8-K 2012 Annual Meeting Results



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 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

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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