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:  June 20, 2025
(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.)
         
One New Orchard Road
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:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

         
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
2.875% Notes due 2025
 
IBM 25A
 
New York Stock Exchange
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
3.625% 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
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
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
7.00% Debentures due 2025
 
IBM 25
 
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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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.          ☐



Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 

On June 20, 2025, International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) (i) entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Three-Year Amendment”) to the existing $2.5 billion 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, the “Existing Three-Year Credit Agreement”), 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 and (ii) entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Five-Year Amendment”) to the existing $7.5 billion 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, the “Existing Five-Year Credit Agreement”), 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.

The Three-Year Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity of the Existing Three-Year Credit Agreement to June 20, 2028. The Five-Year Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity of the Existing Five-Year Credit Agreement to June 22, 2030. The foregoing descriptions of the Three-Year Amendment and the Five-Year Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Three-Year Amendment and the Five-Year Amendment, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this report, and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     

     

     
104
 
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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:  June 20, 2025
   
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Brien Wierzchowski  
   
Brien Wierzchowski
 
   
Vice President and Treasurer
 






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