8-K 1 form8k.txt CURRENT REPORT SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 20, 2002. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 1-2360 13-0871985 New York (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer (State of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.) Armonk, New York 10504 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 914-499-1900 2 Item 7. Financial Information, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to incorporate by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-37034 on Form S-3, effective June 20, 2000, the documents included as Exhibits 1 and 2 hereto, relating to $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities of the Registrant. The following exhibits are hereby filed with this report: Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- (1) Underwriting Agreement dated November 20, 2002, among International Business Machines Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Salomon Smith Barney Inc., ABN AMRO Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Barclays Capital Inc., Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Caboto IntesaBci-Sim S.p.A., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein-Granchester, Inc., Fleet Securities, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Dominion Securities Corporation, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, UBS Warburg LLC, Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P. and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. (2) Form of 4.750% Note due 2012. (3) Form of 5.875% Debenture due 2032. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ------------------------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/ Andrew Bonzani ------------------------------ Name: Andrew Bonzani Title: Assistant Secretary Date: November 26, 2001. 4 Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- (1) Underwriting Agreement dated November 20, 2002, among International Business Machines Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Salomon Smith Barney Inc., ABN AMRO Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Banca IMI S.p.A., Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A., Barclays Capital Inc., Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Caboto IntesaBci-Sim S.p.A., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein- Granchester, Inc., Fleet Securities, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lehman Brothers Inc., Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Dominion Securities Corporation, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, UBS Warburg LLC, Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P. and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. (2) Form of 4.750% Note due 2012. (3) Form of 5.875% Debenture due 2032.