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): January 26, 2007

Diebold, Incorporated

Ohio		1-4879		34-0183970
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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

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Item 2.06		Material Impairments.

     On January 26, 2007, Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”) concluded that a non-cash asset impairment charge would be required in connection with a portion of the costs previously capitalized relative to the Company’s enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) implementation . In the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company hired key executive management with considerable experience in information technology (“IT”) strategic planning, business transformation and global Oracle ERP system implementation. In addition, the Company has made substantial progress with the previously disclosed evaluation of its ERP implementation plan, global IT organization, as well as the completion of its evaluation of the software and hardware architecture. As a result of this completed evaluation, the Company has determined that approximately $22.5 million in previously capitalized ERP costs have become impaired. The impairment charge is primarily a result of previous customizations made to the software and software-related costs that have been rendered obsolete due to adjustments in the implementation plan, process improvements, and the decision to implement a newer release of the ERP software. The Company remains committed to the Oracle ERP platform and achieving the resulting efficiencies from an integrated global IT system.

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.

Date: January 30, 2007