# EDGAR Filing Document

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000051143
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT [3570]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 130871985
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02360
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26671568

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NEW ORCHARD ROAD
- **CITY:** ARMONK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10504
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9144991900

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

**ANNUAL REPORT**

**pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025**

**<u>1-2360</u>**

(Commission file number)

**<u>INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **<u>New York</u>** <br>**<u>(State of Incorporation)</u>**  | **<u>13-0871985</u>**<br>**<u>(IRS Employer Identification Number)</u>** |
| **<u>One New Orchard Road</u>**<br>**<u>Armonk, New York</u>**<br>**<u>(Address of principal executive offices)</u>** | **<u>10504</u>** <br>**<u>(Zip Code)</u>** |

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**<u>914-499-1900</u>**

(Registrant's telephone number)

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Capital stock, par value $.20 per share | IBM | New York Stock Exchange |
|  |  | NYSE Texas |
| 0.300% Notes due 2026 | IBM 26B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.250% Notes due 2027 | IBM 27B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.375% Notes due 2027 | IBM 27F | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.300% Notes due 2028 | IBM 28B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.750% Notes due 2028 | IBM 28A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.500% Notes due 2029 | IBM 29 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.875% Notes due 2030 | IBM 30A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.900% Notes due 2030 | IBM 30C | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.750% Notes due 2031 | IBM 31 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.000% Notes due 2031 | IBM 31A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.625% Notes due 2031 | IBM 31B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.650% Notes due 2032 | IBM 32A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.150% Notes due 2033 | IBM 33A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.450% Notes due 2034 | IBM 34A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.250% Notes due 2034 | IBM 34 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.750% Notes due 2035 | IBM 35 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.450% Notes due 2037 | IBM 37 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.850% Notes due 2038 | IBM 38B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.875% Notes due 2038 | IBM 38 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.200% Notes due 2040 | IBM 40 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 4.000% Notes due 2043 | IBM 43 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 3.800% Notes due 2045 | IBM 45A | New York Stock Exchange |
| Floating Rate Notes due 2028 | IBM 28E | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.22% Debentures due 2027 | IBM 27 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.50% Debentures due 2028 | IBM 28 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 5.875% Debentures due 2032 | IBM 32D | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.00% Debentures due 2045 | IBM 45 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7.125% Debentures due 2096 | IBM 96 | New York Stock Exchange |

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**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.**

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ <br> Accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has ﬁled a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the eﬀectiveness of its internal control over ﬁnancial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting ﬁrm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $274.5 billion.

The registrant had 938,034,404 shares of common stock outstanding at February 10, 2026.

Documents incorporated by reference:

Portions of IBM's Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2025 are incorporated by reference into Parts I, II and IV of this Form 10-K.

Portions of IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

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| **<u>[PART I](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_10)</u>** |  | [1](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_10) |
|  | <u>[Item 1. Business](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_13)</u> | [1](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_13) |
|  | <u>[Item 1A. Risk Factors](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_22)</u> | [3](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_22) |
|  | <u>[Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_25)</u> | [10](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_25) |
|  | <u>[Item 1C. Cybersecurity](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_28)</u> | [10](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_28) |
|  | <u>[Item 2. Properties](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_31)</u> | [11](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_31) |
|  | <u>[Item 3. Legal Proceedings](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_34)</u> | [11](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_34) |
|  | <u>[Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_37)</u> | [11](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_37) |
| **<u>[PART II](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_40)</u>** |  | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_40) |
|  | <u>[Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_43)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_43) |
|  | <u>[Item 6. \[Reserved\]](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_46)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_46) |
|  | <u>[Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_49)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_49) |
|  | <u>[Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_52)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_52) |
|  | <u>[Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_55)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_55) |
|  | <u>[Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_58)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_58) |
|  | <u>[Item 9A. Controls and Procedures](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_61)</u> | [12](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_61) |
|  | <u>[Item 9B. Other Information](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_64)</u> | [13](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_64) |
|  | <u>[Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_67)</u> | [13](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_67) |
| **<u>[PART III](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_70)</u>** |  | [14](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_70) |
|  | <u>[Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_73)</u> | [14](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_73) |
|  | <u>[Item 11. Executive Compensation](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_76)</u> | [14](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_76) |
|  | <u>[Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_79)</u> | [14](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_79) |
|  | <u>[Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_82)</u> | [16](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_82) |
|  | <u>[Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_85)</u> | [16](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_85) |
| **<u>[PART IV](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_88)</u>** |  | [17](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_88) |
|  | <u>[Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_91)</u> | [17](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_91) |
|  | <u>[Item 16. Form 10-K Summary](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_94)</u> | [23](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_94) |
| **<u>[SIGNATURES](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_97)</u>** |  |  |
| **<u>[REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_100)</u>** | **<u>[REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_100)</u>** |  |
| **<u>[SCHEDULE II](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_103)</u>** |  | S-[1](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_103) |

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**PART I**

**Item 1. Business:**

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or the company) was incorporated in the State of New York on June 16, 1911, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. (C-T-R), a consolidation of the Computing Scale Co. of America, the Tabulating Machine Co. and The International Time Recording Co. of New York. Since that time, IBM has focused on the intersection of business insight and technological innovation, and its operations and aims have been international in nature. This was signaled over 100 years ago, in 1924, when C-T-R changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation. And it continues today—we create sustained value for clients by helping them leverage the power of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI). Our hybrid cloud platform and AI technology support clients' digital transformations and helps them reimagine critical workflows, at scale, and modernize applications to increase agility, drive innovation and create operational efficiencies. Our offerings draw from leading IBM capabilities in software, consulting services capability to deliver business outcomes, and deep incumbency in mission-critical infrastructure, all bolstered by one of the world's leading research organizations.

The following information is included in IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders and is incorporated by reference:

IBM Strategy—pages 11 to 12.

Business Segments and Capabilities—pages 12 to 14.

Human Capital—page 15.

**Strategic Partnerships**

We proactively partner with a broad variety of companies including hyperscalers, service providers, global system integrators, and software and hardware vendors. We work alongside our partners to deliver end-to-end solutions that address our clients' complex business challenges while accelerating growth. Our strategic partners include: Adobe, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce, Samsung Electronics and SAP, among others.

Companies with which we have strategic partnerships in some areas may be competitors in other areas.

**Competition**

IBM is a globally integrated enterprise that participates in a highly competitive environment. Our competitors vary by industry segment, and range from large multinational enterprises to smaller, more narrowly focused entities. Across our business segments, we recognize hundreds of competitors worldwide and as we execute our hybrid cloud and AI strategy, we are regularly exposed to new competitors.

Our principal methods of competition are: technology innovation; performance; price; quality; brand; our breadth of capabilities, products and services; talent; client relationships and trust; the ability to deliver business value to clients; and service and support. In order to maintain leadership, we optimize our portfolio with organic and inorganic innovations and effective resource allocation. These investments not only drive current performance but will extend our innovation leadership into the future.

Our breadth and depth of expertise enables us to take different technologies and bring them together to solve the most pressing business issues of our clients. We differentiate from other providers by bringing together incumbency with enterprises, deep expertise in technology, industries and business processes, a broad go-to-market reach including an ecosystem of partners and alliances, and a strong focus on innovation. All of these attributes position IBM for accelerated growth now and prepare us for the next set of business opportunities, such as quantum computing.

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Overall, the company is the leader or among the leaders in each of our business segments. A summary of the competitive environment for each business segment is included below:

***Software:***

The depth, breadth, and innovation of our software offerings, coupled with our global reach, deep industry expertise and research capabilities help differentiate our offerings from our competitors. Our hybrid cloud and AI platforms allow clients to realize their digital and AI transformations across the applications, data, and environments in which they operate. The principal competitors in this segment include: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, BMC, Broadcom, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP and Splunk, a CISCO Company. We also compete with smaller, niche competitors in specific geographic regions or product segments.

***Consulting:***

Consulting integrates strategy, experience design, technology and operations expertise by domain across industries to deliver transformation for clients. Consulting operates in a highly competitive, dynamic market that spans business consulting, systems integration, application development and management, and business process outsourcing services. Our competitors include global firms such as Accenture, Capgemini, India-based service providers, management consulting firms, the consulting practices of public accounting firms, engineering service providers, and niche specialists. Our competitive position is supported by industry expertise; hybrid cloud, data, and AI capabilities; and the use of IBM technology and ecosystem partners to deliver solutions aligned to clients' strategic priorities.

***Infrastructure:***

IBM is well positioned in the growing hybrid cloud infrastructure market, providing on-premises and cloud-based server and storage solutions. We gain advantage and differentiation through investments in higher-value capabilities, including security, scalability, and reliability, designed especially for mission-critical and AI workloads. In addition, we offer a portfolio of life-cycle services for hybrid cloud infrastructure deployment. Our principal competitors include: Dell Technologies, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), Intel, NetApp and Pure Storage as well as original device manufacturers (ODMs) who provide systems that are re-branded. Further, cloud service providers are leveraging innovation in technology and service delivery to compete with traditional providers and to offer additional routes to market for server and storage systems.

***Financing:***

Financing provides client and commercial financing, facilitating IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software and services. Financing's ability to manage credit and residual value risk generates a competitive advantage for the company. The key competitive factors include: interest rates charged, IT product experience, client service, contract flexibility, ease of doing business, global capabilities and residual values. In client and commercial financing, Financing primarily competes with non-captive financing entities and financial institutions.

**Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements**

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-K may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("Reform Act"). Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain to different degrees. The company may also make forward-looking statements in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in materials delivered to stockholders and in press releases. In addition, the company's representatives may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "projects," and similar expressions, may identify such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement in this Form 10-K speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. In accordance with the Reform Act, set forth under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" on pages [3](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_22) to [10](#i463e74bc4fc3427eb951be137feb3165_36340) are cautionary statements that accompany those forward-looking statements. Readers should carefully review such cautionary statements as they identify certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements and from historical trends. Those

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cautionary statements are not exclusive and are in addition to other factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-K, in the company's filings with the SEC or in materials incorporated therein by reference.

The following information is included in IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference:

Segment information and revenue by classes of similar products or services—pages 65 to 68.

Financial information regarding environmental activities—pages 92 to 93.

The number of persons employed by the registrant—page 15.

The management discussion overview—pages 8 to 10.

Website information and company reporting—page 118.

**Information About Our Executive Officers (at February 24, 2026):**

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| | **Age** | **Officer since** |
| Arvind Krishna, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer <sup>(1)</sup> | 63 | 2020 |
| Gary D. Cohn, Vice Chairman | 65 | 2021 |
| Nicolas A. Fehring, Vice President and Controller | 47 | 2023 |
| James J. Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer | 59 | 2008 |
| Nickle J. LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | 46 | 2020 |
| Anne Robinson, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | 55 | 2024 |
| Robert D. Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer | 51 | 2023 |

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(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Member of the Board of Directors.

All executive officers are elected by the Board of Directors annually as provided in the Company's By-laws. Each executive officer named above, with the exception of Anne Robinson, has been an executive of IBM or its subsidiaries during the past five years. Ms. Robinson previously served as Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Secretary of the Vanguard funds from August 2016 until June 2024.

**Item 1A. Risk Factors:** 

**<u>Risks Related to Our Business</u>**

*Downturn in Economic Environment and Client Spending Budgets Could Impact the Company's Business:* If overall demand for IBM's products and solutions decreases, whether due to general economic conditions, or a shift in client buying patterns, the company's revenue and profit could be impacted.

*Failure of Innovation Initiatives Could Impact the Long-Term Success of the Company:* IBM has moved into areas, including those that incorporate or utilize hybrid cloud, AI, quantum and other disruptive technologies, in which it can differentiate itself through responsible innovation, by leveraging its investments in R&D and attracting a successful developer ecosystem. If IBM is unable to continue its cutting-edge innovation in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving environment or is unable to commercialize such innovations, expand and scale them with sufficient speed and versatility or is unable to attract a successful developer ecosystem, the company could fail in its ongoing efforts to maintain and increase its market share and its profit margins.

*Damage to IBM's Reputation Could Impact the Company's Business:* IBM has one of the strongest brand names in the world, and its brand and overall reputation could be negatively impacted by many factors, including if the company does not continue to be recognized for its industry leading technology and solutions and as a hybrid cloud and AI leader. IBM's reputation is potentially susceptible to damage by events such as significant disputes with clients, product defects, internal control deficiencies, delivery failures, cybersecurity incidents, government investigations or legal proceedings or actions of current or former clients, directors, employees, competitors, vendors, alliance partners or joint venture partners. If the

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company's brand image is tarnished by negative perceptions, its ability to attract and retain customers, talent and ecosystem partners could be impacted.

*Risks from Investing in Growth Opportunities Could Impact the Company's Business:* The company continues to invest significantly in key strategic areas, including AI, to drive revenue growth and market share gains. Client adoption rates and viable economic models are less certain in the high-value, highly competitive, and rapidly-growing segments. Additionally, emerging business and delivery models may unfavorably impact demand and profitability for our other products or services. If the company does not adequately and timely anticipate and respond to changes in customer and market preferences, competitive actions, disruptive technologies, emerging business models and ecosystems, the client demand for our products or services may decline or IBM's costs may increase.

*IBM's Intellectual Property Portfolio May Not Prevent Competitive Offerings, and IBM May Not Be Able to Obtain Necessary Licenses:* The company's patents and other intellectual property may not prevent competitors from independently developing products and services similar to or duplicative to the company's, nor can there be any assurance that the resources invested by the company to protect its intellectual property will be sufficient or that the company's intellectual property portfolio will adequately deter misappropriation or improper use of the company's technology. In addition, the company may be the target of aggressive and opportunistic enforcement of patents by third parties, including non-practicing entities. Also, there can be no assurances that IBM will be able to obtain from third parties the licenses it needs in the future. The company's ability to protect its intellectual property could also be impacted by a lack of effective legal protections as well as changes to existing laws, legal principles and regulations governing intellectual property, including the ownership and protection of patents.

Certain of the company's offerings incorporate or utilize open source and other third-party software licensed with limited or no warranties, indemnification, or other contractual protections for IBM. Further, if open source code that IBM utilizes is no longer maintained, developed or enhanced by the relevant community of independent open source software programmers, most of whom we do not employ, we may be unable to develop new technologies, adequately enhance our existing technologies or meet customer requirements for innovation, quality and price.

*Risks to the Company from Acquisitions, Alliances and Divestitures Include Integration Challenges, Failure to Achieve Objectives, the Assumption or Retention of Liabilities and Higher Debt Levels:* The company has made and expects to continue to make acquisitions, alliances and divestitures. Such transactions present significant challenges and risks and there can be no assurances that the company will manage such transactions successfully, that strategic objectives will be achieved or that strategic opportunities will be available to the company on acceptable terms or at all. With respect to acquisitions and alliances, the related risks include the company failing to achieve anticipated revenue improvements and cost savings, the failure to retain key personnel or strategic relationships of acquired companies, the assumption of liabilities related to litigation or other legal proceedings involving the businesses in such transactions, and delays in obtaining, or the failure to obtain, necessary governmental or regulatory approvals, as well as the failure to close planned transactions. Such transactions may require the company to secure financing and any significant disruption or turmoil in the capital markets could have an adverse effect on IBM's ability to access the capital markets at favorable terms. From time to time, the company divests or attempts to divest assets that are no longer central to its strategic objectives. Any such transaction is subject to risks, including risks related to the terms and timing of such divestitures, risks related to retained liabilities not subject to the company's control, and delays in obtaining, or failing to obtain, necessary governmental or regulatory approvals, as well as the failure to close planned transactions.

*The Company's Financial Results for Particular Periods Are Difficult to Predict:* IBM's revenues and profitability are affected by such factors as the introduction of new products and services, the ability to compete effectively in increasingly competitive marketplaces, the length of the sales cycles and the seasonality of technology purchases. In addition, certain of the company's growth areas involve new products, new customers, new and evolving competitors, and new markets, all of which contribute to the difficulty of predicting the company's financial results. The company's financial results may also be impacted by the structure of products and services contracts and the nature of its customers' businesses; for example, certain of the company's services contracts with commercial customers in regulated industries are subject to periodic review by regulators with respect to controls and processes. Further, general economic conditions, including sudden shifts in regional or global economic activity may impact the company's financial results in any particular period. As a result of the above-mentioned factors, the company's financial results are difficult to predict. Historically, the company has had lower revenue in the first quarter than in the immediately preceding fourth quarter. In addition, the high volume of products typically ordered at the end of each quarter, especially at the end of the fourth quarter, make financial results for a given period difficult to predict.

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*Due to the Company's Global Presence, Its Business and Operations Could Be Impacted by Local Legal, Economic, Political, Health and Other Conditions:* The company is a globally integrated entity, doing business in over 175 countries worldwide and deriving about sixty percent of its revenues from sales outside the United States. Changes in the laws or policies of the countries in which the company operates, or inadequate development or enforcement of such laws or policies, could affect the company's business and the company's overall results of operations. Further, the company may be impacted directly or indirectly by the development and enforcement of laws and regulations in the U.S. and globally that are specifically targeted at the technology industry. The company's results of operations also could be affected by economic and political changes in those countries and by macroeconomic changes, including recessions, inflation, currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies, capital controls, and adverse changes in trade relationships amongst those countries. Further, as the company expands its customer base and the scope of its offerings, both within the U.S. and globally, it may be impacted by additional regulatory or other risks, including, compliance with U.S. and foreign data privacy requirements, outbound investment restrictions, AI and cloud regulations, data localization requirements, labor relations laws, enforcement of IP protection laws, laws relating to anti-corruption, anti-competition regulations, and import, export and trade restrictions. Further, international trade disputes could create uncertainty. Tariffs, international trade sanctions, and export controls on goods, technologies, inputs, and raw materials resulting from these disputes could affect the company's ability to move goods and services across borders, or could impose added costs to those activities. Measures taken to date by the company to mitigate these impacts could be made less effective should trade sanctions, export controls, or tariffs change. In addition, any widespread outbreak of an illness, pandemic or other local or global health issue, natural disasters, climate change impacts, or uncertain political climates, international hostilities, or any terrorist activities, could adversely affect customer demand, the company's operations and supply chain, and its ability to source and deliver products and services to its customers.

*The Company May Not Meet Its Growth and Productivity Objectives:* On an ongoing basis, IBM seeks to drive greater agility, productivity, flexibility and cost savings by continuously transforming with the use of automation, AI, agile processes and changes to the ways of working, while also enabling the scaling of resources, offerings and investments through the company's globally integrated model across both emerging and more established markets. These various initiatives may not yield their intended gains in speed, quality, productivity and enablement of rapid scaling, which may impact the company's competitiveness and its ability to meet its growth and productivity objectives.

*Ineffective Internal Controls Could Impact the Company's Business and Operating Results:* The company's internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, failure or interruption of information technology systems, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud. Even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. If the company fails to maintain the adequacy of its internal controls, including any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or if the company experiences difficulties in their implementation, the company's business and operating results could be harmed and the company could fail to meet its financial reporting obligations.

*The Company's Use of Accounting Estimates Involves Judgment and Could Impact the Company's Financial Results:* The application of accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP) requires the company to make estimates and assumptions about certain items and future events that directly affect its reported financial condition. The company's most critical accounting estimates are described in the Management Discussion in IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, under "Critical Accounting Estimates." In addition, as discussed in note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies," in IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, the company makes certain estimates including decisions related to legal proceedings and reserves. These estimates and assumptions involve the use of judgment. As a result, actual financial results may differ.

*The Company's Goodwill or Amortizable Intangible Assets May Become Impaired:* The company acquires other companies, including the intangible assets of those companies. The company may not realize all the economic benefit from those acquisitions, which could cause an impairment of goodwill or intangible assets. If our goodwill or net intangible assets become impaired, we may be required to record a charge to the Consolidated Income Statement.

*The Company Depends on Skilled Employees and Could Be Impacted by a Shortage of Critical Skills:* Much of the future success of the company depends on the continued service, availability and integrity of skilled employees, including technical, marketing and staff resources. Skilled and experienced personnel in the areas where the company competes are in high demand, and competition for their talents is intense. Changing demographics and labor work force trends may result in a shortage of or insufficient knowledge and skills. In addition, as global opportunities and industry demand shifts, realignment, training and scaling of skilled resources may not be sufficiently rapid or successful. Further, many of IBM's

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key employees receive a total compensation package that includes equity awards. Any new regulations, volatility in the stock market and other factors could diminish the company's use or the value of the company's equity awards, putting the company at a competitive disadvantage.

*The Company's Business Could Be Impacted by Its Relationships with Critical Suppliers:* IBM's business employs a wide variety of components (hardware and software), supplies, services and raw materials from a substantial number of suppliers around the world. Certain of the company's businesses rely on a single or a limited number of suppliers, including for server processor technology for certain semiconductors. Changes in the business condition (financial or otherwise) of these suppliers could subject the company to losses and affect its ability to bring products to market. Further, the failure of the company's suppliers to deliver components, supplies, services and raw materials in sufficient quantities, in a timely or secure manner, and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations could adversely affect the company's business. In addition, any defective components, supplies or materials, or inadequate services received from suppliers could reduce the reliability of the company's products and services and harm the company's reputation.

*Product and Service Quality Issues Could Impact the Company's Business and Operating Results:* The company has rigorous quality control standards and governance processes intended to prevent, detect and correct errors, malfunctions and other defects in its products and services. If errors, malfunctions, defects or disruptions in service are experienced by customers or in the company's operations there could be negative consequences that could impact customers' business operations and harm the company's business's operating results.

*The Development and Use of AI, including the Company's Increased AI Solutions and Use of AI Technologies, Could Impact the Long-Term Success of the Company and its Reputation or Give Rise to Legal or Regulatory Action:* IBM is increasingly applying AI technologies to its services and products, to how it delivers solutions to IBM clients, and to its own internal operations. Additionally, IBM is investing in and offering new products and services associated with AI development, deployment, governance, and management. As stated more comprehensively and in context of several risk factors throughout this Item 1A., if the company does not continue to be recognized as an AI leader with strong governance processes or if our AI technologies do not work as intended or produce unexpected outcomes, IBM's ongoing efforts to maintain and increase its market share and its profit margins, its reputation, and its competitiveness could be harmed. Further, IBM's drive for greater agility, productivity, flexibility and cost savings by continuously transforming with the use of AI may not yield intended gains in speed, quality, productivity and enablement of rapid scaling. The evolving global AI regulatory and legal environment may affect the company's business and the company's overall results of operations. Computer hackers and others routinely attack the security of technology products, services, systems and networks using a wide variety of methods, and the increased use of AI technologies may introduce novel methods of attack. In the event of such actions, the company, its customers and other third parties could be exposed to liability, litigation, and regulatory or other government action, including debarment, as well as the loss of existing or potential customers, damage to brand and reputation, damage to IBM's competitive position, and other financial loss.

*The Company Could Be Impacted by Its Business with Government Clients:* The company's customers include numerous governmental entities within and outside the U.S., including the U.S. Federal Government and state and local entities. Some of the company's agreements with these customers may be subject to periodic funding approval. Funding reductions, delays or work stoppages could adversely impact public sector demand for our products and services. Also, some agreements may contain provisions allowing the customer to terminate without cause and providing for higher liability limits for certain losses. In addition, the company could be suspended or debarred as a governmental contractor and could incur civil and criminal fines and penalties, which could negatively impact the company's results of operations, financial results and reputation.

*The Company's Reliance on Third-Party Distribution Channels and Ecosystems Could Impact Its Business:* The company offers its products directly and through a variety of third-party distributors, resellers, independent software vendors, independent service providers, and other ecosystem partners. Changes in the business condition (financial or otherwise) of these ecosystem partners could subject the company to losses and affect its ability to bring its products to market. As the company moves into new areas, ecosystem partners may be unable to keep up with changes in technology and offerings, and the company may be unable to recruit and enable appropriate partners to achieve anticipated ecosystem growth objectives. In addition, the failure of ecosystem partners to comply with all applicable laws and regulations may prevent the company from working with them and could subject the company to losses and affect its ability to bring products to market.

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**<u>Risks Related to Cybersecurity and Data Protection</u>**

*Cybersecurity and Data Protection Considerations Could Impact the Company's Business:* There are numerous and evolving risks to cybersecurity and data protection, including risks originating from intentional acts of individual and groups of criminal hackers, hacktivists, state-sponsored organizations, nation states and competitors; from intentional and unintentional acts or omissions, including the practices and investments, of customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, the open source community, the companies we acquire, employees and other third parties; and from errors in processes or technologies, as well as the risks associated with an increase in the number of customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, employees and other third parties working remotely. Computer hackers and others routinely attack the security of technology products, services, systems and networks, like those we offer, using a wide variety of methods, including ransomware or other malicious software and attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in hardware, software, and infrastructure, and the increased use of AI technologies may introduce novel methods of attack. Attacks may also include social engineering and cyber extortion to induce customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, employees and other third parties to disclose information, transfer funds, or provide unauthorized access to systems or data. The company is at risk of security breaches not only of our own products, services, systems and networks, but also those of customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, employees and other third parties, particularly as all parties increasingly digitize their operations. Cyber threats are increasing in number and sophistication, continually evolving, including with the increased use of AI, making it difficult to anticipate and defend against such threats and vulnerabilities that can persist undetected over extended periods of time.

The company's products, services, systems and networks, including cloud-based systems and systems and technologies that the company maintains on behalf of its customers, are used in critical company, customer or third-party operations, and involve the storage, processing and transmission of sensitive data, including valuable intellectual property, other proprietary or confidential data, and regulated data including personal information of employees, customers and others. These products, services, systems and networks are also used by customers in heavily regulated industries, including those in the financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure and government sectors.

As is common in our industry and for a company our size, we continue to face and prepare for cybersecurity threats. While the company continues to monitor for, identify, investigate, respond to and remediate a wide range of cybersecurity events, there have not been cybersecurity incidents or vulnerabilities that have had a material adverse effect on the company, though there is no assurance that there will not be cybersecurity incidents or vulnerabilities that will have a material adverse effect in the future.

The company regularly addresses cybersecurity attacks and vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity attacks or other security incidents, including industry-wide incidents, have or could result in, for example, one or more of the following: unauthorized access to, disclosure, modification, misuse, loss, or destruction of company, customer, or other third-party data or systems; theft or import or export of sensitive, regulated, or confidential data including personal information and intellectual property, including key innovations in AI, quantum, or other disruptive technologies; the loss of access to critical data or systems through ransomware, crypto mining, destructive attacks or other means; and business delays, service or system disruptions or denials of service.

In the event of such actions, the company, its customers and other third parties could be exposed to liability, litigation, and regulatory or other government action, including debarment, as well as the loss of existing or potential customers, damage to brand and reputation, damage to our competitive position, and other financial loss. In addition, the cost and operational consequences of responding to cybersecurity incidents and implementing remediation measures could be significant. In the company's industry, security vulnerabilities are increasingly discovered, publicized and exploited across a broad range of hardware, software or other infrastructure, including in our own products, services, systems and networks, or third-party data and systems upon which we rely, elevating the risk of attacks and the potential cost of response and remediation for the company and its customers. In addition, the fast-paced, evolving, pervasive, and sophisticated nature of certain cyber threats and vulnerabilities, as well as the scale and complexity of the business and infrastructure, make it possible that certain threats or vulnerabilities will be undetected or unmitigated in time to prevent or minimize the impact of an attack on the company or its customers.

Cybersecurity attacks or other catastrophic events resulting in disruptions to or failures in power, information technology, communication systems or other critical infrastructure could result in interruptions or delays to company, customer, or other third-party operations or services, financial loss, injury or death to persons or property, potential liability, and damage to brand and reputation. Although the company continuously takes significant steps to mitigate

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cybersecurity risk across a range of functions, such measures can never eliminate the risk entirely or provide absolute security.

As a global enterprise, the regulatory environment with regard to cybersecurity and data protection issues is increasingly complex and will continue to impact the company's business, including through increased risk, increased costs, and expanded or otherwise altered compliance obligations, including with respect to the increased regulatory activity around the security of critical infrastructure, connected devices, customer industries (e.g., financial services) and various customer and government supply chain security programs. As the reliance on data grows for the company and our clients, the potential impact of regulations on the company's business, risks, and reputation will grow accordingly. The enactment and expansion of cybersecurity and data protection laws, regulations and standards around the globe will continue to result in increased compliance costs, including due to an increased focus on international data transfer mechanisms and data location; increased cybersecurity requirements and reporting obligations; the lack of harmonization of such laws and regulations; the increase in associated litigation and enforcement activity by governments and private parties; the potential for damages, fines and penalties and debarment; and the potential regulation of new and emerging technologies. Any additional costs and penalties associated with increased compliance, enforcement, and risk reduction could make certain offerings less profitable or increase the difficulty of bringing certain offerings to market or maintaining certain offerings.

**<u>Risks Related to Laws and Regulations</u>**

*The Company Could Incur Substantial Costs Related to Climate Change and Other Environmental Matters:* IBM, like other companies, is subject to potential climate-related risks and costs such as those resulting from increased severe weather events, prolonged changes in temperature, new regulations affecting hardware products and data centers, carbon taxes, and increased environmental disclosures requested or required by clients, regulators and others. The company is also subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise related to environmental protection, including the U.S. Superfund law. The company could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, as well as third-party claims for property damage or personal injury, if it were to violate or become liable under environmental laws and regulations. We do not expect climate change or compliance with environmental laws and regulations focused on climate change or environmental protection to have a disproportionate effect on the company or its financial position, results of operations and competitive position.

*Tax Matters Could Impact the Company's Results of Operations and Financial Condition:* The company is subject to income taxes in both the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. IBM's provision for income taxes and cash tax liability in the future could be adversely affected by numerous factors including, but not limited to, income before taxes being lower than anticipated in countries with lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated in countries with higher statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, and changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof, which could adversely impact the company's results of operations and financial condition in future periods. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued model rules for a new global minimum tax. Local country adoption of these rules may increase tax uncertainty and may adversely impact the company's income taxes. Furthermore, local country, state, provincial or municipal taxation may also be subject to review and potential override by regional, federal, national or similar forms of government. In addition, IBM is subject to the continuous examination of its income tax returns by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other tax authorities around the world. The company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. There can be no assurance that the outcomes from these examinations will not have an adverse effect on the company's provision for income taxes and cash tax liability.

*The Company Is Subject to Legal Proceedings and Investigatory Risks:* As a company with a substantial employee population and with clients in more than 175 countries, IBM is or may become involved as a party and/or may be subject to a variety of claims, demands, suits, investigations, tax matters and other proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. The risks associated with such legal proceedings are described in more detail in note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies," in IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders. The company believes it has adopted appropriate risk management and compliance programs. Legal and compliance risks, however, will continue to exist and additional legal proceedings and other contingencies, the outcome of which cannot be predicted with certainty, may arise from time to time.

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**<u>Risks Related to Financing and Capital Markets Activities</u>**

*The Company's Results of Operations and Financial Condition Could Be Negatively Impacted by Its U.S. and non-U.S. Pension Plans:* Adverse financial market conditions and volatility in the credit markets may have an unfavorable impact on the value of the company's pension trust assets and its future estimated pension liabilities. As a result, the company's financial results in any period could be negatively impacted. In addition, in a period of an extended financial market downturn, the company could be required to provide incremental pension plan funding with resulting liquidity risk which could negatively impact the company's financial flexibility. Further, the company's results could be negatively impacted by premiums for mandatory pension insolvency insurance coverage outside the United States. Premium increases could be significant due to the level of insolvencies of unrelated companies in the country at issue. IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders includes information about potential impacts from pension funding and the use of certain assumptions regarding pension matters.

*The Company Is Exposed to Currency and Financing Risks That Could Impact Its Revenue and Business:* The company derives a significant percentage of its revenues and costs from its affiliates operating in local currency environments, and those results are affected by changes in the relative values of non-U.S. currencies and the U.S. dollar, as well as sudden shifts in regional or global economic activity. Further, inherent in the company's financing business are risks related to the concentration of credit, client creditworthiness, interest rate and currency fluctuations on the associated debt and liabilities and the determination of residual values. The company employs a number of strategies to manage these risks, including the use of derivative financial instruments, which involve the risk of non-performance by the counterparty. In addition, there can be no assurance that the company's efforts to manage its currency and financing risks will be successful.

*The Company's Financial Performance Could Be Impacted by Changes in Market Liquidity Conditions and by Customer Credit Risk on Receivables:* The company's financial performance is exposed to a wide variety of industry sector dynamics worldwide, including sudden shifts in regional or global economic activity. The company's earnings and cash flows, as well as its access to funding, could be negatively impacted by changes in market liquidity conditions. IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders includes information about the company's liquidity position. The company's client base includes many enterprises worldwide, from small and medium businesses to the world's largest organizations and governments, with a significant portion of the company's revenue coming from global clients across many sectors. Most of the company's sales are on an open credit basis, and the company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients' financial conditions. If the company becomes aware of information related to the creditworthiness of a major customer, or if future actual default rates on receivables in general differ from those currently anticipated, the company may have to adjust its allowance for credit losses, which could affect the company's consolidated net income in the period the adjustments are made.

**<u>Risks Related to Ownership of IBM Securities</u>**

*Risk Factors Related to IBM Securities:* The company and its subsidiaries issue debt securities in the worldwide capital markets from time to time, with a variety of different maturities and in different currencies. The value of the company's debt securities fluctuates based on many factors, including the methods employed for calculating principal and interest, the maturity of the securities, the aggregate principal amount of securities outstanding, the redemption features for the securities, the level, direction and volatility of interest rates, changes in exchange rates, exchange controls, governmental and stock exchange regulations and other factors over which the company has little or no control. The company's ability to pay interest and repay the principal for its debt securities is dependent upon its ability to manage its business operations, as well as the other risks described under this Item 1A. entitled "Risk Factors." There can be no assurance that the company will be able to manage any of these risks successfully.

The company also issues its common stock from time to time in connection with various compensation plans, contributions to its pension plan and certain acquisitions. The market price of IBM common stock is subject to significant volatility, due to other factors described under this Item 1A. entitled "Risk Factors," as well as economic and geopolitical conditions generally, trading volumes, speculation by the press or investment community about the company's financial condition, and other factors, many of which are beyond the company's control. Since the market price of IBM's common stock fluctuates significantly, stockholders may not be able to sell the company's stock at attractive prices.

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In addition, changes by any rating agency to the company's outlook or credit ratings can negatively impact the value and liquidity of both the company's debt and equity securities. The company does not make a market in either its debt or equity securities and cannot provide any assurances with respect to the liquidity or value of such securities.

**Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments:**

Not applicable.

**Item 1C. Cybersecurity:**

*Risk Management and Strategy*

Cybersecurity is a critical part of risk management at IBM and is integrated with the company's overall enterprise risk management framework. The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board are responsible for overseeing management's execution of cybersecurity risk management and for assessing IBM's approach to risk management. Senior management is responsible for assessing and managing IBM's exposure to cybersecurity risks on an ongoing basis.

From an enterprise perspective, we implement a multi-faceted risk management approach based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework. We have established policies and procedures that provide the foundation upon which IBM's infrastructure and data are managed. We regularly assess and adjust our technical controls and methods to identify and mitigate emerging cybersecurity risks. We use a layered approach with overlapping controls to defend against cybersecurity attacks and threats on IBM networks, end-user devices, servers, applications, data, and cloud solutions.

We draw heavily on our own commercial security solutions and services to manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks. IBM maintains global Security Operations Centers ("SOCs") that monitor for threats to IBM's networks and systems, utilizing threat intelligence provided by a range of sources, including the IBM Security X-Force Exchange platform, which maintains one of the largest compilations of threat intelligence in the world. We also rely on tools licensed from third party security vendors to monitor and manage cybersecurity risks. We periodically engage third parties to supplement and review our cybersecurity practices and provide relevant certifications.

We have a global incident response process, managed by IBM's Computer Security Incident Response Team ("CSIRT"), that relies primarily on internal expertise to respond to cybersecurity threats and attacks. We utilize a combination of online training, educational tools, videos and other awareness initiatives to foster a culture of security awareness and responsibility among our workforce, including responsibility for reporting suspicious activity.

IBM has a third party supplier risk management program to oversee and identify risks from cybersecurity threats associated with its use of third party service providers and vendors. Risks are assessed and prioritized based, among other things, on the type of offering/engagement, supplier assessments, threat intelligence, and industry practices.

As discussed in greater detail in Item 1A., "Risk Factors," the company faces numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats, including risks originating from the increased use of AI, intentional acts of individual and groups of criminal hackers, hacktivists, state-sponsored organizations, nation states and competitors; from intentional and unintentional acts or omissions of customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, employees and other third parties; and from errors in processes or technologies, as well as the risks associated with the number of customers, contractors, business partners, vendors, employees and other third parties working remotely. While the company continues to monitor for, identify, investigate, respond to and remediate cybersecurity risks, including incidents and vulnerabilities, there have not been any that have had a material adverse effect on the company, though there is no assurance that there will not be cybersecurity risks that will have a material adverse effect in the future.

*Governance*

Escalation of cyber risk is a core function within IBM's cyber governance so that emerging threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities are promptly communicated, escalated, and remediated at the appropriate leadership level across the enterprise.

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also addresses cybersecurity risks associated with third party suppliers. For these purposes, E&TS includes a dedicated Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") whose team is responsible for leading enterprise-wide information security strategy, policy, standards, architecture, and processes for IBM's internal systems. The CISO is responsible for enterprise incident response; the Product Security Incident Response Team ("PSIRT"), which focuses on product vulnerabilities potentially affecting the security of offerings sold to customers; and the Business Information Security Officers ("BISO"), which focus on security issues specific to particular business segments.

The CSIRT team, together with the Office of the CISO, Cyber Legal, and BISOs, engage in on-going review of incidents, threat intelligence, detections, and vulnerabilities, including to assess client and regulatory impact. CSIRT leads and coordinates incident response investigations and depending on the nature of the matter, may include individuals from E&TS, the Office of the CISO, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Cyber Legal, Business Units, the Risk, Compliance and Integrity Team, Human Resources, Procurement, Finance and Operations, and Corporate Security. Events of interest are promptly reported to the Chief Legal Officer ("CLO"), the Chief Financial Officer, and the Senior Vice President ("SVP") overseeing the impacted business unit. If required by the scale of the incident, an executive is appointed to provide the unified business leadership, coordination, and project management necessary to manage the broader business response under the direction of the CLO. The Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, and senior management participate in cyber incident tabletops to exercise preparedness for incidents and to strengthen cyber governance.

The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee ("CAC") is a senior executive committee comprised of SVPs from the business (Software, Consulting, Infrastructure) and corporate functions (Legal, Finance, Marketing/Communications), which provides oversight and direction for the management of the company's cybersecurity risk. It serves as a key resource and escalation point for IBM's CISO and operating units on significant and emerging cybersecurity incidents, risks, policies, and practices. IBM executives responsible for managing cybersecurity risk reflect a cross-section of functions from across the organization with significant experience in managing such risk as well as the technologies underlying these risks. They also hold leadership positions outside of IBM in the field of cybersecurity, serving on governing and advisory boards of public and private institutions at the forefront of issues related to cybersecurity, including technology development, cybersecurity policy, and national security.

The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee oversee risk management at IBM. Leadership from E&TS, including the CISO, make regular presentations to the Audit Committee and the full Board on identification, management, escalation, and remediation of cybersecurity risks, both internal and external, as well as threat intelligence, emerging global policies and regulations, cybersecurity technologies, and best practices. In addition, executive management provides briefings as needed to the Lead Independent Director, Audit Committee Chair, the Audit Committee, and, as appropriate, the full Board on cybersecurity issues and incidents of potential interest.

**Item 2. Properties:**

IBM's corporate headquarters are located at an owned site in Armonk, New York. As of December 31, 2025, in aggregate, we owned or leased facilities for current use consisting of approximately 39 million square feet worldwide.

At December 31, 2025, IBM's facilities in the U.S. had aggregate floor space of approximately 17 million square feet, of which approximately 8 million was owned and 9 million was leased. Outside the U.S., facilities totaled approximately 22 million square feet, of which approximately 3 million was owned and 19 million was leased. This space is primarily used for sales and distribution, manufacturing and development, data processing services including the company's cloud centers, research and other administrative and general support purposes. Our facilities are utilized for current operations of all business segments.

Continuous optimization, maintenance and upgrading of facilities are essential to maintain our technological leadership, improve productivity and meet customer demand. We believe that in all material respects our properties have been satisfactorily maintained, are in good condition and are suitable for our operations.

**Item 3. Legal Proceedings:**

Refer to note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies," on pages 91 to 93 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures:**

Not applicable.

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**PART II**

**Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities:**

Refer to page 118 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated herein by reference solely as it relates to this item.

IBM common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NYSE Texas under the symbol "IBM." There were 290,491 common stockholders of record at February 10, 2026.

The following table provides information relating to the company's repurchase of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2025.

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| | **Total Number<br>of Shares<br>Purchased** | **Average<br>Price Paid<br>per Share** | **Total Number<br>of Shares<br>Purchased<br>as Part of Publicly<br>Announced<br>Program** | **Approximate** <br>**Dollar Value**<br>**of Shares that** <br>**May Yet Be** <br>**Purchased** <br>**Under** <br>**the Program** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| October 1, 2025—October 31, 2025 |  | $— |  | $2007611768 |
| November 1, 2025—November 30, 2025 |  | $— |  | $2007611768 |
| December 1, 2025—December 31, 2025 |  | $— |  | $2007611768 |
| Total |  | $— |  |  |

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(1)On October 30, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized $4.0 billion in funds for use in the company's common stock repurchase program. The company stated that it would repurchase shares on the open market or in private transactions depending on market conditions. The common stock repurchase program does not have an expiration date. This table does not include shares tendered to satisfy the exercise price in connection with cashless exercises of employee stock options or shares tendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with employee equity awards. The company suspended its share repurchase program at the time of the Red Hat closing in 2019.

**Item 6. [Reserved]**

**Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations:**

Refer to pages 6 through 38 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which are incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk:**

Refer to the section titled "Market Risk" on page 37 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data:**

Refer to pages 42 through 116 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which are incorporated herein by reference. Also refer to the Financial Statement Schedule on page S-1 of this Form 10-K.

**Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure:**

Not applicable.

**Item 9A. Controls and Procedures:**

The company's management evaluated, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

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Refer to "Report of Management" and "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" on pages 39 through 41 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which are incorporated herein by reference. There has been no change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting.

**Item 9B. Other Information:**

None.

**Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections:**

Not applicable.

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**PART III**

**Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance:**

Refer to the information under the captions "Election of Directors for a Term of One Year," "Governance and the Board," and "Frequently Asked Questions" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference. Also refer to Item 1 of this Form 10-K under the caption "Information About Our Executive Officers (at February 24, 2026)" on page [3](#i7423610082984d53b1e87569bb167587_19) for additional information on the company's executive officers.

**Item 11. Executive Compensation:**

Refer to the information under the captions "2025 Executive Compensation" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters:**

Refer to the information under the captions "Governance and the Board" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION**

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| **Plan Category** | **Number of securities**<br>**to be issued upon**<br>**exercise of**<br>**outstanding options,**<br>**warrants and rights** <sup>(1)</sup><br>**(a)** | **Weighted-average**<br>**exercise price of**<br>**outstanding options,**<br>**warrants and rights** <sup>(1)</sup><br>**(b)** | **Number of securities<br>remaining available<br>for future issuance<br>under equity<br>compensation plans<br>(excluding securities<br>reflected in column (a))<br>(c)** |
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options | 8932132 | $168.84 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RSUs | 14613935 | N/A |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PSUs <sup>(2)</sup> | 4986930 | N/A |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 28532997 | $168.84 | 24457466 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Options | 726842 | $163.32 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RSUs | 2262375 | N/A |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PSUs <sup>(2)</sup> | 409285 | N/A |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DCEAP shares | 231675 | N/A |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 3630177 | $163.32 | 16540768 |
| Total | 32163174 | $168.45 | 40998234 |

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N/A = Not applicable

RSUs = Restricted Stock Units, including Retention Restricted Stock Units

PSUs = Performance Share Units

DCEAP Shares = Promised Fee Shares under the DCEAP (refer to plan description below)

(1)In connection with 18 acquisition transactions, 732,607 additional RSUs and 293,968 additional stock options were outstanding at December 31, 2025 as a result of the Company's assumption of pre-acquisition awards granted by the acquired entities. The weighted-average exercise price of stock options was $96.41. The Company has not made, and will not make, any further grants or awards of equity securities under the plans of these acquired companies.

(2)The numbers included for PSUs in column (a) above reflect the maximum number payout. Assuming target number payout, the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of PSUs for equity compensation plans approved by security holders is 2,679,447 and for equity compensation plans not approved by security holders is 230,901. For additional information about PSUs, including payout calculations, refer to the information under "2025 Summary Compensation Table and Related Narrative" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026.

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The material features of each equity compensation plan under which equity securities are authorized for issuance that was adopted without stockholder approval are described below:

**2001 Long-Term Performance Plan (the "2001 Plan")**

The 2001 Plan has been used to fund awards for employees other than senior executives of the Company. Awards for senior executives of the Company have been and will continue to be funded from the stockholder-approved 1999 Long-Term Performance Plan (the "1999 Plan"); the 1999 Plan is also used to fund awards for employees other than senior executives, otherwise, the provisions of the 2001 Plan are identical to the 1999 Plan, including the type of awards that may be granted under the plan (stock options, restricted stock and unit awards and long-term performance incentive awards).

The 2001 Plan is administered by the Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), and that Committee may delegate to officers of the company certain of its duties, powers and authority. Payment of awards may be made in the form of cash, stock or combinations thereof and may be deferred with Committee approval. Awards are not transferable or assignable except (i) by law, will or the laws of descent and distribution, (ii) as a result of the disability of the recipient, or (iii) with the approval of the Committee.

If the employment of a participant terminates, other than as a result of the death or disability of a participant, all unexercised, deferred and unpaid awards shall be canceled immediately, unless the award agreement provides otherwise. In the event of the death of a participant or in the event a participant is deemed by the company to be disabled and eligible for benefits under the terms of the IBM Long-Term Disability Plan (or any successor plan or similar plan of another employer), the participant's estate, beneficiaries or representative, as the case may be, shall have the rights and duties of the participant under the applicable award agreement. In addition, unless the award agreement specifies otherwise, the Committee may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred award at any time if the participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of the awards agreement and the 2001 Plan. In addition, awards may be cancelled if the participant engages in any conduct or act determined to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any interest of the company.

**PWCC Acquisition Long-Term Performance Plan (the "PWCC Plan")**

The PWCC Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in connection with the company's acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting ("PwCC") from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as announced on October 1, 2002. The PWCC Plan has been and will continue to be used solely to fund awards for employees of PwCC who have become employed by the company as a result of the acquisition. Awards for senior executives of the company will not be funded from the PWCC Plan. The terms and conditions of the PWCC Plan are substantively identical to the terms and conditions of the 2001 Plan, described above.

**Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan (the "DCEAP")**

The DCEAP was adopted in 1993 and amended and restated effective January 1, 2014. Under the Amended and Restated DCEAP, non-management directors receive Promised Fee Shares in connection with deferred annual retainer payments. Each Promised Fee Share is equal in value to one share of the company's common stock. Upon a director's retirement or other completion of service as a director, amounts deferred into Promised Fee Shares are payable in either cash and/or shares of the company's stock either as lump sum or installments pursuant to the director's distribution election. For additional information about the DCEAP, refer to "Director Compensation under the IBM Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan (DCEAP)" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026.

**IBM HashiCorp Acquisition Long-Term Performance Plan (the "HashiCorp Plan")**

The HashiCorp Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in connection with the company's acquisition of HashiCorp, Inc. on February 27, 2025. The HashiCorp Plan is used solely to fund awards for employees who were not employed by IBM immediately prior to the closing of the acquisition. The terms and conditions of the HashiCorp Plan are substantively identical to the terms and conditions of the 2001 Plan, described above.

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**Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence:**

Refer to the information under the captions "IBM Board of Directors," and "Governance and the Board" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services:**

Refer to the information under the captions "Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, all of which information is incorporated herein by reference.

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**PART IV**

**Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules:**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The following documents are filed as part of this report:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.Financial statements from IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which are incorporated herein by reference:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ‒ PCAOB Firm ID 238 (pages 40 through 41).

Consolidated Income Statement for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (page 42).

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (page 43).

Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 and 2024 (page 44).

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (page 45).

Consolidated Statement of Equity at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (pages 46 through 47).

