SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                    Date of Report (Date of earliest event
                         reported) September 5, 2002.

                  INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                      1-2360                  13-0871985
         New York                (Commission File          (I.R.S. Employer
(State of Incorporation)              Number)              Identification No.)
    Armonk, New York                  10504
 (Address of principal               (Zip Code)
    executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 914-499-1900






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Item 7.  Financial Information, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

      This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to incorporate by
reference into Registration Statement No. 333-37034 on Form S-3,
effective June 20, 2000, the documents included as Exhibits 1, 2, 3 and 4
hereto, relating to $1,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt
securities of the Registrant.

         The following exhibits are hereby filed with this report:


       Exhibit
       Number                                Description
       -------                               -----------

          (1)            Underwriting Agreement dated September 5, 2002, among
                         International Business Machines Corporation, Deutsche
                         Bank Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC,
                         Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. and Salomon Smith
                         Barney Inc.

          (2)            Form of $1,100,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2004.

          (3)            Underwriting Agreement dated September 5, 2002, among
                         International Business Machines Corporation, J.P.
                         Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co.
                         Incorporated, ABN AMRO Incorporated, Banc of America
                         Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc.,
                         Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,
                         Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, Deutsche Bank
                         Securities Inc., Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein -
                         Grantchester, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC
                         Securities (USA) Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC,
                         Lehman Brothers Inc., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
                         Salomon Smith Barney Inc., UBS Warburg LLC, Utendahl
                         Capital Partners, L.P. and The Williams Capital
                         Group, L.P.

          (4)            Form of $600,000,000 4.25% Notes due 2009.





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                                  SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                           INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
                           -------------------------------------------
                                           (Registrant)


                                    By:  /s/ Andrew Bonzani
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Andrew Bonzani
                                         Title: Assistant Secretary


Date:  September 9, 2002.






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                                 Exhibit Index


          Exhibit
          Number                     Description
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          (1)                 Underwriting Agreement dated September 5, 2002,
                              among International Business Machines
                              Corporation, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
                              Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One
                              Capital Markets, Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney
                              Inc.

          (2)                 Form of $1,100,000,000 Floating Rate Notes
                              due 2004.

          (3)                 Underwriting Agreement dated September 5, 2002,
                              among International Business Machines
                              Corporation, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
                              Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, ABN AMRO
                              Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC,
                              Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Barclays
                              Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp.,
                              Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation,
                              Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Dresdner
                              Kleinwort Wasserstein - Grantchester, Inc.,
                              Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA)
                              Inc., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lehman
                              Brothers Inc., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
                              Salomon Smith Barney Inc., UBS Warburg LLC,
                              Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P. and The
                              Williams Capital Group, L.P.

          (4)                 Form of $600,000,000 4.25% Notes due 2009.