8-K

UNITED STATES

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: July 29, 2008

(Date of earliest event reported)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-2360	13-0871985
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS employer Identification No.)
ARMONK, NEW YORK		10504
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

914-499-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 (d) Election of New Director:

On July 29, 2008, IBM announced that the IBM Board of Directors elected Taizo Nishimuro to the Board effective September 22, 2008.  The press release is Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K.  Mr. Nishimuro is expected to become a member of IBM’s Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.

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SIGNATURE

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.

Date: July 29, 2008
	By:	/s/  Andrew Bonzani
		Andrew Bonzani
		Vice President,
		Assistant General Counsel &
		Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

TAIZO NISHIMURO ELECTED TO IBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ARMONK, N.Y., July 29, 2008 . . . The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors today elected Taizo Nishimuro to the board, effective September 22, 2008. Mr. Nishimuro, 72, is chairman of the board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.

Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman, president and chief executive officer, said:  “We are very pleased Nishimuro-san will be joining the IBM board of directors.  He has a unique understanding of the needs of Asian markets, and his knowledge and insights will make a significant contribution to our company.”

Mr. Nishimuro was named chairman of the board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in June 2005.  He also concurrently served TSE as president and chief executive officer from December 2005 to June 2007, during which time he accelerated internationalization of TSE’s activities.  Mr. Nishimuro also currently acts as an adviser to the board of Toshiba Corporation.  He was president and chief executive officer of Toshiba Corporation between June 1996 and June 2000 and subsequently served as chairman of Toshiba between June 2000 and June 2005.

Mr. Nishimuro is also chairman, Fiscal System Council, which advises Japan’s Ministry of Finance, and a member of the International Advisory Council to the Economic Development Board of Singapore.

Mr. Nishimuro received his B.S. in economics from Keio University.

The IBM board will have 13 members once Mr. Nishimuro joins in September.

Contact:	IBM
	Edward Barbini, 914/499-6565
	barbini@us.ibm.com