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| IBM > SEC Filings for IBM > Form 8-K on 26-Apr-2012 | All Recent SEC Filings |
26-Apr-2012
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
IBM held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 24, 2012. For more information on the following proposals, see the company's proxy statement dated March 12, 2012, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Below are the final voting results.
† The stockholders elected each of the fourteen nominees to the Board of Directors for a one-year term by a majority of the votes cast:
BROKER
DIRECTOR FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN NON-VOTES
A.J.P. Belda 686,812,486 58,242,084 4,186,153 178,742,193
W.R. Brody 738,539,332 6,680,122 4,017,288 178,742,193
K.I. Chenault 722,684,028 22,510,375 4,034,067 178,742,193
M.L. Eskew 678,991,490 65,962,032 4,286,234 178,742,193
D.N. Farr 739,218,740 5,784,066 4,231,753 178,742,193
S.A. Jackson 670,119,727 74,688,887 4,422,476 178,742,193
A.N. Liveris 691,774,721 52,865,839 4,601,062 178,742,193
W.J. McNerney, Jr. 722,647,797 22,494,670 4,094,935 178,742,193
J.W. Owens 738,489,981 6,219,538 4,522,831 178,742,193
S.J. Palmisano 734,094,473 11,798,164 3,347,283 178,742,193
V.M. Rometty 739,335,400 6,299,367 3,600,427 178,742,193
J.E. Spero 738,253,287 6,959,147 4,015,530 178,742,193
S. Taurel 734,485,110 10,539,888 4,204,472 178,742,193
L.H. Zambrano 702,127,826 42,854,401 4,249,691 178,742,193
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† The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the company:
For 907,372,177 Against 17,176,589 Abstain 3,420,575 |
† Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:
For 714,118,398 96.21 % Against 28,146,005 3.79 % Abstain 6,955,446 Broker Non-Votes 178,742,193 |
Two stockholder proposals were presented at the meeting.
† Stockholder Proposal to Review Political Contributions - Trade Associations Policy:
For 69,840,656 9.73 % Against 647,698,773 90.27 % Abstain 31,695,370 Broker Non-Votes 178,742,193 |
† Stockholder Proposal for Disclosure of Lobbying Policies and Practices:
For 70,316,189 9.80 % Against 646,942,269 90.20 % Abstain 31,978,413 Broker Non-Votes 178,742,193 |
The Stockholder Proposal on Cumulative Voting was not presented at the meeting.
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