Exhibit 10.15


 


 


 


 


	Office of the Senior Vice President	1 New Orchard Road
	Human Resources	Armonk, NY 10504


 


March 1, 2021


 


Dear Elly,


 


I am delighted to extend an offer of employment to you at
IBM as Group President, NewCo, currently the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of Global Technology Services (excluding TSS) effective
March 8, 2021 (the “Hire Date”).


 


The attachment outlines the specifics of our offer. I am extremely
excited about your joining the IBM team.


 


Please indicate your acceptance of this offer by signing and returning
the letter along with the Noncompetition Agreement to me via email.


 


Sincerely,


 


	 /s/  Nickle LaMoreaux 	 




Nickle LaMoreaux 


Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer,


IBM Human Resources


 


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Elly Keinan


 


This letter confirms our offer of IBM employment to you as
Group President, NewCo, reporting to Martin Schroeter, Chief Executive Officer, NewCo. Your primary responsibilities will be to ensure
completion of The Transaction, as described below, and other responsibilities as agreed upon between you and NewCo’s Chief Executive
Officer. The elements of your employment offer are:


 


Cash Compensation:


 


Effective on your first day of employment, your annualized
base salary will be $800,000.00, and you will have an opportunity to receive a $1,600,000.00 bonus as set forth below. This is in addition
to your participation in the IBM benefits plans. As an employee, you will receive a paycheck on a semi-monthly basis, on or around the
15th and 31st of each month. For 2021, your base salary will be prorated to reflect your actual IBM service.


 


In connection with IBM’s announced intention to spin-off
the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) business and organization (excluding TSS) as a separate
publicly listed company with IBM no longer owning any stake in the new company (the separate publicly listed company referred to as “NewCo”,
and the spin-off referred to as “The Transaction”), which will occur on the date of the closing of such spin-off (referred
to as “The Closing Date”), your bonus payment will depend on your successful completion of The Transaction. If achieved, your
bonus will be paid no later than February 1, 2022. You must be an active employee on The Closing Date in order to be eligible to receive
the bonus payout.


 


While IBM intends for The Transaction to be completed by December
31, 2021, if The Transaction is not completed by such date, IBM’s Chief Executive Officer may in his discretion decide to pay the
bonus in full and such payment shall be made no later than February 1, 2022, provided you are an active employee of IBM or Newco on such
payment date.


 


Additionally, you shall receive the bonus if the Transaction
is not completed by December 31, 2021 for reasons beyond your reasonable control and your employment is terminated without Cause (as defined
in the Noncompetition Agreement).


 


Please note, if prior to December 31, 2021 for strategic business reasons,
(A) IBM unilaterally determines and formally announces that it will not complete The Transaction, or (B) if NewCo is sold to another buyer,
and in both cases, the IBM CEO determines that the decision not to complete The Transaction or sell to another buyer was not made as a
result of your performance in moving The Transaction to closure, you will be eligible to receive the bonus payment one month following
the later of: (1) IBM’s formal announcement to not complete The Transaction (“Announcement Date”), or, (2) the closing
date of the sale of NewCo (“Sale Date”). You must be an active employee on the


 






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Announcement Date or the Sale Date, as applicable, in order
to be eligible to receive the bonus payout.


 


New Hire Equity:


 


You will be awarded a new hire equity grant of
$5,600,000.00 in planned value. You will receive 100% of this planned value as a special Performance Share Unit (PSU) award. Your award
will be granted on the 1st of the month following your Hire Date, or as soon as practical thereafter. The number of PSUs granted will
be determined by dividing the planned grant value by the average of IBM’s closing stock price for the 30 active trading days prior
to the date of grant.


 


In order to vest in your PSU award, you must meet
two performance criteria (“Performance Criteria”), or be excused for the non-performance:


 


		1.	You (a) successfully complete The Transaction as envisaged by no later than January 1, 2023 or (b) you
are excused from completing the Transaction as envisaged for reasons beyond your reasonable control as described in the Terms and Conditions
document provided with this offer letter; or (c) your employment is terminated without Cause (as such term is defined in your Noncompetition
Agreement) by IBM.



 


		2.	Immediately following The Closing Date you accept employment as the Group President of NewCo, provided
this performance criterion is excused if NewCo’s offer of employment is not comparable in the aggregate to the terms of this offer
letter, including your annual salary, bonus, and equity award.



 


PSUs are subject to the terms and conditions of
the applicable IBM Long-Term Performance Plan, along with the Preliminary Award Agreement and Terms and Conditions document that is being
provided with this offer letter. A final Award Agreement that indicates the number of PSUs granted will be provided after the grant date
of your PSU award.


 


If the performance
criteria described above are satisfied or excused, your award will generally vest and be released 33% on the six month anniversary of
The Closing Date, 33% on the 1st anniversary of The
Closing Date, and 34% on the 2nd anniversary of The
Closing Date, assuming all other conditions in your equity award agreement and its incorporated terms and conditions are met.


 


If as of The Closing Date the fair market value
of the IBM shares underlying your PSU award (the “IBM PSU Share Value”) is less than $5,600,000 by $50,000 or more, then immediately
after The Closing Date, provided that the Performance Criteria have been met, or excused, NewCo shall grant an RSU award to you with respect
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(a) $5,600,000; and (b) IBM PSU Share Value (“Value
Difference”). Such RSU grant shall be released on the same schedule as the PSU award described above.


 


If instead of The Transaction, NewCo is sold to
another buyer, and as of the Sale Date the IBM PSU Share Value is less than $5,600,000 by $50,000 or more, and you accept employment with
the buyer, then the buyer shall grant an RSU award, or substantially equivalent cash or equity based award in an affiliate of buyer, with
a value equal to the Value Difference (determined using the IBM PSU Share Value on the Sale Date), with the award being released on the
same schedule as the PSU award.


 


Sign-on Bonus Payment:


 


As part of your employment offer, you will be provided a sign-on
bonus of $2,000,000.00 which will be paid in one of your semi-monthly paychecks within two months of the commencement of your IBM employment.
This payment will be less applicable tax withholdings. Please note the payment is subject to the terms and conditions of the repayment
agreement attached and require your signature. Please see the attached repayment agreement for the complete terms.


