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EX-10.28

Exhibit 10.28

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), made and entered into as of
                     by and between Diebold, Incorporated, an Ohio corporation (together with its
successors and assigns permitted under this Agreement, the “Company”), and Mr. Thomas W. Swidarski
(the “Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously entered into an Agreement dated as of the
Effective Date (the “2005 Agreement”) setting forth the terms and conditions upon which the
Executive agreed to serve as an officer of the Company;

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend and restate the 2005 Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is mutually acknowledged, the Company
and the Executive (individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”) agree as follows:

     1. Definitions.

          (a) “Affiliate” of a person or other entity shall mean a person or other entity that directly
or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the person or other
entity specified.

          (b) “Base Salary” shall mean the salary provided for in Section 4 below or any increased
salary granted to the Executive pursuant to Section 4.

          (c) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

          (d) “Cause” shall mean that prior to any termination pursuant to Section 12(c), the Executive
shall have committed:

               (i) an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties or in the
course of his employment with the Company or any subsidiary;

               (ii) intentional wrongful damage to property of the Company or any subsidiary;

               (iii) intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information of the
Company or any subsidiary; or

               (iv) intentional wrongful engagement in any competitive activity which would constitute a
material breach of the duty of loyalty;

and any such act shall have been materially harmful to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Executive
shall be deemed “intentional” if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence, but
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deemed “intentional” only if done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in or not opposed to the best interest of
the Company and its subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed
to have been terminated for “Cause” hereunder unless and until there shall have been delivered to
the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-quarters of the Board then in office at a meeting of the Board called and held for such
purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together
with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Board, the Executive had committed an act set forth above in this Section 1(d) and specifying the
particulars thereof in detail.

          (e) A “Change in Control” shall be as defined in the Change in Control Employment Agreement,
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

          (f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          (g) “Conditions Agreement” shall mean that certain Conditions of Employment agreement dated
January 1, 2002 and executed by the Executive on February 25, 2002.

          (h) “Constructive Termination Without Cause” shall mean termination by the Executive of his
employment at his initiative within 30 days following the Executive’s learning of the occurrence of
any of the following events without his consent:

               (i) Failure to elect, reelect or otherwise maintain the Executive in the offices or positions
in the Company or any subsidiary which the Executive held immediately prior to such termination, or
the removal of the Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if the
Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately prior to such termination, or the
removal of the Executive as a member of the managing authority of any subsidiary if the Executive
shall have been a member of such body immediately prior to such termination;

               (ii) Failure to elect or reelect the Executive to any of the positions described in Section 3
below;

               (iii) A significant adverse change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers,
functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position or positions with the Company and
its Subsidiaries which the Executive held immediately prior to such change, a reduction in the
aggregate of the Executive’s Base Salary and incentive pay potential received from the Company and
its subsidiaries, or the termination of the Executive’s rights to any employee benefits to which
he was entitled immediately prior to such termination which would be material when viewed in light
of all of the employee benefits provided to him taken as a whole or a reduction in scope or value
thereof without the prior written consent of the Executive;

               (iv) any purported termination of the Executive’s employment that is not effected for Cause or
Disability;

               (v) the expiration or termination by the Company of the Change in Control Employment Agreement
unless replaced by an agreement providing benefits to the Executive that are no less favorable than
the existing Change in Control Employment Agreement; or

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               (vi) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligation to
perform this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
within 15 days after a merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction.

Following written notice from the Executive of any of the events described above, the Company shall
have 10 calendar days in which to cure. If the Company fails to cure, the Executive’s termination
shall become effective on the 11th calendar day following the written notice.

          (i) “Date of Termination” shall mean the date on which the Executive incurs a “separation from
service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

          (j) “Disability” shall mean the Executive’s permanent and total disability as defined by the
Social Security Administration.

          (k) “Effective Date” shall be December 12, 2005.

          (l) “Equity Incentive Plan” shall mean the Company’s 1991 Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated as of January 30, 1997, as amended.

          (m) “Pro Rata” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that the
Executive was employed in the applicable performance period (a calendar year in the case of an
annual bonus and a performance cycle in the case of an award under the Equity Incentive Plan) and
the denominator of which shall be the number of days in the applicable performance period.

          (n) “Shares” shall mean the Common Shares of the Company.

          (o) “Term of Employment” shall mean the period specified in Section 2 below (including any
extension as provided therein).

     2. Term of Employment.

          The Term of Employment shall begin on the Effective Date, and shall extend until the second
anniversary of the Effective Date, with automatic one-year renewals thereafter unless either Party
notifies the other at least 6 months before the scheduled expiration date that the term is not to
renew. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term of Employment may be earlier terminated by either
Party in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.

     3. Position, Duties and Responsibilities.

          (a) Commencing on the Effective Date and continuing for the remainder of the Term of
Employment, the Executive shall be employed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Company and be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the Company. The Executive
also shall be nominated to become a member of the Board, effective as of the Effective Date. The
Executive, in carrying out his duties under this Agreement, shall report to the Board. During the
term of this Agreement, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and
attention to the business and affairs of the Company and shall use his best efforts, skills and
abilities to promote its interests.

