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Shareholder advocacy aimed at IBM

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· 2004
Jim Mangi, secretary of Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701 at IBM
Review whether the company's executive pay formulas reward short term decisions, such as moving work overseas to lift earnings per share.
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How organizations asked shareholders to vote

Positions these organizations published themselves, each linked to where they published it. Nothing here is our view of how to vote.

2026

Organization	Item	Asks shareholders to vote	Source
Majority Action	Say-on-Pay Proposal (Item 3)	Against	Published position

What shareholders voted on

From IBM’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	37.3%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Change to IBM’s Outside Director Stock Ownership Guidelines	Shareholder proposal	Theron Marshall Hoyt	4.4%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on AI Bias	Shareholder proposal		2.4%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Discrimination in Charitable Support	Shareholder proposal	The Heritage Foundation	2.2%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		94.2%	Passed
Management Proposal on 2026 Long-Term Performance Plan	Company proposal		75.8%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		94%	Passed
Election of M.J. Howard	Director		98.9%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of M. Miebach	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		98.1%	Passed
Election of R. Laguarta	Director		98%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		96.6%	Passed
Election of M.C. Brown	Director		96.5%	Passed
Election of A.W. Zollar	Director		96.3%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		96%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		93.7%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		86.9%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal to Support Transparency in Lobbying	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	18.9%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		92%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		93.6%	Passed
Election of M.J. Howard	Director		99%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		98.9%	Passed
Election of M. Miebach	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		97.8%	Passed
Election of M.C. Brown	Director		97.2%	Passed
Election of A.W. Zollar	Director		96.6%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		96.1%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		95.4%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		94.1%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		87%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Right to Act by Written Consent	Shareholder proposal		43%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Lobbying Activities	Shareholder proposal		37.7%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Climate Lobbying	Shareholder proposal		31.8%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Adoption of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets	Shareholder proposal	Green Century Capital Management	30.8%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Congruency in China Business Operations and ESG Activities	Shareholder proposal	National Center for Public Policy Research	5.6%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		92.2%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		94%	Passed
Election of M.J. Howard	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of M.C. Brown	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of M. Miebach	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		97.6%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		97.4%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		96.7%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		96.7%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		95.7%	Passed
Election of A.W. Zollar	Director		94.5%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		93.7%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		78.9%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Lobbying Activities	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	48.1%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Harassment and Discrmination Prevention Efforts	Shareholder proposal		33.1%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal	Kenneth Steiner	25.9%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on Congruency in China Business Operations and ESG Activities	Shareholder proposal	National Center for Public Policy Research	7.1%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		91.1%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		95.7%	Passed
Election of M. Howard	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		97.7%	Passed
Election of J.R. Swedish	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		96.1%	Passed
Election of A.W. Zollar	Director		94.7%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		94.6%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		93.6%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		77.8%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Public Report on the Use of Concealment Clauses	Shareholder proposal	Jay Stanley Weisfeld Trust	64.7%	Passed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal	Kenneth Steiner	39.8%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal on Stockholder Special Meeting Right	Shareholder proposal		35.5%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		89.6%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		95.2%	Passed
Election of M. Howard	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of J.R. Swedish	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		97.7%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		97.7%	Passed
Election of A.W. Zollar	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		96.5%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		96.4%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		93.3%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		91.2%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		66%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal Requesting the Company Publish Annually a Report Assessing its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts	Shareholder proposal		94.3%	Passed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal	Kenneth Steiner	41.9%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	38.6%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		48.7%	Failed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		95.7%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		97.8%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		97.1%	Passed
Election of M. Howard	Director		97.1%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		96.6%	Passed
Election of J.R. Swedish	Director		96.5%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		95.6%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		91.8%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		91.4%	Passed
Election of M.L. Eskew	Director		87.7%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		86.4%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal on Shareholder Right to Remove Directors	Shareholder proposal		54.5%	Passed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal	Kenneth Steiner	43.3%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent	Shareholder proposal		42.2%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		86.2%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		95.1%	Passed
Election of A. Krishna	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of F.W. McNabb III	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of T. Buberl	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of M.E. Pollack	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of M. Howard	Director		97.5%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		97.1%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of V.M. Rometty	Director		96.4%	Passed
Election of J.R. Swedish	Director		96.1%	Passed
S.Taurel	Director		94.2%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		92%	Passed
Election of M.L. Eskew	Director		82.8%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal on the Right to Act by Written Consent	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	41.9%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal		40.5%	Failed
Management Proposal on Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Say on Pay)	Say on pay		87.8%	Passed
Approval of Long-Term Incentive Performance Terms for Certain Executives for Awards Eligible for Transitional Relief Pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code	Company proposal		93.3%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		95.8%	Passed
Election of F. H. Waddell	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of D. N. Farr	Director		98.4%	Passed
Election of P. R. Voser	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of M. E. Pollack	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of M. Howard	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of A. N. Liveris	Director		97.2%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		96.8%	Passed
Election of J. R. Swedish	Director		96.4%	Passed
Election of S. Taurel	Director		95.5%	Passed
Election of V. M. Rometty	Director		92.7%	Passed
Election of S. A. Jackson	Director		89.1%	Passed
Election of M. L. Eskew	Director		86.5%	Passed

2018

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Stockholder Proposal on Shareholder Ability to Call a Special Shareholder Meeting	Shareholder proposal		44.1%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal to Have an Independent Board Chairman	Shareholder proposal		41.9%	Failed
Stockholder Proposal on Lobbying Disclosure	Shareholder proposal	Walden Asset Management	32.9%	Failed
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation	Say on pay		88.9%	Passed
Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	Auditor		96.1%	Passed
Election of D.N. Farr	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of P.R. Voser	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of H.S. Olayan	Director		98.2%	Passed
Election of J.R. Swedish	Director		97.6%	Passed
Election of K.I. Chenault	Director		97.3%	Passed
Election of J.W. Owens	Director		97%	Passed
Election of A. Gorsky	Director		97%	Passed
Election of A.N. Liveris	Director		96.9%	Passed
Election of F.H. Waddell	Director		96.3%	Passed
Election of V.M. Rometty	Director		93.8%	Passed
Election of S. Taurel	Director		93.5%	Passed
Election of S.A. Jackson	Director		91.5%	Passed
Election of M.L. Eskew	Director		88.5%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from IBM’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-05-01
2026	Proxy statement	2026-03-10
2025	Vote results	2025-05-02
2025	Proxy statement	2025-03-10
2024	Vote results	2024-05-03
2024	Proxy statement	2024-03-11
2023	Vote results	2023-04-28
2023	Proxy statement	2023-03-06
2022	Vote results	2022-04-29
2022	Proxy statement	2022-03-07
2021	Vote results	2021-04-30
2021	Proxy statement	2021-03-08
2020	Vote results	2020-04-29
2020	Proxy statement	2020-03-09
2019	Vote results	2019-05-03
2019	Proxy statement	2019-03-11
2018	Vote results	2018-04-27
2018	Proxy statement	2018-03-12

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