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (pages 48 through 116).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Financial statement schedule required to be filed by Item 8 of this Form:

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All other schedules are omitted as the required matter is not present, the amounts are not significant or the information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the notes thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Exhibits:

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| **Reference<br>Number per<br>Item 601 of<br>Regulation S-K** | **Description of Exhibits** | **Exhibit Number <br>in this <br>Form 10-K** |
| (3) | Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws |  |
|  | <u>[The Certificate of Incorporation of IBM, is Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K, filed February 22, 2022, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837022001584/ibm-20211231xex3d1.htm)</u> |  |
|  | <u>[The By-Laws of IBM, as amended through](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)[July 24, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)[, is Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q, filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)[July 24, 2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)[025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)[, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000052/form10-q2q25ex32072425.htm)</u> |  |
| (4) | Instruments defining the rights of security holders |  |
|  | <u>[The instrument](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[defining the rights of the holders of the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[7.00% Debentures due 2045](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[is](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[Exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[to Form 8-K, filed on October 30, 1995, and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[is](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)[hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-95-000318-index.html)</u> |  |
|  | <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 7.125% Debentures due 2096 is Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K/A, filed on December 6, 1996, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-96-000440-index.html)</u> |  |
|  | <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 6.22% Debentures due 2027 is Exhibit 3 to Form 8-K, filed on August 1, 1997, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-97-000355-index.html)</u> |  |
|  | <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 6.50% Debentures due 2028 is Exhibit 2 to Form 8-K, filed on January 8, 1998, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/0000950157-98-000014-index.html)</u> |  |

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| <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 5.875% Debentures due 2032 is Exhibit 3 to Form 8 K, filed on November 26, 2002, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015702000806/ex-3.txt)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.450% Notes due 2026 and the 4.700% Notes due 2046 are Exhibits 4.4 and 4.5 to Form 8-K, filed February 18, 2016, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015716001614/0000950157-16-001614-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 1.750% Notes due 2028 is Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K, filed March 4, 2016, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015716001681/ex4-3.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instrument defining the rights of the holders of the 0.300% Notes due 2026 is Exhibit 4 to Form 8-K, filed November 1, 2016, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015716002418/ex-4.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instrument](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000137/ex4-4.htm)[defining the rights of the holders of the 3.300% Notes due 2027 is Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed January 26, 2017, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000137/ex4-4.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instrument](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[defining the rights of the holders of](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[the 1.500% Notes due 2029](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[is](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[Exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[4.2 to Form 8-K, filed May 22, 2017, and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[is](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)[hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015717000703/0000950157-17-000703-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 1.250% Notes due 2027 and the 1.750% Notes due 2031 are Exhibits 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed January 30, 2019, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015719000098/0000950157-19-000098-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.300% Notes due 2026, the 3.500% Notes due 2029, the 4.150% Notes due 2039 and the 4.250% Notes due 2049 are Exhibits 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 to Form 8-K, filed May 14, 2019, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015719000591/0000950157-19-000591-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.300% Notes due 2028, the 0.650% Notes due 2032 and the 1.200% Notes due 2040 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 to Form 8-K, filed February 10, 2020, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015720000175/0000950157-20-000175-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 1.700% Notes due 2027, the 1.950% Notes due 2030, the 2.850% Notes due 2040 and the 2.950% Notes due 2050 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed May 6, 2020, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015720000589/0000950157-20-000589-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 0.875% Notes due 2030, the 1.250% Notes due 2034, the 2.200% Notes due 2027, the 2.720% Notes due 2032 and the 3.430% Notes due 2052 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 to Form 8-K, filed February 8, 2022, and are hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465922013887/0001104659-22-013887-index.htm)</u>. |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465922082789/0001104659-22-082789-index.htm)[the 4.150% Notes due 2027, the 4.400% Notes due 2032 and the 4.900% Notes due 2052 are Exhibits](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465922082789/0001104659-22-082789-index.htm)[4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 to Form 8-K, filed July 26, 2022, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465922082789/0001104659-22-082789-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.375% Notes due 2027, the 3.625% Notes due 2031, the 3.750% Notes due 2035, the 4.000% Notes due 2043, the 4.875% Notes due 2038, the 4.500% Notes due 2026, the 4.500% Notes due 2028, the 4.750% Notes due 2033 and the 5.100% Notes due 2053 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 to Form 8-K, filed February 3, 2023, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465923010509/0001104659-23-010509-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 4.700% Notes due 2026, the 4.600% Notes due 2027, the 4.600% Notes due 2029, the 4.750% Notes due 2031, the 4.900% Notes due 2034, the 5.250% Notes due 2044 and the 5.300% Notes due 2054 are Exhibits 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 to Form 8-K, filed February 2, 2024, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465924010040/0001104659-24-010040-index.htm)</u> |
| <u>[The instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 2.900% Notes due 2030, the 3.150% Notes due 2033, the 3.450% Notes due 2037, the 3.800% Notes due 2045, the 4.650% Notes due 2028, the 4.800% Notes due 2030, the 5.000% Notes due 2032, the 5.200% Notes due 2035 and the 5.700% Notes due 2055 are Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, and 4.9 to Form 8-K, filed February 7, 2025, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000051143/000110465925010555/tm255870d1_8k.htm)</u> |

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| | <u>[T](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[he instruments defining the rights of the holders of the 3.000% Notes due 2031, the 3.450% Notes](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[due 20](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[34, the 3.850% Notes due 203](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[8](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[, the Floa](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[ting Rate Note](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[s due 2028, the 4.000% Notes due 2029, the 4.300% Notes due](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[2031, 4.600% Not](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[es due](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[2033, the 4.950% Notes due 2036,](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[and](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[the 5.800% Notes due 2056](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[are Exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[s 4](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[.1, 4.2](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[, 4.3, 4](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[.4, 4.](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[5, 4.](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)[6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 to Form 8-K, filed February 2, 2026, and are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465926009343/tm264790d2_8k.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993 between IBM and The Bank of New York Mellon, (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)) as Trustee, is Exhibit 4.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465917064968/a17-21131_1ex4d1.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[First Supplemental Indenture to Indenture dated as of October 1, 1993 between IBM and The Bank of New York Mellon, (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)) as Trustee, dated as of December 15, 1995, is Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465917064968/a17-21131_1ex4d2.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Indenture dated as of February 2, 2024, between IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, as guarantor, and The Band of New York Mellon, as trustee, is Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed February 2, 2024, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465924010040/tm243984d7_ex4-1.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.](ibm-20251231x10kex41.htm)</u> | 4.1 |
| (10) | Material contracts |  |
|  | <u>[The IBM 2001 Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-87708 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465907078049/a07-24846_1ex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[The IBM PWCC Acquisition Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-102872 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465907078049/a07-24846_1ex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[The IBM 1999 Long-Term Performance Plan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-30424 on Form S-8, as such amended plan was filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465907078049/a07-24846_1ex10d3.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[The](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[IBM](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[HashiCorp](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[Acquisition Long-Term Performance P](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[lan, a compensatory plan, contained in Registration Statement No. 333-285313](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[on Form S-8, as such am](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)[ended plan was filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-8, filed February 27, 2025.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095014225000544/eh250596277_ex0405.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective October 1, 2019, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837019009324/ibm-20190930ex101626ec5.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective June 1, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837020008516/ibm-20200630xex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective June 1, 2023, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114323000021/form10q2q23ex101.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[Form of LTPP equity award agreement for performance share unites, effective, January 1, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 1, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837021004922/ibm-20210331xex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
|  | <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, (ii) performance share units and (iii) retention restricted stock unit awards, effective June 1, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837021009351/ibm-20210630ex1016127a5.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |

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| <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective January 1, 2022, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837022001584/ibm-20211231xex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, and (ii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective February 1, 2023, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837023002376/ibm-20221231xex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARS, (ii) retention restricted stock units, cash-settled retention restricted stock units, and (iii) performance share units, as well as the Terms and Conditions of LTPP Equity Awards, effective July 1, 2023, in connection with the foregoing award agreements, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114323000021/form10q2q23ex102.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Forms of LTPP equity award agreements for (i) stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units, SARs, (ii) performance share units, and (iii) retention restricted stock unit awards, cash-settled retention restricted stock units, effective February 19, 2024, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000025/form10-q1q24ex101043024.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective April 1, 2024, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000039/form10-q2q24ex101073024.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Annual Incentive Program, effective January 1, 2023, as amended through January 1, 2024, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000049/form10-q3q24ex101103024.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of LTPP equity awar](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[d agreements for performance share units, effective April 1, 2024,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended Mar](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[ch 31, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)[is hereby incorporate by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex101042425.htm)</u><sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Terms and Conditions of IBM LTPP Equity Awards, effective](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[February](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[1](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[5](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[, 20](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[26](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)[.](ibm-202512x31x10kex101.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> | 10.1 |
| Board of Directors compensatory plans, as described under the caption "Governance of the Board—Director Compensation" in IBM's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held April 28, 2026, are hereby incorporated by reference. <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[The IBM Board of Directors Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, a compensatory plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746914001302/a2217495zex-10_1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, effective January 30, 2018, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746918001117/a2233835zex-10_1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, effective December 13, 2022, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, are hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837023002376/ibm-20221231xex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[The IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, as amended and restated through December 31, 2008, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746909001737/a2189817zex-10_2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Amendment No. 1 to the IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, effective December 9, 2014, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746915001106/a2222209zex-10_1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |

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| <u>[Amendment No. 2 to the IBM Supplemental Executive Retention Plan, a compensatory plan, effective December 31, 2023, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000012/ibm-20231231x10kex101.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[The IBM Excess Savings Plan, a compensatory plan (formerly the IBM Excess 401(k) Plus Plan), as amended and restated through January 1, 2024, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000012/ibm-20231231x10kex102.htm)[.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000012/ibm-20231231x10kex102.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Amendment No. 1 to the IBM Excess Savings Plan](ibm-20251231x10kex102.htm)[, a compensatory plan](ibm-20251231x10kex102.htm)[, effective January 1, 202](ibm-20251231x10kex102.htm)[6.](ibm-20251231x10kex102.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> | 10.2 |
| <u>[The IBM 2014 Employees Stock Purchase Plan contained in Registration Statement 333-190160 on Form S-8, as such plan was filed as Exhibit 4 to Form S-8, filed on June 13, 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465914045837/a14-13774_1s8.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465909026661/a09-10849_1ex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465912027715/a12-7383_1ex10d1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746916010329/a2226548zex-10_2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465916134367/a16-12780_1ex10d3.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746917001061/a2230222zex-10_1.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000104746918001117/a2233835zex-10_3.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000110465918064673/a18-19046_1ex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837020001334/ex-10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837021001489/ibm-20201231xex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837022001584/ibm-20211231xex10d2.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000155837023002376/ibm-20221231xex10d4.htm)</u><sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000025/form10-q1q24ex102043024.htm)</u><sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)[, filed as Exhib](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)[it 10.1 to Form 10-K for](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)[the year ended December 31, 2024, is](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)[hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)[.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex101.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Form of Noncompetition Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex102.htm)[, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex102.htm)[.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex102.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Letter Agreement, signed by](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[Anne Robinson](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[and IBM, dated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[February](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[, filed as Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[to Form 10-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[Q](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[for the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[quarter](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[ended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[March](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[31, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)[, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex102042425.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[Letter Agreement, signed by](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[Anne Robinson](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[, dated](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[February](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[, filed as Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[to Form 10-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[Q](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[for the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[quarter](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[ended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[March](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[31, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)[, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000032/form10-q1q25ex103042425.htm)</u> <sup>(1)</sup> |  |
| <u>[$2,500,000,000 Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2021, among International Business Machines Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers parties thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015721000696/ex10-1.htm)</u> |  |

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| | <u>[Amendment No. 1 to Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2022, among International Business Machines Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed July 1, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015722000765/ex10-1.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Confirmation of Termination Date Extension dated June 17, 2024 to $2,500,000,000 Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Three-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022), among IBM, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015724000918/ex10-1.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Amendment No.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[to Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[0](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[, among International Business Machines Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[to Form 8-K, filed](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[June](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[20](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)[, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-1.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[$7,500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2021, among International Business Machines Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers parties thereto, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed June 25, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015721000696/ex10-2.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2022, among International Business Machines Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed July 1, 2022, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015722000765/ex10-2.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Confirmation of Termination Date Extension dated June 17, 2024 to $7,500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022), among IBM, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as Syndication Agents, and the Documentation Agents named therein, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, filed June 17, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015724000918/ex10-2.htm)</u> | |
| | <u>[Amendment No. 2 to](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-2.htm)[Five](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-2.htm)[-Year Credit Agreement dated as of June 20, 2025, among International Business Machines Corporation, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to such agreement and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-2.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-2.htm)[to Form 8-K, filed June 20, 2025, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000095015725000533/ex10-2.htm)</u> | |
| (13) | <u>[Annual Report to Security Holders](ibm-20251231_d2.htm)</u> <sup>(2)</sup> | 13 |
| (19) | <u>[Securities Trading Policy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[filed as Exhibit 19](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[to Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[for the year ended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[December 31,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[2024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)[, is hereby incorporate by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114325000015/ibm-20241231x10kex19.htm)</u> |  |
| (21) | <u>[Subsidiaries of the registrant](ibm-20251231x10kex21.htm)</u> | 21 |
| (22) | <u>[Subsidiary Issuer of Guaranteed Securities, filed as Exhibit 22 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000025/form10-q1q24ex22043024.htm)</u> |  |
| (23) | <u>[Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](ibm-20251231x10kex231.htm)</u> | 23.1 |
| (24) | <u>[Powers of attorney](ibm-20251231x10kex241.htm)</u> | 24.1 |
|  | <u>[Resolution of the IBM Board of Directors authorizing execution of this Annual Report on Form 10-K by Powers of Attorney](ibm-20251231x10kex242.htm)</u> | 24.2 |
| (31) | <u>[Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13A-14(a) or 15D-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](ibm-20251231x10kex311.htm)</u> | 31.1 |

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| (32) | <u>[Certification by CEO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](ibm-20251231x10kex321.htm)</u> | 32.1 |
|  | <u>[Certification by CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.](ibm-20251231x10kex322.htm)</u> | 32.2 |
| (97) | <u>[International Business Machines Corporation Executive Officer Compensation Recovery Policy, filed as Exhibit 97 to Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114324000012/ibm-20231231x10kex97.htm)</u> |  |
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(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Performance Graphs, set forth on page 117 of IBM's 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, are deemed to be furnished but not filed.

**Item 16. Form 10-K Summary:**

None.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES<br>CORPORATION<br>(Registrant) | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES<br>CORPORATION<br>(Registrant) |
| By: | /s/ NICOLÁS A. FEHRING |
|  | Nicolás A. Fehring |
|  | *Vice President and Controller* |
|  | *(Chief Accounting Officer)* |
|  | *Date: February 24, 2026* |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ ARVIND KRISHNA | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of the Board, President <br>and Chief Executive Officer | February 24, 2026 |
| Arvind Krishna | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of the Board, President <br>and Chief Executive Officer | February 24, 2026 |
| /s/ JAMES J. KAVANAUGH | Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer | February 24, 2026 |
| James J. Kavanaugh | Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer | February 24, 2026 |
| /s/ NICOLÁS A. FEHRING | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Controller<br>(Chief Accounting Officer) | February 24, 2026 |
| Nicolás A. Fehring | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Controller<br>(Chief Accounting Officer) | February 24, 2026 |

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**<u>Board of Directors</u>**

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| | | By: | /s/ JANE P. EDWARDS |
|  |  |  | *Jane P. Edwards* |
| Marianne C. Brown | Director |  | *Attorney-in-fact*<br>February 24, 2026 |
| Thomas Buberl | Director |  |  |
| David N. Farr | Director |  |  |
| Alex Gorsky | Director |  |  |
| Michelle J. Howard | Director |  |  |
| Andrew N. Liveris | Director |  |  |
| F. William McNabb III | Director |  |  |
| Michael Miebach | Director |  |  |
| Martha E. Pollack | Director |  |  |
| Peter R. Voser | Director |  |  |
| Frederick H. Waddell | Director |  |  |
| Alfred W. Zollar | Director |  |  |

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**REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

**ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE**

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

International Business Machines Corporation:

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated February 24, 2026 appearing in the 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders of International Business Machines Corporation (which report and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 24, 2026

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**SCHEDULE II**

**INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES**

**VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES**

**For the Years Ended December 31:**

**(Dollars in Millions)**

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| **Description** | **Balance at <br>Beginning of <br>Period** | **Balance at <br>End of <br>Period** |
| **Allowance For Credit Losses** <sup>(1)</sup> | | |
| **2025** | $273 | $276 |
| **2024** | $457 | $273 |
| **2023** | $495 | $457 |
| **Allowance For Inventory Losses** |  |  |
| **2025** | $577 | $535 |
| **2024** | $658 | $577 |
| **2023** | $631 | $658 |
| **Revenue Based Provisions** |  |  |
| **2025** | $298 | $388 |
| **2024** | $480 | $298 |
| **2023** | $424 | $480 |

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(1) The majority of the write-offs during the period related to receivables which had been previously reserved.

Additions/deductions and write-offs for allowances and Revenue Based Provisions were not material for any of the periods presented.

## Exhibit 4.1

**Exhibit 4.1**

**<u>International Business Machines Corporation</u>**

**This exhibit includes both equity and debt disclosure required under Item 202 of Regulation S-K relating to the company's Capital Stock, Notes and Debentures registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act outstanding as December 31, 2025.**

**SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL STOCK REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

The following description contains a summary of some of the important provisions of relating to the capital stock of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or the company), and does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the company's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, which are included as exhibits to this Form 10-K. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the company is authorized to issue up to 4,687,500,000 shares of capital stock, $0.20 par value per share. As of December 31, 2025, 2,290,618,523 shares of capital stock were issued and 936,952,129 were outstanding. The company has no other class of equity securities issued and outstanding.

***Dividends.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders of capital stock are entitled to receive dividends, in cash, securities, or property, as may from time to time be declared by our Board of Directors, subject to the rights of the holders of the preferred stock.

***Voting.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each holder of capital stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters requiring a vote of the stockholders.

***Rights upon liquidation.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of capital stock will be entitled to share equally in our assets available for distribution after payment in full of all debts and after the holders of preferred stock have received their liquidation preferences in full.

***Miscellaneous.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares of capital stock are not redeemable and have no subscription, conversion or preemptive rights.

***Additional By-law provisions applicable to the capital stock.*** In accordance with the terms of the company's By-Laws,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; holders of 25% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the company have the ability to call a special meeting, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; holders of 3% or more of the outstanding shares of capital stock for three years may exercise proxy access rights.

The company's By-Laws also establish advance notice procedures with respect to shareholder proposals and shareholder proxy access rights.

***Listing***. All shares of issued and outstanding capital stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NYSE Texas under the ticker symbol "IBM."

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**SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

The following description contains a summary of some of the important provisions relating to the Company's debt securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of December 31, 2025. It does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to: (i) the Company's indenture dated as of October 1, 1993, as supplemented on December 15, 1995, between IBM and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Senior Indenture") and (ii) the instruments defining the rights of holders of each series of Notes and Debentures described below (such series collectively, the "debt securities"). The Senior Indenture and instruments defining the rights of holders of the debt securities are included as exhibits to this Form 10-K. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in either the Senior Indenture or the respective Note or Debenture, as applicable.

**Overview**

All debt securities registered by IBM under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are outstanding as of December 31, 2025 have been issued under the Senior Indenture and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A listing of each series of registered debt securities follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. 0.300% Notes due 2026

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. 1.250% Notes due 2027

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. 3.375% Notes due 2027

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. 1.750% Notes due 2028

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. 0.300% Notes due 2028

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. 1.500% Notes due 2029

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. 0.875% Notes due 2030

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. 2.900% Notes due 2030

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. 1.750% Notes due 2031

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. 3.625% Notes due 2031

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. 0.650% Notes due 2032

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. 3.150% Notes due 2033

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. 1.250% Notes due 2034

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. 3.750% Notes due 2035

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. 3.450% Notes due 2037

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16. 4.875% Notes due 2038

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17. 1.200% Notes due 2040

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18. 4.000% Notes due 2043

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19. 3.800% Notes due 2045

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20. 6.22% Debentures due 2027

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21. 6.50% Debentures due 2028

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22. 5.875% Debentures due 2032

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23. 7.00% Debentures due 2045

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24. 7.125% Debentures due 2096

Each issuance of debt securities described in this Appendix constitute a separate series (each, a "series") of debt securities under the Senior Indenture for purposes of, among other things, payment of principal and interest, events of default and consents to amendments to the Senior Indenture. Each series of debt securities are unsecured and have the same rank as all of IBM's other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Senior Indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue and debt securities may be issued in one or more separate series. The Senior Indenture provides that additional debt securities may be issued up to the principal amount authorized by us from time to time.

IBM may in the future, without the consent of the holders, increase the outstanding principal amount of any series of debt securities on the same terms and conditions and with the same CUSIP numbers as debt securities of that series previously issued. Any such additional debt securities will vote together with all other debt securities of the same series for purposes of amendments, waivers and all other matters with respect to such series.

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The debt securities will be subject to defeasance and covenant defeasance as provided under "Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance" below.

IBM may, without the consent of the holders of any series of debt securities, issue additional debt securities having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as that series of debt securities, provided, however, that no such additional debt securities may be issued unless such additional debt securities are fungible with the debt securities of such series for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any additional debt securities having such similar terms, together with the original debt securities of such series, will constitute a single series of debt securities under the Senior Indenture. No additional debt securities may be issued if an event of default has occurred with respect to such series of debt securities.

**Interest Provisions**

Unless otherwise specified below with respect to a specific series of debt securities, each series of debt securities bear interest from the date of issuance at the rate of interest stated below in connection with such series.

**Supplemental Indentures**

The Senior Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities at the time outstanding of all series to be affected (acting as one class), to execute supplemental indentures adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Senior Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the debt securities of such series to be affected; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, among other things, (i) change the fixed maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, or the currency of payment of, any debt security; (ii) reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof; (iii) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the fixed maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date); (iv) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Senior Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) provided for in the Senior Indenture; (v) change any obligation of the Company, with respect to outstanding debt securities of a series, to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in the Senior Indenture for such series; or (vi) modify any of the foregoing provisions or the provisions for the waiver of certain covenants and defaults, except to increase any applicable percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities the consent of the holders of which is required or to provide with respect to any particular series the right to condition the effectiveness of any supplemental indenture as to that series on the consent of the holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of such series or to provide that certain other provisions of the Senior Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby. It is also provided in the Senior Indenture that the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of a series at the time outstanding may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the Senior Indenture with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any debt security of such series or in respect of a covenant or provision which cannot be modified without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the series affected. Any such consent or waiver by the holder of a debt security shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders and owners of the debt security and any debt security which may be issued in exchange or substitution therefor, irrespective of whether or not any notation thereof is made upon the debt security or such other debt securities.

No reference to the Senior Indenture and no provision of any debt securities or the Senior Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, if any, and interest on the debt securities at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency prescribed.

The Senior Indenture permits the Company to Discharge its obligations with respect to the debt securities on the 91st day following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Senior Indenture, which include the deposit with the Trustee of

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money or Foreign Government Securities or a combination thereof sufficient to pay and discharge each installment of principal of (including premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on the outstanding debt securities.

If the Company shall consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, as defined in the Senior Indenture, the successor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the Person named as the "Company" on the face of each series of debt securities, all on the terms set forth in the Senior Indenture.

**Covenants**

The Senior Indenture includes the following covenants:

***Limitation on merger, consolidation and certain sales of assets.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IBM may, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities, merge into or consolidate with any other corporation, or convey or transfer all or substantially all of our properties and assets to another person provided that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the successor is a U.S. corporation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the successor assumes on the same terms and conditions all the obligations under the debt securities and the Senior Indenture; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• immediately after giving effect to the transaction, there is no default under the Senior Indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The remaining or acquiring corporation will take over all of our rights and obligations under the Senior Indenture.

***Limitation on secured indebtedness.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither IBM nor any Restricted Subsidiary will create, assume, incur or guarantee any Secured Indebtedness without securing the debt securities equally and ratably with, or prior to, that Secured Indebtedness, *unless* the sum of the following amounts would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the total amount of all Secured Indebtedness that the debt securities are not secured equally and ratably with, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the discounted present value of all net rentals payable under leases entered into in connection with sale and leaseback transactions entered into after July 15, 1985.

IBM does not include in this calculation any leases entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary before the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary.

***Limitation on sale and leaseback transactions.***&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither IBM nor any Restricted Subsidiary will enter into any lease longer than three years covering any Principal Property that is sold to any other person in connection with that lease unless either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the sum of the following amounts does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the discounted present value of all net rentals payable under all these leases entered into after July 15, 1985; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the total amount of all Secured Indebtedness that the debt securities are not secured equally and ratably with.

IBM does not include in this calculation any leases entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary before the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an amount equal to the greater of the following amounts is applied within 180 days to the retirement of our long-term debt or the debt of a Restricted Subsidiary:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the net proceeds to us or a Restricted Subsidiary from the sale; and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the discounted present value of all net rentals payable under the lease.

Amounts applied to debt which is subordinated to the debt securities or which is owing to IBM or a Restricted Subsidiary will not be included in this calculation.

This limitation on sale and leaseback transactions won't apply to any leases that we may enter into relating to newly acquired, improved or constructed property.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of all affected series of outstanding debt securities may waive compliance with each of the above covenants.

**Definitions**

"*Secured Indebtedness*" means our indebtedness or indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary for borrowed money secured by any lien on, or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement covering, any Principal Property or any stock or indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary. Excluded from this definition is all indebtedness:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• outstanding on July 15, 1985, secured by liens, or arising from conditional sale or other title retention agreements, existing on that date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• incurred after July 15, 1985 to finance the acquisition, improvement or construction of property, and either secured by purchase money mortgages or liens placed on the property within 180 days of acquisition, improvement or construction or arising from conditional sale or other title retention agreements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• secured by liens on Principal Property or on the stock or indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries, and, in either case, existing at the time of its acquisition;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• owing to us or any Restricted Subsidiary;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• secured by liens, or conditional sale or other title retention devices, existing at the time a corporation became or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after July 15, 1985;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• constituting our guarantees of Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Debt of any Restricted Subsidiaries and guarantees by a Restricted Subsidiary of Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Debt of ours and any other Restricted Subsidiaries;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• arising from any sale and leaseback transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• incurred to finance the acquisition or construction of property secured by liens in favor of any country or any political subdivision; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• constituting any replacement, extension or renewal of any indebtedness to the extent the amount of indebtedness is not increased.

"*Principal Property*" means land, land improvements, buildings and associated factory, laboratory and office equipment constituting a manufacturing, development, warehouse, service or office facility owned by or leased to us or a Restricted Subsidiary which is located within the United States and which has an acquisition cost plus capitalized improvements in excess of 0.15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of such determination. Principal Property does not include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• products marketed by us or our subsidiaries;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any property financed through the issuance of tax-exempt governmental obligations;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any property which our Board of Directors determines is not of material importance to us and our Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any property in which the interest of us and all of our subsidiaries does not exceed 50%.

"*Consolidated Net Tangible Assets*" means the total assets of us and our subsidiaries, less current liabilities and intangible assets. We include in intangible assets the balance sheet value of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• all trade names, trademarks, licenses, patents, copyrights and goodwill;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• organizational and development costs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• deferred charges other than prepaid items such as insurance, taxes, interest, commissions, rents and similar items and tangible items we are amortizing; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized debt discount and expense minus unamortized premium.

We do not include in intangible assets any program products.

"*Attributable Debt*" means the discounted present value of a lessee's obligation for rental payments under a sale and leaseback transaction of Principal Property, reduced by amounts owed by any sublessee for rental obligations during the remaining term of that transaction. The discount rate we use for the Attributable Debt is called the "*Attributable Interest Rate*." We compute the Attributable Interest Rate as the weighted average of the interest rates of all securities then issued and outstanding under the Senior Indenture.

"*Restricted Subsidiary*" means:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any of our subsidiaries:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;which has substantially all its property in the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;which owns or is a lessee of any Principal Property; and,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in which our investment and the investment of our subsidiaries exceeds 0.15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of such determination; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any other subsidiary the Board of Directors may designate as a Restricted Subsidiary.

"*Restricted Subsidiary*" does not include financing subsidiaries and subsidiaries formed or acquired after July 15, 1985 for the purpose of acquiring the stock, business or assets of another person and that have not and do not acquire all or any substantial part of our business or assets or the business or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary.

**Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance**

We may be discharged from our obligations on any series of debt securities that have matured or will mature or be redeemed within one year if we deposit with the trustee enough cash to pay all the principal, interest and any premium due to the stated maturity date or redemption date of the debt securities.

The Senior Indenture contains a provision that permits us to elect:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to be discharged after 90 days from all of our obligations (subject to limited exceptions) with respect to any series of debt securities then outstanding; and/or

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to be released from our obligations under the following covenants and from the consequences of an event of default or cross-default resulting from a breach of these covenants:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the limitations on mergers, consolidations and sale of assets,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the limitations on sale and leaseback transactions under the Senior Indenture, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the limitations on secured indebtedness under the Senior Indenture.

To make either of the above elections, we must deposit in trust with the trustee enough money to pay in full the principal, interest and premium on the debt securities. This amount may be made in cash and/or U.S. government obligations, if the debt securities are denominated in U.S. dollars. This amount may be made in cash, and/or foreign government securities if the debt securities are denominated in a foreign currency. As a condition to either of the above elections, we must deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel that the holders of such series of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the action.

If either of the above events occur, the holders of the debt securities of the series will not be entitled to the benefits of the Senior Indenture, except for registration of transfer and exchange of debt securities and replacement of lost, stolen or mutilated debt securities.

**Events of Default, Notice and Waiver**

In case an event of default with respect to any series of debt securities shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal amount of such series, together with interest accrued thereon, if any, may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Senior Indenture.

If an event of default for any series of debt securities occurs and continues, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of the series may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately.

The declaration may be annulled and past defaults may be waived by the holders of a majority of the principal amount of the debt securities of that series. However, payment defaults that are not cured may only be waived by all holders of such series of debt securities.

The Senior Indenture defines an event of default with respect to each series of debt securities as one or more of the following events:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• we fail to pay interest for 30 days when due;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• we fail to pay the principal or any premium when due;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• we fail to make any sinking fund payment for 30 days when due;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• we fail to perform any other covenant for 90 days after being given notice; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• we enter into bankruptcy or become insolvent.

An event of default for one series of debt securities is not necessarily an event of default for any other series of debt securities.

The Senior Indenture requires the trustee to give the holders of a series of debt securities notice of a default for that series within 90 days unless the default is cured or waived. However, the trustee may withhold this notice if it determines in good faith that it is in the interest of those holders. The Trustee may not, however, withhold this notice in the case of a payment default.

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Other than the duty to act with the required standard of care during an event of default, a trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Senior Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of debt securities, unless the holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnification.

Generally, the holders of a majority in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or other power conferred on the trustee.

The Senior Indenture includes a covenant for the Company to file annually with the trustee a certificate of no default, or specifying any default that exists.

Street name and other indirect holders should consult their banks and brokers for information on their requirements for giving notice or taking other actions upon a default.

Unless otherwise specified with respect to a specific series of debt securities, no debt securities are subject to any sinking fund.

**Modification of the Senior Indenture**

Together with the trustee, we may modify the Senior Indenture without the consent of the holders of the debt securities for limited purposes, including adding to our covenants or events of default, establishing forms or terms of debt securities, curing ambiguities and other purposes which do not adversely affect the holders of the debt securities in any material respect.

Together with the trustee, we may also make modifications and amendments to the Senior Indenture with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all affected series. However, without the consent of each affected holder, no modification may:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• change the stated maturity of any series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• reduce the principal, premium (if any) or rate of interest on any series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• change any place of payment or the currency in which any series of debt securities is payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• impair the right to enforce any payment after the stated maturity or redemption date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• adversely affect the terms of any conversion right;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• reduce the percentage of holders of outstanding debt securities of any series required to consent to any modification, amendment or waiver under the Senior Indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• change any of our obligations for any outstanding series of debt securities to maintain an office or agency in the places and for the purposes specified in the Senior Indenture for that series; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• change the provisions in the Senior Indenture that relate to its modification or amendment.

Unless otherwise specified with respect to a specific series of debt securities, no debt securities contain any conversion rights.

**Meetings**

The Senior Indenture contains provisions for convening meetings of the holders of a series of debt securities.

A meeting may be called at any time by the trustee, upon request by us or upon request by the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series. In each case, notice will be given to the holders of debt securities of such series.

Persons holding a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series will constitute a quorum at a meeting. A meeting called by us or the trustee that did not have a quorum may be adjourned for not less than 10 days, and if there is not a quorum at the adjourned meeting, the meeting may be further adjourned for not less than 10 days.

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Generally, any resolution presented at a meeting at which a quorum is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series. However, to change the amount or timing of payments under the debt securities, every holder in the series must consent.

**Governing Law**

The Senior Indenture, the debt securities and the coupons will be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of New York.

**Trustee**

The trustee for the debt securities under the Senior Indenture is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. We may from time to time maintain lines of credit, and have other customary banking relationships, with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. For example, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. participates as one of the lenders in our revolving credit agreements.

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**Set forth below is information specific to each series of debt securities issued by IBM and registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are outstanding as of December 31, 2025.**

**1. 0.300% Notes due 2026**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 0.300% Notes due 2026 |
| Date of Issuance: | November 2, 2016 |
| Maturity Date | November 2, 2026 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | ¥42,000,000,000 (JPY) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | ¥42,000,000,000 (JPY) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Semi-annually on May 2 and November 2 of each year |
| First Interest Payment Date | May 2, 2017 |
| Coupon | 0.300% per annum |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a "10-percent shareholder" of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any Notes where such withholding is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be made pursuant to European Union Directive 2003/48/EC on the taxation of savings income or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to any Notes presented for payment by, or on behalf of, a holder or beneficial holder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant Notes to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) to any Notes presented for payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for Additional Amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; or<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.<br>

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| Redemption for Tax Reasons | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October 27, 2016, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of ¥100,000,000 and any integral multiple of ¥10,000,000 in excess thereof.  |
| CUSIP | 459200 JM4 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 26B |

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**2. 1.250% Notes due 2027**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.250% Notes due 2027 |
| Date of Issuance: | January 31, 2019 |
| Maturity Date | January 29, 2027 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on January 29 |
| First Interest Payment Date | January 29, 2020 |
| Coupon | 1.250% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.25%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0.000% due August 15, 2026, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or |

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|  | any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 24, 2019, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof.  |
| CUSIP | 459200 JU6 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 27B |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.375% Notes due 2027 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2027 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 3.375% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 20 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means January 6, 2027 (one month prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc and The Toronto-Dominion Bank and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate.<br>

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| Payment of Additional Amounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 30, 2023, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof.  |
| CUSIP | 459200 LA7  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM27F |

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**4. 1.750% Notes due 2028**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.750% Notes due 2028 |
| Date of Issuance: | March 7, 2016 |
| Maturity Date | March 7, 2028 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €500,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €500,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on March 7 |
| First Interest Payment Date | March 7, 2017 |
| Coupon | 1.750% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii)the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.30%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0.500% due February 15, 2026, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |

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| Payment of Additional Amounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with<br>respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a "10-percent shareholder" of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any Notes where such withholding is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be made pursuant to European Union Directive 2003/48/EC on the taxation of savings income or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to any Notes presented for payment by, or on behalf of, a holder or beneficial holder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant Notes to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) to any Notes presented for payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for Additional Amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; or<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.<br>

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| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 29, 2016, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 JL6 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 28A |

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**5. 0.300% Notes due 2028**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 0.300% Notes due 2028 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 11, 2020 |
| Maturity Date | February 11, 2028 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,300,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,300,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 11 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 11, 2021 |
| Coupon | 0.300% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.15%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0 ½% due February 15, 2028, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price. |

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|  | On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the  |

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|  | United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 4, 2020, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel |

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|  | selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 KE0 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 28B |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.500% Notes due 2029 |
| Date of Issuance: | May 23, 2017 |
| Maturity Date | May 23, 2029 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on May 23 |
| First Interest Payment Date | May 23, 2018 |
| Coupon | 1.500% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.20%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0.250% due February 15, 2027, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a "10-percent shareholder" of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>

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| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after  |

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|  | May 16, 2017, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof.  |
| CUSIP | U45920 AL6 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 29 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 0.875% Notes due 2030 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 9, 2022 |
| Maturity Date | February 9, 2030 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 9 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 9, 2023 |
| Coupon | 0.875% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 20 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is (1) not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or the City of London are authorized or required by law or executive order to close and (2) on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be  |

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|  | redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means November 9, 2029 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, HSBC Bank plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States; |

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|  | (10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of, or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 2, 2022, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 KQ3 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 30 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 2.900% Notes due 2030 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 10, 2025 |
| Maturity Date | February 10, 2030 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €750,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €750,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 10 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 10, 2026 |
| Coupon | 2.900% per annum |

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| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points,<br>plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. |
|  | "Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>On and after the Par Call Date, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of, or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 5, 2025, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LL3 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 30C |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.750% Notes due 2031 |
| Date of Issuance: | January 31, 2019 |
| Maturity Date | January 31, 2031 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,250,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,250,000,000 (Euro) |

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| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on January 31 |
| First Interest Payment Date | January 31, 2020 |
| Coupon | 1.750% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average<br>midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.25%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0.250% due February 15, 2029, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 24, 2019, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption  |

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|  | price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 JV4 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 31 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.625% Notes due 2031 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2031 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,250,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,250,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 3.625% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 25 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes. |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means November 6, 2030 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc and The Toronto-Dominion Bank and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 30, 2023, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption.  |

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| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LB5  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 31B |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 0.650% Notes due 2032 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 11, 2020 |
| Maturity Date | February 11, 2032 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,600,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,600,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 11 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 11, 2021 |
| Coupon | 0.650% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.15%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 0 ½% due February 15, 2028, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
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net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>

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|  | (6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 4, 2020, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 KF7 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 32A |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.150% Notes due 2033 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 10, 2025 |
| Maturity Date | February 10, 2033 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,100,000,000 (Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,100,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 10 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 10, 2026 |
| Coupon | 3.150% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 15 basis points,<br>plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>On and after the Par Call Date, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. |

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| Payment of Additional Amounts | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent; |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 5, 2025, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |

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| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LM1 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 33A |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.250% Notes due 2034 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 9, 2022 |
| Maturity Date | February 9, 2034 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000(Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 9 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 9, 2023 |
| Coupon | 1.250% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 20 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Par Call Date, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is (1) not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or the City of London are authorized or required by law or executive order to close and (2) on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (the TARGET2 system), or any successor thereto, operates.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes. |

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|  | "Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means November 9, 2033 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, HSBC Bank plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax; |

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(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>(8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>

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|  | (9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of, or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 2, 2022, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 KR1 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 34 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.750% Notes due 2035 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2035 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000(Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 3.750% per annum |

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| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of:: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 25 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means November 6, 2034 (three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc and The Toronto-Dominion Bank and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |

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| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: |

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(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 30, 2023, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LC3  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 35 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.450% Notes due 2037 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 10, 2025 |
| Maturity Date | February 10, 2037 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €900,000,000(Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €900,000,000 (Euro) |

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| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 10 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 10, 2026 |
| Coupon | 3.450% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 20 basis points,<br>plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Par Call Date, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: |

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(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 5, 2025, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LE9  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 37 |

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**16. 4.875% Notes due 2038**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 4.875% Notes due 2038 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2038 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | £750,000,000(GBP) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | £750,000,000 (GBP) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 4.875% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.20%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 4 ¼% due July 4, 2039, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: |

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(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 4, 2020, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LE9  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 38 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 1.200% Notes due 2040 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 11, 2020 |
| Maturity Date | February 11, 2040 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €850,000,000(Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €850,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 11 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 11, 2021 |
| Coupon | 1.200% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.20%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 4 ¼% due July 4, 2039, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: |

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 4, 2020, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 KG5 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 40 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 4.000% Notes due 2043 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2043 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | €1,000,000,000(Euro) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | €1,000,000,000 (Euro) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |

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| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 4.000% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Notes will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 10 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holders of the Notes (by mail, electronic delivery or otherwise in accordance with the depositary's procedures). Prior to the Par Call Date, as defined below, the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments, as defined below, discounted, on an annual basis (ACTUAL/ACTUAL (ICMA)) at the Comparable Government Bond Rate, as defined below, plus 25 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Comparable Government Bond Rate" means the yield to maturity, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), on the third Business Day prior to the date fixed for redemption, of the Comparable Government Bond, as defined below, on the basis of the middle market price of such Comparable Government Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Business Day as determined by an Independent Investment Banker, as defined below.<br>"Comparable Government Bond" with respect to any Comparable Government Bond Rate calculation means a German government bond selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity closest to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities having a maturity closest to such remaining term of the Notes, or if such Independent Investment Banker in its discretion considers that such similar bond is not in issue, such other German government bond as such Independent Investment Banker may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, German government bonds selected by the Company, determine to be appropriate for determining the Comparable Government Bond Rate for the Notes.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Bond Dealers, to be appointed by the Company.<br>"Par Call Date" means August 6, 2042 (six months prior to the maturity date of the Notes).<br>"Reference Bond Dealer" means each of Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Mizuho International plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc and The Toronto-Dominion Bank and their respective successors or a Primary Bond Dealer selected by any of them, and their respective successors; provided however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a broker or dealer of, and/or market maker in, German government bonds (a "Primary Bond Dealer"), the Company will substitute therefor another nationally recognized investment banking firm that is a Primary Bond Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption (assuming, for this purpose, that the Notes matured on the Par Call Date); provided however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be deemed to be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or any portion thereof called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |

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| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:<br>(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a ''10-percent shareholder'' of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Notes, or a portion of the Notes, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Notes, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent; |

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after January 30, 2023, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LD1  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 43 |

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**19. 3.800% Notes due 2045**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 3.800% Notes due 2045 |
| Date of Issuance: | February 6, 2023 |
| Maturity Date | February 6, 2038 |
| Principal Amount of Notes originally issued | £750,000,000(GBP) |
| Principal Amount of Notes currently outstanding | £750,000,000 (GBP) |
| Interest Payment Dates | Annually on February 6 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 6, 2024 |
| Coupon | 4.875% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | This Note will be redeemable, as a whole or in part, at the Company's option, at any time or from time to time, on at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior notice to the holder of this Note given in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; or (ii) the Optional Redemption Price, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.<br>"Optional Redemption Price" means the price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the yield (as calculated by the Trustee) on this Note, if it were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the date fixed for redemption, would be equal to the yield on such dealing day of the Reference Bond on the basis of the average of four quotations of the average midmarket annual yield to maturity of the Reference Bond prevailing at 11:00 a.m. (Central European time) on such dealing day as determined by the Trustee plus 0.20%.<br>"Reference Bond" means, in relation to any Optional Redemption Price calculation, the German Government DBR 4 ¼% due July 4, 2039, or if such bond is no longer in issue, such other European government bond as the Trustee may, with the advice of three brokers of, and/or market makers in, European government bonds selected by the Trustee, determine to be appropriate for determining the Optional Redemption Price.<br>On and after the Redemption Date, interest will cease to accrue on this Note or any portion of this Note called for redemption (unless we default in the payment of the redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest). On or before the Redemption Date, we will deposit with a paying agent (or the Trustee) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of this Note to be redeemed on that date. If fewer than all of the Notes of this series are to be redeemed, the Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by a method the Trustee deems to be fair and appropriate. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Note such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Notes to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Note to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply: |

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|  | (8) to any taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections), any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof or any agreements entered into in connection with the implementation thereof;<br>(9) with respect to any payment to the extent such payment could have been made without such deduction or withholding if the holder or beneficial owner of the Notes had presented the Notes for payment (where presentation is permitted or required for payment) within 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable or date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later, except for additional amounts with respect to taxes that would have been imposed had the Holder or beneficial owner presented the Notes for payment within such 30-day period; and<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Note is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Note. Except as specifically provided in this Note, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Note, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, and the term "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after February 4, 2020, the Company becomes, or based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Note, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Note on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Note to the date fixed for redemption. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of €100,000 and any integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof. |
| CUSIP | 459200 LE9  |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 38 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 6.22% Debentures due 2027 |
| Date of Issuance: | August 4, 1997 |
| Maturity Date | August 1, 2027 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures originally issued | $500000000 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures currently outstanding | $468574000 |
| Interest Payment Dates | February 1 and August 1 |
| First Interest Payment Date | February 1, 1998 |
| Coupon | 6.22% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Debentures may be redeemed as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time on or after August 2, 2004, upon mailing a notice of such redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the holders of the Debentures at their last registered addresses, all as provided in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points, plus in either case accrued interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption.<br>"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.<br>"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with the Company. |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Comparable Treasury Price" means with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Deal Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expected in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Salomon Brothers Inc, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to any Debenture, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof to be redeemed and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Debenture, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date. |
| Investor Redemption Option (expired in 2004) | The Debentures will be redeemable on August 1, 2004, at the option of the holders thereof, at 100% of their principal amount, together with interest payable to the date of redemption. Less than the entire principal amount of any Debenture may be redeemed, provided the principal amount which is to be redeemed is equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. The Company must receive at the principal office of the Paying Agent, during the period from and including June 1, 2004 to and including July 1, 2004: (i) the Debenture with the form entitled "Option to Elect Repayment" on the reverse of the Debenture duly completed; or (ii)(x) a telegram, facsimile |

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| Minimum Denominations | The Debentures are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. |
| CUSIP | 459200 AR2 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 27 |

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**21. 6.50% Debentures due 2028**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 6.50% Debentures due 2028 |
| Date of Issuance: | January 9, 1998 |
| Maturity Date | January 15, 2028 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures originally issued | $700000000 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures currently outstanding | $313190000 |
| Interest Payment Dates | January 15 and July 15 of each year  |
| First Interest Payment Date | July 15, 1998 |
| Coupon | 6.50% per annum |

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| Optional Redemption | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Debentures may be redeemed as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time, upon mailing a notice of such redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the holders of the Debentures at their last registered addresses, all as provided in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 12.5 basis points, plus in either case accrued interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption.<br>"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.<br>"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with the Company.<br>"Comparable Treasury Price" means with respect to any redemption date,(i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Deal Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expected in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date. |

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|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Chase Securities Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to any Debenture, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof to be redeemed and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Debenture, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Debentures are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. |
| CUSIP | 459200 AS0 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 28 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 5.875% Debentures due 2032 |
| Date of Issuance: | November 27, 2002 |
| Maturity Date | November 29, 2032 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures originally issued | $600000000 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures currently outstanding | $600000000 |
| Interest Payment Dates | May 29 and November 29 |
| First Interest Payment Date | May 29, 2003 |
| Coupon  | 5.875% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Debentures may be redeemed as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time, upon mailing a notice of such redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the holders of the Debentures at their last registered addresses, all as provided in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, plus in either case accrued interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption.<br>"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the immediately preceding week, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated "H.15(519)" or any successor publication which is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and which establishes yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption "Treasury Constant Maturities," for the maturity corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue (if no maturity is within three months before or after the maturity date for the Debentures, yields for the two published maturities most closely corresponding to the Comparable Treasury Issue shall be  |

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|  | determined and the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight line basis, rounding to the nearest month) or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week preceding the calculation date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day (as defined in the Indenture) preceding the redemption date.<br>"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures.<br>"Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.<br>"Comparable Treasury Price" means with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Deal Quotations, the average of all such quotations.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:30 p.m. New York City time on the third Business Day (as defined in the Indenture) preceding such redemption date.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and one other treasury dealer selected by the Company and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to any Debenture, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof to be redeemed and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Debenture, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date. |
| Payment of Additional Amounts  | The Company will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay as additional interest on this Debenture such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment by the Company or a paying agent of the principal of and interest on the Debentures to a holder who is not a United States person (as defined below), after deduction for any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge of the United States or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment, will not be less than the amount provided in this Debenture to be then due and payable; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay additional amounts shall not apply:<br>(1) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of the holder, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the holder if the holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:  |

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(a) being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;<br>(b) having a current or former relationship with the United States, including a relationship as a citizen or resident of the United States;<br>(c) being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;<br>(d) being or having been a "10-percent shareholder" of the Company as defined in section 871(h)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or any successor provision; or<br>(e) being a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business;<br>(2) to any holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Debentures, or a portion of the Debentures, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;<br>(3) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise or withheld solely by reason of a failure of the holder or any other person to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the United States of the holder or beneficial owner of the Debentures, if compliance is required by statute, by regulation of the United States Treasury Department or by an applicable income tax treaty to which the United States is a party as a precondition to exemption from such tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(4) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed otherwise than by withholding by the Company or a paying agent from the payment;<br>(5) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that is imposed or withheld solely by reason of a change in law, regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation that becomes effective more than 15 days after the payment becomes due or is duly provided for, whichever occurs later;<br>(6) to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, wealth or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;<br>(7) to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to. be withheld by any paying agent from any payment of principal of or interest on any Debentures, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other paying agent;<br>

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|  | (8) to any Debentures where such withholding is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be made pursuant to any European Union Directive on the taxation of savings implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of 26th to 27th November, 2000 or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive;<br>(9) to any Debentures presented for payment by, or on behalf of, a holder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant Debentures to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union; or<br>(10) in the case of any combination of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9).<br>This Debenture is subject in all cases to any tax, fiscal or other law or regulation or administrative or judicial interpretation applicable to this Debenture. Except as specifically provided in this Debenture, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or a political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any government or political subdivision.<br>As used in this Debenture, the term "United States" means the United States of America (including the states and the District of Columbia) and its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction, "United States person" means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person under any applicable Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
| Redemption for Tax Reasons | If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in the United States), or any change in, or amendments to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings, which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after November 20, 2002, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, will become obligated to pay additional amounts as described above with respect to this Debenture, then the Company may at its option redeem, in whole, but not in part, this Debenture on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of its principal amount, together with interest accrued but unpaid on this Debenture to the date fixed for redemption. |

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| Minimum Denominations | The Debentures are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 |
| CUSIP | 459200 BB6 |
| NYSE Trading <br>Symbol | IBM 32D |

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**23. 7.00% Debentures due 2045**

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 7.00% Debentures due 2045 |
| Date of Issuance: | October 30, 1995 |
| Maturity Date | October 30, 2045 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures originally issued | $150000000 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures currently outstanding | $26955000 |
| Interest Payment Dates | April 30 and October 30 |
| First Interest Payment Date | April 30, 1996 |
| Coupon  | 7.00% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Debentures may be redeemed as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time, upon mailing a notice of such redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the |

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|  | holders of the Debentures due 2045 at their last registered addresses, all as provided in the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Debentures due 2045 and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 12.5 basis points, plus in each case accrued interest thereon on the date of redemption. "Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date. "Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debentures due 2045 to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures. "Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with the Company. "Comparable Treasury Price" means with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Deal Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expected in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, CS First Boston Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Salomon Brothers Inc and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Debentures are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000.  |

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| NYSE Trading <br>Symbol | IBM 45 |

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| Title/Description of Debt Issuance: | 7.125% Debentures due 2096 |
| Date of Issuance: | December 6, 1996 |
| Maturity Date | December 1, 2096 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures originally issued | $850000000 |
| Principal Amount of Debentures currently outstanding | $316390000 |
| Interest Payment Dates | June 1 and December 1 |
| First Interest Payment Date | June 1, 1997 |
| Coupon  | 7.125% per annum |
| Optional Redemption | The Debentures may be redeemed as a whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as hereinafter defined) thereon discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, plus in either case accrued interest on the principal amount being redeemed to the date of redemption.<br>"Treasury Rate" means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.<br>"Comparable Treasury Issue" means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Debentures to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Debentures. |

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|  | "Independent Investment Banker" means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Trustee after consultation with the Company. "Comparable Treasury Price" means, with respect to any redemption date, (i) the average of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" or (ii) if such release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such prices on such business day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Quotations.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations" means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding such redemption date.<br>"Reference Treasury Dealer" means each of Salomon Brothers Inc, Chase Securities Inc., CS First Boston Corporation, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a "Primary Treasury Dealer"), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.<br>"Remaining Scheduled Payments" means, with respect to any Debenture, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof to be redeemed and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Debenture, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date. Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Debentures to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Debentures or portions thereof called for redemption. |
| Conditional Right to Shorten Maturity | The Company intends to deduct interest paid on the Debentures for Federal income tax purposes. However, the Clinton Administration's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 1997, released on March 19, 1996, contained a series of proposed tax law changes that, among other things, would prohibit an issuer from deducting interest payments on debt instruments with a maturity of more than 40 years. On March 29, 1996, the Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee |

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|  | issued a statement to the effect that this proposal, if enacted, would not be effective prior to the date of "appropriate congressional action." There can be no assurance, however, that this proposal or similar legislation affecting the Company's ability to deduct interest paid on the Debentures will not be enacted in the future or that any such legislation would not have a retroactive effective date. Upon occurrence of a Tax Event, as defined below, the Company will have the right to shorten the maturity of the Debentures to the extent required, in the opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel, such that, after the shortening of the maturity, interest paid on the Debentures will be deductible for Federal income tax purposes. There can be no assurance that the Company would not exercise its right to shorten the maturity of the Debentures upon the occurrence of such a Tax Event. In the event that the Company elects to exercise its right to shorten the maturity of the Debentures on the occurrence of a Tax Event, the Company will mail a notice of shortened maturity to each holder of record of the Debentures by first-class mail not more than 60 days after the occurrence of such Tax Event, stating the new maturity date of the Debentures. Such notice shall be effective immediately upon mailing. The Company believes that the Debentures should constitute indebtedness for Federal income tax purposes under current law and an exercise of its right to shorten the maturity of the Debentures would not be a taxable event to holders. Prospective investors should be aware, however, that the Company's exercise of its right to shorten the maturity of the Debentures will be a taxable event to holders if the Debentures are treated as equity for purposes of Federal income taxation before the maturity is shortened, assuming that the Debentures of shortened maturity are treated as debt for such purposes. "Tax Event" means that the Company shall have received an opinion of a nationally recognized independent tax counsel to the effect that on or after the date of the issuance of the Debentures, as a result of (a) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in laws, or any regulations thereunder, of the United States, (b) any judicial decision, official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt such procedures or regulations (an "Administrative Action"), or (c) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in the official position or the interpretation of such Administrative Action or judicial decision that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case, on or after, the date of the issuance of the Debentures, such change in tax law creates a more than insubstantial risk that interest paid by the Company on the Debentures is not, or will not be, deductible, in whole or in part, by the Company for purposes of United States Federal income tax. |
| Minimum Denominations | The Debentures are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000.  |
| CUSIP | 459200 AP6 |
| NYSE Trading Symbol | IBM 96 |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**EXHIBIT 10.1**

**IBM**

**TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR EQUITY AWARD:**

**EFFECTIVE February 15, 2026**

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award**

**Table of Contents Introduction&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3**

**How to Use This Document&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3**

**Definition of Terms&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4**

**Provisions that apply to all Award types and all countries&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6**

**Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**a.Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") including Cash-Settled RSUs and Retention RSUs ("RRSUs")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***i.****All RSUs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****8***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***ii.****RSUs Other Than Cash-Settled RSUs and Cash-Settled RRSUs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****11***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***iii.****Cash-Settled RSUs including Cash-Settled RRSUs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****11***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**b.Restricted Stock&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**c.Stock Options ("Options") and Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***i.****All Option and SAR Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****13***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***ii.****All SAR Awards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****15***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**d.Performance Share Units ("PSUs")&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16**

**Provisions that apply to specific countries&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**a.Israel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**b.United States&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19**

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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 http://w3.ibm.com/hr/exec/comp/eq_prospectus.html.

As an Award recipient, you can see a personalized summary of all your outstanding equity grants in the "Personal statement" section of the IBM executive compensation web site (http://w3.ibm.com/hr/exec/comp). This site also contains other information about long- term incentive awards, including copies of the prospectus the governing plan document. If you have additional questions, click on the AskHR Chatbot.

**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.

*Equity Awards: February 15, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;****Page 3 of 19***

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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

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.

"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

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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, refer to the Termination of Employment provision(s) in your Equity Award Agreement.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:**

**Provisions that apply to all Award types and all countries**

The following terms apply to all countries and for all Award types (Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and 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) during employment or after your employment relationship has ended may result in cancellation or rescission of your Award.

The cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan may be triggered by your acceptance of an offer to Engage in or Associate with any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company, or your engagement in competitive activities after your employment relationship with IBM has ended if: (i) on or prior to the grant date stated in your latest Equity Award Agreement you have entered into a Noncompetition Agreement with IBM; or (ii) the Award is a Retention Restricted Stock Unit award. Notwithstanding the above, the cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan will apply to all Awards if during your employment with IBM you engage in any Detrimental Activity, including competitive activities, described in Section 13(a) of the Plan.

For the avoidance of doubt: (a) all other cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan will apply to all Awards if after your employment relationship has ended with IBM but during the Rescission Period you engage in any Detrimental Activity described in Section 13(a) (excluding Section 13(a)(i)) of the Plan; and (b) the cancellation and rescission provisions of the Plan will apply to all Awards if during your employment with IBM you engage in any Detrimental Activity, including competitive activities, described in Section 13(a)of the Plan.

**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

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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.

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 specific Award types for all countries**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**a.Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") including Cash-Settled RSUs and Retention RSUs ("RRSUs")**

All references in this document to RSUs include RRSUs, unless explicitly stated otherwise

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*i.All RSUs*

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

*Termination of Employment*

In the event you cease to be an employee for any reason (other than on account of death or are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan) prior to the Vesting Date(s) set in your Equity Award Agreement, all then unvested RSUs, including RRSUs, under your Award shall be canceled.

However, your unvested and/or outstanding RSUs, but not RRSUs, will continue to vest upon the Termination of Employment (other than for cause, including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy) if all of the following criteria are met:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You are either (i) determined to be a member of the Performance Team or any successor team thereto at the time of Termination of Employment; or (ii) were a member of the Performance Team within the 12-month period prior to Termination of Employment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You have completed at least one year (for the Vice Chairman, three months) of active service since the award date of grant;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You (i) have reached age 60 with 15 years of service, or age 65 with 5 years of service at Termination of Employment; or (ii) have 30 years of service at Termination of Employment, have outstanding contributions to IBM (as determined by IBM's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO")) and your eligibility is approved by the CEO;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Appropriate senior management, the Committee or the Board, as appropriate, do not exercise their discretion to cancel or otherwise limit the vesting of the RSUs, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You execute IBM's standard release of claims.

If continued vesting is provided:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) you understand that you must obtain written approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer for any future employment during the vesting period and for a 12-month period following the last vesting date of the RSUs in your Equity Award Agreement or such continued vesting may be revoked; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) in addition to any other cancellation and rescission provision applicable to your Award, if you engage in Detrimental Activity at any time after Termination of Employment and prior to the 12-month anniversary of the last vesting date of the RSUs in your Equity Award Agreement, the Company can rescind all RSUs that have vested since your Termination of Employment as a result of continued vesting, and cancel any RSUs that remain unvested as of the date of such Detrimental Activity.

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*Death or Disability*

Upon your death all RSUs covered by this Agreement shall vest immediately and your Vesting Date shall be your date of death. If you are disabled as described

in Section 12 of the Plan, your RSUs shall continue to vest according to the terms of your Award.

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*Leave of Absence*

In the event of a management approved leave of absence, any unvested RSUs shall continue to vest as if you were an active employee of the Company, subject to the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you return to active status, your unvested RSUs will continue to vest in accordance with the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you do not return to active status after your leave and terminate employment, the rules for Termination of Employment described above will apply to your RSUs.