          (b) Nothing herein shall preclude the Executive from (i) serving on the boards of directors of
a reasonable number of other corporations with the concurrence of the Board, (ii)

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serving on the boards of a reasonable number of trade associations and/or charitable
organizations, (iii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs, and (iv) managing his
personal investments and affairs, provided that such activities set forth in this Section 3(b) do
not conflict or interfere with the effective discharge of his duties and responsibilities under
Section 3(a).

     4. Base Salary.

          The Executive shall be paid an annualized Base Salary, payable in accordance with the regular
payroll practices of the Company, of $550,000. The Base Salary shall be reviewed annually for
increase in the discretion of the Board.

     5. Annual Incentive Award.

          During the Term of Employment, commencing in 2006 the Executive shall have a bonus opportunity
each year equal to 200% of Base Salary, payable in that amount if the maximum performance goals
established for the relevant year are met. If such performance goals are not met, the Executive
shall receive 40% of Base Salary if the threshold performance goals are met, and 100% of Base
Salary if the target performance goals are met. The Executive shall be paid his annual incentive
awards no later than other senior executives of the Company are paid their annual incentive awards.

     6. Sign-on Arrangements.

          As soon as practicable following the Effective Date, the Company shall grant the Executive
150,000 options to purchase Shares with a seven year maturity, vesting as follows: one-half shall
vest the day after Shares have traded at $50 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days,
and one-half shall vest the day after the Shares have traded at $60 per share or higher for 20
consecutive trading days. Otherwise all 150,000 options will become exercisable on the sixth
anniversary date of the award. The strike price for these options will be $37.87.

     7. Additional Long-Term Incentive Awards.

          (a) Stock Options. The Executive shall be eligible for stock option awards commencing
with awards in 2007, or sooner at the discretion of the Board, in accordance with Company practices
applicable to its senior-level executives at the sole discretion of the Board.

          (b) Long-Term Incentive Plans. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the
Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (for the 2006-2008 and future award cycles) with a 20,000 share
target and a 40,000 share maximum. The Executive also shall be eligible to participate in any
other long-term incentive plan the Company may adopt, on a basis comparable to other senior-level
executives.

     8. Employee Benefit Programs.

          During the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee
pension and welfare benefit plans and programs made available to the Company’s senior level
executives, as such plans or programs may be in effect from time to time, including, without
limitation, pension, profit sharing, 401(k) savings and other retirement plans or programs,
medical, dental, hospitalization, short-term and long-term disability and life insurance plans,
accidental death and dismemberment protection, travel accident insurance, and any other pension or
retirement plans or programs and any other employee welfare benefit plans or programs that

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may be sponsored by the Company from time to time, including any plans that supplement the
above-listed types of plans or programs, whether funded or unfunded. The Executive’s participation
shall be based on, and the calculation of all benefits shall be based on, the assumptions that the
Executive has met all service-period or other requirements for such participation. The Executive
shall be entitled to four weeks paid vacation per year of employment, which shall be subject to the
Company’s vacation policy for senior executives.

     9. Supplemental Pension.

          The Executive shall be provided a Supplemental Pension based upon the Company’s Supplemental
Employee Retirement Plan II (the “SERP II”).

     10. Reimbursement of Business and Other Expenses.

          The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out his duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement and the Company shall promptly reimburse him for all
reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with carrying out the business of the Company,
subject to documentation in accordance with the Company’s policy.

     11. Perquisites. The Executive shall receive standard Company executive
perquisites, including, without limitation, the following:

          (a) The Executive shall be entitled to fly first-class in the event the Company does not have
its own aircraft available for his use.

          (b) The Executive shall be provided a monthly car allowance for a luxury class automobile up
to a maximum of $3,295 which, if taxable to the Executive, shall be provided on a tax grossed-up
basis.

          (c) The Company shall reimburse the Executive for reasonable financial planning and tax
preparation fees up to an annual maximum of $20,000.

          (d) The Executive shall be provided with dues and membership fees for one country club.

          (e) The Executive shall be entitled to an annual physical at the Company’s expense at the
Cleveland Clinic (or equivalent facility).

All reimbursements under Section 10 or Section 11 shall be for expenses incurred by the Executive
during the Term of Employment. In all events such reimbursement will be made no later than the end
of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred. Each provision of reimbursements
shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code. Any expense reimbursed by the Company in one taxable year in no event
will affect the amount of expenses required to be reimbursed or in-kind benefits required to be
provided by the Company in any other taxable year.

     12. Termination of Employment.

          (a) Termination Due to Death. In the event that the Executive’s employment is
terminated due to his death, his estate or his beneficiaries, as the case may be, shall be entitled
to the following benefits;

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               (i) Base Salary through the end of the month in which death occurs, and paid consistent with
regular payroll practices of the Company;

               (ii) Pro Rata annual incentive award for the year in which the Executive’s death occurs, if,
and to the extent, such awards are payable, and paid when bonuses are paid to other officers;

               (iii) all outstanding options, whether or not then vested, shall vest and shall remain
exercisable for a period of one year or until their stated expiration date, if earlier;

               (iv) Pro Rata long-term incentives shall be payable when scheduled to be paid (if, and to the
extent, such awards are payable); and

               (v) a pre-retirement death benefit based on Section XII of the SERP II based on the Executive
being deemed to have satisfied the eligibility requirements for a Supplemental Retirement Benefit
under SERP II.

