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THE PATH FORWARD
ANNUAL REPORT 2006

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www.diebold.com

Diebold, Incorporated
5995 Mayfair Road
P.O. Box 3077
North Canton, Ohio 44720-8077
USA

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We’re a global leader in financial self-service, security, software and services for the financial,
government, commercial and retail markets. We know that to stay a leader, it means more than
just doing things right. It means doing the right things.

And that’s what we’re focused on: doing the right things. It’s not always easy. Change never
is. You’ve got to make tough decisions, and then stay focused on executing them. It takes
time, energy and a lot of open communication with customers and employees.  

For example, just a few years ago our presence in the Asia Pacific region was fairly limited.
Today, we’re a leader in financial self-service in China and in other key markets. Our plant 
in Shanghai is our second largest in terms of production. We’re also expanding beyond 
hardware and are focused on growing software, services and security throughout this region. 

We have a similar opportunity in Europe – and we’re doing the right things to take advantage
of that opportunity. Europe is actually a larger financial self-service market than the United
States, and our new plant in Budapest, Hungary, puts us in a stronger competitive position in
the region. We’re strengthening our organization in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
by better aligning our sales and service structure, and leveraging resources within the
company to help position us for long-term, profitable growth.  

It’s an exciting time to be at Diebold. We’ve made a lot of changes in a relatively short period
of time. And we’re going to do a lot more. The opportunity is there. We see it when we 
talk to customers. And we see it every day in the passion and motivation of our employees.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

CORPORATE OFFICES
Diebold, Incorporated
5995 Mayfair Road
P.O. Box 3077
North Canton, Ohio, USA 44720-8077
+1 330 490-4000
www.diebold.com

STOCK EXCHANGE
The company’s common shares are 
listed under the symbol DBD on the 
New York Stock Exchange.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York
800 432-0140 or +1 212 815-3700
E-mail: shareowners@bankofny.com
Web site: www.stockbny.com

General Correspondence:
Shareholder Services Department
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, New York, USA 10286-1258
Dividend Reinvestment/Optional Cash:
Dividend Reinvestment Department
P.O. Box 1958
Newark, New Jersey, USA 07101-9774

ANNUAL MEETING
The next meeting of shareholders will take place at 10:00 a.m. 
ET on April 26, 2007, at the Kent State University [Stark]
Professional Education and Conference Center, 6000 Frank 
Avenue N.W., Canton, Ohio 44720. A proxy statement and 
form of proxy will be mailed to each shareholder on or about 
March 16. The company’s independent auditors will be in
attendance to respond to appropriate questions.

PUBLICATIONS
Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those
reports are available, free of charge, on or through the Web site,

www.diebold.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after such
material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Additionally, these reports can be
furnished free of charge to shareholders upon written request to
Diebold Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at the
Corporate address, or call +1 330 490-3790 or 800 766-5859.

INFORMATION SOURCES
Communications concerning share transfer, lost certificates or
dividends should be directed to the transfer agent. Investors,
financial analysts and media may contact the following at the
corporate address:

John D. Kristoff
Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
+1 330 490-5900
E-mail: kristoj@diebold.com

Michael Jacobsen
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
+1 330 490-3796
E-mail: jacobsm1@diebold.com

DIRECT PURCHASE, SALE AND
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
BuyDIRECTSM, a direct stock purchase and sale plan administered
by The Bank of New York, offers current and prospective
shareholders a convenient alternative for buying and selling Diebold
shares. Once enrolled in the plan, shareholders may elect to make
optional cash investments. For first-time share purchase by
nonregistered holders, the minimum initial investment amount is
$500. The minimum amount for subsequent investments is $50.
The maximum investment is $10,000 per month.

Shareholders may also choose to reinvest the dividends paid on
shares of Diebold Common Stock through the plan.

Some fees may apply. For more information, contact The Bank of
New York [see addresses in opposite column] or visit Diebold’s 
Web site at www.diebold.com.

Price Ranges of Common Shares

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Full Year

2006

2005

2004

High
$43.84
46.35
44.90
47.13
47.13

Low
$36.40
39.15
36.93
41.41
36.40

High
$57.75
57.80
50.21
41.00
57.80

Low
$51.70
44.85
33.78
33.10
33.10

High
$54.82
52.87
52.79
56.45
56.45

Low
$46.61
43.88
44.96
44.67
43.88

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“SUCCESS COMES WHEN 
YOU DO THE RIGHT THINGS.”

JAMES L. M. CHEN
Senior Vice President, EMEA/AP Divisions

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“WE’RE ALL FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT 
PRIORITIES TO MEET TODAY’S CHALLENGES
AND TOMORROW’S OPPORTUNITIES.”

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LINDA PARCHER
Vice President, Procurement Direct

In a global company like ours, we need to have guiding principles that help all of us make
decisions every day. These five priorities have done that for us. They were distributed in local 
languages and posted in our offices, warehouses and manufacturing plants around the world.
These posters are even hanging outside Tom Swidarski’s office. 

I think we’re making progress on each priority. We’re a stronger company than we were a year
ago. Yes, we have a lot of work left to do. There’s still a lot of opportunity to improve how we
do business. 

My focus is on leading our global procurement initiatives and improving direct material 
purchases. Materials are a large component of our overall cost structure, and we expect 
$25 million of the $100 million planned in cost reductions to come from direct material 
purchases. So we’re closely aligning our supply chain network with our global manufacturing
footprint, and we’re creating a better supplier management system. As an example, we
implemented a vendor-managed inventory system that has allowed us to reduce the lead
times from our suppliers on needed components. Looking at circuit cards alone, we were
able to cut lead times in half.

I’m proud of the progress we’ve made so far and think the best is yet to come. There’s a lot 
of enthusiasm and a lot more openness in working with others across the company – we 
know we’re all driving to achieve the same goals.

1. Increase 
customer 
loyalty

2. Improve 
quality

3. Strengthen our
supply chain

THE PATH
FORWARD

4. Enhance 

communications 
and teamwork

5. Rebuild 

profitability

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Improving manufacturing operations is an important part of our plan to transform the company.
The first thing we did was recognize that procurement, manufacturing engineering and 
production must work very closely together, so we put them under a common leadership
structure. Then we began to work together to identify and map out how we could both
reduce costs and improve quality, in terms of eliminating defects, delivering products on
time and making the customer happy. 

It’s been a tough, but exciting process. We’re making steady progress. More broadly, we’re
focused on ensuring our manufacturing processes around the world are lean. By lean, I mean
processes that reduce and eliminate waste across all areas. 

We have implemented a flawless launch initiative with new products that measures the 
performance of every manufacturing run prior to the start of production. During these runs,
we are measuring the performance of the production system and the quality of the products. 
This is an important part of our effort to implement continuous quality processes, analyses
and metrics throughout the company. It’s how we will generate consistent, sustainable
improvements today, tomorrow and the next day. It is an important part of our culture and
our way of doing business.

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“GETTING OUR MANUFACTURING 
OPERATIONS RIGHT IS CRITICAL TO 
OUR FUTURE.”

FRANK A. NATOLI, JR.
Vice President, Lean Manufacturing

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“THE RIGHT WAY TO IMPROVE 
CUSTOMER LOYALTY IS THROUGH 
OPEN COMMUNICATION.”

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CASSIE Z. METZGER
Director, Corporate Marketing and Brand Strategy

Diebold has always put the customer first. Over time, roadblocks got in the way. So we really
focused in 2006 on eliminating the obstacles. It was about making the right organizational
changes and opening up the lines of communication to empower people.

One of the most important things we’re doing is going directly to our customers for feedback.
We have quantitative and qualitative processes to measure satisfaction and loyalty. We’re 
asking them about our hardware, software and services, as well as our people. We use this
information to drive systemic improvements throughout the organization. And we’re giving 
this feedback immediately to the people responsible for that customer. It serves as an important
leading indicator of our business. There’s much more accountability and much more of a
cross-functional effort to solve problems quickly.

We’re taking best practices in one region and applying them to another. I’ll give you an example:
in one year, we’ve cut in half the amount of time it takes to fix ATM hardware and software
problems that were escalated to engineering. The credit goes to greater cooperation between
service, engineering and quality teams in the United States, Europe, India, Brazil and China. 

We have commitment from all our employees to improve quality and customer relationships.
We are one team with a common cause – improving customer satisfaction and loyalty.

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One of the most important trends in financial self-service is that many financial 
institutions – large and small – want to focus on banking, not on managing their ATM self-
service networks. This creates a lot of opportunity for us to move up the value-chain, 
from basic maintenance and remote monitoring to managed services to integrated services.
Today, nearly half of our total revenue comes from services.

We’ve had a lot of success with managed and integrated services in Latin America, and we
plan to leverage this expertise in other markets. In Brazil, we currently manage a network 
of more than 13,000 ATMs at approximately 2,650 sites. Customers lease the hardware and
software from us and contract for professional and maintenance services. In the United
States, we’ve also gained some traction in this area, with some banks outsourcing network
monitoring and transaction processing to us.

To capture the opportunity, we’re constantly adding to our capabilities, developing new service
offerings and packages, and customizing them to meet customers’ needs. We’re also expanding
by acquiring new capabilities that broaden and deepen our offerings. The acquisition of Eras in
2006 is one example; it strengthens our payment processing and document imaging capabilities
and is currently doing complete outsourcing for more than 50 customers.

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“DELIVERING THE RIGHT SERVICE 
FOR THE RIGHT CUSTOMER: IT’S ONE 
WAY WE’RE BUILDING VALUE.”

JOÃO ABUD, JR.
Vice President, Latin America Division

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“INTEGRATION IS THE RIGHT FOCUS 
IN THE SECURITY BUSINESS.”

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BRAD STEPHENSON
Vice President, Physical Security Group

Many people don’t realize it, but security is where Diebold started 148 years ago. Obviously,
we’ve come a long way from when the primary business was building bank vaults. Today,
security is a $775 million business for us that generates nearly 30 percent of our total revenue.

Our focus now is on delivering integrated solutions for customers – technology-driven systems
for the range of security issues: barriers to entry, alarms, event monitoring, surveillance, access
control, fire detection, identity protection and credential management are a few examples. 

Given our longstanding relationships with financial customers, most of our security revenue is
from the financial sector. We’re increasing our penetration in the government, commercial 
and retail markets as well as globalizing our security business. To support these efforts, we’re
leveraging our monitoring capabilities across all markets. Today we handle approximately
50,000 alarms per month and provide more than 31,000 sites with around-the-clock monitoring
services. We look to grow in regions where we already have a strong brand and presence, and 
see good opportunities in Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Canada, as well as the United States. 

The skill and know-how regarding systems design, project management, software integration
and complete service offerings are more important than ever as the physical and logical
security world converge. These are areas we are investing in, and our goal is to leverage our
competitive advantages and build long-term, sustainable partnerships with customers as we
continue to drive growth in this business segment.

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“MORE THAN 15,000 EMPLOYEES IN NEARLY 
90 COUNTRIES, MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, TOWARD THE RIGHT GOAL:
SATISFYING CUSTOMERS.”

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THOMAS W. SWIDARSKI
President and Chief Executive Officer

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2006 marked our 53rd consecutive annual dividend increase

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$0.56

$0.60

$0.62

$0.64

$0.66

$0.68

$0.74

$0.82

$0.86

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My fellow shareholders,

During 2006, Diebold began to execute a strategic roadmap to
strengthen our operations and build a strong foundation for our
future success.

THIS  ROADMAP  WAS  BUILT  AROUND  FIVE
priorities: increase customer loyalty, improve quality,
strengthen our supply chain, enhance communica-
tions and teamwork, and rebuild profitability. The
passion and commitment of our people in addressing
our challenges and executing our key initiatives has
been  terrific, and  the  support  and  loyalty  of our
global customer base has also been rewarding.

As a result, I’m pleased to report that, while we still
have more hard work ahead, we made significant
progress  during  the  year  in  virtually  all  areas  of
our company.

Toward that end, 2006 was about making the right
decisions for the long-term health of the company. We
took steps to improve our supply chain, streamline
critical processes, optimize manufacturing opera-
tions, enhance global enterprise resource planning,
reorganize  our  operations  and  strengthen  our 
management team. More specifically, we have:

• COMBINED PROCUREMENT, manufacturing engineer-
ing  and  production  operations  in  a  single  group
under  the  leadership  of George  Mayes, senior  vice
president, global manufacturing and supply chain,
to  ensure  these  areas  work  together  seamlessly  to
improve quality and enhance efficiency.

• REALIGNED GLOBAL MANUFACTURING, opening a new
facility in Budapest, Hungary, that began production
in the fourth quarter. At the same time, we moved
forward with the planned closure of our facility in
Cassis, France, and sold our plant in Sumter, S.C.

• ASSUMED DIRECT CONTROL over our vital information
systems. We’ve brought in house the implementa-
tion  and  support  responsibilities  for  our  global
enterprise  resource  planning  (ERP)  system  and
other IT-related functions. We also enhanced our IT
talent and leadership, adding additional expertise to
our team.

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• UNITED OUR FINANCIAL SELF-SERVICE ENGINEERING,
product management and marketing, software pro-
duct  management  and  service  functions  globally
under the leadership of Charles Ducey, senior vice
president, global development and services. This will
help  us  to  more  closely  align  our  global  product
development and service operations to deliver more
value in the products and services we provide.

• EXPANDED OUR PRESENCE in the government security
market  under  the  leadership  of Dennis  Moriarty,
senior vice president, global security division. As we
continue to grow our presence in the government,
retail  and  commercial  markets, it  is  important  to
have  a  dedicated  business  leader  overseeing  each
area. With the addition of John Stroia, vice president,
government and monitoring solutions, the team is
now complete.

• APPOINTED  NEW  MANAGEMENT to lead our interna-
tional operations. James Chen now leads all sales and
service operations in the EMEA region, in addition
to  his  previous  responsibilities  heading  our  Asia
Pacific operations. João Abud, Jr. now oversees our
sales and service operations throughout all of Latin
America, in addition to his leadership responsibilities
in Brazil.

As  you  can  see, the  pace  of change  within  our 
company is rapid, and the strategic actions we have
taken required tough decisions. In the short term,
these  changes  and  investments  have  affected  our
financial performance. But we firmly believe that we
are moving in the right direction, making the right
decisions  and  positioning  our  company  to  better
serve our customers – and our shareholders – in the
years ahead.

f i na n c i a l  st r e n g t h

As we move forward with our transformation, we 
do so from a position of relative strength. Our balance
sheet is solid and we continue to generate significant
cash  flow. Reflecting  our  financial  strength, we
increased  our  cash  dividend  by  4.9  percent  and
repurchased  approximately  3.6  million  shares 
during the year. In all, we returned $205.5 million

to shareholders during 2006 through a combination
of dividend payments and share repurchases.

We also remain strong in other key areas. Our brand
is known and trusted the world over; our customer
relationships  are  improving; our  employees  are
energized – and our core markets continue to offer
significant opportunities for growth and success.

f i na n c i a l  s e l f - s e rv i c e  s o lu t i o n s

In financial self-service, financial institutions around
the world continue to look for ways to grow revenue,
enhance efficiency and differentiate their offerings
through their retail branch and ATM networks. The
end result is growing opportunities for a range of
related software and service solutions.

To capitalize on these opportunities, we continue to
invest in our businesses, broadening and deepening
our capabilities, developing new offerings and making
targeted acquisitions.

One  particular  area  of focus  is  strengthening  our
software development capabilities. During 2006, we
made  great  strides  in  improving  the  stability  and
performance of our ATM software platform and
launched  several  new  offerings  to  enhance  our 
leadership position. Diebold’s ATM Office Suite™, a
comprehensive collection of server-based software
modules, provides best-in-class tools to manage and
enhance  the  entire  ATM  network. OpteView™
Remote  Services  enables  remote  troubleshooting
and  problem  diagnosis  for  the  service  of ATM 
networks, helping financial institutions achieve the
highest-possible uptime across their networks.

Another  area  of focus  is  expanding  our  deposit
automation strategy, including check imaging and
envelope-free currency acceptance solutions. In the
United  States  and  other  more  mature  markets,
deposit automation promises to create demand in
the coming years by financial institutions seeking
to optimize retail channels, attract new customers 
and increase efficiency. I believe we are uniquely
positioned in this area and we continue to innovate
and offer new solutions. For example, in November,

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e l e c t i o n  s yst e m s

Finally, 2006 was an important election year in the
United States and it also marked a significant step
forward for the broad acceptance of electronic voting
systems. More than 150,000 installed touch screen and
optical scan units were used in 34 states, increasing
the speed and accuracy of the voting process.

As we move forward in 2007, we will remain focused
on satisfying our customers. We will continue the
hard  work  of transforming  our  company  and
improving our business. We will continue to drive
and capture opportunities in our markets around
the world. And we will continue to work on building
value for shareholders.

In  closing, I  would  like  to  thank  our  board  of
directors, particularly John Lauer, our non-executive
chairman. The board’s insight and counsel have been
invaluable  to  me  and  our  management  team  over
this past year. I would also like to thank our customers
for  their  continued  confidence  in  Diebold, and 
our employees, whose passion and commitment are
remarkable  and  are  driving  real  progress  for  our
company. And thank you to our shareholders for
your continued support of our company.

Sincerely,

thomas w. swidarski
President and Chief Executive Officer

we introduced a working prototype of a bulk-check
imaging module. Our 15-year history of developing
and  delivering  quality  check-imaging  devices  will
enable  us  to  take  this  solution  to  market  quickly 
and successfully. In addition, our new ImageWay®
ATM software solution allows financial institutions
to  seamlessly  integrate  check  image-capturing 
functionality into their ATM networks.

We are also strengthening our services footprint and
managed services capabilities through acquisitions.
These include the purchase of Firstline Inc., an ATM
maintenance service provider operating throughout
the  U.S. West  Coast; Genpass  Service  Solutions,
LLC, a  third-party ATM  maintenance  and  service
provider in 34 states throughout the United States;
and  Eras, which  provides  processing  and  imaging
services on an outsourced basis.

s e c u r i t y  bu s i n e s s

In  addition, we  continue  to  drive  forward  with 
our  vision  to  grow  our  security  business  across 
geographic  regions  and  industries. This  dynamic
business is evolving toward an integrated physical
and  logical  security  solutions  model  –  one  in 
which  network  design, project  engineering  and
management, software  integration  and  services
create  a  competitive  advantage. We  believe  this 
evolution plays to our strengths, and we are moving
to leverage our advantages. Our focus in particular is
on  globalizing  our  security  business  through
organic  growth  and  acquisitions, leveraging  and
enhancing our expertise in the financial market and
further  penetrating  the  commercial, government
and retail markets.

During  2006, we  continued  to  make  targeted 
acquisitions to increase our scope and expand our
solutions. This includes Actcom, a leader in identi-
fication  and  enterprise  security  whose  primary
customers include U.S. federal government agencies
such as the Department of Defense, as well as state
and municipal government agencies. Internationally,
we  acquired  Bitelco, based  in  Chile, a  leading 
security company specializing in product integration,
installation, project management and service for the
financial, commercial, government and retail markets.

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FINANCIAL CONTENTS

17 Financial Highlights

18 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

26 Consolidated Financial Statements

30 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

46 Reports of Independent Registered 

Public Accounting Firm

48 Management’s Report on 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

49 Management’s Responsibility for 

Consolidated Financial Statements

49 Forward-Looking Statement Disclosure

50 Comparison of Selected Quarterly
Financial Data (Unaudited)

51 2006–2001 Selected Financial Data

52 Directors and Officers

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Diebold, Incorporated and Subsidiaries

(In thousands except ratios, employees, shareholders and per share amounts)

2006

2005

Percentage 
Change

Net sales
Operating profit
Income from continuing operations before taxes
Income from continuing operations
Net income
Diluted earnings per share
Capital expenditures
Research, development and engineering
Depreciation
Pretax profit as a percentage of net sales
Net cash provided by operating activities
Shareholders’ equity
Shareholders’ equity per share
Return on average shareholders’ equity
Cash dividends paid:

Total
Per share

Number of employees
Number of shareholders (Note A)

$2,906,232
$ 175,661
$ 124,449
86,547
$
86,547
$
1.29
$
44,277
$
70,995
$
40,385
$
4.3%
$ 250,424
$1,091,401
16.64
$
7.7%

$
$

57,408
0.86
15,451
59,047

$2,587,049 
$ 161,269
$ 138,251
82,904
$
96,746
$
1.36
$
48,454
$
60,409
$
28,349
$
5.3%
$ 102,714
$1,152,849
16.78
$
8.1%

$
$

57,770
0.82
14,603
87,011

12.3
8.9
(10.0)
4.4
(10.5)
(5.1)
(8.6)
17.5
42.5
–
143.8
(5.3)
(0.8)
–

(0.6)
4.9
5.8
(32.1)

Note A – Includes an estimated number of shareholders who have shares held for their accounts by banks, brokers, trustees, for benefit plans and the agent for the dividend 

reinvestment plan.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

OVERVIEW

The table below presents the changes in comparative financial data from 2004 to 2006. Comments on significant year-to-year fluctuations follow
the table. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear
elsewhere in this document.

2006

Percentage
of Net
Sales

Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)

Amount

2005

Percentage
of Net
Sales

Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)

Amount

2004

Percentage
of Net
Sales

Amount

$1,469,250
1,436,982

50.6
49.4

2,906,232

100.0

$1,293,419
1,293,630

50.0
50.0

2,587,049

100.0

$1,158,340
1,198,768

49.1
50.9

2,357,108

100.0

Net sales

Products
Services

Cost of sales
Products
Services

Gross profit
Selling and

1,046,617
1,149,097

2,195,714

710,518

administrative expense

463,862

Research, development

and engineering expense

Operating profit
Other income (expense) net
Minority interest

Income from continuing

operations before taxes

Taxes on income

Income from

continuing operations
Income from discontinued
operations – net of tax
Gain on sale of discontinued
operations – net of tax

Income from

discontinued operations

70,995

534,857

175,661
(44,615)
(6,597)

124,449
37,902

86,547

–

–

–

13.6
11.1

12.3

9.9
13.9

11.9

13.6

14.9

17.5

15.2

8.9
175.6
(3.4)

(10.0)
(31.5)

952,321
1,009,246

1,961,567

625,482

403,804

60,409

464,213

161,269
(16,189)
(6,829)

138,251
55,347

4.4

82,904

(100.0)

909

(100.0)

12,933

(100.0)

13,842

71.2
80.0

75.6

24.4

16.0

2.4

18.4

6.0
(1.5)
(0.2)

4.3
1.3

3.0

–

–

–

Net income

$

86,547

3.0

(10.5)

$

96,746

11.7
7.9

9.8

20.7
12.3

16.2

789,287
898,925

1,688,212

(6.5)

668,896

19.9

2.8

17.4

(41.0)
-
(11.5)

(47.9)
(33.8)

336,657

58,759

395,416

273,480
(313)
(7,718)

265,449
83,640

(54.4)

181,809

(54.3)

1,988

100.0

–

596.3

1,988

(47.4)

$ 183,797

73.6
78.0

75.8

24.2

15.6

2.3

17.9

6.2
(0.6)
(0.3)

5.3
2.1

3.2

–

0.5

0.5

3.7

68.1
75.0

71.6

28.4

14.3

2.5

16.8

11.6
– 
(0.3)

11.3 
3.5

7.7

0.1

–

0.1

7.8

Over 148 years ago, Diebold went into the business of making strong,
reliable  safes.  Diebold,  Incorporated  has  a  long  tradition  of  safe-
guarding assets and protecting investments. Today, the company is a
global  leader  in  providing  integrated  self-service  delivery  systems,
security and services to customers within the financial, government,
and retail sectors. In 2003, the company introduced Opteva®, a new
automated teller machine (ATM) line within the financial self-service
market  that  provides  a  higher  level  of  security,  convenience  and
reliability. Opteva is powered by Agilis®, which is a software platform
for financial self-service equipment that was developed by the com-
pany.  The  combination  of  Opteva  and  Agilis  provides  the  ability  for
financial institutions to customize solutions to meet their consumers’

demands  and  positively  affect  equipment  performance,  while
providing a safer ATM. The Agilis software platform gives customers
the ability to run the same software across their entire network, which
helps  contain  costs  and  improve  financial  self-service  equipment
availability.  Security  features  were  engineered  into  the  design  of
Opteva,  including  consumer  awareness  mirrors  to  discourage
shoulder  surfing  and  provide  consumers  with  increased  security
during  ATM  transactions.  Opteva  also  includes  PIN-pad  positioning
that helps maintain consumer security, a recessed fascia design, card
reader  technology  with  a  jitter  mechanism,  an  optional  ink-dye
system and an envelope depository that is designed to resist trapping.
The company’s software includes the industry’s most advanced ATM

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protection  against  viruses,  worms  and  other  cyber  security  threats.
Diebold is at the forefront in protecting ATMs from threats. The com-
pany  established  its  own  Global  Security  Task  Force  to  collect, 
analyze,  clarify  and  disseminate  news  and  information  about  ATM
fraud  and  security.  The  group  includes  employees  from  various
departments  around  the  world.  These  employees  work  to  reduce
fraud  and  to  improve  security  for  the  industry.  In  addition  to  these
advances in the company’s product line, the company has also con-
tinued to make strategic acquisitions, which have increased its pres-
ence in the security market, and in 2005, the company was awarded
a sales contract to produce lottery machines in Brazil.

The  election  systems  business  continues  to  be  a  challenge  for  the
company. A number of individuals and groups have raised concerns
about the reliability and security of the company’s election systems
products  and  services.  The  individuals  and  groups  making  these
challenges oppose the use of technology in the electoral process gen-
erally and, specifically, have filed lawsuits and taken other actions to
publicize what they view as flaws in the company’s election manage-
ment  software  and  firmware.  These  efforts  have  adversely  affected
some of the company’s relations with its election systems customers.
Despite all of these challenges, the company continues to participate
in new jurisdiction decisions to purchase voting equipment. Election
systems revenues increased in 2006 compared to 2005, representing
a combination of the recapture of delayed sales from 2004, a U.S.
presidential election year, and growth from new sales due to demand
generated by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Despite the positive
revenue  growth  in  2006,  future  delays  or  increases  in  the  costs  of
providing products and services may be encountered as a result of
possible  future  challenges,  changes  in  the  laws  and  changes  to
product  specifications,  any  of  which  may  adversely  affect  the
company’s election systems sales.

The markets the company serves are dynamic and continue to grow.
Financial  institutions  continue  to  place  increasing  strategic  impor-
tance  on  their  retail  networks.  Demand  is  increasing  for  integrated
security solutions. The company’s brand is trusted by its customers.
The company has a growing global footprint with a broad customer
base. Besides world-class products and services that offer a competi-
tive advantage, one of the key features of the company is the commit-
ment,  energy  and  knowledge  of  its  employees.  As  the  company
focuses on the future, its long-term strategic plan includes focusing
on  the  customer  to  increase  loyalty,  improving  product  and  service
quality, strengthening the supply chain, enhancing communications
through  teamwork  and  rebuilding  profitability.  The  company
announced restructuring activities in 2005 and 2006 that are in line
with long-term strategic plans including European and U.S. manufac-
turing  capacity  optimization,  realignment  of  global  research  and
development efforts, reorganization of its global information technol-
ogy operation and rationalization of product development. 

Also, the company has initiated its multi-year profit improvement plan
that targets a $100,000 reduction in the company’s cost structure by
the end of 2008. These improvements are focused on a number of
key areas including forecasting, order management, product staging,
improved  accounts  receivable  collections  and  other  elements  of 

supply chain management. As of year-end 2006, the company has
eliminated  $12,000  in  expense  from  its  2007  cost  structure.  The
company  has  also  identified  an  additional  $23,000  in  costs  that  it
intends to eliminate by the end of 2007, with the remaining $65,000
expected to be eliminated by the end of 2008. The company remains
confident with its goal of achieving a corporate operating margin of 11
to 12 percent in 2009. 

Since assuming implementation and support responsibilities for the
global  enterprise  resource  planning  (ERP)  system  and  other
IT-related functions on June 1, 2006, the company has made some
progress  addressing  stabilization  of  the  ERP  system.  The  company
hired  key  executive  management  with  considerable  experience  in
IT strategic planning, business transformation and global ERP system
implementation.  In  addition,  the  company  has  made  substantial
progress  with  the  evaluation  of  its  ERP  implementation  plan  and
global IT organization, as well as the completion of its evaluation of its
software  and  hardware  architecture.  As  a  result  of  this  completed
evaluation, the company has determined that $22,462 in previously
capitalized  ERP  costs  have  become  impaired.  The  impairment
charge was primarily a result of previous customizations made to the
software and software-related costs that have been rendered obsolete
due to adjustments in the implementation plan, process improvements
and the decision to implement a newer release of the ERP software.
The company remains committed to the ERP platform and achieving
the resulting efficiencies from an integrated global IT system.

The  company  continued  to  optimize  its  manufacturing  capacity,
including  a  restructuring  of  its  production  operations,  in  2006. 
A major component of this initiative was to establish a new manufac-
turing  operation  for  financial  self-service  terminals  and  related
components in the Eastern European region. The company identified
Budapest,  Hungary  as  the  location  for  this  production  facility  and
successfully  initiated  serial  production  at  the  facility,  producing
approximately 1,000 Opteva ATMs during the fourth quarter. Quality
levels  and  on-time  delivery  of  products  from  this  facility  met  or
exceeded  that  achieved  by  the  company’s  manufacturing  plants  in
Asia  and  North  America.  Additionally,  as  a  result  of  this  planned
restructuring,  the  company  engaged  in  the  consultation  process
required  in  order  to  close  its  existing  production  facility  located  in
Cassis,  France.  The  company  has  determined  it  has  fulfilled  its
obligation to the consultation process. As a result, the company has
ended  all  production  at  the  Cassis  plant.  On  January  8,  2007,  the
company  officially  notified  101  of  the  122  plant  employees  of
termination  of  their  employment.  On  an  interim  basis,  however, 
the company is required to keep the remaining employees to facilitate
the closure of the facility. One of the unions is legally challenging the
process and the court is expected to rule on this challenge in the first
quarter of 2007. Management remains committed to completing this
realignment as quickly as possible.

Diebold continues to refine its international operations. James Chen
now  leads  all  sales  and  service  operations  in  the  EMEA  region,  in
addition to his previous responsibilities heading the company’s Asia
Pacific operations. João Abud, Jr. now oversees our sales and service

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operations throughout all of Latin America, in addition to his leader-
ship responsibilities in Brazil. The company’s international operations
have  evolved  from  a  country-based  management  structure  to  a
regional-based  structure.  This  new  organizational  structure  will
enable the company to better serve customers in the regions by more
effectively  aligning  its  sales  and  service  structure  and  leveraging
resources across countries.

The  company  intends  the  discussion  of  its  financial  condition  and
results  of  operations  that  follows  to  provide  information  that  will
assist in understanding the financial statements, the changes in cer-
tain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and
the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how
certain  accounting  principles,  policies  and  estimates  affect  the
financial statements.

The  business  drivers  of  the  company’s  future  performance  include
several factors that include, but are not limited to:

• timing  of  a  self-service  upgrade  and/or  replacement  cycle  in

mature markets such as the United States;

• the completion of the company’s implementation of its ERP sys-

tem and other IT-related functions;

• the company’s ability to reduce costs and expenses and improve
internal  operating  efficiencies,  including  the  optimization  of  the
company’s manufacturing capacity;

• the  company’s  ability  to  successfully  implement  measures  to

improve pricing;

• variations  in  consumer  demand  for  self-service  technologies,

products and services;

• challenges  raised  about  the  reliability  and  security  of  the  com-
pany’s  election  systems  products,  including  the  risk  that  such
products will not be certified for use or will be decertified; 

• changes in laws regarding the company’s election systems prod-

ucts and services;

• potential security violations to the company’s information technol-

ogy systems; and

• the company’s ability to achieve benefits from its cost-reduction

initiatives and other strategic changes.

• high levels of deployment growth for new self-service products in

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

emerging markets such as Asia Pacific;

• demand for new service offerings, including outsourcing or oper-

ating a network of ATMs;

• demand beyond expectations for security products and services

for the financial, retail and government sectors;

• implementation  and  timeline  for  new  election  systems  in  the

United States;

• the company’s strong financial position; and

• the company’s ability to successfully integrate acquisitions.

In addition to the business drivers above, as a global operation, the
company is exposed to risks that include, but are not limited to:

• competitive pressures, including pricing pressures and technolog-

ical developments;

• changes  in  the  company’s  relationships  with  customers,  suppli-

ers, distributors and/or partners in its business ventures;

• changes in political, economic or other factors such as currency
exchange rates, inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends,
taxes and regulations and laws affecting the worldwide business in
each of the company’s operations, including Brazil, where a signif-
icant portion of the company’s revenue is derived;

• acceptance  of  the  company’s  product  and  technology  introduc-

tions in the marketplace;

• unanticipated litigation, claims or assessments; 

• the timely completion of the company’s new manufacturing opera-
tion for financial self-service terminals and related components in
the Eastern European region;

• costs  associated  with  the  planned  closure  of  the  company’s 
Cassis production facility, including the timing of related restruc-
turing charges;

Management’s  discussion  and  analysis  of  the  company’s  financial 
condition and results of operations are based upon the company’s con-
densed consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial
statements of the company are prepared in conformity with accounting
principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of  America.  The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the  periods  presented.
Management of the company uses historical information and all avail-
able  information  to  make  these  estimates  and  assumptions.  Actual
amounts could differ from these estimates and different amounts could
be reported using different assumptions and estimates.

The  company’s  significant  accounting  policies  are  described  in
Note 1  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  Management
believes  that,  of  its  significant  accounting  policies,  its  policies  con-
cerning revenue recognition, allowance for bad debts and credit risk,
inventories,  goodwill,  and  pensions  and  postretirement  benefits  are
the most critical because they are affected significantly by judgments,
assumptions  and  estimates.  Additional  information  regarding  these
policies is included below.

Revenue  Recognition  The  company’s  product  revenue  consists  of
sales of ATMs, networking software, servers, security products, lottery
and  voting  machines.  Service  revenue  consists  of  sales  of  service
contracts, installation revenue, maintenance revenue and consultation
revenue of bank branch design and security system design. Revenue
is recognized only after the earnings process is complete. For product
sales, the company determines that the earnings process is complete
when the customer has assumed risk of loss of the goods sold and all
performance  requirements  are  substantially  complete.  Election
systems  revenue  is  primarily  generated  through  sales  contracts
consisting  of  multiple  deliverable  elements  and  custom  terms  and

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conditions. Each contract is analyzed based on the multiple elements
included  within  the  contract.  The  company  determines  fair  value  of
deliverables  within  a  multiple  element  arrangement  based  on  the
prices charged when each element is sold separately. Some contracts
may contain discounts and, as such, revenue is recognized using the
residual  value  method  of  allocation  of  revenue  to  the  product  and
service  components  of  contracts.  For  service  sales,  the  earnings
process is considered complete once the service has been performed
or earned.

Allowance for Bad Debts and Credit Risk The company evaluates the
collectibility of accounts receivable based on a number of criteria. A
percentage  of  sales  is  reserved  for  uncollectible  accounts  as  sales
occur throughout the year. This percentage is based on historical loss
experience and current trends. This estimate is periodically adjusted
for  known  events  such  as  specific  customer  circumstances  and
changes  in  the  aging  of  accounts  receivable  balances.  Since  the
company’s receivable balance is concentrated primarily in the finan-
cial and government sectors, an economic downturn in these sectors
could result in higher than expected credit losses.

Inventories Domestic inventories, except for election systems, are val-
ued at the lower of cost or market applied on a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
basis. International and election systems inventories are valued using
the average cost method, which approximates FIFO. At each reporting
period, the company identifies and writes down its excess and obso-
lete  inventory  to  its  net  realizable  value  based  on  forecasted  usage,
orders  and  inventory  aging.  With  the  development  of  new  products,
the company also rationalizes its product offerings and will write down
discontinued product to the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Goodwill The company tests all existing goodwill at least annually for
impairment using the fair value approach on a “reporting unit” basis
in  accordance  with  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards
(SFAS)  No.  142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The  com-
pany’s reporting units are defined as Domestic and Canada, Brazil,
Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
and Election Systems. The company uses the discounted cash flow
method  for  determining  the  fair  value  of  its  reporting  units.  As
required by SFAS No. 142, the determination of implied fair value of
the  goodwill  for  a  particular  reporting  unit  is  the  excess  of  the  fair
value of a reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and
liabilities in the same manner as the allocation in a business combi-
nation. Implied fair value goodwill is determined as the excess of the
fair value of the reporting unit over the fair value of its assets and lia-
bilities.  The  company’s  fair  value  model  uses  inputs  such  as  esti-
mated  future  segment  performance.  The  company  uses  the  most
current  information  available  and  performs  the  annual  impairment
analysis during the fourth quarter each year. However, actual circum-
stances  could  differ  significantly  from  assumptions  and  estimates
made and could result in future goodwill impairment.

Pensions  and Postretirement Benefits Annual net periodic expense
and benefit liabilities under the company’s defined benefit plans are
determined on an actuarial basis. Assumptions used in the actuarial
calculations  have  a  significant  impact  on  plan  obligations  and
expense.  Annually,  management  and  the  investment  committee  of

the Board of Directors review the actual experience compared with
the more significant assumptions used and make adjustments to the
assumptions, if warranted. The healthcare trend rates are reviewed
with  the  actuaries  based  upon  the  results  of  their  review  of  claims
experience. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is
determined  using  the  plans’  current  asset  allocation  and  their
expected  rates  of  return  based  on  a  geometric  averaging  over
20 years. The discount rate is determined by analyzing the average
return of high-quality (i.e., AA-rated) fixed-income investments and
the  year-over-year  comparison  of  certain  widely  used  benchmark
indices  as  of  the  measurement  date.  The  rate  of  compensation
increase assumptions reflects the company’s long-term actual experi-
ence and future and near-term outlook. Pension benefits are funded
through  deposits  with  trustees.  The  market-related  value  of  plan
assets  is  calculated  under  an  adjusted  market  value  method.  The
value is determined by adjusting the fair value of assets to reflect the
investment gains and losses (i.e., the difference between the actual
investment return and the expected investment return on the market-
related value of assets) during each of the last five years at the rate of
20 percent per year. Postretirement benefits are not funded and the
company’s policy is to pay these benefits as they become due.

At the end of 2006, the company adopted SFAS No. 158,  Employers’
Accounting for Defined Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,
which changes the accounting requirements for defined benefit pen-
sion and other postretirement plans. SFAS No. 158 requires that the
company recognize the funded status of each of its plans in the con-
solidated balance sheet. As a result of the implementation of SFAS
No. 158, total assets decreased by $52,692, total liabilities increased
by $3,691 and shareholders’ equity was reduced by $35,652, after
the  effect  of  taxes.  This  change  had  no  effect  on  the  company’s
results of operations, cash flow or debt covenants, nor did it otherwise
impact the business operations of the company.

The  following  table  highlights  the  sensitivity  of  the  company’s  post-
retirement obligations and expense to changes in the healthcare cost
trend rate:

Effect on total of service and

interest cost

Effect on postretirement
benefit obligation

One-Percentage-
Point Increase

One-Percentage-
Point Decrease

$

87

$ 

(78)

$1,506 

$(1,350)

Amortization of unrecognized net gain or loss resulting from experi-
ence different from that assumed and from changes in assumptions
(excluding asset gains and losses not yet reflected in market-related
value) is included as a component of net periodic benefit cost for a
year if, as of the beginning of the year, that unrecognized net gain or
loss  exceeds  five  percent  of  the  greater  of  the  projected  benefit
obligation or the market-related value of plan assets. If amortization is
required,  the  amortization  is  that  excess  divided  by  the  average
remaining  service  period  of  participating  employees  expected  to
receive benefits under the plan.

