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, 2018
(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)
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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 Jim Kavanaugh’s second-quarter 2018 earnings presentation to investors on July 18, 2018.
The company is also providing the following additional information:
· The company expects to grow revenue for the year at mid-July spot rates.
· The company expects its total services gross margin to expand in the second half of 2018.
· The company expects typical seasonality for the third quarter with respect to sequential revenue performance and EPS attainment.
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. Kavanaugh’s second-quarter 2018 earnings presentation are Exhibit 99.3 to the company’s Form 8-K submitted to the SEC on July 18, 2018.
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:
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: July 19, 2018 | | |
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| By: | /s/ Robert F. Del Bene |
| | Robert F. Del Bene |
| | Vice President and Controller |
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