          (b) Termination Due to Disability. In the event that the Executive’s employment is
terminated due to his Disability, he shall be entitled to the following benefits:

               (i) disability benefits in accordance with the long-term disability program in effect for
senior executives of the Company; provided, however, in no event shall such benefits provide the
Executive with less than 60% of his Base Salary to age 65;

               (ii) Base Salary through the end of the month in which disability benefits commence, and paid
consistent with the regular payroll practices of the Company;

               (iii) Pro Rata annual incentive award for the year in which the Executive’s termination
occurs, if such awards are payable, subject to Section 12(k), and paid when bonuses are paid to
others;

               (iv) all outstanding options, whether or not then vested, shall vest and shall remain
exercisable for a period of one year or until their stated expiration date, if earlier;

               (v) Pro Rata long-term incentives shall be payable, subject Section 12(k), when scheduled to
be paid (if, and to the extent, such awards are payable); and

               (vi) continued participation in all medical, dental, vision and hospitalization insurance
coverage and in other employee benefit plans or programs covered by Section 8 in which he was
participating on the Date of Termination until the earlier of 36 months following termination of
employment or the date, or dates, he receives equivalent coverage and benefits from a subsequent
employer; provided, however, that this continued participation does not include
continued participation in either the qualified pension plan or the 401(k) plan. In the event the
Company’s plans do not permit continuation of Executive’s participation in the benefit plans and
programs covered by this Section 12(d)(vii), following his termination, then the Company shall
itself pay or provide the benefits to the Executive. The Executive shall pay the cost, on an
after-tax basis, for the continued health benefit coverage. Subject to Section 12(k), on or about
January 31 of the year following the year in which the Date of Termination occurs and continuing on
or about each January 31 until the year following the last year of the benefits period, the Company
will make a payment to the Executive such that, after payment of all taxes incurred by the
Executive as a result of the Executive’s receipt of the continued health benefit coverage and

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payment by the Company, the Executive retains an amount equal to the amount the Executive paid
during the immediately preceding calendar year for the health benefit coverage described in this
Section.

          In no event shall a termination of the Executive’s employment for Disability occur until the
Party terminating his employment gives written notice to the other Party in accordance with Section
23 below.

          (c) Termination by the Company for Cause. In the event the Company terminates the
Executive’s employment for Cause:

               (i) he shall be entitled to Base Salary through the Date of Termination, paid consistent with
the regular payroll practices of the Company;

               (ii) all outstanding options which are not then vested shall be forfeited; vested options
shall remain exercisable until the earlier of the thirtieth day after the date of termination or
the originally scheduled expiration date of the options, unless the Compensation Committee
determines otherwise;

          (d) Termination without Cause or Constructive Termination without Cause. In the event
the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause, other than due to Disability
or death, or in the event there is a Constructive Termination without Cause, the Executive shall be
entitled to the following benefits:

               (i) Base Salary through the Date of Termination, paid consistent with regular payroll
practices of the Company;

               (ii) Base Salary, at the annualized rate in effect on the Date of Termination, for a period of
24 months following such termination, payable, subject to Section 12(k), promptly following the
Date of Termination in a lump sum;

               (iii) a Pro Rata annual incentive award for the year in which termination occurs, based on the
time the executive was employed in that year if, and to the extent, such awards are otherwise
earned, to be paid in a single installment, subject to Section 12(k), when such awards are paid to
others in the year following the year of termination;

               (iv) an annual incentive award at twice the Target bonus level for the year in which
termination occurs, promptly payable, subject to Section 12(k), in a single installment after his
termination;

               (v) all outstanding options, whether or not then vested, shall vest and shall remain
exercisable for a period of two years or until the end of their term, if less;

               (vi) Pro Rata long-term incentives shall be payable, subject to Section 12(k), when scheduled
to be paid (if, and to the extent, such awards are payable); and

               (vii) continued participation in all medical, dental, vision and hospitalization insurance
coverage and in other employee benefit plans or programs covered by Section 8 in which he was
participating on the date of the termination of his employment until the earlier of 24 months
following termination of employment or the date, or dates, he receives equivalent coverage and
benefits from a subsequent employer; provided, however, that this

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continued participation does not include continued participation in either the qualified
pension plan or the 401(k) plan. In the event the Company’s plans do not permit continuation of
Executive’s participation in the benefit plans and programs covered by this Section 12(d)(vii),
following his termination, then the Company shall itself pay or provide the benefit to the
Executive. The Executive shall pay cost, on an after-tax basis, for the continued health benefit
coverage, subject to Section 12(k), on or about January 31 of the year following the year in which
the Date of Termination occurs and continuing on or about each January 31 until the year following
the last year of the benefits period the Company will make a payment to the Executive such that,
after payment of all taxes incurred by the Executive as a result of the Executive’s receipt of the
continued health benefit coverage and payment by the Company, the Executive retains an amount equal
to the amount the Executive paid during the immediately preceding calendar year for the health
benefit coverage described in this Section.

          (e) Voluntary Termination. A termination of employment by the Executive on his own
initiative, other than a termination due to Disability or a Constructive Termination without Cause,
shall have the same consequences as provided in Section 12(c) for a termination for Cause. A
voluntary termination under this Section 12(e) shall be effective on the date specified in the
Executive’s written notice.

          (f) Non-renewal by the Company. In the event that the Company notifies the Executive
pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement that the Term of Employment shall not renew, the Executive
shall be entitled to the same benefits as provided in Section 12(d); provided,
however, that the period for which entitlements are provided shall be 12 months instead of
24 months in all subsections where such period applies.

          (g) Consequences of a Change in Control. The Executive’s entitlements relating to a
Change in Control of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the Change in Control
Employment Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. In addition, in the event of a Change
in Control, the options referred to in Section 6 shall immediately vest and become fully
exercisable. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Change in Control
Employment Agreement after the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Change in Control Employment
Agreement shall control and there shall be no duplication of benefits.

          (h) Other Termination Benefits. In the case of any of the foregoing terminations, the
Executive or his estate shall also be entitled to:

               (i) the balance of any incentive awards due for performance periods which have been completed,
but which have not yet been paid;

               (ii) any expense reimbursements due the Executive; and

               (iii) other benefits, if any, in accordance with applicable plans and programs of the Company.

          (i) No Mitigation; No Offset. In the event of any termination of employment under
this Section 12, the Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment and there
shall be no offset against amounts due the Executive under this Agreement on account of any
remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that he may obtain.

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          (j) Nature of Payments. Any amounts due under this Section 12 are in the nature of
severance payments considered to be reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a
penalty.

          (k) Timing of Payments. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(i) and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to
time) on the Date of Termination, then amounts that otherwise would be payable pursuant to
Sections 12(b)(iii), 12(b)(v), 12(b)(vi), 12(d)(ii), 12(d)(iii), 12(d)(iv), 12(d)(vi) and
12(d)(vii) of this Agreement (as well as any other payment or benefit that the Executive is
entitled to receive upon his separation from service and that would be considered to be deferred
compensation under Section 409A of the Code) during the six-month period immediately following the
Date of Termination will instead be paid or made available on the earlier of the first day of the
seventh month following the Executive’s Date of Termination and the Executive’s death.

     13. Non-Competition.

          (a) The Executive agrees that during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for a
period of two (2) years following the termination of such employment, whether termination is by the
Executive or by the Company, and regardless of the reasons therefore, the Executive shall not
engage in any activity as an employee, principal, agent or consultant for another entity, and in a
capacity, that directly competes with the company or any of its related entities including
subsidiaries, affiliates and partnerships, in any actual product, service, or business activity (or
in any product, service, or business activity which was under active development while the
Executive was employed by Company if such development is being actively pursued during such two (2)
year period by the Company), in any territory in which the Company or any of its related entities
including subsidiaries, affiliates and partnerships, manufactures, sells, markets, services, or
installs such product or service, or engages in such business activity.

          (b) The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that, in the event of the termination of his
employment with the Company, the Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that the
Executive can obtain employment in business activities which do not compete with the Company, and
that the enforcement of this Agreement by way of injunction shall not prevent the Executive from
earning a reasonable livelihood. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants
contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests
and are reasonable in scope and duration.

     14. No Solicitation of Employees.

          The Executive agrees that during his employment with the Company and for a period of two (2)
years following the termination of such employment, whether termination is by the Executive or by
the Company, regardless of the reasons therefore, the Executive will not directly or indirectly (a)
induce or assist others in inducing any person who is an employee, officer, consultant, or agent of
the Company or its affiliates to give up employment or business affiliation with the Company or its
affiliates; or (b) employ or associate in business with any person who is employed by or associated
in business with the Company during the two-year period prior to the termination of the Executive’s
employment. In the event that the scope of the restrictions in Sections 13 or 14 are found overly
broad, Executive agrees that a court should reform the restrictions by limiting them to the maximum
reasonable scope.

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     15. Confidentiality. In addition to his obligations under the Conditions Agreement,
which remain in full force and effect:

          (a) The Executive agrees that he will not, at any time during the Term of Employment or
thereafter, disclose or use any trade secret, proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, obtained during the course of his
employment, except as required in the course of such employment or with the written permission of
the Company or, as applicable, any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or as may be required by
law, provided that, if the Executive receives legal process with regard to disclosure of such
information, he shall promptly notify the Company and cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s
sole expense, in seeking a protective order.

          (b) The Executive agrees that at the time of the termination of his employment with the
Company, whether at the instance of the Executive or the Company, and regardless of the reasons
therefor, he will deliver to the Company, and not keep or deliver to anyone else, any and all
notes, files, memoranda, papers and, in general, any and all physical matter containing
information, including any and all documents significant to the conduct of the business of the
Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company which are in his possession, except for any
documents for which the Company or any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company has given written
consent to removal at the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment and his personal
rolodex, personal files, phone book and similar items.

          (c) The Executive agrees that the Company’s remedies at law would be inadequate in the event
of a breach or threatened breach of this Section 13; accordingly, the Company shall be entitled, in
addition to its rights at law, to seek an injunction and other equitable relief without the need to
post a bond.

     16. Resolution of Disputes.

          Any disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be resolved by third
party mediation of the dispute and, failing that, at the election of the Executive by binding
arbitration, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the
American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each Party shall bear his or its own costs of
the mediation, arbitration or litigation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 16, the
parties agree that in the event of any alleged breach by the Executive of any of his obligations
under Sections 13, 14, or 15, then the arbitration requirements of this Section 16 shall not apply,
and that instead, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to seek relief in a court of
general jurisdiction in the State of Ohio, and the parties hereby consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of such court. In addition, in connection with any such court action, the Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the remedy at law available to the Company for breach by Executive of
any of his obligations under Sections 13, 14, and 15 of this Agreement would be inadequate and that
damages flowing from such a breach would not readily be susceptible to being measured in monetary
terms. Accordingly, the Executive acknowledges, consents and agrees that, in addition to any other
rights or remedies which the Company may have at law, in equity or under this Agreement, upon
adequate proof of the Executive’s violation of any provision of Sections 13, 14, and 15 of this
Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and may obtain a temporary
order restraining any threatened or further breach, without the necessity of proof of actual
damage.