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Based on the above assumptions, the company expects pension expense
to increase by $171 in 2007, increasing from $8,546 in 2006 to $8,717 in
2007. Changes in any of the aforementioned assumptions could result in
changes in the related retirement benefit cost and obligation.

The company’s qualified pension plans remain adequately funded as of
December 31, 2006. Voluntary contributions were made in the amount
of  $12,761  in  2006.  Pension  expense  excludes  retiree  medical
expense,  which  is  also  included  in  operating  expenses  and  was
$1,488, $1,173 and $1,468 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capital resources are obtained from income retained in the business,
borrowings under the company’s committed and uncommitted credit
facilities, long-term industrial revenue bonds, and operating and capital
leasing  arrangements.  Refer  to  Notes  7  and  8  to  the  Consolidated
Financial Statements regarding information on outstanding and avail-
able  credit  facilities  and  bonds.  The  company’s  future  commitments
relating to operating lease agreements are reflected in the table below.
Management  expects  that  cash  provided  from  operations,  available
credit, long-term debt and the use of operating leases will be sufficient
to finance planned working capital needs, investments in facilities or
equipment, and the purchase of company stock at least through 2007.
Part  of  the  company’s  growth  strategy  is  to  pursue  strategic  acquisi-
tions. The company has made acquisitions in the past and intends to
make acquisitions in the future. The company intends to finance any
future acquisitions with either cash provided from operations, borrowings
under available credit facilities, proceeds from debt or equity offerings
and/or the issuance of common shares. On March 2, 2006, the com-
pany  secured  fixed-rate  long-term  financing  of  $300,000  in  order  to
take advantage of attractive long-term interest rates.

During 2006, the company generated $250,424 in cash from operat-
ing activities, an increase of $147,710 or 143.8 percent from 2005.
Cash  flows  from  operating  activities  are  generated  primarily  from
operating income and controlling the components of working capital.
Net cash provided by operations during 2006 was positively affected

by the $81,993 decrease in accounts receivable compared with an
increase in accounts receivable of $97,075 in 2005. Cash collections
included  approximately  $18,505  of  past  due  election  receivables
from  counties  in  California.  Total  sales  increased  by  $319,183  in
2006  versus  2005,  while  days  sales  outstanding  (DSO)  decreased
six days over the same time period. DSO was 59 days at December 31,
2006 compared with 65 days at December 31, 2005. Improvements
in  DSO  occurred  in  Diebold  North  America  (DNA),  EMEA,  Latin
America  and  Elections  Systems.  The  change  in  certain  other  assets
and  liabilities  positively  affected  cash  flows  from  operations  by
$71,730 in 2006 as compared with a positive impact of $40,559 in
2005. The change in certain other assets and liabilities was primarily
the result of an increase in estimated income taxes payable.

The  company  used  $182,080  for  investing  activities  in  2006,  an
increase of $75,818 or 71.4 percent over 2005. The increase over
the prior year was largely the result of higher payments for acquisi-
tions, which increased by $34,455, moving from $27,701 in 2005 to
$62,156  in  2006.  The  company  also  had  net  payments  for  invest-
ments in 2006 of $45,152 compared to $20,829 in 2005, a $24,323
increase. These were both offset by the non-reoccurrence of proceeds
from the sale of its campus card system business in 2005.

Cash used by financing activities was $24,062 in 2006 compared to
cash provided of $27,220 in 2005, a $51,282 increase in cash used
in financing activities. The overall negative impact of cash flow from
financing  activities  was  the  result  of  decreased  net  borrowings  of
$44,136, moving from $214,541 in 2005 to $170,405 in 2006, and
an increase of $9,849 in common shares repurchased, moving from
$138,208 in 2005 to $148,057 in 2006.

On March 2, 2006, the company issued senior notes in an aggregate
principal amount of $300,000. The maturity date of the senior notes are
staggered, with $75,000, $175,000 and $50,000 becoming due in
2013, 2016 and 2018, respectively. The company used $270,000 of the
net proceeds from this offering to repay notes payable under its revolving
credit facility and used the remaining $30,000 in operations. See Note 7
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

The following table summarizes the company’s approximate obligations and commitments to make future payments under contractual obligations
as of December 31, 2006:

Operating lease obligations
Industrial development revenue bonds
Financing arrangement
Notes payable
Purchase commitments

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Less than
1 year

$75,221
–
2,409
11,324
4,386

Payment due by period

1–3 years

3–5 years

$104,662
–
–
–
5,013

$ 45,842
–
–
365,481
2,506

More than
5 years

$ 17,284
11,900
–
300,000
–

Total

$243,009
11,900
2,409
676,805
11,905

$946,028

$93,340

$109,675

$413,829

$329,184

The company has classified the operations of its former campus card
system business as a discontinued operation for 2005 and 2004 as a
result of the sale of this business on July 1, 2005. Income from dis-
continued operations net of tax in 2005 and 2004 was $13,842 and

$1,988, respectively. Included in the income from discontinued oper-
ations, net of tax in 2005 was a $12,933 gain from the sale of the
campus card system business. The following discussion and analysis
pertains to the company’s continuing operations.

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2006 Comparison with 2005

Net Sales Net sales for 2006 totaled $2,906,232 and were $319,183
or 12.3 percent higher than net sales for 2005. Financial self-service
revenue in 2006 increased by $128,165 or 7.2 percent over 2005,
primarily due to strong growth in EMEA and Latin America. Security
solutions revenue increased by $113,587 or 17.2 percent for 2006,
due  primarily  to  increases  in  the  retail,  government  and  financial
security markets as a result of growth in the market, complemented
by growth resulting from strategic acquisitions and increased market
share.  Election  systems/lottery  net  sales  of  $231,807  increased  by
$77,431  or  50.2  percent  compared  to  2005.  The  year-over-year
growth  was  related  to  both  increased  electronic  voting  equipment
revenue of $64,054 and increased Brazilian lottery systems revenue
of $13,377.

Gross Profit Gross profit for 2006 totaled $710,518 and was $85,036
or  13.6  percent  higher  than  gross  profit  for  2005.  Product  gross
margin was 28.8 percent in 2006 compared to 26.4 percent in 2005.
The increase in product gross margin was due to improved pricing
discipline in DNA, a lower cost structure and a more favorable geo-
graphic  mix  within  the  Americas  and  improved  profitability  in  the
elections  systems  business.  Product  gross  margin  was  adversely
impacted by $3,299 of restructuring charges in 2006 compared to
$13,371 of restructuring charges in 2005. Services gross margin for
2006 was 20.0 percent compared with 22.0 percent for 2005. The
decline  in  services  gross  margin  was  due  to  lower  profitability  in
EMEA  and  DNA,  service  acquisitions  that  currently  operate  below
expected gross margin levels and increased investments in customer
service  engineers  and  associated  resources  to  continue  improving
performance in targeted areas. Services gross margin was adversely
impacted by $3,959 of restructuring charges in 2006 compared to
$4,505 of restructuring charges in 2005. 

Operating Expenses Total operating expenses for 2006 were 18.4 per-
cent  of  net  sales,  up  from  17.9  percent  for  2005.  The  increase  in
operating expenses as a percentage of sales was due in part to higher
information  technology  expenses  and  professional  fees  associated
with the company’s continued enterprise resource planning and soft-
ware  implementation  project,  acquisitions,  which  carried  a  higher
operating expense as a percentage of revenues, and increased com-
pensation  costs  due  to  adopting  SFAS  No.  123(R),  which  now
requires share-based payments to be expensed. Operating expenses
were  adversely  impacted  by  $19,817  of  restructuring  charges  in
2006 compared to $18,588 of restructuring charges in 2005. In addi-
tion, in the fourth quarter of 2005, the company recorded $15,490 
in expense to reserve for an approximately $32,500 election systems
trade receivable related to two counties in California. In 2006, approx-
imately  $18,505  of  the  elections  system  trade  receivable  was 
collected and the reserve for this receivable was reduced by $1,318. 

Other  Income  (Expense)  Investment  income  for  2006  was  $19,224
and  increased  $7,059  or  58.0  percent  compared  to  2005.  The
increase  was  due  to  a  larger  investment  portfolio  in  2006.  Interest
expense  for  2006  was  $36,024  and  increased  $19,513  or  118.2
percent  compared  to  2005.  The  increase  was  a  result  of  both

higher borrowing  levels  and  higher  interest  rates  year-over-year.
Miscellaneous  expense,  net  for  2006  was  $5,353  and  decreased
$6,490  from  2005  due  primarily  to  a  decline  in  foreign  exchange
losses in 2006 compared with 2005. As discussed in Note 5 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, included in 2006 was a non-cash
charge of $22,462 related to the impairment of a portion of the costs
previously capitalized relative to the company’s ERP implementation.

Income  from  Continuing  Operations  Income  from  continuing  opera-
tions  for  2006  was  $86,547  and  increased  $3,643  or  4.4  percent
over income  from  continuing  operations  for  2005.  The  increase  was
primarily  due  to  strong  revenue  growth  and  improved  gross
margins. Also contributing to the increase was a lower effective tax rate,
which decreased to 30.5% in 2006 from 40.0% in 2005. The tax rate
was primarily lower due to a change in income mix, which favored lower
tax jurisdictions, and the successful implementation of global tax initia-
tives. For the details of the reconciliation between the U.S. statutory rate
and the company’s effective tax rate see Note 13 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.

Net  Income  Net  income  for  2006  was  $86,547  and  decreased  by
$10,199 or 10.5 percent compared to net income for 2005. Included
in the decrease in net income is the non-recurrence of income from
discontinued operations of $13,842 in 2005, which resulted from the
sale of the campus card systems business. 

Segment  Revenue  and  Operating  Profit  Summary  DNA  net  sales  of
$1,503,822  for  2006  increased  $81,652  or  5.7  percent  over  2005
net sales of $1,422,170. The increase in DNA net sales was due to
increased  revenue  from  the  security  solutions  product  and  service
offerings. Diebold International (DI) net sales of $1,170,603 for 2006
increased  by  $160,100  or  15.8  percent  over  2005  net  sales  of
$1,010,503. The increase in DI net sales was due to revenue growth
across all four reporting units, led by growth of $84,099 in EMEA and
$50,884 in Latin America. Net sales were also positively impacted by
the  year-over-year  strengthening  of  the  Brazilian  real.  Election
systems  (ES)  &  Other  net  sales  of  $231,807  for  2006  increased
$77,431 or 50.2 percent over 2005. The increase was helped by vot-
ing revenues from Brazil that increased $24,500 and U.S.-based rev-
enue  that  increased  $39,554,  as  more  jurisdictions  purchased
electronic voting equipment in order to comply with HAVA. Revenue
from lottery systems was $36,439 for 2006, an increase of $13,377
over 2005. 

DNA operating profit for 2006 decreased by $16,319 or 12.5 percent
compared to 2005. The decrease was due primarily to a higher mix of
revenue from the lower margin security business and increased serv-
ice  costs.  DI  operating  profit  for  2006  decreased  by  $16,423  or
43.8 percent  compared  to  2005.  The  decrease  was  due  to  service
pricing  pressures  in  EMEA  and  higher  restructuring  charges  of
$3,144 compared to 2005. Operating profit in ES & Other increased
by $47,134, moving from an operating loss of $6,990 in 2005 to an
operating profit of $40,144 in 2006. The increase in ES & Other oper-
ating profit was a result of higher revenue associated with the sales of
election  systems  products  and  services,  as  well  as  the  one  time
charge in 2005 related to the reserve for California receivables.

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2005 Comparison with 2004

Net Sales Net sales for 2005 totaled $2,587,049 and were $229,941
or 9.8 percent higher than net sales for 2004. Financial self-service
revenue  in  2005  increased  by  $73,855  or  4.4  percent  over  2004,
primarily  due  to  strong  growth  in  Asia  Pacific,  Brazil,  and  Latin
America, partially offset by market weakness and customer delayed
installations  in  the  North  American  market.  Security  solutions  rev-
enue increased by $91,742 or 16.1 percent for 2005, due primarily
to increases in the retail, government and financial security markets
as a result of growth in the market, complemented by growth result-
ing from strategic acquisitions and increased market share.

Election systems/lottery net sales of $154,376 increased by $64,344
or  71.5  percent  compared  to  2004.  The  increase  was  related  to
Brazilian lottery systems revenue of $23,062 and higher U.S.-based
electronic voting equipment revenue in 2005, as more localities pur-
chased equipment in order to comply with HAVA.

Gross Profit Gross profit for 2005 totaled $625,482 and was $43,414
or 6.5 percent lower than gross profit for 2004. Product gross margin
was 26.4 percent in 2005 compared to 31.9 percent in 2004. The
decline  in  product  gross  margin  was  due  to  unfavorable  sales  mix,
lower  pricing  levels  of  approximately  $16,800,  manufacturing  and
supply  chain  inefficiencies  of  $10,025,  and  higher  energy  costs  of
$600. The unfavorable sales mix was driven by a lower mix of revenue
from  the  higher-margin  North  American  regional  bank  market  and
increased security and election system revenues, which carry a lower
gross  margin.  In  addition,  included  in  product  cost  of  sales  were
$13,371 of restructuring charges, which adversely affected the prod-
uct gross margin. Services gross margin for 2005 was 22.0 percent
compared with 25.0 percent for 2004. The decline in services gross
margin was due to lower pricing levels and higher product mainte-
nance, energy and pension costs. In addition, services gross margin
was adversely affected by $4,505 of restructuring charges included
in service cost of sales in 2005.

Operating Expenses Total operating expenses for 2005 were 17.9 per-
cent  of  net  sales,  up  from  16.8  percent  for  2004.  The  increase  in
operating expenses as a percentage of sales was due in part to higher
information  technology  expenses  and  professional  fees  associated
with the company’s continued enterprise resource planning and soft-
ware  implementation  project.  The  company  also  recorded  in  the
fourth  quarter  $15,490  in  expense  to  reserve  for  an  approximately
$32,500  ES  trade  receivable  related  primarily  to  two  counties  in
California.  Also  included  in  operating  expenses  in  2005  were
$18,588 in restructuring charges that further adversely affected other
operating  expenses  as  a  percentage  of  sales.  Finally,  acquisitions
which  carried  a  higher  operating  expense  as  a  percentage  of  rev-
enues, also affected the year-over-year comparison.

Other  Income  (Expense)  Investment  income  for  2005  was  $12,165
and  decreased  $134  or  1.1  percent  over  investment  income  for
2004.  The  decrease  was  due  to  a  smaller  investment  portfolio  in
2005. Interest expense for 2005 was $16,511 and increased $5,854

or 54.9 percent compared to 2004. The increase was due to higher
borrowing  rates  and  higher  borrowing  levels  year-over-year.
Miscellaneous  expense,  net  for  2005  was  $11,843  and  increased
$9,888  from  2004.  Included  in  the  increase  in  miscellaneous
expense, net, was foreign exchange losses of $9,035. The increase in
foreign exchange loss was primarily due to the weakening of the U.S.
dollar as compared to the Brazilian real as well as a strengthening of
the U.S. dollar compared to the euro.

Income  from  Continuing  Operations  Income  from  continuing  opera-
tions for 2005 was $82,904 and decreased $98,905 or 54.4 percent
over income from continuing operations for 2004. The decrease was
primarily  due  to  lower  gross  margins,  higher  operating  expense,
increased foreign exchange losses and a higher effective tax rate in
2005. The effective tax rate for 2005 was 40.0 percent as compared
to 31.5 percent for 2004. The increase in the tax rate was primarily
attributable  to  valuation  allowances  established  in  2005  relating  to
certain international net operating losses.

Net  Income  Net  income  for  2005  was  $96,746  and  decreased  by
$87,051 or 47.4 percent over net income for 2004. Included in the
decrease in net income is the impact of the increase in the effective
tax rate during 2005 and lower income from continuing operations.

Segment  Revenue  and  Operating  Profit  Summary  DNA  net  sales  of
$1,422,170  for  2005  increased  $22,347  or  1.6  percent  over  2004
net sales of $1,399,823. The increase in DNA net sales was due to
increased  revenue  from  the  security  solutions  product  and  service
offerings which more than offset reduced financial self service prod-
uct  and  service  offerings.  DI  net  sales  of  $1,010,503  for  2005
increased  by  $143,250  or  16.5  percent  over  2004  net  sales  of
$867,253. The increase in DI net sales was attributed to strong rev-
enue growth of $34,636 in Asia Pacific and higher revenue from Latin
America of $66,950 and from EMEA of $41,664. During 2005, rev-
enue was positively impacted by the year-over-year strengthening of
the  Brazilian  real,  partially  offset  by  a  weakening  euro  and  certain
other  currencies.  ES  &  Other  net  sales  of  $154,376  for  2005
increased  $64,344  or  71.5  percent  over  2004.  The  increase  was
related to the result of higher U.S. based revenue in 2005, as more
localities purchased electronic voting equipment in order to comply
with HAVA.

DNA operating profit for 2005 decreased by $89,575 or 40.7 percent
compared  to  2004.  The  decrease  was  primarily  due  to  unfavorable
revenue mix and pricing pressure as well as restructuring charges of
$20,326 for 2005. DI operating profit for 2005 decreased by $23,359
or 38.4 percent compared to 2004. The decrease was primarily due to
sales mix and restructuring charges of $16,138 for 2005. The operat-
ing loss in ES & other decreased by $723 or 9.4 percent, moving from
$7,713 in 2004 to $6,990 in 2005. This decrease in ES & Other oper-
ating loss was a result of higher margins on products sold in 2005.

Refer to Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further
details of segment revenue and operating profit.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In  September  2006,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158
(SFAS No. 158), Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension
and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R). SFAS No. 158 requires an entity to rec-
ognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in its
statement  of  financial  position  measured  as  the  difference  between
the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation. For a pension
plan, the benefit obligation would be the projected benefit obligation;
for any other postretirement benefit plan, the benefit obligation would
be the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. The pronounce-
ment also requires disclosure of additional information in the notes to
financial statements about certain effects of net periodic benefit cost in
the subsequent fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the
actuarial gains and losses and the prior services costs and credits. The
company has adopted these requirements as of December 31, 2006. The
pronouncement also requires, for fiscal years ending after December 15,
2008, entities to recognize the actuarial gains and losses and the prior
service costs and credits that arise during the period, but are not rec-
ognized as components of net periodic benefit cost as a component of
other  comprehensive  income,  and  measure  defined  benefit  plan
assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s statement of
financial position for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The
company  is  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  the  adoption  of  the
measurement requirement on its financial statements. 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS No. 157),
Fair Value Measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning
after  November  15,  2007  and  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal
years. This statement defines fair value, establishes a fair value hier-
archy, and requires separate disclosure of fair value measurements
by level within the hierarchy. The company is currently evaluating the
impact of SFAS No. 157 on its financial statements.

In  June  2006,  the  FASB  issued  Interpretation  No.  48  (FIN  48),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109.  FIN  48  clarifies  the  recognition,  measurement,
presentation  and  disclosure  in  the  company’s  financial  statements  of
uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
Under FIN 48 uncertain tax positions are initially recognized in the finan-
cial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%
probability)  that  the  position  will  be  sustained  upon  audit  by  a  taxing
authority. Tax positions recognized are initially and subsequently meas-
ured and recorded based on the most likely outcome. FIN 48 also pro-
vides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2006. The company will disclose
the impact of adoption in its first quarter 2007 Form 10-Q. The company
has consistently recorded benefits for uncertain tax positions only if the
likelihood of success in an audit was 70% or greater. If the threshold was
met,  the  entire  benefit  was  recognized.  Uncertain  tax  positions  (i.e.,
those with a likelihood of success less than 70%) were fully reserved 
in  the  financial  statements.  Consequently,  the  company  does  not 
anticipate the adoption of FIN 48 to result in a material adjustment to

beginning of the year retained earnings as it relates to initial recognition.
The  company  is  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  the  adoption  of
FIN 48 on its financial statements.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155 (SFAS No. 155),
Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amend-
ment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. SFAS No. 155 amends
SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities,  and  SFAS  No.  140,  Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.
SFAS No.  155  resolves  issues  addressed  in  SFAS  No.  133,
Implementation  Issue  No.D1,  Application of Statement 133 to
Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. SFAS No. 155 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. The
company  is  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  the  adoption  of
SFAS No. 155 on its financial statements.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE 
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inher-
ent  in  its  international  operations  denominated  in  currencies  other
than  the  U.S.  dollar.  A  hypothetical  10  percent  unfavorable  move-
ment in the applicable foreign exchange rates would have resulted in
a decrease in 2006 and 2005 year-to-date operating profit of approxi-
mately  $8,134  and  $6,002,  respectively.  The  sensitivity  model
assumes  an  instantaneous,  parallel  shift  in  the  foreign  currency
exchange  rates.  Exchange  rates  rarely  move  in  the  same  direction.
The assumption that exchange rates change in an instantaneous or
parallel fashion may overstate the impact of changing exchange rates
on amounts denominated in a foreign currency.

