8-K 2015 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 23, 2015
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Diebold, Incorporated (the “Company”), held on April 23, 2015, the Company's shareholders approved the Diebold, Incorporated Annual Cash Bonus Plan (the “Cash Bonus Plan”), in order to, among other items, afford the Company’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee the ability to offer compensatory cash awards designed to reward and incent the Company’s officers and key employees in advancement of the Company’s interests and long-term strategies. Cash bonus payments made by the Company under the Cash Bonus Plan are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, allowing for certain Company deductions of compensation expenses.
The Cash Bonus Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee or other committee appointed by the Board in accordance with the plan (the “Committee”). Participation in the Cash Bonus Plan is limited to certain Eligible Executives, and the right to receive a bonus under the Cash Bonus Plan depends on the achievement of specific performance goals, referred to as Management Objectives. The Committee will establish the Management Objectives and amount of incentive bonus payable for a performance period. The Management Objectives from which the Committee may choose in setting performance goals are specified in the Cash Bonus Plan and were summarized, along with other plan and award terms, in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2015. The Committee will determine whether the Management Objectives have been achieved and the amounts payable following the end of the applicable performance period. The Cash Bonus Plan will remain effective until the first annual meeting of shareholders held in the 2020 fiscal year, subject to any further shareholder approvals (or re-approvals) mandated for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) and subject to the Board’s right to terminate the plan, on a prospective basis only, at any time. The Committee may amend the Cash Bonus Plan from time to time, subject to shareholder approval to the extent required to satisfy Section 162(m).
The foregoing summary is qualified by reference to the full text of the Cash Bonus Plan, a copy of which is attached attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual 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 2015; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation; and (4) approved the Cash Bonus Plan. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated March 11, 2015.

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
52,555,333
763,443
7,017,950
Phillip R. Cox
52,218,665
1,100,111
7,017,950
Richard L. Crandall
52,303,688
1,015,088
7,017,950
Gale S. Fitzgerald
52,042,878
1,275,898
7,017,950
Gary G. Greenfield
52,945,500
373,276
7,017,950
Andreas W. Mattes
52,763,575
555,201
7,017,950
Robert S. Prather, Jr.
52,559,881
758,895
7,017,950
Rajesh K. Soin
52,686,656
632,120
7,017,950
Henry D. G. Wallace
51,423,569
1,895,207
7,017,950
Alan J. Weber
52,863,624
455,152
7,017,950

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2015
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
59,597,889
 
586,145
 
152,692








Proposal No. 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
51,463,142
 
1,593,907
 
261,727
 
7,017,950

Proposal No. 4: Approve the Diebold, Incorporated Annual Cash Bonus Plan
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
50,991,235
 
2,075,662
 
251,879
 
7,017,950

 
 
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
  (d) Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Diebold, Incorporated Annual Cash Bonus Plan
 







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 28, 2015
By:  
/s/ Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Name:  
Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Title:  
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary
 
 
 
 





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
 
Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Diebold, Incorporated Annual Cash Bonus Plan