Registration Statement No. 333-37034 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) International Business Machines Corporation IBM Notes With Maturities of 1 year or More from Date of Issue Pricing Supplement No. 9 (To Prospectus dated June 20, 2000 and Prospectus Supplement dated June 28, 2002) The date of this Pricing Supplement is: September 10, 2002 This is a Pricing Supplement. It describes the Fixed Rate Notes now being issued under the $1,000,000,000 Medium Note program of International Business Machines Corporation. This document adds to, or "supplements" the description of the Notes which we refer to in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. This pricing supplement provides important and detailed information about the specific Notes we are now issuing. This Pricing Supplement also amends the terms of the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus to the extent that the description of the Notes in this Pricing Supplement is different from the terms which are set forth in the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. Trade Date: September 09, 2002 Issue Date: September 12, 2002 CUSIP: 459 20Q DC5 Principal Amount: $2,928,000.00 Interest Rate: 4.55% Maturity Date: September 15, 2012 Price To Public (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Principal Amount): 100% Discounts and Commissions: 1.50% 1st Coupon Payment Date: March 15, 2003 Interest Payment Frequency: Semi-Annually Survivor's Option: Yes Subject to Redemption or Repayment: Yes Date and Terms of Redemption or repayment (including any applicable regular or special record dates): Callable at 100% on 09/15/2005 and semi-annually thereafter with 30 days notice. Original Issue Discount (OID) Note: No Total Amount of OID: Not applicable