**Dividend Equivalents**

IBM shall not pay dividend equivalents on cash-settled or stock-settled unvested RSU awards.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:**

**Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***ii.RSUs Other Than Cash-Settled RSUs and Cash-Settled RRSUs***

**Settlement of Award**

Subject to (a) Sections 12 and 13 of the Plan; (b) the section "Termination of Employment including Death, Disability and Leave of Absence" above; and (c) the Termination of Employment provision in your Equity Award Agreement, upon the Vesting Date(s), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable but in no event later than March 15 of the following calendar year, IBM shall make a payment to Participant in shares of Capital Stock equal to the number of vested RSUs, subject to any applicable tax withholding requirements as described in Section 9 of the Plan, and the respective RSUs shall thereupon be canceled. RSUs are not shares of Capital Stock and do not convey any stockholder rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***iii.Cash-Settled RSUs including Cash-Settled RRSUs***

**Settlement of Award**

Subject to (a) Sections 12 and 13 of the Plan; (b) the section entitled "Termination of Employment including Death, Disability and Leave of Absence" above; and (c) the Termination of Employment provision in your Equity Award Agreement, upon the Vesting Date(s), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable but in no event later than March 15 of the following calendar year, the Company shall make a payment to Participant in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the vested RSUs, subject to any applicable tax withholding requirements as described in Section 9 of the Plan, and the respective RSUs shall thereupon be canceled. Fair Market Value will be calculated in your home country currency at the exchange rate on the applicable Vesting Date using a commercially reasonable measure of exchange rate. RSUs are not shares of Capital Stock and do not convey any stockholder rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**b.Restricted Stock**

**Settlement of Award**

Subject to (a) Sections 12 and 13 of the Plan; (b) the section "Termination of Employment including Death, Disability or Leave of Absence" below; and (c) the Termination of Employment provision in your Equity Award Agreement, upon the Vesting Date(s), or as soon thereafter as may be practicable but in no event later than March 15 of the following calendar year, the shares of Restricted

Stock awarded under your Equity Award Agreement will be deliverable to you, subject to any applicable tax withholding requirements as described in Section 9 of the Plan.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award: Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries**

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

*Termination of Employment*

In the event you cease to be an employee for any reason (other than on account of death or you are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan) prior to the Vesting Date(s) in your Equity Award Agreement, all then unvested shares of Restricted Stock under your Award shall be canceled (unless your Equity Award Agreement provides otherwise).

*Death or Disability*

Upon your death all unvested shares of Restricted Stock covered by your Equity Award Agreement shall vest immediately and your Vesting Date shall be your date of death. If you are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan, your unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall continue to vest according to the terms of your Equity Award Agreement.

*Leave of Absence*

In the event of a management approved leave of absence, any unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall continue to vest as if you were an active employee of the Company, subject to the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you return to active status, your unvested shares of Restricted Stock will continue to vest in accordance with the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement.

**Dividends and Other Rights**

During the period that the Restricted Stock is held by IBM hereunder, such stock will remain on the books of IBM in your name, may be voted by you, and any applicable dividends shall be paid to you. Shares issued in stock splits or similar events which relate to Restricted Stock then held by IBM in your name shall be issued in your name but shall be held by IBM under the terms hereof.

**Transferability**

Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under your Equity Award Agreement cannot be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the vesting of your Award as set forth in your Equity Award Agreement and any such sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or encumbrance, or any attempt thereof, shall be void.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:**

**Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**c.Stock Options ("Options") and Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs")**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***i.All Option and SAR Awards***

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

*Termination of Employment*

In the event you cease to be an employee for any reason (other than on account of death or are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Options or SARs that are not exercisable as of your Termination of Employment shall be canceled immediately (unless your Equity Award Agreement provides otherwise), and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Options or SARs that are exercisable as of the date your employment terminates will remain exercisable for 90 days (not three months) after the date of Termination of Employment, after which any unexercised Options or SARs are canceled.(unless your Equity Award Agreement provides otherwise).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• However, provided you are not terminated for cause, including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy, your unvested Options or SARs will continue to vest upon Termination of Employment, and Options or SARs that are exercisable upon Termination of Employment or become exercisable in the future shall remain exercisable for the full term as stated in your Equity Award Agreement (unless your Equity Award Agreement provides otherwise), if all of the following criteria are met:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You are either (i) determined to be a member of the Performance Team or any successor team thereto at the time of Termination of Employment, or (ii) were a member of the Performance Team within the 12-month period prior to Termination of Employment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You have completed at least one year (three months for the Vice Chairman) of active service since the award date of grant;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You (i) have reached age 60 with 15 years of service, or age 65 with 5 years of service at Termination of Employment; or (ii) have 30 years of service at Termination of Employment, have outstanding contributions to IBM (as determined by the CEO) and your eligibility is approved by the CEO;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Appropriate senior management, the Committee or the Board, as appropriate, do not exercise their discretion to cancel or otherwise limit the vesting or exercisability of the Options or SARs, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You execute IBM's standard release of claims.

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If continued vesting is provided:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)you understand that you must obtain written approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer for any future employment during the vesting period and for a 12-month period following the last vesting date of the Options or SARs in your Award Agreement or such continued vesting may be revoked; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) in addition to any other cancellation and rescission provision applicable to your Award, if you engage in Detrimental Activity at any time after Termination of Employment and prior to the 12-month anniversary of the last vesting date of the Options or SARs in your Equity Award Agreement, the Company can rescind all Options or SARs that have vested and exercised since your Termination of Employment as a result of continued vesting, and cancel any Options or SARs that remain unvested or vested and unexercised as of the date of such Detrimental Activity.

*Death or Disability*

In the event of your death, all Options or SARs shall become fully exercisable and remain exercisable for their full term.

In the event you are disabled (as described in Section 12 of the Plan), any unvested Options or SARs shall continue to vest and be exercisable.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award: Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries**

*Leave of Absence*

In the event of a management approved leave of absence, any unvested Options or SARs shall continue to vest and be exercisable as if you were an active employee of the Company, subject to the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you return to active status, your Options or SARs will continue to vest and be exercisable in accordance with their terms. If you do not return to active status,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Your unvested Options or SARs will be canceled immediately; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Your vested Options or SARs will remain exercisable for 90 days (not three months) after the date of Termination of Employment (unless your Equity Award Agreement provides otherwise).

**Termination of Employment for Cause**

If your employment terminates for cause, including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy all not exercisable Options or SARs are canceled immediately.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***ii.All SAR Awards***

**Settlement of Award**

Upon exercise, the Company shall deliver an aggregate amount, in cash, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Capital Stock on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price set forth in your Equity Award Agreement multiplied by the number of SARs exercised, subject to any applicable tax withholding requirements as described in Section 9 of the Plan. The value of the Award will be calculated in your home country currency at the exchange rate on the date the Award becomes fully vested using a commercially reasonable measure of exchange rate.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:**

**Provisions that apply to specific Award types for all countries**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**d.Performance Share Units ("PSUs")**

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

*Termination of Employment* 

If you cease to be an employee for any reason (other than on account of death or are disabled as described in Section 12 of the Plan) before the end of the applicable PSU Performance Period), all PSUs are canceled immediately (unless your Award Agreement provides otherwise). However, if at the time that you cease to be an employee (provided you are not terminated for cause, including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy): (i) you are a member of a Corporate Team, or were a member within the 12 months prior to your Termination of Employment; (ii) you have attained age 60 and completed at least 15 years of service or age 65 with 5 years of service (or, if earlier, the mandatory retirement age as required by local law with the years of service noted above) with the Company, (iii) completed at least one year of active service during the PSU Performance Period (as set forth in your Equity Award Agreement), and (iv) you execute IBM's standard release of claims; the PSUs granted hereunder shall be paid out on the Date of Payout (as set forth in your Equity Award Agreement) in an amount that will be prorated for the time that you work as an active employee during the PSU Performance Period, and adjusted for the performance score determined for the entire applicable performance period(s).

However, provided you are not terminated for cause, including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy, your unvested PSUs will continue to vest if all of the following criteria are met at the time you cease to be an active employee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You are either (i) determined to be a member of the Performance Team or any successor team thereto at the time of Termination of Employment; or (ii) were a member of the Performance Team within the 12-month period prior to Terminations of Employment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You have completed at least one year (three months for the Vice Chairman) of active service during the PSU Performance Period (as set forth in your Equity Award Agreement);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You (i) have reached age 60 with 15 years of service, age 65 with 5 years of service at Termination of Employment; or (ii) have 30 years of service at Termination of Employment, have outstanding contributions to IBM (as determined by the CEO) and your eligibility is approved by the CEO;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Committee has certified that all performance conditions have been met;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Appropriate senior management, the Committee or the Board, as appropriate, do not exercise their discretion to cancel or otherwise limit the payout; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• You have executed IBM's standard release of claims.

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If you are eligible for prorate vesting of your PSUs or continued vesting of your PSUs is provided:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)you understand that you must obtain written approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer for any future employment during the vesting period and for a 12-month period following the Date of Payout of PSUs set forth in your Equity Award Agreement or such continued vesting may be revoked; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)in addition to any other cancellation and rescission provision applicable to your Award, if you engage in Detrimental Activity at any time after Termination of Employment and prior to the 12-month anniversary of the Date of Payout of the PSUs set forth in your Equity Award Agreement, the Company can rescind all PSUs that have vested and were paid out on the Date of Payout since your Termination of Employment as a result of continued vesting, and cancel any PSUs that remain unvested or vested but not yet paid out as of the date of such Detrimental Activity.

*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 according to the terms of your Equity Award Agreement and the PSUs will be paid on the Date of Payout, based on IBM performance, if applicable, over the entire applicable Performance Period(s).

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*Leave of Absence*

In the event of a management approved leave of absence, any unvested PSUs shall continue to vest as if you were an active employee of the Company, subject to the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you return to active status, your unvested PSUs will continue to vest in accordance with the terms in this document and your Equity Award Agreement. If you do not return to active status after your leave and terminate employment, the rules for Termination of Employment described above will apply to your PSUs.

**Termination of Employment for Cause**

If your employment terminates for cause prior to the Date of Payout (set forth in your Equity Award Agreement), including due to violation of the Business Conduct Guidelines or other Company policy, all outstanding PSUs are canceled immediately.

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**Terms and Conditions of Your Equity Award:**

**Provisions that apply to specific countries**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**a.Israel**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***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.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**b.United States**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;***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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## Exhibit 10.2

**Exhibit 10.2**

**IBM EXCESS SAVINGS PLAN**

**(As Amended and Restated effective as of January 1, 2024)**

**AMENDMENT No. 1**

**Instrument of Amendment**

*Recitals:*

International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") has established and maintains the IBM Excess Savings Plan (the "Plan"), an unfunded deferred compensation plan described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).

In accordance with Section 10.01 of the Plan, IBM has reserved the right to amend the Plan at any time and from time to time.

IBM most recently amended and restated the Plan effective as of January 1, 2024.

IBM has determined to amend the Plan, as heretofore restated, in the manner set forth in this Instrument of Amendment, to be effective January 1, 2026.

*Amendment:*

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.Article III ("Eligibility") is amended by adding the following new Section 3.06 at the end thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.06 Eligibility for Red Hat Transfers in 2026.** Effective January 1, 2026, an Employee shall be eligible to make Elective Deferrals of Base Pay beginning March 1, 2026 and Performance Pay for the Deferral Period beginning April 1, 2026 (or April 16, 2026 for annual incentive payments or growth drive profit sharing payments), and to receive Matching Contributions subject to meeting the eligibility requirements in Section 3.02, if (a) the Employee was an employee of Red Hat, Inc. effective as of December 31, 2025, (b) the Employee became an Employee of the Company effective January 1, 2026, (c) the Plan Administrator estimates, as of January 1, 2026, that the Employee's total pay for the 2026 calendar year will exceed the Pay Limit then in effect, and (d) the Plan Administrator notifies the Employee in January 2026 that the Employee is eligible under the Plan to make Elective Deferrals of Base Pay pursuant to Section 4.01A.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Article IV ("Elective Deferrals and Matching Contributions") is amended by adding the following new Section 4.01A immediately following existing Section 4.01:

**4.01A Elective Deferrals for 2026 Red Hat Transfers.** Effective for a March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 deferral period with respect to Base Pay and for the Deferral Period beginning April 1, 2026 with respect to Performance Pay (or April 16, 2026 for annual incentive payments or growth drive profit sharing payments), Elective Deferrals for an Employee eligible to make Elective Deferrals in accordance with Section 3.06 ("Eligibility for Red Hat Transfers in 2026") shall be credited to the Employee's Post-2004 Elective Deferral Account on the date the amount would otherwise be paid to the Eligible Employee absent a Deferral Election, in accordance with the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) *Election Period*. The election under this Section 4.01A must be made while the individual is an Employee and Actively Employed, within 30 days after the date the Employee first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan on January 1, 2026, in accordance with Section 3.06 and Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(7) & (8), or as otherwise permitted under Section 409A of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) *Base Pay Election*. An election under this Section 4.01A may apply to the Eligible Employee's Base Pay, from 1% to 80% in 1% increments, for each payroll period during a deferral period from March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) *Performance Pay Election*. An election under this Section 4.01A may apply to the Eligible Employee's Performance Pay, from 1% to 80% in 1% increments, for each payroll period during the Deferral Period beginning April 1, 2026 (or April 16, 2026 for annual incentive payments or growth drive profit sharing payments).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) *Irrevocability*. The election under this Section 4.01A will become irrevocable as of the deadline specified in subsection (a) above. Once the Deferral Election becomes irrevocable, it shall apply for the entire deferral period, and it shall cease to apply after such deferral period.

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| **<u>[MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_4)</u>** | | **<u>[NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_148)</u>** | **<u>[NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_148)</u>** | |
| <u>[Overview](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_7)</u> | [6](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_7) | **Basis & Policies** | **Basis & Policies** |  |
| <u>[Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_16)</u> | [7](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_16) | **<u>[A](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_151)</u>** | <u>[Significant Accounting Policies](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_151)</u> | [48](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_151) |
| <u>[Management Discussion Snapshot](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_19)</u> | [8](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_19) | **<u>[B](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_157)</u>** | <u>[Accounting Changes](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_157)</u> | [62](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_157) |
| <u>[Description of Business](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_28)</u> | [11](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_28) | **Performance & Operations** | **Performance & Operations** |  |
| <u>[Year in Review](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_40)</u> | [16](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_40) | **<u>[C](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_160)</u>** | <u>[Revenue Recognition](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_160)</u> | [63](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_160) |
| <u>[Prior Year in Review](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_91)</u> | [28](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_91) | **<u>[D](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_163)</u>** | <u>[Segments](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_163)</u> | [65](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_163) |
| <u>[Other Information](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_97)</u> | [30](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_97) | **<u>[E](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_166)</u>** | <u>[Acquisitions & Divestitures](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_166)</u> | [69](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_166) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Looking Forward](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_100)</u> | [30](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_100) | **<u>[F](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_169)</u>** | <u>[Other (Income) and Expense](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_169)</u> | [73](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_169) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Liquidity and Capital Resources](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_106)</u> | [31](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_106) | **<u>[G](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_178)</u>** | <u>[Taxes](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_178)</u> | [74](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_178) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Critical Accounting Estimates](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_112)</u> | [34](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_112) | **<u>[H](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_181)</u>** | <u>[Earnings Per Share](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_181)</u> | [78](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_181) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Currency Rate Fluctuations](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_115)</u> | [36](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_115) | **Balance Sheet & Liquidity** | **Balance Sheet & Liquidity** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Market Risk](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_118)</u> | [37](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_118) | **<u>[I](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_184)</u>** | <u>[Financial Assets & Liabilities](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_184)</u> | [79](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_184) |
| <u>[Financing](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_121)</u> | [38](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_121) | **<u>[J](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_190)</u>** | <u>[Inventory](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_190)</u> | [80](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_190) |
|  |  | **<u>[K](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_193)</u>** | <u>[Financing Receivables](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_193)</u> | [80](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_193) |
| **<u>[Report of Management](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_124)</u>** | [39](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_124) | **<u>[L](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_196)</u>** | <u>[Property, Plant & Equipment](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_196)</u> | [83](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_196) |
| **<u>[Report of Independent Registered](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_127)</u>**<br>**<u>[Public Accounting Firm](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_127)</u>** | [40](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_127) | **<u>[M](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_199)</u>** | <u>[Leases](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_199)</u> | [83](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_199) |
| **<u>[Report of Independent Registered](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_127)</u>**<br>**<u>[Public Accounting Firm](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_127)</u>** |  | **<u>[N](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_202)</u>** | <u>[Intangible Assets Including Goodwill](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_202)</u> | [86](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_202) |
|  |  | **<u>[O](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_205)</u>** | <u>[Borrowings](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_205)</u> | [87](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_205) |
| **CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** |  | **<u>[P](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_208)</u>** | <u>[Other Liabilities](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_208)</u> | [90](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_208) |
| <u>[Income Statement](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_133)</u> | [42](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_133) | **<u>[Q](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_211)</u>** | <u>[Commitments & Contingencies](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_211)</u> | [91](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_211) |
| <u>[Comprehensive Income](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_136)</u> | [43](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_136) | **<u>[R](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_220)</u>** | <u>[Equity Activity](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_220)</u> | [93](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_220) |
| <u>[Balance Sheet](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_139)</u> | [44](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_139) | **Risk Management, Compensation/Benefits & Other** | **Risk Management, Compensation/Benefits & Other** |  |
| <u>[Cash Flows](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_142)</u> | [45](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_142) | **<u>[S](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_223)</u>** | <u>[Derivative Financial Instruments](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_223)</u> | [95](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_223) |
| <u>[Equity](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_145)</u> | [46](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_145) | **<u>[T](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_229)</u>** | <u>[Stock-Based Compensation](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_229)</u> | [100](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_229) |
|  |  | **<u>[U](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_232)</u>** | <u>[Retirement-Related Benefits](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_232)</u> | [103](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_232) |
|  |  | **<u>[V](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_235)</u>** | <u>[Subsequent Events](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_235)</u> | [116](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_235) |
|  |  | **<u>[Performance Graphs](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_238)</u>** | **<u>[Performance Graphs](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_238)</u>** | [117](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_238) |
|  |  | **<u>[Stockholder Information](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_241)</u>** | **<u>[Stockholder Information](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_241)</u>** | [118](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_241) |
|  |  | **Board of Directors and Senior Leadership** | **Board of Directors and Senior Leadership** | 140 |

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| 6 | **Management Discussion**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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OVERVIEW

The financial section of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or "the company") 2025 Annual Report includes the Management Discussion, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. This Overview is designed to provide the reader with some perspective regarding the information contained in the financial section.

**Organization of Information**

• The Management Discussion is designed to provide readers with an overview of the business and a narrative on our financial results and certain factors that may affect our future prospects from the perspective of management. The "Management Discussion Snapshot" presents an overview of the key performance drivers in 2025.

• Beginning with the "Year in Review," the Management Discussion contains the results of operations for each reportable segment of the business, a discussion of our financial position and a discussion of cash flows as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. "Prior Year in Review," provides a year-to-year comparison of the revenue category performance for the Software and Consulting reportable segments between 2024 and 2023, consistent with the changes described below. Management Discussion also includes: "Looking Forward" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources," the latter of which includes a description of management's definition and use of free cash flow.

• The Consolidated Financial Statements provide an overview of income and cash flow performance and financial position.

• The Notes follow the Consolidated Financial Statements. Among other items, the Notes contain our accounting policies, revenue information, acquisitions and divestitures, certain commitments and contingencies and retirement-related plans information.

• In the first quarter of 2025, we made changes to the reported revenue categories within our Software and Consulting reportable segments. These changes did not impact our Consolidated Financial Statements or our reportable segments. The revenue categories are reported on a comparable basis for all periods presented. Refer to note C, "Revenue Recognition," for additional information.

• We reported a benefit from income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The 2025 tax benefit was primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. The 2024 tax benefit was driven by the tax impact of the pension settlement charges, as described below, and the resolution of certain tax audit matters. Refer to note G, "Taxes," for additional information.

• In 2024, as a result of the irrevocable transfer to insurers of a portion of the U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets, we recognized pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion ($2.4 billion net of tax). This reduced 2024 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations and consolidated diluted earnings per share by $2.57 and $2.56, respectively. As the charges were non-operating and non-cash, they did not impact our operating (non-GAAP) earnings or cash flow results. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

• The references to "adjusted for currency" or "at constant currency" in the Management Discussion do not include operational impacts that could result from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. When we refer to growth rates at constant currency or adjust such growth rates for currency, it is done so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance. Financial results adjusted for currency are calculated by translating current period activity in local currency using the comparable prior-year period's currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local currency. Generally, when the dollar either strengthens or weakens against other currencies, the growth at constant currency rates or adjusting for currency will be higher or lower than growth reported at actual exchange rates. Refer to "Currency Rate Fluctuations" for additional information.

• Within the financial statements and tables in this Annual Report, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar numbers. Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the change in current year presentation. This is annotated where applicable.

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**Management Discussion**International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies<sub>7</sub>

**Operating (non-GAAP) Earnings** 

In an effort to provide better transparency into the operational results of the business, supplementally, management separates business results into operating and non-operating categories. Operating earnings from continuing operations is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the effects of certain acquisition-related charges and intangible asset amortization, expense resulting from basis differences on equity method investments, retirement-related costs and their related tax impacts. Due to the unique, non-recurring nature of the enactment of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA or U.S. tax reform), management characterizes the one-time provisional charge recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017, and adjustments to that charge, as non-operating. Adjustments include the tax effect of true-ups, audit adjustments, accounting elections and new regulations, or laws (e.g., H.R. 1 in July of 2025) that impact the TCJA provisions which resulted in the one-time provisional charge. For acquisitions, operating (non-GAAP) earnings exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related charges such as in-process research and development, transaction costs, applicable retention, restructuring and related expenses, tax charges related to acquisition integration and pre-closing charges, such as financing costs. These charges are excluded as they may be inconsistent in amount and timing from period to period and are significantly impacted by the size, type and frequency of our acquisitions. Management also characterized as non-operating expense, given its unique and temporary nature, the impact on the foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG, beginning in December 2023, to economically hedge the foreign currency exposure related to the purchase price of this acquisition. These derivative contracts expired by June 28, 2024. All other spending for acquired companies is included in both earnings from continuing operations and in operating (non-GAAP) earnings. For retirement-related costs, management characterizes certain items as operating and others as non-operating, consistent with GAAP. We include defined benefit plan and nonpension postretirement benefit plan service costs, multi-employer plan costs and the cost of defined contribution plans in operating earnings. Non-operating retirement-related costs include defined benefit plan and nonpension postretirement benefit plan amortization of prior service costs, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortized actuarial gains/losses, the impacts of any plan curtailments/settlements including the impact of the settlement charges of $3.1 billion ($2.4 billion net of tax) resulting from the transfer to insurers of a portion of U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets in 2024 and pension insolvency costs and other costs. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information. Non-operating retirement-related costs are primarily related to changes in pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance, and we consider these costs to be outside of the operational performance of the business.

Overall, management believes that supplementally providing investors with a view of operating earnings as described above provides increased transparency and clarity into both the operational results of the business and the performance of our pension plans; improves visibility to management decisions and their impacts on operational performance; enables better comparison to peer companies; and allows us to provide a long-term strategic view of the business going forward. In addition, these non-GAAP measures provide a perspective consistent with areas of interest we routinely receive from investors and analysts.

FORWARD-LOOKING AND CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Annual Report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any forward-looking statement in this Annual Report speaks only as of the date on which it is made; IBM assumes no obligation to update or revise any such statements except as required by law. Forward-looking statements are based on IBM's current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance; these statements, by their nature, address matters that are uncertain to different degrees. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to be materially different, as discussed more fully elsewhere in this Annual Report and in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including IBM's 2025 Form 10-K filed on February 24, 2026.

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION SNAPSHOT

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| ($ and shares in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |
| **For year ended December 31:** | 2025 | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent/Margin <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent/Margin <br>Change** |
| Revenue <sup>(2)</sup> | $67535 | $62753 | 7.6 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Gross profit margin | 58.2% | 56.7% | 1.5 | pts. |
| Total expense and other (income) | $28968 | $29754 | (2.6) | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $10328 | $5797 | 78.2 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes from continuing operations <sup>(1)</sup> | $(242) | $(218) | 11.1 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Income from continuing operations <sup>(1)</sup> | $10571 | $6015 | 75.7 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Income from continuing operations margin  | 15.7% | 9.6% | 6.1 | pts. |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  | $22 | $8 | 162.5 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Net income | $10593 | $6023 | 75.9 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Earnings per share from continuing operations–assuming dilution | $11.14 | $6.42 | 73.5 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Consolidated earnings per share–assuming dilution | $11.17 | $6.43 | 73.7 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding–assuming dilution | $948.7 | $937.2 | 1.2 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Assets <sup>(3)</sup> | $151880 | $137175 | 10.7 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Liabilities <sup>(3)</sup> | $119139 | $109783 | 8.5 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Equity <sup>(3)</sup> | $32740 | $27393 | 19.5 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |

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(2)Year-to-year revenue growth of 6 percent adjusted for currency.

(3)At December 31.

The following table provides the company's operating (non-GAAP) earnings for 2025 and 2024. Refer to page [27](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_88) for additional information.

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |
| **For year ended December 31:** | 2025 | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change** |
| Net income as reported <sup>(1)</sup> | $10593 | $6023 | 75.9% |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  | 22 | 8 | 162.5% |
| Income from continuing operations <sup>(1)</sup> | $10571 | $6015 | 75.7% |
| Non-operating adjustments (net of tax) |  |  |  |
| Acquisition-related charges | 1534 | 1456 | 5.4% |
| Non-operating retirement-related costs/(income) <sup>(1)</sup> | 49 | 2668 | (98.2)% |
| U.S. tax reform impacts | (1161) | (455) | 155.2% |
| Operating (non-GAAP) earnings | $10993 | $9684 | 13.5% |
| Diluted operating (non-GAAP) earnings per share | $11.59 | $10.33 | 12.2% |

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**Management Discussion**International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies<sub>9</sub>

**Macroeconomic Environment** 

The strength of our portfolio and the resiliency of our business model underpinned by our software-led hybrid cloud and AI strategy position us well to deliver sustainable and profitable growth. While the current economic and trade environment remains dynamic, we expect technology to continue to drive productivity, resilience, and flexibility - particularly in hybrid cloud, AI, and mission-critical infrastructure. These technologies fundamentally change how businesses scale, compete, and operate and serve as a key source of competitive advantage. This was reflected in our strong performance in 2025. Our disciplined strategy and durable business model enable us to create long-term value for our partners and clients.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, movements in global currencies continued to impact our reported year-to-year revenue and profit. We execute hedging programs which defer, but do not eliminate, the impact of currency. The (gains)/losses from these hedging programs are reflected primarily in other (income) and expense. Refer to "Currency Rate Fluctuations," for additional information.

**Financial Performance Summary** 

In 2025, we delivered performance above expectations across all key financial metrics, reporting $67.5 billion in revenue, net income from continuing operations of $10.6 billion, and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $11.14. On an operating (non-GAAP) basis, we reported earnings of $11.0 billion and diluted earnings per share of $11.59. We generated $13.2 billion in cash from operations and $14.7 billion in free cash flow, and delivered shareholder returns of $6.3 billion in dividends. Our 2025 performance reflects our deep focus on the business fundamentals with continued revenue growth, gross profit margin expansion and strong cash generation, and a balance sheet with financial flexibility to support our business.

Total revenue grew 7.6 percent as reported and 6.1 percent adjusted for currency compared to the prior year. Software revenue delivered growth of 10.6 percent as reported (9.1 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting the strength of our diversified portfolio and the investments we have made in innovation in our organic software and through acquisitions. Consulting revenue increased 1.8 percent as reported (0.4 percent adjusted for currency). Infrastructure revenue increased 12.1 percent as reported (10.4 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting strength in our new IBM z17.

From a geographic perspective, Americas revenue increased 6.6 percent as reported (6.9 percent adjusted for currency). Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) increased 14.2 percent as reported (9.0 percent adjusted for currency). Asia Pacific decreased 0.4 percent as reported (0.7 percent adjusted for currency).

Gross margin of 58.2 percent increased 1.5 points year to year with gross margin expansion driven by portfolio mix and productivity actions. Operating (non-GAAP) gross margin of 59.5 percent increased 1.7 points compared to the prior year due to the same dynamics.

Total expense and other (income) decreased 2.6 percent in 2025 versus the prior year primarily driven by the prior-year pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion and savings from productivity actions; partially offset by our organic and inorganic investments in portfolio innovation, the effects of currency and prior-year gains from the sale of certain QRadar Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) assets and from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets. Total operating (non-GAAP) expense and other (income) increased 9.6 percent year to year, due to our organic and inorganic investments in portfolio innovation, the effects of currency and prior-year gains from the sale of certain QRadar Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) assets and from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets; partially offset by savings from productivity actions.

Pre-tax income from continuing operations of $10.3 billion increased 78.2 percent and pre-tax margin was 15.3 percent, an increase of 6.1 points as compared to 2024. Performance in 2025 was driven by revenue growth, portfolio mix and increased productivity while providing investment flexibility. In addition, our year-to-year performance reflects lower retirement related costs driven by the pension settlement charges in 2024; partially offset by the prior-year gains from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets and from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets. The continuing operations effective tax rate for 2025 was (2.3) percent compared to (3.8) percent in 2024. The current-year effective tax rate was primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters and the effective tax rate for 2024 was driven by the tax impact of the pension settlement charges and the resolution of certain tax audit matters. Net income from continuing operations was $10.6 billion in 2025 compared with $6.0 billion in the prior year and net income from continuing operations margin was 15.7 percent, an increase of 6.1 points year to year.

Operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations of $12.7 billion increased 13.4 percent year to year and the operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax margin from continuing operations increased 1.0 point to 18.8 percent primarily driven by the same dynamics as described above, excluding the impact from the prior-year pension settlement charges. The operating (non-GAAP) effective tax rate for 2025 was 13.5 percent compared to 13.6 percent in 2024. Operating (non-GAAP) income from continuing operations of $11.0 billion increased 13.5 percent and the operating (non-GAAP) income margin from continuing operations of 16.3 percent was up 0.8 points year to year.

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Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $11.14 in 2025, which included a benefit from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters, compared with $6.42 in 2024, which included an impact from the pension settlement charges. Refer to "Organization of Information" on page [6](#ibc2e44361b8c4924b57f3c57cdee995a_16943) for additional information. Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share of $11.59 increased 12.2 percent versus 2024.

At December 31, 2025, the balance sheet remained strong with financial flexibility to support and invest in the business. Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities at year end were $14.5 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion from December 31, 2024 and debt of $61.3 billion at December 31, 2025 increased $6.3 billion. The company continues to make investments in innovation both organically and through acquisitions, including the HashiCorp acquisition in first-quarter 2025.

Total assets increased $14.7 billion ($11.2 billion adjusted for currency) from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by an increase in goodwill and intangible assets mainly related to the HashiCorp acquisition. Total liabilities increased $9.4 billion ($4.9 billion adjusted for currency) from December 31, 2024 primarily driven by an increase in debt. Total equity of $32.7 billion increased $5.3 billion from December 31, 2024, primarily driven by net income and an increase in common stock; partially offset by dividends paid.

During 2025, we generated $13.2 billion in cash from operating activities, compared to $13.4 billion in 2024. While cash used in financing receivables increased $2.7 billion year to year reflecting business growth, including strength from the z17 sales cycle, we had performance-related improvements within net income driving an increase in cash from operating activities. Our free cash flow was $14.7 billion, an increase of $2.0 billion versus the prior year. Refer to pages [31](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14111) to [32](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14112) for additional information on free cash flow. Net cash used in investing activities of $10.3 billion increased $5.4 billion compared to the prior year primarily driven by cash used for the HashiCorp acquisition. Net cash used in financing activities of $3.8 billion decreased $3.2 billion compared to 2024, primarily driven by debt.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Please refer to IBM's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2026, for Item 1A. entitled "Risk Factors."

IBM is addressing the hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity with a platform-centric approach, focused on providing client value through a combination of technology and business expertise. We provide integrated solutions and products that leverage: data, information technology, deep expertise in industries and business processes, with trust and security and a broad ecosystem of partners and alliances. Our hybrid cloud platform and AI technology and services capabilities support clients' digital transformations and help them engage with their customers and employees in new ways. These solutions draw from an industry-leading portfolio of capabilities in software, consulting services and a deep incumbency in mission-critical systems, all bolstered by one of the world's leading research organizations.

**IBM Strategy** 

IBM's strategic focus is hybrid cloud and AI, today's most transformative technologies. As clients transform their businesses with technology, they seek both technology innovation and domain expertise to translate into real business impact. We have shaped our portfolio to focus on delivering leading technology and business expertise to solve those client needs. As a result, IBM has shifted to higher growth areas as we deliver on that strategy with over 75 percent of our business mix in Software and Consulting.

Our strategy aligns with the needs of our clients

Companies are deploying technology across environments where the business runs, with 86 percent of executives using hybrid cloud architectures to deploy AI (IBM IBV). Leading organizations are embracing a hybrid 'by design' approach. This allows them to take advantage of hybrid multi-cloud by minimizing cost and complexity which simplifies innovation and operations. IBM Consulting quantified the value of a hybrid 'by design' approach and showed it delivers over three times higher return on investment.

Companies continue to invest in AI and are demanding results to accelerate achieving their business and operating goals. AI, including AI agents, shows tremendous ability to unlock value by augmenting workflows to improve productivity and accelerating innovation. 80% of executives are increasing investments in agentic AI, with spending expected to nearly triple by 2027 (IBM IBV). AI is inherently hybrid as it needs to inference, govern, and manage multiple models, data flows, and applications that run across the hybrid cloud.

Enterprises that successfully embed hybrid cloud and AI technologies in their businesses are poised to scale for growth. AI simplifies the complexity of hybrid cloud environments through visibility, resource optimization, and automation across platforms and processes. Hybrid 'by design' allows enterprises to leverage common platforms and practices. Hybrid cloud and AI are increasingly fundamental to realizing each other's value.

IBM is uniquely equipped to bring to clients the full value of hybrid cloud and AI. We've worked with enterprises for decades on technology and the business outcomes it powers. IBM leverages this unique combination of technology and expertise to strengthen our leadership in hybrid cloud and AI. We are now extending that approach into quantum computing. Our trusted role in supporting clients' core business transactions gives us unparalleled insight into how their businesses run, exemplified by the mission-criticality of IBM Z. Our clients trust us to deliver innovation and expertise, which we amplify through our extensive partner network.

IBM's differentiated portfolio value

IBM is strategically positioned to help clients unlock their next chapter of technology-led business growth. It will be built across hybrid multi-cloud and leverage AI. With our portfolio of technology and consulting capabilities, we uniquely help deliver that growth. In quantum, we are already seeing early commercial results with clients.

IBM Software develops market-leading technology that delivers innovation and productivity with capabilities that enable end-to-end enterprise use cases, client usage, consumption, and expansion. We deliver this value in four major areas. **Hybrid Cloud** (Red Hat), built on open-source technologies, unifies on-prem, public clouds, private clouds, and edge computing to scale applications and AI. **Data**, underpinned by watsonx with built-in governance and compliance, enables clients to use their data in real time and embed enterprise-ready AI into applications and business processes. **Automation**, including the FinOps portfolio with Apptio, helps clients drive transparency, value, and cost reduction in technology. Capabilities such as HashiCorp Terraform allow clients to operate and automate IT to build, deploy and manage hybrid applications and infrastructure. **Transaction Processing** powers IBM Z to deliver unmatched resiliency, scalability, security, availability and real-time fraud detection for our clients' mission-critical workloads. Clients can use AI and AI agents directly on IBM Z to simplify operations. All capabilities support hybrid cloud deployment with security and AI embedded throughout. This software portfolio drives demand for consulting and helps clients build hybrid environments on our infrastructure.

IBM Consulting provides **Strategy & Technology** services and **Intelligent Operations** services that help clients achieve their most important business goals – including how to be more productive, accelerate growth, strengthen resilience, and drive innovation. We deliver deep domain and industry capabilities to deploy hybrid cloud and AI with platforms from IBM and our strategic partners, including Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce, SAP and others. Our clients rely on us to use these

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technologies to modernize their IT, orchestrate their data, and secure their portfolios to realize AI-driven efficiency and growth. We continually advance IBM Consulting Advantage, our AI delivery platform, embedding it into how our consultants work to accelerate speed and value to clients. These capabilities combined with IBM technology uniquely differentiate us in the market.

IBM Infrastructure enables hybrid cloud environments for mission-critical transactions and AI workloads while maintaining the highest security and availability. The business is anchored by **IBM Z**, which excels at delivering transaction processing capabilities, with mainframes handling 70% of the world's transactional workflows (IBM IBV). We deliver innovations across IBM Z and our software portfolio that are purpose-built for hybrid architectures, infused with AI for real-time insights and deliver unmatched throughput, availability, and security. Our **distributed infrastructure** offerings, including Power and Storage, accelerate clients' digital transformations while our Infrastructure Support delivers lifecycle services enhanced with AI to optimize hybrid cloud environments.

IBM invests in research to lead the next era of computing in two transformative paradigms, **AI** and **quantum computing**. In 2025, we accelerated enterprise AI leadership by embedding agentic capabilities into IBM products. We also evolved the Granite model family into specialized, open models optimized for performance and cost. We enhanced Red Hat's AI platform with state-of-the-art inference to scale AI deployment across hybrid environments. In quantum computing, we reached pivotal milestones toward delivering quantum advantage in 2026 and fault tolerance by 2029. Together, these advances integrate hardware, architecture, and algorithms into a coherent strategy for building scalable quantum systems. Our semiconductor research with our new Spyre AI accelerator powers the AI capabilities of z17 and Power11 systems. Our Mathematics of Computation initiative advances the math underlying AI, quantum, and their convergence to unlock transformational capabilities in optimization, learning, and modeling.

In addition to organic innovation, we accelerate our strategy and client value with inorganic investments. Areas of focus include hybrid cloud, data, and AI technology along with strategic consulting capabilities. In 2025, IBM closed multiple deals, including HashiCorp to seamlessly scale hybrid cloud infrastructure automation, and DataStax to enhance our AI capabilities around unstructured data. We announced our intention to acquire Confluent, addressing customer needs to scale real-time, high-volume and distributed event streaming with low latency and reduced cost.

Collaborating to create value with clients and ecosystem partners

IBM has deep relationships and a track record of results with the world's largest companies. We continue to invest in strengthening these relationships and accelerating their business innovations. In addition, we are extending our reach to bring our latest technology to a broader set of clients where we have proven adoption. We engage clients where they are and invest in our ecosystem so clients can choose how they access and deploy our technology. For example, service partners act as advisors to our clients, helping them select and implement our technology. Independent software vendors embed our leading AI and hybrid-cloud capabilities into their solutions, enabling them to deliver cutting-edge technologies that run wherever their customers choose. To ensure our technology is complementary to clients' existing IT environments, we jointly invest in long-term relationships with strategic partners including Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Salesforce, SAP, and ServiceNow. Finally, to expand client choice and speed in using AI, we strengthened our AI ecosystem through partnerships with NVIDIA, Anthropic, Groq, and AMD.

The market's accelerating demand for hybrid cloud and AI technologies underscores that they are fundamental to driving enterprise performance. Our hybrid cloud and AI strategy brings differentiated outcomes for clients and IBM is built to deliver and expand this value.

**Business Segments and Capabilities**

IBM operates in more than 175 countries around the world. Our platform-centric hybrid cloud and AI strategy is executed through our operations and consists of four business segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure and Financing.

Software

Software brings together hybrid cloud platform and software solutions to help clients predict, automate, and modernize their environments. It includes all software, except operating system software reported in the Infrastructure segment.

Software comprises four business areas – Hybrid Cloud, Automation, Data, and Transaction Processing, which have the following capabilities:

Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat): provides enterprise open-source solutions, for hybrid, multi-cloud environments, which includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), OpenShift, Ansible, and Red Hat AI.

Automation: optimizes processes from business workflows to IT operations with AI-powered automation. Automation includes application development and integration, infrastructure lifecycle management including HashiCorp, network management, security software for identity access management and threat management, observability, FinOps, IT financial management, and asset lifecycle management.

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Data: unlocks the value of AI with greater speed, reliability and efficiency by leveraging trusted enterprise data. The portfolio includes AI assistants and agents, AI tools and governance, databases, data intelligence, data integration, and data security.

Transaction Processing: supports clients' mission-critical, on-premise workloads in industries such as banking, airlines and retail. This includes transaction processing software such as Customer Information Control System and storage software, analytics and integration software running on IBM operating systems, AI assistants for IBM Z, and security software for IBM Z.

Consulting

Consulting provides deep domain, technical, and industry expertise with market-leading capabilities in business transformation, technology implementation and managed services. Consulting designs, builds and operates technology and business processes based on open, hybrid cloud architectures, leveraging data, generative AI, and automation to drive efficiency and scale. Through IBM technology and ecosystem partnership solutions, we help clients modernize applications and embed and operationalize AI into workflows at scale to achieve measurable return on investment. Our IBM Consulting Advantage platform and Garage method enable co-creation with clients, deploying digital assets and AI-powered solutions that accelerate transformation.

Consulting comprises two business areas – Strategy and Technology and Intelligent Operations, which have the following capabilities:

Strategy and Technology: helps clients accelerate transformation. Provides advice on strategies to drive growth and efficiency, re-design and implement complex end-to-end business processes and applications, and build and modernize applications and data on hybrid cloud. By leveraging IBM technology — including Red Hat — and an ecosystem of partners we enable clients to drive innovation and achieve business outcomes.

Intelligent Operations: helps clients run their operations more efficiently. Operates application workflows and business processes, manages applications, data, AI, and hybrid cloud workloads, and integrates security solutions to reduce risk and prevent threats. By leveraging AI-powered solutions, we deliver faster, more efficient outcomes that help clients scale and innovate securely.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure provides trusted and secure solutions for hybrid cloud and is optimized for infusing AI into mission-critical transactions.

Infrastructure comprises two business areas – Hybrid Infrastructure and Infrastructure Support, which have the following capabilities:

Hybrid Infrastructure: provides clients with innovative infrastructure platforms designed to meet the evolving demands of hybrid multi-cloud environments and enterprise-scale AI workloads leveraging flexible and as-a-service consumption models. Hybrid Infrastructure includes IBM Z and Distributed Infrastructure.

Distributed Infrastructure: includes Power, Storage and IBM Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Power consists of high-performance servers, designed and engineered for data intensive and AI-enabled workloads and optimized for hybrid cloud and Linux. The Storage portfolio consists of a broad range of storage hardware and software-defined offerings, including Z-attach and distributed flash, tape solutions, software-defined storage controllers, data protection software and network-attach storage. IBM Cloud IaaS is built on enterprise-grade hardware with leading security and compliance capabilities and offers flexible computing options across architectures to meet client workload needs.

Infrastructure Support: delivers comprehensive, proactive and AI-enabled maintenance and support services to maintain and improve the availability and value of clients' IT infrastructure (hardware and software) both on-premises and in the cloud including maintenance for IBM products and other technology products.

Financing

Financing facilitates IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software and services through its financing solutions. As a captive financier, the financing arrangements are predominantly for IBM products or services that are critical to the end users' business operations and support IBM's hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

Financing comprises the following two business areas - Client Financing and Commercial Financing:

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Client Financing: lease, installment payment plan and loan financing to end-user clients for terms generally up to seven years. Assets financed are primarily new and used IBM hardware, software and services.

Commercial Financing: short-term working capital financing to business partners and distributors primarily of IBM products and services. The company has an existing agreement with a third-party investor to sell IBM short-term commercial financing receivables on a revolving basis. Refer to note K, "Financing Receivables," for additional information.

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**Human Capital** 

The table below presents the company's employees and related workforce at December 31, 2025.

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| IBM/wholly owned subsidiaries | 264.3 |
| Less-than-wholly owned subsidiaries | 8.7 |
| Complementary <sup>(1)</sup> | 13.8 |

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(1)The complementary workforce is an approximation of equivalent full-time employees hired under temporary, part-time and limited-term employment arrangements to meet specific business needs in a flexible and cost-effective manner.

Our highly skilled global workforce leverages expertise in AI and hybrid cloud to drive clients' digital transformations and mission-critical operations. Our employees are among the world's leading experts in hybrid cloud, AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, and industry-specific solutions, reflecting our commitment to innovation and talent as key drivers of success.

At IBM, we're committed to attracting, developing and retaining top talent in a dynamic and competitive environment. We ground this commitment in an inclusive workplace that fuels business growth, sustainable business outcomes and differentiated value to our clients. Our employee value proposition combines competitive compensation and career opportunities to develop and deliver innovative technologies that transform businesses worldwide. Our value proposition and talent strategy are designed to retain our talented professionals.

We are continuously transforming and developing our talent through a combination of skill-based hiring and advanced learning to build an AI-first enterprise. In 2025, we focused on adding skills in key areas such as consulting and technical expertise, while also scaling our capacity in strategically important markets and workflows. We're committed to upskilling and reskilling our workforce, with a strong emphasis on AI skilling, and our digital learning and career platforms are designed to provide employees with the resources they need to build strategic skills and advance their careers. We believe that sharing candid feedback is essential to helping our employees develop their skills and elevate their performance, which is critical to our ability to transform and evolve. We strive to help all employees build new capabilities and create career mobility along their professional journeys.

We are committed to pay alignment and transparency that complies fully with all antidiscrimination laws, fostering an environment of fair and competitive pay without regard to gender, race, or other personal characteristics protected by law. Statistical pay alignment assessments are conducted across all countries with IBM employees, reinforcing our dedication to our longstanding fair pay practices.

Employee engagement is a key indicator of employee well-being and dedication to our mission, purpose and values. We conduct an annual engagement survey to assess the health of our growth culture and employee sentiment. In 2025, over 200,000 employees globally participated in the survey, providing valuable insights that we are using to enhance the employee experience, transform our culture, and improve our interactions with clients and partners. Consistent with prior years, more than eight out of ten employees who participated in the survey responded that they felt engaged at work. In addition, nearly nine out of ten participants reported feeling empowered to be their authentic selves at work.

IBM maintains a comprehensive Health & Safety Management System designed to provide a safe work environment and minimize work-related injuries and illnesses. The company offers global programs supporting physical, mental, and financial well-being, including confidential 24/7 mental health resources through employee assistance programs. These inclusive programs are tailored to meet the needs of a global workforce. Additional initiatives include resilience and ergonomics training and digital tools that promote healthy habits.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

**Results of Continuing Operations**

Segment Details

As discussed in the "Organization of Information" section, in the first quarter of 2025, we made changes to the reported revenue categories within our Software and Consulting reportable segments. IBM's Software segment reports revenue and year-to-year revenue percent change for Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat), Automation, Data, and Transaction Processing. The Software segment no longer reports Hybrid Platform & Solutions or Security revenue categories. IBM's Consulting segment reports revenue and year-to-year revenue percent change for Strategy and Technology and Intelligent Operations. These changes did not impact our Consolidated Financial Statements or our reportable segments.

The following table presents each reportable segment's revenue and gross margin results, followed by an analysis of the 2025 versus 2024 reportable segment results. The reported revenue categories within our Software and Consulting reportable segments are reported on a comparable basis for all years.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr. Percent/<br>Margin <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr. Percent/<br>Margin <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
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| Software | $29962 | $27085 | 10.6 | % | 9.1% |
| Gross margin | 83.5% | 83.7% | (0.2) | pts. |  |
| Consulting | 21055 | 20692 | 1.8 | % | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | 28.1% | 27.0% | 1.1 | pts. |  |
| Infrastructure | 15718 | 14020 | 12.1 | % | 10.4% |
| Gross margin | 58.6% | 55.8% | 2.9 | pts. |  |
| Financing | 737 | 713 | 3.3 | % | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 45.3% | 47.9% | (2.6) | pts. |  |
| Other <sup>(1)</sup> | 63 | 243 | (74.0) | % | (77.5)% |
| Gross margin | NM | (352.8)% | NM |  |  |
| **Total revenue** | $67535 | $62753 | 7.6 | % | 6.1% |
| **Total gross profit** | $39297 | $35551 | 10.5 | % |  |
| Total gross margin | 58.2% | 56.7% | 1.5 | pts. |  |
| Non-operating adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 888 | 724 | 22.6 | % |  |
| **Operating (non-GAAP) gross profit** | $40184 | $36275 | 10.8 | % |  |
| Operating (non-GAAP) gross margin | 59.5% | 57.8% | 1.7 | pts. |  |

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NM–Not meaningful

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent Change <br>Adjusted for <br>Currency** |
| **Software revenue** | $29962 | $27085 | 10.6% | 9.1% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hybrid Cloud | $7327 | $6490 | 12.9% | 11.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Automation | 7733 | 6558 | 17.9 | 16.5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Data | 6299 | 5629 | 11.9 | 10.6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Processing | 8603 | 8408 | 2.3 | 0.4 |

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Software revenue of $29,962 million increased 10.6 percent as reported (9.1 percent adjusted for currency) in 2025 compared to 2024, with double-digit growth in Hybrid Cloud, Automation and Data. This revenue performance reflects the strength of our diversified portfolio and the investments we have made to drive innovation in our organic software and through acquisitions.

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Revenue performance by line of business in 2025 compared to 2024 was as follows:

Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) revenue increased 12.9 percent as reported (11.7 percent adjusted for currency) in 2025, as demand for our hybrid cloud solutions remained strong. OpenShift annual recurring revenue at year-end 2025 was $1.9 billion, which increased greater than 30 percent year over year. Automation revenue increased 17.9 percent as reported (16.5 percent adjusted for currency), which includes the contribution from our HashiCorp acquisition. This performance also reflects client demand as they focus on optimizing operations, automating their infrastructure and workflows, building resiliency, and driving cost efficiency across their enterprise. Data revenue increased 11.9 percent as reported (10.6 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting the demand for our portfolio of generative AI products, and strong performance with our established strategic partners, who enable clients to power AI innovation and mission-critical workloads. Transaction Processing revenue increased 2.3 percent as reported (0.4 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting the benefit from our launch of IBM z17 in June 2025 and the strategic importance of this mission-critical software.

Across Software, our annual recurring revenue (ARR) was $23.6 billion at year end 2025, which increased approximately $2 billion compared to year end 2024. ARR is a key performance metric management uses to assess the health and growth trajectory of our Software segment, and is calculated by using the current quarter's recurring revenue and then multiplying that value by four. In the first quarter of 2025, the ARR calculation was updated to include all recurring revenue within the Software segment, and the comparison to 2024 ARR is on the same basis. This value includes the following consumption models: (1) software subscription agreements, including committed term licenses, (2) as-a-service arrangements such as SaaS and PaaS, and (3) maintenance and support contracts. ARR should be viewed independently of software revenue as this performance metric and its inputs may not represent revenue that will be recognized in future periods.

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| Gross profit | $25011 | $22658 | 10.4 | % |
| Gross profit margin | 83.5% | 83.7% | (0.2) | pts. |
| Segment profit | $9920 | $8684 | 14.2 | % |
| Segment profit margin | 33.1% | 32.1% | 1.0 | pts. |

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Software gross profit margin of 83.5 percent in 2025 decreased 0.2 points compared to the prior year. Segment profit of $9,920 million increased 14.2 percent and segment profit margin of 33.1 percent increased 1.0 points compared to the prior year. The year-to-year increases in segment profit and profit margin were driven by revenue growth and reflect the benefits of the productivity actions we have taken, partially offset by our organic and inorganic investments in portfolio innovation.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
| **Consulting revenue** | $21055 | $20692 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| Strategy and Technology | $11537 | $11488 | 0.4% | (1.0)% |
| Intelligent Operations | 9518 | 9204 | 3.4 | 2.2 |

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(1)Recast to reflect January 2025 changes to the reported revenue categories.

Consulting revenue of $21,055 million increased 1.8 percent as reported (0.4 percent adjusted for currency) in 2025 compared to 2024. Strategy and Technology revenue increased 0.4 percent as reported, but decreased 1.0 percent adjusted for currency. Intelligent Operations increased 3.4 percent as reported and 2.2 percent adjusted for currency. Consulting inflected back to growth in the second half of 2025 driven by our clients' demand for key offerings, including business application transformation, application migration and modernization, application operations, and cybersecurity, as clients prioritize cost efficiency while continuing to invest in AI-enabled transformation. In addition, we are expanding our impact through Client Zero, applying our own practical experience with generative AI, combined with our domain expertise, to help clients drive productivity and efficiency and operationalize AI at scale.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** |
| **Consulting** |  |  |  |  |
| Gross profit | $5921 | $5589 | 5.9 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Gross profit margin | 28.1% | 27.0% | 1.1 | pts. |
| Segment profit | $2464 | $2054 | 20.0 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Segment profit margin | 11.7% | 9.9% | 1.8 | pts. |

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Consulting gross profit margin increased 1.1 points to 28.1 percent compared to the prior year. Segment profit of $2,464 million increased 20.0 percent and segment profit margin increased 1.8 points to 11.7 percent compared to the prior year. The gross profit, segment profit and profit margin performance in 2025 reflect the benefits from the productivity actions we have taken, partially offset by our strategic investments in acquisitions and innovation.

Consulting Signings, Book-to-Bill, and Backlog

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.**<br>**Percent Change**<br>**Adjusted for**<br>**Currency** |
| Total signings | $21757 | $25103 | (13.3)% | (14.7)% |

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Consulting signings decreased 13.3 percent as reported and 14.7 percent adjusted for currency in 2025, compared to our strong performance in signings in 2024. The mix of signings continued to improve as we exited 2025, with a greater share of strategic wins from both new clients and expanded engagements with existing clients. Our book-to-bill ratio over the trailing twelve months was 1.03. Book-to-bill represents the ratio of IBM Consulting signings to its revenue over the same period and is a useful indicator of the demand for our business over time. Backlog at year end 2025 was $31.9 billion, an increase of approximately $0.5 billion compared to year end 2024.

Signings are management's initial estimate of the value of a client's commitment under a services contract. The calculation used by management involves estimates and judgments to gauge the extent of a client's commitment, including the type and duration of the agreement and the presence of termination charges or wind-down costs. Backlog reflects the estimated remaining value of overall work to be recognized as revenue under services contracts, and it is calculated as the total reported signings less already recognized revenue and less any backlog adjustments.

Contract extensions and increases in scope are treated as signings only to the extent of the incremental new value. Total signings can vary over time due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the timing of signing a small number of larger contracts. Signings associated with an acquisition will be recognized on a prospective basis. Backlog estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, periodic revalidations, adjustments for revenue not materialized and adjustments for currency.

Management believes the estimated values of signings and backlog provide an indication of our forward-looking revenue, which are used by management as tools to monitor the performance of the business and are viewed as useful decision-making information for investors. There are no third-party standards or requirements governing the calculation of these measurements. The conversion of signings and backlog into revenue may vary based on the types of services and solutions, contract duration, customer decisions, and other factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the macroeconomic environment or external events.