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     17. Assignability: Binding Nature.

          This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective successors, heirs (in the case of the Executive) and assigns. Rights or obligations of
the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company pursuant to a merger
or consolidation in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or the sale or liquidation of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee or transferee is
the successor to all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and such assignee or
transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company, as contained in this
Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law. The Company further agrees that, in the
event of a sale of assets or liquidation as described in the preceding sentence, it shall take
whatever action it reasonably can in order to cause such assignee or transferee to expressly assume
the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company hereunder. No rights or obligations of the
Executive under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Executive other than his
rights to compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only by will or operation of law.

     18. Entire Agreement.

          This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties concerning
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, discussions,
negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, between the Parties with respect thereto.

     19. Amendment or Waiver.

          No provision in this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing
and signed by the Executive and an authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either Party of
any breach by the other Party of any condition or provision contained in this Agreement to be
performed by such other Party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or
provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by
the Executive or an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be.

     20. Severability.

          In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid
or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement
shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent
permitted by law so as to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

     21. Survivorship.

          Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the respective rights and
obligations of the Parties hereunder shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment.
This Agreement itself (as distinguished from the Executive’s employment) may not be terminated by
either Party without the written consent of the other Party. Upon the expiration of the term of
the Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the Parties shall survive such expiration
to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the Parties an embodied in the rights (such
as vested rights) and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement.

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     22. References.

          In the event of the Executive’s death or a judicial determination of his incompetence,
reference in this Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to his
beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

     23. Governing Law.

          This Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the laws of Ohio without reference to
principles of conflict of laws.

     24. Notices.

          All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given when (a) delivered personally, (b) delivered by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (c) delivered by overnight courier (provided that a
written acknowledgment of receipt is obtained by the overnight courier) to the Party concerned at
the address indicated below or to such changed address as such Party may subsequently give such
notice of:

          If to the Company:

Diebold, Incorporated

5995 Mayfair Road

North Canton, Ohio 44720

Attention: Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

          If to the Executive:

Thomas W. Swidarski

7574 Elderkin Court

Hudson, Ohio 44236

     25. Heading.

          The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall
not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

     26. Counterparts.

          This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts.

     27. Code Section 409A Compliance.

          To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement will be administered in a manner consistent with this
intent. References to Section 409A of the Code will include any proposed, temporary or final
regulation, or any other formal guidance, promulgated with respect to such section by the U.S.
Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. Each payment to be

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made to the Executive under the provisions of this Agreement will be considered to be a
separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.

The Company

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 
	Sheila M. Rutt	 	 	 	Thomas W. Swidarski
	Vice President,	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Chief Human Resources Officer	 	 	 	 	 	 

13EX-10.29

Exhibit 10.29

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of ___by and
between DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and Thomas W. Swidarski (“the
Executive”);

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive who has made and is expected to continue to make
major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial strength of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined);

     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case for most publicly held companies, the
possibility of a Change in Control (as that term is hereafter defined) exists;

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself and its Subsidiaries of both present and future
continuity of management in the event of a Change in Control and desires to establish certain
minimum compensation rights for key senior executive officers, including the Executive, applicable
in the event of a Change in Control;

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to ensure that senior executives are not practically disabled from
discharging their duties upon a Change in Control;

     WHEREAS, this Agreement is not intended to alter materially the compensation and benefits
which the Executive could reasonably expect to receive absent a Change in Control and, accordingly,
although effective and binding as of the date hereof, this Agreement shall become operative only
upon the occurrence of a Change in Control; and

     WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to render services on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the Company and the Executive agree as
follows:

     1. Operation of Agreement: (a) This Agreement, which amends and restates the
Employment Agreement between the Company and the Executive dated December 12, 2005, shall be
effective and binding immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not become operative unless and until there shall
have occurred a Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall
have occurred if at any time during the Term (as that term is hereafter defined) any of the
following events shall occur:

          (i) The Company is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or with another
corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities of such corporation or person immediately after such transaction is held in the
aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock (as that term is hereafter defined) of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction;

          (ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of its assets to
any other corporation or other legal person, and as a result of such sale or transfer less
than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such
corporation or person immediately after such sale or transfer is held in the aggregate by the
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          (iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor
schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is
used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial
owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or
regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 20% or more of the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors of the Company (“Voting Stock”);

          (iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or
any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of the
Company has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future pursuant to any
then-existing contract or transaction; or

          (v) If during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
any such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, of each Director of the Company first elected during such period was approved by
a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors of the Company then still in office who were
Directors of the Company at the beginning of any such period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv) hereof, a “Change in
Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Agreement either (i) solely
because (A) the Company, (B) a Subsidiary of the Company, or (C) any Company-sponsored employee
stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company, either files or becomes
obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule
14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under
the Exchange Act, disclosing beneficial ownership by it of shares of Voting Stock, whether in
excess of 20% or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control of the Company
has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership
or (ii) solely because of a change in control of any Subsidiary by which the Executive may be
employed. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(a)(i-iv) hereof, if, prior to any
event described in Sections 1(a)(i-iv) hereof instituted by any person not an officer or director
of the Company, or prior to any disclosed proposal instituted by any person not an officer or
director of the Company which could lead to any such event, management proposes any restructuring
of the Company which ultimately leads to an event described in Sections 1(a)(i-iv) hereof pursuant
to such management proposal, then a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of this Agreement.

