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IBM’s filings include current reports on Form 8‑K that cover topics such as quarterly earnings announcements, prepared remarks and presentation slides for investor calls, and amendments to significant credit agreements. For example, IBM has reported quarterly results for periods ended June 30 and September 30, 2025, and disclosed amendments extending the maturities of its three‑year and five‑year credit agreements. Form 8‑K filings also list the company’s registered notes and debentures, showing the range of debt securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange alongside IBM’s common stock.
The filings set out details on IBM’s various series of notes and debentures, including instruments due in years ranging from 2025 to 2096. Separate Form 25 filings document the removal from listing of specific debt securities, such as certain notes and debentures due in 2025, while the common stock remains listed. Together, these records give a view of IBM’s financing activities and the lifecycle of individual securities.
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International Business Machines Corporation director activity on 12/31/2025 involved a routine board compensation deferral rather than an open-market trade. The director acquired 309 Promised Fee Shares under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, which are derivative securities tied to IBM common stock.
Each Promised Fee Share represents the right to receive an equivalent number of IBM common shares or cash, with payout deferred until the director retires. After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 3,529 Promised Fee Shares on a direct basis. The transaction reflects fees being converted into deferred equity-based compensation according to the plan’s terms.
International Business Machines Corp. director reports deferred fee shares
A director of International Business Machines Corp. reported a compensation-related transaction dated 12/31/2025. The director deferred board fees into 199 "Promised Fee Shares" under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, with each derivative security linked to one share of IBM common stock. These promised fee shares have a conversion price of $0.00 and are paid out in IBM common stock or cash after the director retires, with distribution deferred until retirement. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 16,835 derivative securities representing deferred fee shares, held directly.
International Business Machines Corp. director reports deferred fee share transaction. A member of IBM's board filed details of a derivative equity award dated 12/31/2025 involving "Promised Fee Shares" under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan.
The filing shows 309 Promised Fee Shares acquired, each linked to IBM common stock, with an indicated value reference of $296.21 per share. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owns 3,271 derivative securities on a direct basis.
According to the plan terms, director fees can be deferred into Promised Fee Shares, which are paid out after retirement in IBM common stock or cash. Distribution of these deferred fee shares is delayed until the director retires, aligning the timing of compensation with board service tenure.
International Business Machines Corporation reported an insider equity transaction by a director for Promised Fee Shares tied to board compensation. On 12/31/2025, the director acquired 330 Promised Fee Shares under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan. Each Promised Fee Share is linked to IBM common stock, with 330 shares of common stock underlying this transaction at a price of $296.21 per share. After this transaction, the director beneficially owned 23,014 derivative securities on a direct basis. Payout of these Promised Fee Shares is deferred until the director’s retirement, when they may be settled in IBM common stock or cash.
International Business Machines Corp. director reports deferred fee award
A director of International Business Machines Corp. reported a Form 4 transaction relating to deferred board fees. On 12/31/2025, the director acquired 309 "Promised Fee Shares" under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, which are classified as derivative securities with a conversion price of $0.00 per unit. These Promised Fee Shares correspond to 309 shares of IBM common stock, with a reference price of $296.21 per share, and become exercisable on 12/31/2025. Following this award, the director beneficially owns 15,613 derivative securities on a direct basis. The plan provides that Promised Fee Shares and related distributions are generally paid out after retirement in IBM common stock or cash.
International Business Machines Corporation director D.N. Farr reported a routine equity-related transaction under a deferred compensation arrangement. On 12/31/2025, Farr acquired 199 Promised Fee Shares under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan, with each Promised Fee Share linked to one share of IBM common stock.
These Promised Fee Shares represent deferred board fees that will be paid out after retirement in IBM common stock or cash according to the plan terms. Following this transaction, Farr beneficially owned 22,600 derivative securities related to IBM on a direct basis. The filing characterizes this activity as a deferral and accumulation of board fees rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
International Business Machines Corporation director Andrew N. Liveris reported a routine insider transaction involving deferred director fees. On 12/31/2025, he acquired 330 Promised Fee Shares under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan at a conversion price of $0.00 per derivative security, each linked to one share of IBM common stock.
The filing shows a related price of $296.21 for the underlying common stock and that, after this transaction, Liveris beneficially owns 43,186 derivative securities directly. Under the plan, Promised Fee Shares and their distributions are deferred until retirement and may be paid out in IBM common stock or cash.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) director A. W. Zollar reported a compensation-related transaction involving deferred stock-based fees. On 12/31/2025, Zollar acquired 309 Promised Fee Shares as a derivative security at a conversion or exercise price of $0.00, bringing total derivative securities beneficially owned to 9,119 held directly.
The Promised Fee Shares are granted under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan
International Business Machines Corp. director A. Gorsky reported an equity compensation transaction dated 12/31/2025. The filing shows an acquisition coded as A of derivative securities labeled Promised Fee Share with a conversion price of $0.00 under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan. These derivative securities relate to 363 shares of IBM common stock, with a referenced stock price of $296.21. After this transaction, Gorsky beneficially owned 33,344 derivative securities on a direct basis.
The explanations note that Promised Fee Shares represent deferred director fees that are paid out after retirement in IBM common stock or cash, and that both the deferral into these Promised Fee Shares and the distribution are tied to retirement under the plan’s terms.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) director D. N. Farr has amended a prior insider ownership report to correct the number of deferred share units recorded under the IBM Board of Directors Deferred Compensation and Equity Award Plan.
The filing now shows the acquisition of 200.283 Promised Fee Shares on June 30, 2025 at a reference price of $294.78 per underlying common share, bringing Farr’s beneficially owned Promised Fee Shares to 21,930.502.
The notes explain that a Form 4 filed on July 1, 2025 inadvertently omitted 4.283 of these Promised Fee Shares, and the figures as of June 30, 2025 have been updated. Distribution of Promised Fee Shares in IBM common stock or cash is deferred until Farr’s retirement.