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UNITED STATES
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): April 28, 2011
(DIEBOLD LOGO)
DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Ohio   1-4879   34-0183970
         
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
5995 Mayfair Road, P.O. Box 3077, North Canton, Ohio   44720-8077
     
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 490-4000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 28, 2011, Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected each of the Board’s eleven (11) nominees for director to serve one-year terms or until the election and qualification of a successor; (2) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year 2011; (3) held an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation; and (4) held an advisory vote on the frequency of the shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 11, 2011.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:
Proposal No. 1: Election of eleven (11) directors
                         
    For     Withhold     Broker Non-Votes  
Patrick W. Allender
    54,697,520       837,664       4,963,739  
Bruce L Byrnes
    54,673,532       861,652       4,963,739  
Mei-Wei Cheng
    54,677,776       857,408       4,963,739  
Phillip R. Cox
    51,571,349       3,963,835       4,963,739  
Richard L. Crandall
    42,559,219       12,975,965       4,963,739  
Gale S. Fitzgerald
    51,739,431       3,795,753       4,963,739  
Phillip B. Lassiter
    54,287,684       1,247,500       4,963,739  
John N. Lauer
    51,706,311       3,828,873       4,963,739  
Thomas W. Swidarski
    54,434,298       1,100,886       4,963,739  
Henry D. G. Wallace
    45,542,887       9,992,297       4,963,739  
Alan J. Weber
    45,555,852       9,979,332       4,963,739  
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year 2011
         
For   Against   Abstain
59,483,692
  926,714   88,517
Proposal No. 3: Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation
             
For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
45,693,733   4,061,964   5,779,487   4,963,739
Proposal No. 4: Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes
44,261,631   153,153   5,277,935   5,842,465   4,963,739

 


 

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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
 
 
Date: May 4, 2011  By:   /s/ Chad F. Hesse    
    Chad F. Hesse   
    Vice President, Interim General Counsel
and Secretary