Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2012
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 26, 2012, Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2012 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 registered accounting firm for the year 2012; and (3) approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 13, 2012.
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
52,030,159
1,833,736
4,707,630
Bruce L Byrnes
53,153,684
710,211
4,707,630
Mei-Wei Cheng
53,220,490
643,405
4,707,630
Phillip R. Cox
51,665,555
2,198,340
4,707,630
Richard L. Crandall
45,284,525
8,579,370
4,707,630
Gale S. Fitzgerald
52,242,387
1,621,508
4,707,630
John N. Lauer
52,234,933
1,628,962
4,707,630
Rajesh K. Soin
53,263,028
600,867
4,707,630
Thomas W. Swidarski
53,547,422
316,473
4,707,630
Henry D. G. Wallace
46,304,262
7,559,633
4,707,630
Alan J. Weber
46,628,120
7,235,775
4,707,630
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the year 2012
For
Against
Abstain
57,623,078
844,995
103,452
Proposal No. 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
44,749,040
3,020,233
6,094,622
4,707,630
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 1, 2012
By:
/s/ Chad F. Hesse
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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