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: January 22, 2019
(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 fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings presentation to investors on January 22, 2019.
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 fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings presentation are Exhibit 99.3 to the company’s Form 8-K submitted to the SEC on January 22, 2019.
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 (the “Exchange Act”), with the exception of the following information from the question and answer period of the earnings presentation, which has been edited to provide additional context and clarity, and shall be deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act:
· In 2019, the company expects to expand gross and pre-tax margins.
· For full-year 2019, the company expects the GAAP tax rate to be approximately 14 percent, excluding discrete items. The company expects its operating (non-GAAP) tax rate for 2019 to be approximately 11 to 12 percent (which is a 3 to 4 points headwind year to year), including an estimate of potential discrete items.
· For the first quarter of 2019, the company expects GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations to be 16 percent of the full-year expectation of at least $12.45 and also expects operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share to be 16 percent of the full-year expectation of at least $13.90.
· At mid-January spot rates, the company expects a 4 point currency headwind to first quarter 2019 revenue growth, which is approximately two points worse than the year-to-year impact realized in the fourth quarter of 2018. The company expects 1 to 2 point sequential improvement in revenue growth at constant currency from the fourth quarter 2018 to the first quarter 2019.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit No. |
| Description of Exhibit |
99.1 |
| Prepared Remarks of Earnings Presentation on January 22, 2019 |
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99.2 |
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