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: October 17, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | 1-2360 | 13-0871985 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS employer Identification No.) | ||
ARMONK, NEW YORK | 10504 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
914-499-1900
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to incorporate by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-145104 on Form S-3, effective August 3, 2007, the documents included as Exhibit 1 and 2 hereto, relating to $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities of IBM International Group Capital LLC which are guaranteed by the Registrant.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description |
| (1) | Underwriting Agreement dated October 17, 2007 among IBM International Group Capital LLC, International Business Machines Corporation, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC |
| (2) | Form of 5.05% Notes due 2012 |
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 19, 2007 | |||
| By: | /s/ Martin Schroeter | ||
| Martin Schroeter | |||
| Treasurer | |||