 


Termination Notice


 


Your employment is at-will but you may not resign
for any reason and your employment may not be terminated for any reason without first having given the other party 60 days written notice
of resignation or termination. Payments that would ordinarily be made during that 60 day notice period shall continue to be made during
such notice period, awards that are scheduled to vest under the applicable award agreement and terms and conditions document during the
60 day notice period, shall vest as scheduled, and employee benefits shall continue in accordance with the terms of such plans during
that 60 day notice period.


 


Benefits:


 


During your employment, you will be eligible to participate
in the various benefit plans which IBM generally makes available to its regular employees, including medical and dental coverage, accident,
disability and life insurance, as well as the IBM 401(k) Plus Plan. After you complete one year of IBM service, this Plan offers a 100%
Company match, up to 5% of eligible pay, plus a 1% automatic contribution. In addition, if you meet certain eligibility requirements during
the annual enrollment period held each fall, you may also be eligible to participate in the IBM Excess 401(k) Plus Plan that provides
benefits in excess of the IRS limits. Additional details on these programs will be provided separately. For detailed information on IBM
Health Care benefits, visit the Health Care Benefits at IBM site at http://www.ibm.com/employment/us/benefits/.


 


If you have additional benefits questions after visiting our
website, please contact Paul Dunkle. 


 






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Additionally, the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) requires companies to provide employees with a Notice of Exchanges which discusses the Health Insurance Marketplace; a public option
where individuals may purchase health care coverage. This notice is attached for your information.


 





As is customary at IBM, this offer is contingent upon the completion
of our pre-employment process, including verification of your application materials and your ability to work for IBM without restriction
(which means you do not have non-compete obligations or other restrictive clause with your current or former employer; or any non-compete
or other restrictions have been disclosed by you and resolved to IBM's satisfaction).


 


IBM employees are required to comply with IBM’s Business
Conduct Guidelines. Once you have authorized access to the IBM Intranet, you will be able to read and/or print the contents of these documents,
and will be required to acknowledge receipt and compliance with the guidelines.


 


U.S. Laws and regulations prohibit the unauthorized release of restricted
technology to certain persons. IBM, in order to comply with these legal requirements, must ascertain whether someone who may be given
access to restricted technology is a “Foreign Person” subject to these export control restrictions. If someone is a Foreign
Person for export control purposes, then he/she may need to be granted an export license or other government authorization before starting
in a position with access to restricted technology. Therefore, if you indicated that you are a Foreign Person on your employment application
(by answering “no” to the question “Are you a U.S. citizen or national, a permanent resident? or “yes” to
the question “Are you a refugee, an asylee or authorized to work under the amnesty provisions of U.S. immigration law?”),
you will be contacted by a member of IBM's Recruitment organization who will ask for your country(s) of citizenship and permanent residence.
Your country(s) of citizenship and permanent residence will enable IBM to determine the type of export license which would be required,
should you be placed in a position with access to restricted technology. Our ability to obtain an export license for you may be a factor
in IBM’s decision to continue with your pre-employment process, depending on the staffing needs of the hiring manager.


 


For tax and payroll purposes, you will require a Social Security
Number. If you do not have one, you must apply for a number at your Social Security Administration Office before your first day of employment.
Also, please note that IBM may be required to withhold federal tax at a different rate based upon your alien residency tax filing status.
For more information on this, please review IRS Publication 519 before completing the W4 from, http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/ch01.html.
If you are a nonresident alien, you will need to complete the W-4 form using the provided instructions on your first day of work, http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/ch08.html.


 






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Your employment is also contingent upon your compliance with
the U.S. immigration law. The law requires you to complete the U.S. Government Employment Eligibility Verification form (I-9) and to provide
on your first day of employment documents that verify your identity and employment eligibility. By accepting this offer, you will be required
to comply with this law. The terms of this letter are not a contract of employment and do not imply employment for any specific period
of time. Rather, employment at IBM is at-will, which means that either you or IBM may terminate your employment at any time, for any reason
and without prior notice, subject to the provisions of this offer letter. No modification of this at-will status is valid unless contained
in writing signed by two authorized representatives of IBM.


 


On your first day of employment you will be required to sign IBM's
form regarding confidential information and intellectual property. If you would like to review or discuss this document in advance, please
contact Paul Dunkle.





		 
	Accepted:	 /s/ Elly Keinan	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Date:	03/02/2021	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Projected Start Date:	03/08/2021	 




 






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Long-Term
Incentive Award Acceptance Information


 


Dear
Elly Keinan:


 


IBM's
grants to you become effective only after, and are conditioned upon your accepting the terms and conditions of the award agreements,
the accompanying "Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award Effective March 1, 2021" (“Terms and Conditions”) document
attached below and the Long-Term Performance Plan (“LTPP”) under which these long-term incentive awards are granted, including
those provisions relating to the cancellation and rescission of awards.


 


If
you have not read the LTPP prospectus that governs your equity awards, please do so by viewing the “Prospectuses” section
of the executive compensation web site ( http://w3.ibm.com/hr/exec/comp/eq_prospectus.html). The prospectus contains the
terms of the LTPP and is the legal offering document covering IBM's stock-based awards, and you should read it before accepting your
grant. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the LTPP and the information provided on this screen, the LTPP shall govern.


 


To
record your acceptance and agreement to the terms and conditions of your award, you must press the ACCEPT button below. By pressing the
ACCEPT button below, you are certifying that you have read and understand the terms and conditions of each award agreement, the Terms
and Conditions document and the LTPP covering each stock-based award listed here, and that you accept and agree to all the relevant terms
and conditions.


 


Until
you formally accept your award, Restricted Stock Units and/or Performance Share Units will not be released to you or settled at vesting
and Stock Options will not be exercisable. In addition, after you accept your award and your RSU or PSU award vests, the shares (net
of taxes where applicable) will typically be available for sale, and/or transfer at https://www.stockplanconnect.com/ within 2
business days from the vesting and/or payout date, as applicable. As described in the plan documents, the Company withholds taxes from
your award (and/or reports income) as required by local laws. In some countries, the Company does not withhold taxes because there is
no requirement to do so. Irrespective of any withholding and/or reporting by the Company, it is important for you to consult with your
personal tax advisor to satisfy your individual tax obligations.