The  company’s  risk-management  strategy  uses  derivative  financial
instruments such as forwards to hedge certain foreign currency expo-
sures. The intent is to offset gains and losses that occur on the under-
lying  exposures,  with  gains  and  losses  on  the  derivative  contracts
hedging these exposures. The company does not enter into deriva-
tives for trading purposes. The company’s primary exposures to for-
eign exchange risk are movements in the dollar/euro and dollar/real
rates.  There  were  no  significant  changes  in  the  company’s  foreign
exchange risks in 2006 compared with 2005.

The company manages interest rate risk with the use of variable rate
borrowings  under  its  committed  and  uncommitted  credit  facilities
and  interest  rate  swaps.  Variable  rate  borrowings  under  the  credit
facilities totaled $369,481 and $489,194 at December 31, 2006 and
2005,  respectively,  of  which  $50,000  was  effectively  converted  to
fixed rate using interest rate swaps. A one percentage point increase
or  decrease  in  interest  rates  would  have  resulted  in  an  increase  or
decrease in interest expense of approximately $2,943 and $4,850 for
2006  and  2005,  respectively.  The  company’s  primary  exposure  to
interest rate risk is movements in the LIBOR rate, which is consistent
with  prior  periods.  As  discussed  in  Note  7  to  the  Consolidated
Financial  Statements,  the  company  hedged  $200,000  of  the  fixed
rate  borrowings  under  its  private  placement  agreement,  which  was
treated as a cash flow hedge. This reduced the effective interest rate
by 14 basis points from 5.50 to 5.36 percent.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS At December 31,
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

ASSETS
Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Trade receivables, less allowances of $29,751 for 2006 and $27,216 for 2005
Inventories
Deferred income taxes
Prepaid expenses
Other current assets

Total current assets

Securities and other investments
Property, plant and equipment, at cost

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

Goodwill
Other assets

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Deferred income
Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Notes payable – long term
Pensions and other benefits
Postretirement and other benefits
Deferred income taxes
Other long-term liabilities
Minority interest
Shareholders’ equity

Preferred shares, no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares, none issued
Common shares, par value $1.25,

Authorized 125,000,000 shares, issued 75,145,662 and 74,726,031 shares, respectively
outstanding 65,595,596 and 68,721,847 shares, respectively

Additional capital
Retained earnings
Treasury shares, at cost (9,550,066 and 6,004,184 shares, respectively)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Other

Total shareholders’ equity

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

2006

2005

$ 253,814
99,571
610,893
442,804
72,537
37,019
79,043

$ 207,900
52,885
676,361
397,858
53,684
20,816
71,089

1,595,681

1,480,593

70,088
489,188
286,653

202,535
460,339
185,636

54,154
490,397
269,675

220,722
389,134
205,059

$2,514,279

$2,349,662

$

11,324
158,388
170,921
258,103

598,736

665,481
41,142
32,942
28,412
28,814
27,351

$

34,472
180,725
136,135
228,699

580,031

454,722
39,856
31,369
45,504
23,785
21,546

–

–

93,932
235,229
1,169,607
(403,098)
(4,269)
–

1,091,401

93,408
199,033
1,140,468
(256,336)
(23,437)
(287)

1,152,849

$2,514,279

$2,349,662

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Years ended December 31,
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Net sales

Products
Services

Cost of sales
Products
Services

Gross profit
Selling and administrative expense
Research, development and engineering expense

Operating profit
Other income (expense)
Investment income
Interest expense
Impairment of asset
Miscellaneous, net

Minority interest

Income from continuing operations before taxes
Taxes on income

Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations – net of tax

Net Income

Basic weighted-average number of shares
Diluted weighted-average number of shares
Basic earnings per share:

Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations
Net income

Diluted earnings per share:

Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations
Net income

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

2006

2005

2004

$1,469,250
1,436,982

$1,293,419
1,293,630

$1,158,340
1,198,768

2,906,232

2,587,049

2,357,108

1,046,617
1,149,097

2,195,714

952,321
1,009,246

1,961,567

789,287
898,925

1,688,212

710,518
463,862
70,995

534,857

175,661

19,224
(36,024)
(22,462)
(5,353)
(6,597)

124,449
37,902

86,547
–

625,482
403,804
60,409

464,213

161,269

12,165
(16,511)
–
(11,843)
(6,829)

138,251
55,347

82,904
13,842

668,896
336,657
58,759

395,416

273,480

12,299
(10,657)
–
(1,955)
(7,718)

265,449
83,640

181,809
1,988

$

86,547

$

96,746

$ 183,797

66,669
66,885

70,577
70,966

72,000
72,534

$
$
$

$
$
$

1.30
–
1.30

1.29
–
1.29

$
$
$

$
$
$

1.17
0.20
1.37

1.17
0.19
1.36

$
$
$

$
$
$

2.52
0.03
2.55

2.50
0.03
2.53

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries 
(In thousands, except share amounts)

Common Shares

Number

Par
Value

Additional
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Treasury
Shares

Compre-
hensive
Income
(Loss)

Accumulated
Other
Compre-
hensive
Loss

Other

Total

Balance, January 1, 2004

73,795,416 $92,244 $159,610 $ 970,935 $ (42,562)

$(43,055)

$(341) $1,136,831

Net income

Translation adjustment
Pensions

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Stock options exercised
Restricted shares
Performance shares
Restricted stock units
NCI acquisition
Dividends declared and paid
Treasury shares

183,797

$183,797

33,027
(710)

32,317

32,317

$216,114

302,754
5,000
200
130,014

379
6

163

11,217
259
10
6,723
1,440

(53,240)

3,127

(74,252)

183,797

33,027
(710)

11,596
396
10
6,886
4,567
(53,240)
(74,252)

131

Balance, December 31, 2004

74,233,384 $92,792 $179,259 $ 1,101,492 $ (113,687)

$(10,738)

$(210) $1,248,908

Net income

Translation adjustment
Pensions

Other comprehensive loss

Comprehensive income

Stock options exercised
Restricted shares
Restricted stock units
Performance shares
Dividends declared and paid
Treasury shares

96,746

$ 96,746

(16,053) 
3,354

(12,699)

(12,699)

$ 84,047

332,412
9,050
3,140
148,045

416
11
4
185

11,356
467
149
7,802

(57,770)

(142,649)

96,746

(16,053)
3,354

11,772
401
153
7,987
(57,770)
(142,649)

(77)

Balance, December 31, 2005

74,726,031 $93,408 $199,033 $1,140,468 $(256,336)

$(23,437)

$(287) $1,152,849

Net income

Translation adjustment
Pensions

Other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income

Stock options exercised
Restricted stock units issued
Performance shares issued
Other share-based compensation
SFAS 123(R) reclass
SFAS 158 adoption, net
Share-based 

compensation expense

Colombia acquisition
DIMS acquisition
Dividends declared and paid
Treasury shares

86,547

$86,547

56,168
(1,348)

54,820

54,820

$141,367

336,085
4,635
5,800
73,111

420
6
7
91

11,902
(6)
(7)
1,881
6,143

15,431
816
36

(57,408)

2,592
905

(150,259)

287

(35,652)

86,547

56,168
(1,348)

12,322
–
–
1,972
6,430
(35,652)

15,431
3,408
941
(57,408)
(150,259)

Balance, December 31, 2006

75,145,662 $93,932 $235,229 $1,169,607 $(403,098)

$ (4,269)

$ 

– $1,091,401

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Years ended December 31,
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries
(In thousands)

Cash flow from operating activities:

Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash

provided by operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations
Minority interest
Depreciation and amortization
Share-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Impairment of asset
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
(Gain) Loss on sale of assets, net
Cash provided (used) by changes in certain assets and liabilities:

Trade receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses
Other current assets
Accounts payable
Certain other assets and liabilities

Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities:

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from maturities of investments
Payments for purchases of investments
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Capital expenditures
Increase in certain other assets

Net cash used by investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities:

Dividends paid
Notes payable borrowings
Notes payable repayments
Distribution of affiliates’ earnings to minority interest holder
Issuance of common shares
Repurchase of common shares

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

2006

2005

2004

$ 

86,547

$

96,746

$ 183,797

–
6,597
69,810
15,431
(38,388)
22,462
–
(287)

81,993
(24,768)
(15,064)
4,157
(29,796)
71,730

(909)
6,829
54,711
(2,444)
10,063
–
(20,290)
5,327

(97,075)
(16,181)
1,860
(15,982)
39,500
40,559

(1,988)
7,718
58,596
10,028
28,486
–
–
412

2,293
(47,081)
(6,402)
(407)
17,321
(31,163)

250,424

102,714

221,610

–
(62,156)
81,735
(126,887)
6,442
(44,277)
(36,937)

(182,080)

(57,408)
1,680,475
(1,510,070)
(718)
11,716
(148,057)

(24,062)

1,632
45,914
207,900

29,350
(27,701)
40,178
(61,007)
–
(48,454)
(38,628)

–
(62,224)
12,418
(40,157)
–
(50,200)
(33,111)

(106,262)

(173,274)

(57,770)
1,184,746
(970,205)
(805)
9,462
(138,208)

27,220

183
23,855
184,045

(53,240)
917,632
(837,944)
(540)
8,418
(71,897)

(37,571)

3,329
14,094
169,951

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

$  253,814

$ 207,900

$ 184,045

Cash paid for:

Income taxes
Interest

Significant noncash items:

Issuance of treasury shares for NCI acquisition
Issuance of treasury shares for Colombia acquisition
Issuance of treasury shares for DIMS acquisition

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

$

$

43,065
33,235

–
3,408
941

$

$

59,803
16,274

–
–
–

$  85,893
10,430

$  4,567
–
–

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share amounts and as noted)

NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles  of  Consolidation  The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements
include  the  accounts  of  the  company  and  its  wholly  and  majority
owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and trans-
actions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conform-
ity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of  America  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assump-
tions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and 
disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  date  of  the
Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of rev-
enues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.

Basis of Presentation The company changed its method of accounting
for rotable spares used in its service business in 2006. The previous
accounting  method  incorrectly  classified  rotable  spares  as  long-lived
assets and depreciated the parts over their estimated useful life. The
company’s new method of accounting is to classify rotable spares within
inventories and to expense the cost of the parts in the period that they
are used. In addition, rotable spares expenditures, which were previ-
ously included as part of Cash flows from investing activities, are now
included within Cash flows from operating activitieson the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows. The impact of this correction is not material
to income from operations, net income or earnings per share and as
such the company has presented this correction as an immaterial revi-
sion of its financial statements consistent with the discussion of such
matters within Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108. As a result of applying
this  correction,  net  rotable  spares  of  $53,697  and  $56,244  are  now
classified within inventories at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respec-
tively. Rotable spares expenditures of $14,749, $14,151 and $11,038
are  now  included  within Cash flows from operating activities for  the
years  ended  December  31,  2006,  2005  and  2004,  respectively.  In
addition, the related deferred income tax assets and deferred income
tax  liabilities  were  reduced  by  $2,356  and  $3,531  at  December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively.

Reclassifications The  company  has  reclassified  the  presentation  of
certain prior-year information to conform to the current presentation,
including the above change in rotable spares.

Statements  of  Cash  Flows  For  the  purpose  of  the  Consolidated
Statements  of  Cash  Flows,  the  company  considers  all  highly  liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time
of purchase to be cash equivalents.

International Operations The financial statements of the company’s
international operations are measured using local currencies as their
functional  currencies,  with  the  exception  of  Venezuela,  Argentina,
Barbados and Ecuador, which are measured using the U.S. dollar as
their functional currency. The company translates the assets and lia-
bilities of its non-U.S. subsidiaries at the exchange rates in effect at
year-end and the results of operations at the average rate throughout
the year. The translation adjustments are recorded directly as a sepa-
rate component of shareholders’ equity, while transaction gains (losses)
are  included  in  net  income.  Sales  to  customers  outside  the  United

States approximated 46.4 percent of net sales in 2006, 42.0 percent
of net sales in 2005 and 39.7 percent of net sales in 2004.

Financial Instruments The carrying amount of financial instruments,
including cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and accounts
payable, approximated their fair value as of December 31, 2006 and
2005 because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments.

Revenue  Recognition  The  company’s  revenue  recognition  policy  is
consistent with the requirements of Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software Revenue Recognition and  Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  104
(SAB 104). In general, the company records revenue when it is realized,
or realizable and earned. The company considers revenue to be real-
ized or realizable and earned when the following revenue recognition
requirements are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
which is a customer contract; the products or services have been pro-
vided to the customer; the sales price is fixed or determinable within
the contract; and collectibility is probable. The sales of the company’s
products do not require production, modification or customization of
the hardware or software after it is shipped.

The company offers the following product groups and related services:

Self-Service Products Self-service products pertain to ATMs. Included
within the ATM is software, which operates the ATM. The related soft-
ware is considered an integral part of the equipment since without it,
the  equipment  cannot  function.  Revenue  is  recognized  in  accor-
dance  with  Statement  of  Position  (SOP)  97-2,  Software Revenue
Recognition. The company also provides service contracts on ATMs.

Service contracts typically cover a 12-month period and can begin at
any  given  month  during  the  year  after  the  standard  90-day  warranty
period expires. The service provided under warranty is significantly lim-
ited as compared to those offered under service contracts. Further, war-
ranty is not considered a separate element of the sale. The company’s
warranties  cover  only  replacement  of  parts  inclusive  of  labor.  Service
contracts are tailored to meet the individual needs of each customer.
Service  contracts  provide  additional  services  beyond  those  covered
under the warranty, and usually include preventative maintenance serv-
ice, cleaning, supplies stocking and cash handling all of which are not
essential to the functionality of the equipment. For sales of service con-
tracts, where the service contract is the only element of the sale, revenue
is recognized ratably over the life of the contract period. In contracts that
involve multiple-element arrangements, amounts deferred for services
are determined based upon vendor specific objective evidence of the
fair  value  of  the  elements  as  prescribed  in  SOP  97-2.  The  company
determines fair value of deliverables within a multiple element arrange-
ment based on the price charged when each element is sold separately.

Physical  Security  and  Facility  Products  The  company’s  Physical
Security  and  Facility  Products  division  designs  and  manufactures
several of the company’s financial service solutions offerings, including
the  RemoteTeller™  System  (RTS).  The  business  unit  also  develops
vaults,  safe  deposit  boxes  and  safes,  drive-up  banking  equipment
and a host of other banking facilities products. Revenue on sales of
the products described above is recognized when the four revenue
recognition requirements of SAB 104 have been met.

Election  Systems  The  company,  through  its  wholly  owned  sub-
sidiaries,  Diebold  Election  Systems,  Inc.  (DESI)  and  Amazonia

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Industria Eletronica S.A. Procomp, offers electronic voting systems.
Election  systems  revenue  consists  of  election  equipment,  software,
training, support, installation and maintenance. The election equip-
ment and software components are included in product revenue. The
training,  support,  installation  and  maintenance  components  are
included in service revenue. The election systems contracts contain
multiple  deliverable  elements  and  custom  terms  and  conditions.
Revenue on election systems contracts is recognized in accordance
with SOP 97-2. The company recognizes revenue for delivered ele-
ments only when the fair values of undelivered elements are known,
uncertainties regarding customer acceptance are resolved and there
are no customer-negotiated refund or return rights affecting the rev-
enue  recognized  for  delivered  elements.  The  company  determines
fair  value  of  deliverables  within  a  multiple  element  arrangement
based  on  the  price  charged  when  each  element  is  sold  separately.
Some  contracts  may  contain  discounts  and,  as  such,  revenue  is
recognized using the residual value method of allocation of revenue
to the product and service components of contracts.

Integrated  Security  Solutions  Diebold  Integrated  Security  Solutions
provides  global  sales,  service,  installation,  project  management  and
monitoring  of  original  equipment  manufacturer  (OEM)  electronic 
security  products  to  financial,  government,  retail  and  commercial 
customers. These solutions provide the company’s customers a single-
source  solution  to  their  electronic  security  needs.  Revenue  is  recog-
nized in accordance with SAB 104. Revenue on sales of the products
described above is recognized upon shipment, installation or customer
acceptance of the product as defined in the customer contract. In con-
tracts  that  involve  multiple-element  arrangements,  amounts  deferred
for services are determined based upon vendor specific objective evi-
dence of the fair value of the elements as prescribed in EITF 00-21,
Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.

Software Solutions and Services The company offers software solu-
tions  consisting  of  multiple  applications  that  process  events  and
transactions (networking software) along with the related server. Sales
of networking software represent software solutions to customers that
allow them to network various different vendors’ ATMs onto one net-
work and revenue is recognized in accordance with SOP 97-2.

Included  within  service  revenue  is  revenue  from  software  support
agreements, which are typically 12 months in duration and pertain to
networking software. For sales of software support agreements, where
the agreement is the only element of the sale, revenue is recognized
ratably over the life of the contract period. In contracts that involve
multiple-element  arrangements,  amounts  deferred  for  support  are
determined based upon vendor specific objective evidence of the fair
value of the elements as prescribed in SOP 97-2.

Depreciation  and  Amortization  Depreciation  of  property,  plant  and
equipment  is  computed  using  the  straight-line  method  for  financial
statement purposes. Accelerated methods of depreciation are used for
federal income tax purposes. Amortization of leasehold improvements
is based upon the shorter of original terms of the lease or life of the
improvement. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

Shipping and Handling Costs The company recognizes shipping and
handling fees billed when products are shipped or delivered to a cus-
tomer,  and  includes  such  amounts  in  net  sales.  Third  party  freight
payments are recorded in cost of sales.

Advertising  Costs  Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total
advertising  costs  charged  to  expense  were  $13,525,  $12,725  and
$12,557 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Share-Based  Compensation  As  of  January  1,  2006,  the  company
adopted  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  (SFAS)
No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (SFAS No. 123(R)),
which requires companies to recognize in the statement of income
the  grant-date  fair  value  of  stock  awards  issued  to  employees  and
directors. The company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified
prospective  transition  method.  In  accordance  with  the  modified
prospective transition method, the company’s financial statements for
prior  periods  have  not  been  restated  to  reflect  the  impact  of
SFAS No. 123(R).  The  company  elected  the  short-cut  method  for
determining the historical pool of windfall tax benefits. 

Prior  to  the  adoption  of  SFAS  No.  123(R),  the  company  applied
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25), Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations to account
for awards of share-based compensation granted to employees.

Earnings per Share Basic earnings per share are computed by divid-
ing  income  available  to  common  shareholders  by  the  weighted-
average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  for  the  period.
Diluted  earnings  per  share  reflect  the  potential  dilution  that  could
occur if common stock equivalents were exercised and then shared
in the earnings of the company.

Trade Receivables The concentration of credit risk in the company’s
trade receivables with respect to financial and government sectors is
substantially  mitigated  by  the  company’s  credit  evaluation  process
and  the  geographical  dispersion  of  sales  transactions  from  a  large
number of individual customers. The company maintains allowances
for potential credit losses, and such losses have been minimal and
within  management’s  expectations  except  for  a  2005  expense  of
$15,490  to  reserve  for  an  approximate  $32,500  election  systems
trade  receivable  related  primarily  to  two  counties  in  California.
Approximately $18,505 of this election systems trade receivable has
been  collected  in  2006,  and  no  other  significant  customer-specific
reserve was necessary in 2006 for any trade receivables. The allowance
for doubtful accounts is estimated based on various factors including rev-
enue, historical credit losses, current trends and changes in the aging
of trade receivable balances and specific customer circumstances.

Inventories Domestic inventories, except for election systems, are val-
ued at the lower of cost or market applied on a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
basis. International and election systems inventories are valued using
the average cost method, which approximates FIFO. At each report-
ing  period,  the  company  identifies  and  writes  down  its  excess  and
obsolete inventory to its net realizable value based on forecasted usage,
orders and inventory aging. With the development of new products,
the company also rationalizes its product offerings and will write down
discontinued product to the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Other Assets Included in other assets are net capitalized computer soft-
ware development costs of $36,924 and $30,841 as of December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. Amortization expense on capitalized soft-
ware was $11,500, $11,417 and $10,039 for 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively.  Other  long-term  assets  also  consist  of  pension  assets,

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finance  receivables,  tooling,  investment  in  service  contracts  and  cus-
tomer  demonstration  equipment.  Where  applicable,  other  assets  are
stated at cost and, if applicable, are amortized ratably over the relevant
contract period or the estimated life of the assets of three to five years.

Goodwill Goodwill is the cost in excess of the net assets of acquired
businesses. These assets are stated at cost and, effective January 1,
2002, are not amortized, but evaluated at least annually for impair-
ment, in accordance with SFAS No. 142 (SFAS No. 142), Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets.  SFAS  No.  142  establishes  accounting
and  reporting  standards  for  acquired  goodwill  and  other  intangible
assets in that goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite
useful  lives  will  not  be  amortized  but  rather  will  be  tested  at  least
annually for impairment. Intangible assets that have finite useful lives
will continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Under SFAS No. 142, the company is required to test all existing good-
will for impairment on a “reporting unit” basis. The reporting units were
determined on a geographical basis that combines two or more compo-
nent-level  reporting  units  with  similar  economic  characteristics  within 
a  single  reporting  unit.  A  fair-value  approach  is  used  to  test  goodwill 
for impairment. The company uses the discounted cash flow method for
determining the fair value of its reporting units. As required by SFAS No.
142, the determination of implied fair value of the goodwill for a particu-
lar reporting unit is the excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over 
the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities in the same manner as
the allocation in a business combination. Implied fair value goodwill is
determined as the excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the
assets and liabilities. When available and as appropriate, comparative
market  multiples  were  used  to  corroborate  results  of  the  discounted
cash flows. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount, if any,
by which the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
The annual impairment tests were performed as of November 30, 2006,
2005 and 2004 and resulted in no impairment charges.

The  changes  in  carrying  amount  of  goodwill  for  the  years  ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

Taxes on Income In accordance with SFAS No. 109, deferred taxes
are provided on an asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax
assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and oper-
ating loss carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for
taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will
not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the
effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

Deferred Income Deferred income is largely related to service contracts
and  deferred  installation  revenue.  Service  contract  revenue  may  be
billed in advance of the service period. Service contract revenue is rec-
ognized as it is earned on a straight-line basis over the contract period.

Comprehensive Income (Loss) The company displays comprehensive
income (loss) in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
and accumulated other comprehensive loss separately from retained
earnings and additional capital in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
and Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. Items considered to be other
comprehensive income (loss) include adjustments made for foreign
currency translation (under SFAS No. 52) and pensions (under SFAS
No. 87 and No. 158).

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:

Translation adjustment
Pensions less accumulated

taxes of $(23,073), $(1,572)
and $(3,541), respectively

2006

2005

2004

$ 37,333 $(18,835) $ (2,783)

(41,602)

(4,602)

(7,955)

$ (4,269) $(23,437) $(10,738)

Translation  Adjustments  Are  Not  Booked  Net  of  Tax.  Those adjust-
ments are accounted for under the indefinite reversal criterion of APB
Opinion No. 23, Accounting for Income Taxes – Special Areas.

DNA

DI

ES & Other

Total

NOTE 2: SECURITIZATIONS

Balance at 

January 1, 2005
Goodwill of acquired
businesses & 
purchase accounting
adjustments
Currency translation
adjustment

Balance at

$80,798 $285,209

$46,618 $412,625

(16,628)

3,843

70

(10,776)

–

–

(12,785)

(10,706)

December 31, 2005 $64,240 $278,276

$46,618 $389,134

Goodwill of acquired
businesses & 
purchase accounting
adjustments
Currency translation
adjustment

Balance at 

34,483

10,226

1,816

46,525

(5)

24,685

–

24,680

December 31, 2006 $98,718 $313,187

$48,434  $460,339

In 2001, the company entered into a securitization agreement, which
involved the sale of a pool of its lease receivables to a wholly owned,
unconsolidated,  qualified  special  purpose  subsidiary,  DCC  Funding
LLC  (DCCF).  One  of  the  conditions  set  forth  in  the  securitization
agreement between DCCF and the conduit was that the composition
of the pool of securitized lease receivables represent only customers
with  an  AA  credit  rating  or  higher.  The  pool  of  lease  receivables
included  within  the  securitized  program  consisted  primarily  of  one
large customer with such a credit rating. During the third quarter of
2004, this customer, with approval from the conduit, elected to trans-
fer its leasing rights to another entity. This other entity had a credit
rating of less than the required rating to remain securitized in accor-
dance with the securitization agreement, which led to the termination
of the securitization agreement. During 2004, as a result of the termi-
nation,  the  balance  of  the  securitized  pool  of  lease  receivables  of

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$35,905  was  recorded  on  the  company’s  Consolidated  Financial
Statements and the 364-day facility agreement balance of $28,973
that funded the securitization was repaid.

The company did not initiate any unilateral right to cause the termina-
tion  of  the  securitization,  nor  did  the  company  have  the  unilateral
ability to cause DCCF to liquidate or change DCCF.

The following schedule represents the activity pertaining to the secu-
ritization for the year ended December 31, 2004:

Proceeds:
Securitizations
Payments to DCCF

Net securitization payments*

Cash received from DCCF*

2004

$
–
(37,639)

$(37,639)

$ 10,726

*Included as part of the change in certain other assets and liabilities within the oper-

ating activities section of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

NOTE 3: INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The marketable debt and equity securities are stated at fair value. The
fair value of securities and other investments is estimated on quoted
market  prices.  The  company’s  long-term  investment  securities  con-
sisted of the cash surrender value of insurance contracts of $57,510
and $54,154 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and
other  investments  of  $12,578  and  $0  at  December  31,  2006  and
2005, respectively. The company’s short-term investments consisted of
certificates of deposit of $99,571 and $52,885 at December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively, and are stated at cost basis, which equaled the
fair value of the investments due to their short-term nature.

NOTE 4: INVENTORIES

Major classes of inventories at December 31 are summarized as follows:

Finished goods
Service parts
Work in process
Raw materials

2006

2005

$119,466  $ 90,484
140,508
126,247
40,619

152,066
128,983
42,289

$442,804 $397,858

NOTE 5: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

The following is a summary of property, plant and equipment, at cost
less accumulated depreciation, at December 31:

Land and land improvements
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Leasehold improvements
Construction in progress

Less accumulated depreciation

2006

2005

$  6,861 $  8,287
74,094
281,097
13,910
113,009

70,810
384,876
16,467
10,174

$ 489,188 $ 490,397
(286,653) (269,675)

$ 202,535 $ 220,722

During the fourth quarter of 2006, the company hired key executive
management with considerable experience in information technology
(IT) strategic planning, business transformation and global ERP sys-
tem  implementation.  In  addition,  the  company  made  substantial
progress related to an evaluation of its ERP implementation plan and
global  IT  organization  and  completed  an  evaluation  of  the  software
and hardware architecture. As a result of this completed evaluation,
the  company  determined  that  approximately  $22,462  of  previously
capitalized ERP costs, net of $1,063 accumulated depreciation, were
impaired. The impairment charge is primarily a result of previous cus-
tomizations made to the software and software related costs that have
been  rendered  obsolete  due  to  adjustments  in  the  implementation
plan,  process  improvements,  and  the  decision  to  implement  a  newer
release of the ERP software. The capitalized costs associated with this
ERP system of $82,260 are included within the company’s DNA seg-
ment and within machinery and equipment at December 31, 2006.
At December 31, 2005, costs of $103,794 associated with ERP soft-
ware are included within construction in progress. 

During 2006, 2005, and 2004, depreciation expense, computed on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets,
was $40,385, $28,349 and $37,052, respectively.

NOTE 6: FINANCE RECEIVABLES

The  components  of  finance  receivables  for  the  net  investment  in
sales-type leases are as follows:

Service parts includes rotable spares previously classified as property,
plant and equipment.

Total minimum lease receivable
Estimated unguaranteed residual values

Less:

Unearned interest income
Unearned residuals

2006

2005

$28,618
2,142

$32,649
2,629

30,760

35,278

(2,163)
(414)

(2,435)
(415)

(2,577)

(2,850)

$28,183

$32,428

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Future minimum lease receivables due from customers under sales-
type leases as of December 31, 2006 are as follows:

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter

NOTE 7: DEBT

$10,152
8,409
5,258
4,288
511
–

$28,618

The notes payable balances as of December 31 were as follows:

Notes payable – current:

Revolving foreign currency loans1
Revolving U.S. dollar loans

2006

2005

$ 7,263  $ 9,376
25,096

4,061

$11,324

$34,472

The  amount  of  committed  loans  at  December  31,  2006  that
remained available was $55,000 and €58,720 ($77,504 translated).
In  addition  to  the  committed  lines  of  credit,  $61,000,  37,000
Brazilian  real  ($17,325  translated),  and  263,000  Indian  rupees
($5,942 translated) in uncommitted lines of credit were available as
of December 31, 2006.

The average rate on the bank credit lines was 4.81 percent, 3.45 per-
cent and 2.29 percent for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005
and 2004, respectively. Interest on financing charged to expense for
the years ended December 31 was $34,883, $12,874 and $9,000 for
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The  company’s  financing  agreements  contain  various  restrictive
covenants, including net debt to capitalization and interest coverage
ratios. As of December 31, 2006, the company was in compliance
with all restrictive covenants.

NOTE 8: OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Included in other long-term liabilities are bonds payable and a financing
agreement. Bonds payable at December 31 consisted of the following:

2006

2005

2006

2005

due January 1, 2017

$ 4,400

$ 5,800

Industrial Development Revenue Bond

Notes payable – long term:
Revolving euro loans2
Revolving U.S. dollar loans

$120,481 $ 154,722
300,000

545,000

$665,481 $ 454,722

1 INR 175,978 borrowings and other foreign currency loans translated at the appli-

cable December 31, 2006 spot rate; INR 396,000 borrowings and other foreign

currency loans translated at the applicable December 31, 2005 spot rate. 

2 €91,280 borrowing translated at the applicable December 31, 2006 spot rate;
€130,578 borrowing translated at the applicable December 31, 2005 spot rate.

The company has a credit facility with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
with borrowing limits of $300,000 and €150,000. In 2005, the com-
pany amended its credit facility. Under the terms of the facility agree-
ment, the company has the ability to increase the borrowing limits an
additional $150,000. This facility expires on April 27, 2010.

In  March  2006,  the  company  issued  senior  notes  in  an  aggregate
principal amount of $300,000 with a weighted-average fixed interest
rate of 5.50 percent. The maturity dates of the senior notes are stag-
gered, with $75,000, $175,000 and $50,000 becoming due in 2013,
2016 and 2018, respectively. There are various covenants governing
the senior notes, less restrictive than those that govern the company’s
existing  revolving  credit  facility.  Additionally,  the  company  entered
into a derivative transaction to hedge interest rate risk on $200,000 of
the  senior  notes,  which  was  treated  as  a  cash  flow  hedge.  This
reduced  the  effective  interest  rate  by  14  basis  points  from  5.50  to
5.36 percent. The company used $270,000 of the net proceeds from
the senior notes to reduce the outstanding balance under its revolving
credit facility, which has a variable interest rate. 

Industrial Development Revenue Bond

due June 1, 2017

Long-term bonds payable

7,500

7,500

$11,900

$13,300

In 1997, industrial development revenue bonds were issued on behalf of
the company. The proceeds from the bond issuances were used to con-
struct new manufacturing facilities in the United States. The company
guaranteed  the  payments  of  principal  and  interest  on  the  bonds  by
obtaining  letters  of  credit.  Each  industrial  development  revenue  bond
carries a variable interest rate, which is reset weekly by the remarketing
agents. The average rate on the bonds was 3.55 percent, 2.56 percent
and 1.37 percent for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and
2004,  respectively.  Interest  on  the  industrial  development  revenue
bonds  charged  to  expense  for  the  years  ended  December  31  was 
$432,  $324  and  $176  for  2006,  2005  and  2004,  respectively.  As  of
December 31,  2006,  the  company  was  in  compliance  with  the
covenants  of  its  loan  agreements  and  believes  the  covenants  will  not
restrict its future operations.

A financing agreement was entered into in July 2002 with Fleet Business
Credit, LLC in order to finance the purchase of an enterprise resource
planning system. The financing agreement was for $24,862, payable in
quarterly installments of $1,225, which includes interest at 5.75 percent
and  service  fees  through  May  2007.  The  outstanding  balance  of  the
financing agreement was $2,409 and $7,023 as of December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively. Interest paid related to the financing agreement
was $284, $541 and $784 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

NOTE 9: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Dividends On the basis of amounts declared and paid, the annualized
quarterly dividends per share were $0.86, $0.82 and $0.74 in 2006,
2005 and 2004, respectively.

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Employee Share-Based Compensation Stock options, restricted stock
units  (RSUs),  restricted  shares  and  performance  shares  have  been
issued to officers and other management employees under the com-
pany’s 1991 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated (1991 Plan). The stock options generally vest over a four- or
five-year  period  and  have  a  maturity  of  ten  years  from  the  issuance
date. Option exercise prices equal the fair market value of the common
stock on the date of grant. RSUs provide for the issuance of a share of
the company’s common stock at no cost to the holder and generally
vest after three to seven years with no partial vesting. During the vesting
period, employees are paid the cash equivalent of dividends on RSUs.
Unvested  RSUs  are  forfeited  upon  termination  unless  the  Board  of
Directors determines otherwise. Restricted share grants are subject to
forfeiture  under  certain  conditions  and  have  a  three-year  vesting
period. Performance shares are granted based on certain management
objectives, as determined by the Board of Directors each year. Each
performance share earned entitles the holder to one common share.
The performance share objectives are generally calculated over a three-
year period and no shares are granted unless certain threshold man-
agement objectives are met. To cover the exercise and/or vesting of its
share-based payments, the company generally issues new shares from
its  authorized,  unissued  share  pool.  The  number  of  common  shares
that  may  be  issued  pursuant  to  the  1991  Plan  was  4,191  of  which
1,158 shares were available for issuance at December 31, 2006.

Effective  January  1,  2006,  the  company  adopted  SFAS  No.  123(R),
which requires the company to recognize costs resulting from all share-
based payment transactions in the financial statements, including stock
options, RSUs, restricted shares and performance shares, based on the
fair market value of the award as of the grant date. SFAS No. 123(R)
supersedes SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS 123), and APB 25. The company has adopted SFAS No. 123(R)
using the modified prospective application method of adoption, which
requires the company to record compensation cost related to unvested
stock awards as of December 31, 2005 by recognizing the unamortized
grant date fair value of these awards over the remaining requisite periods
of those awards with no change in historical reported earnings. Awards
granted after December 31, 2005 are valued at fair value in accordance
with provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) and recognized on a straight-line
basis over the requisite periods of each award. The company estimated
forfeiture  rates  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2006  based  on  its
historical experience.

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 123(R), the company’s net income
was  lower  for  year  ended  December  31,  2006  by  $5,707  (net  of
$2,505 tax benefit), than if the company had continued to account
for  share-based  compensation  under  APB  25.  The  impact  on  both
basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31,
2006 was $0.09 per share. The impact on cash flow from financing
activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was not material in
relation to the company’s financial statements. 

Prior to 2006, the company accounted for stock-based compensation in
accordance with APB 25 using the intrinsic value method, which did not
require that compensation cost be recognized for the company’s stock
options provided the option exercise price was not below the common
stock  fair  market  value  on  the  date  of  grant.  Under  APB  25,  the

company was required to record expense over the vesting period for the
value of RSUs, restricted shares and performance shares granted. Prior
to 2006, the company provided pro forma disclosure amounts in accor-
dance with SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation–
Transition and Disclosure, as if the fair value method defined by SFAS
No. 123 was applied to its share-based compensation. 

The estimated fair value of the options granted during 2006 and prior
years was calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
following  summarizes  the  assumptions  used  in  the  Black-Scholes
model for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:

Expected life (in years)

Weighted-average volatility

2006

3–6

33%

2005

4–6

30%

2004

4–6

38%

Risk-free interest rate

4.55–5.11% 3.54–4.46% 2.63–3.68%

Expected dividend yield

1.58–1.63% 1.59–1.63% 1.50–1.73%

The Black-Scholes model incorporates assumptions to value share-
based awards. The risk-free rate of interest for periods within the con-
tractual life of the option is based on a zero-coupon U.S. government
instrument  over  the  contractual  term  of  the  equity  instrument.
Expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the price of the
company’s common stock. The company generally uses the midpoint
of the life of the grant to estimate option exercise timing within the val-
uation  model.  This  methodology  is  not  materially  different  from  the
company’s  historical  data  on  exercise  timing.  Separate  groups  of
employees that have similar historical exercise behavior with regard to
option exercise timing and forfeiture rates are considered separately
for valuation and attribution purposes. 

Pro  forma  net  income  as  if  the  fair  value  based  method  had  been
applied to all awards is as follows:

Net income as reported
Add: Share-based compensation 

programs recorded as expense, 
net of tax

Deduct: Total share-based employee 

compensation expense determined 
under fair value based method for all 
awards, net of tax
Pro forma net income*
Earnings per share:

Basic – as reported
Basic – pro forma
Diluted – as reported
Diluted – pro forma

2005

2004

$96,746 $183,797 

(1,466)

6,869

$ 4,561 $ 11,513 
$90,719 $179,153

$ 1.37 $
$ 1.29 $
$ 1.36 $
$ 1.28 $

2.55 
2.49
2.53
2.47

*Prior to January 1, 2006, any remaining unrecognized compensation cost was acceler-

ated  immediately  upon  the  grantee’s  retirement.  SFAS No.  123(R)  requires  that 

compensation cost be recognized over the shorter of the requisite service period or

retirement eligible date for share-based awards granted subsequent to December 31,

2005. In 2006, the company recognized compensation cost of $2,164 on share-based

awards granted prior to January 1, 2006 that would not have been recognized had the

retirement eligible requirements of SFAS 123(R) been applied to those awards.

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As  of  December  31,  2006,  unrecognized  compensation  cost  of
$7,406 for stock options, $5,711 for RSUs, $100 for restricted shares
and  $4,938  for  performance  shares  is  expected  to  be  recognized 
over  a  weighted-average  period  of  approximately  1.8,  2.9,  1.1  and
1.1 years, respectively. 

