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| Your Vote Counts! INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 NEW ORCHARD RD, MD 325 ARMONK, NY 10504 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2022 Annual Meeting Vote by April 25, 2022 11:59 PM ET. For 401(k) Plus Plan shares, vote by April 24, 2022 11:59 PM ET. You invested in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on April 26, 2022. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* April 26, 2022 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Attend virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IBM2022 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number V1.1 For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # D66490-P64849 Get informed before you vote View the Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report online at www.ProxyVote.com OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 12, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. |
| THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. Voting Items Board Recommends D66491-P64849 1. Election of Directors for a Term of One Year Nominees: 1b. David N. Farr 1a. Thomas Buberl 1c. Alex Gorsky 1d. Michelle J. Howard 1e. Arvind Krishna 1f. Andrew N. Liveris 1g. F. William McNabb III 1h. Martha E. Pollack 1i. Joseph R. Swedish 1j. Peter R. Voser 1k. Frederick H. Waddell 1l. Alfred W. Zollar 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. 4. Stockholder Proposal to Lower Special Meeting Right Ownership Threshold. 5. Stockholder Proposal to Have An Independent Board Chairman. 6. Stockholder Proposal Requesting Public Report on the use of Concealment Clauses. For For For For For For For For For For For For For For 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Against Against Against |
