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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · IBM (IBM)

IBM stockholders approve 2026 Long-Term Performance Plan; board shrinks to 13 directors

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its April 28, 2026 annual meeting, IBM stockholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Performance Plan, which authorizes stock and cash-based incentive awards for employees and contractors. Director Frederick H. Waddell did not stand for re-election, and the By-laws were amended to reduce the board to thirteen directors, effective April 28, 2026.

Key points

  • Long-Term Performance Plan approved with 443,997,153 votes for (75.8%) and 141,393,340 against (24.2%)
  • Frederick H. Waddell's board term ended April 28, 2026; board size reduced from fourteen to thirteen
  • Shareholder proposals on written consent, AI bias reporting and charitable support discrimination reporting all failed, and a stock ownership guidelines proposal also failed with 4.4% support
  • Say on Pay passed with 94.2% support; auditor ratification passed with 94.0% support

The filing

CompanyIBM (IBM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 1, 2026, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0000051143-26-000043

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 01, 2026.

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