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): September 30, 2005

Diebold, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	1-4879	34-0183970
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	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
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 30, 2005, the company announced that Alan J. Weber had been elected a member of its Board of Directors, effective October 1. A copy of the press release of Diebold, Incorporated, dated September 30, 2005, announcing the election is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Diebold, Incorporated, dated September 30, 2005, "Diebold Elects New Member of its Board of Directors"

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
October 6, 2005	By:	/s/Kevin J. Krakora
		Name: Kevin J. Krakora
		Title: Vice President, Corporate Controller and Acting Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Diebold, Incorporated, dated September 30, 2005, "Diebold Elects New Member of its Board of Directors"

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Media contact:	Investor contact:
Mike Jacobsen +1 330 490 3796 jacobsm1@diebold.com	Jennifer Bako +1 330 490 6318 bakoj@diebold.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 30, 2005

DIEBOLD ELECTS NEW MEMBER TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Diebold, Incorporated has announced that Alan J. Weber has been elected to its board of directors, effective October 1.

Weber recently retired as chairman and CEO of U.S. Trust Corporation and as a member of the executive committee of The Charles Schwab Corporation. Prior to joining U.S. Trust in October 2002, Weber was vice chairman and chief financial officer at Aetna, Inc., where he was responsible for capital management, information technology, investor relations, e-business and financial operations.

Weber, 56, also held a number of senior-level positions at Citibank, N.A., where he worked from 1971 to 1998, including chairman of Citibank International and executive vice president of Citibank. During his tenure at Citibank, Weber oversaw operations in approximately 40 countries including assignments in Japan, Italy and Latin America.

Weber currently serves as a director of ComputerRepair.com, an IT services company he helped establish. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Weber fills the vacancy left by W.R. “Tim” Timken Jr., who retired from Diebold’s board of directors prior to accepting the appointment of U.S. ambassador to Germany. Diebold now has 11 members serving on its board of directors.

Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery systems, security and services. Diebold employs more than 14,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold reported revenue of $2.4 billion in 2004 and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘DBD.’ For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.diebold.com.

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