8-K



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 21, 2016
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
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”), held on April 21, 2016, 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 2016; 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 on Schedule 14A dated March 10, 2016.

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
53,471,633
568,978
6,573,131
Phillip R. Cox
51,845,013
2,195,598
6,573,131
Richard L. Crandall
53,303,088
737,523
6,573,131
Gale S. Fitzgerald
52,939,382
1,101,229
6,573,131
Gary G. Greenfield
53,468,393
572,218
6,573,131
Andreas W. Mattes
53,416,056
624,555
6,573,131
Robert S. Prather, Jr.
53,434,312
606,299
6,573,131
Rajesh K. Soin
52,010,414
2,030,197
6,573,131
Henry D. G. Wallace
51,858,824
2,181,787
6,573,131
Alan J. Weber
53,301,137
739,474
6,573,131




Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2016
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
60,070,081
 
416,584
 
127,077




Proposal No. 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
38,154,206
 
15,695,817
 
190,588
 
6,573,131









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 26, 2016
By:  
/s/ Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Name:  
Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Title:  
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary