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 25, 2013
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) | (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
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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| Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On April 25, 2013, Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) 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; (2) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2013; 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, 2013.
Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:
Proposal No. 1:Election of ten (10) directors
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| Patrick W. Allender | 50,037,502 | 1,347,245 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Roberto Artavia | 50,425,626 | 959,121 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Bruce L Byrnes | 43,297,178 | 8,087,569 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Phillip R. Cox | 50,162,823 | 1,221,924 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Richard L. Crandall | 50,385,607 | 999,140 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Gale S. Fitzgerald | 50,225,104 | 1,159,643 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Robert S. Prather, Jr. | 50,101,485 | 1,283,262 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Rajesh K. Soin | 49,926,136 | 1,485,611 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Henry D. G. Wallace | 50,136,983 | 1,247,764 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
| Alan J. Weber | 43,323,988 | 8,060,759 | 6,530,795 | ||||||
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2013
| For | Against | Abstain | ||
| 57,134,244 | 574,876 | 206,422 | ||
Proposal No. 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 45,582,141 | 1,271,418 | 4,531,188 | 6,530,795 | |||
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.
�� Diebold, Incorporated | ||||
| April 29, 2013 | By: | /s/ Chad F. Hesse | ||
| Name: | Chad F. Hesse | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||