Share-based compensation was recognized as a component of sell-
ing,  general  and  administrative  expenses.  The  accrual  for  perform-
ance  share  grants  was  reduced  in  2005  based  on  the  unfavorable
financial performance of the company. The following table summa-
rizes  the  components  of  the  company’s  share-based  compensation
programs recorded as expense: 

2006

2005

2004

Stock Options:

Pre-tax compensation expense $ 7,123
(2,173)
Tax benefit

$ 

Stock option expense, net of tax

4,950

$

–
–

–

–
–

–

RSUs:

Pre-tax compensation expense $ 4,440
(1,354)
Tax benefit

$ 2,497
(999)

$ 1,075
(339)

RSU expense, net of tax

3,086

1,498

736

Restricted Shares:

Pre-tax compensation expense
Tax benefit

$

Restricted share expense, net of tax

Performance Shares:

188
(57)

131

$  199
(79)

$

120

396
(125)

271

Pre-tax compensation expense $ 3,680
(1,122)
Tax (benefit) expense

$(5,140) $ 8,557
(2,695)

2,056

Performance share expense, 

net of tax

2,558

(3,084)

5,862

Total Share-Based Compensation

Pre-tax compensation expense $15,431
(4,706)
Tax benefit

$(2,444) $10,028
(3,159)

978

Total share-based compensation, 

net of tax

$10,725

$(1,466) $ 6,869

Options  outstanding  and  exercisable  under  the  1991  Plan  as  of
December 31, 2006 and changes during the year then ended were
as follows:

Weighted-

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Average Contractual
Term
Exercise
(in years)
Price

Shares

Aggregate
Intrinsic

Value(1)

Outstanding at 

January 1, 2006

Options granted
Options exercised
Options expired 
or forfeited

Outstanding at 

3,112
290
(336)

$40.20
40.16
33.10

(121)

47.56

December 31, 2006

2,945

$40.70

Options exercisable at 
December 31, 2006

2,016

$39.64 

6

5

$22,642

$17,421 

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the differ-

ence between the company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the year

in  2006  and  the  exercise  price,  multiplied  by  the  number  of  “in-the-money”

options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders

exercised their options on December 31, 2006. The amount of aggregate intrinsic

value will change based on the fair market value of the company’s common stock. 

The  aggregate  intrinsic  value  of  options  exercised  during  the  years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $3,424, $5,207 and
$6,685,  respectively.  The  weighted-average  grant-date  fair  value  of
stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004 was $13.15, $12.80 and $15.82, respectively. Total
fair value of stock options vested for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 was $24,754, $22,870 and $15,736, respec-
tively. Exercise of options during the year ended December 31, 2006
and 2005 resulted in cash receipts of $10,615 and $9,523, respec-
tively.  The  tax  benefit  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2006
related to the exercise of employee stock options was not material in
relation to the company’s financial statements. 

The following tables summarize information on unvested RSUs and
performance shares outstanding:

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs):

Unvested at January 1, 2006
Forfeited
Vested
Granted

Unvested at December 31, 2006

Number of
Shares

Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value

130
(6)
(7)
191

308

$53.94
$48.08
$51.49
$39.45

$45.12

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Performance Shares:

Unvested at January 1, 2006
Forfeited
Vested
Granted

Unvested at December 31, 2006

Number of
Shares

Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value

363
–
(6)
199

556

$53.33
–
$36.55
$39.46

$48.55

Unvested  performance  shares  are  based  on  a  maximum  potential
payout. Actual shares granted at the end of the performance period
may be less than the maximum potential payout level depending on
achievement of performance share objectives. 

The company had 5 unvested restricted shares as of December 31,
2006  with  a  weighted-average  grant-date  fair  value  of  $55.20,  and
10 unvested  restricted  shares  as  of  December  31,  2005  with  a
weighted-average grant-date fair value of $54.10.

Non-Employee  Share-Based  Compensation In  connection  with  the
acquisition  of  Diebold  Colombia,  S.A.  in  December  2006,  the  com-
pany  issued  7  restricted  shares  with  a  grant-date  fair  value  of  $46.
These restricted shares vest in five years. The company also issued 35
warrants  with  an  exercise  price  of  $46  and  grant-date  fair  value  of
$14.66. The grant-date fair value of the warrants was valued using the
Black-Scholes  option  pricing  model  with  the  following  assumptions:
risk-free  interest  rate  of  4.45%,  dividend  yield  of  1.63%,  expected
volatility of 30%, and contractual life of six years. The warrants vest
20% per year for five years and will expire in December 2016. 

Rights  Agreement  On  January  28,  1999,  the  Board  of  Directors
announced  the  adoption  of  a  Rights  Agreement  that  provided  for
Rights to be issued to shareholders of record on February 11, 1999.
The  description  and  terms  of  the  Rights  are  set  forth  in  the  Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 11, 1999, between the company and
The Bank of New York, as Agent. Under the Rights Agreement, the
Rights  trade  together  with  the  common  shares  and  are  not  exercis-
able. In the absence of further Board action, the Rights generally will
become exercisable and allow the holder to acquire common shares at
a discounted price if a person or group acquires 20 percent or more of
the outstanding common shares. Rights held by persons who exceed
the  applicable  threshold  will  be  void.  Under  certain  circumstances,
the Rights will entitle the holder to buy shares in an acquiring entity at
a discounted price. The Rights Agreement also includes an exchange
option. In general, after the Rights become exercisable, the Board of
Directors  may,  at  its  option,  effect  an  exchange  of  part  or  all  of  the
Rights (other than Rights that have become void) for common shares.
Under this option, the company would issue one common share for
each  Right,  subject  to  adjustment  in  certain  circumstances.  The
Rights are redeemable at any time prior to the Rights becoming exer-
cisable  and  will  expire  on  February 11,  2009,  unless  redeemed  or
exchanged earlier by the company.

NOTE 10: EARNINGS PER SHARE

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

The following data show the amounts used in computing earnings per
share  and  the  effect  on  the  weighted-average  number  of  shares  of
dilutive potential common stock.

2006

2005

2004

Numerator:
Income used in basic and diluted

earnings per share:
Income from

continuing operations

$86,547

$82,904 $181,809

Income from

discontinued operations

–

13,842

1,988

Net income

$86,547

$96,746 $183,797

Denominator:
Weighted-average number of
common shares used in
basic earnings per share

Effect of dilutive fixed

66,669

70,577

72,000

stock options and RSUs

216

389

534

Weighted-average number of

common shares and dilutive
potential common shares
used in diluted earnings
per share

Basic earnings per share

Income from

66,885

70,966

72,534

continuing operations

$ 1.30

$ 1.17 $

2.52

Income from

discontinued operations

–

0.20

Net income

$ 1.30

$ 1.37 $

0.03

2.55

Diluted earnings per share

Income from

continuing operations

$ 1.29

$ 1.17 $

2.50

Income from

discontinued operations

–

0.19

Net income

$ 1.29

$ 1.36 $

0.03

2.53

Anti-dilutive shares not used 
in calculating diluted 
weighted-average shares

976

977

375

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NOTE 11: BENEFIT PLANS

Qualified  Pension  Benefits The company has several pension plans
covering  substantially  all  United  States  employees.  Plans  covering
salaried employees provide pension benefits based on the employee’s
compensation during the 10 years before retirement. The company’s
funding policy for salaried plans is to contribute annually if required at
an actuarially determined rate. Plans covering hourly employees and
union members generally provide benefits of stated amounts for each
year  of  service.  The  company’s  funding  policy  for  hourly  plans  is  to
make at least the minimum annual contributions required by applica-
ble regulations. Employees of the company’s operations in countries
outside of the United States participate to varying degrees in local pen-
sion plans, which in the aggregate are not significant. In addition to
these plans, union employees in one of the company’s U.S. manufac-
turing  facilities  participate  in  the  International  Union  of  Electronic,
Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications
Workers of America (IUE-CWA) multi-employer pension fund. Pension
expense related to the multi-employer pension plan was $431, $434
and $489 for 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefits The company has non-
qualified pension plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits
to certain officers. Benefits are payable at retirement based upon a
percentage of the participant’s compensation, as defined.

Other Benefits In addition to providing pension benefits, the company pro-
vides healthcare and life insurance benefits (referred to as Other Benefits)
for certain retired employees. Eligible employees may be entitled to these
benefits based upon years of service with the company, age at retirement
and collective bargaining agreements. Currently, the company has made
no  commitments  to  increase  these  benefits  for  existing  retirees  or  for
employees  who  may  become  eligible  for  these  benefits  in  the  future.
Currently there are no plan assets and the company funds the benefits as
the claims are paid. The postretirement benefit obligation was determined
by application of the terms of medical and life insurance plans together
with relevant actuarial assumptions and healthcare cost trend rates. 

The company uses a September 30 measurement date for its pen-
sion and other benefits. 

The following table sets forth the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status, Consolidated Balance Sheet presentation and
relevant assumptions for the company’s defined benefit pension plans and other benefits at December 31:

Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Amendments
Actuarial loss (gain)
Benefits paid
Special termination benefits
Curtailments
Settlements
Other

Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Employer contribution
Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status
Funded status
Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain)
Unrecognized prior service cost (benefit)

Prepaid (accrued) pension cost
Amounts recognized in Balance Sheets
Prepaid benefit cost
Accrued benefit cost
Intangible asset
Accumulated other comprehensive income, pre-tax

Net amount recognized

Pension Benefits

Other Benefits

2006

2005

2006

2005

$408,699
11,179
23,045
1,627
(1,278)
(16,594)
–
–
–
113

$370,641
12,374
22,266
–
11,712
(13,590)
6,730
(1,262)
(49)
(123)

$ 23,194 
8
1,294
924
1,310
(3,261)
(74)
–
–
–

$ 21,991
3
1,255
–
2,077
(3,514)
1,382
–
–
–

$426,791

$408,699

$ 23,395 

$ 23,194

$366,143
32,849
15,368
(16,594)

$318,524
43,148
18,060
(13,589)

$

–
–
3,261
(3,261)

$

–
–
3,514
(3,514)

$397,766

$366,143

$

–

$

–

$ (29,025)  $ (42,556)
64,101
1,931

56,406
2,795

$(23,395)
(4,164)
9,638

$(23,194)
9,120
(5,620)

$ 30,176 

$ 23,476

$(17,921)

$(19,694)

$ 14,369 
(43,394)
–
59,201

$ 56,731
(39,428)
–
6,173

$
–
(23,395)
–
5,474

$
–
(19,694)
–
–

$ 30,176 

$ 23,476

$(17,921)

$(19,694)

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Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of prior service cost
Amortization of initial transition asset
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)
Special termination benefits
Curtailment loss
Settlement (gain) loss

Net periodic pension benefit cost

Pension Benefits
2005*

2006

2004

2006

2005

2004

Other Benefits

$ 11,179
23,045
(30,995)
765
–
4,552
–
–
–

$ 12,374
22,266
(28,956)
1,119
(658)
2,331
6,060
1,094
(165)

$ 11,906
21,201
(29,085)
1,213
(1,495)
924
–
–
–

$

8
1,294
–
(532)
–
792
(74)
–
–

$

3
1,255
–
(613)
–
528
–
–
–

$

39
1,434
–
(478)
–
473
–
–
–

$  8,546

$ 15,465

$  4,664

$1,488

$1,173

$1,468

* Includes one-time charges of $3,800 resulting from the VERP and $3,300 for separation costs of former executives.

Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation
in excess of plan assets.

December 31

Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets

2006

2005

$61,664
59,053
18,269

$58,987
57,075
18,122

Minimum  liabilities  have  been  recorded  in  2005  and  2004  for  the
plans  whose  total  accumulated  benefit  obligation  exceeded  the  fair
value of the plan’s assets. The accumulated benefit obligation for all
defined  benefit  pension  plans  was  $387,296  and  $371,920  at
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The decrease in mini-
mum liability included in other comprehensive income, net of taxes,
was ($3,354) and $0 for the pension benefits and other benefits at
December 31, 2005, respectively.

At the end of 2006, the company adopted SFAS No. 158, Employers’
Accounting for Defined Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,
which changes the accounting requirements for defined benefit pen-
sion and other postretirement plans. This new statement requires that
the company recognize the funded status of each of its plans in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The impact of SFAS No. 158 is summa-
rized below:

Pension Benefits

Assets
Liabilities
Accumulated Other 

Before
SFAS 
No. 158

After
SFAS
Change No. 158

$67,061 $(52,692) $ 14,369
43,394

(1,783)

45,177

Comprehensive Income, pre-tax

(8,292)

(50,909)

(59,201)

Other Benefits
Liabilities
Accumulated Other 

17,921

5,474

23,395

Comprehensive Income, pre-tax

–

(5,474)

(5,474)

Additional Information

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations
at December 31

Pension Benefits

Other Benefits

2006

2005

2006

2005

6.125% 5.750% 6.125% 5.750%

Discount rate
Rate of compensation 

increase

3.000% 3.000%

Weighted-average  assumptions  used  to  determine  net  periodic
benefit cost for years ended December 31

Pension Benefits

Other Benefits

2006

2005

2006

2005

5.750% 6.125% 5.750% 6.125%

Discount rate
Expected long-term 

return on plan assets 8.750% 8.500%

Rate of compensation 

increase

3.000% 3.000%

The  healthcare  trend  rates  are  reviewed  with  the  actuaries  based
upon the results of their review of claims experience. The expected
long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined using the plans’
current asset allocation and their expected rates of return based on a
geometric averaging over 20 years. The discount rate is determined
by analyzing the average return of high-quality (i.e., AA-rated or bet-
ter), fixed-income investments and the year-over-year comparison of
certain widely used benchmark indices as of the measurement date.
The  rate  of  compensation  increase  assumptions  reflects  the  com-
pany’s long-term actual experience and future and near-term outlook.
Pension benefits are funded through deposits with trustees. The mar-
ket-related  value  of  plan  assets  is  calculated  under  an  adjusted 
market-value method. The value is determined by adjusting the fair

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value of assets to reflect the investment gains and losses (i.e., the dif-
ference  between  the  actual  investment  return  and  the  expected
investment return on the market-related value of assets) during each
of the last five years at the rate of 20 percent per year.

Assumed healthcare cost trend rates at

nonqualified  plan,  and  $2,441  to  its  other  postretirement  benefit
plan in 2007.

Benefit Payments

December 31

2006

2005

Healthcare cost trend rate assumed 

for next year

8.00%

7.00%

Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed 

to decline (the ultimate trend rate)
Year that rate reaches ultimate trend rate

5.00%
2014

5.00%
2012

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012–2016

Pension
Benefits

$ 17,318
18,257
19,356
20,665
22,146
137,613

Other 
Benefits

$2,441 
2,430 
2,206 
2,145 
2,141 
9,903 

Assumed healthcare cost trend rates have a significant effect on the
amounts reported for the healthcare plans. A one-percentage-point
change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates would have the fol-
lowing effects:

Effect on total of service and

interest cost

Effect on postretirement
benefit obligation

One-Percentage-
Point Increase

One-Percentage-
Point Decrease

$

87

$ 

(78)

1,506 

(1,350)

Plan Assets The company’s pension weighted-average asset alloca-
tions  at  December  31,  2006  and  2005,  and  target  allocation  for
2007, by asset category are as follows:

Retirement  Savings  Plan  The  company  offers  an  employee  401(k)
Savings Plan (Savings Plan) to encourage eligible employees to save
on a regular basis by payroll deductions, and to provide them with an
opportunity to become shareholders of the company. Effective July 1,
2003, a new enhanced benefit to the Savings Plan became effective.
All new salaried employees hired on or after July 1, 2003 are provided
with  an  employer  basic  matching  contribution  in  the  amount  of
100 percent of the first three percent of eligible pay and 60 percent of
the next three percent of eligible pay. This new enhanced benefit is in
lieu of participation in the pension plan for salaried employees. For
employees hired prior to July 1, 2003, the company matched 60 per-
cent  of  participating  employees’  first  three  percent  of  contributions
and 40 percent of participating employees’ next three percent of con-
tributions. Total company match was $10,099, $9,214 and $7,714 in
2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Target 
Allocation

Percentage of
Pension Plan
Assets at 
December 31

Deferred  Compensation  Plans  The company has deferred compen-
sation plans that enable certain employees to defer receipt of a por-
tion  of  their  compensation  and  non-employee  directors  to  defer
receipt of director fees at the participants’ discretion.

Asset Category
Equity securities
Debt securities

Total

2007

2006

2005

70%
30%

69%
31%

70%
30%

100%

100%

100%

Amortization amounts expected to be recognized during 2007

NOTE 12: LEASES

The company’s future minimum lease payments due under operating
leases for real and personal property in effect at December 31, 2006
are as follows:

Total

Real 
Estate

Equipment

Amount of net transition obligation/(asset)
Amount of net prior service cost/(credit)
Amount of net loss/(gain)

Cash Flows

Pension
Benefits

$
–
$ 671
$4,007

Other 
Benefits

$ 
–
$(517)
$ 731

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter

$ 75,221 $ 28,956 $ 46,265
36,058
24,335
10,372
3,776
1,003

59,443
45,219
28,324
17,518
17,284

23,385
20,884
17,952
13,742
16,281

$243,009 $121,200 $121,809

Contributions –  The  company  contributed  $15,368  to  its  pension
plans, including contributions to the nonqualified plan, and $3,261
to its other postretirement benefit plan in 2006. Also, the company
expects  to  contribute  $14,778  to  its  pension  plans,  including  the

Under lease agreements that contain escalating rent provisions, lease
expense  is  recorded  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  lease  term.
Rental  expense  under  all  lease  agreements  amounted  to  approxi-
mately  $83,397,  $59,210  and  $52,064  for  2006,  2005  and
2004, respectively.

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NOTE 13: INCOME TAXES

The  components  of  income  from  continuing  operations  before
income taxes were as follows:

2006

2005

2004

Domestic
Foreign

$ 28,962 $ 84,271 $192,336
73,113

53,980

95,487

$124,449 $138,251 $265,449

Income  tax  expense  (benefit)  from  continuing  operations  is  com-
prised of the following components:

Current:

U.S. Federal
Foreign
State and local

Deferred:

U.S. Federal
Foreign
State and local

2006

2005

2004

$ 13,480
33,899
4,939

$16,315
24,774
3,913

$27,277
18,360
8,679

$ 52,318

$45,002

$54,316

$ (5,918) $ 9,540
2,275
(1,470)

(4,925)
(3,573)

$17,710
9,467
2,147

$(14,416) $10,345

$29,324

Total income tax expense

$ 37,902

$55,347

$83,640

In addition to the income tax expenses listed above for 2006, 2005 and
2004, income tax impacts allocated directly to shareholders’ equity for
the same periods were $22,690, ($222) and $2,721, respectively.

A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate
for continuing operations is as follows:

Statutory tax rate
State and local income taxes,
net of federal tax benefit

Foreign income taxes
Accrual adjustments
U.S. taxed foreign income
Capital losses
Other

2006

2005

2004

35.0%

35.0%

35.0%

0.7
(3.6)
0.2
1.1
(3.6)
0.7

1.2
5.9
2.9
0.1
–
(5.1)

1.7
0.8
(4.5)
(0.2)
–
(1.3)

Effective tax rate

30.5%

40.0%

31.5%

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differ-
ences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for finan-
cial  reporting  purposes  and  the  amounts  used  for  income  tax

purposes.  Significant  components  of  the  company’s  deferred  tax
assets and liabilities are as follows:

Deferred Tax Assets:
Postretirement benefits
Accrued expenses
Warranty accrual
Deferred compensation
Bad debts
Inventory
Deferred revenue
Net operating loss carryforwards
State deferred taxes
Other

Valuation allowance

Net deferred tax assets

Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Pension
Property, plant and equipment
Goodwill
Finance receivables
Software capitalized
Partnership income
Other

Net deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax asset

2006

2005

$ 8,816 $ 7,528
33,118
2,448
10,907
6,638
4,630
63
49,709
2,509
9,144

37,282
1,397
9,795
6,542
7,857
2,002
61,164
6,466
14,430

155,751
(45,948)

126,694
(35,541)

$109,803 $ 91,153

$ (7,793) $ 9,975
13,856
36,445
6,535
2,648
6,953
6,561

8,888
43,070
6,315
2,323
7,947
4,928

65,678

82,973

$ 44,125 $ 8,180

At  December  31,  2006,  the  company’s  domestic  and  international
subsidiaries  had  deferred  tax  assets  relating  to  net  operating  loss
(NOL)  carryforwards  of  $61,164.  Of  these  NOL  carryforwards,
$21,960  expires  at  various  times  between  2007  and  2025.  The
remaining  NOL  carryforwards  of  approximately  $39,204  do  not
expire.  The  company  has  a  valuation  allowance  to  reflect  the  esti-
mated amount of deferred tax assets that, more likely than not, will
not be realized. The valuation allowance relates primarily to certain
international NOLs.

The net change in the total valuation allowance for the years ended
December  31,  2006  and  2005  was  an  increase  of  $10,407  and
$26,990,  respectively.  The  increase  in  2005  included  a  $3,162
increase to the beginning of the year valuation allowance established
for EMEA NOL carryforwards. The increase was necessary due to cir-
cumstances that caused a change in judgment about the company’s
ability to utilize the NOL carryforwards in future years.

A determination of the unrecognized deferred tax liability on undis-
tributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries and investments in foreign
unconsolidated  affiliates  is  not  practicable.  However,  no  liability  for
U.S. income taxes on such undistributed earnings has been provided
because it is the company’s policy to reinvest these earnings indefi-
nitely in operations outside the United States.

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NOTE 14: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

At December 31, 2006, the company was a party to several lawsuits
that were incurred in the normal course of business, none of which
individually  or  in  the  aggregate  is  considered  material  by  manage-
ment in relation to the company’s financial position or results of oper-
ations. In management’s opinion, the financial statements would not
be materially affected by the outcome of any present legal proceed-
ings, commitments or asserted claims.

In  addition  to  the  routine  legal  proceedings  noted  above,  the  com-
pany has been served with various lawsuits, filed against it and cer-
tain current and former officers and directors, by shareholders and
participants in the company’s 401(k) savings plan, alleging violations
of  the  federal  securities  laws  and  breaches  of  fiduciary  duties  with
respect  to  the  401(k)  plan.  These  complaints  seek  compensatory
damages in an unspecific amount, fees and expenses related to such
lawsuit and the granting of extraordinary equitable and/or injunctive
relief. All of these cases have been consolidated into their respective
plaintiffs groups, and lead plaintiffs and lead plaintiffs’ counsel have
been appointed as to each group. The company and the individual
defendants deny the allegations made against them, regard them as
without merit, and intend to defend themselves vigorously. Manage-
ment is unable to determine the financial statement impact, if any, of
these legal proceedings as of December 31, 2006.

The company was informed during the first quarter of 2006 that the
staff of the SEC had begun an informal inquiry relating to the com-
pany’s revenue recognition policy. The SEC indicated in its letter to
the company that the inquiry should not be construed as an indica-
tion by the SEC that there has been any violation of the federal securi-
ties laws. In the second quarter of 2006, the company was informed
that  the  SEC’s  inquiry  had  been  converted  to  a  formal,  non-public
investigation. The company is continuing to cooperate with the SEC in
connection  with  the  investigation.  The  company  cannot  predict  the
length, scope or results of the investigation, or the impact, if any, on
its results of operations.

NOTE 15: GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

The  company  has  applied  the  provisions  of  FASB  Interpretation
No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for
Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of
Others, to its agreements that contain guarantees or indemnification
clauses.  These  disclosure  requirements  expand  those  required  by
SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, by requiring a guarantor
to disclose certain types of guarantees, even if the likelihood of requir-
ing the guarantor’s performance is remote. The following is a descrip-
tion of arrangements in effect as of December 31, 2006 in which the
company is the guarantor.

In connection with the construction of certain manufacturing facilities,
the company guaranteed repayment of principal and interest on vari-
able rate industrial development revenue bonds by obtaining letters of
credit.  The  bonds  were  issued  with  a  20-year  original  term  and  are
scheduled to mature in 2017. Any default, as defined in the agree-
ments,  would  obligate  the  company  for  the  full  amount  of  the  out-
standing bonds through maturity. At December 31, 2006, the carrying

value  of  the  liability  was  $11,900.  The  company  provides  its  global
operations  guarantees  and  standby  letters  of  credit  through  various
financial institutions to suppliers, regulatory agencies and insurance
providers. If the company is not able to make payment, the suppliers,
regulatory agencies and insurance providers may draw on the perti-
nent bank. At December 31, 2006, the maximum future payment obli-
gations relative to these various guarantees totaled $43,669, of which
$21,163 represented standby letters of credit to insurance providers,
and no associated liability was recorded. At December 31, 2005, the
maximum future payment obligations relative to these various guaran-
tees totaled $47,344, of which $16,786 represented standby letters of
credit to insurance providers, and no associate liability was recorded.

The company provides its customers a standard manufacturer’s war-
ranty and records, at the time of the sale, a corresponding estimated
liability for potential warranty costs. Estimated future obligations due
to  warranty  claims  are  based  upon  historical  factors  such  as  labor
rates,  average  repair  time,  travel  time,  number  of  service  calls  per
machine and cost of replacement parts. Changes in the company’s
warranty liability balance are illustrated in the following table:

Balance at January 1
Current period accruals
Current period settlements

Balance at December 31

2006

2005

$ 21,399 $ 14,410
22,751
(15,762)

23,111
(23,013)

$ 21,497  $ 21,399

NOTE 16: SEGMENT INFORMATION

The company’s segments are comprised of its three main sales chan-
nels:  Diebold  North  America  (DNA),  Diebold  International  (DI)  and
Election Systems (ES) & Other. These sales channels are evaluated
based on revenue from customers and operating profit contribution to
the total corporation. The reconciliation between segment information
and  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  is  disclosed.  Revenue
summaries by geographic area and product and service solutions are
also disclosed. All income and expense items below operating profit
are not allocated to the segments and are not disclosed.

The DNA segment sells financial and retail systems and also services
financial and retail systems in the United States and Canada. The DI
segment  sells  and  services  financial  and  retail  systems  over  the
remainder of the globe. The ES & Other segment includes the operat-
ing  results  of  DESI  and  the  voting  and  lottery  related  business  in
Brazil.  Each  of  the  sales  channels  buys  the  goods  it  sells  from  the
company’s manufacturing plants through intercompany sales that are
eliminated in consolidation, and intersegment revenue is not signifi-
cant. Each year, intercompany pricing is agreed upon which drives
sales channel operating profit contribution. As permitted under SFAS
No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information,  certain  information  not  routinely  used  in  the  manage-
ment of these segments, information not allocated back to the seg-
ments or information that is impractical to report is not shown. Items
not allocated are as follows: interest income, interest expense, equity
in the net income of investees accounted for by the equity method,
income tax expense or benefit, and other non-current assets.

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Segment Information by Channel

2006
Customer revenues
Operating profit 
Capital expenditures
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment
2005
Customer revenues
Operating profit (loss)
Capital expenditures
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment
2004
Customer revenues
Operating profit (loss)
Capital expenditures
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment

Revenue Summary 
by Geographic Area

The Americas
Asia Pacific
Europe, Middle East

and Africa

Total revenue

Total Revenue
Domestic vs. International
Domestic
Percentage of total revenue
International
Percentage of total revenue

DNA

DI

ES & Other

Total

$1,503,822
114,424
25,442
24,312
334,650

$1,422,170
130,743
37,531
23,359
363,553

$1,399,823
220,318
36,997
22,508
387,165

$1,170,603 
21,093
16,239
14,667
148,354

$1,010,503
37,516
9,860
3,870
121,591

$ 867,253
60,875
12,851
13,636
111,531

$231,807 
40,144
2,596
1,406
6,184

$154,376
(6,990)
1,063
1,120
5,253

$ 90,032
(7,713)
352
908
4,044

$2,906,232
175,661
44,277
40,385
489,188

$2,587,049
161,269
48,454
28,349
490,397

$2,357,108
273,480
50,200
37,052
502,740

2006

2005

2004

NOTE 17: ACQUISITIONS

The  company  had  no  customers  that  accounted  for  more  than
10 percent of total net sales in 2006, 2005 and 2004.

$2,158,068 $1,945,326 $1,791,685
232,862

289,840

267,498

458,324

374,225

332,561

$2,906,232 $2,587,049 $2,357,108

$1,557,179 $1,499,445 $1,421,339
60.3%
935,769
39.7%

53.6%
1,349,053
46.4%

58.0%
1,087,604
42.0%

Total revenue

$2,906,232 $2,587,049 $2,357,108

Revenue Summary
by Product and
Service Solutions
Financial self-service:

Products
Services

Total financial 
self-service

Security:

Products
Services

$ 957,698  $ 879,195 $ 814,236
882,969

941,527

891,865

1,899,225

1,771,060

1,697,205

328,291
446,909

276,509
385,104

276,739
293,132

Total security

775,200

661,613

569,871

Total financial self-service

and security

Election systems/lottery

2,674,425
231,807

2,432,673
154,376

2,267,076
90,032

Total revenue

$2,906,232 $2,587,049 $2,357,108

The following mergers and acquisitions were accounted for as pur-
chase  business  combinations  and,  accordingly,  the  purchase  price
has  been  allocated  to  identifiable  tangible  and  intangible  assets
acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their respective fair val-
ues,  with  the  excess  allocated  to  goodwill  and  intangible  assets.
Results  of  operations  of  the  companies  acquired  from  the  date  of
acquisition  are  included  in  the  condensed  consolidated  results  of
operations of the company.

In  December  2006,  the  company  made  payments  to  acquire
Brixlogic, Inc. (Brixlogic) based in San Mateo, California for approxi-
mately  $6,675.  Brixlogic  is  a  software  development  firm  previously
used by the company for various software development projects. The
acquisition is effective January 1, 2007 and, accordingly, no goodwill,
other  intangible  assets  or  results  of  operations  are  included  in  the
company’s consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2006.
Brixlogic is included as part of the company’s DNA segment.

In December 2006, the company acquired the remaining 45 percent
interest of Diebold Colombia, S.A. (Colombia) held by J.J.F. Panama,
Inc. and C.R. Panama, Inc. The acquisition was effected in a combi-
nation of 56 percent stock and 44 percent cash for a total purchase
price of $6,800. Preliminary estimate of goodwill and other intangi-
bles  net  of  amortization  amounted  to  approximately  $6,800.  As  a
result  of  this  acquisition,  this  organization  became  a  wholly  owned
subsidiary of the company and is included as part of the company’s
DI segment.

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In August 2006, the company acquired Bitelco Telecommunications,
Ltd. and Bitelco Services, Ltd. (Bitelco) based in Santiago, Chile for
approximately $9,553. Bitelco is a leading security company special-
izing  in  product  integration,  installation,  project  management  and
service. Bitelco provides electronic security, fire detection and sup-
pression, and telecommunications security solutions for the financial,
commercial, government and retail markets. Preliminary estimate of
goodwill  and  other  intangibles  net  of  amortization  amounted  to
approximately $5,885 at December 31, 2006. Bitelco is included as
part of the company’s DI segment.

In  July  2006,  the  company  acquired  100%  of  the  capital  stock  of
Firstline, Inc. (Firstline) for $14,058. Firstline, located in Gold River,
California,  is  a  first  and  second  line  ATM  maintenance  service
provider operating throughout the west coast of the U.S. and also pro-
vides limited cash handling services. Goodwill and other intangibles
net  of  amortization  resulting  from  the  acquisition  amounted  to
approximately  $4,859  and  $7,407,  respectively,  at  December  31,
2006. Firstline is included as part of the company’s DNA segment.

In  June  2006,  the  company  acquired  Actcom,  Incorporated
(Actcom), a privately held company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia,
for approximately $11,300. Actcom is a leader in identification and
enterprise security. Actcom’s primary customers include U.S. federal
government agencies, such as the Department of Defense, as well as
state and municipal government agencies. Goodwill and other intan-
gibles net of amortization resulting from the acquisition amounted to
approximately $8,848 and $0, respectively, at December 31, 2006.
Actcom is included as part of the company’s DNA segment.

In May 2006, the company acquired ERAS Joint Venture, LLP (ERAS)
for  $14,000.  ERAS  is  a  processing  and  imaging  provider  of  out-
sourced  serviced  and  installed  systems  based  in  Miami,  Florida.
Goodwill and other intangibles net of amortization resulting from the
acquisition amounted to approximately $7,921 and $4,448, respec-
tively, at December 31, 2006. ERAS is included as part of the com-
pany’s DNA segment.

In February 2006, the company purchased the membership interests
of Genpass Service Solutions, LLC (GSS) for approximately $11,931.
GSS  is  an  independent,  third-party  ATM  maintenance  and  service
provider for approximately 6,000 ATMs in 34 states within the U.S.
and has been integrated within the company’s DNA service organiza-
tion. Goodwill and other intangibles net of amortization resulting from
the  acquisition  amounted  to  approximately  $7,287  and  $185,
respectively, at December 31, 2006.

The  company  is  party  to  a  joint  venture  partnership  with  Shanghai
Xinsheng Aviation Industry Investment Co., Ltd. In September 2005,
an additional seven percent of ownership was purchased for approxi-
mately $9,500. With this purchase, the company increased its owner-
ship interest from 78 to 85 percent in the joint venture.

In  May  2005,  the  company  acquired  TASC  Security  (Holdings)
Limited and its subsidiaries (TASC). TASC is a global leader in elec-
tronic  security  solutions  headquartered  in  London,  England  with
regional  offices  in  Amsterdam,  Netherlands;  Tokyo,  Japan;  San
Francisco, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Leeds, England; and Melbourne and
Sydney,  Australia;  along  with  a  network  of  offices  in  Europe,  the
Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. TASC was purchased for approx-
imately $26,300, including the payoff of certain debt arrangements,
and  has  been  integrated  within  the  company’s  security  group.
Goodwill and other intangibles net of amortization resulting from the
acquisition amounted to approximately $13,366 and $9,054, respec-
tively, at December 31, 2006. Goodwill and other intangibles resulting
from  the  acquisition  were  approximately  $17,000  and  $8,700,
respectively, at December 31, 2005.

NOTE 18: DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES

SFAS No. 133 (SFAS No. 133), Accounting for Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities, established accounting and reporting stan-
dards requiring that derivative instruments (including certain deriva-
tive instruments embedded in other contracts) be recognized on the
balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value.
SFAS No. 133 requires that changes in the derivative instrument’s
fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge
accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges
allows a derivative instrument’s gains and losses to partially or wholly
offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement,
and  requires  that  a  company  must  formally  document,  designate
and  assess  the  effectiveness  of  transactions  that  receive  hedge
accounting treatment.

Since a substantial portion of the company’s operations and revenue
arise outside of the United States, financial results can be significantly
affected by changes in foreign exchange rate movements. The com-
pany’s financial risk management strategy uses forward contracts to
hedge certain foreign currency exposures. Such contracts are desig-
nated  at  inception  to  the  related  foreign  currency  exposures  being
hedged. The company’s intent is to offset gains and losses that occur
on the underlying exposures, with gains and losses on the derivative
contracts hedging these exposures. The company does not enter into
any speculative positions with regard to derivative instruments. The
company’s forward contracts mature within one year.

The company manages its debt portfolio by using interest rate swaps
to achieve an overall desired position of fixed and variable rates. In
2005, the company entered into two interest rate swap contracts that
remained  outstanding  at  December  31,  2006.  The  interest  rate
swaps  relate  to  debt  held  by  the  company  and  convert  $50,000
notional amount from variable rates to fixed rates. The variable rate
for these contracts at December 31, 2006, which is based on three-
month LIBOR rate, was 5.36 percent versus fixed rates of 4.59 per-
cent and 4.72 percent. The contracts mature in four and nine years.

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Based on current interest rates for similar transactions, the fair value
of  all  interest  rate  swap  agreements  is  not  material  to  the  financial
statements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Credit
and market risk exposures are limited to the net interest differentials.
The net payments or receipts from interest rate swaps are recorded as
part of interest expense and are not material to the financial statements
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

related  to  service  cost  of  sales  and  $19,719  related  to  operating
expenses and other costs. The restructuring charges for 2006 were
$19,282 in DI, $7,007 in DNA and $688 related to ES & Other. The
restructuring  charges  were  mainly  related  to  severance  and  other
employee costs associated with staff reductions and contract termi-
nation fees. Staff reductions resulted in approximately 320 involun-
tary employee terminations. 

NOTE 20: DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The assets related to the company’s campus card systems business
were  considered  held-for-sale  as  of  June  30,  2005;  therefore,  the
company has disclosed these operations as discontinued in the con-
solidated  statements  of  income  for  all  periods  presented  herein  in
accordance  with  SFAS  No.  144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  In  July  2005,  the  company  sold  the
card  system  business  for  $38,050,  which  consisted  of  $29,350  in
cash and a promissory note of $8,700. The resulting gain on the sale
was $20,290 million ($12,933 net of tax) in 2005. Furthermore, sepa-
rate disclosure of the specific assets held-for-sale, both current and
non-current, is not presented because the amounts are not material to
the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  Income  from  discontinued  opera-
tions, net of tax, was $909 and $1,988 in 2005 and 2004, respectively.

NOTE 21: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 14, 2007, the Board of Directors approved an increase
in the company’s share repurchase program by authorizing the repur-
chase of up to an additional two million shares of the Company’s out-
standing common stock.

NOTE 22: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

See “Comparison of Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)”
on page 50 of this Annual Report.

The  company  records  all  derivatives  on  the  balance  sheet  at  fair
value.  For  derivative  instruments  not  designated  as  hedging  instru-
ments, changes in their fair values are recognized in earnings in the
current period. The fair value of the company’s forward contracts was
not material to the financial statements as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, respectively.

NOTE 19: RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

During 2005, the company initiated a restructuring plan for its manu-
facturing  and  service  operations,  primarily  in  Western  Europe,  to
remove  its  excess  capacity.  The  company  also  initiated  a  separate
restructuring plan for the announced closing of its Danville, Virginia
manufacturing  operations.  Total  pre-tax  costs  to  be  incurred  in  the
plans  were  anticipated  to  be  approximately  $30,000.  During  2005,
$39,028 was expensed ($26,300 after tax) with an accrual of approx-
imately $3,397 as of December 31, 2005. The restructuring charges
were  incurred  as  follows:  $13,371  against  product  cost  of  sales;
$4,505  against  service  cost  of  sales  and  $21,152  against  selling, 
general and administrative and other costs. The restructuring charges
for  2005  were  $22,890  in  DNA  and  $16,138  in  DI.  The  charges 
were  comprised  primarily  of  severance  and  other  employee  costs
associated with staff reductions. Staff reductions resulted in approxi-
mately 300 involuntary employee terminations.

During 2006, the company initiated an additional restructuring plan
related to realignment of its global research and development efforts.
Total  pre-tax  costs  to  be  incurred  related  to  research  and  develop-
ment  realignment  were  anticipated  to  be  approximately  $12,400. 
In addition to this plan, during the second quarter of 2006, the com-
pany incurred restructuring charges related to the termination of an
IT outsourcing agreement and product development rationalization.

Full year restructuring charges in 2006 were $26,977 ($18,749 after
tax). This included charges of $12,474 primarily associated with the
consolidation  of  global  R&D  facilities  and  other  service  consolida-
tions, $7,000 from the termination of the IT outsourcing agreement,
$3,017 for realignment of the company’s global manufacturing oper-
ations,  $3,486  of  other  restructuring  charges  related  to  the  com-
pany’s  relocation  of  its  European  headquarters  and  $1,000  for
product  development  rationalization.  The  accrual  balance  as  of
December  31,  2006  was  $7,510.  Restructuring  charges  were
incurred as follows: $3,299 related to product cost of sales, $3,959

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders 
Diebold, Incorporated:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries (Company) as of December 31,
2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income,
shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-
year period ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain rea-
sonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence  supporting  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting princi-
ples used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating  the  overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We  believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial  statements  referred  to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the
Company  adopted  the  provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share Based Payment, effective
January 1, 2006. In addition, as discussed in Note 11 to the consoli-
dated financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  158, Employers’
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans – an amendment of FASBStatements No. 87, 88, 106, and
132(R), effective December 31, 2006.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effective-
ness of Diebold, Incorporated’s internal control over financial report-
ing  as  of  December  31,  2006,  based  on  criteria  established  in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and
our report dated March 1, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on
management’s assessment of, and the effective operation of, internal
control over financial reporting.

Cleveland, Ohio 
March 1, 2007

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Shareholders 
Diebold, Incorporated:

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accom-
panying  Management’s  Report  on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial
Reporting (Item 9A(b) of Form 10-K), that Diebold, Incorporated (the
Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting
as  of  December  31,  2006,  based  on  criteria  established  in Internal
Control – Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control
over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effec-
tiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting
based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assur-
ance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our  audit  included  obtaining  an
understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  evaluating
management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and oper-
ating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other proce-
dures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the mainte-
nance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the  company;
(2) provide  reasonable  assurance  that  transactions  are  recorded  as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance

with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detec-
tion of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the
risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in
conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or pro-
cedures may deteriorate.

