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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-25-039467
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250425

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000051143
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT [3570]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				130871985
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02360
		FILM NUMBER:		25874543

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NEW ORCHARD ROAD
		CITY:			ARMONK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10504
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9144991900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NEW ORCHARD RD
		CITY:			ARMONK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10504
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UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A<BR>
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &numsp;&numsp;&numsp;)</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>International Business Machines Corporation</B></P>

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than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUPPLEMENT TO</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>2025 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DATED MARCH 10, 2025</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO BE HELD ON APRIL 29, 2025</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This Supplement provides updated information with respect to the 2025
Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of International Business Machines Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
to be held on April 29, 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On March 10, 2025, the Company filed its Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;), which included the Notice of Annual Meeting, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This Supplement should be read together with the Proxy Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Withdrawal of Shareholder Proposal</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Bowyer Research, as representative of The Heritage Foundation, the
proponent of Item 5: Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Hiring/Recruitment Discrimination (&ldquo;Item 5&rdquo;), has withdrawn
the stockholder proposal. Accordingly, Item 5 will not be presented at or voted on at the Annual Meeting, nor will any votes cast in regard
to Item 5 be tabulated or reported.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Voting Matters</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Notwithstanding the withdrawal of Item 5, the proxy card and voting
instruction forms distributed or presented online with the Proxy Statement remain valid, and the Company will not distribute new proxy
cards or voting instruction forms solely as a result of the withdrawal of Item 5.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">None of the other agenda items presented in the Proxy Statement are
affected by this Supplement, and properly executed proxy cards or voting instruction forms returned before the Annual Meeting will be
voted with respect to all other matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting as instructed on the proxy card or voting instruction
form.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B><I>If you
have already returned your proxy card or voting instruction form, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change or revoke
your vote on any of the other matters.</I></B></FONT> If you have not yet returned your proxy card or voting instruction form, please
complete the proxy card or voting instruction form as soon as possible, disregarding Item 5.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Information on how to vote your shares, or change or revoke your prior
vote or voting instruction, is available in the Proxy Statement.</P>

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