 


	Award
    Type	Award
    Date	Shares
    / Units	Long-Term
    

    Performance Plan
	Performance
    Share Units (PSUs)	April
    1, 2021	44,285	1999


 






     


     


    

 





	 	International Business Machines Corporation
    ("IBM")


 Equity Award Agreement
 IBM Confidential
	 	 
	Plan	IBM 1999 Long-Term Performance Plan
    (the "Plan")
	 	 
	Award Type	Performance Share Units (PSUs)
	 	 
	Purpose	The purpose of this Award is to retain
    selected executives. You recognize that this Award represents a potentially significant benefit to you and is awarded for the purpose
    stated here.
	 	 
	Awarded to 	Elly Keinan
	 	 
	Home Country	United States (USA) 0104359
	 	 
	Award Agreement	This Equity Award Agreement, together with
    the "Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award Effective March 1, 2021" ("Terms and Conditions") document and
    the Plan http://w3.ibm.com/hr/exec/comp/eq_prospectus.html, both of which are incorporated herein by reference, together
    constitute the entire agreement between you and IBM with respect to your Award. This Equity Award Agreement shall be governed by
    the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts or choice of law rules or principles.
	 	 
	Grant	Date
    of Grant	# PSUs Awarded	 
	 	April
    1, 2021	44,285	 
	 	 	 	 
	Vesting	In
                    connection with IBM’s announced intention to spin-off the Managed Infrastructure Services Unit of its IBM Global
                    Technology Services (GTS) business and organization (excluding TSS) as a separate publicly listed company (the separate
                    publicly listed company referred to as “NewCo” and the spin-off referred to as “The Transaction”),
                    which will occur on the date of the closing of such spin-off (referred to as “The Closing Date”). You
                    can earn the PSUs awarded above, provided both of the following “Performance Criteria” have been met:

                     

                    1.     You
                    ensure successful completion of The Transaction as envisaged (for the avoidance of doubt, as a spin-off of the Managed
                    Infrastructure Services Unit of the GTS business (excluding TSS)), with IBM no longer owning any equity stake in
                    NewCo following The Closing Date of The Transaction ; and  

                     

                    2.     You
                    accept employment as Group President of NewCo immediately following The Closing Date of The Transaction  

                     

                    If
                    both of the above Performance Criteria are satisfied as determined by the IBM Chief Executive Officer, your awards
                    will be converted into shares of NewCo Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) according to the stated conversion formula for
                    all unvested IBM equity awards on or around The Closing Date, and will vest in accordance with the following schedule: 

                    •     33%
                    on the six-month anniversary of The Closing Date

                    •     33%
                    on the 1st anniversary of The Closing Date

                    •     34%
                    on the 2nd anniversary of The Closing Date

	 	 
	Payout of Awards	Following
                    the vesting dates described above, the Company or NewCo shall deliver to you a number of shares of Capital Stock
                    equal to the number of your earned RSUs, net of any applicable tax withholding, and the respective PSUs shall thereafter
                    be canceled.  

                     

                    All
                    payouts under this Award are subject to the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement and the Terms and Conditions document,
                    including those relating to the cancellation and rescission of awards.




 






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	 	International Business
    Machines Corporation ("IBM")
	 	Equity Award Agreement



 


	Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award	Refer to the Terms and Conditions document attached for an explanation of the terms and conditions applicable to your Award, including those relating to:
	 	   •   	Cancellation
and rescission of awards (also see below)
	 	   •    	Jurisdiction,
governing law, expenses and taxes
	 	   •   	Non-solicitation
of Company employees and clients, if applicable
	 	   •     	Treatment
of your award in the event the Performance Criteria above cannot be met , including Performance Criteria that cannot met by no fault
of your own
	 	   •   	Treatment
of your Award in the event of death or disability or leave of absence
	 	   •   	Treatment
of your Award upon termination of employment, including for cause, and under all other circumstances.
	 	 
	 	It is strongly recommended that you print the Terms and Conditions document for later reference .



 


	Cancellation
    and Rescission	You understand
    that IBM may cancel, modify, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict this Award in accordance with the terms of
    the Plan, including, without limitation, canceling or rescinding this Award if you render services for a competitor prior to, or
    during the Rescission Period. You understand that the Rescission Period that has been established is 12 months. Refer to the Terms
    and Conditions document and the Plan for further details.
	 	 
	Data
    Privacy, Electronic Delivery	By
    accepting this Award, you agree that data, including your personal data, necessary to administer this Award may be exchanged among
    IBM and its subsidiaries and affiliates as necessary, and with any vendor engaged by IBM to administer this Award, subject to the
    Terms and Conditions document; you also consent to receiving information and materials in connection with this Award or any subsequent
    awards under IBM's long-term performance plans, including without limitation any prospectuses and plan documents, by any means of
    electronic delivery available now and/or in the future (including without limitation by e-mail, by Web site access and/or by facsimile),
    such consent to remain in effect unless and until revoked in writing by you.

	 	 
	Extraordinary
    Compensation	Your
    participation in the Plan is voluntary. The value of this Award is an extraordinary item of income, is not part of your normal or
    expected compensation and shall not be considered in calculating any severance, redundancy, end of service payments, bonus, long-service
    awards, pension, retirement or other benefits or similar payments. The Plan is discretionary in nature. This Award is a one-time
    benefit that does not create any contractual or other right to receive additional awards or other benefits in the future. Future
    grants, if any, are at the sole grace and discretion of IBM, including but not limited to, the timing of the grant, the number of
    units and vesting provisions. This Equity Award Agreement is not part of your employment agreement, if any. 




 






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	 	International
    Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") 
	 	Equity Award Agreement 
	 	 
	Accept
    Your Award 	This Award is considered
    valid when you accept it. This Award will be cancelled unless you accept it by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time two business days prior to
    the Closing Date. By pressing the Accept button below to accept your Award, you acknowledge having received and read this Equity
    Award Agreement, the Terms and Conditions document and the Plan under which this Award was granted and you agree (i) not to hedge
    the economic risk of this Award or any previously-granted outstanding awards, which includes entering into any derivative transaction
    on IBM securities (e.g., any short sale, put, swap, forward, option, collar, etc.), (ii) to comply with the terms of the Plan, this
    Equity Award Agreement and the Terms and Conditions document, including those provisions relating to cancellation and rescission
    of awards and jurisdiction and governing law, and (iii) that by your acceptance of this Award, all awards previously granted to you
    under the Plan or other IBM Long -Term Performance Plans are subject to (A) jurisdiction, governing law, expenses, taxes and administration
    section of the Terms and Conditions document (unless you are, and have been for at least 30 days immediately preceding, a resident
    of or an employee in Massachusetts at the time of the termination of your employment with IBM, in which case the jurisdiction, governing
    law, expenses, taxes and administration terms of your previous awards shall apply) and (B) any cancellation, rescission or recovery
    required by applicable laws, rules, regulations or standards, including without limitation any requirements or standards of the U.S.
    Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange.  



