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**** IMPORTANT REMINDER ****
April 14, 2023
Dear Diebold Nixdorf Shareholder:
As we get closer to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 27, 2023, we are seeking your support for a number of important proposals, including agenda items to increase our authorized Common Shares (Proposal 5) and to amend our Articles of Incorporation to eliminate certain supermajority voting requirements imposed by Ohio law (Proposal 6).
Your vote at this annual meeting is critically important.
The Board unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” Proposals 5 and 6 and believes that these actions are in the best interests of our Company and our shareholders. These proposals have also received favorable recommendations from Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co., the leading proxy advisory firms.
If you do not vote on Proposals 5 or 6, it has the same outcome voting against these proposals.
If Proposal 5 is not approved and our Common Shares authorization is not increased, we may not be able to satisfy certain mandatory obligations under our existing financing arrangements, which would have a significant and material negative impact on the Company. Any Common Shares not used in connection with our financing obligations will give us additional strategic flexibility to consider and respond to future business opportunities at an important time for our Company.
Proposal 6 will amend our Articles of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements imposed by the Ohio Revised Code for certain fundamental matters and will lower the threshold for votes on such matters to a majority of our outstanding shares. Not only does this change reflect best practices in corporate governance, but it also increases the likelihood that the Company will be able to proceed with important corporate actions at this critical time.
Each of these proposals, and the reason why your vote “FOR” these proposals is crucial, are described in more detail in our Proxy Statement, which can be found on our website (https://investors.dieboldnixdorf.com/investor-overview/default.aspx) or the SEC’s website (https://www.sec.gov).
Instructions on how to vote over the telephone or Internet are enclosed with this letter. It is quick and easy. Alternatively, you may sign and return the enclosed voting instruction form in the envelope provided.
Thank you for your continued investment in Diebold Nixdorf and for taking the time to vote on these important proposals.
P.O. BOX 8016, CARY, NC 27512-9903 | Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | |||||||
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For Shareholders of record as of February 28, 2023 | ||||||||
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year’s meeting, you must make this request on or before April 17, 2023.
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Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Shareholders Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023 Time: 8:00 AM, Eastern Time Place: Annual Meeting to be held live via the internet - please visit www.proxydocs.com/DBD for more details You must register in advance to attend the meeting online and/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/DBD SEE REVERSE FOR FULL AGENDA |
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE:
FOR ON PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, 5 AND 6
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS BE HELD EVERY YEAR.
PROPOSAL | ||||||||
1. | Election of Directors | |||||||
Nominees: | ||||||||
1.01 Arthur F. Anton | ||||||||
1.02 William A. Borden | ||||||||
1.03 Marjorie L. Bowen | ||||||||
1.04 Matthew Goldfarb | ||||||||
1.05 Octavio Marquez | ||||||||
1.06 Emanuel R. Pearlman | ||||||||
1.07 Kent M. Stahl | ||||||||
2. | To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. | |||||||
3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation. | |||||||
4. | To recommend, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the named executive officer compensation advisory vote. | |||||||
5. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized common shares. | |||||||
6. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting requirements for matters requiring shareholder approval under the Ohio Revised Code. |