DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

Current Report

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2004

DIEBOLD LOGO

DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Ohio   1-4879   34-0183970
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
5995 Mayfair Road, P.O. Box 3077, North Canton, Ohio   44720-8077
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (330) 490-4000
   

 


 

ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

     On April 23, 2004 Diebold, Incorporated issued a press release entitled “Diebold Disappointed in California Advisory Panel Recommendation”. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release of Diebold, Incorporated dated April 23, 2004

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

           
 
      DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED
Date:   April 23, 2004

  By: /s/Gregory T. Geswein

Gregory T. Geswein
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

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