 






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TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR


EQUITY
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EFFECTIVE
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Terms
and Conditions of Your Equity Award


 


Table
of Contents


 


	Introduction	3
	 	 
	How
    to Use This Document	3
	 	 
	Definition
    of Terms	4
	 	 
	Provisions
    that apply to all countries	6
	 	 
	Provisions
    that apply to select countries	8
	 	 
	Provisions
    that apply to the Performance Share Units (PSUs)	9
	 	 
	a.
    Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) including Cash-Settled PSUs	9
	 	 
	Provisions
    that apply to specific countries	12
	 	 
	a.
    Denmark	12
	 	 
	b.
    Israel	12
	 	 
	c.
    United States	12




 






    
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Terms
and Conditions of Your Equity Award


 


Introduction


 


This
document provides you with the terms and conditions of your Award that are in addition to the terms and conditions contained in your
Equity Award Agreement for your specific Award. Also, your Award is subject to the terms and conditions in the governing plan
document; the applicable document is indicated in your Equity Award Agreement and can be found at
https://w3cms.s3-api.us-geo.objectstorage.softlayer.net/inline-files/LTPP_1999_august_2007_prospectus.pdf.


 


How
to Use This Document


 


Terms
and conditions that apply to all awards in all countries can be found on page 6. Review these in addition to any award- or country-specific
terms and conditions that may be listed. Once you have reviewed these general terms, check in your Equity Award Agreement for any award-specific
and/or country-specific terms that apply to your Award.


 






    
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Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:


 


Definition of Terms


 


The following are defined terms from the Long-Term Performance
Plan, your Equity Award Agreement, or this Terms and Conditions document. These are provided for your information. In addition to this
document, see the Plan prospectus and your Equity Award Agreement for more details.


 


“Awards” -- The grant of any form of stock option,
stock appreciation right, stock or cash award, whether granted singly, in combination or in tandem, to a Participant pursuant to such
terms, conditions, performance requirements, limitations and restrictions as the Committee may establish in order to fulfill the objectives
of the Plan.


 


"Board" -- The Board of Directors of International
Business Machines Corporation ("IBM").


 


"Capital Stock" -- Authorized and issued or unissued
Capital Stock of IBM, at such par value as may be established from time to time.


 


“Committee” -- The committee designated by the Board to
administer the Plan.


 


"Company" -- IBM and its affiliates and subsidiaries
including subsidiaries of subsidiaries and partnerships and other business ventures in which IBM has an equity interest.


 


“Engage in or Associate with” includes, without
limitation, engagement or association as a sole proprietor, owner, employer, director, partner, principal, joint venture, associate, employee,
member, consultant, or contractor. This also includes engagement or association as a shareholder or investor during the course of your
employment with the Company, and includes beneficial ownership of five percent (5%) or more of any class of outstanding stock of a competitor
of the Company following the termination of your employment with the Company.


 


“Equity Award Agreement” -- The document provided
to the Participant which provides the grant details.


 


"Fair Market Value" -- The average of the high and low prices
of Capital Stock on the New York Stock Exchange for the date in question, provided that, if no sales of Capital Stock were made on said
exchange on that date, the average of the high and low prices of Capital Stock as reported for the most recent preceding day on which
sales of Capital Stock were made on said exchange.


 


“NewCo” – Referred to as the working name
of the envisaged new company that is created as a result of IBM spinning-off the Managed Infrastructure Services Unit of its IBM Global
Technology Services (GTS) business and organization (excluding TSS) as a separate publicly listed company, with IBM no longer owning
any equity stake in the new company.


 






    
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"Participant" -- An individual to whom an Award has
been made under the Plan. Awards may be made to any employee of, or any other individual providing services to, the Company. However,
incentive stock options may be granted only to individuals who are employed by IBM or by a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning
of section 424(f) of the Code) of IBM, including a subsidiary that becomes such after the adoption of the Plan.


 


“Performance Team” -- For
purposes of the Plan, the Performance Team refers to the team of IBM’s senior leaders who run IBM Business Units or geographies,
including the chairman and CEO. The CEO selects and invites these senior leaders to join the Performance Team.


 


“Plan” -- Any IBM Long-Term Performance Plan.


 


“Termination of Employment” -- For the purposes of determining
when you cease to be an employee for the cancellation of any Award, a Participant will be deemed to be terminated if the Participant is
no longer employed by IBM or a subsidiary corporation that employed the Participant when the Award was granted unless approved by a method
designated by those administering the Plan.


 


“The Announcement Date” – If applicable,
the date that IBM formally announces that it will not complete the spin-off of the Managed Infrastructure Services Unit of its IBM Global
Technology Services business and organization (excluding TSS) as a separate publicly listed company, with IBM no longer owning any equity
stake in the new company.


 


“The Closing Date” – The date that IBM completes
the spin-off of the Managed Infrastructure Services Unit of its IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) business and organization (excluding
TSS) as a separate publicly listed Company, with IBM no longer owning any equity stake in the new company.


 


“The Sale Date” – If applicable, the date
that IBM completes the sale of the Managed Infrastructure Services Unit of its IBM Global Technology Services business and organization
(excluding TSS) to another buyer (rather than being spun-off as a separate publicly listed company).


 


“The Transaction” – The spin-off of the Managed Infrastructure
Services Unit of IBM’s


 


Global Technology Services business and organization (excluding
TSS) as a separate publicly listed company, with IBM no longer owning any equity stake in the new company.


 






    
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Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:


 


Provisions that apply to all countries


 


The following provisions apply to all countries and for the
following Award types: Performance Share Units and Cash-Settled Performance Share Units.


 


Cancellation and Rescission


 


All determinations regarding enforcement, waiver or
modification of the cancellation and rescission and other provisions of the Plan and your Equity Award Agreement (including the
provisions relating to termination of employment, death and disability) shall be made in IBM’s sole discretion. Determinations
made under your Equity Award Agreement and the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among individuals, whether or
not such individuals are similarly situated.