In  our  opinion,  management’s  assessment  that  the  Company 
maintained  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of
December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on
criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Frameworkissued
by COSO. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all mate-
rial  respects,  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of
December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control–
Integrated Frameworkissued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated
balance sheets of Diebold, Incorporated and subsidiaries (Company) as
of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated state-
ments of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006 and our report
dated March 1, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those con-
solidated financial statements.

Cleveland, Ohio 
March 1, 2007

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and
maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  as
such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management,
under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  the  Company’s
chief executive officer and chief financial officer, conducted an evalu-
ation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over finan-
cial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on the framework in
Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission.  The
Company concluded that its internal control over financial reporting
was effective as of December 31, 2006.

KPMG LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting
firm, has issued an auditors’ report on management’s assessment of
the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial
reporting  as  of  December  31,  2006.  This  report  is  included  at
page 47 of this Annual Report.

OTHER INFORMATION

The  Company  had  included  as  Exhibit  31  to  its  Annual  Report  on
Form 10-K for fiscal year 2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  certificates  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief
Financial Officer of the Company certifying the quality of the Company’s
public  disclosure,  and  the  Company  has  submitted  to  the  New  York
Stock  Exchange  a  certificate  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the
Company certifying that he is not aware of any violation by the Company
of New York Stock Exchange corporate governance standards.

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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The management of Diebold, Incorporated is responsible for the con-
tents of the Consolidated Financial Statements, which are prepared in
conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the
United  States  of  America.  The  Consolidated  Financial  Statements
necessarily  include  amounts  based  on  judgments  and  estimates.
Financial  information  elsewhere  in  the  Annual  Report  is  consistent
with that in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The company maintains a comprehensive accounting system which
includes controls designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the
integrity and reliability of the financial records and the protection of
assets. An internal audit staff is employed to regularly test and evalu-
ate  both  internal  accounting  controls  and  operating  procedures,
including compliance with the company’s statement of policy regard-
ing ethical and lawful conduct. The Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors, composed of directors who are not members of manage-
ment,  meets  regularly  with  management,  the  independent  auditors
and the internal auditors to ensure that their respective responsibili-
ties  are  properly  discharged.  KPMG  LLP  and  the  Vice  President  of
Internal  Audit  have  full  and  free  independent  access  to  the  Audit
Committee. The role of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public
accounting  firm,  is  to  provide  an  objective  examination  of  the
Consolidated Financial Statements and the underlying transactions in
accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting
Oversight Board. The report of KPMG LLP accompanies the Consolidated
Financial Statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

In this Annual Report, the use of the words “believes,” “anticipates,”
“expects”  and  similar  expressions  is  intended  to  identify  forward-
looking  statements  that  have  been  made  and  may  in  the  future  be
made by or on behalf of the company, including statements concern-
ing future operating performance, the company’s share of new and
existing  markets,  the  company’s  short-  and  long-term  revenue  and
earnings  growth  rates  and  the  company’s  implementation  of  cost-
reduction initiatives and measures to improve pricing, including the
optimization of the company’s manufacturing capacity. Although the
company  believes  that  these  forward-looking  statements  are  based
upon  reasonable  assumptions  regarding,  among  other  things,  the
economy, its knowledge of its business, and on key performance indi-
cators  that  affect  the  company,  these  forward-looking  statements
involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the

forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
the date hereof. Some of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

• competitive pressures, including pricing pressures and technolog-

ical developments;

• changes  in  the  company’s  relationships  with  customers,  suppli-

ers, distributors and/or partners in its business ventures;

• changes in political, economic or other factors such as currency
exchange rates, inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends,
taxes and regulations and laws affecting the worldwide business in
each of the company’s operations, including Brazil, where a signif-
icant portion of the company’s revenue is derived;

• the timely completion of the company’s new manufacturing opera-
tion for financial self-service terminals and related components in
the Eastern European region;

• costs associated with the planned closure of the company’s Cassis pro-
duction facility, including the timing of related restructuring charges;

• the completion of the company’s implementation of its ERP sys-

tem and other IT-related functions;

• acceptance  of  the  company’s  product  and  technology  introduc-

tions in the marketplace;

• unanticipated litigation, claims or assessments;

• the company’s ability to reduce costs and expenses and improve
internal  operating  efficiencies;  including  the  optimization  of  the
company’s manufacturing capacity;

• the  company’s  ability  to  successfully  implement  measures  to

improve pricing;

• variations in consumer demand for financial self-service technolo-

gies, products and services;

• challenges raised about reliability and security of the company’s
election systems products, including the risk that such products
will not be certified for use or will be decertified;

• changes in laws regarding the company’s election systems prod-

ucts and services;

• potential security violations to the company’s information technol-

ogy systems; and

• the company’s ability to achieve benefits from its cost-reduction

initiatives and other strategic changes.

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COMPARISON OF SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

2006

2005

Net sales
Gross profit
Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations

$623,691
144,873
12,701
–

$535,150
138,868
27,852
89

$726,396
174,426
17,222
–

$618,950
157,340
31,150
820

$730,739
182,092
29,542
–

$622,333
143,667
13,499
12,933

$825,406
209,127
27,082
–

$810,616
185,607
10,403
–

Net income
Basic earnings per share*

Income from 

continuing operations

Income from 

discontinued operations

Net income

Diluted earnings per share*

Income from 

continuing operations

Income from 

discontinued operations

Net income

$ 12,701 

$ 27,941

$ 17,222

$ 31,970

$ 29,542 

$ 26,432

$ 27,082 

$ 10,403

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.19

0.00
0.19

0.18

0.00
0.18

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.39

0.00
0.39

0.38

0.00
0.38

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.26

0.00
0.26

0.26

0.00
0.26

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.44

0.01
0.45

0.44

0.01
0.45

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.45

0.00
0.45

0.45

0.00
0.45

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.19

0.18
0.37

0.19

0.18
0.37

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.41

0.00
0.41

0.41

0.00
0.41

$

$
$

$

$
$

0.15

0.00
0.15

0.15

0.00
0.15

*The sums of the quarterly figures may not equal annual figures due to rounding or differences in the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the respective periods. 

See Note 22 to Consolidated Financial Statements and 6-Year Summary 2006-2001.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

Cumulative Total Return
Based upon an initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2001 with dividends reinvested

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

New Custom Composite Index (32 stocks)
Old Custom Composite Index (43 stocks)

S&P Mid Cap 400

S&P 500
Diebold, Inc.

Dec. 2002

Dec. 2003

Dec. 2004

Dec. 2005

Dec. 2006

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Electronics Inc., Bisys Group Inc., Fidelity National Info Services (was Certegy Inc.), Cooper Industries Ltd., Corning Inc., Crane Co., Danaher Corp, Deluxe Corp, Donaldson Co., Inc.,

Dover Corp, Fiserv Inc., Fisher Scientific International Inc. (thru 3Q06), FMC Technologies Inc., Genlyte Group Inc., Harris Corp, Hubbell Inc.- Class B, International Game

Technology, ITT Corp. (was ITT Industries Inc.), Lennox International Inc., Mettler-Toledo International Inc., NCR Corp, Pall Corp, Parker- Hannifin Corp, Perkinelmer Inc., Pitney

Bowes Inc., Rockwell Automation, Rockwell Collins Inc., Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc.(thru 4Q05), Sungard Data Systems Inc. (thru 2Q05), Teleflex Inc., Thermo Fisher

Scientific Inc. (was Thermo Electron Corp), Thomas & Betts Corp, Titan Corp (thru 2Q05), Unisys Corp, Intermec Inc. (formerly UNOVA Inc.), Varian Medical Systems Inc. and York

International Corp (thru 4Q05). 

The New Custom Composite Index superceded the Old Custom Composite Index as of December 2006 and consists of Affiliated Computer Services- Class A, American Power

Conversion, Ametek Inc., Avaya Inc., Benchmark Electronics Inc., Cooper Industries Ltd., Corning Inc., Crane Co., Deluxe Corp, Donaldson Co., Inc., Dover Corp, Fiserv Inc., Fisher

Scientific International Inc. (thru 3Q06), FMC Technologies Inc., Genlyte Group Inc., Harris Corp, Hubbell Inc.- Class B, International Game Technology, Lennox International Inc.,

Mettler-Toledo International Inc., NCR Corp, Pall Corp, Perkinelmer Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc., Rockwell Automation, Rockwell Collins Inc., Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Teleflex Inc., Thermo

Fisher Scientific Inc. (was Thermo Electron Corp), Thomas & Betts Corp, Unisys Corp, and Varian Medical Systems Inc. 

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2006–2001 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Diebold, Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(In thousands, except per share amounts and ratios)

Net sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling and administrative expense
Research, development and engineering expense
Operating profit
Other income (expense), net (Note A)
Minority interest
Income from continuing operations before taxes and

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

$2,906,232
2,195,714
710,518
463,862
70,995
175,661
(44,615)
(6,597)

$2,587,049
1,961,567
625,482
403,804
60,409
161,269
(16,189)
(6,829)

$2,357,108
1,688,212
668,896
336,657
58,759
273,480
(313)
(7,718)

$2,086,431
1,469,628
616,803
306,333
58,678
251,792
7,213
(7,547)

$1,918,837
1,350,338
568,499
278,351
54,910
235,238
(15,110)
(5,654)

$1,739,703
1,230,178
509,525
273,542
55,796
137,919
(34,173)
(4,897)

cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

Taxes on income
Income from continuing operations before 

124,449
37,902

138,251
55,347

cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

86,547
–

82,904
13,842

265,449
83,640

181,809
1,988

251,458
80,188

171,270
1,816

214,474
84,563

129,911
1,446

98,849
32,514

66,335
1,113

Net income before cumulative effect of a change in 

accounting principle
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle –

net of tax (Note B)

Net Income
Diluted earnings per share:

86,547

96,746

183,797

173,086

131,357

67,448

–

–

–

–

86,547

96,746

183,797

173,086

33,147

98,210

–

67,448

Income from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations
Net income before cumulative effect of 
a change in accounting principle

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle,

net of tax (Note B)

Net income

1.29
0.00

1.29

–

1.29

1.17
0.19

1.36

–

1.36

2.50
0.03

2.53

–

2.53

2.35
0.02

2.37

–

2.37

1.80
0.02

1.82

0.46

1.36

0.92
0.02

0.94

–

0.94

Dividend and Common Share Data
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding (Note C)
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (Note C)
Common dividends paid
Common dividends paid per share (Note C)

66,669
66,885
57,408
0.86

70,577
70,966
57,770
0.82

72,000
72,534
53,240
0.74

$

72,417
72,924
49,242
0.68

71,984
72,297
47,528
0.66

$

71,524
71,783
45,774
0.64

$

$

$

$

Year-End Financial Position (Note E)
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net working capital
Property, plant and equipment, net
Total assets
Shareholders’ equity 

Shareholders’ equity per share (Note D)
Ratios (Note E)
Pretax profit as a percentage of net sales (%)
Current ratio

Other Data (Note E)
Capital expenditures
Depreciation

$1,595,681  $1,480,593  $1,289,781  $1,163,845  $ 964,141  $ 941,772 
635,961 
305,811 
170,022 
1,621,083 
894,337 

598,736 
996,945 
202,535 
2,514,279 
1,091,401 

580,031 
900,562 
220,722 
2,349,662 
1,152,849 

740,190 
549,591 
208,736 
2,131,347 
1,248,908 

619,218 
544,627 
191,845 
1,897,878 
1,136,831 

571,868 
392,273 
178,999 
1,623,700 
931,106 

16.64 

16.78 

17.44 

15.65 

12.91 

12.53 

4.3 
2.7 to 1 

5.3 
2.6 to 1 

11.3 
1.7 to 1 

12.1 
1.9 to 1 

11.1 
1.7 to 1 

5.7 
1.5 to 1 

$

44,277  $
40,385 

48,454  $
28,349 

50,200  $
37,052 

48,262  $
38,850 

37,593  $
35,750 

59,277 
40,110 

Note A – In 2006, amount includes an impairment charge of the company’s ERP system of $22,462; in 2002, amount includes a charge from the settlement of an IRS dispute regard-

ing the deductibility of interest on debt-related to Corporate-Owned Life Insurance of $14,972; in 2001, amount includes a write-off of InnoVentry of $20,000.

Note B – In 2002, amounts include a one-time charge of $0.46 per diluted share resulting from the adoption of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

Note C – After adjustment for stock splits.

Note D – Based on shares outstanding at year-end adjusted for stock splits.

Note E – The company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior-year information to conform to the current presentation, including the method of accounting for rotable spares.

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DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Louis V. Bockius III2,3
Retired Chairman, 
Bocko Incorporated 
North Canton, Ohio 
[Plastic Injection Molding] 
Director since 1978

Phillip R. Cox1,4
President and 
Chief Executive Officer,
Cox Financial Corporation 
Cincinnati, Ohio
[Financial Planning and Wealth
Management Services] 
Director since 2005

Richard L. Crandall2,4,5
Managing Partner,
Aspen Partners, LLC 
Aspen, Colorado
[Private Equity]
Director since 1996

Gale S. Fitzgerald1,3,5
Director,
TranSpend, Inc.
Palm Bay, Florida
[Total Spend Optimization] 
Director since 1999

Phillip B. Lassiter1,3 
Retired Chairman of the Board 
and Chief Executive Officer,
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 
New York, New York
[Financial Guarantee Insurance 
Holding Company] 
Director since 1995

1 Member of the Compensation Committee

2 Member of the Audit Committee

3 Member of the Board Governance Committee

4 Member of the Investment Committee

5 Member of IT Committee

John N. Lauer1,3
Non-executive Chairman of 
the Board, Diebold, Incorporated 
Canton, Ohio
Retired Chairman of 
the Board,
Oglebay Norton Co. 
Cleveland, Ohio
[Industrial Minerals] 
Director since 1992

William F. Massy2,4,5
President,
The Jackson Hole 
Higher Education Group, Inc. 
Jackson Hole, Wyoming 
Professor of Education and 
Business Administration, 
Emeritus, Stanford University, 
Stanford, California 
[Education] 
Director since 1984

Eric J. Roorda2,4
Former Chairman, 
Procomp Amazônia 
Indústria Eletronica, S.A. 
São Paulo, Brazil
[Banking and Electoral 
Automation; subsidiary 
of Diebold]
Director since 2001

Thomas W. Swidarski 
President and 
Chief Executive Officer, 
Diebold, Incorporated 
Canton, Ohio 
Director since 2005

Henry D. G. Wallace2,4
Former Group Vice President 
and Chief Financial Officer, 
Ford Motor Company 
Detroit, Michigan
[Automotive Industry] 
Director since 2003

Alan J. Weber2,4,5
Retired Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer, 
U.S. Trust Corporation
New York, New York 
[Financial Services Business] 
Director since 2005

Thomas W. Swidarski 
President and 
Chief Executive Officer

Kevin J. Krakora
Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer

David Bucci
Senior Vice President, 
Customer Solutions Group

James L. M. Chen 
Senior Vice President,
EMEA/AP Divisions 

Charles E. Ducey, Jr. 
Senior Vice President,
Global Development and Services

George S. Mayes, Jr.
Senior Vice President,
Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Dennis M. Moriarty
Senior Vice President,
Global Security Division

John M. Crowther
Vice President and 
Chief Information Officer

Warren W. Dettinger 
Vice President, 
General Counsel and Secretary

M. Scott Hunter
Vice President, 
Chief Tax Officer

John D. Kristoff
Vice President, 
Chief Communications Officer

Michael R. Moore
Vice President and 
Corporate Controller

William E. Rosenberg 
Vice President, 
Corporate Development

Sheila M. Rutt
Vice President, 
Chief Human Resources Officer

Robert J. Warren
Vice President and Treasurer

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We’re a global leader in financial self-service, security, software and services for the financial,
government, commercial and retail markets. We know that to stay a leader, it means more than
just doing things right. It means doing the right things.

And that’s what we’re focused on: doing the right things. It’s not always easy. Change never
is. You’ve got to make tough decisions, and then stay focused on executing them. It takes
time, energy and a lot of open communication with customers and employees.  

For example, just a few years ago our presence in the Asia Pacific region was fairly limited.
Today, we’re a leader in financial self-service in China and in other key markets. Our plant 
in Shanghai is our second largest in terms of production. We’re also expanding beyond 
hardware and are focused on growing software, services and security throughout this region. 

We have a similar opportunity in Europe – and we’re doing the right things to take advantage
of that opportunity. Europe is actually a larger financial self-service market than the United
States, and our new plant in Budapest, Hungary, puts us in a stronger competitive position in
the region. We’re strengthening our organization in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
by better aligning our sales and service structure, and leveraging resources within the
company to help position us for long-term, profitable growth.  

It’s an exciting time to be at Diebold. We’ve made a lot of changes in a relatively short period
of time. And we’re going to do a lot more. The opportunity is there. We see it when we 
talk to customers. And we see it every day in the passion and motivation of our employees.

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

CORPORATE OFFICES
Diebold, Incorporated
5995 Mayfair Road
P.O. Box 3077
North Canton, Ohio, USA 44720-8077
+1 330 490-4000
www.diebold.com

STOCK EXCHANGE
The company’s common shares are 
listed under the symbol DBD on the 
New York Stock Exchange.

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York
800 432-0140 or +1 212 815-3700
E-mail: shareowners@bankofny.com
Web site: www.stockbny.com

General Correspondence:
Shareholder Services Department
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, New York, USA 10286-1258
Dividend Reinvestment/Optional Cash:
Dividend Reinvestment Department
P.O. Box 1958
Newark, New Jersey, USA 07101-9774

ANNUAL MEETING
The next meeting of shareholders will take place at 10:00 a.m. 
ET on April 26, 2007, at the Kent State University [Stark]
Professional Education and Conference Center, 6000 Frank 
Avenue N.W., Canton, Ohio 44720. A proxy statement and 
form of proxy will be mailed to each shareholder on or about 
March 16. The company’s independent auditors will be in
attendance to respond to appropriate questions.

PUBLICATIONS
Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those
reports are available, free of charge, on or through the Web site,

www.diebold.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after such
material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Additionally, these reports can be
furnished free of charge to shareholders upon written request to
Diebold Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at the
Corporate address, or call +1 330 490-3790 or 800 766-5859.

INFORMATION SOURCES
Communications concerning share transfer, lost certificates or
dividends should be directed to the transfer agent. Investors,
financial analysts and media may contact the following at the
corporate address:

John D. Kristoff
Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
+1 330 490-5900
E-mail: kristoj@diebold.com

Michael Jacobsen
Senior Director, Corporate Communications
+1 330 490-3796
E-mail: jacobsm1@diebold.com

DIRECT PURCHASE, SALE AND
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
BuyDIRECTSM, a direct stock purchase and sale plan administered
by The Bank of New York, offers current and prospective
shareholders a convenient alternative for buying and selling Diebold
shares. Once enrolled in the plan, shareholders may elect to make
optional cash investments. For first-time share purchase by
nonregistered holders, the minimum initial investment amount is
$500. The minimum amount for subsequent investments is $50.
The maximum investment is $10,000 per month.

Shareholders may also choose to reinvest the dividends paid on
shares of Diebold Common Stock through the plan.

Some fees may apply. For more information, contact The Bank of
New York [see addresses in opposite column] or visit Diebold’s 
Web site at www.diebold.com.

Price Ranges of Common Shares

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Full Year

2006

2005

2004

High
$43.84
46.35
44.90
47.13
47.13

Low
$36.40
39.15
36.93
41.41
36.40

High
$57.75
57.80
50.21
41.00
57.80

Low
$51.70
44.85
33.78
33.10
33.10

High
$54.82
52.87
52.79
56.45
56.45

Low
$46.61
43.88
44.96
44.67
43.88

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Diebold, Incorporated
5995 Mayfair Road
P.O. Box 3077
North Canton, Ohio 44720-8077
USA