UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: July 18, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
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1-2360 |
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13-0871985 |
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(State of Incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS employer Identification No.) |
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ARMONK, NEW YORK |
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10504 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
914-499-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K contains the prepared remarks for IBM’s Chief Financial Officer Martin Schroeter’s second-quarter 2017 earnings presentation to investors on July 18, 2017.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures discussed in the earnings presentation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are included as Exhibit 99.2 of this Form 8-K. The slides used in Mr. Schroeter’s second-quarter 2017 earnings presentation are Exhibit 99.3 to the company’s Form 8-K submitted to the SEC on July 18, 2017.
The information in this Item 7.01, including the corresponding Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished with the Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:
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Exhibit No. |
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Prepared Remarks of Earnings Presentation on July 18, 2017 |
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99.2 |
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Non-GAAP Supplemental Materials |
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