 


You agree
that the cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan and your Equity Award Agreement are reasonable and agree not to challenge
the reasonableness of such provisions, even where forfeiture of your Award is the penalty for violation. Engaging in Detrimental Activity
(as defined in the Plan) may result in cancellation or rescission of your Award. Detrimental Activity includes your acceptance of an offer
to Engage in or Associate with any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company.


 


Jurisdiction, Governing Law, Expenses, Taxes and Administration


 


Your Equity Award Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules. You agree that any action or proceeding
with respect to your Equity Award Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in New York County or,
Westchester County, New York. You agree to the personal jurisdiction thereof, and irrevocably waive any objection to the venue of such
action, including any objection that the action has been brought in an inconvenient forum.


 


If any court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision
of your Equity Award Agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible
so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of your Equity Award Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.


 


If you or the Company brings an action
to enforce your Equity Award Agreement and the Company prevails, you will pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection
with that action and in connection with collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.


 






    
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If the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that
it has incurred or will incur any obligation to withhold taxes as a result of your Award, without limiting the Company’s rights
under Section 9 of the Plan, the Company may withhold the number of shares that it determines is required to satisfy such liability and/or
the Company may withhold amounts from other compensation to the extent required to satisfy such liability under federal, state, provincial,
local, foreign or other tax laws. To the extent that such amounts are not withheld, the Company may require you to pay to the Company
any amount demanded by the Company for the purpose of satisfying such liability.


 


If the Company changes the vendor engaged to administer
the Plan, you consent to moving all of the shares you have received under the Plan that is in an account with such vendor (including
unvested and previously vested shares), to the new vendor that the Company engages to administer the Plan. Such consent will remain in
effect unless and until revoked in writing by you.


 






    
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Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:


 


Provisions that apply to select countries


 


The following provisions apply to select countries and
for the following Award types, Performance Share Units and Cash-Settled Performance Share Units, granted to all individuals in all countries
except those with a home country of Latin America, specifically: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.


 


Non-Solicitation


 


In consideration of your Award, you agree that during
your employment with the Company and for two years following the termination of your employment for any reason, you will not directly
or indirectly hire, solicit or make an offer to any employee of the Company to be employed or perform services outside of the Company.
Also, you agree that during your employment with the Company and for one year following the termination of your employment for any reason,
you will not directly or indirectly, solicit, for competitive business purposes, any customer of the Company with which you were involved
as part of your job responsibilities during the last year of your employment with the Company. By accepting your Award, you acknowledge
that the Company would suffer irreparable harm if you fail to comply with the foregoing, and that the Company would be entitled to any
appropriate relief, including money damages, equitable relief and attorneys’ fees.


 






    
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Terms
and Conditions of Your Equity Award:


 


Provisions
that apply to the Performance Share Units (PSUs) for all countries


 


a.
Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) including Cash-Settled PSUs


 


Treatment
of your Award in the Event that the Performance Criteria cannot be met


 


Performance
Criteria are not met because IBM unilaterally determines that The Transaction will no longer be completed as envisaged


 


If
for strategic business reasons, IBM unilaterally decides to formally change course and announces that it will not move forward with The
Transaction as envisaged (The Announcement Date), and the IBM Chief Executive Officer determines that the decision to change course was
not made as a result of your performance in moving The Transaction to closure, IBM agrees that you satisfied the Performance Criteria
of your Equity Award Agreement upon your termination of employment with IBM, and your PSUs will be released on the following schedule
after The Announcement Date:


 


		•	33%
                                            on the 6 month anniversary of The Announcement Date 
		•	33%
                                            on the 1st anniversary of The Announcement Date 
		•	34%
                                            on the 2nd anniversary of The Announcement Date 



 


Performance
Criteria are not met because NewCo is purchased by another buyer


 


If,
during the course of completing The Transaction, NewCo is purchased by another buyer, and you are selected and agree to the role in NewCo
that is designated in your Award Agreement immediately following the sale of NewCo, IBM agrees that you satisfied the Performance Criteria
of your Equity Award Agreement and your PSUs will convert to NewCo RSUs or a substantially equivalent cash or equity-based award in an
affiliate of buyer and vest in accordance with your Equity Award agreement.


 


If,
however, NewCo is purchased by another buyer, and the IBM Chief Executive Officer determines that the decision to sell to another buyer
was not made as a result of your performance in moving The Transaction to closure, but you were NOT selected for a role in NewCo that
is substantially comparable to the role designated in your Award Agreement, IBM agrees that you satisfied the Performance Criteria of
your Equity Award agreement upon your termination of employment with IBM, and your PSUs will be released on the following schedule after
The Sale Date:


 


		•	33%
                                            on the 6 month anniversary of the Sale Date 
		•	33%
                                            on the 1st anniversary of The Sale Date 
		•	34%
                                            on the 2nd anniversary of The Sale Date 



  






    
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Performance
Criteria not met Due to Termination by IBM without Cause


 


If
prior to completion of The Transaction or prior to The Sale Date, IBM terminates your employment without Cause (as such term is defined
in section 2 of your Noncompetition Agreement), IBM agrees that you satisfied the Performance Criteria of your Equity Award Agreement
upon your termination of employment, and your PSUs will be released on the following schedule after the date of your termination from
employment (the “Termination Date”):


 


		•	33%
                                            on the 6 month anniversary of The Termination Date 
		•	33%
                                            on the 1st anniversary of The Termination Date 
		•	34%
                                            on the 2nd anniversary of The Termination Date 



 


Performance
Criteria not met Due to Lack of Comparable Offer of Employment:


 


If
The Transaction is completed, and you do not accept employment with NewCo because (i) you are not selected for the role in NewCo that
is substantially comparable to the role that is designated in your Award Agreement; or (ii) the offer of employment is not comparable
in the aggregate with your annual salary, bonus and equity award in effect at the time of the Transaction, IBM agrees that you satisfied
the Performance Criteria of your Equity Award Agreement upon your termination of employment, and your PSUs will be released on the following
schedule after the date of your termination from employment (the “Termination Date”):


 


		•	33%
                                            on the 6 month anniversary of The Termination Date 
		•	33%
                                            on the 1st anniversary of The Termination Date 
		•	34%
                                            on the 2nd anniversary of The Termination Date 



 


Performance
Criteria not met for other reasons


 


If,
other than by death or disability described below, your performance conditions are not met for any other reason by January 1, 2023, your
PSUs will be cancelled when the performance criteria have been determined to have not been met.


 


Termination
of Employment, including Death and Disability, and Leave of Absence


 


Termination
of Employment and Leave of Absence


 


If
you cease to be an active employee for any reason (other than on account of death or are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan)
before they vest in accordance with the terms of your Equity Award Agreement, all PSUs are canceled immediately.


  


Death
or Disability


 


Prior
to the Date of Payout, (i) in the event of your death or (ii) if you are disabled (as described in Section 12 of the Plan), all PSUs
shall continue to vest and be released according to the terms of your Equity Award Agreement. In the event The Transaction does not occur
as envisaged by January 1, 2023, the PSUs would be released by January 1, 2023.


 






    
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Terms
and Conditions of Your Equity Award:


 


Provisions
that apply to specific countries


 


a.
Denmark


 


i.
All Awards


 


Non-Solicitation


 


The
following part of the above non-solicitation provision does not apply to those individuals with the home country of Denmark: “In
consideration of your Award, you agree that during your employment with the Company and for two years following the termination of your
employment for any reason, you will not directly or indirectly hire, solicit or make an offer to any employee of the Company to be employed
or perform services outside of the Company.”


 


b.
Israel


 


i.
All Awards


 


Data
Privacy


 


In
addition to the data privacy provisions in your Equity Award Agreement, you agree that data, including your personal data, necessary
to administer this Award may be exchanged among IBM and its subsidiaries and affiliates as necessary (including transferring such data
out of the country of origin both in and out of the EEA), and with any vendor engaged by IBM to administer this Award.


 


c.
United States


 


i.
All Awards


 


Nothing
in the Plan prospectus, your Equity Award Agreement or this Document affects your rights, immunities, or obligations under any federal,
state, or local law, including under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, as described in Company policies, or prohibits you from reporting
possible violations of law or regulation to a government agency, as protected by law.


 


If
you are, and have been for at least 30 days immediately preceding, a resident of, or an employee in Massachusetts at the time of the
termination of your employment with IBM, cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan will not apply if you engage in competitive
activities after your employment relationship has ended with IBM. For the avoidance of doubt, cancellation and rescission provisions
of the Plan will apply if you engage in (1) any Detrimental Activity prior to your employment relationship ending with IBM or (2) any
Detrimental Activity described in Section 13(a) of the Plan other than engaging in competitive activities after your employment relationship
has ended with IBM.


 






    
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IBM


 


Executive
Sign-on Payment Repayment Agreement


 


This
form must be completed in order to receive your Sign-On Payment.


 


	Employee
    Name	Date
    of Hire	E-Mail
    Address
	 	 	 
	Keinan,
    Elly	March
    8, 2021	
	 	 	 
	Phone	Resident
    Location	Work
    Location
	 	 	 
		New
    York, NY	U.S.
	 	 	 


 


Prior
to receiving any payment, I understand and agree to the following terms:


 


I
am eligible to receive a sign-on payment in the total amount of $2,000,000.00. The payment will be made no later than two months following
my hire date.


 


	•	The
                                       sign-on payment is earned on the earned date identified in the schedule below. If my employment
                                       with IBM ends within two years after my hire date, I will repay to IBM the sign-on payment.



 


	•	In
                                       connection with IBM’s announced intention to spin-off the Managed Infrastructure Services
                                       business (NewCo) as a separate publicly listed company, which will occur on the date of the closing
                                       of such spin-off (the Closing Date), referred to below as the Transaction, my repayment requirement
                                       will continue with NewCo.



 


	•	However,
                                       in the event that my employment with IBM or NewCo is terminated within the first two years of
                                       my employment for any of the following reasons, the repayment requirement mentioned above will
                                       not apply.



 


		1.	IBM
                                            unilaterally decides to formally change course and announces that it will not move forward
                                            with the Transaction, and the IBM Chief Executive Officer determines that the decision to
                                            change course was not made as a result of my performance in moving The Transaction to closure;



 


		2.	NewCo
                                            is purchased by another buyer and the IBM Chief Executive Officer determines that the decision
                                            to sell to another buyer was not made as a result of my performance in moving the Transaction
                                            to closure, and I am NOT selected for a role in NewCo that is substantially comparable to
                                            Group President;



 


		3.	Without
                                            cause (as defined in my Noncompetition Agreement with IBM).



 


	•	If I take a leave of absence from working for IBM on an active,
full-time basis before the payment earned date or during the repayment period, the payment earned date and my obligation to repay the
relevant installment payment will be extended for the period of the leave of absence.




 


	•	Similarly, if I convert to part-time employment status from
active, full-time employment at IBM before the payment earned date or during the repayment period, the payment earned date and my obligation
to repay the payment will be extended for the period of time represented by the difference between one year’s active, full-time
employment and the hours worked on my part-time employment schedule.




  


To
the extent permitted by law, I also authorize IBM to deduct any unearned sign-on payment balance, less any tax withholdings, owed to
IBM from any funds IBM may owe me at the time of my departure, such as wages, commissions, vacation, or bonus payments. If, after IBM
has deducted the amount from funds owed to me at the time of my departure, a balance owed to IBM remains, I shall repay the balance to
IBM.


 






    
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IBM


 


Executive
Sign-on Payment Repayment Agreement


 


This
Sign-on Payment Repayment Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or create or grant any right to continued employment
with IBM for any period of time. My employment remains “at will” and may end at any time by IBM or me.


 


	Payment
    Amount	Payment
    Date	Payment
    Earned Date
	$2,000,000	Within
    2 months of hire	2
    years from date of hire


 


	Employee
    Signature	Date
	/s/ Elly Keinan 	03/02/2021


 






    
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NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT


 


In recognition
of your critical role as a senior executive with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) and your access to IBM
Confidential Information and/or IBM customer goodwill by virtue of your position, your membership on the Acceleration Team, and/or your
appointment as an IBM Fellow; and/or as mutually agreed upon consideration for your promotion or hiring as a senior executive, including
your eligibility for awards to be granted to you under an IBM Long-Term Performance Plan (which constitutes independent consideration
for Paragraph 1(e) herein); and/or for other good and valuable consideration, you (“Employee” or “you”) agree
to the terms and conditions herein of this Noncompetition Agreement (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Paragraph 2.


