Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.

On November 21, 2012, Diebold, Incorporated (the "Company") adopted a new Code of Business Ethics applicable to all directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Code of Business Ethics will be released and available to all associates in December 2012. The Code of Business Ethics amends and restates the prior Business Ethics Policy and clarifies and updates the policies designed to promote the purposes outlined for a code of ethics in Item 406 of Regulation S-K. The Code of Business Ethics covers topics such as reporting violations of the Code of Business Ethics, maintaining respectful work environments, fair dealing, confidentiality, compliance with laws, preparation of business and financial documents, conflicts of interests, company resources, public communications and limitations of the Code of Business Ethics, among others.

The foregoing description is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code of Business Ethics, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 14.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description
14.1 Code of Business Ethics

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