          (b) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during the Term, this Agreement
shall become immediately operative, except that in the event that any such agreement to merge,
consolidate, reorganize or sell or otherwise transfer assets referred to in Section 1(a)(i) or
1(a)(ii) is terminated without such merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale or transfer
having been consummated, or the person filing such Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 referred to in
Section 1(a)(iii) files an amendment to such Schedules disclosing that it no longer is the
beneficial owner of securities representing 20% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company, or the
Company reports that the change of control which it reported in the filing referred to in Section
1(a)(iv) will not in fact occur, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may by notice
to the Executive nullify the operation of this Agreement by reason of such Change in Control,
without prejudice to any exercise by the Executive of his rights under this Agreement that may have
occurred prior to such nullification.

          (c) The period during which this Agreement shall be in effect (the “Term”) shall commence as
of the date hereof and shall expire as of the later of (i) the close of business on December 31,
2011 and (ii) the expiration of the Period of Employment (as that term is hereafter defined),
provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2009 and each January 1 thereafter, the term
of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the Executive shall have given
notice that it or he, as the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended, and (B) subject
to Section 8 hereof, if, at any time prior to a Change in Control, the Executive for any reason is
no longer an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, thereupon the Term shall be deemed to have
expired and this Agreement shall immediately terminate and be of no further effect.

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     2. Employment; Period of Employment: (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall continue the Executive in
the employ of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Executive shall remain in such employ for
the period set forth in Section 2(b) hereof (the “Period of Employment”). During the Period of
Employment, the Executive agrees to serve in such office or offices of the Company or any
Subsidiary to which the Board or the managing authority of any Subsidiary may from time to time
elect or appoint him. Throughout the Period of Employment, the Executive shall devote
substantially all of his time during normal business hours (subject to vacations, sick leave and
other absences in accordance with the policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries as in effect for
senior executives immediately prior to the Change in Control) to the business and affairs of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, but nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive from
devoting reasonable periods of time during normal business hours to (i) serving as a director,
trustee or member of or participant in any organization or business so long as such activity would
not constitute Competitive Activity (as that term is hereafter defined), (ii) engaging in
charitable and community activities, or (iii) managing his personal investments.

          (b) The Period of Employment shall commence on the date of an occurrence of a Change in
Control and, subject only to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, shall continue until the earlier
of (i) the expiration of the third anniversary of the occurrence of the Change in Control, (ii) the
Executive’s death, or (iii) the Executive’s attainment of age 65; provided, however, that
commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control, the Period of Employment shall
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to
such anniversary date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the
other that the Period of Employment shall not be so extended.

          (c) As used in this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary” means a corporation, company or other
entity (i) more than 50 percent of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right
to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are, or (ii) which does not have
outstanding shares or securities (as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture or
unincorporated association), but more than 50 percent of whose ownership interest representing the
right generally to make decisions for such other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Company, but such corporation, company or other entity shall be
deemed to be a Subsidiary only so long as such ownership or control exists.

     3. Compensation During Period of Employment: (a) For his services pursuant to
Section 2(a) hereof, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive shall receive during
the Period of Employment (i) annual base salary at a rate not less than the Executive’s annual
fixed or base compensation (payable monthly or otherwise as in effect for senior executives of the
Company immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control) or such higher rate as may be
approved from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee thereof (the “Committee”)
(which base salary at such rate is herein referred to as “Base Pay”) and (ii) an annual amount
equal to not less than the highest aggregate annual bonus, incentive or other payments of cash
compensation in addition to the amounts referred to in clause (i) above made or to be made in
regard to services rendered in any calendar year during the two calendar years immediately
preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurred pursuant to any bonus, incentive,
profit-sharing, performance, discretionary pay or similar policy, plan, program or arrangement of
the Company or any Subsidiary or any successor thereto providing benefits at least as great as the
benefits payable thereunder prior to a Change in Control (“Incentive Pay”), provided, however, that
with the prior written consent of the Executive, nothing herein shall preclude a change in the mix
between Base Pay and Incentive Pay so long as the aggregate cash compensation received by the
Executive in any one calendar year is not reduced in connection therewith or as a result thereof,
and provided further, however, that in no event shall any increase in the Executive’s aggregate
cash compensation or any portion thereof in any way diminish any other obligation of the Company
under this Agreement.