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Infrastructure

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
| **Infrastructure revenue** | $15718 | $14020 | 12.1% | 10.4% |
| Hybrid Infrastructure | $10618 | $8913 | 19.1% | 16.9% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IBM Z |  |  | 51.7 | 48.4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributed Infrastructure |  |  | (1.8) | (3.4) |
| Infrastructure Support | 5100 | 5107 | (0.1) | (1.0) |

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Infrastructure revenue of $15,718 million increased 12.1 percent as reported (10.4 percent adjusted for currency) as compared to the prior year, driven by Hybrid Infrastructure reflecting the strength of our IBM z17 program which was launched in June 2025.

Hybrid Infrastructure revenue of $10,618 million increased 19.1 percent as reported (16.9 percent adjusted for currency) as compared to the prior year. Within Hybrid Infrastructure, IBM Z revenue increased 51.7 percent as reported (48.4 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting the strong performance of z17. Clients are investing in z17 for its differentiated capabilities, real-time AI inferencing, quantum-safe security, and AI-driven operational efficiency which are critical when modernizing mission-critical workloads and data intensive environments. IBM Z continues to be the backbone of enterprise IT, enabling clients to integrate seamlessly with hybrid cloud while unlocking new levels of resiliency, scalability, and performance. The current performance from the z17 program has outpaced prior product cycles, reflecting how IBM Z remains an enduring platform with its innovative capabilities around AI workloads and hybrid cloud architecture. Revenue performance in both Distributed Infrastructure and Infrastructure Support reflect product cycle dynamics. Within Distributed Infrastructure, Power improved revenue performance in the second half of the year driven by the launch of the next-generation Power11 platform.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** |
| **Infrastructure** |  |  |  |  |
| Gross profit | $9216 | $7819 | 17.9 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Gross profit margin | 58.6% | 55.8% | 2.9 | pts. |
| Segment profit | $3458 | $2450 | 41.2 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Segment profit margin | 22.0% | 17.5% | 4.5 | pts. |

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Infrastructure gross profit margin increased 2.9 points to 58.6 percent in 2025 compared to the prior year. Segment profit of $3,458 million increased 41.2 percent and segment profit margin increased 4.5 points to 22.0 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. Infrastructure gross profit, segment profit and margin expansion in 2025 were primarily driven by the productivity actions we have taken and the growth and mix of revenue, partially offset by our investments in product innovation.

Financing

Refer to page [38](#i835e0c5f2dc3413e8536c3ec541b2fd8_3442) for a discussion of Financing's segment results.

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Geographic Revenue

In addition to the revenue presentation by reportable segment, we also measure revenue performance on a geographic basis.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
| **Total revenue** | $67535 | $62753 | 7.6% | 6.1% |
| Americas | $33342 | $31266 | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa | 22189 | 19429 | 14.2 | 9.0 |
| Asia Pacific | 12004 | 12058 | (0.4) | (0.7) |

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Geographic revenue performance for 2025 as compared to 2024:

Americas revenue increased 6.6 percent as reported and 6.9 percent adjusted for currency. The U.S. increased 6.9 percent. Canada increased 6.9 percent as reported and 8.3 percent adjusted for currency. Latin America increased 6.1 percent as reported and 7.6 percent adjusted for currency, with an increase in Brazil of 6.8 percent as reported and 9.2 percent adjusted for currency.

EMEA revenue increased 14.2 percent as reported and 9.0 percent adjusted for currency. France, the UK and Italy increased 25.1 percent, 20.7 percent and 18.5 percent, respectively, as reported, and 19.0 percent, 16.9 percent and 12.5 percent, respectively, adjusted for currency. Germany increased 3.8 percent as reported, but decreased 1.3 percent adjusted for currency.

Asia Pacific revenue decreased 0.4 percent as reported and 0.7 percent adjusted for currency. Japan revenue increased 0.3 percent as reported, but decreased 1.0 percent adjusted for currency. Australia and India increased 4.6 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively, as reported, and 6.4 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively, adjusted for currency.

Total Expense and Other (Income)

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | 2024 | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent/<br>Margin<br>Change** |
| Total expense and other (income) <sup>(1) (2)</sup> | $28968 | $29754 | (2.6) | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Non-operating adjustments |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1279) | (1107) | 15.5 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Acquisition-related charges | (154) | (122) | 25.6 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income <sup>(2)</sup> | (65) | (3457) | (98.1) |  |
| **Operating (non-GAAP) expense and other (income)** <sup>(1)</sup> | $27472 | $25068 | 9.6 | %&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
| Total expense-to-revenue ratio | 42.9% | 47.4% | (4.5) | pts. |
| Operating (non-GAAP) expense-to-revenue ratio | 40.7% | 39.9% | 0.7 | pts. |

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(1)2024 includes income from pre-tax gains of $611 million primarily related to the divestiture of The Weather Company assets and the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

(2)Refer to "Organization of Information" on page [6](#ibc2e44361b8c4924b57f3c57cdee995a_16943) for additional information.

Our expense dynamics in 2025 reflect our continued investment to execute our hybrid cloud and AI strategy. We remain focused on our productivity initiatives as we digitally transform our business processes and scale AI within IBM. This includes simplifying our application and infrastructure environments, aligning our teams by workflow and enabling a higher value-add workforce through automation and AI-driven efficiencies. These productivity initiatives allowed for continued investments to drive innovation in our portfolio.

Total expense and other (income) decreased 2.6 percent in 2025 versus the prior year primarily driven by the prior-year pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion and savings from our productivity actions; partially offset by our organic and inorganic investments in portfolio innovation, the effects of currency and lower gains from divestitures and asset sales.

Total operating (non-GAAP) expense and other (income) increased 9.6 percent year to year, due to higher spending reflecting our organic and inorganic investments in portfolio innovation, the effects of currency and lower gains from divestitures and asset sales; partially offset by savings from our productive actions.

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For additional information regarding total expense and other (income) for both expense presentations, refer to the following analyses by category.

**Selling, General and Administrative Expense**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** |
| **Selling, general and administrative expense** |  |  |  |
| Selling, general and administrative–other | $16108 | $16047 | 0.4% |
| Advertising and promotional expense | 1129 | 1173 | (3.7) |
| Workforce rebalancing charges | 670 | 696 | (3.7) |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 1279 | 1105 | 15.8 |
| Stock-based compensation <sup>(1)</sup> | 904 | 690 | 31.0 |
| Provision for/(benefit from) expected credit loss expense | 33 | (21) | NM |
| **Total selling, general and administrative expense** | $20123 | $19688 | 2.2% |
| Non-operating adjustments |  |  |  |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1279) | (1105) | 15.8 |
| Acquisition-related charges <sup>(1)</sup> | (138) | (55) | 152.9 |
| **Operating (non-GAAP) selling, general and administrative expense** | $18706 | $18529 | 1.0% |

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(1) 2025 includes awards in connection with acquisitions of $85 million, which includes a non-operating adjustment in acquisition-related charges of $31 million. Refer to "Stock-Based Compensation" on page [23](#ic8d43cbac57147d89b03f9079ac25917_1036) for additional information.

NM–Not meaningful

Total selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense increased 2.2 percent in 2025 versus 2024, driven primarily by the following factors:

• Higher operating expenses from acquired businesses, as a result of our continued investment to drive our hybrid cloud and AI strategy (4 points); and

• Higher amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related charges (1 point); and

• The effects of currency (1 point); partially offset by

• Benefits from productivity and the actions taken to transform our operations (4 points).

Operating (non-GAAP) SG&A expense increased 1.0 percent year to year primarily driven by the same factors above, excluding the higher amortization of acquired intangible assets and acquisition-related charges.

Expected credit loss expense was a provision of $33 million in 2025 as compared to a benefit of $21 million in 2024. The year-to-year change was primarily driven by higher unallocated reserve requirements in the current year as a result of the current economic conditions. Refer to "Receivables and Allowances" section on page [25](#ie367cd269dda440ca8370ee039c16a4b_1185) for additional information.

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**Research and Development**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** |
| Total research and development expense | $8316 | $7479 | 11.2% |
| Non-operating adjustments |  |  |  |
| Acquisition-related charges | (4) |  | NM |
| **Operating (non-GAAP) research and development expense** | $8312 | $7479 | 11.1% |

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Research and development (R&D) expense and operating (non-GAAP) R&D expense increased 11.2 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively, in 2025 compared to 2024, primarily driven by investments to drive innovation in AI, hybrid cloud and quantum and higher operating expenses from acquired businesses.

**Intellectual Property and Custom Development Income**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** |
| Intellectual property income <sup>(1)</sup> | $265 | $329 | (19.3)% |
| Custom development income | 699 | 667 | 4.7 |
| **Total** | $964 | $996 | (3.2)% |

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(1)Includes licensing, royalty-based fees and sales.

Total Intellectual Property and Custom Development Income decreased 3.2 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. The timing and amount of licensing, sales or other transfers of IP may vary significantly from period to period depending upon the timing of licensing agreements, economic conditions, industry consolidation and the timing of new patents and know-how development.

**Other (Income) and Expense**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent <br>Change** |
| **Other (income) and expense** |  |  |  |
| (Gains)/losses on foreign currency transactions | $993 | $(458) | NM |
| (Gains)/losses on derivative instruments <sup>(1)</sup> | (641) | 515 | NM |
| Interest income | (645) | (747) | (13.7) |
| Net (gains)/losses from securities and investment assets | 7 | (20) | NM |
| Retirement-related costs/(income) | 65 | 3457 | (98.1) |
| Other  | (221) | (877) | (74.8) |
| **Total other (income) and expense** | $(442) | $1871 | NM |
| Non-operating adjustments |  |  |  |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | $— | $(2) | (100.0) |
| Acquisition-related charges <sup>(1)</sup> | (11) | (68) | (83.5) |
| Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income  | (65) | (3457) | (98.1) |
| **Operating (non-GAAP) other (income) and expense** | $(518) | $(1656) | (68.7)% |

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(1)2024 includes the realized loss recognized on foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information.

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Total other (income) and expense was $442 million of income in 2025 compared to expense of $1,871 million in 2024. The year-to-year change was primarily driven by:

• Lower non-operating retirement-related cost of $3,393 million primarily driven by the impact of the pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion in 2024. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information; partially offset by

• Prior-year gains of $611 million primarily related to the divestiture of The Weather Company assets and the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets (both included in "Other" in the table above). Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information; and

• Higher net exchange losses of $295 million.

Operating (non-GAAP) other (income) and expense was income of $518 million in 2025 and decreased $1,138 million compared to the prior year. The year-to-year change was primarily driven by the prior-year gain recognized from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets, the prior-year gain on the divestiture of The Weather Company assets and higher net exchange losses.

**Interest Expense**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent <br>Change** |
| Total interest expense | $1935 | $1712 | 13.1% |

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Interest expense of $1,935 million in 2025 increased $223 million compared to 2024, driven by higher average interest rates and debt balances. In addition, when external borrowings support the Financing business, interest expense is presented in cost of financing on the Consolidated Income Statement. Interest reported in cost of financing in 2025 was $2,301 million, a year-to-year increase of $253 million.

Stock-Based Compensation

Pre-tax stock-based compensation cost of $1,715 million increased $404 million compared to 2024. This was primarily due to increases from restricted stock units ($289 million) and performance share units ($75 million). The increases were primarily driven by stock-based compensation awards granted as part of our annual cycles for executives and other employees and the issuance and assumption of stock-based compensation awards in connection with the HashiCorp acquisition. The year-to-year change in stock-based compensation cost was reflected in the following categories: Cost: $269 million, up $46 million; SG&A expense: $904 million, up $214 million; and R&D expense: $542 million, up $144 million.

Retirement-Related Plans

The following table provides the total pre-tax cost for all retirement-related plans. Total operating costs/(income) are included in the Consolidated Income Statement within the caption (e.g., Cost, SG&A, R&D) relating to the job function of the plan participants.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent <br>Change** |
| **Retirement-related plans–cost** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Service cost | $530 | $568 | (6.7)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Multi-employer plans | 13 | 13 | 2.1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of defined contribution plans | 461 | 440 | 4.7 |
| **Total operating costs/(income)** | $1004 | $1021 | (1.7)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest cost | $1974 | $2135 | (7.6)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected return on plan assets | (2540) | (2800) | (9.3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Recognized actuarial losses | 624 | 967 | (35.4) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) | (7) | (7) | (2.8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curtailments/settlements <sup>(1)</sup> | 9 | 3159 | NM |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other costs | 5 | 3 | 42.1 |
| Total non-operating costs/(income) <sup>(1)</sup> | $65 | $3457 | NM |
| Total retirement-related plans–cost <sup>(1)</sup> | $1068 | $4478 | (76.1)% |

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(1)2024 includes pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

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Total pre-tax retirement-related plan cost decreased by $3,410 million compared to 2024, due to a decrease in curtailments/settlements ($3,151 million) primarily driven by the pension settlement charges in 2024, lower recognized actuarial losses ($342 million), lower interest costs ($161 million) and lower service cost ($38 million); partially offset by lower expected returns on plan assets ($260 million) and higher cost of defined contribution plans ($21 million).

As discussed in the "Operating (non-GAAP) Earnings" section, we characterize certain retirement-related costs as operating and others as non-operating. Utilizing this characterization, operating retirement-related costs in 2025 were $1,004 million, a decrease of $17 million compared to 2024, primarily driven by lower service cost ($38 million); partially offset by higher cost of defined contribution plans ($21 million). Non-operating costs were $65 million in 2025, a decrease of $3,393 million compared to 2024. The year-to-year change in non-operating costs was driven primarily by the pension settlement charges in the prior year, lower recognized actuarial losses and lower interest cost; partially offset by lower expected return on plan assets. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

Income Taxes

The continuing operations effective tax rate for 2025 was (2.3) percent compared to (3.8) percent in 2024. The current-year effective tax rate was primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters and the effective tax rate for 2024 was driven by the tax impact of the pension settlement charges and the resolution of certain tax audit matters. The operating (non-GAAP) effective tax rate for 2025 was 13.5 percent compared to 13.6 percent in 2024. For additional information, refer to note G, "Taxes."

Financial Position

**Dynamics**

Our balance sheet at December 31, 2025 continues to provide us with flexibility to support and invest in the business.

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities at December 31, 2025 were $14,470 million, a decrease of $334 million compared to prior-year end. Total debt of $61,260 million increased $6,287 million compared to December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the first-quarter 2025 debt issuances to increase our financial liquidity and plan for our future debt maturities. We continue to manage our debt levels while being acquisitive and without sacrificing investments in our business.

During 2025, we generated $13,193 million in cash from operating activities, compared to $13,445 million in 2024. While cash used in financing receivables increased $2,728 million year to year reflecting business growth, including strength from the z17 sales cycle, we had performance-related improvements within net income driving an increase in cash from operating activities. Our free cash flow for 2025 was $14,734 million, an increase of $1,986 million versus the prior year. Refer to pages [31](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14111) to [32](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14112) for additional information on free cash flow. Our cash generation enables us to continue investing in innovation and expertise across the portfolio, while returning value to shareholders through dividends. We invested $8,294 million in acquisitions primarily for the acquisition of HashiCorp, which was completed in the first quarter, and we returned $6,255 million to shareholders through dividends in 2025.

Consistent with accounting standards, the company remeasured the funded status of our retirement and postretirement plans at December 31. The overall net underfunded position at December 31, 2025 was $2,283 million, a decrease of $374 million from the prior-year end, primarily due to higher discount rates. At year end, our qualified defined benefit pension plans were well funded and the required contributions related to these plans and multi-employer plans are expected to be $100 million in 2026. In 2025, the return on the U.S. Personal Pension Plan assets was 8.8 percent and the plan was 137 percent funded at December 31, 2025. Overall, global asset returns were 5.4 percent and the qualified defined benefit plans worldwide were 116 percent funded at December 31, 2025.

**IBM Working Capital**

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| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Current assets | $36944 | $34482 |
| Current liabilities | $38658 | $33142 |
| **Working capital** | $(1714) | $1340 |
| Current ratio | 0.96:1 | 1.04:1 |

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Working capital decreased $3,054 million from the year-end 2024 position. Current assets increased $2,462 million ($1,329 million adjusted for currency) primarily due to increases in receivables. Current liabilities increased $5,516 million ($4,367 million adjusted for currency) as a result of increases in deferred income, short-term debt driven by reclassifications from long-term debt net of maturities, and accounts payable.

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**Receivables and Allowances**

Roll Forward of Total IBM Receivables Allowance for Credit Losses

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| January 1, 2025 | **Additions/** <br>**(Releases)** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Write-offs** <sup>(2)</sup> | **Foreign currency** <br>**and other** | December 31, 2025 |
| $273 | $32 | $(53) | $24 | $276 |

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(1)Additions/(Releases) for allowance for credit losses are recorded in expense.

(2)Refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information regarding allowance for credit loss write-offs.

Excluding receivables classified as held for sale, the total IBM receivables provision coverage was 1.1 percent at December 31, 2025, a decrease of 30 basis points compared to December 31, 2024. The decrease in coverage was primarily driven by the overall increase in total receivables due to revenue growth. The majority of the write-offs during the year were related to receivables which had been previously reserved. Refer to Financing's "Financing Segment Receivables and Allowances" on page [38](#i835e0c5f2dc3413e8536c3ec541b2fd8_3440) for additional details regarding the Financing segment receivables and allowances.

**Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities**

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| Noncurrent assets | $114936 | $102693 |
| Long-term debt | $54836 | $49884 |
| Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt) | $25645 | $26756 |

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The increase in noncurrent assets of $12,243 million ($9,824 million adjusted for currency) was primarily due to an increase in goodwill and intangible assets, primarily from the HashiCorp acquisition, an increase in long term financing receivables and an increase in deferred taxes (refer to note G. "Taxes," for additional information).

Long-term debt increased $4,952 million ($3,063 million adjusted for currency) primarily driven by our first-quarter 2025 debt issuances; partially offset by reclassifications to short-term debt to reflect upcoming maturities and currency impacts.

Noncurrent liabilities (excluding debt) decreased $1,111 million ($2,514 million adjusted for currency) primarily driven by lower income tax reserves (refer to note G. "Taxes," for additional information) and lower retirement and postretirement benefit obligations; partially offset by an increase in deferred income.

**Debt**

Our funding requirements are continually monitored as we execute our strategies to manage the overall asset and liability profile. Additionally, we maintain sufficient flexibility to access global funding sources as needed.

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| Total debt | $61260 | $54973 |
| Financing segment debt <sup>(1)</sup> | $15093 | $12116 |
| Non-Financing debt | $46167 | $42858 |

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(1)Refer to Financing's "Balance Sheet and Return on Equity Highlights" on page [38](#i835e0c5f2dc3413e8536c3ec541b2fd8_19012) for additional details.

Total debt of $61,260 million increased $6,287 million ($4,375 million adjusted for currency) from December 31, 2024, primarily driven by proceeds from issuances of $8,391 million to increase our financial liquidity and plan for our future debt maturities; partially offset by maturities of $5,489 million.

Non-Financing debt of $46,167 million increased $3,309 million ($1,612 million adjusted for currency) from December 31, 2024, primarily as a result of the issuances and maturities described above.

Financing segment debt of $15,093 million increased $2,977 million ($2,763 million adjusted for currency) from December 31, 2024, primarily due to higher funding requirements associated with higher financing receivables.

Financing provides financing solutions predominantly for IBM's external client assets, and the debt used to fund Financing assets is primarily composed of intercompany loans. Total debt changes generally correspond with the level of client and commercial financing receivables, the level of cash and cash equivalents, the change in intercompany and external payables and the change in intercompany investment from IBM. The terms of the intercompany loans are set by the company to substantially match the term,

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currency and interest rate variability underlying the financing receivable. The Financing debt-to-equity ratio remained at 9.0 to 1 at December 31, 2025.

Interest expense relating to debt supporting Financing's external client and internal business is included in the "Financing Results of Operations" and in note D, "Segments." In the Consolidated Income Statement, the external debt-related interest expense supporting Financing's internal financing to the company is classified as interest expense.

**Equity**

Total equity increased 5,348 million from December 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase from net income of $10,593 million and an increase in common stock of $1,937 million; partially offset by dividends paid of $6,255 million.

**Cash Flow**

Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows on page [45](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_142), are summarized in the table below. These amounts also include the cash flows associated with the Financing business.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Net cash provided by/(used in) |  |  |
| Operating activities | $13193 | $13445 |
| Investing activities | (10302) | (4937) |
| Financing activities | (3829) | (7079) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 418 | (359) |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $(520) | $1071 |

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During 2025, we generated $13,193 million in cash from operating activities, compared to $13,445 million in 2024. While cash used in financing receivables increased $2,728 million year to year reflecting business growth, including strength from the z17 sales cycle, we had performance-related improvements within net income driving an increase in cash from operating activities. Non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows include the income tax benefits associated with the resolution of certain tax audit matters in 2025 and 2024, which are primarily reflected in other assets/other liabilities, as well as the tax benefit associated with the pension settlement charges in 2024, which is reflected in deferred taxes.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $5,366 million primarily driven by the HashiCorp acquisition, a decrease in cash provided by divestitures driven by the first-quarter 2024 sale of The Weather Company assets, and higher net capital expenditures as the prior year was reduced by the cash proceeds from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets; partially offset by lower cash used in net purchases of marketable securities and other investments.

Net cash used in financing activities decreased $3,250 million mainly due to higher cash proceeds from new debt issuances in 2025 and a decrease in cash used for debt maturities.

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**GAAP Reconciliation**

The tables below provide a reconciliation of our income statement results as reported under GAAP to our operating earnings presentation which is a non-GAAP measure. Management's calculation of operating (non-GAAP) earnings, as presented, may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Please refer to the "Operating (non-GAAP) Earnings" section for management's rationale for presenting operating earnings information.

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) | ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31, 2025:** | **GAAP** | **Acquisition-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **Acquisition-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **Retirement-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **Retirement-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **U.S. Tax** <br>**Reform** <br>**Impacts** <sup>(1)</sup> | **U.S. Tax** <br>**Reform** <br>**Impacts** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Operating <br>(non-GAAP)** |
| Gross profit | $39297 | $888 |  | $— |  | $— |  | $40184 |
| Gross profit margin | 58.2% | 1.3 | pts. |  | pts. |  | pts. | 59.5% |
| SG&A | $20123 | $(1417) |  | $— |  | $— |  | $18706 |
| R&D | 8316 | (4) |  |  |  |  |  | 8312 |
| Other (income) and expense | (442) | (11) |  | (65) |  |  |  | (518) |
| Total expense and other (income) | 28968 | (1432) |  | (65) |  |  |  | 27472 |
| Pre-tax income from continuing operations | 10328 | 2320 |  | 65 |  |  |  | 12713 |
| Pre-tax margin from continuing operations | 15.3% | 3.4 | pts. | 0.1 | pts. |  | pts. | 18.8% |
| Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes <sup>(1) (2)</sup> | $(242) | $786 |  | $15 |  | $1161 |  | $1719 |
| Effective tax rate | (2.3)% | 6.6 | pts. | 0.1 | pts. | 9.1 | pts. | 13.5% |
| Income from continuing operations | $10571 | $1534 |  | $49 |  | $(1161) |  | $10993 |
| Income margin from continuing operations | 15.7% | 2.3 | pts. | 0.1 | pts. | (1.7) | pts. | 16.3% |
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $11.14 | $1.62 |  | $0.05 |  | $(1.22) |  | $11.59 |

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| **For the year ended December 31, 2024:** | **GAAP** | **Acquisition-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **Acquisition-<br>Related <br>Adjustments** | **Retirement-**<br>**Related** <br>**Adjustments** <sup>(3)</sup> | **Retirement-**<br>**Related** <br>**Adjustments** <sup>(3)</sup> | **U.S. Tax** <br>**Reform** <br>**Impacts** <sup>(1)</sup> | **U.S. Tax** <br>**Reform** <br>**Impacts** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Operating <br>(non-GAAP)** |
| Gross profit | $35551 | $724 |  | $— |  | $— |  | $36275 |
| Gross profit margin | 56.7% | 1.2 | pts. |  | pts. |  | pts. | 57.8% |
| SG&A | $19688 | $(1159) |  | $— |  | $— |  | $18529 |
| Other (income) and expense <sup>(4)</sup> | 1871 | (70) |  | (3457) |  |  |  | (1656) |
| Total expense and other (income) | 29754 | (1229) |  | (3457) |  |  |  | 25068 |
| Pre-tax income from continuing operations | 5797 | 1953 |  | 3457 |  |  |  | 11207 |
| Pre-tax margin from continuing operations | 9.2% | 3.1 | pts. | 5.5 | pts. |  | pts. | 17.9% |
| Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes <sup>(2)</sup> | $(218) | $497 |  | $790 |  | $455 |  | $1523 |
| Effective tax rate | (3.8)% | 5.1 | pts. | 8.2 | pts. | 4.1 | pts. | 13.6% |
| Income from continuing operations | $6015 | $1456 |  | $2668 |  | $(455) |  | $9684 |
| Income margin from continuing operations | 9.6% | 2.3 | pts. | 4.3 | pts. | (0.7) | pts. | 15.4% |
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $6.42 | $1.55 |  | $2.85 |  | $(0.49) |  | $10.33 |

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(1)2025 and 2024 include benefits from income taxes primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. Refer to note G, "Taxes," for additional information.

(2)The tax impact on operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income from continuing operations is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the GAAP pre-tax income.

(3)2024 includes the impact of pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion ($2.4 billion net of tax). Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

(4)Acquisition-Related Adjustments in 2024 include a realized loss of $68 million on foreign exchange derivative contracts entered into by the company prior to the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information.

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PRIOR YEAR IN REVIEW

This section provides the year-to-year performance by revenue categories within the Software and Consulting reportable segments between 2024 and 2023, reflecting the changes made in the first quarter of 2025. These changes did not impact our Consolidated Financial Statements or our reportable segments. The revenue categories are reported on a comparable basis for all periods. Refer to note C, "Revenue Recognition," for additional information. In addition, refer to the "Year in Review" section of our "Management Discussion," (pages [16](#iad4fed0fc77a437a9509019236b37e87_51) to [27](#i45732b411a804afdab01aa7d17145cd9_2480)), of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of all other details of our financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | 2023 <sup>(1)</sup> | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent Change <br>Adjusted for <br>Currency** |
| **Software revenue** | $27085 | $25011 | 8.3% | 9.0% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hybrid Cloud | $6490 | $5827 | 11.4% | 12.0% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Automation | 6558 | 6008 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Data | 5629 | 5461 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transaction Processing | 8408 | 7714 | 9.0 | 9.9 |

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(1)Recast to reflect January 2025 changes to the reported revenue categories.

Software revenue of $27,085 increased 8.3 percent as reported (9.0 percent adjusted for currency) in 2024 compared to the prior year, driven by growth across the portfolio. Our Software revenue performance in 2024 reflected growth in our high-value, recurring revenue base, as well as our transactional software revenue.

Revenue performance by line of business in 2024 compared to 2023 was as follows:

Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) revenue of $6,490 million increased 11.4 percent as reported (12.0 percent adjusted for currency) in 2024 compared to the prior year, led by double-digit growth in OpenShift and Ansible, and solid growth in RHEL. OpenShift continued its strong performance with annual recurring revenue of $1.4 billion exiting 2024. Automation revenue of $6,558 million increased 9.1 percent as reported (9.8 percent adjusted for currency), with strength in our SaaS subscription offerings including AIOps and Management. Data revenue of $5,629 million increased 3.1 percent as reported (3.6 percent adjusted for currency), reflecting the strength of our offerings across our AI portfolio. Transaction Processing revenue of $8,408 million increased 9.0 percent as reported (9.9 percent adjusted for currency), with performance in 2024 reflecting the combination of clients' growing capacity demands, solid renewal rates, and increased contribution from our generative AI products, including watsonx code assistant for Z.

Across Software, our annual recurring revenue (ARR) was $21.3 billion at the end of 2024, which increased approximately $1 billion compared to year end 2023. ARR is a key performance metric management uses to assess the health and growth trajectory of our Software segment, and our ARR for 2024 and 2023 were recast to reflect the first-quarter 2025 update to the ARR calculation to include all recurring revenue within the Software segment. Refer to the "Year in Review" section on page [17](#i64b8ed325c8e4da3959872f921d14bde_12784) for additional information on the definition of ARR.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | 2023 <sup>(1)</sup> | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent<br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
| **Consulting revenue** | $20692 | $20884 | (0.9)% | 0.6% |
| Strategy and Technology | $11488 | $11430 | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| Intelligent Operations | 9204 | 9455 | (2.7) | (1.2) |

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(1)Recast to reflect January 2025 changes to the reported revenue categories.

Consulting revenue of $20,692 million decreased 0.9 percent as reported, but increased 0.6 percent adjusted for currency in 2024 compared to the prior year. We had growth year to year in our Strategy and Technology offerings with declines in Intelligent Operations as reported and adjusted for currency.

Revenue performance by line of business in 2024 compared to 2023 was as follows:

Strategy and Technology revenue of $11,488 million increased 0.5 percent as reported (2.0 percent adjusted for currency) year to year, led by business transformation services and digital transformations including AI and analytics-focused projects, as well as finance and supply chain transformations. Intelligent Operations revenue of $9,204 million decreased 2.7 percent as reported (1.2 percent adjusted for currency) driven by a decline in custom application management services, partially offset by growth in platform engineering services and cloud application management as clients prioritized cloud modernization and cloud-based application development projects.

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OTHER INFORMATION

**Looking Forward**

Technology remains a key driver of growth and competitive advantage which allows businesses to scale, drive cost efficiencies, productivity and transformation. It is clear that hybrid cloud and AI are the two most consequential technologies for enterprise performance. These technologies are no longer viewed as incremental tools, but as platforms that fundamentally change how businesses scale, compete, and operate. Their value is even more critical in today's environment.

AI is changing the economics of enterprise operations. To capture this opportunity and build competitive advantage, businesses must go beyond just adding AI; they must become AI-first. The portfolio of AI offerings we have built, including cost efficient, fit-for-purpose open-source models deployed in hybrid environments, is focused on helping businesses scale AI and generate return through productivity improvements and automation. In Software, IBM watsonx provides a robust portfolio of AI products for developing AI apps, managing data, and governing the entire lifecycle of AI models and AI agents, allowing clients to move from pilots to production with full control over cost, security, sovereignty, and performance. Our watsonx platform and watsonx Orchestrate help enterprises deploy AI by connecting agents, models, and workflows with governance and security. AI is only as valuable as the data that powers it. In 2025, we introduced watsonx.data integration and watsonx.data intelligence to unlock insights from unstructured data. We continue to see Infrastructure play a larger role, enabling hybrid cloud environments for mission-critical transactions and AI workloads, as clients bring AI to their data. In June 2025, we launched the IBM z17, which delivers enhanced AI acceleration through multi-model AI capabilities. In July, we introduced IBM Power11 which delivers the performance, resiliency, and scalability needed to run mission-critical data-intensive workloads. In Consulting, our experts are helping clients design and execute AI strategies by leveraging the IBM Consulting Advantage platform, an AI delivery platform designed to implement solutions at scale, transforming how our consultants work and harnessing AI across every stage of the project lifecycle.

AI is also a powerful productivity driver for our clients and for IBM. We are transforming our enterprise operations, driving efficiency and cost savings with our Client Zero approach, leveraging technology and embedding AI in our own workflows, as well as optimizing our supply chain and service delivery. Beginning in the second-quarter 2025, we further optimized our supply chain by shifting our Distributed Infrastructure manufacturing to an industry standard strategic partner. This is the next evolution of our supply transformation as we pivoted to a simpler, more efficient process.

We remain focused on accelerating innovation speed and impact, and we continue to invest in emerging technologies, including Quantum, bringing new innovations to market. To complement our portfolio, we completed ten acquisitions in 2025, including the acquisition of HashiCorp in the first quarter, which brought leading automation and security tools that integrate with our hybrid cloud.

On December 8, 2025, the company announced its intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Confluent, Inc. (Confluent). IBM's and Confluent's combined portfolios will enable enterprises to deploy generative and agentic AI better and faster by providing trusted communication and data flow between environments, applications and APIs. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Confluent shareholders on record immediately prior to the effective time on the closing date will receive $31 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $11 billion. On February 12, 2026, Confluent stockholders voted to approve the merger with IBM. The transaction is expected to close by the middle of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Upon closing, Confluent will be integrated into the Software segment.

Our strong performance in 2025, where we exceeded expectations for revenue, profit and cash generation, reflects the continued success of our focused strategy around hybrid cloud and AI and underscores the strength and diversity of our business model and portfolio. We entered 2026 with momentum and in a position of strength, giving us confidence in our ability to continue to deliver long-term growth aligned with our financial model.

While the operating environment continues to remain dynamic, we believe our focused portfolio, disciplined investments in innovation, diverse set of businesses and clients, relentless focus on productivity, and strong liquidity position drive the durability of our performance.

Retirement-Related Plans

Our retirement-related plans remain in a strong financial position. In aggregate, our worldwide qualified plans are funded 116 percent, with the U.S. at 137 percent. Contributions for all retirement-related plans are expected to increase $0.1 billion to be approximately $1.4 billion in 2026. Legally required contributions to non-U.S. defined benefits and multi-employer plans are expected to be approximately $0.1 billion. We expect 2026 pre-tax retirement-related plan cost to be approximately $1.5 billion. This estimate reflects current pension plan assumptions at December 31, 2025. Within total retirement-related plan cost, operating retirement-related plan cost is expected to be approximately $1.0 billion in 2026, essentially flat compared to the prior year. Non-operating retirement-related plan cost is expected to be approximately $0.5 billion, an increase of approximately $0.4 billion compared to 2025, primarily driven by higher recognized actuarial losses, interest cost and amortization of prior service costs.

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**Liquidity and Capital Resources** 

We have generated strong cash flow from operations allowing us to invest and deploy capital to areas with the most attractive long-term opportunities. We provide for additional liquidity through several sources: maintaining an adequate cash balance, access to global funding sources, committed global credit facilities and other committed and uncommitted lines of credit worldwide. The following table provides a summary of the major sources of liquidity for the years ended December 31, 2023 through 2025.

**Cash Flow and Liquidity Trends**

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| Net cash from operating activities <sup>(1)</sup> | $13.2 | $13.4 | $13.9 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term marketable securities | $14.5 | $14.8 | $13.5 |
| Committed global credit facilities <sup>(2)</sup> | $10.0 | $10.0 | $10.0 |

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(1)Includes impacts from Financing receivables. Refer to pages [31](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14111) to [32](#ib91f67e544604d919f0847dca3ec6a8b_14112) for additional information on free cash flow.

(2)Refer to note O, "Borrowings," for additional information.

The indenture governing our debt securities and our various credit facilities each contain significant covenants which obligate the company to promptly pay principal and interest, limit the aggregate amount of secured indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions to 10 percent of IBM's consolidated net tangible assets, and restrict our ability to merge or consolidate unless certain conditions are met. The credit facilities also include a covenant on our consolidated net interest expense ratio, which cannot be less than 2.20 to 1.0, as well as a cross default provision with respect to other defaulted indebtedness of at least $500 million.

We are in compliance with all of our debt covenants and provide periodic certification to our lenders. The failure to comply with debt covenants could constitute an event of default with respect to our debt to which such provisions apply. If certain events of default were to occur, the principal and interest on the debt to which such event of default applied would become immediately due and payable.

We do not have "ratings trigger" provisions in our debt covenants or documentation, which would allow the holders to declare an event of default and seek to accelerate payments thereunder in the event of a change in credit rating. Our debt covenants are well within the required levels. Our contractual agreements governing derivative instruments contain standard market clauses which can trigger the termination of the agreement if IBM's credit rating were to fall below investment grade. At December 31, 2025, the fair value of those instruments that were in a liability position was $513 million, before any applicable netting, and this position is subject to fluctuations in fair value period to period based on the level of our outstanding instruments and market conditions. We have no other contractual arrangements that, in the event of a change in credit rating, would result in a material adverse effect on our financial position or liquidity.

The following table presents the major ratings agencies' ratings assigned to our debt securities as of December 31, 2025. The Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch's ratings remain unchanged from December 31, 2024.

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| Senior long-term debt | A- | A3 | A- |
| Commercial paper | A-2 | Prime-2 | F1 |

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We have financial flexibility, supported by our strong liquidity position and cash flows, to operate at a single A credit rating. Debt levels increased $6.3 billion during 2025, primarily driven by proceeds from issuances of $8.4 billion partially offset by maturities of $5.5 billion in the current year. In the first quarter of 2026, we issued $7.4 billion of debt for general corporate purposes. Refer to note V, "Subsequent Events," for additional information.

We prepare our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in accordance with applicable accounting standards for cash flow presentation on page [45](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_142) and highlight causes and events underlying sources and uses of cash in that format on page [26](#i1df8a627c9034da9bbd98990bb39e6fa_82). For the purpose of running its business, IBM manages, monitors and analyzes cash flows in a different manner.

Management uses free cash flow as a measure to evaluate its operating results, strategic investments, plan shareholder return levels and assess its ability and need to incur and service debt. The entire free cash flow amount is not necessarily available for discretionary expenditures. We define free cash flow as net cash from operating activities less the change in Financing receivables and net capital expenditures, including the investment in software and other asset sales. A key objective of the Financing business is to generate strong returns on equity, and our Financing receivables are the basis for that growth. Accordingly, management considers Financing receivables as a profit-generating investment, not as working capital that should be minimized for efficiency.

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Therefore, management includes presentations of both free cash flow and net cash from operating activities that exclude the effect of Financing receivables.

The following is management's view of cash flows for 2025, 2024 and 2023 prepared in a manner consistent with the description above.

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net cash from operating activities per GAAP  | $13.2 | $13.4 | $13.9 |
| Less: change in Financing receivables | (3.2) | (0.4) | 1.2 |
| Net cash from operating activities, excluding Financing receivables | 16.4 | 13.9 | 12.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Capital expenditures, net | (1.6) | (1.1) | (1.5) |
| Free cash flow | 14.7 | 12.7 | 11.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in Financing receivables | (3.2) | (0.4) | 1.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquisitions | (8.3) | (3.3) | (5.1) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Divestitures | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends | (6.3) | (6.1) | (6.0) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Change in total debt | 2.9 | (0.9) | 4.5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (0.7) | (1.0) | (1.2) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 0.4 | (0.4) | 0.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term marketable securities | $(0.3) | $1.3 | $4.6 |

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From the perspective of how management views cash flow, in 2025, after investing $1.6 billion in net capital investments, we generated free cash flow of $14.7 billion, an increase of $2.0 billion versus the prior year. The year-to-year increase in free cash flow primarily reflects current year performance-related improvements within net income; partially offset by higher net capital expenditures including a prior year reduction driven by the cash proceeds from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets. In 2025, we invested $8.3 billion in acquisitions, including the acquisition of HashiCorp, and continued to return value to shareholders with $6.3 billion in dividends.

IBM's Board of Directors considers the dividend payment on a quarterly basis. In the second quarter of 2025, the Board of Directors increased the company's quarterly common stock dividend from $1.67 to $1.68 per share.

Events that could temporarily change the historical cash flow dynamics discussed previously include significant changes in operating results, material changes in geographic sources of cash, unexpected adverse impacts from litigation, future pension funding requirements during periods of severe downturn in the capital markets or the timing of tax payments. Whether any litigation has such an adverse impact will depend on a number of variables, which are more completely described in note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies."

As highlighted in the Contractual Obligations table, we expect to make legally mandated pension plan contributions to certain non-U.S. plans of approximately $0.8 billion in the next five years. The 2026 contributions are currently expected to be approximately $0.1 billion. Contributions related to all retirement-related plans are expected to be approximately $1.4 billion in 2026, an increase of approximately $0.1 billion compared to 2025. Refer to "Retirement-Related Plans" within the "Looking Forward" section for additional information. Financial market performance could increase the legally mandated minimum contributions in certain non-U.S. countries that require more frequent remeasurement of the funded status. We are not quantifying any further impact from pension funding because it is not possible to predict future movements in the capital markets or pension plan funding regulations. In 2026, we are not legally required to make any contributions to the U.S. defined benefit pension plans.

Our cash flows are sufficient to fund our current operations and obligations, including investing and financing activities such as dividends and debt service. When additional requirements arise, we have several liquidity options available. These options may include the ability to borrow additional funds at reasonable interest rates and utilizing our committed global credit facilities. Our overall shareholder payout remains at a comfortable level, and we remain fully committed to our long-standing dividend policy.

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Contractual Obligations

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|  | **Payment Stream** | **2026** | **2027–28** | **2029–30** | **After 2030** |
| Long-term debt obligations | $61134 | $6146 | $11451 | $9333 | $34204 |
| Interest on long-term debt obligations | 24205 | 2078 | 3602 | 2941 | 15585 |
| Finance lease obligations <sup>(1)</sup> | 1153 | 279 | 474 | 255 | 144 |
| Operating lease obligations <sup>(1)</sup> | 3958 | 935 | 1342 | 707 | 974 |
| Purchase obligations | 4817 | 1958 | 1926 | 731 | 202 |
| Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
| Minimum defined benefit pension plan funding (mandated) <sup>(2)</sup> | 800 | 50 | 300 | 450 |  |
| Excess Savings Plan | 1783 | 238 | 489 | 507 | 549 |
| Long-term termination benefits | 875 | 311 | 101 | 75 | 388 |
| Tax reserves <sup>(3)</sup> | 4507 | 57 |  |  |  |
| Other | 550 | 66 | 102 | 83 | 300 |
| Total | $103782 | $12119 | $19787 | $15081 | $52345 |

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(1)Finance lease obligations are presented on a discounted cash flow basis, whereas operating lease obligations are presented on an undiscounted cash flow basis.

(2)As funded status on plans will vary, obligations for mandated minimum pension payments after 2030 could not be reasonably estimated.

(3)These amounts represent the liability for unrecognized tax benefits. We estimate that approximately $57 million of the liability is expected to be settled within the next 12 months. The settlement period for the noncurrent portion of the income tax liability cannot be reasonably estimated as the timing of the payments will depend on the progress of tax examinations with the various tax authorities; however, it is not expected to be due within the next 12 months. Refer to note G, "Taxes," for additional information.

Certain contractual obligations reported in the previous table exclude the effects of time value and therefore, may not equal the amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Certain noncurrent liabilities are excluded from the previous table as their future cash outflows are uncertain. This includes deferred taxes, derivatives, deferred income, disability benefits and other sundry items. Certain obligations related to our divestitures are included.

Purchase obligations include all commitments to purchase goods or services of either a fixed or minimum quantity that meet any of the following criteria: (1) they are noncancelable, (2) we would incur a penalty if the agreement was canceled, or (3) we must make specified minimum payments even if we do not take delivery of the contracted products or services (take-or-pay). If the obligation to purchase goods or services is noncancelable, the entire value of the contract is included in the previous table. If the obligation is cancelable, but we would incur a penalty if canceled, the dollar amount of the penalty is included as a purchase obligation. Contracted minimum amounts specified in take-or-pay contracts are also included in the table as they represent the portion of each contract that is a firm commitment.

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into contracts that specify that we will purchase all or a portion of our requirements of a specific product, commodity or service from a supplier or vendor. These contracts are generally entered into in order to secure pricing or other negotiated terms. They do not specify fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased and, therefore, we do not consider them to be purchase obligations.

Interest on floating-rate debt obligations is calculated using the effective interest rate at December 31, 2025, plus the interest rate spread associated with that debt, if any.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we may enter into off-balance sheet arrangements such as client financing commitments and guarantees. At December 31, 2025, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. Refer to the table above for our contractual obligations, and note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies," for detailed information about our guarantees, financial commitments and indemnification arrangements. We do not have retained interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities or other material off-balance sheet interests or instruments.

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**Critical Accounting Estimates**

The application of GAAP requires IBM to make estimates and assumptions about certain items and future events that directly affect its reported financial condition. The accounting estimates and assumptions discussed in this section are those that we consider to be the most critical to our financial statements. An accounting estimate is considered critical if both (a) the nature of the estimate or assumption is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment involved, and (b) the impact within a reasonable range of outcomes of the estimate and assumption is material to IBM's financial condition. Senior management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Audit Committee of IBM's Board of Directors. Our significant accounting policies are described in note A, "Significant Accounting Policies."

A quantitative sensitivity analysis is provided where that information is reasonably available, can be reliably estimated and provides material information to investors. The amounts used to assess sensitivity (e.g., 1 percent, 10 percent, etc.) are included to allow users of the financial statements to understand a general direction cause and effect of changes in the estimates and do not represent management's predictions of variability. For all of these estimates, it should be noted that future events rarely develop exactly as forecasted, and estimates require regular review and adjustment.

Pension Assumptions

For our defined benefit pension plans, the measurement of the benefit obligation to plan participants and net periodic pension (income)/cost requires the use of certain assumptions, including, among others, estimates of discount rates, interest crediting rates and expected return on plan assets. Beginning in 2024, as a result of changes to the Qualified PPP as discussed in note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," the interest crediting rate and expected return on plan assets will be based on their relationship to the plan's discount rate.

Changes in the discount rate and the interest crediting rate assumptions would impact the service cost, (gain)/loss amortization and interest cost components of the net periodic pension (income)/cost calculation and the projected benefit obligation (PBO). Changes in the expected long-term return on plan assets assumption impacts the net periodic pension (income)/cost. Expected returns on plan assets are calculated based on the market-related value of plan assets, which recognizes changes in the fair value of plan assets systematically over a five-year period in the expected return on plan assets line in net periodic pension (income)/cost. The differences between the actual return on plan assets and the expected long-term return on plan assets are recognized over five years in the expected return on plan assets line in net periodic pension (income)/cost and also as a component of actuarial (gains)/losses, which are recognized over the service lives or life expectancy of the participants, depending on the plan, provided such amounts exceed thresholds which are based upon the benefit obligation or the value of plan assets, as provided by accounting standards.

The discount rate assumption for the Qualified PPP and Excess Personal Pension Plan (U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans), decreased by 30 basis points to 5.2 percent on December 31, 2025. This change will decrease pre-tax income recognized in 2026 by an estimated $40 million. A 25 basis point increase in the discount rate assumption would cause a corresponding increase in the pre-tax income recognized in 2026 by an estimated $30 million. A 25 basis point decrease in the discount rate assumption would cause a corresponding decrease in the pre-tax income recognized in 2026 by an estimated $70 million. The impact on pre-tax income as a result of a change in discount rate includes the impact of a similar change in the interest crediting rate. The increase or decrease in the discount rate would also cause a corresponding increase or decrease, respectively, in the 2026 expected return on plan assets assumption. Further changes in the discount rate assumptions would impact the PBO which, in turn, may impact our funding decisions if the PBO exceeds plan assets. A 25 basis point increase or decrease in the discount rate would decrease or increase the PBO by approximately $300 million. The impact on the PBO as a result of a change in discount rate includes the impact of a similar change in the interest crediting rate. Each 50 basis point change in the expected long-term return on these U.S. defined benefit plan assets assumption would have an estimated impact of approximately $90 million on the following year's pre-tax net periodic pension (income)/cost (based upon the 2026 assumptions).

We may voluntarily make contributions or be required, by law, to make contributions to our pension plans. Actual results that differ from the estimates may result in more or less future IBM funding into the pension plans than is planned by management. Impacts of these types of changes on our pension plans in other countries worldwide would vary depending upon the status of each respective plan.

In addition to the above, we evaluate other pension assumptions involving demographic factors, such as retirement age and mortality, and update these assumptions to reflect experience and expectations for the future. Actual results in any given year can differ from actuarial assumptions because of economic and other factors.

For additional information on our pension plans and the development of these assumptions, refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits."

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Revenue Recognition

Application of GAAP related to the measurement and recognition of revenue requires us to make judgments and estimates. Specifically, complex arrangements with nonstandard terms and conditions may require contract interpretation to determine the appropriate accounting, including whether promised goods and services specified in an arrangement are distinct performance obligations. Other judgments may include determining the standalone selling price (SSP), determining whether IBM or a reseller is acting as the principal in a transaction and whether separate contracts should be combined and considered part of one arrangement.

Revenue recognition is also impacted by our ability to determine when a contract is probable of collection and to estimate variable consideration, including, for example, rebates, volume discounts, service-level penalties and performance bonuses. We consider various factors when making these judgments, including a review of specific transactions, historical experience and market and economic conditions. Evaluations are conducted each quarter to assess the adequacy of the estimates.

Costs to Complete Service Contracts

We enter into numerous service contracts through our services businesses. During the contractual period, revenue, cost and profits may be impacted by estimates of the ultimate profitability of each contract, especially contracts for which we use cost-to-cost measures of progress. For those contracts, if at any time these estimates indicate the contract will be unprofitable, the entire estimated loss for the remainder of the contract is recorded immediately in cost. We perform ongoing profitability analyses of these services contracts in order to determine whether the latest estimates require updating. Key factors reviewed to estimate the future costs to complete each contract are future labor costs and product costs, and expected productivity efficiencies. Contract loss provisions recorded as a component of other accrued expenses and liabilities were not material at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the consolidated provision for income taxes.

During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As a result, we recognize tax liabilities based on estimates of whether additional taxes and interest will be due. These tax liabilities are recognized when, despite our belief that our tax return positions are supportable, we believe that certain positions may not be fully sustained upon review by tax authorities. We believe that our accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open audit years based on our assessment of many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of complex judgments about future events. To the extent that new information becomes available which causes us to change our judgment regarding the adequacy of existing tax liabilities, such changes to tax liabilities will impact income tax expense in the period in which such determination is made.

Significant judgment is also required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers all available evidence for each jurisdiction including past operating results, estimates of future taxable income and the feasibility of ongoing tax planning strategies/actions. In the event that we change our determination as to the amount of deferred tax assets that can be realized, we will adjust the valuation allowance with a corresponding impact to income tax expense in the period in which such determination is made.

The consolidated provision for income taxes will change period to period based on non-recurring events, such as the settlement of income tax audits and changes in tax laws, as well as recurring factors including the geographic mix of income before taxes, state and local taxes and the effects of various global income tax strategies.

To the extent that the provision for income taxes increases/decreases by 1 percent of income from continuing operations before income taxes, consolidated net income would have decreased/increased by approximately $100 million in 2025.

Valuation of Assets

The application of business combination and impairment accounting requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The acquisition method of accounting for business combinations requires us to estimate the fair value of assets acquired, including separately identifiable intangible assets, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree to properly allocate purchase price consideration. Impairment testing for assets, other than goodwill, requires the allocation of cash flows to those assets or group of assets and if required, an estimate of fair value for the assets or group of assets. Our estimates are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. These valuations require the use of management's assumptions, which would not reflect unanticipated events and circumstances that may occur.

Valuation of Goodwill

We review goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. We first assess qualitative factors in each of our reporting units that carry goodwill including relevant events and circumstances that affect the fair value of the reporting units to determine if it is more likely than not that the

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fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Judgement in the assessment of qualitative factors of impairment include entity specific factors, industry, market and other macroeconomic conditions, legal and regulatory actions, as well as other individual factors impacting each reporting unit such as loss of key personnel and overall financial performance. If we do not perform a qualitative assessment or if the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we perform a quantitative test.

In the quantitative test, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount. Estimating the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units using the income approach. When circumstances warrant, we may also use a combination of the income approach and certain market approaches. Under the income approach, we estimate the fair value of a reporting unit based on the present value of estimated discounted future cash flows. The discounted cash flow methodology includes the use of projections, which require the use of significant estimates and assumptions specific to the reporting unit as well as those based on general economic conditions. Factors specific to each reporting unit include revenue growth rates, gross margins, discount rates, terminal value growth rates, capital expenditures projections, assumed tax rates and other assumptions deemed reasonable by management.

After performing the annual goodwill impairment analysis using the qualitative test during the fourth quarter of 2025, the company determined it was not necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test.

Loss Contingencies

We are currently involved in various claims and legal proceedings. At least quarterly, we review the status of each significant matter and assess our potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether an exposure is reasonably estimable. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based only on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, we reassess the potential liability related to our pending claims and litigation and may revise our estimates. These revisions in the estimates of the potential liabilities could have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position.

Financing Receivables Allowance for Credit Losses

The Financing business reviews its financing receivables portfolio on a regular basis in order to assess collectibility and records adjustments to the allowance for credit losses at least quarterly. A description of the methods used by management to estimate the amount of uncollectible receivables is included in note A, "Significant Accounting Policies." Factors that could result in actual receivable losses that are materially different from the estimated reserve include significant changes in the economy, or a sudden change in the economic health of a client that represents a significant concentration in Financing's receivables portfolio.

**Currency Rate Fluctuations**

Changes in the relative values of non-U.S. currencies to the U.S. dollar affect our financial results and financial position. Movements in currency, and the fact that we do not hedge 100 percent of our currency exposures, resulted in a currency impact to our revenues, profit and cash flows throughout 2025. We execute a hedging program which defers, versus eliminates, the volatility of currency impacts on our financial results. During periods of sustained movements in currency, the marketplace and competition adjust to the changing rates over time.

References to "adjusted for currency" or "constant currency" reflect adjustments based upon a simple mathematical formula. However, this constant currency methodology that we utilize to disclose this information does not incorporate any operational actions that management could take to mitigate fluctuating currency rates. Based on the currency rate movements in 2025, revenue from continuing operations increased 7.6 percent as reported and 6.1 percent at constant currency versus 2024.

At December 31, 2025, currency changes resulted in assets and liabilities denominated in most local currencies being translated into more U.S. dollars than at year-end 2024. We use financial hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-based transactions.

We translate revenue, cost and expense in our non-U.S. operations at current exchange rates in the reported period. Currency translation and hedging contributed approximately $200M in year-to-year pre-tax income growth and contributed approximately $100M in year-to-year operating (non-GAAP) pre-tax income growth in 2025. From a segment perspective, in 2025, the impact from currency translation and hedging to our segments profit margin year-to-year growth was not material. Hedging and certain underlying foreign currency transaction gains and losses are allocated to our segment results. Considering the operational responses mentioned above, movements of exchange rates, and the nature and timing of hedging instruments, it is difficult to predict future currency impacts in any particular period.

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For non-U.S. subsidiaries and branches that operate in U.S. dollars or whose economic environment is highly inflationary, translation adjustments are reflected in results of operations. Generally, we manage currency risk in these entities by linking prices and contracts to U.S. dollars.

**Market Risk**

In the normal course of business, our financial position is routinely subject to a variety of risks, including the market risk associated with interest rate and currency movements on outstanding debt and non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities as well as other risks such as collectibility of accounts receivable.