 


1.        Covenants.


 


You acknowledge and agree that:


 


a)        
the compensation that you will receive in connection with this Agreement, including any equity awards, cash and/or other compensation,
your position as a senior executive, and/or your appointment to or continued membership on the Acceleration Team or any successor team
or group (“AT”), if applicable, and/or your appointment as an IBM Fellow, if applicable, is consideration for your work at
IBM, your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and your compliance with the post-employment restrictive covenants
included in this Agreement.


 


b)        
(i) the business in which IBM and its affiliates (collectively, the “Company”) are engaged is intensely competitive;
(ii) your employment by IBM and/or your membership on the AT, if applicable, and/or your role as an IBM Fellow, if applicable, requires
that you have access to, and knowledge of, IBM Confidential Information, including IBM Confidential Information that pertains not only
to your business or unit, but also to the Company’s global operations; (iii) you are given access to, and develop relationships
with, customers of the Company at the time and expense of the Company; and (iv) by your training, experience and expertise, your services
to the Company are, and will continue to be, extraordinary, special and unique.


 






     


     


    

 


c)        
 (i) the disclosure of IBM Confidential Information would place the Company at a serious competitive disadvantage and would do
serious damage, financial and otherwise, to the business of the Company; and (ii) you will keep in strict confidence, and will not, directly
or indirectly, at any time during or after your employment with IBM, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make available, rely on or use, except
in the course of performing your duties of employment with IBM, any IBM Confidential Information or any other trade secrets or confidential
business and technical information of the Company or its customers or vendors, without limitation as to when or how you may have acquired
such information.


 


d)        
(i) IBM Confidential Information, whether reduced to writing, maintained on any form of electronic media, or maintained in your
mind or memory and whether compiled by the Company and/or you, is owned by the Company; (ii) IBM Confidential Information includes, but
is not limited to, information that derives independent economic value from not being generally known to or readily ascertainable through
proper means by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under
the circumstances to maintain the secrecy of such information; (iii) IBM Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, information
that constitutes a trade secret of the Company; and (iv) the retention, disclosure and/or use of such IBM Confidential Information by
you during or after your employment with IBM (except in the course of performing your duties and obligations to the Company) shall constitute
a misappropriation of the Company’s trade secrets.


 


e)        
during your employment with IBM and for twelve (12) months following the termination of your employment either by you or by IBM:
(i) you will not directly or indirectly, within the Restricted Area, Engage in or Associate with (a) any Business Enterprise or (b) any
competitor of the Company, if performing the duties and responsibilities of such engagement or association could result in you (1) intentionally
or unintentionally using, disclosing, or relying upon IBM Confidential Information to which you had access by virtue of your job duties
or other responsibilities with IBM or (2) exploiting customer goodwill cultivated in the course of your employment with IBM; however,
in the event that your employment with IBM is terminated by IBM as a direct result of a resource action or similar restructuring action
and not for Cause, the post-employment restriction in this clause will not apply; and (ii) you will not directly or indirectly solicit,
for competitive business purposes, any actual or prospective customer of the Company which you were directly or indirectly involved with
or exposed to confidential information about as part of your job responsibilities during the last twelve (12) months of your employment
with IBM.


 


f)          during your employment
with IBM and for two (2) years following the termination of your employment either by you or by IBM for any reason, you will not directly
or indirectly, within the Restricted Area, hire, solicit or make an offer to, or attempt to or participate or assist in any effort to
hire, solicit, or make an offer to, any Employee of the Company to be employed or to perform services outside of the Company.


 






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2.        Definitions.


 


The following terms have the meanings
provided below.


 


a)        
“Business Enterprise” means any entity that engages in, or owns or controls an interest in any entity that engages
in, competition with any business unit or division of the Company in which you worked at any time during the three (3) year period prior
to the termination of your employment.


 


b)        
“Cause” means, as reasonably determined by IBM, the occurrence of any of the following: (i) embezzlement, misappropriation
of corporate funds or other material acts of dishonesty; (ii) commission or conviction of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or misdemeanor (other than a minor traffic
violation or other minor infraction); (iii) engagement in any activity that you know or should know could harm the business or reputation
of the Company; (iv) failure to adhere to the Company’s corporate codes, policies or procedures; (v) a breach of any covenant in
any employment agreement or any intellectual property agreement, or a breach of any other provision of your employment agreement, in
either case if the breach is not cured to the Company’s satisfaction within a reasonable period after you are provided with notice
of the breach (no notice and cure period is required if the breach cannot be cured); (vi) failure by you to perform your duties or follow
management direction, which failure is not cured to the Company’s satisfaction within a reasonable period of time after a written
demand for substantial performance is delivered to you (no notice or cure period is required if the failure to perform cannot be cured);
(vii) violation of any statutory, contractual or common law duty or obligation to the Company, including, without limitation, the duty
of loyalty; (viii) rendering of services for any organization or engaging directly or indirectly in any business which is or becomes
competitive with the Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of services to such organization or business, is or
becomes otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company; or (ix) acceptance of an offer to Engage in or Associate
with any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company; provided, however, that the mere failure to achieve
performance objectives shall not constitute Cause.


 






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c)        
“Employee of the Company” means any employee of the Company who worked within the Restricted Area at any time in the
twelve (12) month period immediately preceding any actual or attempted hiring, solicitation or making of an offer.


 


d)        
“Engage in or Associate with” includes, without limitation, engagement or association as a sole proprietor, owner,
employer, director, partner, principal, joint venturer, associate, employee, member, consultant, or contractor. The phrase also includes
engagement or association as a shareholder or investor during the course of your employment with IBM, and includes beneficial ownership
of five percent (5%) or more of any class of outstanding stock of a Business Enterprise or competitor of the Company following the termination
of your employment with IBM.


 


e)        
“IBM Confidential Information” is any information of a confidential or secret nature that is disclosed to you, or
created or learned by you, that relates to the business of the Company, including but not limited to trade secrets. Examples of IBM Confidential
Information include, but are not limited to: the Company’s formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques,
software, tools, systems, and processes, the Company’s selling, manufacturing, and servicing methods and business techniques, implementation
strategies, and information about any of the foregoing, the Company’s training, service, and business manuals, promotional materials,
training courses, and other training and instructional materials, vendor and product information, customer and prospective customer lists,
other customer and prospective customer information, client data, global strategic plans, marketing plans, information about the Company’s
management techniques and management strategies, information regarding long-term business opportunities, information regarding the development
status of specific Company products, assessments of the global competitive landscape of the industries in which the Company competes,
plans for investment in or acquisition, divestiture or disposition of products or companies or business units, expansion plans, financial
status and plans, compensation information, and personnel information.