          (b) For his services pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, during the Period of Employment the
Executive shall be a full participant in, and shall be entitled to the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for benefits as provided under, any and all employee retirement income and welfare
benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements in which senior executives of the Company or its
Subsidiaries participate, including without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, restricted stock grant, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement or other
retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, group and/or executive life, health,
medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the
Company or any Subsidiary), disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement and

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other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may now exist or any
equivalent successor policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the
Company or any Subsidiary providing perquisites, benefits and service credit for benefits at least
as great as are payable thereunder prior to a Change in Control (collectively, “Employee
Benefits”), provided, however, that except as expressly provided in, and subject to the terms of,
Section 5(a)(ii) hereof, the Executive’s rights thereunder shall be governed by the terms thereof
and shall not be enlarged hereunder or otherwise affected hereby. Subject to the proviso in the
immediately preceding sentence, if and to the extent such perquisites, benefits or service credit
for benefits are not payable or provided under any such policy, plan, program or arrangement as a
result of the amendment or termination thereof, then the Company shall itself pay or provide
therefor. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude improvement or enhancement of any such Employee
Benefits, provided that no such improvement shall in any way diminish any other obligation of the
Company under this Agreement.

     (c) (i) The Company has determined that the amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3
constitute reasonable compensation for services to be rendered during the Period of Employment.
Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, unless such action would be expressly
prohibited by applicable law, if any amount paid or payable pursuant to this Section 3 for
services to be rendered during the Period of Employment, or pursuant to Section 5, or pursuant
to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement (collectively
“Other Agreements”) is subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company will pay to the Executive an additional
amount in cash equal to the amount necessary to cause the aggregate remuneration received by the
Executive under this Section 3 for services to be rendered during the Period of Employment, or
Section 5, or the Other Agreements, including such additional cash payment (net of all federal,
state and local income taxes and all taxes payable as the result of the application of Sections
280G and 4999 of the Code) to be equal to the aggregate remuneration the Executive would have
received under this Section 3 for services to be rendered during the Period of Employment, or
Section 5, or the Other Agreements, excluding such additional payment (net of all federal, state
and local income taxes), as if Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code (and any successor provisions
thereto) had not been enacted into law.

          (ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(c) to the contrary and subject
to the first paragraph of Section 5(a), the payments described in Section 3(c)(i) shall be paid
or reimbursed within five business days after the Executive submits evidence of incurrence of
such taxes and/or expenses, provided that in all events such reimbursement will be made no later
than the end of the year following the year in which the applicable taxes are remitted or, in
the case of reimbursement of expenses incurred due to a tax audit or litigation to which there
is no remittance of taxes, no later than the end of the year following the year in which the
audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the
litigation in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(v). Each provision of
reimbursements pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be considered a separate payment and not one
of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. Any expense reimbursed by the
Company in one taxable year in no event will affect the amount of expenses required to be
reimbursed or in-kind benefits required to be provided by the Company in any other taxable year.

     4. Termination Following a Change in Control: (a) In the event of the occurrence of
a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries may be
terminated by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the Period of Employment and the Executive
shall not be entitled to the benefits provided by Section 5 hereof only upon the occurrence of one
or more of the following events:

          (i) The Executive’s death;

          (ii) If the Executive shall become permanently disabled within the meaning of, and
begins actually to receive disability benefits pursuant to, the long-term disability plan in
effect for senior executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the
Change in Control; or

          (iii) For “Cause,” which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean that, prior to any
termination pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, the Executive shall have committed:

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          (A) an intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection with his duties
or in the course of his employment with the Company or any Subsidiary;

          (B) intentional wrongful damage to property of the Company or any Subsidiary;

          (C) intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information
of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

          (D) intentional wrongful engagement in any competitive activity which would
constitute a material breach of the duty of loyalty (“Competitive Activity”);

and any such act shall have been materially harmful to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Executive
shall be deemed “intentional” if it was due primarily to an error in judgment or negligence, but
shall be deemed “intentional” only if done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good
faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in or not opposed to the best
interest of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall
not be deemed to have been terminated for “Cause” hereunder unless and until there shall have been
delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less
than three-quarters of the Board then in office at a meeting of the Board called and held for such
purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together
with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the
Board, the Executive had committed an act set forth above in this Section 4(a)(iii) and specifying
the particulars thereof in detail. Nothing herein shall limit the right of the Executive or his
beneficiaries to contest the validity or propriety of any such determination.

          (b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, during the Period of Employment
the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits as provided in Section 5 hereof upon the occurrence
of one or more of the following events:

          (i) Any termination by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the employment of the
Executive prior to the date upon which the Executive shall have attained age 65, which
termination shall be for any reason other than for Cause or as a result of the death of the
Executive or by reason of the Executive’s disability and the actual receipt of disability
benefits in accordance with Section 4(a)(ii) hereof; or

          (ii) Termination by the Executive of his employment with the Company and its
Subsidiaries during the Period of Employment after the Change in Control upon the occurrence
of any of the following events:

          (A) Failure to elect, reelect or otherwise maintain the Executive in the offices or
positions in the Company or any Subsidiary which the Executive held immediately prior to
a Change in Control, or the removal of the Executive as a Director of the Company (or any
successor thereto) if the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control, or the removal of the Executive as a member of the
managing authority of any Subsidiary if the Executive shall have been a member of such
body immediately prior to the Change in Control;

          (B) A significant adverse change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers,
functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position or positions with the
Company and its Subsidiaries which the Executive held immediately prior to the Change in
Control, a reduction in the aggregate of the Executive’s Base Pay and Incentive Pay
received from the Company and its Subsidiaries, or the termination of the Executive’s
rights to any Employee Benefits to which he was entitled immediately prior to the Change
in Control or a reduction in scope or value thereof without the prior written consent of
the Executive, any of which is not remedied within 10 calendar days after receipt by the
Company of written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction or termination, as
the case may be;

