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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 24, 2018
Diebold Nixdorf, 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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Emerging growth company        o

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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.

(e)     Adoption of Amendments to the 2017 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan

On April 25, 2018, the shareholders of Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (the “Company”) approved certain amendments to the Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated 2017 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) previously adopted the amendments to the 2017 Plan based on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee and subject to the approval of the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. These amendments authorize an additional 1,150,000 common shares for issuance under the 2017 Plan and makes certain adjustments to the 2017 Plan to reflect tax law changes created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The amended 2017 Plan is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed March 14, 2018. The foregoing description, and the summary contained in the Company’s 2018 Proxy Statement, do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2017 Plan, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.

(e)    Amendment to Dr. Ulrich Näher’s Employment Agreement

In conjunction with his additional appointment as the chief executive officer of our Diebold Nixdorf AG subsidiary, on April 24, 2018, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to Dr. Ulrich Näher’s employment agreement with the Company extending the term to February 28, 2022. Dr. Näher’s employment agreement was previously scheduled to expire on February 28, 2019.

Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Company’s Annual Meeting, held on April 25, 2018, 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 public accounting firm for the year 2018; (3) approved, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation; and (4) approved certain amendments to the 2017 Plan. These proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed March 14, 2018.

Set forth below are the final voting results for each proposal:

Proposal No. 1: Election of eleven (11) directors:

 
 
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patrick W. Allender
 
58,526,911
1,427,953
141,100
7,555,025
Phillip R. Cox
 
55,961,244
3,996,632
138,088
7,555,025
Richard L. Crandall
 
57,751,367
2,201,041
143,556
7,555,025
Dr. Alexander Dibelius
 
58,342,885
1,606,186
146,893
7,555,025
Dr. Dieter Düsedau
 
56,841,175
3,112,821
141,968
7,555,025
Gale S. Fitzgerald
 
57,674,061
2,285,678
136,225
7,555,025
Gary G. Greenfield
 
57,982,642
1,966,959
146,363
7,555,025
Gerrard B. Schmid
 
58,842,939
1,114,461
138,564
7,555,025
Rajesh K. Soin
 
57,751,551
2,202,075
142,338
7,555,025
Alan J. Weber
 
57,859,035
2,098,367
138,562
7,555,025
Dr. Jürgen Wunram
 
58,233,942
1,708,142
153,880
7,555,025







Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2018:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
65,885,752
 
1,629,019
 
137,828


Proposal No. 3: Approve, on an advisory basis, our named executive officer compensation:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
54,169,641
 
5,735,772
 
192,161
 
7,555,025


Proposal 4: Approve amendments to the Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated 2017 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
50,097,148
 
9,794,631
 
205,795
 
7,555,025









Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Number
 
 Description
 
 
 
10.1
 







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 Nixdorf, Incorporated
 
April 27, 2018
By:  
/s/ Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Name:  
Jonathan B. Leiken
 
 
 
Title:  
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary