Buberl Thomas Form 3 Filed 2020-05-01

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Buberl Thomas

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

04/28/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP [IBM]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SECRETARY'S OFFICE, IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ARMONK, NY 10504

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing

(Check applicable line)

__X__ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

	Signatures
	D. Condrea on behalf of T. Buberl	05/01/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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International Business Machines
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504

April 28, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549

I hereby authorize each of the following individuals,
whose signatures appear below, as well as each of the
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) employees
holding the titles of Secretary; Assistant Secretary;
Vice President, Compensation and Benefits;
Vice President, Executive Compensation;
and Manager, Executive Compensation Operations
and Officer Services; and any employee of IBM designated in writing
by the Secretary of IBM, to sign and file on behalf of Thomas Buberl,
a member of the Board of Directors of IBM,
any Securities and Exchange Commission forms or documents
in connection with any transactions by me in IBM securities,
including without limitation Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Form 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933. The specimen signatures provided below
may be signed on separate documents, and such documents taken
together shall constitute a single document.
E. Barth             ______/s/ E. Barth________________
P.T. Charouk         _____ /s/ P.T. Charouk____________
D. Condrea           _____/s/ D. Condrea______________
J. Daly              _____/s/ J. Daly__________________
P.E. Dunkle Jr       _____/s/ P.E. Dunkle, Jr.___________
M.S.A Galve de Cruz  _____/s/ M.S.A Galve de Cruz_______
L. Mallardi          ____/s/L. Mallardi________________
F.P. Sedlarcik       ___/s/F.P. Sedlarcik_______________
N. Wilmore           ___/s/N. Wilmore_________________

This authorization shall remain in effect for as long as
I remain a member of the IBM Board of Directors.
              			Very truly yours,

				/s/ Thomas Buberl
              			Thomas Buberl