We regularly assess these risks and have established policies and business practices to protect against the adverse effects of these and other potential exposures. As a result, we do not anticipate any material losses from these risks.

Our debt, in support of the geographic breadth of our operations and our Financing business, contains an element of market risk from changes in interest and currency rates. We manage this risk, in part, through the use of a variety of financial instruments including derivatives, as described in note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments."

To meet disclosure requirements, we perform a sensitivity analysis to determine the effects that market risk exposures may have on the fair values of our debt and other financial instruments.

The financial instruments that are included in the sensitivity analysis are comprised of our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, short-term and long-term loans, commercial financing and installment payment receivables, investments, long-term and short-term debt and derivative financial instruments. Our derivative financial instruments generally include interest rate swaps, foreign currency swaps, forward contracts, and options.

To perform the sensitivity analysis, we assess the risk of loss in fair values from the effect of hypothetical changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates on market-sensitive instruments. The market values for interest and foreign currency exchange risks are computed based on the present value of future cash flows as affected by the changes in rates that are attributable to the market risk being measured. The discount rates used for the present value computations were selected based on market interest and foreign currency exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2025 and 2024. The differences in this comparison are the hypothetical losses associated with each type of risk.

Information provided by the sensitivity analysis does not necessarily represent the actual changes in fair value that we would incur under normal market conditions because, due to practical limitations, all variables other than the specific market risk factor are held constant. In addition, the results of the model are constrained by the fact that certain items are specifically excluded from the analysis, while the financial instruments relating to the financing or hedging of those items are included by definition. Excluded items include short-term and long-term receivables from sales-type and direct financing leases, forecasted foreign currency cash flows and the company's net investment in foreign operations. As a consequence, reported changes in the values of some of the financial instruments impacting the results of the sensitivity analysis are not matched with the offsetting changes in the values of the items that those instruments are designed to finance or hedge.

The results of the sensitivity analysis at December 31, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:

Interest Rate Risk

A hypothetical 10 percent adverse change in the levels of interest rates, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our financial instruments of approximately $1.1 billion and $0.9 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Changes in the relative sensitivity of the fair value of our financial instrument portfolio for these theoretical changes in the level of interest rates from the prior year are primarily driven by changes in debt maturities, interest rate profile and amount.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

A hypothetical 10 percent adverse change in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our financial instruments of approximately $1.3 billion at both December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Financing Risks

Refer to note K, "Financing Receivables," for additional information on the financing risks associated with the Financing business and management's actions to mitigate such risks.

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FINANCING

Financing is a reportable segment that facilitates IBM clients' acquisition of hardware, software and services by providing financing solutions, while generating solid returns on equity.

**Results of Operations**

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr. <br>Percent <br>Change** | **Yr.-to-Yr.<br>Percent Change<br>Adjusted for<br>Currency** |
| Revenue | $737 | $713 | 3.3 | % | 2.5% |
| Segment profit <sup>(1)</sup> | $521 | $348 | 49.6 | % |  |
| Segment profit margin | 70.7% | 48.8% | 21.9 | pts. |  |

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(1)Intercompany financing activities are reflected in segment profit and are eliminated in IBM's consolidated financial results.

Financing revenue increased 3.3 percent (2.5 percent adjusted for currency) to $737 million compared to the prior year. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in client financing assets. Financing segment profit increased 49.6 percent to $521 million compared to the prior year and segment profit margin increased 21.9 points to 70.7 percent. The increase in segment profit was primarily driven by the revenue growth as described above and higher intercompany financing net other income for sales of returned leased equipment to Infrastructure, which is eliminated in IBM's consolidated financial results and reflects IBM Z product cycle dynamics.

Financing Segment Receivables and Allowances

The following table presents external Financing segment receivables excluding receivables classified as held for sale.

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| **Amortized cost** | $15193 | $11738 |
| Specific allowance for credit losses | 88 | 99 |
| Unallocated allowance for credit losses | 53 | 29 |
| **Total allowance for credit losses** | 141 | 128 |
| **Net financing receivables** | $15052 | $11611 |
| Allowance for credit losses coverage | 0.9% | 1.1% |

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The percentage of Financing segment receivables reserved decreased from 1.1 percent at December 31, 2024, to 0.9 percent at December 31, 2025, driven by the overall increase in financing receivables and write-offs of previously reserved receivables.

We continue to apply our rigorous credit policies. Approximately 78 percent of the total external portfolio was with investment-grade clients, an increase of 4 points compared to December 31, 2024. This investment grade percentage is based on the credit ratings of the companies in the portfolio and reflects certain mitigating actions taken to reduce the risk to IBM.

For additional information related to the company's sales of receivables, refer to "Transfer of Financial Assets" in note K, "Financing Receivables."

**Balance Sheet and Return on Equity Highlights**

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| Client financing receivables <sup>(1)</sup> | $13192 | $10294 |
| Commercial financing receivables <sup>(1) (2)</sup> | $2992 | $2216 |
| Financing Segment Debt <sup>(3)</sup> | $15093 | $12116 |
| Equity | $1678 | $1346 |

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(1)Refer to note K, "Financing Receivables," for additional information.

(2)Includes held for investment and held for sale receivables. The 2024 receivables amounts have been combined to conform to the 2025 presentation.

(3)Financing segment debt is primarily comprised of intercompany loans.

Return on equity was 32.3 percent compared to 23.3 percent for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase was driven by an increase in net income. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, return on equity is calculated as after-tax segment profit divided by the average of the ending equity for Financing for the last five quarters. Annualized after-tax segment profit is a function of IBM's provision for income taxes determined on a consolidated basis.

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**Management Responsibility for Financial Information** 

Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the financial information presented in this Annual Report rests with IBM management. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, applying certain estimates and judgments as required.

IBM maintains an effective internal control structure. It consists, in part, of organizational arrangements with clearly defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority, and comprehensive systems and control procedures. An important element of the control environment is an ongoing internal audit program. Our system also contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.

To assure the effective administration of internal controls, we carefully select and train our employees, develop and disseminate written policies and procedures, provide appropriate communication channels and foster an environment conducive to the effective functioning of controls. We believe that it is essential for the company to conduct its business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards, as set forth in the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines. These guidelines, translated into numerous languages, are distributed to employees throughout the world, and reemphasized through internal programs to assure that they are understood and followed.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is composed solely of independent, non-management directors, and is responsible for recommending to the Board the independent registered public accounting firm to be retained for the coming year, subject to stockholder ratification. The Audit Committee meets regularly and privately with the independent registered public accounting firm, with the company's internal auditors, as well as with IBM management, to review accounting, auditing, internal control structure and financial reporting matters.

**Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting**

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting of the company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in *Internal Control–Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, is retained to audit IBM's Consolidated Financial Statements and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting. Its accompanying report is based on audits conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

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| 40 | **Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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**To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of International Business Machines Corporation** 

***Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of International Business Machines Corporation and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

***Basis for Opinions***

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company's consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

***Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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| **Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 41 |

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***Critical Audit Matters***

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

*Income Taxes – Uncertain Tax Positions*

As described in Notes A and G to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. As disclosed by management, during the ordinary course of business there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. As a result, management recognizes tax liabilities based on estimates of whether additional taxes and interest will be due. As further described by management, these tax liabilities are recognized when, despite management's belief that the tax return positions are supportable, management believes that certain positions may not be fully sustained upon review by tax authorities. Management bases its assessment of the accruals for tax liabilities on many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law. These assessments rely on estimates and assumptions and may involve a series of complex judgments about future events. As of December 31, 2025, unrecognized tax benefits were $6.7 billion..

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to uncertain tax positions is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment by management when estimating the uncertain tax positions, including applying complex tax laws, and a high degree of estimation uncertainty based on potential for significant adjustments as a result of audits by tax authorities or other forms of tax settlement. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, effort, and subjectivity in performing procedures to evaluate management's timely identification and measurement of uncertain tax positions. Also, the evaluation of audit evidence available to support the uncertain tax positions is complex and required significant auditor judgment as the nature of the evidence is often inherently subjective, and the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the identification and recognition of the uncertain tax positions, and controls addressing completeness of the uncertain tax positions, as well as controls over measurement of the amount recorded. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing the information used in the calculation of the uncertain tax positions, including intercompany agreements and international, federal, and state filing positions; (ii) testing the calculation of the uncertain tax positions by jurisdiction, including management's assessment of the technical merits of tax positions and estimates of the amount of tax benefit expected to be sustained; (iii) testing the completeness of management's assessment of both the identification of uncertain tax positions and possible outcomes of each uncertain tax position; and (iv) evaluating the status and results of income tax audits pending in various tax jurisdictions. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in the evaluation of the completeness and measurement of the Company's uncertain tax positions, including evaluating the reasonableness of management's assessment of whether tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained and the amount of potential benefit to be realized.

<u>/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</u>

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 24, 2026

We, or firms that we have ultimately acquired, have served as the Company's auditor since 1923. For the period from 1923 to 1958, the Company was audited by firms that a predecessor firm to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ultimately acquired.

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| 42 | **Consolidated Income Statement**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **Notes** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Revenue** |  |  |  |  |
| Services |  | $30714 | $29813 | $30378 |
| Sales |  | 36085 | 32231 | 30745 |
| Financing |  | 737 | 709 | 737 |
| **Total revenue** | C | 67535 | 62753 | 61860 |
| **Cost** |  |  |  |  |
| Services |  | 20975 | 20529 | 21051 |
| Sales |  | 6861 | 6303 | 6127 |
| Financing |  | 403 | 369 | 382 |
| **Total cost** |  | 28239 | 27201 | 27560 |
| **Gross profit** |  | 39297 | 35551 | 34300 |
| **Expense and other (income)** |  |  |  |  |
| Selling, general and administrative |  | 20123 | 19688 | 19003 |
| Research and development |  | 8316 | 7479 | 6775 |
| Intellectual property and custom development income |  | (964) | (996) | (860) |
| Other (income) and expense <sup>(1)</sup> | F | (442) | 1871 | (914) |
| Interest expense | O&S | 1935 | 1712 | 1607 |
| **Total expense and other (income)** |  | 28968 | 29754 | 25610 |
| **Income from continuing operations before income taxes** |  | 10328 | 5797 | 8690 |
| Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes <sup>(1)</sup> | G | (242) | (218) | 1176 |
| **Income from continuing operations** |  | 10571 | 6015 | 7514 |
| Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | 22 | 8 | (12) |
| Net income <sup>(1)</sup> |  | $10593 | $6023 | $7502 |
| **Earnings/(loss) per share of common stock** <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |  |
| **Assuming dilution** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | H | $11.14 | $6.42 | $8.15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinued operations | H | 0.02 | 0.01 | (0.01) |
| **Total** | H | $11.17 | $6.43 | $8.14 |
| **Basic** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | H | $11.34 | $6.53 | $8.25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinued operations | H | 0.02 | 0.01 | (0.01) |
| **Total** | H | $11.36 | $6.53 | $8.23 |
| **Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding** |  |  |  |  |
| Assuming dilution |  | 948675228 | 937161224 | 922073828 |
| Basic |  | 932293927 | 921767834 | 911210319 |

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Amounts may not add due to rounding.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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| **Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 43 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **Notes** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Net income** |  | $10593 | $6023 | $7502 |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss), before tax** |  |  |  |  |
| **Foreign currency translation adjustments** | R | (972) | 301 | 3 |
| **Net unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities** | R | (1) | 2 | 0 |
| **Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** | R |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains/(losses) arising during the period |  | (66) | 389 | 207 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassification of (gains)/losses to net income |  | (449) | 85 | (159) |
| **Total unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** |  | (514) | 474 | 47 |
| **Retirement-related benefit plans** | R |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service costs/(credits) |  | (469) | (56) | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net gains/(losses) arising during the period |  | 392 | 70 | (3115) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curtailments and settlements |  | 9 | 3159 | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) |  | (7) | (7) | (9) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of net (gains)/losses |  | 623 | 975 | 515 |
| **Total retirement-related benefit plans** |  | 548 | 4142 | (2602) |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss), before tax** | R | (939) | 4919 | (2552) |
| **Income tax (expense)/benefit related to items of other comprehensive income** | R | 494 | (1426) | 531 |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax** | R | (445) | 3492 | (2021) |
| **Total comprehensive income** |  | $10148 | $9516 | $5481 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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| 44 | **Consolidated Balance Sheet**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **Notes** | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Assets** |  |  |  |
| Current assets |  |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents |  | $13587 | $13947 |
| Restricted cash |  | 54 | 214 |
| Marketable securities | I | 830 | 644 |
| Notes and accounts receivable—trade (net of allowances of $99 in 2025 and $114 in 2024) | C | 8112 | 6804 |
| Short-term financing receivables | K |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Held for investment (net of allowances of $106 in 2025 and $109 in 2024) |  | 7344 | 6259 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Held for sale |  | 1131 | 900 |
| Other accounts receivable (net of allowances of $37 in 2025 and $31 in 2024) |  | 1052 | 947 |
| Inventory | J | 1220 | 1289 |
| Deferred costs | C | 1084 | 959 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 2530 | 2520 |
| Total current assets |  | 36944 | 34482 |
| Property, plant and equipment | L | 17874 | 17691 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | L | 11975 | 11959 |
| Property, plant and equipment—net | L | 5899 | 5731 |
| Operating right-of-use assets—net | M | 3129 | 3197 |
| Long-term financing receivables (net of allowances of $34 in 2025 and $19 in 2024) | K | 7708 | 5353 |
| Prepaid pension assets | U | 7544 | 7492 |
| Deferred costs | C | 825 | 788 |
| Deferred taxes | G | 8610 | 6978 |
| Goodwill | N | 67717 | 60706 |
| Intangible assets—net | N | 11391 | 10660 |
| Investments and sundry assets |  | 2112 | 1787 |
| **Total assets** |  | $151880 | $137175 |
| **Liabilities and equity** |  |  |  |
| Current liabilities |  |  |  |
| Taxes | G | $2347 | $2033 |
| Short-term debt | I&O | 6424 | 5089 |
| Accounts payable |  | 4756 | 4032 |
| Compensation and benefits |  | 4114 | 3605 |
| Deferred income | C | 16101 | 13907 |
| Operating lease liabilities | M | 800 | 768 |
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities |  | 4116 | 3709 |
| Total current liabilities |  | 38658 | 33142 |
| Long-term debt | I&O | 54836 | 49884 |
| Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations | U | 9018 | 9432 |
| Deferred income | C | 4271 | 3622 |
| Operating lease liabilities | M | 2547 | 2655 |
| Other liabilities | P | 9810 | 11048 |
| **Total liabilities** |  | 119139 | 109783 |
| Commitments and Contingencies | Q |  |  |
| Equity | R |  |  |
| IBM stockholders' equity |  |  |  |
| Common stock, par value $.20 per share, and additional paid-in capital |  | 63318 | 61380 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares authorized: 4,687,500,000 |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares issued (2025—2,290,618,523; 2024—2,279,164,313) |  |  |  |
| Retained earnings |  | 155648 | 151163 |
| Treasury stock, at cost (shares: 2025—1,353,666,394; 2024—1,352,874,243) |  | (170605) | (169968) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | (15713) | (15269) |
| Total IBM stockholders' equity |  | 32648 | 27307 |
| Noncontrolling interests | A | 93 | 86 |
| **Total equity** |  | 32740 | 27393 |
| **Total liabilities and equity** |  | $151880 | $137175 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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| **Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 45 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Cash flows from operating activities** |  |  |  |
| Net income | $10593 | $6023 | $7502 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  |
| Pension settlement charges |  | 3113 |  |
| Depreciation <sup>(1)</sup> | 2284 | 2168 | 2109 |
| Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets | 2737 | 2499 | 2287 |
| Stock-based compensation | 1715 | 1311 | 1133 |
| Deferred taxes <sup>(2)</sup> | (957) | (2330) | (1114) |
| Net (gain)/loss on divestitures, asset sales and other | (39) | (652) | (170) |
| Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions/divestitures |  |  |  |
| Receivables (including financing receivables) | (4278) | (374) | 725 |
| Retirement related | (50) | 265 | (462) |
| Inventory | 70 | (166) | 390 |
| Other assets/other liabilities <sup>(2)</sup> | 495 | 1601 | 1466 |
| Accounts payable | 624 | (13) | 65 |
| **Net cash provided by operating activities** | 13193 | 13445 | 13931 |
| **Cash flows from investing activities** |  |  |  |
| Payments for property, plant and equipment | (1091) | (1048) | (1245) |
| Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment/other | 121 | 557 | 321 |
| Investment in software | (647) | (637) | (565) |
| Purchases of marketable securities and other investments | (10095) | (7762) | (11143) |
| Proceeds from disposition of marketable securities and other investments | 9704 | 6544 | 10647 |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (8294) | (3289) | (5082) |
| Divestiture of businesses, net of cash transferred | (1) | 698 | (4) |
| **Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities** | (10302) | (4937) | (7070) |
| **Cash flows from financing activities** |  |  |  |
| Proceeds from new debt | 8391 | 5705 | 9586 |
| Payments to settle debt | (5489) | (6615) | (5082) |
| Short-term borrowings/(repayments) less than 90 days—net | (29) | 30 | (7) |
| Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings | (1018) | (651) | (402) |
| Proceeds from issuance of shares | 710 | 745 | 414 |
| Financing—other | (139) | (145) | (239) |
| Cash dividends paid | (6255) | (6147) | (6040) |
| **Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities** | (3829) | (7079) | (1769) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 418 | (359) | 9 |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (520) | 1071 | 5101 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at January 1 | 14160 | 13089 | 7988 |
| **Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at December 31** | $13640 | $14160 | $13089 |
| **Supplemental data** |  |  |  |
| Income taxes paid—net of refunds received | $1948 | $1723 | $1564 |
| Interest paid on debt | $2042 | $1978 | $1668 |

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(2)Refer to "Basis of Presentation" in note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information.

Amounts may not add due to rounding.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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| 46 | **Consolidated Statement of Equity**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Common <br>Stock and <br>Additional <br>Paid-in <br>Capital** | **Retained <br>Earnings** | **Treasury <br>Stock** | **Accumulated <br>Other <br>Comprehensive <br>Income/(Loss)** | **Total IBM <br>Stockholders' <br>Equity** | **Non-<br>Controlling <br>Interests** | **Total <br>Equity** |
| **2023** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity, January 1, 2023 | $58343 | $149825 | $(169484) | $(16740) | $21944 | $77 | $22021 |
| Net income plus other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  | 7502 |  |  | 7502 |  | 7502 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  | (2021) | (2021) |  | (2021) |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  | $5481 |  | $5481 |
| Cash dividends paid—common stock ($6.63 per share) |  | (6040) |  |  | (6040) |  | (6040) |
| Common stock issued under employee plans (9,794,240 shares) | 1300 |  |  |  | 1300 |  | 1300 |
| Purchases (2,953,554 shares) and sales (2,080,983 shares) of treasury stock under employee plans—net |  | (11) | (140) |  | (152) |  | (152) |
| Changes in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |
| **Equity, December 31, 2023** | $59643 | $151276 | $(169624) | $(18761) | $22533 | $80 | $22613 |

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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|  | **Common <br>Stock and <br>Additional <br>Paid-in <br>Capital** | **Retained <br>Earnings** | **Treasury <br>Stock** | **Accumulated <br>Other <br>Comprehensive <br>Income/(Loss)** | **Total IBM <br>Stockholders' <br>Equity** | **Non-<br>Controlling <br>Interests** | **Total <br>Equity** |
| **2024** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity, January 1, 2024 | $59643 | $151276 | $(169624) | $(18761) | $22533 | $80 | $22613 |
| Net income plus other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  | 6023 |  |  | 6023 |  | 6023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  | 3492 | 3492 |  | 3492 |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  | $9516 |  | $9516 |
| Cash dividends paid—common stock ($6.67 per share) |  | (6147) |  |  | (6147) |  | (6147) |
| Common stock issued under employee plans (12,253,153 shares) | 1737 |  |  |  | 1737 |  | 1737 |
| Purchases (3,430,885 shares) and sales (2,454,155 shares) of treasury stock under employee plans—net |  | 11 | (343) |  | (332) |  | (332) |
| Changes in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 |
| **Equity, December 31, 2024** | $61380 | $151163 | $(169968) | $(15269) | $27307 | $86 | $27393 |

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Common <br>Stock and <br>Additional <br>Paid-in <br>Capital** | **Retained <br>Earnings** | **Treasury <br>Stock** | **Accumulated <br>Other <br>Comprehensive <br>Income/(Loss)** | **Total IBM <br>Stockholders' <br>Equity** | **Non-<br>Controlling <br>Interests** | **Total <br>Equity** |
| **2025** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity, January 1, 2025 | $61380 | $151163 | $(169968) | $(15269) | $27307 | $86 | $27393 |
| Net income plus other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  | 10593 |  |  | 10593 |  | 10593 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  |  |  | (445) | (445) |  | (445) |
| Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  | $10148 |  | $10148 |
| Cash dividends paid—common stock ($6.71 per share) |  | (6255) |  |  | (6255) |  | (6255) |
| Common stock issued under employee plans (11,454,210 shares) | 1937 |  |  |  | 1937 |  | 1937 |
| Purchases (3,815,280 shares) and sales (3,023,129 shares) of treasury stock under employee plans—net |  | 148 | (637) |  | (490) |  | (490) |
| Changes in noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 |
| **Equity, December 31, 2025** | $63318 | $155648 | $(170605) | $(15713) | $32648 | $93 | $32740 |

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Amounts may not add due to rounding.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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NOTE A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

**Basis of Presentation**

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM or "the company") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).

Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying whole-dollar amounts. Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the change in current year presentation. This is annotated where applicable.

In the first quarter of 2025, the company made changes to the reported revenue categories within its Software and Consulting reportable segments. These changes did not impact the company's Consolidated Financial Statements or its reportable segments. The revenue categories are reported on a comparable basis for all periods. Refer to note C, "Revenue Recognition," for additional information.

The company reported a benefit from income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The 2025 tax benefit was primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. The 2024 tax benefit was driven by the tax impact of the pension settlement charges, as described below, and the resolution of certain tax audit matters. Refer to note G, "Taxes," for additional information. The tax benefits associated with the resolution of certain tax audit matters are primarily reflected within other assets/other liabilities as non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

In September 2024, the IBM Personal Pension Plan ("Qualified PPP") irrevocably transferred to an insurer approximately $6 billion of the Qualified PPP's Defined Benefit (DB) pension obligations and related plan assets. As a result of this transaction, the company recognized a pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax) in the third quarter of 2024.

In October 2024, IBM Canada LTD ("IBMC") irrevocably transferred to insurers approximately $1.2 billion of the IBMC IBM Retirement Plan DB pension obligations and related plan assets. As a result of this transaction, the company recognized a pension settlement charge of $0.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The pension settlement charges for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $3.1 billion ($2.4 billion net of tax), as described above, were primarily related to the accelerated recognition of accumulated actuarial losses of the plans. The tax benefits associated with these pension settlement charges were reflected within deferred taxes as an adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

Noncontrolling interest amounts of $26 million, $17 million and $16 million, net of tax, for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are included as a reduction within other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

**Principles of Consolidation**

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of IBM and its controlled subsidiaries, which are primarily majority owned. Any noncontrolling interest in the equity of a subsidiary is reported as a component of total equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Net income and losses attributable to the noncontrolling interest are reported as described above in the Consolidated Income Statement. The accounts of variable interest entities (VIEs) are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements, if required. Investments in business entities in which the company does not have control but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method and the company's proportionate share of income or loss is recorded in other (income) and expense. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, equity method investments were $60 million and $108 million, respectively. Equity investments in non-publicly traded entities lacking controlling financial interest or significant influence are primarily measured at cost, absent other indicators of fair value, net of impairment, if any. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, equity investments measured at cost were $221 million and $156 million, respectively. Equity method investments and equity investments measured at cost are included in investments and sundry assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accounting policy for other investments in equity securities is described within the "Marketable Securities" section of this note. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in IBM's consolidated financial results.

**Use of Estimates**

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts that are reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures. Estimates are made for the following, among others: revenue, costs to complete service contracts, income taxes, pension assumptions, valuation of assets including goodwill and intangible assets, loss contingencies, allowance for credit losses and other matters. These estimates are based on management's best knowledge of current events, historical experience, actions that the company may undertake in the

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future and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may be different from these estimates.

**Revenue**

The company accounts for a contract with a client when it has written approval, the contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection.

Revenue is recognized when, or as, control of a promised product or service transfers to a client, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the company estimates the amount to which it expects to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. The company's contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, rebates, volume discounts, service-level penalties, and performance bonuses or other forms of contingent revenue.

The company only includes estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. The company may not be able to reliably estimate contingent revenue in certain long-term arrangements due to uncertainties that are not expected to be resolved for a long period of time or when the company's experience with similar types of contracts is limited. The company's arrangements infrequently include contingent revenue. Changes in estimates of variable consideration are included in note C, "Revenue Recognition."

The company's standard billing terms are that payment is due upon receipt of invoice, payable within 30 days. Invoices are generally issued as control transfers and/or as services are rendered. Additionally, in determining the transaction price, the company adjusts the promised amount of consideration for the effects of the time value of money if the billing terms are not standard and the timing of payments agreed to by the parties to the contract provide the client or the company with a significant benefit of financing, in which case the contract contains a significant financing component. As a practical expedient, the company does not account for significant financing components if the period between when the company transfers the promised product or service to the client and when the client pays for that product or service will be one year or less. Most arrangements that contain a financing component are financed through the company's Financing business and include explicit financing terms.

The company may include subcontractor services or third-party vendor equipment or software in certain arrangements. In these types of arrangements, revenue from sales of third-party vendor products or services is recorded net of costs when the company is acting as an agent between the client and the vendor, and gross when the company is the principal for the transaction. To determine whether the company is an agent or principal, the company considers whether it obtains control of the products or services before they are transferred to the customer. In making this evaluation, several factors are considered, most notably whether the company has primary responsibility for fulfillment to the client, as well as inventory risk and pricing discretion.

The company recognizes revenue on sales to solution providers, resellers and distributors (herein referred to as resellers) when the reseller has economic substance apart from the company and the reseller is considered the principal for the transaction with the end-user client.

The company reports revenue net of any revenue-based taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transactions.

In addition to the aforementioned general policies, the following are the specific revenue recognition policies for arrangements with multiple performance obligations and for each major category of revenue.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The company's global capabilities as a hybrid cloud platform and AI company include services, software, hardware and related financing. The company enters into revenue arrangements that may consist of any combination of these products and services based on the needs of its clients.

The company continues to develop new products and offerings and their associated consumption and delivery methods, including the use of cloud and as-a-Service models. These are not separate businesses; they are offerings across the segments that address market opportunities in areas such as hybrid cloud, AI, data, analytics and security. Revenue from these offerings follows the specific revenue recognition policies for arrangements with multiple performance obligations and for each major category of revenue, depending on the type of offering, which are comprised of services, software and/or hardware.

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products or services in these arrangements, the company determines if the products or services are distinct and allocates the consideration to each distinct performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis.

When products and services are not distinct, the company determines an appropriate measure of progress based on the nature of its overall promise for the single performance obligation.

The revenue policies in the Services, Hardware and/or Software sections below are applied to each performance obligation, as applicable.

Services

The company's services offerings include Strategy and Technology and Intelligent Operations reported within the Consulting segment, and Infrastructure Support reported within the Infrastructure segment. Many of these services can be delivered entirely or partially through cloud or as-a-Service delivery models. The company's services are provided on a time-and-material basis, as a fixed-price contract or as a fixed-price per measure of output contract and the contract terms generally range from less than one year to five years.

In services arrangements, the company typically satisfies the performance obligation and recognizes revenue over time. In design and build arrangements, the performance obligation is satisfied over time either because the client controls the asset as it is created (e.g., when the asset is built at the customer site) or because the company's performance does not create an asset with an alternative use and the company has an enforceable right to payment plus a reasonable profit for performance completed to date. In most other services arrangements, the performance obligation is satisfied over time because the client simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided as the company performs the services.

Revenue from time-and-material contracts is recognized on an output basis as labor hours are delivered and/or direct expenses are incurred. Revenue from as-a-Service type contracts, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service, is recognized either on a straight-line basis or on a usage basis, depending on the terms of the arrangement (such as whether the company is standing ready to perform or whether the contract has usage-based metrics). If an as-a-Service contract includes setup activities, those promises in the arrangement are evaluated to determine if they are distinct.

In areas such as application management, business operations and other cloud-based services arrangements, the company determines whether the services performed during the initial phases of the arrangement, such as setup activities, are distinct. In most cases, the arrangement is a single performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer (i.e., distinct days of service). The company applies a measure of progress (typically time-based) to any fixed consideration and allocates variable consideration to the distinct periods of service based on usage. As a result, revenue is generally recognized over the period the services are provided on a usage basis. This results in revenue recognition that corresponds with the value to the client of the services transferred to date relative to the remaining services promised.

Revenue related to maintenance and infrastructure support is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of performance because the company is standing ready to provide services.

In design and build contracts, revenue is recognized based on progress toward completion of the performance obligation using a cost-to-cost measure of progress. Revenue is recognized based on the labor costs incurred to date as a percentage of the total estimated labor costs to fulfill the contract. Due to the nature of the work performed in these arrangements, the estimation of cost at completion is complex, subject to many variables and requires significant judgment. Key factors reviewed by the company to estimate costs to complete each contract are future labor and product costs and expected productivity efficiencies. Changes in original estimates are reflected in revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the circumstances that gave rise to the revision become known by the company. Refer to note C, "Revenue Recognition," for the amount of revenue recognized in the reporting period on a cumulative catch-up basis (i.e., from performance obligations satisfied, or partially satisfied, in previous periods).

The company performs ongoing profitability analyses of its design and build services contracts accounted for using a cost-to-cost measure of progress in order to determine whether the latest estimates of revenues, costs and profits require updating. If at any time these estimates indicate that the contract will be unprofitable, the entire estimated loss for the remainder of the contract is recorded immediately. For other types of services contracts, any losses are recorded as incurred.

In some services contracts, the company bills the client prior to recognizing revenue from performing the services and records deferred income in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In other services contracts, the company performs the services prior to billing the client. When the company performs services prior to billing the client in design and build contracts, the right to consideration is typically subject to milestone completion or client acceptance and the unbilled accounts receivable is classified as a contract asset

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included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remaining amount of unbilled accounts receivable for services contracts is included in notes and accounts receivable–trade in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Billings usually occur in the month after the company performs the services or in accordance with specific contractual provisions.

Hardware

The company's hardware offerings include the sale or lease of solutions such as IBM Z, Power and Storage in Hybrid Infrastructure reported within the Infrastructure segment. The capabilities of these solutions can also be delivered through as-a-Service or cloud delivery models, such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Storage-as-a-Service. The company also offers installation services for its more complex hardware products. Hardware solutions are often sold with distinct maintenance services, included in Infrastructure Support in the Infrastructure segment and described in the Services section above.

Revenue from hardware sales is recognized when control has transferred to the customer which typically occurs when the hardware has been shipped to the client, risk of loss has transferred to the client and the company has a present right to payment for the hardware. In limited circumstances when a hardware sale includes client acceptance provisions, revenue is recognized either when client acceptance has been obtained, client acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the company has objective evidence that the criteria specified in the client acceptance provisions have been satisfied. Revenue from hardware sales-type leases is recognized at the beginning of the lease term. Revenue from rentals and operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the rental or lease.

Revenue from as-a-Service arrangements is recognized either on a straight-line basis or on a usage basis as described in the Services section above. Installation services are accounted for as distinct performance obligations with revenue recognized as the services are performed. Shipping and handling activities that occur after the client has obtained control of a product are accounted for as an activity to fulfill the promise to transfer the product rather than as an additional promised service and, therefore, no revenue is deferred and recognized over the shipping period.

Software

The company's software offerings include solutions in Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat), Automation, Data, and Transaction Processing reported within the Software segment as well as distributed infrastructure software solutions reported within the Infrastructure segment, which provide operating systems for IBM Z and Power hardware. These solutions include proprietary software and open-source software, and many can be delivered entirely or partially through as-a-Service or cloud delivery models, while others are delivered as on-premise software licenses.

Revenue from proprietary perpetual (one-time charge) license software is recognized at a point in time at the inception of the arrangement when control transfers to the client, if the software license is distinct from the post-contract support (PCS) offered by the company.

Revenue from proprietary term license software is recognized at a point in time for the committed term of the contract, unless consideration depends on client usage, in which case revenue is recognized when the usage occurs.

Proprietary term licenses often have a one-month contract term due to client termination rights, in which case, revenue would be recognized in that month for both the license and PCS. Clients may contract to convert their existing IBM term license software into perpetual license software plus PCS. When proprietary term license software is converted to perpetual license software, the consideration becomes fixed with no cancellability and, therefore, revenue for the perpetual license is recognized upon conversion, consistent with the accounting for other perpetual licenses, as described above. PCS revenue is recognized as described below.

The company also has open-source software offerings. Since open-source software is offered under an open-source licensing model and therefore, the license is available for free, the standalone selling price is zero. As such, when the license is sold with PCS or other products and services, no consideration is allocated to the license when it is a distinct performance obligation and therefore no revenue is recognized when control of the license transfers to the client. Revenue is recognized over the PCS period. In certain cases, open-source software is bundled with proprietary software and, if the open-source software is not considered distinct, the software bundle is accounted for under a proprietary software model.

Revenue from PCS is recognized over the contract term on a straight-line basis because the company is providing a service of standing ready to provide support, when-and-if needed, and is providing unspecified software upgrades on a when-and-if available basis over the contract term.

Revenue from software hosting or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangements is recognized either on a straight-line basis or on a usage basis as described in the Services section above. In software hosting arrangements, the rights provided to the client (e.g., ownership of a license, contract termination provisions and the feasibility of the client to operate the software) are considered in

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determining whether the arrangement includes a license. In arrangements that include a software license, the associated revenue is recognized in accordance with the software license recognition policy above rather than over time as a service.

Financing

Financing income attributable to sales-type leases, direct financing leases and loans is recognized on the accrual basis using the effective interest method. Operating lease income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

Standalone Selling Price

The company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price (SSP) is the price at which the company would sell a promised product or service separately to a client. In most cases, the company is able to establish SSP based on the observable prices of products or services sold separately in comparable circumstances to similar clients. The company establishes SSP ranges for its products and services which are reassessed on a periodic basis or when facts and circumstances change.

In limited instances, the company may not be able to establish a SSP range based on observable prices, and as a result, the company estimates SSP. The company estimates SSP by considering multiple factors including, but not limited to, overall market conditions, including geographic or regional specific factors, internal costs, profit objectives and pricing practices.

**Services Costs**

Recurring operating costs for services contracts are recognized as incurred. For fixed-price design and build contracts, the costs of external hardware and software accounted for under the cost-to-cost measure of progress are deferred and recognized based on the labor costs incurred to date (i.e., the measure of progress), as a percentage of the total estimated labor costs to fulfill the contract as control transfers over time for these performance obligations. Certain eligible, non-recurring costs (i.e., setup costs) incurred in the initial phases of application management, business operations and other cloud-based services contracts, including SaaS arrangements, are capitalized when the costs relate directly to the contract, the costs generate or enhance resources of the company that will be used in satisfying the performance obligation in the future, and the costs are expected to be recovered. These costs consist of transition and setup costs related to the provisioning, configuring, implementation and training and other deferred fulfillment costs, including, for example, prepaid assets used in services contracts (i.e., prepaid software or prepaid maintenance). Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit, which can include anticipated contract renewals or extensions, consistent with the transfer to the client of the services to which the asset relates. Additionally, fixed assets associated with these contracts are capitalized and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the expected useful life of the asset. If an asset is contract specific, then the depreciation period is the shorter of the useful life of the asset or the contract term. Amounts paid to clients in excess of the fair value of acquired assets used in business operations arrangements are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of revenue over the expected period of benefit. The company performs periodic reviews to assess the recoverability of deferred contract transition and setup costs. If the carrying amount is deemed not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized. Refer to note C, "Revenue Recognition," for the amount of deferred costs to fulfill a contract at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

In situations in which an application management, business operations or other cloud-based services contract is terminated, the terms of the contract may require the client to reimburse the company for the recovery of unbilled accounts receivable, unamortized deferred contract costs and additional costs incurred by the company to transition the services.

**Software Costs**

Costs that are related to the conceptual formulation and design of licensed software programs are expensed as incurred to research and development expense; costs that are incurred to produce the finished product after technological feasibility has been established are capitalized as an intangible asset. Capitalized amounts are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to three years and are recorded in software cost within cost of sales. The company performs periodic reviews to ensure that unamortized program costs remain recoverable from future revenue. Costs to support or service licensed programs are charged to software cost within cost of sales as incurred.

The company capitalizes certain costs that are incurred to purchase or develop internal-use software. Internal-use software programs also include software used by the company to deliver SaaS when the client does not receive a license to the software and the company has no substantive plans to market the software externally. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to three years and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense or cost of sales, depending on whether the software is used by the company in revenue generating transactions. Additionally, the company may capitalize certain types of implementation costs and amortize them over the term of the arrangement when the company is a customer in a cloud-computing arrangement.

**Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract**

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract (e.g., sales commissions) are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected customer relationship period if the company expects to recover those costs. The expected customer relationship period,

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determined based on the average customer relationship period, including expected renewals, for each offering type, is three years. Expected renewal periods are only included in the expected customer relationship period if commission amounts paid upon renewal are not commensurate with amounts paid on the initial contract. Incremental costs of obtaining a contract include only those costs the company incurs to obtain a contract that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. The company has determined that certain commissions programs meet the requirements to be capitalized. Some commission programs are not subject to capitalization as the commission expense is paid and recognized as the related revenue is recognized. Additionally, as a practical expedient, the company expenses costs to obtain a contract as incurred if the amortization period would have been a year or less. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

**Product Warranties**

The company offers warranties for its hardware products that generally range up to three years, with the majority being either one or three years. Any cost of standard warranties is accrued when the corresponding revenue is recognized. The company estimates its standard warranty costs for products based on historical warranty claim experience and estimates of future spending and applies this estimate to the revenue stream for products under warranty. Estimated future costs for warranties applicable to revenue recognized in the current period are charged to cost of sales. The warranty liability is reviewed quarterly to verify that it properly reflects the remaining obligation based on the anticipated expenditures over the balance of the obligation period. Adjustments are made when actual warranty claim experience differs from estimates. Costs from fixed-price support or maintenance contracts are recognized as incurred.

Refer to note Q, "Commitments & Contingencies," for additional information.

**Shipping and Handling**

Costs related to shipping and handling are recognized as incurred and included in cost in the Consolidated Income Statement.

**Expense and Other Income**

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense is charged to income as incurred, except for certain sales commissions, which are capitalized and amortized. For further information regarding capitalizing sales commissions, refer to "Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract" above. Expenses of promoting and selling products and services are classified as selling expense and, in addition to sales commissions, include such items as compensation, advertising and travel. General and administrative expense includes such items as compensation, IT costs, legal costs, office rental, non-income taxes, and insurance. In addition, general and administrative expense includes other operating items such as amortization of certain intangible assets, workforce rebalancing charges related to employees terminated in the ongoing course of business, acquisition costs related to business combinations, environmental remediation costs, and allowance for credit losses.

Advertising and Promotional Expense

Advertising and promotional expense, which includes media, agency and promotional expense, was $1,129 million, $1,173 million and $1,237 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The company records these costs as incurred in SG&A expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Research and Development

Research and development (R&D) costs are expensed as incurred. These costs are predominantly research and development expenses, related to scientific research and the application of scientific advances to the development of new and improved products and their uses, as well as services and their application. Software costs that are incurred to produce the finished product after technological feasibility has been established are capitalized as an intangible asset.

Intellectual Property and Custom Development Income

The company licenses and sells the rights to certain of its intellectual property (IP) including internally developed patents, trade secrets and technological know-how. Certain IP transactions to third parties are licensing/royalty-based and others are transaction-based sales/other transfers. Income from licensing arrangements is recognized at the inception of the license term if the nature of the company's promise is to provide a right to use the company's IP as it exists at that point in time (i.e., the license is functional IP) and control has transferred to the client. Income is recognized over time if the nature of the company's promise is to provide a right to access the company's IP throughout the license period (i.e., the license is symbolic IP), such as a trademark license. Income from royalty-based fee arrangements is recognized at the later of when the subsequent sale or usage occurs or the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied). The company also enters into cross-licensing arrangements of patents, and income from these arrangements is recognized when control transfers to the customer. In addition, the company earns income from certain custom development projects with strategic technology partners and specific clients. The company records the income from these projects over time as the company satisfies the performance obligation if there are no repayment provisions and the fee is not dependent upon the ultimate success of the project.

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**Government Assistance** 

The company receives grants from governments and government agencies (government) in support of certain of the company's business activities, primarily related to research, job creation, or job training. Grants are generally received in the form of cash as either a recovery for expenses incurred or as an incentive for meeting certain requirements as agreed to in the grant, with terms ranging from one to five years. Grants are recorded as credits against Cost, SG&A and R&D in the Consolidated Income Statement based on the nature of the grant and the expense being offset once the conditions and restrictions of the grant have been met and payment has been received from the government. When a grant is received before conditions of the grant have been met, the grant is recorded in other accrued expenses and liabilities or other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, grants recorded in the company's Consolidated Financial Statements were not material.

**Business Combinations and Intangible Assets Including Goodwill**

The company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method and accordingly, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree are generally recorded at their acquisition date fair values. Contract assets and contract liabilities are measured in accordance with the guidance on revenue recognition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets. The primary drivers that generate goodwill are the value of synergies between the acquired entities and the company and the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualifies as a separately identifiable intangible asset. Goodwill recorded in an acquisition is assigned to applicable reporting units based on expected revenues or expected cash flows. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their useful lives. Amortization of completed technology is recorded in cost, and amortization of all other intangible assets is recorded in SG&A expense. Acquisition-related costs, including advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and pre-close and other costs, are typically expensed in the periods in which the costs are incurred and are recorded in SG&A expense. The results of operations of acquired businesses are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements from the acquisition date.

**Impairment**

Long-lived assets, other than goodwill, are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The impairment test is typically based on undiscounted cash flows and, if impaired, the asset is written down to fair value based on either discounted cash flows or appraised values. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually, in the fourth quarter and whenever changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may exist. The goodwill impairment test is performed at the reporting unit level, which is generally at the level of or one level below an operating segment.

**Depreciation and Amortization**

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of certain depreciable assets are as follows: buildings, 30 to 50 years; building equipment, 10 to 20 years; land improvements, 20 years; production, engineering, office and other equipment, 2 to 20 years; and information technology equipment, 1.5 to 6 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the related lease term, rarely exceeding 25 years.

As noted within the "Software Costs" section of this note, capitalized software costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to three years. Other intangible assets are amortized over periods between one year and 20 years.

**Environmental**

The cost of internal environmental protection programs that are preventative in nature are expensed as incurred. When a cleanup program becomes likely, and it is probable that the company will incur cleanup costs and those costs can be reasonably estimated, the company accrues remediation costs for known environmental liabilities.

**Defined Benefit Pension and Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans**

The funded status of the company's defined benefit pension plans and nonpension postretirement benefit plans (retirement-related benefit plans) is recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at December 31, the measurement date. For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation (PBO), which represents the actuarial present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement based on employee services already rendered and estimated future compensation levels. For the nonpension postretirement benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO), which represents the actuarial present value of postretirement benefits attributed to employee services already rendered. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held in an irrevocable trust fund, held for the sole benefit of participants, which are invested by the trust fund. Overfunded plans, with the fair value of plan assets exceeding the benefit obligation, are aggregated and recorded as a prepaid pension asset equal to this excess. Underfunded plans, with the benefit obligation exceeding the fair value of plan assets, are aggregated and recorded as a retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligation equal to this excess.

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The current portion of the retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations represents the actuarial present value of benefits payable in the next 12 months exceeding the fair value of plan assets, measured on a plan-by-plan basis. This obligation is recorded in compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Net periodic pension and nonpension postretirement benefit cost/(income) is recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement and includes service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of prior service costs/(credits) and (gains)/losses previously recognized as a component of other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) and amortization of the net transition asset remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (AOCI). The service cost component of net benefit cost is recorded in Cost, SG&A and R&D in the Consolidated Income Statement (unless eligible for capitalization) based on the employees' respective functions. The other components of net benefit cost are presented separately from service cost within other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

(Gains)/losses and prior service costs/(credits) are recognized as a component of OCI in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income as they arise. Those (gains)/losses and prior service costs/(credits) are subsequently recognized as a component of net periodic cost/(income) pursuant to the recognition and amortization provisions of applicable accounting guidance. (Gains)/losses arise as a result of differences between actual experience and assumptions or as a result of changes in actuarial assumptions. Prior service costs/(credits) represent the cost of benefit changes attributable to prior service granted in plan amendments.

The measurement of benefit obligations and net periodic cost/(income) is based on estimates and assumptions approved by the company's management. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain assumptions, including estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates.

**Defined Contribution Plans**

The company's contribution for defined contribution plans is recorded when the employee renders service to the company. The charge is recorded in Cost, SG&A and R&D in the Consolidated Income Statement based on the employees' respective functions.

**Stock-Based Compensation**

Stock-based compensation represents the cost related to stock-based awards granted to employees. The company measures stock-based compensation cost at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award and recognizes the cost on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee requisite service period. The company grants its employees Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), including Retention Restricted Stock Units (RRSUs); Performance Share Units (PSUs); and stock options. RSUs are stock awards granted to employees that entitle the holder to shares of common stock as the award vests, typically over a one- to four-year period. PSUs are stock awards where the number of shares ultimately received by the employee depends on performance and market results for 2025 awards, and solely on performance results for prior awards. These awards are measured against specified targets and typically vest over a three-year period. Over the performance period, the number of shares that will be issued is adjusted based upon the probability of achievement of performance and market-based targets. The ultimate number of shares issued and the related compensation cost recognized as expense will be based on a comparison of the final performance and market-based metrics to the specified targets. Dividend equivalents are not paid on the stock awards described above. The fair value of the awards is determined and fixed on the grant date based on the company's stock price, adjusted for the exclusion of dividend equivalents where applicable and for PSUs assumes that performance and market-based targets will be achieved. The company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes valuation model. Stock-based compensation cost is recorded in Cost, SG&A, and R&D in the Consolidated Income Statement based on the employees' respective functions.

The company records deferred tax assets for awards that result in deductions on the company's income tax returns, based on the amount of compensation cost recognized and the relevant statutory tax rates. The differences between the deferred tax assets recognized for financial reporting purposes and the actual tax deduction reported on the income tax return are recorded as a benefit or expense to the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Income Statement.

**Income Taxes**

Income tax expense is based on reported income before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of temporary differences between asset and liability amounts that are recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts that are recognized for income tax purposes. These deferred taxes are measured by applying currently enacted tax laws. The company includes Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) in measuring deferred taxes. Valuation allowances are recognized to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers all available evidence for each jurisdiction including past operating results, estimates of future taxable income and the feasibility of ongoing tax planning strategies/actions. When the company changes its determination as to the amount of deferred tax assets that can be realized, the valuation allowance is adjusted with a corresponding impact to income tax expense in the period in which such determination is made.

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The company recognizes additional tax liabilities when the company believes that certain positions may not be fully sustained upon review by tax authorities. Benefits from tax positions are measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. The noncurrent portion of tax liabilities is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. To the extent that new information becomes available which causes the company to change its judgment regarding the adequacy of existing tax liabilities, such changes to tax liabilities will impact income tax expense in the period in which such determination is made. Interest and penalties, if any, related to accrued liabilities for potential tax assessments are included in income tax expense.

**Translation of Non-U.S. Currency Amounts**

Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries that have a local functional currency are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Translation adjustments are recorded in OCI. Income and expense items are translated at weighted-average rates of exchange prevailing during the year.

Inventory, property, plant and equipment—net and other non-monetary assets and liabilities of non-U.S. subsidiaries and branches that operate in U.S. dollars are translated at the approximate exchange rates prevailing when the company acquired the assets or liabilities. All other assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars are translated at year-end exchange rates with the transaction gain or loss recognized in other (income) and expense. Income and expense items are translated at the weighted-average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. These translation gains and losses are included in net income for the period in which exchange rates change.

**Derivative Financial Instruments**

The company uses derivative financial instruments primarily to manage foreign currency and interest rate risk, and to a lesser extent equity. The company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting can be designated as either cash flow hedges, net investment hedges, or fair value hedges. The company may enter into derivative contracts that economically hedge certain of its risks, even when hedge accounting does not apply, or the company elects not to apply hedge accounting.

Derivatives are recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value on a gross basis as either assets or liabilities and classified as current or noncurrent based upon whether the maturity of the instrument is less than or greater than 12 months.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated as a cash flow hedge are recorded, net of applicable taxes, in OCI and subsequently reclassified into the same income statement line as the hedged exposure when the underlying hedged item is recognized in earnings. For forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges of the principal associated with foreign currency denominated debt, the company excludes the initial forward points from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and recognizes it in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement on a straight-line basis over the life of the hedging instrument. Changes in the fair value of the amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness are recognized in OCI. Effectiveness for net investment hedging derivatives is measured on a spot-to-spot basis. Changes in the fair value of highly effective net investment hedging derivatives and other non-derivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedges are recorded as foreign currency translation adjustments in OCI. Unrealized gains or losses on excluded components of net investment hedging derivatives are recorded in OCI and recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the hedge in interest expense and cost of financing in the Consolidated Income Statement. Changes in the fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as a fair value hedge and the offsetting changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged exposure are recorded in interest expense and cost of financing. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedges are reported in earnings primarily in other (income) and expense. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for further information.

The cash flows associated with derivatives designated as fair value and cash flow hedges are reported in cash flows from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Cash flows from derivatives designated as net investment hedges and derivatives not designated as hedges are reported in cash flows from investing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Cash flows from derivatives designated as hedges of foreign currency denominated debt directly associated with the settlement of the principal are reported in payments to settle debt in cash flows from financing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

**Financial Instruments**

In determining the fair value of its financial instruments, the company uses a variety of methods and assumptions that are based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date. Refer to note I, "Financial Assets & Liabilities," for further information. All methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.

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**Fair Value Measurement**

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The company classifies certain assets and liabilities based on the following fair value hierarchy:

• Level 1–Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed at the measurement date;

• Level 2–Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

• Level 3–Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

When available, the company uses unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets to measure the fair value and classifies such items as Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use current market-based or independently sourced market parameters such as interest rates and currency rates. Items valued using internally generated models are classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is significant to the valuation.

The determination of fair value considers various factors including interest rate yield curves and time value underlying the financial instruments. For derivatives and debt securities, the company uses a discounted cash flow analysis using discount rates commensurate with the duration of the instrument.

In determining the fair value of financial instruments, the company considers certain market valuation adjustments to the "base valuations" calculated using the methodologies described below for several parameters that market participants would consider in determining fair value:

• Counterparty credit risk adjustments are applied to financial instruments, taking into account the actual credit risk of a counterparty as observed in the credit default swap market to determine the true fair value of such an instrument.

• Credit risk adjustments are applied to reflect the company's own credit risk when valuing all liabilities measured at fair value. The methodology is consistent with that applied in developing counterparty credit risk adjustments, but incorporates the company's own credit risk as observed in the credit default swap market.

The company holds investments primarily in time deposits, certificates of deposit, and U.S. government debt that are designated as available-for-sale. The primary objective of the company's cash and debt investment portfolio is to protect principal by investing in very liquid investment securities with highly rated counterparties.

Available-for-sale securities are measured for impairment on a recurring basis by comparing the security's fair value with its amortized cost basis. If the fair value of the security falls below its amortized cost basis, the change in fair value is recognized in the period the impairment is identified when the loss is due to credit factors. The change in fair value due to non-credit factors is recorded in other comprehensive income when the company does not intend to sell and has the ability to hold the investment. The company's standard practice is to hold all of its debt security investments classified as available-for-sale until maturity. There were no impairments for credit losses and no material non-credit impairments recognized for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Certain nonfinancial assets such as property, plant and equipment, land, goodwill and intangible assets are subject to non-recurring fair value measurements if they are deemed to be impaired. The impairment models used for nonfinancial assets depend on the type of asset. There were no material impairments of nonfinancial assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

**Cash Equivalents**

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

**Marketable Securities**

The company measures equity investments at fair value with changes recognized in net income.

Debt securities included in current assets represent securities that are expected to be realized in cash within one year of the balance sheet date. Long-term debt securities are included in investments and sundry assets. Debt securities are considered available-for-sale and are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, in OCI. The realized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities are included in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. Realized gains and losses are calculated based on the specific identification method. Refer to note I, "Financial Assets & Liabilities," for additional information.

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**Inventory**

Raw materials, work in process and finished goods are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.

**Notes and Accounts Receivable—Trade and Contract Assets**

The company classifies the right to consideration in exchange for products or services transferred to a client as either a receivable or a contract asset. A receivable is a right to consideration that is unconditional as compared to a contract asset which is a right to consideration that is conditional upon factors other than the passage of time. The majority of the company's contract assets represent unbilled amounts related to design and build services contracts when the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition is utilized, revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the client, and the right to consideration is subject to milestone completion or client acceptance. Contract assets are generally classified as current and are recorded on a net basis with deferred income (i.e., contract liabilities) at the contract level.

**Financing Receivables**

Financing receivables primarily consist of client loan and installment payment receivables (loans) and investment in sales-type and direct financing leases (collectively referred to as client financing receivables) and commercial financing receivables. Leases are accounted for in accordance with lease accounting standards. Loans, which are generally unsecured, are primarily for IBM hardware, software and services. Commercial financing receivables are primarily for working capital financing to business partners and distributors of IBM products and services. Financing receivables are classified as either held for sale or held for investment, depending on the company's intent and ability to hold the underlying contract for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff. Loans and commercial financing receivables are recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

**Transfers of Financial Assets**

The company enters into arrangements to sell certain financial assets (primarily notes and accounts receivable–trade and financing receivables) to third-party financial institutions. For a transfer of financial assets to be considered a sale, the asset must be legally isolated from the company and the purchaser must have control of the asset ("true sale"). Determining whether all the true sale requirements have been met includes an evaluation of legal considerations, the extent of the company's continuing involvement with the assets transferred and any other relevant consideration. When the true sale criteria are met, the company derecognizes the carrying value of the financial asset transferred and recognizes a net gain or loss on the sale. The proceeds from these arrangements are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. If the true sale criteria are not met, the transfer is considered a secured borrowing and the financial asset remains on the Consolidated Balance Sheet with proceeds from the sale recognized as debt and recorded as cash flows from financing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Arrangements to sell notes and accounts receivable–trade are used in the normal course of business as part of the company's cash and liquidity management. Facilities primarily in the U.S. and several countries in Europe enable the company to sell certain notes and accounts receivable–trade, without recourse, to third parties in order to manage credit, collection, concentration and currency risk. The gross amounts sold (the gross proceeds) under these arrangements were $3.8 billion, $4.2 billion and $3.4 billion for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Within the notes and accounts receivables–trade sold and derecognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet, $0.3 billion, $0.9 billion and $0.5 billion remained uncollected from customers at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fees and the net gains and losses associated with the transfer of notes and accounts receivables–trade were not material for any of the periods presented. Refer to note K, "Financing Receivables," for more information on transfers of financing receivables.