 


f)          “Restricted Area”
means any geographic area in the world in which you worked or for which you had job responsibilities, including supervisory responsibilities,
during the last twelve (12) months of your employment with IBM. You acknowledge that IBM is a global company and that the responsibilities
of certain IBM employees, including, without limitation, AT members, are global in scope.


 






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3.        Acknowledgements.


 


You acknowledge that a mere
agreement not to disclose, use or rely on IBM Confidential Information after your employment by IBM ends would be inadequate, standing
alone, to protect IBM’s legitimate business interests. You acknowledge that disclosure of, use of, or reliance on IBM Confidential
Information, whether or not intentional, is often difficult or impossible for the Company to detect until it is too late to obtain any
effective remedy. You acknowledge that the Company will suffer irreparable harm if you fail to comply with Paragraph 1 or otherwise improperly
disclose, use, or rely on IBM Confidential Information. You acknowledge that the restrictions set forth in Paragraph 1 are reasonable
as to geography, scope and duration. You acknowledge that you have the right to consult with counsel prior to signing this Agreement.


 


4.        Injunctive
Relief.


 


You
agree that the Company would suffer irreparable harm if you were to breach, or threaten to breach, any provision of this Agreement and
that the Company would by reason of such breach, or threatened breach, be entitled to injunctive relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction,
without the need to post any bond, and you further consent and stipulate to the entry of such injunctive relief in such a court prohibiting
you from breaching, or further breaching, this Agreement. This Paragraph shall not, however, diminish the right of the Company to claim
and recover damages in addition to injunctive relief.


 


5.        Severability.


 


In the event that any
one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographic scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall
be construed by limiting and reducing them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law. Furthermore, a
determination in any jurisdiction that this Agreement, in whole or in part, is invalid or unenforceable shall not in any way affect
or impair the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.


 






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6.        Headings.


 


The headings in this Agreement
are inserted for convenience and reference only and shall in no way affect, define, limit or describe the scope, intent or construction
of any provision hereof.


 


7.        Waiver.


 


The failure of IBM to enforce
any terms, provisions or covenants of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of the same or of the right of IBM to enforce
the same. Waiver by IBM of any claim for breach or default by you (or by any other employee or former employee of IBM) of any term or
provision of this Agreement (or any similar agreement between IBM and you or any other employee or former employee of IBM) shall not operate
as a waiver of any other claim for breach or default.


 


8.        Successors
and Assigns.


 


This Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon IBM, any successor organization which shall succeed to IBM by acquisition, merger, consolidation
or operation of law, or by acquisition of assets of IBM and any assigns. You may not assign your obligations under this Agreement.


 


9.        Disclosure
of Existence of Covenants.


 


You agree that while employed
by IBM and for two (2) years thereafter, you will communicate the contents of this Agreement to any person, firm, association, partnership,
corporation or other entity which you intend to be employed by, associated with or represent, prior to accepting such employment, association
or representation.


 






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10.      Notice
to IBM of Prospective Position.


 


You agree that if, at any
time during your employment or within twelve (12) months following the termination of your employment with IBM, you are offered and intend
to accept a position with any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity other than the Company, you will provide
the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer for IBM Corporation with two (2) weeks’ written notice prior to accepting
any such position. This two (2) weeks’ written notice is separate from any other notice obligations you may have under agreements
with IBM. If for any reason you cannot, despite using your best efforts, provide the two (2) weeks’ written notice prior to accepting
any such position, you agree that you will provide two (2) weeks’ written notice prior to commencing that new position. You acknowledge
and agree that a two (2) week written notice period is appropriate and necessary to permit IBM to determine whether, in its view, your
proposed new position could lead to a violation of this Agreement, and you agree that you will provide IBM with such information as IBM
may request to allow IBM to complete its assessment (except that you need not provide any information that would constitute confidential
or trade secret information of any entity other than the Company). During the notice period required by this Paragraph, IBM may choose,
in its sole discretion, to limit your duties in your position with IBM and to restrict your access to IBM’s premises, systems, products,
information, and employees. IBM is committed to protect its trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, and will
take all necessary and appropriate steps to do so. You agree to cooperate with IBM in good faith to ensure that its trade secrets and
other confidential and proprietary information are not disclosed, either intentionally or inadvertently.


 


11.      No
Oral Modification.


 


This Agreement may not be
changed orally, but may be changed only in a writing signed by the Employee and a duly authorized representative of IBM.


 


12.      Entire
Agreement.


 


Although this
Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the Employee and IBM concerning the restrictive covenants herein, this
Agreement does not impair, diminish, restrict or waive any other restrictive covenant, nondisclosure obligation or confidentiality
obligation of the Employee to the Company under any other agreement, policy, plan or program of the Company. Nothing herein affects
your rights, immunities or obligations under any federal, state or local law, including under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016,
as described in the Company’s Business Conduct Guidelines, or prohibits you from reporting possible violations of law or
regulation to a government agency, as protected by law. The Employee and IBM represent that, in executing this Agreement, the
Employee and IBM have not relied upon any representations or statements made, other than those set forth herein, with regard to the
subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement.


 






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13.      Governing Law and Choice
of Forum.


 


This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules. The parties
agree that any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting
in New York County or Westchester County, New York. The parties agree to the personal jurisdiction thereof, and irrevocably waive any
objection to the venue of such action, including any objection that the action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding
this Paragraph, (a) if you are, and have been for at least 30 (thirty) days immediately preceding, a resident of or an employee in Massachusetts
at the time of the termination of your employment with IBM, the law of Massachusetts shall apply to this Agreement, and (b) if you reside
in Massachusetts, and have resided for at least 30 (thirty) days immediately preceding, at the time of the termination of your employment
with IBM, any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement may be brought in the county where you reside.


 
	ELLY KEINAN	 	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION


 


	By:  	/s/ Elly Keinan	 	By:  	/s/ Nickle LaMoreaux
	 	(Employee Signature)	 	 	Nickle LaMoreaux
	 	 	 	 	Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer


 


	     	 	  03/02/2021	 
	Employee Serial No.	 	Date	 



 






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