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 29, 2010

DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio		1-4879		34-0183970
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification
Number)of incorporation)

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 29, 2010, Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2010 annual meeting of shareholders. At that meeting, the Company’s shareholders (a) elected each of the Board’s ten (10) nominees for director to serve one-year terms or until the election and qualification of a successor; (b) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year 2010; and (c) re-approved the Company’s Annual Cash Bonus Plan. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated March 16, 2010.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:

Proposal No. 1: Election of ten (10) directors

		For				Withhold				Broker Non-Votes
Bruce L Byrnes			53,974,490				1,035,547				5,489,664
Mei-Wei Cheng			51,111,787				3,898,250				5,489,664
Phillip R. Cox			53,327,195				1,682,842				5,489,664
Richard L. Crandall			28,593,003				26,417,034				5,489,664
Gale S. Fitzgerald			53,516,104				1,493,933				5,489,664
Phillip B. Lassiter			34,608,634				20,401,403				5,489,664
John N. Lauer			53,441,840				1,568,197				5,489,664
Thomas W. Swidarski			53,427,669				1,582,368				5,489,664
Henry D. G. Wallace			28,606,028				26,404,009				5,489,664
Alan J. Weber			28,616,293				26,393,744				5,489,664

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year 2010

For		Against		Abstain
58,835,745		1,541,308		122,648

Proposal No. 3: Re-approval of the Company’s Annual Cash Bonus Plan

For		Against		Abstain
57,429,005		2,729,504		341,192

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.