**Allowance for Credit Losses**

Receivables are recorded concurrent with billing and shipment of a product and/or delivery of a service to customers. An allowance for uncollectible trade receivables and contract assets, if needed, is estimated based on specific customer situations, current and future expected economic conditions, past experiences of losses, as well as an assessment of potential recoverability of the balance due.

The company estimates its allowances for expected credit losses for financing receivables by considering past events, including any historical default, historical concessions and resulting troubled debt restructurings, current economic conditions, any non-freestanding mitigating credit enhancements, and certain forward-looking information, including reasonable and supportable forecasts. The methodologies that the company uses to calculate its financing receivables reserves, which are applied consistently to its different portfolios, are as follows:

Individually Evaluated–The company reviews all financing receivables considered at risk quarterly, and performs an analysis based upon current information available about the client, such as financial statements, news reports, published credit ratings, current market-implied credit analysis, as well as collateral net of repossession cost, prior collection history and current and future expected economic conditions. For loans that are collateral dependent, impairment is measured using the fair value of the collateral when foreclosure is probable. Using this information, the company determines the expected cash flow for the receivable and

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calculates an estimate of the potential loss and the probability of loss. For those accounts in which the loss is probable, the company records a specific reserve.

Collectively Evaluated–The company determines its allowances for credit losses for collectively evaluated financing receivables (unallocated) based on two portfolio segments: client financing receivables and commercial financing receivables. The company further segments the portfolio into three classes: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.

For client financing receivables, the company uses a credit loss model to calculate allowances based on its internal loss experience and current conditions and forecasts, by class of financing receivable. The company records an unallocated reserve that is calculated by applying a reserve rate to its portfolio, excluding accounts that have been individually evaluated and specifically reserved. This reserve rate is based upon credit rating, probability of default, term and loss history. The allowance is adjusted quarterly for expected recoveries of amounts that were previously written off or are expected to be written off. Recoveries cannot exceed the aggregated amount of the previous write-off or expected write-off.

The company considers forward-looking macroeconomic variables such as gross domestic product, unemployment rates, equity prices and corporate profits when quantifying the impact of economic forecasts on its client financing receivables allowance for expected credit losses. Macroeconomic variables may vary by class of financing receivables based on historical experiences, portfolio composition and current environment. The company also considers the impact of current conditions and economic forecasts relating to specific industries, geographical areas, and client credit ratings, in addition to performing a qualitative review of credit risk factors across the portfolio. Under this approach, forecasts of these variables over two years are considered reasonable and supportable. Beyond two years, the company reverts to long-term average loss experience. Forward-looking estimates require the use of judgment, particularly in times of economic uncertainty.

The portfolio of commercial financing receivables is short term in nature and any allowance for these assets is estimated based on a combination of write-off history and current economic conditions, excluding any individually evaluated accounts.

Other Credit-Related Policies

Past Due–The company views client financing receivables as past due when payment has not been received after 90 days, measured from the original billing date.

Non-Accrual–Non-accrual assets include those receivables (impaired loans or nonperforming leases) with specific reserves and other accounts for which it is likely that the company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to original terms of the lease or loan agreement. Interest income recognition is discontinued on these receivables. Cash collections are first applied as a reduction to principal outstanding. Any cash received in excess of principal payments outstanding is recognized as interest income. Receivables may be removed from non-accrual status, if appropriate, based upon changes in client circumstances, such as a sustained history of payments.

Write-Off–Receivable losses are charged against the allowance in the period in which the receivable is deemed uncollectible. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Write-offs of receivables and associated reserves occur to the extent that the customer is no longer in operation and/or there is no reasonable expectation of additional collections or repossession.

**Supplier Financing**

The company has supplier finance programs with third-party financial institutions where the company agrees to pay the financial institutions the stated amounts of invoices from participating suppliers on the originally invoiced maturity date, which have an average term of 90 to 120 days, consistent with the company's standard payment terms. The financial institutions offer earlier payment of the invoices at the sole discretion of the supplier for a discounted amount. The company does not provide secured legal assets or other forms of guarantees under the arrangements. The company is not a party to the arrangements between its suppliers and the financial institutions. These obligations are recognized as accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The obligations outstanding under these programs at December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $123 million and $110 million, respectively. The amount of the invoices received under these obligations during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $468 million and $512 million, respectively. The amount of invoices paid under these obligations during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $455 million and $503 million, respectively.

**Leases**

The company conducts business as both a lessee and a lessor. In its ordinary course of business, the company enters into leases as a lessee for property, plant and equipment. The company is also the lessor of certain equipment, mainly through its Financing segment.

When procuring goods or services, or upon entering into a contract with its clients, the company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at its inception. As part of that evaluation, the company considers whether there is an implicitly or

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explicitly identified asset in the arrangement and whether the company, as the lessee, or the client, if the company is the lessor, has the right to control the use of that asset.

**Accounting for Leases as a Lessee**

When the company is the lessee, all leases with a term of more than 12 months are recognized as right-of-use (ROU) assets and associated lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and determined using the present value of the lease payments not yet paid and the company's incremental borrowing rate, which approximates the rate at which the company would borrow on a secured basis in the country where the lease was executed. The interest rate implicit in the lease is generally not determinable in transactions where the company is the lessee. The ROU asset equals the lease liability adjusted for any initial direct costs (IDCs), prepaid rent and lease incentives. The company's variable lease payments generally relate to payments tied to various indexes, non-lease components and payments above a contractual minimum fixed amount.

Operating leases are included in operating right-of-use assets–net, current operating lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, short-term debt and long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The lease term includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the company will exercise that option.

The company made a policy election to not recognize leases with a lease term of 12 months or less in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

For all asset classes, the company has elected the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components (e.g., maintenance services) and account for the combined unit as a single lease component. A significant portion of the company's lease portfolio is real estate, which are mainly accounted for as operating leases, and are primarily used for corporate offices and data centers. The average term of the real estate leases is approximately five years. The company also has equipment leases, such as IT and semiconductor research equipment, which have lease terms that generally range from five to ten years. For certain of these operating and finance leases, the company applies a portfolio approach to account for the lease assets and lease liabilities.

**Accounting for Leases as a Lessor**

The company typically enters into leases as an alternative means of realizing value from equipment that it would otherwise sell. Assets under lease primarily include new and used IBM equipment. IBM equipment generally consists of IBM Z, Power and Storage products.

Lease payments due to IBM are typically fixed and paid in equal installments over the lease term. The majority of the company's leases do not contain variable payments that are dependent on an index or a rate. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate (e.g., property taxes), that are paid directly by the company and are reimbursed by the client, are recorded as revenue, along with the related cost, in the period in which collection of these payments is probable. Payments that are made directly by the client to a third party, including certain property taxes and insurance, are not considered part of variable payments and therefore are not recorded by the company. The company has made a policy election to exclude from consideration in contracts all collections from sales and other similar taxes.

The company's payment terms for leases are typically unconditional. Therefore, in an instance when the client requests to terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term, the client would typically be required to pay the remaining lease payments in full. At the end of the lease term, the company allows the client to either return the equipment, purchase the equipment at the then-current fair market value or at a pre-stated purchase price, or renew the lease based on mutually agreed upon terms.

When lease arrangements include multiple performance obligations, the company allocates the consideration in the contract between the lease components and the non-lease components on a relative standalone selling price basis.

Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases

For a sales-type or direct financing lease, the carrying amount of the asset is derecognized from inventory and a net investment in the lease is recorded. For a sales-type lease, the net investment in the lease is measured at commencement date as the sum of the lease receivable and the estimated residual value of the equipment less unearned income and allowance for credit losses. Any selling profit or loss arising from a sales-type lease is recorded at lease commencement. Selling profit or loss is presented on a gross basis when the company enters into a lease to realize value from a product that it would otherwise sell in its ordinary course of business. For segment reporting, the net investment in sales-type leases excluding the allowance for credit losses is recognized as hardware revenue in the Infrastructure segment, while the estimated residual value less related unearned income is recognized as a reduction in revenue in the Other revenue category and represents the portion of fair value retained by the company. In transactions where the company enters into a lease for the purpose of generating revenue by providing financing, the selling profit or loss is presented on a net basis. Under a sales-type lease, initial direct costs are expensed at lease commencement. Over the term of the

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lease, the company recognizes finance income on the net investment in the lease and any variable lease payments, which are not included in the net investment in the lease.

For a direct financing lease, the net investment in the lease is measured similarly to a sales-type lease, however, the net investment in the lease is reduced by any selling profit. In a direct financing lease, the selling profit and initial direct costs are deferred at commencement and recognized over the lease term. The company rarely enters into direct financing leases.

The estimated residual value represents the estimated fair value of the equipment under lease at the end of the lease. The company estimates the future fair value of leased equipment by using historical models, analyzing the current market for new and used equipment and obtaining forward-looking product information such as marketing plans and technology innovations. The company optimizes the recovery of residual values by extending lease arrangements with, or selling leased equipment to existing clients, and periodically reassesses the realizable value of its lease residual values. Anticipated decreases in specific future residual values that are considered to be other-than-temporary are recognized immediately upon identification and are recorded as adjustments to the residual value estimate and unearned income, which reduces current period and future period financing income, respectively.

**Common Stock**

Common stock refers to the $.20 par value per share capital stock as designated in the company's Certificate of Incorporation. Treasury stock is accounted for using the cost method. When treasury stock is reissued, the value is computed and recorded using a weighted-average basis.

**Earnings Per Share of Common Stock**

Earnings per share (EPS) is computed using the two-class method, which determines EPS for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends and dividend equivalents and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. Basic EPS of common stock is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS of common stock is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock awards, convertible notes and stock options.

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NOTE B. ACCOUNTING CHANGES

**New Standards to be Implemented**

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software

Standard/Description–Issuance date: September 2025. This guidance requires internal-use software development cost capitalization to begin when both of the following occur: management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and, it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform its intended function. This guidance eliminates accounting considerations of software development stages.

Effective Date and Adoption Considerations–The guidance is effective for the company for annual and interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028. Early adoption is permitted.

Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters–The company is evaluating the impact of the guidance in the consolidated financial results.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

Standard/Description–Issuance date: November 2024. This guidance requires a new tabular disclosure of certain types of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization) that are included within commonly presented expense captions on the income statement. The guidance also requires the disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. Additionally, the guidance requires the disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and an entity's definition of selling expenses. The disclosures are required on an interim and annual basis.

Effective Date and Adoption Considerations–The guidance is effective for the company for annual reporting periods beginning in 2027, and for interim reporting periods beginning January 1, 2028. Early adoption is permitted. The company expects to adopt the guidance as of the effective date and to apply the guidance on a prospective basis.

Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters–The company continues to evaluate the need for any changes to systems, processes, data or controls to meet the additional disclosure requirements. As the guidance is a change to disclosures only, it will impact the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements but will not impact the consolidated financial results.

**Standards Implemented**

Income Tax Disclosures

Standard/Description–Issuance date: December 2023. This guidance requires disaggregated disclosure of the tax rate reconciliation into eight categories, with further disaggregation required for items greater than a specific threshold. Additionally, the guidance requires the disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign jurisdictions.

Effective Date and Adoption Considerations–The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning in 2025 and early adoption was permitted. The company adopted the guidance on a prospective basis as of the effective date.

Effect on Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters–The guidance is a change to disclosures only, that impacted note G, "Taxes," but did not have an impact on the consolidated financial results.

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NOTE C. REVENUE RECOGNITION

**Disaggregation of Revenue**

In the first quarter of 2025, the company made changes to the reported revenue categories within its Software and Consulting reportable segments to better reflect the market opportunities and how IBM addresses them. Beginning January 1, 2025, the company reports revenue for Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat), Automation, Data and Transaction Processing within Software; and it no longer reports revenue for Hybrid Platform & Solutions. Within Consulting, the company reports revenue for Strategy and Technology and Intelligent Operations. These changes did not impact the company's Consolidated Financial Statements or its reportable segments.

The following tables provide details of revenue by major products/service offerings and revenue by geography.

Revenue by Major Products/Service Offerings

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** <sup>(1)</sup> | **2023** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Hybrid Cloud | $7327 | $6490 | $5827 |
| Automation | 7733 | 6558 | 6008 |
| Data | 6299 | 5629 | 5461 |
| Transaction Processing | 8603 | 8408 | 7714 |
| **Total Software** | $29962 | $27085 | $25011 |
| Strategy and Technology | $11537 | $11488 | $11430 |
| Intelligent Operations | 9518 | 9204 | 9455 |
| **Total Consulting** | $21055 | $20692 | $20884 |
| Hybrid Infrastructure | $10618 | $8913 | $9215 |
| Infrastructure Support | 5100 | 5107 | 5377 |
| **Total Infrastructure** | $15718 | $14020 | $14593 |
| **Financing** <sup>(2)</sup> | $737 | $713 | $741 |
| **Other** <sup>(3)</sup> | $63 | $243 | $632 |
| **Total Revenue** | $67535 | $62753 | $61860 |

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(1)Recast to reflect January 2025 changes to the reported revenue categories within Software and Consulting segments.

(2)Contains lease and loan financing arrangements which are not subject to the guidance on revenue from contracts with customers.

(3)Includes reductions in revenue for estimated residual value less related unearned income on sales-type leases, which reflects the new z17 launch in June 2025. Refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information. 2024 and 2023 include The Weather Company divested business which closed on January 31, 2024. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

Revenue by Geography

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Americas | $33342 | $31266 | $31666 |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa | 22189 | 19429 | 18492 |
| Asia Pacific | 12004 | 12058 | 11702 |
| **Total** | $67535 | $62753 | $61860 |

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**Remaining Performance Obligations**

The remaining performance obligation (RPO) disclosure provides the aggregate amount of the transaction price yet to be recognized as of the end of the reporting period and an explanation as to when the company expects to recognize these amounts in revenue. It is intended to be a statement of overall work under contract that has not yet been performed and does not include contracts in which the customer is not committed, such as certain as-a-Service, governmental, term software license and services offerings. The customer is not considered committed when they are able to terminate for convenience without payment of a substantive penalty. The disclosure includes estimates of variable consideration, except when the variable consideration is a sales-based or usage-based royalty promised in exchange for a license of IP. Additionally, as a practical expedient, the company does not include contracts that have an original duration of one year or less. RPO estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including terminations, changes in the scope of contracts, periodic revalidations, adjustment for revenue that has not materialized and adjustments for currency.

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At December 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to RPO related to customer contracts that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was approximately $71 billion, of which approximately 67 percent is expected to be recognized as revenue in the subsequent two years, approximately 30 percent in the subsequent three to five years, and the balance thereafter.

**Revenue Recognized for Performance Obligations Satisfied (or Partially Satisfied) in Prior Periods**

For the year ended December 31, 2025, revenue for performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods was not material.

**Reconciliation of Contract Balances**

The following table provides information about notes and accounts receivable—trade, contract assets and deferred income balances.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Notes and accounts receivable—trade (net of allowances of $99 in 2025 and $114 in 2024) | $8112 | $6804 |
| Contract assets <sup>(1)</sup> | 482 | 433 |
| Deferred income (current) | 16101 | 13907 |
| Deferred income (noncurrent) | 4271 | 3622 |

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(1)Included within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The amount of revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025 that was included within the deferred income balance at December 31, 2024 was $12.2 billion and primarily related to software and services.

The following table provides roll forwards of the notes and accounts receivable—trade allowance for expected credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

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| ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) | ($ in millions) |
| January 1, 2025 | Additions/(Releases) | **Write-offs** <sup>(1)</sup> | Foreign currency and Other | December 31, 2025 |
| $114 | $5 | $(31) | $10 | $99 |
| **January 1, 2024** | **Additions/(Releases)** | **Write-offs** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Foreign currency and Other** | **December 31, 2024** |
| $192 | $(2) | $(78) | $2 | $114 |

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(1)The majority of the write-offs during the period related to receivables which had been previously reserved.

The contract assets allowance for expected credit losses was not material in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

**Deferred Costs**

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| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Capitalized costs to obtain a contract | $966 | $794 |
| Deferred costs to fulfill a contract |  |  |
| Deferred setup costs | 294 | 326 |
| Other deferred fulfillment costs | 649 | 628 |
| **Total deferred costs** <sup>(1)</sup> | $1909 | $1748 |

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(1)Of the total deferred costs, $1,084 million was current and $825 million was noncurrent at December 31, 2025 and $959 million was current and $788 million was noncurrent at December 31, 2024.

The amount of total deferred costs amortized during the year ended December 31, 2025 was $1,661 million and there were no material impairment losses incurred. Refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information on deferred costs to fulfill a contract and capitalized costs of obtaining a contract.

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NOTE D. SEGMENTS

The segments represent components of the company for which separate financial information is available that is utilized on a regular basis by the chief operating decision maker (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) in determining how to allocate resources and evaluate performance. The segments are determined based on several factors, including client base, homogeneity of products, technology, delivery channels and similar economic characteristics.

Certain transactions between the segments are recorded to other (income) and expense and are reflected in segment profit. The company utilizes globally integrated support organizations to realize economies of scale and efficient use of resources. As a result, a considerable amount of expense is shared by all of the segments. This shared expense includes sales coverage, certain marketing functions and support functions such as Accounting, Treasury, Procurement, Legal, Human Resources, Chief Information Office, and Billing and Collections. Where practical, shared expenses are allocated based on measurable drivers of expense, e.g., headcount. When a clear and measurable driver cannot be identified, shared expenses are allocated on a financial basis that is consistent with the company's management system, e.g., advertising expense is allocated based on the gross profits of the segments. A portion of the shared expenses, which are recorded in net income, are not allocated to the segments. These expenses are associated with the elimination of internal transactions and other miscellaneous items.

The following tables reflect the results of continuing operations of the company's segments consistent with the management and measurement system utilized within the company. Performance measurement is based on segment profit. The chief operating decision maker (CODM) considers budget-to-actual results of segment profit, both when evaluating the performance of and allocating resources to each of the segments as well as in developing certain compensation recommendations. The CODM reviews segment revenue, cost, and profit information related to each segment, which is included in the tables below, but does not regularly review assets by segment and therefore, such information is not presented.

**Management System Segment View**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **Software** | **Consulting** | **Infrastructure** | **Financing** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Segments** |
| **2025** |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Revenue** | $29962 | $21055 | $15718 | $737 | $67472 |
| **Segment cost** | 4951 | 15134 | 6502 | 403 | 26990 |
| **Other expense and (income)** <sup>(2)</sup> | 15091 | 3457 | 5757 | (187) | 24118 |
| **Segment profit** | 9920 | 2464 | 3458 | 521 | 16364 |
| Revenue year-to-year change | 10.6% | 1.8% | 12.1% | 3.3% | 7.9% |
| Segment profit year-to-year change | 14.2% | 20.0% | 41.2% | 49.6% | 20.9% |
| Segment profit margin | 33.1% | 11.7% | 22.0% | 70.7% | 24.3% |
| **2024** |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Revenue** | $27085 | $20692 | $14020 | $713 | $62510 |
| **Segment cost** | 4428 | 15103 | 6201 | 372 | 26103 |
| **Other expense and (income)** <sup>(2)</sup> | 13974 | 3535 | 5369 | (6) | 22872 |
| **Segment profit** | 8684 | 2054 | 2450 | 348 | 13535 |
| Revenue year-to-year change | 8.3% | (0.9)% | (3.9)% | (3.7)% | 2.1% |
| Segment profit year-to-year change | 15.8% | (3.6)% | (13.4)% | (6.6)% | 5.5% |
| Segment profit margin | 32.1% | 9.9% | 17.5% | 48.8% | 21.7% |
| **2023** |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Revenue** | $25011 | $20884 | $14593 | $741 | $61229 |
| **Segment cost** | 4289 | 15297 | 6406 | 384 | 26376 |
| **Other expense and (income)** <sup>(2)</sup> | 13222 | 3458 | 5359 | (16) | 22023 |
| **Segment profit** | 7499 | 2130 | 2828 | 373 | 12829 |

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(1)Refer to "Other Reportable Segment Items" section below for additional information on financing interest income and expense.

(2)Other expense and (income) by segment primarily includes:

Software - SG&A expense, R&D expense

Consulting - SG&A expense

Infrastructure - R&D expense, SG&A expense, Other expense, IP and custom development income

Financing - Intercompany financing net other income which reflects IBM Z product cycle dynamics, SG&A expense

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Reconciliations of IBM as Reported

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Revenue** |  |  |  |
| Total reportable segments | $67472 | $62510 | $61229 |
| Other—divested businesses | (2) | 35 | 397 |
| Other revenue <sup>(1)</sup> | 65 | 207 | 235 |
| **Total revenue** | $67535 | $62753 | $61860 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Pre-tax income from continuing operations** |  |  |  |
| Total reportable segment profit | $16364 | $13535 | $12829 |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (2166) | (1830) | (1627) |
| Acquisition-related charges | (154) | (122) | (33) |
| Non-operating retirement-related (costs)/income <sup>(2)</sup> | (65) | (3457) | 39 |
| Stock-based compensation <sup>(3)</sup> | (1685) | (1311) | (1133) |
| Net interest excluding the Financing segment | (1312) | (984) | (973) |
| Workforce rebalancing charges <sup>(3)</sup> | (653) | (692) | (435) |
| Other—divested businesses <sup>(4)</sup> | (33) | 234 | 83 |
| Unallocated corporate amounts and other <sup>(5)</sup> | 31 | 425 | (59) |
| **Total pre-tax income from continuing operations** | $10328 | $5797 | $8690 |

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(1)Includes reduction in revenue for the estimated residual value less related unearned income on sales-type leases, which reflects the z17 launch in June 2025. Refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information.

(2)2024 includes the impact of pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

(3)Excludes certain acquisition-related charges.

(4)2024 includes a gain from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

(5)2024 includes a gain from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

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**Other Reportable Segment Items**

To ensure the efficient use of the company's space and equipment, several segments may share leased or owned plant, property and equipment assets. Where assets are shared, landlord ownership of the assets is assigned to one segment. Depreciation expense in the table below is presented consistently with this ownership view. However, from a segment profit perspective, depreciation expense is allocated to each user segment. Therefore, there is no precise correlation between the depreciation expense presented below and segment profit.

Financing interest income reflects the income associated with Financing's external client transactions. Financing interest expense reflects the expense associated with intercompany loans set to substantially match the term, currency and interest rate variability underlying the financing receivables and secured borrowings both supporting Financing's external client transactions. These secured borrowings are included in note O, "Borrowings." Financing segment cost primarily reflects the cost of financing presented in IBM's Consolidated Income Statement. Intercompany financing activities are recorded to other (income) and expense and are reflected in segment profit. These intercompany transactions are eliminated in IBM's consolidated financial results.

**Management System Segment View**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **Software** | **Consulting** | **Infrastructure** | **Financing** | **Total <br>Segments** |
| **2025** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Depreciation/amortization of non-acquired intangibles | $532 | $78 | $1130 | $3 | $1743 |
| Interest Income |  |  |  | 705 | 705 |
| Interest Expense |  |  |  | 365 | 365 |
| **2024** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Depreciation/amortization of non-acquired intangibles | $495 | $100 | $1103 | $9 | $1708 |
| Interest Income |  |  |  | 681 | 681 |
| Interest Expense |  |  |  | 369 | 369 |
| **2023** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Depreciation/amortization of non-acquired intangibles | $510 | $109 | $1018 | $8 | $1646 |
| Interest Income |  |  |  | 680 | 680 |
| Interest Expense |  |  |  | 298 | 298 |

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**Immaterial Items**

The resulting gains and (losses) from equity method investments that are attributable to the segments did not have a material effect on the financial position or the financial results of the segments.

**Major Clients**

No single client represented 10 percent or more of the company's total revenue in 2025, 2024 or 2023.

**Geographic Information**

The following tables provide information for those countries that are 10 percent or more of the specific category.

**Revenue** <sup>(1)</sup>

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| United States | $26892 | $25144 | $25309 |
| Other countries | 40643 | 37609 | 36551 |
| **Total revenue** | $67535 | $62753 | $61860 |

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Plant and Other Property–Net <sup>(1)</sup>

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| United States | $4097 | $4009 | $3466 |
| Other countries | 1797 | 1717 | 2027 |
| **Total** | $5894 | $5726 | $5492 |

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(1)Excludes rental machines.

Operating Right-of-Use Assets–Net

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| United States | $1016 | $1154 | $1249 |
| India | 428 | 365 | 218 |
| Japan | 258 | 324 | 340 |
| Other countries | 1426 | 1355 | 1413 |
| **Total** | $3129 | $3197 | $3220 |

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**Revenue by Classes of Similar Products or Services**

The following table presents external revenue for similar classes of products or services within the company's reportable segments. Client solutions often include IBM software and systems and other suppliers' products if the client solution requires it. For each of the segments that include services, SaaS, consulting, education, training and other product-related services are included as services. For each of these segments, software includes product license charges and ongoing subscriptions.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Software |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software | $26493 | $24055 | $22409 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services | 3444 | 3002 | 2562 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Systems | 25 | 29 | 40 |
| Consulting |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services | $20801 | $20277 | $20515 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software | 169 | 324 | 272 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Systems | 85 | 91 | 98 |
| Infrastructure |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Servers | $5410 | $3693 | $4253 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maintenance | 3926 | 3951 | 4138 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Storage | 2371 | 2360 | 2081 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services | 2216 | 2262 | 2463 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software | 1795 | 1753 | 1658 |
| Financing |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financing | $705 | $681 | $680 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used equipment sales | 32 | 32 | 60 |

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NOTE E. ACQUISITIONS & DIVESTITURES

**Acquisitions**

Purchase price consideration for all acquisitions was paid primarily in cash. All acquisitions, except otherwise stated, were for 100 percent of the acquired business and are reported in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, net of acquired cash and cash equivalents.

The goodwill generated from these acquisitions is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and the expected synergies from the integration of the acquired businesses. The identified intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful life which approximates the economic life of the assets.

2025

In 2025, the company completed six acquisitions within the Software segment and four acquisitions within the Consulting segment at an aggregate cost of $9,346 million. These acquisitions are expected to enhance the company's portfolio of products and services capabilities and further advance IBM's hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

The following table reflects the purchase price related to these acquisitions and the resulting purchase price allocations as of December 31, 2025.

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|  | **Amortization <br>Life (in Years)** | **HashiCorp, Inc. (HashiCorp)** | **Other <br>Acquisitions** |
| Current assets <sup>(1)</sup> |  | $1451 | $227 |
| Property, plant and equipment/noncurrent assets |  | 457 | 109 |
| Intangible assets |  |  |  |
| Goodwill | N/A | 4684 | 1254 |
| Client relationships | 5—13 | 980 | 410 |
| Completed technology | 5—7 | 770 | 237 |
| Trademarks | 1—7 | 85 | 9 |
| **Total assets acquired** |  | $8427 | $2246 |
| Current liabilities |  | 478 | 246 |
| Noncurrent liabilities |  | 516 | 87 |
| **Total liabilities assumed** |  | $993 | $333 |
| **Total purchase price** |  | $7433 | $1912 |

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(1)Includes $929 million of cash and cash equivalents and $331 million of short-term marketable securities acquired from HashiCorp at the acquisition date.

N/A–Not applicable

The valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is subject to revision. If additional information becomes available, the company may further revise the purchase price allocation as soon as practical, but no later than one year from the acquisition date; however, material changes are not expected.

HashiCorp–On February 27, 2025, the company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of HashiCorp. The combined IBM and HashiCorp portfolios help clients manage growing application and infrastructure complexity and create a comprehensive end-to-end hybrid cloud platform designed for the AI era. HashiCorp's shareholders on record immediately prior to the effective time on the closing date received $35 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $7.2 billion. The following reflects the consideration paid related to the acquisition.

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| Cash paid for outstanding HashiCorp common stock | $7212 |
| Cash paid for HashiCorp equity awards | 178 |
| **Cash consideration** | $7390 |
| Fair value of stock-based compensation awards attributable to pre-acquisition services | 40 |
| Settlement of pre-existing relationships | 3 |
| **Total consideration** | $7433 |

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(1)As part of assets acquired, the company received $929 million of cash and cash equivalents and $331 million of short-term marketable securities from HashiCorp at the acquisition date.

Goodwill of $4,540 million and $144 million was assigned to the Software and Consulting segments, respectively. It is expected that none of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 9.8 years. In connection with the acquisition, the company issued and assumed 1.7 million stock awards with a fair value of $381 million. Refer to note T, "Stock-Based Compensation," for additional information. The acquisition was integrated into the Software segment.

Other Acquisitions–Goodwill of $781 million and $473 million was assigned to the Consulting and Software segments, respectively. It is expected that 3 percent of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 6.6 years.

Transaction Announced–On December 8, 2025, the company announced its intent to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Confluent, Inc. (Confluent). IBM's and Confluent's combined portfolios will enable enterprises to deploy generative and agentic AI better and faster by providing trusted communication and data flow between environments, applications and APIs. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Confluent shareholders on record immediately prior to the effective time on the closing date will receive $31 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $11 billion. On February 12, 2026, Confluent stockholders voted to approve the merger with IBM. The transaction is expected to close by the middle of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Upon closing, Confluent will be integrated into the Software segment.

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2024

In 2024, the company completed seven acquisitions within the Software segment and four acquisitions within the Consulting segment at an aggregate cost of $3,530 million.

The following table reflects the purchase price related to these acquisitions and the resulting purchase price allocations as of December 31, 2025. Net purchase price adjustments recorded in 2025 were not material.

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|  | **Amortization <br>Life (in Years)** | **StreamSets and webMethods** | **Other**<br>**Acquisitions** |
| Current assets |  | $362 | $121 |
| Property, plant and equipment/noncurrent assets |  | 19 | 31 |
| Intangible assets |  |  |  |
| Goodwill | N/A | 1074 | 894 |
| Client relationships | 1—7 | 680 | 167 |
| Completed technology | 5—7 | 550 | 181 |
| Trademarks | 1—7 | 45 | 6 |
| **Total assets acquired** |  | $2730 | $1401 |
| Current liabilities |  | 201 | 68 |
| Noncurrent liabilities |  | 254 | 78 |
| **Total liabilities assumed** |  | $455 | $145 |
| **Total purchase price** |  | $2275 | $1255 |

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N/A–Not applicable

StreamSets and webMethods–On July 1, 2024, the company completed the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG for approximately $2.3 billion (€2.13 billion) in cash. StreamSets added new data ingestion capabilities to IBM's data platform and webMethods brought integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) capabilities to IBM's automation solutions. Goodwill of $1,074 million was assigned to the Software segment. It is expected that 56 percent of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 7.0 years. The acquisition was integrated into the Software segment. Prior to the acquisition, the company entered into foreign currency derivative contracts which expired by June 28, 2024. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for financial impacts and additional information.

Other Acquisitions–Goodwill of $463 million, $423 million and $8 million was assigned to the Consulting, Software and Infrastructure segments, respectively. It is expected that 5 percent of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 6.7 years.

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2023

In 2023, the company completed seven acquisitions within the Software segment and two acquisitions within the Consulting segment at an aggregate cost of $5,197 million.

The following table reflects the purchase price related to these acquisitions and the resulting purchase price allocations as of December 31, 2024. Net purchase price adjustments recorded in 2024 were not material.

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|  | **Amortization <br>Life (in Years)** | **Apptio, Inc.** | **Other <br>Acquisitions** |
| Current assets |  | $145 | $83 |
| Property, plant and equipment/noncurrent assets |  | 23 | 20 |
| Intangible assets |  |  |  |
| Goodwill | N/A | 3501 | 382 |
| Client relationships | 6—10 | 770 | 44 |
| Completed technology | 5—7 | 530 | 108 |
| Trademarks | 1—5 | 35 | 2 |
| **Total assets acquired** |  | $5005 | $639 |
| Current liabilities |  | 250 | 44 |
| Noncurrent liabilities |  | 143 | 10 |
| **Total liabilities assumed** |  | $393 | $54 |
| **Total purchase price** |  | $4612 | $585 |

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N/A–Not applicable

Apptio, Inc.–On August 10, 2023, the company completed the acquisition of Apptio, Inc., a leading provider of financial and operational IT management and optimization software which enables enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business value across technology investments. Goodwill of $3,134 million and $367 million was assigned to the Software and Consulting segments, respectively. It is expected that one percent of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 8.7 years. The acquisition was integrated into the Software segment.

Other Acquisitions–Goodwill of $341 million, $30 million and $11 million was assigned to the Software, Consulting and Infrastructure segments, respectively. It is expected that none of the goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The overall weighted-average useful life of the identified amortizable intangible assets acquired was 6.6 years.

**Divestitures** 

2024

The Weather Company Assets–On January 31, 2024, the company completed the sale of The Weather Company assets to Zephyr Buyer, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Francisco Partners (collectively, Francisco). Under the agreement, Francisco acquired The Weather Company assets from IBM for $1,100 million inclusive of $250 million of contingent consideration, of which $200 million is contingent on Francisco's attainment of certain investment return metrics. The assets included The Weather Company's digital consumer-facing offerings, The Weather Channel mobile and cloud-based digital properties including Weather.com, Weather Underground and Storm Radar, as well as its enterprise offerings for broadcast, media, aviation, advertising technology and data solutions for other emerging industries.

Upon closing, the company received cash proceeds of $750 million and provided seller financing to Francisco in the form of a $100 million loan with a term of seven years. The cash proceeds from the sale were primarily included in cash from investing activities within the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The seller financing loan was repaid early by Francisco in the second quarter of 2025 and was also reflected in cash from investing activities. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the company recognized a pre-tax gain on sale of $243 million in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

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**Sale of Assets** 

2024

On August 31, 2024, the company completed the sale of certain QRadar SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) assets including QRadar intellectual property, customer relationships and customer contracts to Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto). Upon closing, the company received cash proceeds of $500 million from Palo Alto. Proceeds of $437 million from the sale were included in proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment/other within cash from investing activities and the remaining $63 million related to transition and migration services described below were included within cash from operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the company recognized a pre-tax gain on sale of $349 million in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

In connection with the sale of the QRadar SaaS assets, IBM and Palo Alto are facilitating the migration of QRadar SaaS and IBM's QRadar on-premise (on-prem) clients who choose to migrate to Palo Alto's Cortex XSIAM, their security operations (SOC) platform. As part of the agreement, IBM receives incremental future cash payments from Palo Alto for QRadar on-prem clients who choose to migrate to the Cortex XSIAM platform. Until this migration is completed, or contracts expire, the contractual relationship with certain QRadar SaaS and IBM's QRadar on-prem clients remains with IBM. IBM also provides Palo Alto with transition services including support, operations and other services for QRadar SaaS customer contracts. The client migrations to Cortex XSIAM platform and transition services did not have a material impact on IBM's Consolidated Financial Statements in 2025.

NOTE F. OTHER (INCOME) AND EXPENSE

Components of other (income) and expense are as follows:

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| For the year ended December 31: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Other (income) and expense |  |  |  |
| (Gains)/losses on foreign currency transactions <sup>(1)</sup> | $993 | $(458) | $116 |
| (Gains)/losses on derivative instruments <sup>(1)</sup>  | (641) | 515 | (17) |
| Interest income | (645) | (747) | (670) |
| Net (gains)/losses from securities and investment assets | 7 | (20) | (39) |
| Retirement-related costs/(income) <sup>(2)</sup> | 65 | 3457 | (39) |
| Other <sup>(3)</sup> | (221) | (877) | (266) |
| Total other (income) and expense | $(442) | $1871 | $(914) |

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(1)The company uses financial hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-based transactions. The hedging program does not hedge 100 percent of currency exposures and defers, versus eliminates, the impact of currency. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for additional information on foreign exchange risk.

(2)2024 includes the impact of pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

(3)2024 includes pre-tax gains of $349 million from the sale of certain QRadar SaaS assets and $243 million from the divestiture of The Weather Company assets. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

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NOTE G. TAXES

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |
| U.S. operations <sup>(1)</sup> | $(236) | $(3405) | $(227) |
| Non-U.S. operations | 10564 | 9202 | 8917 |
| **Total income from continuing operations before income taxes** | $10328 | $5797 | $8690 |

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(1)2024 includes the impact of a pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

The components of the income from continuing operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes by taxing jurisdiction were as follows:

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| U.S. federal |  |  |  |
| Current | $(1722) | $(335) | $560 |
| Deferred | (119) | (2204) | (1371) |
|  | $(1842) | $(2539) | $(811) |
| U.S. state and local |  |  |  |
| Current | $135 | $152 | $127 |
| Deferred | (130) | (335) | (162) |
|  | $5 | $(183) | $(34) |
| Non-U.S. |  |  |  |
| Current | $2303 | $2301 | $1594 |
| Deferred | (708) | 203 | 428 |
|  | $1595 | $2504 | $2022 |
| Total continuing operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | $(242) | $(218) | $1176 |
| Discontinued operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | $(20) | $6 | $(9) |
| **Total provision for/(benefit from) income taxes** | $(262) | $(212) | $1167 |

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In addition to the total provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, net income includes social security, real estate, personal property and other taxes of approximately $3.0 billion in 2025.

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A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate to the company's effective tax rate from continuing operations was as follows:

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| (in $ millions) |  |  |
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| **For the year ended December 31:** | Amount | Percentage |
| U.S. federal statutory tax rate | $2169 | 21% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect <sup>(1)</sup> | (130) | (1) |
| Foreign tax effects |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Statutory tax rate difference | (310) | (3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 70 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Singapore |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Local taxes at a rate different than the statutory rate | (185) | (2) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 55 | 1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brazil | 203 | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other foreign jurisdictions | 656 | 6 |
| Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period | 308 | 3 |
| Effect of cross-border tax laws |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current GILTI | 427 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred GILTI | 168 | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign tax credits | (285) | (3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (22) |  |
| Tax credits |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R&D | (265) | (3) |
| Changes in valuation allowances | (77) | (1) |
| Non-taxable or non-deductible items |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation | (217) | (2) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (83) | (1) |
| Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | (2754) | (27) |
| Other adjustments | 33 |  |
| **Effective tax rate** | $(242) | (2)% |

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Statutory rate | 21% | 21% |
| Tax differential on foreign income <sup>(2)</sup> | (13) | (3) |
| Domestic incentives <sup>(2)</sup> | (7) | (5) |
| State and local <sup>(2)</sup> | (2) | 0 |
| Other <sup>(2)</sup> | (3) | 1 |
| **Effective tax rate** | (4)% | 14% |

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(1)Alabama, California, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

(2)2024 includes the impacts of pension settlement charges on tax differential on foreign income, domestic incentives, state and local, and other of (4) points, (3) points, (2) points, and (1) point, respectively. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

Percentages rounded for disclosure purposes.

The significant components reflected within the 2024 and 2023 tax rate reconciliation labeled "Tax differential on foreign income" include the effects of foreign subsidiaries' earnings taxed at rates other than the U.S. statutory rate, U.S. taxes on foreign income and any net impacts of intercompany transactions. These items also reflect audit settlements or changes in the amount of unrecognized tax benefits associated with each of these items.

The continuing operations effective tax rate was (2.3) percent, (3.8) percent, and 13.5 percent in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The 2025 effective tax rate was primarily driven by the resolution of certain tax audit matters. The 2024 effective tax rate was driven by the tax impact of the pension settlement charges and the resolution of certain tax audit matters. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information relating to the pension settlement charges.

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The effect of tax law changes on deferred tax assets and liabilities was an income tax charge of approximately $300 million primarily driven by the enactment of H.R. 1 in July of 2025.

**Deferred Tax Assets**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Retirement benefits | $1691 | $1898 |
| Leases | 1224 | 1157 |
| Share-based and other compensation | 888 | 796 |
| Tax losses/credits | 3923 | 3615 |
| Deferred income | 797 | 790 |
| Bad debt, inventory and warranty reserves | 207 | 198 |
| Depreciation | 243 | 238 |
| Accruals | 418 | 395 |
| Intangible assets | 3341 | 2482 |
| Capitalized R&D | 4426 | 4185 |
| Hedging | 270 |  |
| Other | 994 | 784 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 18422 | 16537 |
| Less: valuation allowance | 1143 | 1223 |
| **Net deferred tax assets** | $17279 | $15314 |

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**Deferred Tax Liabilities**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | $3305 | $3147 |
| GILTI deferred taxes | 1606 | 1200 |
| Leases and right-of-use assets | 1578 | 1483 |
| Depreciation | 548 | 438 |
| Retirement benefits | 1473 | 1478 |
| Undistributed foreign earnings | 321 | 211 |
| Hedging |  | 448 |
| Other | 620 | 746 |
| **Gross deferred tax liabilities** | $9450 | $9151 |

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For financial reporting purposes, as of December 31, 2025, the company had loss carryforwards, the tax effect of which was $1,686 million, as well as credit carryforwards of $2,071 million. Substantially all of these carryforwards are available for at least two years and the majority are available for 10 years or more.

The valuation allowances as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $1,143 million, $1,223 million and $765 million, respectively. The amounts principally apply to certain loss carryforwards and credits. In the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized. However, to the extent that tax benefits related to these carryforwards and credits are realized in the future, the reduction in the valuation allowance will reduce income tax expense.

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The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2025 decreased by $2,220 million in 2025 to $6,655 million. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:

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| Balance at January 1 | $8875 | $8772 | $8728 |
| Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | 316 | 667 | 296 |
| Additions for tax positions of prior years | 402 | 452 | 231 |
| Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (2843) | (955) | (457) |
| Settlements | (95) | (61) | (26) |
| **Balance at December 31** | $6655 | $8875 | $8772 |

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The additions and reductions to unrecognized tax benefits were primarily attributable to U.S. federal, state, and non-U.S. tax matters, including transfer pricing. The reductions for tax positions of prior years also include impacts due to lapse of statute of limitations and foreign currency translation adjustments.

The unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2025 of $6,655 million can be reduced by $709 million associated with timing adjustments, potential transfer pricing adjustments and state income taxes. The net amount of $5,946 million, if recognized, would favorably affect the company's effective tax rate. The net amounts at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $8,258 million and $8,205 million, respectively.

Interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities are included in income tax expense. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the company recognized a net benefit of $135 million of interest expense and penalties; during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the company recognized $282 million and $379 million, respectively, of interest expense and penalties. The company had $1,230 million and $1,560 million for the payment of interest and penalties accrued at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed adjustments related to certain cross-border transactions with respect to the company's 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 U.S. income tax returns. The company strongly disagrees with the IRS' proposed adjustments, filed IRS Appeals protests, and will pursue resolution at court, if necessary. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the IRS concluded its audit of the company's 2017-2018 U.S. income tax returns. The company strongly disagrees with certain adjustments proposed by the IRS and is evaluating its options to contest them. With respect to major U.S. state and foreign taxing jurisdictions, the company is generally no longer subject to tax examinations for years prior to 2016. The company is no longer subject to income tax examination of its U.S. federal tax return for years prior to 2013. The open years contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as it relates to the amount and/or timing of income, deductions, and tax credits. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the company believes that adequate amounts of tax, interest and penalties have been provided for any adjustments that are expected to result for these years.

Within consolidated retained earnings at December 31, 2025 were undistributed after-tax earnings from certain non-U.S. subsidiaries that were not indefinitely reinvested. At December 31, 2025, the company had a deferred tax liability of $321 million for the estimated taxes associated with the repatriation of these earnings. Quantification of the deferred tax liability, if any, associated with indefinitely reinvested earnings and other outside basis differences was not practicable.

**Income Taxes Paid—Net of Refunds Received** 

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction for the year ended December 31, 2025 was as follows:

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** |
| U.S. federal | $218 |
| U.S. state and local | 92 |
| Non-U.S. |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Brazil | 197 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Japan | 154 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Singapore | 113 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;All other non-U.S. | 1174 |
| **Income taxes paid—net of refunds received** | $1948 |

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NOTE H. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock.

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| ($ in millions except per share amounts) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | 2025 <sup>(1)</sup> | 2024 <sup>(1)</sup> | 2023 |
| Weighted-average number of shares on which earnings per share calculations are based |  |  |  |
| **Basic** | 932293927 | 921767834 | 911210319 |
| Add—incremental shares under stock-based compensation plans | 13853308 | 13012755 | 8700951 |
| Add—incremental shares associated with contingently issuable shares | 2527994 | 2380636 | 2162558 |
| **Assuming dilution** | 948675228 | 937161224 | 922073828 |
| Income from continuing operations | $10571 | $6015 | $7514 |
| Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 22 | 8 | (12) |
| **Net income on which basic and dilutive earnings per share is calculated** | $10593 | $6023 | $7502 |
| Earnings/(loss) per share of common stock |  |  |  |
| **Assuming dilution** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | $11.14 | $6.42 | $8.15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinued operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | (0.01) |
| **Total** | $11.17 | $6.43 | $8.14 |
| **Basic** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Continuing operations | $11.34 | $6.53 | $8.25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discontinued operations | 0.02 | 0.01 | (0.01) |
| **Total** | $11.36 | $6.53 | $8.23 |

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(1)Refer to "Basis of Presentation" in note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information.

Weighted-average stock options to purchase 1,381,290 common shares in 2025, 764,673 common shares in 2024 and 1,761,463 common shares in 2023 were outstanding, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the full year, and therefore, the effect would have been antidilutive.

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NOTE I. FINANCIAL ASSETS & LIABILITIES

**Fair Value Measurements**

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents the company's financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

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|  | **Fair Value** | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** |
| **At December 31:** | **Hierarchy Level** | **Assets** <sup>(5)</sup> | **Liabilities** <sup>(6)</sup> | **Assets** <sup>(5)</sup> | **Liabilities** <sup>(6)</sup> |
| Cash equivalents <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |
| Time deposits, certificates of deposit and other <sup>(2)</sup> | 2 | $7072 | N/A | $6663 | N/A |
| Money market funds | 1 | 413 | N/A | 284 | N/A |
| Total cash equivalents |  | $7485 | N/A | $6948 | N/A |
| Debt securities–current <sup>(2) (3)</sup> | 2 | 830 | N/A | 644 | N/A |
| Debt securities–noncurrent <sup>(2) (4)</sup> | 23 | 9 | N/A | 124 | N/A |
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate contracts | 2 | 2 | 171 |  | 362 |
| Foreign exchange contracts | 2 | 545 | 325 | 645 | 294 |
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign exchange contracts | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 43 |
| Equity contracts  | 2 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| **Total** |  | $8916 | $513 | $8386 | $726 |

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(1)Included within cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(2)Available-for-sale debt securities with carrying values that approximate fair value.

(3)Term deposits and government securities that are reported within marketable securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(4)2024 assets include a seller financing loan of approximately $100 million in connection with the divestiture of The Weather Company assets that was repaid early by the debtor in the second quarter of 2025, and was reported within investments and sundry assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

(5)The gross balances of derivative assets contained within prepaid expenses and other current assets, and investments and sundry assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 were $232 million and $361 million, respectively, and at December 31, 2024 were $575 million and $96 million, respectively.

(6)The gross balances of derivative liabilities contained within other accrued expenses and liabilities, and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 were $254 million and $259 million, respectively, and at December 31, 2024 were $262 million and $463 million, respectively.

N/A–Not applicable

Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value

**Short-Term Receivables and Payables**

Short-term receivables (excluding the current portion of long-term receivables) and other investments are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value. Accounts payable, other accrued expenses and short-term debt (excluding the current portion of long-term debt) are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value. If measured at fair value in the financial statements, these financial instruments would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, except for short-term debt which would be classified as Level 2.

**Loans and Long-Term Receivables**

Fair values are based on discounted future cash flows using current interest rates offered for similar loans to clients with similar credit ratings for the same remaining maturities. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the difference between the carrying amount and estimated fair value for loans and long-term receivables was not material. If measured at fair value in the financial statements, these financial instruments would be classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

**Long-Term Debt**

The majority of the company's long-debt portfolio is comprised of publicly traded debt, and its fair value is based on quoted market prices for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market (Level 1). For other long-term debt (including long-term finance lease liabilities) for which a quoted market price is not available, an expected present value technique that uses rates currently available to the company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities is used to estimate fair value (Level 2). The carrying amount of long-term debt was $54,836 million and $49,884 million, and the estimated fair value was $52,703 million and $47,389 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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NOTE J. INVENTORY

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Finished goods | $230 | $134 |
| Work in process and raw materials | 990 | 1155 |
| **Total** | $1220 | $1289 |

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NOTE K. FINANCING RECEIVABLES

Financing receivables primarily consist of client loan and installment payment receivables (loans), investment in sales-type and direct financing leases (collectively referred to as client financing receivables) and commercial financing receivables. Loans are provided primarily to clients to finance the purchase of IBM hardware, software and services. Payment terms on these financing arrangements are for terms generally up to seven years. Investment in sales-type and direct financing leases relate principally to the company's Infrastructure products and are for terms generally up to five years. Commercial financing receivables, which consist of both held-for-investment and held-for-sale receivables, relate primarily to working capital financing for business partners and distributors of IBM products and services. Payment terms for working capital financing generally range from 30 to 60 days.

A summary of the components of the company's financing receivables is presented as follows:

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Client Financing Receivables** | **Client Financing Receivables** |  |  |  |
|  | **Client Loan and<br>Installment Payment<br>Receivables<br>(Loans)** | **Investment in<br>Sales-Type and<br>Direct Financing<br>Leases** | **Commercial Financing Receivables** | **Commercial Financing Receivables** |  |
| **At December 31, 2025:** | **Client Loan and<br>Installment Payment<br>Receivables<br>(Loans)** | **Investment in<br>Sales-Type and<br>Direct Financing<br>Leases** | **Held for<br>Investment** | **Held for**<br>**Sale** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Total** |
| Financing receivables, gross | $9634 | $4338 | $1865 | $1131 | $16968 |
| Unearned income | (710) | (479) |  |  | (1189) |
| Unguaranteed residual value |  | 545 |  |  | 545 |
| **Amortized cost** | $8925 | $4403 | $1865 | $1131 | $16324 |
| Allowance for credit losses | (69) | (67) | (5) |  | (141) |
| **Total financing receivables, net** | $8856 | $4336 | $1861 | $1131 | $16184 |
| Current portion | $4226 | $1257 | $1861 | $1131 | $8475 |
| Noncurrent portion | $4630 | $3079 | $— | $— | $7708 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Client Financing Receivables** | **Client Financing Receivables** |  |  |  |
|  | **Client Loan and<br>Installment Payment<br>Receivables<br>(Loans)** | **Investment in<br>Sales-Type and<br>Direct Financing<br>Leases** | **Commercial Financing Receivables** | **Commercial Financing Receivables** |  |
| **At December 31, 2024:** | **Client Loan and<br>Installment Payment<br>Receivables<br>(Loans)** | **Investment in<br>Sales-Type and<br>Direct Financing<br>Leases** | **Held for<br>Investment** | **Held for**<br>**Sale** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Total** |
| Financing receivables, gross | $7425 | $3406 | $1322 | $900 | $13052 |
| Unearned income | (547) | (344) |  |  | (891) |
| Unguaranteed residual value |  | 479 |  |  | 479 |
| **Amortized cost** | $6878 | $3540 | $1322 | $900 | $12639 |
| Allowance for credit losses | (73) | (50) | (5) |  | (128) |
| **Total financing receivables, net** | $6804 | $3491 | $1317 | $900 | $12512 |
| Current portion | $3535 | $1408 | $1317 | $900 | $7159 |
| Noncurrent portion | $3269 | $2083 | $— | $— | $5353 |

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(1)The carrying value of the receivables classified as held for sale approximates fair value.

The company has a long-standing practice of taking mitigation actions, in certain circumstances, to transfer credit risk to third parties. These actions may include credit insurance, financial guarantees, nonrecourse secured borrowings, true sales or sales of equipment under operating lease. Sale of receivables arrangements are also utilized in the normal course of business as part of the company's cash and liquidity management.

Financing receivables pledged as collateral for secured borrowings were $84 million and $213 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These borrowings are included in note O, "Borrowings."

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**Transfer of Financial Assets**

Effective January 1, 2025, the company extended its existing agreement for a 26-month term with a third-party investor to sell up to $1.3 billion of IBM short-term commercial financing receivables on a revolving basis. In addition, the company enters into agreements with third-party financial institutions to sell certain of its client financing receivables, including both loan and lease receivables, for cash proceeds. There were no material client financing receivables transferred for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table presents the total amount of commercial financing receivables transferred.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Commercial financing receivables** |  |  |
| Receivables transferred during the period | $8035 | $7860 |
| Receivables uncollected at end of period <sup>(1)</sup> | $1052 | $1150 |

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(1)Of the total amount of commercial financing receivables sold and derecognized from the Consolidated Balance Sheet, the amounts presented remained uncollected from business partners as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The transfer of these receivables qualified as true sales and therefore reduced financing receivables. The cash proceeds from the sales are included in cash flows from operating activities. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the net loss, including fees, associated with the transfer of commercial financing receivables was $50 million and $68 million, respectively, and is included in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. For the company's policy on determining treatment for transfer of financial assets, refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies."

