UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Diebold, Incorporated
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 26, 2012
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| DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED |
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
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| For holders as of: February 27, 2012
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Date: April 26, 2012 Time: 10:00 AM EDT
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| Location: | Sheraton Suites | |||||||||||
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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. |
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| DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD PO. BOX 3077 NORTH CANTON, OH 44720-8077 |
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: |
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1. Election of Directors |
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| Nominees |
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| 01 Patrick W. Allender 02 Bruce L. Byrnes 03 Mei-Wei Cheng 04 Phillip R. Cox 05 Richard L. Crandall 06 Gale S. Fitzgerald 07 John N. Lauer 08 Rajesh K. Soin 09 Thomas W. Swidarski 10 Henry D.G. Wallace 11 Alan J. Weber | ||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. | ||||
| 2 To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered accounting firm for the year 2012; | ||||
| 3 To approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. | ||||
| NOTE: The Common Shares represented by this proxy will be voted by the Proxy Committee, as recommended by the Board of Directors, unless otherwise specified. The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” these items. | ||||
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