensationRecoveryPolicy 97