**Financing Receivables by Portfolio Segment**

The following tables present the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables at December 31, 2025 and 2024, further segmented by three classes: Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific. The commercial financing receivables portfolio segment is excluded from the tables in the sections below as the receivables are short term in nature and the current estimated risk of loss and resulting impact to the company's financial results are not material.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2025:** | **Americas** | **EMEA** | **Asia Pacific** | **Total** |
| **Amortized cost** | $7278 | $4440 | $1610 | $13328 |
| **Allowance for credit losses** |  |  |  |  |
| **Beginning balance at January 1, 2025** | $69 | $45 | $9 | $123 |
| Write-offs | (16) | (1) | (5) | (22) |
| Recoveries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Additions/(releases) | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Other <sup>(1)</sup> | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| **Ending balance at December 31, 2025** | $69 | $60 | $7 | $136 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2024:** | **Americas** | **EMEA** | **Asia Pacific** | **Total** |
| **Amortized cost** | $5861 | $3128 | $1429 | $10418 |
| **Allowance for credit losses** |  |  |  |  |
| **Beginning balance at January 1, 2024** | $92 | $48 | $11 | $150 |
| Write-offs | (2) | (1) | 0 | (3) |
| Recoveries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Additions/(releases) | (10) | 0 | (2) | (12) |
| Other <sup>(1)</sup> | (11) | (2) | 0 | (14) |
| **Ending balance at December 31, 2024** | $69 | $45 | $9 | $123 |

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(1)Primarily represents translation adjustments.

When determining the allowances, financing receivables are evaluated either on an individual or a collective basis. For the company's policy on determining allowances for credit losses, refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies."

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**Past Due Financing Receivables**

The company summarizes information about the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables, including amortized cost aged over 90 days and still accruing, billed invoices aged over 90 days and still accruing, and amortized cost not accruing.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2025:** | **Total <br>Amortized <br>Cost** | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**> 90 Days** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**> 90 Days and** <br>**Accruing** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Billed <br>Invoices <br>> 90 Days and <br>Accruing** | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**Not** <br>**Accruing** <sup>(2)</sup> |
| Americas | $7278 | $70 | $20 | $1 | $50 |
| EMEA | 4440 | 33 | $0 | 0 | 33 |
| Asia Pacific | 1610 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| **Total client financing receivables** | $13328 | $108 | $24 | $1 | $85 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2024:** | **Total <br>Amortized <br>Cost** | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**> 90 Days** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**> 90 Days and** <br>**Accruing** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Billed <br>Invoices <br>> 90 Days and <br>Accruing** | **Amortized** <br>**Cost** <br>**Not** <br>**Accruing** <sup>(2)</sup> |
| Americas | $5861 | $66 | $7 | $1 | $62 |
| EMEA | 3128 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Asia Pacific | 1429 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| **Total client financing receivables** | $10418 | $103 | $8 | $1 | $97 |

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(1)At a contract level, which includes total billed and unbilled amounts for financing receivables aged greater than 90 days.

(2)Of the amortized cost not accruing, there was a related allowance of $83 million and $94 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Financing income recognized on these receivables was not material for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

**Credit Quality Indicators**

The company's credit quality indicators, which are based on rating agency data, publicly available information and information provided by customers, are reviewed periodically based on the relative level of risk. The resulting indicators are a numerical rating system that maps to Moody's Investors Service credit ratings as shown below. The company uses information provided by Moody's, where available, as one of many inputs in its determination of customer credit ratings. The credit quality of the customer is evaluated based on these indicators and is assigned the same risk rating whether the receivable is a lease or a loan.

The following tables present the amortized cost basis for client financing receivables by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Receivables with a credit quality indicator ranging from Aaa to Baa3 are considered investment grade. All others are considered non-investment grade. The credit quality indicators reflect mitigating credit enhancement actions taken by customers which reduce the risk to IBM. Gross write-offs by vintage year at December 31, 2025 were not material.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Americas** | **Americas** | **EMEA** | **EMEA** | **Asia Pacific** | **Asia Pacific** |
| **At December 31, 2025:** | **Aaa - Baa3** | **Ba1 - C** | **Aaa - Baa3** | **Ba1 - C** | **Aaa - Baa3** | **Ba1 - C** |
| Vintage year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2025 | $3979 | $644 | $2223 | $501 | $777 | $93 |
| 2024 | 1142 | 220 | 715 | 296 | 330 | 46 |
| 2023 | 708 | 181 | 262 | 143 | 177 | 9 |
| 2022 | 237 | 27 | 118 | 74 | 126 | 17 |
| 2021 | 73 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| 2020 and prior | 15 | 49 | 15 | 41 | 5 | 4 |
| **Total** | $6153 | $1125 | $3376 | $1064 | $1440 | $170 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Americas | Americas | EMEA | EMEA | Asia Pacific | Asia Pacific |
| **At December 31, 2024:** | Aaa - Baa3 | Ba1 - C | Aaa - Baa3 | Ba1 - C | Aaa - Baa3 | Ba1 - C |
| Vintage year |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 | $2080 | $621 | $1145 | $514 | $616 | $77 |
| 2023 | 1372 | 310 | 341 | 258 | 285 | 19 |
| 2022 | 950 | 113 | 408 | 194 | 254 | 26 |
| 2021 | 233 | 24 | 125 | 27 | 69 | 5 |
| 2020 | 43 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 36 | 8 |
| 2019 and prior | 53 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 7 |
| Total | $4732 | $1129 | $2085 | $1043 | $1287 | $142 |

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**Modifications**

The company did not have any significant modifications due to clients experiencing financial difficulty for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

NOTE L. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Land and land improvements | $182 | $179 |
| Buildings and building and leasehold improvements | 4807 | 4825 |
| Information technology equipment | 8885 | 8895 |
| Production, engineering, office and other equipment | 4000 | 3792 |
| Total—gross | 17874 | 17691 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | 11975 | 11959 |
| Total—net | $5899 | $5731 |

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NOTE M. LEASES

**Accounting for Leases as a Lessee**

The following table presents the various components of lease costs.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| For the year ended December 31: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Finance lease cost | $331 | $229 | $114 |
| Operating lease cost | 1027 | 1018 | 1013 |
| Short-term lease cost | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Variable lease cost | 300 | 321 | 331 |
| Sublease income | (25) | (39) | (61) |
| Total lease cost | $1639 | $1537 | $1406 |

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The company did not have any sale and leaseback transactions for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company had net gains on sale and leaseback transactions of $17 million and $145 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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The following table presents supplemental information relating to the cash flows arising from lease transactions. Cash payments related to variable lease costs and short-term leases are not included in the measurement of operating and finance lease liabilities, and, as such, are excluded from the amounts below.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |  |
| Operating cash outflows from finance leases | $58 | $43 | $16 |
| Financing cash outflows from finance leases | 280 | 189 | 75 |
| Operating cash outflows from operating leases | 1011 | 961 | 961 |
| ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities | 444 | 698 | 355 |
| ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | 658 | 988 | 1220 |

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The following table presents the weighted-average lease term and discount rate for finance and operating leases.

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| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Finance leases |  |  |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| Weighted-average discount rate | 4.85% | 5.03% |
| Operating leases |  |  |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Weighted-average discount rate | 5.07% | 4.91% |

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The following table presents a maturity analysis of expected undiscounted cash flows for operating and finance leases on an annual basis for the next five years and thereafter.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **2026** | **2027** | **2028** | **2029** | **2030** | **Thereafter** | **Imputed** <br>**Interest** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Total** <sup>(2)</sup> |
| Finance leases | $331 | $313 | $225 | $182 | $94 | $152 | $(145) | $1153 |
| Operating leases | 935 | 780 | 562 | 430 | 277 | 974 | (612) | 3347 |

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(1)Imputed interest represents the difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows.

(2)The company entered into lease agreements, primarily related to operating leases, for certain facilities and equipment with payments totaling approximately $314 million that have not yet commenced as of December 31, 2025, and therefore are not included in this table.

The following table presents information on the company's finance leases recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| ROU assets—Property, plant and equipment | $1170 | $984 |
| Lease liabilities |  |  |
| Short-term debt | 279 | 198 |
| Long-term debt | 874 | 803 |

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| **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 85 |

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**Accounting for Leases as a Lessor**

The following table presents amounts included in the Consolidated Income Statement related to lessor activity.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Lease income—sales-type and direct financing leases |  |  |  |
| Sales-type lease selling price | $2226 | $865 | $1280 |
| Less: Carrying value of underlying assets <sup>(1)</sup> | (528) | (176) | (245) |
| Gross profit | 1697 | 689 | 1034 |
| Interest income on lease receivables | 243 | 268 | 242 |
| Total sales-type and direct financing lease income | 1940 | 958 | 1276 |
| Lease income—operating leases | 43 | 60 | 93 |
| Variable lease income | 74 | 68 | 68 |
| **Total lease income** | $2058 | $1085 | $1437 |

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(1)Excludes unguaranteed residual value.

Sales-Type and Direct Financing Leases

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the unguaranteed residual values of sales-type and direct financing leases were $545 million and $479 million, respectively. Refer to note K, "Financing Receivables," for additional information on the company's net investment in leases.

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, impairment of residual values was not material.

The following table presents a maturity analysis of the lease payments due to IBM on sales-type and direct financing leases over the next five years and thereafter, as well as a reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the financing receivables recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025.

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| ($ in millions) |  |
|  | **Total** |
| 2026 | $1470 |
| 2027 | 1227 |
| 2028 | 874 |
| 2029 | 509 |
| 2030 | 203 |
| Thereafter | 55 |
| Total undiscounted cash flows | $4338 |
| Present value of lease payments (recognized as financing receivables) <sup>(1)</sup> | 3858 |
| Difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows | $479 |

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(1)The present value of the lease payments will not equal the financing receivables balances in note K, "Financing Receivables," due to certain items, including IDCs, allowance for credit losses and residual values, which are included in the financing receivables balances, but are not included in the future lease payments.

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NOTE N. INTANGIBLE ASSETS INCLUDING GOODWILL

**Intangible Assets**

The following tables present the company's intangible asset balances by major asset class.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2025:** | **Gross Carrying <br>Amount** | **Accumulated <br>Amortization** | **Net Carrying** <br>**Amount** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Intangible asset class |  |  |  |
| Capitalized software | $1388 | $(424) | $964 |
| Client relationships | 11261 | (5602) | 5659 |
| Completed technology | 7399 | (4096) | 3304 |
| Patents/trademarks | 2030 | (665) | 1365 |
| Other <sup>(2)</sup> | 139 | (40) | 99 |
| Total | $22218 | $(10827) | $11391 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31, 2024:** | **Gross Carrying <br>Amount** | **Accumulated <br>Amortization** | **Net Carrying** <br>**Amount** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Intangible asset class |  |  |  |
| Capitalized software | $1282 | $(492) | $790 |
| Client relationships | 9704 | (4387) | 5317 |
| Completed technology | 6297 | (3164) | 3132 |
| Patents/trademarks | 1826 | (519) | 1307 |
| Other <sup>(2)</sup> | 138 | (24) | 114 |
| **Total** | $19247 | $(8587) | $10660 |

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(1)Amounts at December 31, 2025 and 2024 include an increase in the net intangible asset balance of $182 million and a decrease in the net intangible asset balance of $126 million, respectively, due to foreign currency translation.

(2)Other intangibles are primarily acquired proprietary and nonproprietary technology licenses, data, business processes, methodologies and systems.

There was no impairment of intangible assets recorded in 2025 and 2024. The net carrying amount of intangible assets increased $731 million during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily due to additions of acquired intangibles from business combinations of $2,491 million, primarily driven by the acquisition of HashiCorp in the first quarter of 2025, and additions of capitalized software, partially offset by intangible asset amortization. The aggregate intangible amortization expense was $2,737 million and $2,499 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In addition, in 2025 and 2024, respectively, the company retired $725 million and $923 million of fully amortized intangible assets, impacting both the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization by this amount.

The future amortization expense relating to intangible assets currently recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet is estimated to be the following at December 31, 2025:

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| ($ in millions) | **Capitalized <br>Software** | **Acquired <br>Intangibles** | **Total** |
| 2026 | $490 | $2283 | $2773 |
| 2027 | 333 | 2245 | 2578 |
| 2028 | 141 | 1939 | 2081 |
| 2029 | 0 | 1254 | 1254 |
| 2030 |  | 812 | 812 |
| Thereafter |  | 1894 | 1894 |

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**Goodwill**

The changes in the goodwill balances by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Segment** | **Balance at January 1, 2025** | **Goodwill <br>Additions** | **Purchase <br>Price <br>Adjustments** | **Divestitures** | **Foreign** <br>**Currency** <br>**Translation** <br>**and Other** <br>**Adjustments** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Balance at December 31, 2025** |
| Software | $47136 | $5004 | $(8) | $— | $855 | $52987 |
| Consulting | 9206 | 908 | 10 |  | 217 | 10341 |
| Infrastructure | 4363 |  | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4389 |
| Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Total** | $60706 | $5912 | $1 | $0 | $1098 | $67717 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Segment | **Balance at January 1, 2024** | **Goodwill <br>Additions** | **Purchase <br>Price <br>Adjustments** | **Divestitures** | **Foreign** <br>**Currency** <br>**Translation** <br>**and Other** <br>**Adjustments** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Balance at December 31, 2024** |
| Software | $46447 | $1511 | $(51) | $— | $(770) | $47136 |
| Consulting | 8883 | 469 | (3) | (1) | (142) | 9206 |
| Infrastructure | 4384 | 8 | (1) |  | (28) | 4363 |
| Other <sup>(2)</sup> | 464 |  |  | (464) |  |  |
| Total | $60178 | $1987 | $(55) | $(465) | $(940) | $60706 |

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(1)Primarily driven by foreign currency translation.

(2)In the first quarter of 2024, the company derecognized goodwill related to the divestiture of The Weather Company assets. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

Goodwill additions recorded in 2025 were primarily driven by the acquisition of HashiCorp. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions & Divestitures," for additional information.

There were no goodwill impairment losses recorded during 2025 or 2024, and the company has no accumulated impairment losses. Purchase price adjustments recorded in 2025 and 2024 were related to acquisitions that were still subject to the measurement period that ends at the earlier of 12 months from the acquisition date or when information becomes available. Net purchase price adjustments recorded in 2025 and 2024 were not material.

NOTE O. BORROWINGS

**Short-Term Debt**

The company's total short-term debt at December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $6,424 million and $5,089 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of current maturities of long-term debt detailed in "Long-Term Debt" below.

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**Long-Term Debt**

Pre-Swap Borrowing

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **Maturities** | **2025** | **2024** |
| U.S. dollar debt (weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2025): <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |
| 5.1% | 2025 |  | 1601 |
| 3.7% | 2026 | 5800 | 5800 |
| 3.3% | 2027 | 4119 | 4119 |
| 4.8% | 2028 | 2319 | 1313 |
| 3.6% | 2029 | 3757 | 3750 |
| 3.2% | 2030 | 2355 | 1350 |
| 4.8% | 2031 | 500 | 500 |
| 4.6% | 2032 | 2700 | 1850 |
| 4.8% | 2033 | 750 | 750 |
| 4.9% | 2034 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 5.2% | 2035 | 900 |  |
| 8.0% | 2038 | 83 | 83 |
| 4.5% | 2039 | 2745 | 2745 |
| 2.9% | 2040 | 650 | 650 |
| 4.0% | 2042 | 1107 | 1107 |
| 5.3% | 2044 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 7.0% | 2045 | 27 | 27 |
| 4.7% | 2046 | 650 | 650 |
| 4.3% | 2049 | 3000 | 3000 |
| 3.0% | 2050 | 750 | 750 |
| 4.2% | 2052 | 1400 | 1400 |
| 5.1% | 2053 | 650 | 650 |
| 5.3% | 2054 | 1400 | 1400 |
| 5.7% | 2055 | 1000 |  |
| 7.1% | 2096 | 316 | 316 |
|  |  | $38979 | $35813 |
| Euro debt (weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2025): <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |
| 1.6% | 2025 |  | 3106 |
| 2.3% | 2027 | 2349 | 2071 |
| 0.7% | 2028 | 2114 | 1863 |
| 1.5% | 2029 | 1174 | 1035 |
| 1.7% | 2030 | 2055 | 1035 |
| 2.7% | 2031 | 2936 | 2588 |
| 0.7% | 2032 | 1879 | 1656 |
| 3.2% | 2033 | 1292 |  |
| 1.3% | 2034 | 1174 | 1035 |
| 3.8% | 2035 | 1174 | 1035 |
| 3.5% | 2037 | 1057 |  |
| 1.2% | 2040 | 998 | 880 |
| 4.0% | 2043 | 1174 | 1035 |
| 3.8% | 2045 | 881 |  |
|  |  | $20258 | $17340 |
| Other currencies (weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2025): <sup>(1)</sup> | Other currencies (weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2025): <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |
| Pound sterling (4.9%) | 2038 | 1009 | 939 |
| Japanese yen (1.0%) | 2026–2028 | 811 | 808 |
| Other (13.8%) | 2026–2027 | 78 | 212 |
|  |  | $61134 | $55111 |
| Finance lease obligations (5.1% weighted-average interest rate at December 31, 2025) | 2026–2035 | 1153 | 1000 |
|  |  | $62286 | $56112 |
| Less: net unamortized discount |  | 806 | 824 |
| Less: net unamortized debt issuance costs |  | 185 | 168 |
| Add: fair value adjustment <sup>(2)</sup> |  | (36) | (176) |
|  |  | $61259 | $54943 |
| Less: current maturities |  | 6424 | 5059 |
| **Total** |  | $54836 | $49884 |

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(1)Includes notes, debentures, bank loans and secured borrowings.

(2)The portion of the company's fixed-rate debt obligations that is hedged is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as an amount equal to the sum of the debt's carrying value and a fair value adjustment representing changes in the fair value of the hedged debt obligations attributable to movements in benchmark interest rates.

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The company's indenture governing its debt securities and its various credit facilities each contain significant covenants which obligate the company to promptly pay principal and interest, limit the aggregate amount of secured indebtedness and sale and leaseback transactions to 10 percent of the company's consolidated net tangible assets, and restrict the company's ability to merge or consolidate unless certain conditions are met. The credit facilities also include a covenant on the company's consolidated net interest expense ratio, which cannot be less than 2.20 to 1.0, as well as a cross default provision with respect to other defaulted indebtedness of at least $500 million.

The company is in compliance with all of its debt covenants and provides periodic certifications to its lenders. The failure to comply with its debt covenants could constitute an event of default with respect to the debt to which such provisions apply. If certain events of default were to occur, the principal and interest on the debt to which such event of default applied would become immediately due and payable.

In the first quarter of 2024, IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd (IIC), a wholly owned finance subsidiary of the company, issued $5.5 billion of U.S. dollar fixed-rate notes (IIC Notes) in tranches with maturities ranging from 2 to 30 years and coupons ranging from 4.6 to 5.3 percent. IIC is a 100 percent owned finance subsidiary of IBM, as described by the SEC in Rule 13-01(a)(4)(vi) of Regulation S-X, the primary purpose of which is to borrow money to be made available for the benefit of IBM and its affiliates. The IIC Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by IBM, and no other subsidiary of IBM guarantees the IIC Notes.

In the first quarter of 2025, the company issued $3.6 billion of Euro fixed-rate notes in tranches with maturities ranging from 5 to 20 years and coupons ranging from 2.9 to 3.8 percent; and $4.75 billion of U.S. dollar fixed-rate notes in tranches with maturities ranging from 3 to 30 years and coupons ranging from 4.65 to 5.7 percent.

**Post-Swap Borrowing (Long-Term Debt, Including Current Portion)**

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|  | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** |
| **At December 31:** | **Amount** | **Weighted-Average <br>Interest Rate** | **Amount** | **Weighted-Average <br>Interest Rate** |
| Fixed-rate debt | $54004 | 3.5% | $47712 | 3.3% |
| Floating-rate debt <sup>(1)</sup> | 7255 | 5.0% | 7231 | 5.6% |
| **Total** | $61259 |  | $54943 |  |

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Pre-swap annual contractual obligations of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2025, are as follows:

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| 2026 | $6425 |
| 2027 | 6753 |
| 2028 | 5172 |
| 2029 | 5095 |
| 2030 | 4492 |
| Thereafter | 34348 |
| Total | $62286 |

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**Interest on Debt**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cost of financing | $365 | $336 | $334 |
| Interest expense | 1935 | 1712 | 1607 |
| Interest capitalized | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| **Total interest paid and accrued** | $2305 | $2060 | $1949 |

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Refer to the related discussion in note D, "Segments," for interest expense of the Financing segment. Refer to note S, "Derivative Financial Instruments," for a discussion of the use of foreign currency denominated debt designated as a hedge of net investment, as well as a discussion of the use of currency and interest-rate swaps in the company's debt risk management program.

**Lines of Credit**

The company has a $2.5 billion Three-Year Credit Agreement and a $7.5 billion Five-Year Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreements) with maturity dates of June 20, 2028 and June 22, 2030, respectively. The Credit Agreements permit the company and its subsidiary borrowers to borrow up to $10 billion on a revolving basis. The total expense recorded by the company related to these agreements was not material in all periods presented. Subject to certain conditions stated in the Credit Agreements, the borrower may borrow, prepay and re-borrow amounts under the Credit Agreements at any time during the term of such agreements. Funds borrowed may be used for the general corporate purposes of the borrower.

Interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Agreements will be based on prevailing market interest rates, as further described in the Credit Agreements. The Credit Agreements contain customary representations and warranties, covenants, events of default, and indemnification provisions. The company believes that circumstances that might give rise to breach of these covenants or an event of default, as specified in the Credit Agreements, are remote. As of December 31, 2025, there were no borrowings by the company under the Credit Agreements.

The company also has other committed lines of credit in some of the geographies which are not significant in the aggregate. Interest rates and other terms of borrowing under these lines of credit vary from country to country, depending on local market conditions. As of December 31, 2025, there were no material borrowings by the company under these credit facilities.

NOTE P. OTHER LIABILITIES

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| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Income tax reserves | $5671 | $6865 |
| Deferred taxes | 781 | 815 |
| Excess Savings Plan | 1545 | 1445 |
| Disability benefits | 278 | 274 |
| Derivative liabilities | 259 | 463 |
| Workforce reductions | 424 | 445 |
| Environmental accruals | 207 | 204 |
| Other | 645 | 536 |
| **Total** | $9810 | $11048 |

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In response to changing business needs, the company periodically takes workforce reduction actions to improve productivity, cost competitiveness and to rebalance skills. The noncurrent future payments associated with these activities are reflected in the workforce reductions caption in the previous table. The noncurrent liabilities are workforce accruals primarily related to terminated employees who are no longer working for the company and who were granted annual payments to supplement their incomes in certain countries. Depending on the individual country's legal requirements, these required payments will continue until the former employee begins receiving pension benefits or passes away. The total amounts accrued for workforce reductions, including amounts classified as other accrued expenses and liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, were $741 million and $665 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The company employs extensive internal environmental protection programs that primarily are preventive in nature. The company also participates in environmental assessments and cleanups at a number of locations, including operating facilities, previously owned facilities and Superfund sites. The company's maximum exposure for all environmental liabilities cannot be estimated and no amounts have been recorded for non-ARO environmental liabilities that are not probable or estimable. The total amounts accrued for non-ARO environmental liabilities, including amounts classified as current in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, that do not reflect

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actual or anticipated insurance recoveries, were $250 million and $247 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Estimated environmental costs are not expected to materially affect the consolidated financial position or consolidated results of the company's operations in future periods. However, estimates of future costs are subject to change due to protracted cleanup periods, changing environmental remediation regulations and changes in assumptions.

As of December 31, 2025, the company was unable to estimate the range of settlement dates and the related probabilities for certain asbestos remediation AROs. These conditional AROs are primarily related to the encapsulated structural fireproofing that is not subject to abatement unless the buildings are demolished and non-encapsulated asbestos that the company would remediate only if it performed major renovations of certain existing buildings. Because these conditional obligations have indeterminate settlement dates, the company could not develop a reasonable estimate of their fair values. The company will continue to assess its ability to estimate fair values at each future reporting date. The related liability will be recognized once sufficient additional information becomes available. The total amounts accrued for ARO liabilities, including amounts classified as current in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 and 2024, were not material.

NOTE Q. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES

**Commitments**

The company's extended lines of credit to third-party entities include unused amounts of $1.7 billion and $1.6 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. A portion of these amounts was available to the company's business partners to support their working capital needs. In addition, the company has committed to provide future financing to its clients in connection with client purchase agreements for $1.9 billion and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The company collectively evaluates the allowance for these arrangements using a provision methodology consistent with the portfolio of the commitments. Refer to note A, "Significant Accounting Policies," for additional information. The allowance for these commitments is recorded in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and was not material at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The company has applied the guidance requiring a guarantor to disclose certain types of guarantees, even if the likelihood of requiring the guarantor's performance is remote. The following is a description of arrangements in which the company is the guarantor.

The company is a party to a variety of agreements pursuant to which it may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to certain matters. Typically, these obligations arise in the context of contracts entered into by the company, under which the company customarily agrees to hold the party harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations and covenants related to such matters as title to the assets sold, certain IP rights, specified environmental matters, third-party performance of nonfinancial contractual obligations and certain income taxes. In each of these circumstances, payment by the company is conditioned on the other party making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular contract, the procedures of which typically allow the company to challenge the other party's claims. While indemnification provisions typically do not include a contractual maximum on the company's payment, the company's obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of time and/or nature of claim, and in some instances, the company may have recourse against third parties for certain payments made by the company.

It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of the company's obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the company under these agreements have not had a material effect on the company's business, financial condition or results of operations.

In addition, the company guarantees certain loans and financial commitments. The maximum potential future payment under these financial guarantees and the fair value of these guarantees recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 and 2024 was not material.

Changes in the company's warranty liability for standard warranties, which are included in other accrued expenses and liabilities and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, are presented in the following table. The company's extended warranty liability, which is included in deferred income in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was not material for the periods presented.

Standard Warranty Liability

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| Balance at January 1 | $76 | $65 |
| Current period accruals | 85 | 82 |
| Accrual adjustments to reflect experience | 19 | 9 |
| Charges incurred | (84) | (81) |
| **Balance at December 31** | $95 | $76 |

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**Contingencies**

As a company with a substantial employee population and with clients in more than 175 countries, IBM is involved, either as plaintiff or defendant, in a variety of ongoing claims, demands, suits, investigations, tax matters and proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. The company is a leader in the information technology industry and, as such, has been and will continue to be subject to claims challenging its IP rights and associated products and offerings, including claims of copyright and patent infringement and violations of trade secrets and other IP rights. In addition, the company enforces its own IP against infringement, through license negotiations, lawsuits or otherwise. Further, given the rapidly evolving external landscape of cybersecurity, AI, privacy and data protection laws, regulations and threat actors, the company and its clients have been and will continue to be subject to actions or proceedings in various jurisdictions. Also, as is typical for companies of IBM's scope and scale, the company is party to actions and proceedings in various jurisdictions involving a wide range of labor and employment issues (including matters related to contested employment decisions, country-specific labor and employment laws, and the company's pension, retirement and other benefit plans), as well as actions with respect to contracts, product liability, cybersecurity, data privacy, securities, foreign operations, competition law and environmental matters. These actions may be commenced by a number of different parties, including competitors, clients, current or former employees, government and regulatory agencies, stockholders and representatives of the locations in which the company does business. Some of the actions to which the company is party may involve particularly complex technical issues, and some actions may raise novel questions under the laws of the various jurisdictions in which these matters arise.

The company records a provision with respect to a claim, suit, investigation or proceeding when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Any recorded liabilities, including any changes to such liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were not material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In accordance with the relevant accounting guidance, the company provides disclosures of matters for which the likelihood of material loss is at least reasonably possible. In addition, the company also discloses matters based on its consideration of other matters and qualitative factors, including the experience of other companies in the industry, and investor, customer and employee relations considerations.

With respect to certain of the claims, suits, investigations and proceedings discussed herein, the company believes at this time that the likelihood of any material loss is remote, given, for example, the procedural status, court rulings, and/or the strength of the company's defenses in those matters. With respect to the remaining claims, suits, investigations and proceedings discussed in this note, except as specifically discussed herein, the company is unable to provide estimates of reasonably possible losses or range of losses, including losses in excess of amounts accrued, if any, for the following reasons. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain, and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of these matters. It is the company's experience that damage amounts claimed in litigation against it are unreliable and unrelated to possible outcomes, and as such are not meaningful indicators of the company's potential liability. Further, the company is unable to provide such an estimate due to a number of other factors with respect to these claims, suits, investigations and proceedings, including considerations of the procedural status of the matter in question, the presence of complex or novel legal theories, and/or the ongoing discovery and development of information important to the matters. The company reviews claims, suits, investigations and proceedings at least quarterly, and decisions are made with respect to recording or adjusting provisions and disclosing reasonably possible losses or range of losses (individually or in the aggregate), to reflect the impact and status of settlement discussions, discovery, procedural and substantive rulings, reviews by counsel and other information pertinent to a particular matter.

Whether any losses, damages or remedies finally determined in any claim, suit, investigation or proceeding could reasonably have a material effect on the company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows will depend on a number of variables, including: the timing and amount of such losses or damages; the structure and type of any such remedies; the significance of the impact any such losses, damages or remedies may have in the Consolidated Financial Statements; and the unique facts and circumstances of the particular matter that may give rise to additional factors. While the company will continue to defend itself vigorously, it is possible that the company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these matters.

The following is a summary of the more significant legal matters involving the company.

On June 2, 2022, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that the IBM Pension Plan miscalculated certain joint and survivor annuity pension benefits by using outdated actuarial tables in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. IBM, the Plan Administrator Committee, and the IBM Pension Plan are named as defendants. On April 4, 2024, the court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice. On April 3, 2025, the Second Circuit vacated and remanded the district court's decision to allow for discovery on statute of limitations. The parties settled the matter, and the case was dismissed with prejudice on December 11, 2025, with no material financial impact to IBM.

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The company is party to, or otherwise involved in, proceedings brought by U.S. federal or state environmental agencies under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), known as "Superfund," or laws similar to CERCLA. Such statutes require potentially responsible parties to participate in remediation activities regardless of fault or ownership of sites. The company is also conducting environmental investigations, assessments or remediations at or in the vicinity of several current or former operating sites globally pursuant to permits, administrative orders or agreements with country, state or local environmental agencies, and is involved in lawsuits and claims concerning certain current or former operating sites.

NOTE R. EQUITY ACTIVITY

The authorized capital stock of IBM consists of (i) 4,687,500,000 shares of common stock with a $0.20 per share par value, of which 936,952,129 shares were outstanding at December 31, 2025, and (ii) 150,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a $0.01 per share par value, whereby 75,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock, of which 57,916,244 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued to a wholly owned subsidiary of the company but were not outstanding at December 31, 2025. The company does not intend to issue or transfer any shares of Series A Preferred Stock to any third parties.

**Stock Repurchases**

The Board of Directors authorizes the company to repurchase IBM common stock. The company suspended its share repurchase program at the time of the Red Hat acquisition in 2019. At December 31, 2025, $2,008 million of Board common stock repurchase authorization was available.

**Other Stock Transactions**

The company issued the following shares of common stock as part of its stock-based compensation plans and employees stock purchase plan: 11,454,210 shares in 2025, 12,253,153 shares in 2024, and 9,794,240 shares in 2023. The company issued 3,023,129 treasury shares in 2025, 2,454,155 treasury shares in 2024, and 2,080,983 treasury shares in 2023, as a result of RSU releases and exercises of stock options by employees of certain acquired businesses and by non-U.S. employees. Also, as part of the company's stock-based compensation plans, 3,815,280 common shares at a cost of $1,018 million, 3,430,885 common shares at a cost of $651 million, and 2,953,554 common shares at a cost of $402 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were remitted by employees to the company in order to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. These amounts are included in the treasury stock balance in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Consolidated Statement of Equity.

**Reclassifications and Taxes Related to Items of Other Comprehensive Income**

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31, 2025:** | **Before Tax <br>Amount** | **Tax (Expense)/ <br>Benefit** | **Net of Tax <br>Amount** |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Foreign currency translation adjustments** | $(972) | $528 | $(445) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities** | $(1) | $0 | $(1) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains/(losses) arising during the period | $(66) | $8 | $(58) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassification of (gains)/losses to: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of services | 27 | (7) | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of sales | 15 | (4) | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of financing | 4 | (1) | 3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SG&A expense | 6 | (2) | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other (income) and expense | (525) | 132 | (393) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | 24 | (6) | 18 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** | $(514) | $121 | $(394) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Retirement-related benefit plans** <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service costs/(credits) | $(469) | $117 | $(351) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net gains/(losses) arising during the period | 392 | (168) | 224 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curtailments and settlements | 9 | (3) | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) | (7) | 2 | (5) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of net (gains)/losses | 623 | (104) | 519 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total retirement-related benefit plans** | $548 | $(154) | $394 |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** | $(939) | $494 | $(445) |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31, 2024:** | **Before Tax <br>Amount** | **Tax (Expense)/ <br>Benefit** | **Net of Tax <br>Amount** |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** |  |  |  |
| **Foreign currency translation adjustments** | $301 | $(324) | $(23) |
| **Net unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities** | $2 | $0 | $1 |
| **Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains/(losses) arising during the period | $389 | $(113) | $276 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassification of (gains)/losses to: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of services | (22) | 6 | (16) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of sales | (40) | 13 | (27) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of financing | 6 | (2) | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SG&A expense | (16) | 5 | (11) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other (income) and expense | 125 | (32) | 94 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | 31 | (8) | 24 |
| **Total unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** | $474 | $(130) | $343 |
| Retirement-related benefit plans <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service costs/(credits) | $(56) | $11 | $(45) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net gains/(losses) arising during the period | 70 | (65) | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curtailments and settlements | 3159 | (719) | 2441 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) | (7) | 2 | (5) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of net (gains)/losses | 975 | (201) | 775 |
| **Total retirement-related benefit plans** | $4142 | $(971) | $3171 |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** | $4919 | $(1426) | $3492 |

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**Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (net of tax)**

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| **For the year ended December 31, 2023:** | **Before Tax <br>Amount** | **Tax (Expense)/ <br>Benefit** | **Net of Tax <br>Amount** |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Foreign currency translation adjustments** | $3 | $100 | $103 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net unrealized gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities** | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gains/(losses) arising during the period | $207 | $(63) | $144 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reclassification of (gains)/losses to: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of services | 5 | (1) | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of sales | (22) | 8 | (14) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cost of financing | 14 | (3) | 10 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SG&A expense | (12) | 4 | (8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other (income) and expense | (209) | 53 | (157) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | 66 | (17) | 49 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges** | $47 | $(19) | $28 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Retirement-related benefit plans** <sup>(1)</sup> |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service costs/(credits) | $2 | $0 | $2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net gains/(losses) arising during the period | (3115) | 536 | (2579) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curtailments and settlements | 5 | (1) | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) | (9) | 3 | (6) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of net (gains)/losses | 515 | (88) | 427 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total retirement-related benefit plans** | $(2602) | $450 | $(2152) |
| **Other comprehensive income/(loss)** | $(2552) | $531 | $(2021) |

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(1)These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Foreign** <br>**Currency** <br>**Translation** <br>**Adjustments** <sup>(1)</sup> | **Net Unrealized <br>Gains/(Losses) <br>on Available-<br>For-Sale <br>Securities** | **Net Unrealized <br>Gains/(Losses) <br>on Cash Flow <br>Hedges** | **Net Change <br>Retirement-<br>Related <br>Benefit <br>Plans** | **Accumulated <br>Other <br>Comprehensive <br>Income/(Loss)** |
| December 31, 2022 | $(3591) | $(1) | $(135) | $(13013) | $(16740) |
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 103 | 0 | 144 | (2577) | (2331) |
| Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | (115) | 425 | 310 |
| Total change for the period | 103 | 0 | 28 | (2152) | (2021) |
| **December 31, 2023** | (3488) | (1) | (106) | (15165) | (18761) |
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (23) | 1 | 276 | (39) | 215 |
| Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  | 67 | 3210 | 3278 |
| Total change for the period | (23) | 1 | 343 | 3171 | 3492 |
| **December 31, 2024** | (3512) | 0 | 237 | (11994) | (15269) |
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (445) | (1) | (58) | (127) | (630) |
| Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | (336) | 521 | 185 |
| Total change for the period | (445) | (1) | (394) | 394 | (445) |
| **December 31, 2025** | $(3956) | $0 | $(157) | $(11600) | $(15713) |

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(1)Foreign currency translation adjustments are presented gross except for any associated hedges which are presented net of tax.

(2)Net change in retirement-related benefit plans includes the impact of pension settlement charges of $3.1 billion ($2.4 billion net of tax). Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," for additional information.

NOTE S. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The company operates in multiple functional currencies and is a significant lender and borrower in the global markets. In the normal course of business, the company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations, and to a lesser extent equity risk. The company limits these risks by following established risk management policies and procedures, including the use of derivatives, and, where cost effective, financing with debt in the currencies in which assets are denominated. For interest rate exposures, derivatives are used to better align rate movements between the interest rates associated with the company's lease and other financial assets and the interest rates associated with its debt. Derivatives are also used to manage the related cost of debt. For foreign currency exposures, derivatives are used to better manage the cash flow volatility arising from foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

The company does not offset derivative assets against liabilities in master netting arrangements. If derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement had been netted in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total derivative asset and liability positions each would have been reduced by $285 million and $352 million, respectively. The company restricts the use of cash collateral received to rehypothecation, and therefore reports it in restricted cash. Receivables and payables recognized upon payment or receipt of cash collateral against the fair values of the related derivative instruments, including the amount rehypothecated, are recognized on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and were not material for all periods presented.

On July 1, 2024, the company completed the acquisition of StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG. Prior to the acquisition, beginning in December 2023, the company entered into foreign currency derivative contracts which were accounted for as non-hedge derivatives and expired by June 28, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the company recorded a realized loss of $68 million and an unrealized gain of $12 million, respectively, in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. There were no associated derivatives outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

In its hedging programs, the company may use forward contracts, futures contracts, interest-rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, equity swaps and options depending upon the underlying exposure. The company is not a party to leveraged derivative instruments.

A brief description of the major hedging programs, categorized by underlying risk, follows.

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Interest Rate Risk

**Fixed and Variable Rate Borrowings**

The company issues debt in the global capital markets to fund its operations and financing business. Access to cost-effective financing can result in interest rate mismatches with the underlying assets. To manage these mismatches and to reduce overall interest cost, the company may use interest-rate swaps to convert specific fixed-rate debt issuances into variable-rate debt (i.e., fair value hedges) and to convert specific variable-rate debt issuances into fixed-rate debt (i.e., cash flow hedges). At both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of the company's interest-rate swaps was $6.7 billion. The weighted-average remaining maturity of these instruments at December 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately 3.5 years and 4.5 years, respectively. These interest-rate contracts were accounted for as fair value hedges. The company did not have any cash flow hedges relating to this program outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Long-Term Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries (Net Investment)

A large portion of the company's foreign currency denominated debt portfolio is designated as a hedge of net investment in major foreign subsidiaries to reduce the volatility in stockholders' equity caused by changes in foreign currency exchange rates in the subsidiaries' functional currency with respect to the U.S. dollar. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of debt designated as hedging instruments was $16.4 billion and $14.0 billion, respectively. The company also uses foreign currency derivatives, which may include forward contracts, long-term cross-currency swaps and options, for this risk management purpose. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of derivative instruments designated as net investment hedges was $6.9 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively. At both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the weighted-average remaining maturity of these instruments was less than one year.

**Anticipated Royalties and Cost Transactions**

The company's operations generate significant nonfunctional currency, third-party vendor payments and intercompany payments for royalties and goods and services among the company's non-U.S. subsidiaries and with the company. In anticipation of these foreign currency cash flows and in view of the volatility of the currency markets, the company selectively employs forward contracts to manage its currency risk. These forward contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges. At December 31, 2025, the maximum length of time remaining over which the company has hedged its exposure is approximately two years. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges of forecasted royalty and cost transactions was $10.8 billion and $9.7 billion, respectively. At both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the weighted-average remaining maturity of these instruments was less than one year.

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, in connection with cash flow hedges of anticipated royalties and cost transactions, there were unrealized net gains (before taxes) of $4 million and $415 million, respectively, deferred in AOCI. The company estimates that $48 million of deferred net losses (before taxes) on derivatives in AOCI at December 31, 2025 will be reclassified to net income within the next 12 months, providing an offsetting economic impact against the underlying anticipated transactions.

**Foreign Currency Denominated Borrowings**

The company is exposed to exchange rate volatility on foreign currency denominated debt. To manage this risk, the company may employ forward contracts or cross-currency swaps to convert the principal, or principal and interest payments of foreign currency denominated debt to debt denominated in the functional currency of the borrowing entity. These derivatives are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

At December 31, 2025, the maximum length of time remaining over which the company has hedged its exposure was approximately five years. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges of foreign currency denominated debt was $4.8 billion and $5.0 billion, respectively.

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, in connection with forward contracts, there were unrealized net losses (before taxes) of $48 million and unrealized net gains (before taxes) of $84 million, respectively, deferred in AOCI. Approximately $88 million of losses (before taxes) related to the initial forward points excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness is expected to be amortized to other (income) and expense within the next 12 months.

**Subsidiary Cash and Foreign Currency Asset/Liability Management**

The company uses its Global Treasury Centers to manage the cash of its subsidiaries. These centers principally use currency swaps to convert cash flows in a cost-effective manner. In addition, the company uses foreign exchange forward contracts to economically hedge, on a net basis, the foreign currency exposure of a portion of the company's nonfunctional currency assets and liabilities. The terms of these forward and swap contracts are generally less than one year. The changes in the fair values of these contracts and of the underlying hedged exposures are generally offsetting and are recorded in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of derivative instruments in economic hedges of foreign currency exposure was $6.4 billion and $7.4 billion, respectively.

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| **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 97 |

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Equity Risk Management

The company is exposed to market price changes in certain broad market indices and in the company's own stock primarily related to certain obligations to employees. Changes in the overall value of these employee compensation obligations are recorded in SG&A expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. Although not designated as accounting hedges, the company utilizes derivatives, including equity swaps and futures, to economically hedge the exposures related to its employee compensation obligations. The derivatives are linked to the total return on certain broad market indices or the total return on the company's common stock, and are recorded at fair value with gains or losses also reported in SG&A expense in the Consolidated Income Statement. At both December 31, 2025 and 2024, the total notional amount of derivative instruments in economic hedges of these compensation obligations was $1.5 billion.

Cumulative Basis Adjustments for Fair Value Hedges

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the following amounts were recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Short-term debt |  |  |
| Carrying amount of the hedged item | $— | $(13) |
| Cumulative hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount—assets/(liabilities) |  | (13) |
| Long-term debt |  |  |
| Carrying amount of the hedged item | (6656) | (6497) |
| Cumulative hedging adjustments included in the carrying amount—assets/(liabilities) <sup>(1)</sup> | 36 | 190 |

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(1)Includes $(114) million and $(155) million of hedging adjustments on discontinued hedging relationships at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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**The Effect of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Income Statement and Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income**

The total effects of all fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, net investment hedges and derivatives not designated as hedging instruments are summarized by income and expense line items as follows:

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|  | (Gains)/Losses of Total Hedge Activity | (Gains)/Losses of Total Hedge Activity | (Gains)/Losses of Total Hedge Activity |
| For the year ended December 31: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Cost of services | $27 | $(22) | $5 |
| Cost of sales | 15 | (40) | (22) |
| Cost of financing | (2) | 10 | 11 |
| SG&A expense | (170) | (151) | (165) |
| Other (income) and expense | (641) | 515 | (17) |
| Interest expense | (13) | 51 | 54 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement | (Gain)/Loss Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement |
|  | Consolidated<br>Income Statement<br>Line Item | Recognized on<br>Derivatives | Recognized on<br>Derivatives | Recognized on<br>Derivatives | Attributable to Risk<br>Being Hedged <sup>(1)</sup> | Attributable to Risk<br>Being Hedged <sup>(1)</sup> | Attributable to Risk<br>Being Hedged <sup>(1)</sup> |
| For the year ended December 31: | Consolidated<br>Income Statement<br>Line Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivative instruments in fair value hedges <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest rate contracts | Cost of financing | $(11) | $41 | $17 | $22 | $(19) | $2 |
|  | Interest expense | (59) | 208 | 83 | 118 | (97) | 11 |
| Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign exchange contracts | Other (income) and expense | (116) | 390 | 192 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity contracts | SG&A expense | (176) | (135) | (153) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  | Other (income) and expense |  |  |  | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| **Total** |  | $(362) | $504 | $140 | $140 | $(116) | $13 |

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(1)The amount includes basis adjustments to the carrying value of the hedged item recorded during the period and amortization of basis adjustments recorded on de-designated hedging relationships during the period.

(2)The amount includes changes in clean fair values of the derivative instruments in fair value hedging relationships and the periodic accrual for coupon payments required under these derivative contracts.

N/A–Not applicable

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income | Effect of Derivatives Recognized in Consolidated Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income |
|  |  |  |  |  | (Gains)/Losses | (Gains)/Losses | (Gains)/Losses | (Gains)/Losses | (Gains)/Losses | (Gains)/Losses |
| For the year ended | Gains/(Losses)<br>Recognized in OCI | Gains/(Losses)<br>Recognized in OCI | Gains/(Losses)<br>Recognized in OCI | Consolidated<br>Income Statement<br>Line Item | Reclassified<br>from AOCI | Reclassified<br>from AOCI | Reclassified<br>from AOCI | Amounts Excluded from<br>Effectiveness Testing <sup>(1)</sup> | Amounts Excluded from<br>Effectiveness Testing <sup>(1)</sup> | Amounts Excluded from<br>Effectiveness Testing <sup>(1)</sup> |
| December 31: | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Consolidated<br>Income Statement<br>Line Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Derivative instruments in cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Interest rate contracts | $— | $— | $— | Cost of financing | $2 | $2 | $3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | Interest expense | 11 | 13 | 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount included in the assessment of effectiveness | 175 | 405 | 213 | Cost of services | 27 | (22) | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | Cost of sales | 15 | (40) | (22) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | Cost of financing | 2 | 4 | 11 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | SG&A expense | 6 | (16) | (12) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | Other (income) and expense | (633) | 48 | (239) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
|  |  |  |  | Interest expense | 12 | 19 | 51 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness | (240) | (16) | (6) | Other (income) and expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | 108 | 77 | 29 |
| Instruments in net investment hedges <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount included in the assessment of effectiveness | (2120) | 1354 | (397) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness | 22 | 4 |  | Cost of financing | N/A | N/A | N/A | (18) | (18) | (22) |
|  |  |  |  | Interest expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | (96) | (91) | (105) |
| Total | $(2163) | $1747 | $(190) |  | $(557) | $7 | $(189) | $(5) | $(32) | $(98) |

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(1)Amounts excluded from effectiveness testing for both net investment hedges and cash flow hedges of foreign currency debt are amortized to net income on a straight-line basis over the life of the relevant hedging instrument.

(2)Instruments in net investment hedges include derivative and non-derivative instruments with the amounts recognized in OCI providing an offset to the translation of foreign subsidiaries.

N/A–Not applicable

For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no material gains or losses associated with an underlying exposure that did not or was not expected to occur (for cash flow hedges); nor are there any anticipated in the normal course of business.

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NOTE T. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The following table presents total stock-based compensation cost included in income from continuing operations.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cost | $269 | $223 | $190 |
| SG&A expense | 904 | 690 | 616 |
| R&D expense | 542 | 398 | 328 |
| Pre-tax stock-based compensation cost | 1715 | 1311 | 1133 |
| Income tax benefits | (740) | (469) | (290) |
| **Net stock-based compensation cost** | $975 | $842 | $843 |

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The company's total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards at December 31, 2025 was $2.3 billion and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.5 years.

Capitalized stock-based compensation cost was not material at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

**Incentive Awards**

Stock-based incentive awards are provided to employees under the terms of the company's long-term performance plans (the Plans). The Plans are administered by the Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee of the Board of Directors. Awards available under the Plans principally include restricted stock units (RSUs), performance share units (PSUs), stock options or any combination thereof.

There were 280 million shares originally authorized to be awarded under the company's existing Plans and 66 million shares granted under previous plans that, if and when those awards were cancelled, could be reissued under the existing Plans. At December 31, 2025, 41 million unused shares were available to be granted.

**Stock Awards**

Stock awards for the periods presented were made in the form of RSUs, including retention restricted stock units (RRSUs), or PSUs.

The following table summarizes RSU and PSU activity under the Plans during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

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| | **RSUs** | **RSUs** | **PSUs** | **PSUs** |
| | **Weighted-Average <br>Grant Price** | **Number of Units** | **Weighted-Average <br>Grant Price** | **Number of Units** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $115 | 21052914 | $117 | 3566078 |
| Awards granted | 118 | 10915958 | 117 | 1295937 |
| Awards released | 114 | (7383980) | 113 | (840111) |
| Awards canceled/forfeited/performance adjusted <sup>(2)</sup> | 115 | (1527249) | 114 | (548865) |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $116 | 23057643 | $118 | 3473039 |
| Awards granted | 176 | 8220339 | 165 | 1110929 |
| Awards released | 117 | (8532751) | 126 | (963249) |
| Awards canceled/forfeited/performance adjusted <sup>(2)</sup> | 123 | (1681686) | 131 | (319169) |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $139 | 21063545 | $130 | 3301550 |
| Awards granted | 257 | 6073739 | 271 | 884271 |
| Awards released | 131 | (8814716) | 112 | (1049685) |
| Awards canceled/forfeited/performance adjusted <sup>(2)</sup> | 154 | (1446258) | 152 | (225788) |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $185 | 16876310 | $178 | 2910348 |

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(1)The balances at December 31 for each period presented represent the number of shares expected to be issued based on achievement of grant date performance targets. The actual number of shares issued will depend on final performance and market results for 2025 awards and solely on final performance results for prior awards against specified targets over the vesting period.

(2)Includes adjustments of (81,195), (196,544) and (404,655) for PSUs in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, because final performance metrics were above or below specified targets.

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The total fair value of RSUs and PSUs granted and vested during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **RSUs** |  |  |  |
| Granted | $1562 | $1449 | $1293 |
| Vested | 1157 | 994 | 845 |
| **PSUs** |  |  |  |
| Granted | $239 | $183 | $151 |
| Vested | 118 | 121 | 95 |

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In connection with vesting and release of RSUs and PSUs, the tax benefits realized by the company for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $609 million, $413 million and $256 million, respectively.

**Stock Options**

Stock options are awards which allow the employee to purchase shares of the company's stock at a fixed price. Stock options are granted at an exercise price equal to the company's average high and low stock price on the date of grant. These awards generally vest in four equal increments on the first four anniversaries of the grant date and have a contractual term of 10 years. The company estimates the fair value of stock options at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model. Key inputs and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the grant price of the award, the expected option term, volatility of the company's stock, the risk-free rate and the company's dividend yield. For the stock options granted for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the expected option term was determined from historical exercise patterns, volatility was based on an analysis of the company's historical stock prices over the expected option term, the risk-free rate was obtained from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant and the dividend yield was based on the company's expectation of paying dividends in the foreseeable future. Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the company. Stock options are primarily granted by the company as part of its executive compensation programs.

The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $72.61, $40.09 and $22.75, respectively. The fair value was estimated based on the following weighted-average assumptions:

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| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Expected term (in years) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Expected volatility | 27.5% | 26.2% | 26.0% |
| Risk-free rate | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | 3.7% | 5.0% |

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The following table summarizes option activity under the Plans during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

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| | **Weighted-Average <br>Exercise Price** | **Number of Shares <br>Under Option** |
| Balance at January 1, 2023 | $128 | 6274525 |
| Options granted | 133 | 4574756 |
| Options exercised | 125 | (408045) |
| Options forfeited/cancelled/expired | 129 | (584674) |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | $130 | 9856562 |
| Options granted | 181 | 3156770 |
| Options exercised | 133 | (2384273) |
| Options forfeited/cancelled/expired | 143 | (623663) |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $145 | 10005396 |
| Options granted | 262 | 1949882 |
| Options exercised | 137 | (1698270) |
| Options forfeited/cancelled/expired | 166 | (598034) |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $168 | 9658974 |
| Vested and exercisable at December 31, 2025 | $137 | 3111996 |

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The weighted-average remaining contractual term and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding was 7.6 years and $1,234 million, respectively, at December 31, 2025. The weighted-average remaining contractual term and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options vested and exercisable was 6.8 years and $495 million, respectively, at December 31, 2025.

**Exercises of Stock Options** 

The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $231 million, $138 million and $10 million, respectively. The total cash received from employees as a result of stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $233 million, $317 million and $51 million, respectively, and was included within proceeds from issuance of shares within cash from financing activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. In connection with these exercises, the tax benefits realized by the company for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $56 million and $34 million, respectively. The tax benefits realized during 2023 were not material. The company settles employees stock option exercises primarily with newly issued common shares and, occasionally, with treasury shares. Total treasury shares held at December 31, 2025 and 2024 were 1,354 million and 1,353 million shares, respectively.

**Acquisitions**

In connection with various acquisition transactions, there were 0.3 million stock options outstanding at December 31, 2025, as a result of the company's conversion of stock-based awards previously granted by acquired entities. The weighted-average exercise price of these stock options was $96 per share. Additionally, there were 0.7 million RSUs outstanding at December 31, 2025, with a weighted-average grant price of $257 per share, primarily driven by the HashiCorp acquisition. Refer to note E, "Acquisitions and Divestitures" for additional information.

**IBM Employees Stock Purchase Plan**

The company's Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) allows eligible participants to purchase shares of IBM common stock at a 15 percent discount off the average market price on the date of purchase. The ESPP is considered compensatory under the accounting requirements for stock-based compensation and enables eligible participants to purchase shares of IBM common stock through payroll deductions of up to 10 percent of eligible compensation. Eligible compensation includes any compensation received by the employee during the year. The ESPP provides for semi-annual offering periods during which shares may be purchased and continues as long as shares remain available under the ESPP, unless terminated earlier at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Individual ESPP participants are restricted from purchasing more than $25,000 of common stock in one calendar year or 1,000 shares in an offering period.

Employees purchased approximately 2.1 million, 2.6 million and 3.1 million shares under the ESPP during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the average market price of shares purchased was $222, $161 and $117 per share, respectively, and the total stock-based compensation cost was $84 million, $75 million and $64 million, respectively. Cash dividends declared and paid by the company on its common stock also include cash dividends on the company stock purchased through the ESPP. Dividends are paid on full and fractional shares and can be reinvested. The company stock purchased through the ESPP is considered outstanding and is included in the weighted-average outstanding shares for purposes of computing basic and diluted earnings per share.

Approximately 6.6 million shares were available for purchase under the ESPP at December 31, 2025.

