UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The IBM Board of Directors adopted amendments to IBM’s By-laws, effective October 25, 2021, to amend Article III, Section 2, to increase the number of directors from twelve to thirteen as a result of the previously disclosed election of Al Zollar.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by the text of the By-laws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.2 | The By-laws of IBM, as amended through October 25, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
IBM’s web site (www.ibm.com) contains a significant amount of information about IBM, including financial and other information for investors (www.ibm.com/investor/). IBM encourages investors to visit its various web sites from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 22, 2021 | ||
| By: | /s/ Frank Sedlarcik | |
| Frank Sedlarcik | ||
| Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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