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NOTE U. RETIREMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

**Description of Plans**

IBM sponsors the following retirement-related plans/benefits:

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| **Plan** | **Plan** | **Eligibility** | **Funding** | **Benefit Calculation** | **Other** |
| U.S. Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans | IBM Personal Pension Plan (Qualified PPP) which includes the Retirement Benefit Account ("RBA") as of January 1, 2024 | U.S. regular, full-time and part-time employees hired prior to January 1, 2005<br>RBA - U.S. regular, full-time and part time employees with at least one year of service on or after January 1, 2024 | Any company contributions, required or voluntary, are to an irrevocable trust fund, held for the sole benefit of participants and beneficiaries | Vary based on the participant:<br>Based on average earnings, years of service and age <br>Cash balance formula based on percentage of employees' annual salary, as well as an interest crediting rate (includes RBA as of January 1, 2024)  | Excluding RBA, benefit accruals ceased December 31, 2007<br>Certain defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets were transferred in 2024, as described under "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," below |
| U.S. Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans | Excess Personal Pension Plan ("Excess PPP") | U.S. regular, full-time and part-time employees hired prior to January 1, 2005 | Unfunded, provides benefits in excess of IRS limitations for qualified plans | Vary based on the participant:<br>Based on average earnings, years of service and age <br>Cash balance formula based on percentage of employees' annual salary, as well as an interest crediting rate (includes RBA as of January 1, 2024)  | Benefit accruals ceased December 31, 2007 |
| U.S. Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans | Supplemental Executive Retention Plan ("Retention Plan") | Eligible U.S. executives | Unfunded | Based on average earnings, years of service and age | Benefit accruals ceased December 31, 2007 |
| U.S. Defined Contribution (DC) Plans | 401(k) Plan  | U.S. regular, full-time and part-time employees | All plan participant contributions are made in cash and invested in accordance with participants' investment elections | Employees can save up to 80% of eligible pay, subject to the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) annual contribution limit  | All amounts in the plan are 100% vested |
| U.S. Defined Contribution (DC) Plans | Excess Savings Plan | U.S. employees whose eligible compensation is expected to exceed IRS compensation limit for qualified plans | Unfunded, non-qualified amounts deferred are record-keeping (notional) accounts and are not held in trust for the participants, but may be invested in accordance with participants' investment elections (under the 401(k) Plan options) | Company matches contributions on eligible compensation deferred and on compensation earned in excess of the IRC pay limit  | Amounts deferred into the Plan, including company contributions, are recorded as liabilities |
| U.S. Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plan | Nonpension Postretirement Plan (IBM Benefits Plan for Retired Employees)  | Medical and dental benefits for eligible U.S. retirees and eligible dependents, as well as life insurance for eligible U.S. retirees | Company contributes to irrevocable trust fund, held for the sole benefit of participants and beneficiaries | Varies based on plan design formulas and eligibility requirements | Since January 1, 2004, new hires are not eligible for these benefits |
| Non-U.S. Plans | DB or DC | Eligible regular employees in certain non-U.S. subsidiaries or branches | Company deposits funds under various fiduciary-type arrangements, purchases annuities under group contracts or provides reserves for these plans | Based either on years of service and the employee's compensation (generally during a fixed number of years immediately before retirement) or on annual credits | In certain countries, benefit accruals have ceased and/or have been closed to new hires as of various dates<br>Certain defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets were transferred in 2024, as described under "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," below |
| Non-U.S. Plans | Nonpension Postretirement Plan | Medical and dental benefits for eligible non-U.S. retirees and eligible dependents, as well as life insurance for certain eligible non-U.S. retirees | Primarily unfunded except for a few select countries where the company contributes to irrevocable trust funds held for the sole benefit of participants and beneficiaries | Varies based on plan design formulas and eligibility requirements by country | Most non-U.S. retirees are covered by local government sponsored and administered programs |

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**Plan Financial Information**

Summary of Financial Information

The following table presents a summary of the total retirement-related benefits net periodic (income)/cost recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Total** | **Total** | **Total** |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total defined benefit pension plans (income)/cost <sup>(1)</sup> | $307 | $3265 | $(329) | $170 | $652 | $359 | $477 | $3918 | $30 |
| Total defined contribution plans cost <sup>(2)</sup> | $61 | $57 | $615 | $400 | $383 | $376 | $461 | $440 | $991 |
| Nonpension postretirement benefit plans cost | $86 | $79 | $92 | $44 | $41 | $36 | $130 | $120 | $128 |
| Total retirement-related benefits net periodic cost <sup>(1)</sup> | $455 | $3402 | $378 | $614 | $1077 | $771 | $1068 | $4478 | $1149 |

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(1)In 2024, U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans include the impact of pension settlement charges of $2.7 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively, and starting in 2024 the U.S. Plans include the RBA that was effective January 1, 2024. Refer to the section below entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

(2)Lower U.S. Plans total defined contributions plans cost in 2025 and 2024, compared to 2023, is due to the introduction of the RBA that was effective January 1, 2024. Refer to the section below entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

The following table presents a summary of the total PBO for DB pension plans, APBO for nonpension postretirement benefit plans, fair value of plan assets and the associated funded status recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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|  | **Benefit Obligations** | **Benefit Obligations** | **Fair Value of Plan Assets** | **Fair Value of Plan Assets** | Funded Status <sup>(1)</sup> | Funded Status <sup>(1)</sup> |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** |
| **U.S. Plans** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Overfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Qualified PPP  | $13207 | $12941 | $18073 | $17591 | $4866 | $4651 |
| Underfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonqualified defined benefit pension plans <sup>(2)</sup> | 1253 | 1278 |  |  | (1253) | (1278) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonpension postretirement benefit plan | 2224 | 2257 | 5 | 6 | (2219) | (2251) |
| Total underfunded U.S. plans | $3477 | $3535 | $5 | $6 | $(3472) | $(3529) |
| **Non-U.S. Plans** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Overfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Qualified defined benefit pension plans <sup>(3)</sup>  | $14632 | $13568 | $17310 | $16410 | $2679 | $2842 |
| Total overfunded non-U.S. plans | $14632 | $13568 | $17310 | $16410 | $2679 | $2842 |
| Underfunded plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Qualified defined benefit pension plans <sup>(3)</sup> | $10697 | $10482 | $9423 | $8795 | $(1274) | $(1688) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonqualified defined benefit pension plans <sup>(3)</sup> | 4544 | 4440 |  |  | (4544) | (4440) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nonpension postretirement benefit plans | 547 | 507 | 9 | 14 | (538) | (493) |
| Total underfunded non-U.S. plans | $15788 | $15429 | $9432 | $8809 | $(6356) | $(6620) |
| **Total overfunded plans** | $27839 | $26509 | $35383 | $34001 | $7544 | $7492 |
| **Total underfunded plans** | $19264 | $18964 | $9437 | $8815 | $(9828) | $(10149) |

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(1)Funded status is recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows: Asset amounts as prepaid pension assets; (Liability) amounts as compensation and benefits (current liability) and retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations (noncurrent liability).

(2)Excess PPP and Retention Plan.

(3)Non-U.S. qualified plans represent plans funded outside of the U.S. Non-U.S. nonqualified plans are unfunded.

At December 31, 2025, the company's qualified defined benefit pension plans worldwide were 116 percent funded compared to the benefit obligations, with the Qualified PPP 137 percent funded.

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| **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 105 |

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Defined Benefit Pension and Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plan Financial Information

The following tables through page [108](#i91f35f9d74ea4ed58197a4b1b8a19166_30378) represent financial information for the company's retirement-related benefit plans, excluding DC plans. The DB pension plans under U.S. Plans consist of the Qualified PPP, the Excess PPP and the Retention Plan. The DB pension plans and the nonpension postretirement benefit plans under non-U.S. Plans consist of all plans sponsored by the company's subsidiaries. The nonpension postretirement benefit plan under U.S. Plan consists of only the U.S. Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plan.

The following tables present the components of net periodic (income)/cost of the retirement-related benefit plans recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement, excluding DC plans.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** |
|  | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Service cost <sup>(1)</sup> | $352 | $394 | $— | $174 | $170 | $177 |
| Interest cost <sup>(2)</sup> | 748 | 911 | 1090 | 1070 | 1077 | 1170 |
| Expected return on plan assets <sup>(2)</sup> | (1073) | (1253) | (1529) | (1467) | (1546) | (1440) |
| Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  | 0 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Recognized actuarial losses <sup>(2)</sup> | 280 | 452 | 109 | 343 | 516 | 400 |
| Curtailments and settlements <sup>(2) (3)</sup> |  | 2761 |  | 9 | 398 | 7 |
| Multi-employer plans |  |  |  | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Other costs/(credits) <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Total net periodic (income)/cost <sup>(3)</sup> | $307 | $3265 | $(329) | $170 | $652 | $359 |

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** |
|  | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
| **For the year ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Service cost | $2 | $2 | $4 | $2 | $2 | $2 |
| Interest cost <sup>(2)</sup> | 114 | 106 | 117 | 42 | 41 | 39 |
| Expected return on plan assets <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  | (1) | (1) | (2) |
| Amortization of prior service costs/(credits) <sup>(2)</sup> | (29) | (29) | (29) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recognized actuarial losses <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  | 1 | (1) | (1) |
| Curtailments and settlements <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (2) |
| Other costs/(credits) <sup>(2)</sup> | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
| **Total net periodic cost** | $86 | $79 | $92 | $44 | $41 | $36 |

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(1)U.S. Plans Service cost includes the RBA that was effective January 1, 2024. Refer to the section below entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

(2)These components of net periodic pension costs are included in other (income) and expense in the Consolidated Income Statement.

(3)In 2024, U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans include the impact of pension settlement charges of $2.7 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively. Refer to the section below entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

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IBM Retirement Plan Changes

Effective January 1, 2024, IBM changed how it provides certain retirement-related benefits in the U.S. IBM provides this benefit to most U.S. employees under its existing Qualified PPP called the Retirement Benefit Account (RBA). This is in place of any IBM contributions to the U.S. employees' 401(k) Plus accounts. IBM U.S. regular full-time and part-time employees with at least one year of service participate in the RBA. Each eligible employee's RBA is credited monthly with an amount equal to five percent of their eligible pay with no employee contribution required. Under the RBA, eligible employees earn six percent interest through 2026 and starting in 2027, will earn interest equal to the 10-year U.S. Treasury Yield, subject to a three percent minimum per year through 2033. Eligible employees also received a salary increase effective January 1, 2024 for the difference between the IBM 401(k) Plus contribution percent they were previously entitled to receive and the five percent RBA pay credit. Since the RBA is a component of the Qualified PPP, it is funded by the trust for the Qualified PPP along with all other benefits in the Qualified PPP.

As a result of this change, inactive pension plan participants no longer represented substantially all of the participants in the Qualified PPP. As required by U.S. GAAP, as of January 1, 2024, the amortization period of unrecognized actuarial losses changed from the average remaining life expectancy of inactive plan participants to the average remaining service period of active plan participants. There was no impact to funded status, retiree benefit payments or funding requirements of the Qualified PPP due to the change in amortization period.

In September 2024, the Qualified PPP irrevocably transferred to an insurer approximately $6 billion of the Qualified PPP's DB pension obligations and related plan assets, thereby reducing the company's pension obligations and assets by the same amount. As a result, the company recognized a one-time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion ($2.0 billion net of tax) in the third quarter of 2024.

In October 2024, IBM Canada Ltd. ("IBMC") purchased two separate nonparticipating single premium group annuity contracts that transferred approximately $1.2 billion of the IBMC IBM Retirement Plan defined benefit pension obligations to two insurers. As a result of the transaction, the company recognized a one time, non-cash, pre-tax pension settlement charge of $0.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The pension settlement charges described above were primarily related to the accelerated recognition of accumulated actuarial losses of the plans included within AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Equity. Refer to note U, "Retirement-Related Benefits," in the company's 2024 Annual Report for additional information.

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The following table presents the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets of the company's retirement-related benefit plans, excluding DC plans.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** |
|  | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** |
| **Change in benefit obligation** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Benefit obligation at January 1 | $14219 | $21235 | $28490 | $33479 | $2257 | $2233 | $507 | $586 |
| Service cost | 352 | 394 | 174 | 170 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest cost | 748 | 911 | 1070 | 1077 | 114 | 106 | 42 | 41 |
| Plan participants' contributions |  |  | 19 | 17 | 33 | 33 |  |  |
| Acquisitions/divestitures, net |  |  | 3 | 7 |  |  |  |  |
| Actuarial losses/(gains) | 316 | (589) | (644) | (1076) | 61 | 116 | 1 | 0 |
| Benefits paid from trust | (749) | (1432) | (1656) | (1635) | (239) | (233) | (8) | (4) |
| Direct benefit payments | (120) | (122) | (442) | (422) | (3) | (2) | (34) | (32) |
| Foreign exchange impact |  |  | 3031 | (1850) |  |  | 36 | (85) |
| Amendments/curtailments/settlements/other <sup>(1)</sup> | (306) | (6178) | (173) | (1277) | 0 |  | 0 | (1) |
| **Benefit obligation at December 31** | $14460 | $14219 | $29872 | $28490 | $2224 | $2257 | $547 | $507 |
| **Change in plan assets** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets at January 1 | $17591 | $24437 | $25205 | $29059 | $6 | $10 | $14 | $23 |
| Actual return on plan assets | 1536 | 764 | 645 | 499 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |
| Employer contributions |  |  | 40 | 67 | 204 | 194 |  |  |
| Acquisitions/divestitures, net |  |  | 2 | 4 |  |  |  |  |
| Plan participants' contributions |  |  | 19 | 17 | 33 | 33 |  |  |
| Benefits paid from trust | (749) | (1432) | (1656) | (1635) | (239) | (233) | (8) | (4) |
| Foreign exchange impact |  |  | 2654 | (1530) |  |  | 2 | (5) |
| Amendments/curtailments/settlements/other <sup>(1)</sup> | (306) | (6178) | (175) | (1277) |  | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| **Fair value of plan assets at December 31** | $18073 | $17591 | $26733 | $25205 | $5 | $6 | $9 | $14 |
| **Funded status at December 31** | $3613 | $3373 | $(3139) | $(3286) | $(2219) | $(2251) | $(538) | $(493) |
| Accumulated benefit obligation <sup>(2)</sup> | $14460 | $14219 | $29540 | $28187 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

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(1)In 2024, the amount related to U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans primarily represents the transfer of Qualified PPP pension obligations and related plan assets to an insurer pursuant to a group annuity contract and the amount related to Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans primarily represents the transfer of IBMC IBM Retirement Plan pension obligations and related plan assets to two insurers pursuant to group annuity contracts.

(2) Represents the benefit obligation assuming no future participant compensation increases.

N/A–Not applicable

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The following table presents the net funded status recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** |
|  | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
| **At December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Prepaid pension assets | $4866 | $4651 | $2679 | $2842 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current liabilities—compensation and benefits | (116) | (117) | (407) | (362) | (254) | (218) | (32) | (20) |
| Noncurrent liabilities—retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations | (1137) | (1160) | (5411) | (5766) | (1965) | (2033) | (505) | (473) |
| **Funded status—net** | $3613 | $3373 | $(3139) | $(3286) | $(2219) | $(2251) | $(538) | $(493) |

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The following table presents the pre-tax net loss, prior service costs/(credits) and transition (assets)/liabilities recognized in OCI and the changes in the pre-tax net loss, prior service costs/(credits) and transition (assets)/liabilities recognized in AOCI for the retirement-related benefit plans.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** |
|  | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Net loss at January 1 | $6153 | $9467 | $11950 | $12937 | $188 | $73 | $125 | $123 |
| Current period loss/(gain) | (147) | (101) | (291) | (73) | 60 | 115 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtailments and settlements <sup>(1)</sup> |  | (2761) | (9) | (398) |  |  | 0 | 0 |
| Amortization of net loss included in net periodic (income)/cost | (280) | (452) | (343) | (516) |  |  | (1) | 1 |
| **Net loss at December 31** | $5726 | $6153 | $11307 | $11950 | $249 | $188 | $125 | $125 |
| Prior service costs/(credits) at January 1 | $0 | $0 | $342 | $309 | $(321) | $(350) | $(1) | $(1) |
| Current period prior service costs/(credits) | 0 |  | 469 | 56 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |
| Curtailments, settlements and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Amortization of prior service (costs)/credits included in net periodic (income)/cost |  | 0 | (22) | (22) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| **Prior service costs/(credits) at December 31** | $0 | $0 | $789 | $342 | $(292) | $(321) | $(1) | $(1) |
| Transition (assets)/liabilities at January 1 | $— | $— | $— | $0 | $— | $— | $0 | $0 |
| **Transition (assets)/liabilities at December 31** | $— | $— | $— | $0 | $— | $— | $0 | $0 |
| Total loss recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) <sup>(2)</sup> | $5726 | $6153 | $12096 | $12293 | $(43) | $(133) | $124 | $124 |

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(1)In 2024, the amount related to U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans includes the impact of a pension settlement charge of $2.7 billion, and the amount related to Non-U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans includes the impact of a pension settlement charge of $0.4 billion. Refer to the section above entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

(2)Refer to note R, "Equity Activity," for the total change in AOCI, and the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the components of net periodic (income)/cost, including the related tax effects, recognized in OCI for the retirement-related benefit plans.

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| **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 109 |

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Assumptions Used to Determine Plan Financial Information

Underlying both the measurement of benefit obligations and net periodic (income)/cost are actuarial valuations. These valuations use participant-specific information such as salary, age and years of service, as well as certain assumptions, the most significant of which include estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates. The company evaluates these assumptions, at a minimum, annually, and makes changes as necessary.

The following tables present the assumptions used to measure the net periodic (income)/cost and the year-end benefit obligations for retirement-related benefit plans.

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| | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** | **Defined Benefit Pension Plans** |
| | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Weighted-average assumptions used to measure net periodic (income)/cost for the year ended December 31** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discount rate <sup>(1) (2)</sup>  | 5.50% | 5.00% | 5.30% | 3.61% | 3.37% | 3.80% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected long-term returns on plan assets <sup>(1) (2)</sup>  | 5.50% | 5.08% | 5.50% | 4.86% | 4.89% | 4.44% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rate of compensation increase <sup>(3)</sup> | 4.00% | 5.00% | N/A | 4.04% | 4.18% | 4.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest crediting rate <sup>(1)</sup>  | 4.30% | 3.80% | 4.40% | 0.32% | 0.28% | 0.34% |
| **Weighted-average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at December 31** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discount rate | 5.20% | 5.50% | 5.00% | 4.05% | 3.61% | 3.36% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rate of compensation increase | 4.00% | 4.00% | 5.00% | 4.36% | 4.04% | 4.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest crediting rate | 4.10% | 4.30% | 3.80% | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.28% |

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(1)The Qualified PPP discount rate, expected long-term return on plan assets and interest crediting rate of 5.00 percent, 5.00 percent, and 3.80 percent, respectively, for the period January 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024, changed to 5.00 percent, 5.25 percent and 3.80 percent, respectively, for the period September 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 due to remeasurement of the plan as a result of the changes described in the section above entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes."

(2)The Non-U.S. Plan discount rate and expected long-term return on plan assets of 4.60 percent, and 5.50 percent, respectively, for the period January 1, 2024 through October 29, 2024, changed to 4.70 percent and 4.50 percent, respectively, for the period October 30, 2024 through December 31, 2024 due to remeasurement of the IBMC IBM Retirement Plan as a result of the changes described in the section above entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes."

(3)The rate of compensation increase in 2024 is due to the RBA that was effective January 1, 2024. Refer to the section above entitled "IBM Retirement Plan Changes," for additional information.

N/A–Not applicable

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| | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** | **Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plans** |
| | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Weighted-average assumptions used to measure net periodic cost for the year ended December 31** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discount rate | 5.30% | 5.00% | 5.30% | 8.21% | 7.66% | 7.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected long-term returns on plan assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8.25% | 8.12% | 8.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest crediting rate | 4.30% | 3.80% | 4.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| **Weighted-average assumptions used to measure benefit obligations at December 31** |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Discount rate | 4.80% | 5.30% | 5.00% | 9.01% | 8.21% | 7.66% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest crediting rate | 4.10% | 4.30% | 3.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A |

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N/A–Not applicable

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| **Discount Rate** | Changes in discount rate assumptions impact net periodic (income)/cost and the PBO.<br>For the U.S. and certain non-U.S. countries, a portfolio of high-quality corporate bonds is used to construct a yield curve. Cash flows from the company's expected benefit obligation payments are matched to the yield curve to derive the discount rates.<br>In other non-U.S. countries where the markets for high-quality long-term bonds are not as well developed, a portfolio of long-term government bonds is used as a base, and a credit spread is added to simulate corporate bond yields at these maturities in the jurisdiction of each plan. This is the benchmark for developing the respective discount rates. |
| **Expected Long-Term Returns on Plan Assets** | Represents the expected long-term returns on plan assets based on the calculated market-related value of plan assets and considers long-term expectations for future returns and the investment policies and strategies discussed on page [111](#i91f35f9d74ea4ed58197a4b1b8a19166_30371). These rates of return are developed and tested for reasonableness against historical returns by the company. <br>The use of expected returns may result in pension income that is greater or less than the actual return of those plan assets in a given year. Over time, however, the expected long-term returns are designed to approximate the actual long-term returns, and therefore result in a pattern of income or loss recognition that more closely matches the pattern of the services provided by the employees.<br>The difference between actual and expected returns is recognized as a component of net loss or gain in AOCI, which is amortized as a component of net periodic (income)/cost over the service lives or life expectancy of the plan participants, depending on the plan, provided such amounts exceed certain thresholds provided by accounting standards. The market-related value of plan assets recognizes changes in the fair value of plan assets systematically over a five-year period in the expected return on plan assets line in net periodic (income)/cost.<br>The projected long-term rate of return on plan assets for 2026 is 5.75 percent for U.S. and 5.07 percent for non-U.S. DB Plans. |
| **Rate of Compensation Increases and Mortality Assumptions** | Compensation rate increases are determined based on the company's long-term plans for such increases.<br>Mortality assumptions are based on life expectancy and death rates for different types of participants and are periodically updated based on actual experience. |
| **Interest Crediting Rate** | Benefits for participants in Cash Balance Plans are calculated using a cash balance formula. An assumption underlying this formula is an interest crediting rate, which impacts both net periodic (income)/cost and the PBO. This provides the basis for projecting the expected interest rate that plan participants will earn on the benefits that they are expected to receive in the following year. |
| **Healthcare Cost Trend Rate** | For nonpension postretirement benefit plans, the company determines healthcare cost trend rates based on medical cost inflation expectations in each market and IBM's plan characteristics. The healthcare cost trend rate is an important consideration when setting future expectations for plan costs or benefit obligations, taking into account the terms of the plan which limit the company's future obligations to the participants.<br>The company's U.S. healthcare cost trend rate assumption for 2026 is 7.38 percent and is expected to decrease to 4.50 percent over approximately 17 years. |

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Plan Assets

Retirement-related benefit plan assets are recognized and measured at fair value. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuations, these fair value measurements may not necessarily reflect the amounts the company could realize in current market transactions.

Investment Policies and Strategies

The investment objectives of the Qualified PPP portfolio are designed to generate returns that will enable the plan to meet its future obligations. The precise amount for which these obligations will be settled depends on future events, including the retirement dates and life expectancy of the plan participants. The obligations are estimated using actuarial assumptions, based on the current economic environment and other pertinent factors described above. The Qualified PPP portfolio's investment strategy balances the requirement to generate returns, using assets with higher expected returns such as equity securities, with the need to control risk in the portfolio with less volatile assets, such as fixed-income securities. Risks include, among others, inflation, volatility in equity values and changes in interest rates that could cause the plan to become underfunded, thereby increasing its dependence on contributions from the company. To mitigate any potential concentration risk, careful consideration is given to balancing the portfolio among industry sectors, companies and geographies, taking into account interest rate sensitivity, dependence on economic growth, currency and other factors that affect investment returns. In 2025, the company changed its investment strategy, modifying its asset allocation, primarily by increasing return-seeking assets and reducing debt securities. The change was designed to further improve expected returns for the plan. The Qualified PPP portfolio's target allocation is 55 percent fixed-income securities, 15 percent equity securities, and 30 percent other return-seeking assets including hedge funds, infrastructure equity, and other debt securities.

The assets are managed by professional investment firms and investment professionals who are employees of the company. They are bound by investment mandates determined by the company's management and are measured against specific benchmarks. Among these managers, consideration is given, but not limited to, balancing security concentration, issuer concentration, investment style and reliance on particular active and passive investment strategies.

Market liquidity risks are tightly controlled, with $1,753 million of the Qualified PPP portfolio as of December 31, 2025 invested in private market assets consisting of private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure equity, which are less liquid than publicly traded securities and are primarily measured at net asset value (NAV). In addition, the Qualified PPP portfolio had $1,720 million in commitments for future investments in private markets to be made over a number of years. These commitments are expected to be funded from plan assets.

Derivatives are used as an effective means to achieve investment objectives and/or as a component of the plan's risk management strategy. The primary reasons for the use of derivatives are fixed income management, including duration, interest rate management and credit exposure, cash equitization and to manage currency strategies.

The non-U.S. Plans investment objectives are similar to those described previously, subject to local regulations. The weighted-average target allocation for the non-U.S. plans is 57 percent fixed-income securities, 18 percent equity securities, 17 percent insurance contracts, and 9 percent other investments, which is consistent with the allocation decisions made by the company's management. In some countries, a higher percentage allocation to fixed income is required to manage solvency and funding risks. In others, the responsibility for managing the investments typically lies with a board that may include up to 50 percent of members elected by employees and retirees. This can result in slight differences compared with the strategies previously described. The percentage of non-U.S. plans investment in assets that are less liquid is consistent with the U.S. plan. The use of derivatives is also consistent with the U.S. plan and mainly for currency hedging, interest rate risk management, credit exposure and alternative investment strategies.

The company's nonpension postretirement benefit plans are underfunded or unfunded. For some plans, the company maintains a nominal, highly liquid trust fund balance to ensure timely benefit payments.

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| 112 | **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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Defined Benefit Pension Plan Assets

The following table presents the company's DB pension plans' asset classes and their associated fair value at December 31, 2025. The U.S. Plan consists of the Qualified PPP and the non-U.S. Plans consist of all plans sponsored by the company's subsidiaries.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
|  | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** |
| Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Equity securities <sup>(1)</sup> | $738 | $— | $3 | $741 | $44 | $— | $— | $44 |
| Equity mutual funds <sup>(2)</sup> | 349 |  |  | 349 |  |  |  |  |
| Fixed income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Government and related <sup>(3)</sup> |  | 5168 |  | 5168 | 93 | 6142 |  | 6235 |
| Corporate bonds |  | 3839 | 157 | 3997 |  | 3084 |  | 3084 |
| Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  | 127 |  | 127 |  | 5 |  | 5 |
| Fixed income mutual funds <sup>(4)</sup> | 268 |  |  | 268 |  |  |  |  |
| Insurance contracts <sup>(5)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  | 4399 |  | 4399 |
| Cash and short-term investments <sup>(6)</sup> | 1733 | (171) |  | 1561 | 204 | 52 |  | 256 |
| Real estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Derivatives <sup>(7)</sup> | 0 | (1) |  | (1) | 38 | (2) |  | 36 |
| Other mutual funds <sup>(8)</sup> |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |
| Subtotal | 3088 | 8962 | 160 | 12210 | 401 | 13680 |  | 14081 |
| Investments measured at net asset value using the NAV practical expedient <sup>(9)</sup> |  |  |  | 5863 |  |  |  | 12726 |
| Other <sup>(10)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74) |
| **Fair value of plan assets** | $3088 | $8962 | $160 | $18073 | $401 | $13680 | $— | $26733 |

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(1)Represents U.S. and international securities.

(2)Invests in predominantly equity securities.

(3)Includes debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.

(4)Invests predominantly in fixed-income securities.

(5)Primarily represents insurance policy contracts (Buy-In) in certain non-U.S. plans.

(6)Includes cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities.

(7)Includes interest-rate derivatives, forwards, exchange-traded and other over-the-counter derivatives.

(8)Invests in both equity and fixed-income securities.

(9)Investments measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient, including commingled funds, hedge funds, private equity and real estate partnerships.

(10)Represents net unsettled transactions, relating primarily to purchases and sales of plan assets.

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The following table presents the company's DB pension plans' asset classes and their associated fair value at December 31, 2024. The U.S. Plan consists of the Qualified PPP and the non-U.S. Plans consist of all plans sponsored by the company's subsidiaries.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **U.S. Plan** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** | **Non-U.S. Plans** |
|  | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** |
| Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Equity securities <sup>(1)</sup> | $655 | $— | $7 | $661 | $67 | $1 | $— | $68 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Equity mutual funds <sup>(2)</sup> | 183 |  |  | 183 |  |  |  |  |
| Fixed income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Government and related <sup>(3)</sup> |  | 7010 |  | 7010 | 110 | 6807 |  | 6917 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate bonds |  | 3663 | 186 | 3849 | 7 | 2550 |  | 2557 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Mortgage and asset-backed securities |  | 141 |  | 141 |  | 4 |  | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fixed income mutual funds <sup>(4)</sup> | 240 |  |  | 240 |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Insurance contracts <sup>(5)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  | 3332 |  | 3332 |
| Cash and short-term investments <sup>(6)</sup> | 670 | (24) |  | 646 | 170 | 277 |  | 447 |
| Real estate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |
| Derivatives <sup>(7)</sup> |  | 8 |  | 8 | 39 | 58 |  | 97 |
| Other mutual funds <sup>(8)</sup> |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Subtotal | 1747 | 10799 | 193 | 12739 | 413 | 13029 | 3 | 13444 |
| Investments measured at net asset value using the NAV practical expedient <sup>(9)</sup> |  |  |  | 4852 |  |  |  | 11807 |
| Other <sup>(10)</sup> |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | (47) |
| **Fair value of plan assets** | $1747 | $10799 | $193 | $17591 | $413 | $13029 | $3 | $25205 |

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(1)Represents U.S. and international securities.

(2)Invests in predominantly equity securities.

(3)Includes debt issued by national, state and local governments and agencies.

(4)Invests in predominantly fixed-income securities.

(5)Primarily represents insurance policy contracts (Buy-In) in certain non-U.S. plans.

(6)Includes cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities.

(7)Includes interest-rate derivatives, forwards, exchange-traded and other over-the-counter derivatives.

(8)Invests in both equity and fixed-income securities.

(9)Investments measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient, including commingled funds, hedge funds, private equity and real estate partnerships.

(10)Represents net unsettled transactions, relating primarily to purchases and sales of plan assets.

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The following tables present the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of Level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 for the U.S. Plan.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |
|  | **Corporate Bonds** | Other <sup>(1)</sup> | **Total** |
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $186 | $7 | $193 |
| Return on assets held at end of year | 3 | (6) | (3) |
| Return on assets sold during the year | (1) | 0 | (1) |
| Purchases, sales and settlements, net | (30) | 2 | (28) |
| Transfers, net |  |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | $157 | $3 | $160 |

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|  | **Corporate** <br>**Bonds** | Other <sup>(1)</sup> | **Total** |
| Balance at January 1, 2024 | $709 | $13 | $722 |
| Return on assets held at end of year | 4 | (2) | 2 |
| Return on assets sold during the year | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Purchases, sales and settlements, net | (545) | (9) | (554) |
| Transfers, net | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | $186 | $7 | $193 |

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(1)Includes equity securities and private equity. Prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the change in current year presentation.

Non-U.S. Plans Level 3 assets beginning and ending balances, including related returns and other activity for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were not material.

Valuation Techniques

The following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure plan assets at fair value. There were no changes in valuation techniques during 2025 and 2024.

Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the stock exchange on which the individual securities are traded. IBM common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the New York Stock Exchange. Mutual funds are typically valued based on quoted market prices. These assets are generally classified as Level 1.

The fair value of fixed-income securities is typically estimated using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or discounted cash flows and are generally classified as Level 2. If available, they are valued using the closing price reported on the major market on which the individual securities are traded.

Cash includes money market accounts that are valued at their cost plus interest on a daily basis, which approximates fair value. Short-term investments represent securities with original maturities of one year or less. These assets are classified as Level 1 or Level 2.

Real estate valuations require significant judgment due to the absence of quoted market prices, the inherent lack of liquidity and the long-term nature of such assets. These assets are initially valued at cost and are reviewed periodically utilizing available and relevant market data, including appraisals, to determine if the carrying value of these assets should be adjusted. These assets are classified as Level 3.

Exchange-traded derivatives are valued at the closing price reported on the exchange on which the individual securities are traded, while forward contracts are valued using a mid-close price. Over-the-counter derivatives are typically valued using pricing models. The models require a variety of inputs, including, for example, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility and foreign exchange rates. These assets are classified as Level 1 or Level 2 depending on availability of quoted market prices.

Certain investments are measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. These investments, which include commingled funds, hedge funds, private equity and real estate partnerships, are typically valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund and reviewed by the company. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus liabilities and divided by the number of shares or units outstanding.

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| **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 115 |

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Contributions and Direct Benefit Payments

It is the company's general practice to fund amounts for pensions sufficient to meet the minimum requirements set forth in applicable employee benefits laws and local tax laws. From time to time, the company contributes additional amounts as it deems appropriate.

The following table presents the contributions made to the non-U.S. DB plans, nonpension postretirement benefit plans, multi-employer plans, DC plans and direct benefit payments for 2025 and 2024. The cash contributions to the multi-employer plans represent the annual cost included in the net periodic (income)/cost recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement. The company's participation in multi-employer plans has no material impact on the company's financial statements.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |
| **For the years ended December 31:** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Non-U.S. DB plans | $40 | $67 |
| Nonpension postretirement benefit plans | 204 | 194 |
| Multi-employer plans | 13 | 13 |
| DC plans  | 461 | 440 |
| Direct benefit payments | 599 | 578 |
| **Total** | $1317 | $1291 |

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In 2025 and 2024, $204 million and $194 million, respectively, of contributions to the non-U.S. DB plans and U.S. nonpension postretirement benefit plans were made in U.S. Treasury securities. Additionally, in 2025 and 2024, contributions of $730 million and $741 million, respectively, were made to the Active Medical Trust in U.S. Treasury securities. Contributions made with U.S. Treasury securities are considered a non-cash transaction.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

In 2026, the company is not legally required to make any contributions to the U.S. defined benefit pension plans. However, depending on market conditions, or other factors, the company may elect to make discretionary contributions to the Qualified PPP during the year.

In 2026, the company estimates contributions to its non-U.S. defined benefit and multi-employer plans to be approximately $100 million, the majority of which will be contributed to defined benefit pension plans in Japan and Spain. This amount generally represents legally mandated minimum contributions.

Financial market performance in 2026 could increase the legally mandated minimum contribution in certain countries which require monthly or daily remeasurement of the funded status. The company could also elect to contribute more than the legally mandated amount based on market conditions or other factors.

Expected Benefit Payments

Defined Benefit Pension Plan Expected Payments

The following table presents the total expected benefit payments to defined benefit pension plan participants subsequent to the retirement plan changes, as described in 'IBM Retirement Plan Changes' section above. These payments have been estimated based on the same assumptions used to measure the plans' PBO at December 31, 2025 and include benefits attributable to estimated future compensation increases, where applicable.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Qualified<br>U.S. Plan<br>Payments** | **Nonqualified<br>U.S. Plans<br>Payments** | **Qualified<br>Non-U.S. Plans<br>Payments** | **Nonqualified<br>Non-U.S. Plans<br>Payments** | **Total Expected<br>Benefit<br>Payments** |
| 2026 | $1180 | $119 | $2009 | $405 | $3713 |
| 2027 | 1210 | 116 | 1938 | 371 | 3635 |
| 2028 | 1224 | 114 | 1920 | 368 | 3625 |
| 2029 | 1227 | 111 | 1906 | 363 | 3608 |
| 2030 | 1187 | 108 | 1877 | 360 | 3533 |
| 2031-2035 | 5587 | 489 | 8959 | 1629 | 16664 |

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The 2026 expected benefit payments to DB pension plan participants not covered by the respective plan assets (underfunded plans) represent a component of compensation and benefits, within current liabilities, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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| 116 | **Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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Nonpension Postretirement Benefit Plan Expected Payments

The following table presents the total expected benefit payments to nonpension postretirement benefit plan participants. These payments have been estimated based on the same assumptions used to measure the plans' APBO at December 31, 2025.

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
|  | **U.S. Plan<br>Payments** | **Qualified<br>Non-U.S. Plans<br>Payments** | **Nonqualified<br>Non-U.S. Plans<br>Payments** | **Total Expected<br>Benefit<br>Payments** |
| 2026 | $265 | $20 | $27 | $312 |
| 2027 | 262 | 21 | 27 | 310 |
| 2028 | 256 | 22 | 27 | 305 |
| 2029 | 248 | 23 | 27 | 298 |
| 2030 | 239 | 24 | 28 | 290 |
| 2031-2035 | 1002 | 131 | 158 | 1291 |

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The 2026 expected benefit payments to nonpension postretirement benefit plan participants not covered by the respective plan assets represent a component of compensation and benefits, within current liabilities, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Other Plan Information

The following table presents information for DB pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations (ABO) in excess of plan assets. For a more detailed presentation of the funded status of the company's DB pension plans, refer to the table on page [107](#i91f35f9d74ea4ed58197a4b1b8a19166_30391).

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
|  | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** |
| **At December 31:** | **Benefit<br>Obligation** | **Plan<br>Assets** | **Benefit<br>Obligation** | **Plan<br>Assets** |
| Plans with PBO in excess of plan assets | $16493 | $9423 | $16216 | $8811 |
| Plans with ABO in excess of plan assets | 16487 | 9417 | 16194 | 8789 |
| Plans with plan assets in excess of PBO | 27839 | 35383 | 26493 | 33985 |

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The following table presents information for the nonpension postretirement benefit plan with APBO in excess of plan assets. For a more detailed presentation of the funded status of the company's nonpension postretirement benefit plans, refer to the table on page [107](#i91f35f9d74ea4ed58197a4b1b8a19166_30391).

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| ($ in millions) |  |  |  |  |
|  | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** |
| **At December 31:** | **Benefit<br>Obligation** | **Plan<br>Assets** | **Benefit<br>Obligation** | **Plan<br>Assets** |
| Plans with APBO in excess of plan assets | $2771 | $14 | $2764 | $20 |

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NOTE V. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 28, 2026, the company announced that the Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $1.68 per common share. The dividend is payable March 10, 2026 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2026.

On February 3, 2026, the company issued $3.25 billion of U.S. dollar fixed-rate notes in tranches with maturities ranging from 3 to 30 years and coupons ranging from 4.0 to 5.8 percent; and $3.3 billion of Euro fixed-rate notes in tranches with maturities ranging from 5 to 12 years and coupons ranging from 3.0 to 3.85 percent; and $0.9 billion of Euro floating-rate notes with a maturity of 2 years.

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| **Performance Graphs** <br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies | 117 |

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COMPARISON OF ONE- AND FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN FOR IBM, S&P 500 STOCK INDEX AND S&P INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX

The following graphs compare the one- and five-year cumulative total returns for IBM common stock with the comparable cumulative returns of certain Standard & Poor's (S&P) indices. Due to the fact that IBM is a company included in the S&P 500 Stock Index, the SEC's rules require the use of that index for the required five-year graph. Under those rules, the second index used for comparison may be a published industry or line-of-business index. The S&P Information Technology Index is such an index. IBM is also included in this index.

The graph assumes $100 invested on December 31 (of the initial year shown in the graph) in IBM common stock and $100 invested on the same date in each of the S&P indices. The comparisons assume that all dividends are reinvested. On November 3, 2021, we completed the separation of Kyndryl. IBM stockholders received one share of common stock in Kyndryl for every five shares of IBM common stock held at the close of business on October 25, 2021, the record date for the distribution. The effect of the Kyndryl transaction is reflected in the five-year graph in the cumulative total return as reinvested dividends.

&nbsp;&nbsp;**One-Year**<br>

![8246337208323](ibm-20251231_g1.jpg)

&nbsp;&nbsp;**Five-Year**<br>

![8246337208333](ibm-20251231_g2.jpg)

**One-Year**

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| **(U.S. Dollar)** | | **12/2024** | **3/2025** | **6/2025** | **9/2025** | **12/2025** |
| ![Line.jpg](ibm-20251231_g3.jpg) | International Business Machines | $100.00 | $113.87 | $135.90 | $130.99 | $138.26 |
| ![Dots.jpg](ibm-20251231_g4.jpg) | S & P 500 | $100.00 | $95.73 | $106.20 | $114.83 | $117.88 |
| ![Dash.jpg](ibm-20251231_g5.jpg) | S & P Information Technology | $100.00 | $87.35 | $108.05 | $122.31 | $124.04 |

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**Five-Year**

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| **(U.S. Dollar)** |  | **2020** | **2021** | **2022** | **2023** | **2024** | **2025** |
| ![Line.jpg](ibm-20251231_g3.jpg) | International Business Machines | $100.00 | $117.00 | $129.53 | $157.86 | $219.86 | $303.97 |
| ![Dots.jpg](ibm-20251231_g4.jpg) | S & P 500 | $100.00 | $128.71 | $105.40 | $133.10 | $166.40 | $196.16 |
| ![Dash.jpg](ibm-20251231_g5.jpg) | S & P Information Technology | $100.00 | $134.53 | $96.60 | $152.48 | $208.30 | $258.38 |

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| 118 | **Stockholder Information**<br>International Business Machines Corporation and Subsidiary Companies |

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**IBM Stockholder Services**

Stockholders with questions about their accounts should contact:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078, (888) IBM-6700.

Investors residing outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call (781) 575-2727.

Stockholders can also reach Computershare Trust Company, N.A. via e-mail at: ibm@computershare.com

Hearing-impaired stockholders with access to a telecommunications device (TDD) can communicate directly with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., by calling (800) 490-1493. Stockholders residing outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call (781) 575-2694.

**IBM on the Internet**

Topics featured in this Annual Report can be found online at www.ibm.com. Financial results, news on IBM products, services and other activities can also be found at that website.

IBM files reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any other filings required by the SEC.

IBM's website (www.ibm.com/investor) contains a significant amount of information about IBM, including the company's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. These materials are available free of charge on or through IBM's website.

The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

**Computershare Investment Plan (CIP)**

The Computershare Investment Plan brochure outlines a number of services provided for IBM stockholders and potential IBM investors, including the reinvestment of dividends, direct purchase and the deposit of IBM stock certificates for safekeeping. The brochure is available at www.computershare.com/ibmcip or by calling (888) IBM-6700. Investors residing outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call (781) 575-2727.

Investors with other requests may write to: IBM Stockholder Relations, New Orchard Road, M/D 325, Armonk, New York 10504.

**IBM Stock**

IBM common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NYSE Texas under the symbol "IBM".

**Stockholder Communications**

Stockholders can get quarterly financial results and voting results from the Annual Meeting by calling (914) 499-7777, by sending an e-mail to infoibm@us.ibm.com, or by writing to IBM Stockholder Relations, New Orchard Road, M/D 325, Armonk, New York 10504.

**Annual Meeting**

The IBM Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. (ET).

**Literature for IBM Stockholders**

The literature mentioned below on IBM is available without charge from:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078, (888) IBM-6700.

Investors residing outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico should call (781) 575-2727.

The company's annual report on Form 10-K and the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q provide additional information on IBM's business. The 10-K report is released by the end of February; 10-Q reports are released by the end of April, July and October.

IBM aspires to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Additional information about IBM's corporate responsibility is available online at https://www.ibm.com/responsibility.

**General Information**

Stockholders of record can receive account information and answers to frequently asked questions regarding stockholder accounts online at www.ibm.com/investor. Stockholders of record can also consent to receive future IBM Annual Reports and Proxy Statements online through this site.

For answers to general questions about IBM from within the continental United States, call (800) IBM-4YOU. From outside the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, call (914) 499-1900.

## Ex-21

**EXHIBIT 21**

**INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES**

Subsidiaries—as of December 31, 2025

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| **Company Name** | **State or country of <br>incorporation or <br>organization** | **Voting<br>percent<br>owned<br>directly or <br>indirectly by<br>registrant** |
| IBM Argentina Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | Argentina | 100 |
| IBM Australia Limited | Australia | 100 |
| IBM Global Financing Australia Limited | Australia | 100 |
| IBM Oesterreich Internationale Bueromaschinen Gesellschaft m.b.H. | Austria | 100 |
| Red Hat Austria GmbH | Austria | 100 |
| IBM Bahamas Limited | Bahamas | 100 |
| IBM Belgium Financial Services Company BV/SRL | Belgium | 100 |
| International Business Machines of Belgium BV/SRL | Belgium | 100 |
| WTC Insurance Corporation, Ltd. | Bermuda | 100 |
| IBM Brasil—Industria, Maquinas e Servicos Limitada | Brazil | 100 |
| Banco IBM S.A. | Brazil | 100 |
| IBM Bulgaria Ltd. | Bulgaria | 100 |
| IBM Canada Limited—IBM Canada Limitee | Canada | 100 |
| IBM Global Financing Canada Corporation | Canada | 100 |
| IBM de Chile SpA | Chile | 100 |
| IBM Global Financing de Chile SpA | Chile | 100 |
| IBM (China) Investment Company Limited | China (P.R.C.) | 100 |
| IBM (China) Co., Ltd. | China (P.R.C.) | 100 |
| IBM de Colombia S.A.S. | Colombia | 100 |
| IBM Business Transformation Center, S.r.l. | Costa Rica | 100 |
| IBM Croatia Ltd./IBM Hrvatska d.o.o. | Croatia | 100 |
| IBM Ceska Republika spol. s.r.o. | Czech Republic | 100 |
| IBM Danmark ApS | Denmark | 100 |
| Red Hat APS | Denmark | 100 |
| IBM del Ecuador, C.A. | Ecuador | 100 |
| IBM Egypt Business Support Services | Egypt | 100 |
| IBM Eesti Osauhing (IBM Estonia Ou) | Estonia | 100 |
| Oy IBM Finland AB | Finland | 100 |
| Compagnie IBM France, S.A.S. | France | 100 |
| IBM France Financement, SAS | France | 100 |
| RED HAT FRANCE | France | 100 |
| IBM Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 100 |
| IBM Global Financing Deutschland GmbH | Germany | 100 |
| Red Hat GmbH | Germany | 100 |
| IBM Hellas Information Handling Systems S.A. | Greece | 100 |
| IBM China/Hong Kong Limited | Hong Kong | 100 |
| IBM Magyarorszagi Kft. | Hungary | 100 |
| IBM India Private Limited | India | 100 |
| PT IBM Indonesia | Indonesia | 100 |
| IBM Ireland Limited | Ireland | 100 |

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| **Company Name** | **State or country of <br>incorporation or <br>organization** | **Voting<br>percent<br>owned<br>directly or <br>indirectly by<br>registrant** |
| IBM Ireland Product Distribution Limited | Ireland | 100 |
| RED HAT LIMITED | Ireland | 100 |
| IBM Israel Ltd. | Israel | 100 |
| IBM Capital Italia S.r.l. | Italy | 100 |
| IBM Italia Servizi Finanziari S.r.l. | Italy | 100 |
| IBM Italia S.p.A. | Italy | 100 |
| IBM Japan Credit LLC | Japan | 100 |
| IBM Japan, Ltd. | Japan | 100 |
| IBM East Africa Limited | Kenya | 100 |
| IBM Korea, Inc. | Korea (South) | 100 |
| "IBM Latvija" SIA | Latvia | 100 |
| UAB "IBM Lietuva" | Lithuania | 100 |
| IBM Luxembourg Sarl | Luxembourg | 100 |
| IBM CAPITAL MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. | Malaysia | 100 |
| IBM Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | 100 |
| IBM Malta Limited | Malta | 100 |
| International Business Machines (Mauritius) Limited | Mauritius | 100 |
| IBM de Mexico, Comercializacion y Servicios S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | 100 |
| IBM Maroc | Morocco | 100 |
| IBM International Group B.V. | Netherlands | 100 |
| IBM Nederland B.V. | Netherlands | 100 |
| IBM New Zealand Limited | New Zealand | 100 |
| RED HAT NEW ZEALAND LIMITED | New Zealand | 100 |
| International Business Machines West Africa Limited | Nigeria | 100 |
| IBM Norge AS | Norway | 100 |
| IBM del Peru, S.A.C. | Peru | 100 |
| IBM Philippines, Incorporated | Philippines | 100 |
| IBM Polska Sp. z.o.o. | Poland | 100 |
| Companhia IBM Portuguesa, S.A. | Portugal | 100 |
| IBM Qatar LLC | Qatar | 100 |
| IBM Romania Srl | Romania | 100 |
| IBM Middle East and North Africa RHQ LLC | Saudi Arabia | 100 |
| IBM—International Business Machines d.o.o., Belgrade | Serbia | 100 |
| IBM International Capital Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 100 |
| IBM Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 100 |
| RED HAT ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. | Singapore | 100 |
| IBM Slovensko spol s.r.o. | Slovak Republic | 100 |
| IBM Slovenija d.o.o. | Slovenia | 100 |
| IBM South Africa (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | 100 |
| International Business Machines, S.A. | Spain | 100 |
| IBM Svenska Aktiebolag | Sweden | 100 |
| IBM Schweiz AG—IBM Suisse SA—IBM Svizzera SA—IBM Switzerland Ltd | Switzerland | 100 |
| IBM Taiwan Corporation | Taiwan | 100 |
| IBM Tanzania Limited | Tanzania | 100 |

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| **Company Name** | **State or country of <br>incorporation or <br>organization** | **Voting<br>percent<br>owned<br>directly or <br>indirectly by<br>registrant** |
| IBM Thailand Company Limited | Thailand | 100 |
| IBM Tunisie | Tunisia | 100 |
| IBM (International Business Machines) Turk Limited Sirketi | Türkiye | 100 |
| IBM Ukraine | Ukraine | 100 |
| IBM Middle East FZ—LLC | United Arab Emirates | 100 |
| IBM United Kingdom Limited | United Kingdom | 100 |
| IBM United Kingdom Asset Leasing Limited | United Kingdom | 100 |
| IBM United Kingdom Financial Services Limited | United Kingdom | 100 |
| IBM del Uruguay, S.A. | Uruguay | 100 |
| IBM Credit LLC | USA (Delaware) | 100 |
| IBM International Group Capital LLC | USA (Delaware) | 100 |
| IBM World Trade Corporation | USA (Delaware) | 100 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | USA (Delaware) | 100 |
| IBM de Venezuela, S.C.A. | Venezuela | 100 |
| IBM Vietnam Company Limited | Vietnam | 100 |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 002-77235, 033-29022, 033-33458, 033-34406, 033-53777, 033-60225, 033-60227, 033-60237, 033-60815, 333-01411, 033-52931, 033-33590, 333-76914, 333-87708, 333-09055, 333-23315, 333-31305, 333-41813, 333-44981, 333-48435, 333-81157, 333-87751, 333-87859, 333-87925, 333-30424, 333-33692, 333-36510, 333-102872, 333-102870, 333-103471, 333-104806, 333-114190, 333-131934, 333-138326, 333-138327, 333-148964, 333-170559, 333-171968, 333-196722, 333-232585(1), 333-232585(2), 333-259965 and 333-285313) and Form S-3 (Nos. 033-49475(1), 033-31732, 333-03763, 333-27669, 333-32690, 333-101034, 333-276739) of International Business Machines Corporation of our report dated February 24, 2026 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 24, 2026 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY

February 24, 2026

## Exhibit 24.1

**Exhibit 24.1**

<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 2nd day of February 2026.

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| /s/ MARIANNE C. BROWN |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February 2026.

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| /s/ THOMAS BUBERL |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February 2026.

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| /s/ DAVID N. FARR |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 31st day of January 2026.

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| /s/ ALEX GORSKY |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 30th day of January 2026.

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| /s/ MICHELLE J. HOWARD |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February 2026.

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| /s/ ANDREW N. LIVERIS |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 1st day of February 2026.

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| /s/ F. WILLIAM MCNABB III |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 2nd day of February 2026.

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| /s/ MICHAEL MIEBACH |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 1st day of February 2026.

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| /s/ MARTHA E. POLLACK |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February 2026.

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| /s/ PETER R. VOSER |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 1st day of February 2026.

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| /s/ FREDERICK H. WADDELL |
| *Director* |

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<u>POWER OF ATTORNEY OF IBM DIRECTOR</u>

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned Director of International Business Machines Corporation, a New York corporation, which will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., under the provisions of the securities laws, an Annual Report for 2025 on Form 10-K, hereby constitutes and appoints Arvind Krishna, Jane P. Edwards, James J. Kavanaugh, Nicolas Fehring, Anne E. Robinson, and Brien S Wierzchowski, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for the undersigned, and each of them with full power to act without the others, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign or cause to be signed electronically said Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may only be revoked by a written document executed by the undersigned that expressly revokes this power by referring to the date and subject hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 11th day of February 2026.

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| /s/ ALFRED W. ZOLLAR |
| *Director* |

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## Exhibit 24.2

**Exhibit 24.2**

**RESOLUTION REGARDING**

**FILING OF THE COMPANY'S 2025 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K**

RESOLVED, that the Company's 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K be, and hereby is, approved and that the Officers of the Company be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to execute by powers of attorney the Form 10-K and to make such additions, supplements and changes thereto as in their opinion may be necessary or desirable and to cause such material to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other appropriate regulatory agencies.

## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(a)/15D-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES**

**EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS**

**ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE**

**SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Arvind Krishna, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of International Business Machines Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 24, 2026

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| /s/ ARVIND KRISHNA |
| Arvind Krishna <br>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(a)/15D-14(a) OF THE SECURITIES**

**EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS** 

**ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE**

**SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, James J. Kavanaugh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of International Business Machines Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d.disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 24, 2026

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| /s/ JAMES J. KAVANAUGH |
| James J. Kavanaugh<br>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO**

**18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the Annual Report of International Business Machines Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Arvind Krishna, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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| /s/ ARVIND KRISHNA |
| Arvind Krishna<br>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer<br>February 24, 2026 |

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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to IBM and will be retained by IBM and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

## Exhibit 32.2

**Exhibit 32.2**

**INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION**

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO**

**18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

In connection with the Annual Report of International Business Machines Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James J. Kavanaugh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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| /s/ JAMES J. KAVANAUGH |
| James J. Kavanaugh<br>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>February 24, 2026 |

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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to IBM and will be retained by IBM and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

<br>