          (C) A determination by the Executive made in good faith that as a result of a
Change in Control and a change in circumstances thereafter significantly affecting his
position, including without limitation a change in the scope of the business or other
activities for which he was responsible immediately prior to the

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Change in Control, he has been rendered substantially unable to carry out, has been
substantially hindered in the performance of, or has suffered a substantial reduction in,
any of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the
position held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice to the Company
from the Executive of such determination;

          (D) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the
Company or transfer of all or a significant portion of its business and/or assets, unless
the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization or
otherwise) to which all or a significant portion of its business and/or assets have been
transferred (directly or by operation of law) shall have assumed all duties and
obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant to Section 10 hereof;

          (E) The Company shall relocate its principal executive offices, or the Company or
any Subsidiary shall require the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess of 25 miles from the location thereof
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company or any Subsidiary shall require
the Executive to travel away from his office in the course of discharging his
responsibilities or duties hereunder significantly more (in terms of either consecutive
days or aggregate days in any calendar year) than was required of him prior to the Change
in Control without, in either case, his prior written consent; or

          (F) Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any material breach
of this Agreement by the Company or any successor thereto.

          (c) A termination by the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof or by
the Executive pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof shall not affect any rights which the Executive may
have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any
Subsidiary providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be governed by the terms thereof. If
this Agreement or the employment of the Executive is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive is not entitled to any payments under Section 3 or 5 hereof, the Executive shall have no
further obligation or liability to the Company hereunder with respect to his prior or any future
employment.

     5. Severance Compensation: (a) If, following the occurrence of a Change in Control,
the Company and its Subsidiaries shall terminate the Executive’s employment during the Period of
Employment other than pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof, or if the Executive shall terminate his
employment pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, the Company shall pay to the Executive the amount
specified in Section 5(a)(i) hereof within five business days after the Termination Date (as that
term is defined in Section 5(b)); provided, however, if the Executive is a “specified employee”
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) and using the identification
methodology selected by the Company from time to time), then amounts that otherwise would be
payable pursuant to Sections 3(c), 5(a), 5(e) and 7(a) of this Agreement (as well as any other
payment or benefit that the Executive is entitled to receive upon his separation from service and
that would be considered to be deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code) during the
six-month period immediately following the Termination Date will instead be paid or made available
on the earlier of the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s Termination Date and
the Executive’s death:

          (i) In lieu of any further payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the
Termination Date, but without affecting the rights of the Executive referred to in Section
5(b) hereof, a lump sum payment (the “Severance Payment”) in an amount equal to three times
the Base Pay of the Executive.

          (ii) Commencing the Termination Date and continuing until the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the first anniversary of the Termination Date, (ii) the Executive’s death, or
(iii) the Executive’s attainment of age 65 (the “Benefits Period”), the Company shall continue
to provide the Executive with medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
(collectively “health benefits”) and life insurance benefits substantially similar to those
which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the Termination
Date (and if and to the extent that such benefits shall not or cannot be paid or provided
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company or its Subsidiaries solely due
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Subsidiaries, then the Company shall itself pay or provide for the payment to the Executive,
his dependents and beneficiaries, such health benefits and life insurance benefits). The
Executive shall pay the cost, on an after-tax basis, for the continued health benefit
coverage, on or about January 31 of the year following the year in which the Termination Date
occurs and continuing on or about each January 31 until the year following the last year of
the Benefits Period, and, subject to the first paragraph of this Section 5(a), concurrently
therewith the Company will make a payment to the Executive such that, after payment of all
taxes incurred by the Executive as a result of the Executive’s receipt of the continued health
benefit coverage and payment by the Company, the Executive retains an amount equal to the
amount the Executive paid during the immediately preceding calendar year for the health
benefit coverage described in this Section. Without otherwise limiting the purposes or
effect of Section 6 hereof, benefits payable to the Executive pursuant to this Section
5(a)(ii) by reason of any “welfare benefit plan” of the Company (as the term “welfare benefit
plan” is defined in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended) shall be reduced to the extent comparable welfare benefits are actually received by
the Executive from another employer during the Benefits Period.

          (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Termination Date” means the date on with the Executive
incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Each payment to
be made to the Executive under the provisions of this Agreement will be considered to be a separate
payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Code.

          (c) There shall be no right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of any claim, debt or
obligation against any payment to or benefit for the Executive provided for in this Agreement.

          (d) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in equity, if the Company fails to
make any payment required to be made hereunder on a timely basis, the Company shall pay interest on
the amount thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal to twelve percent (12%).

          (e) Subject to the first paragraph of Section 5(a), the Company will pay the Executive a lump
sum payment in an amount equal to the additional benefits that the Executive would have accrued
under each qualified or nonqualified pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation or supplemental
plan maintained by the Company for the Executive’s benefit had the Executive continued his
employment with the Company for one additional year following his Termination Date assuming the
Executive was fully vested under such plans.

     6. No Mitigation Obligation: The Company hereby acknowledges that it will be
difficult, and may be impossible, for the Executive to find reasonably comparable employment
following the Termination Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans
applicable in general to its salaried employees do not provide for mitigation, offset or reduction
of any severance payment received thereunder. Accordingly, the parties hereto expressly agree that
the payment of the severance compensation by the Company to the Executive in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement will be liquidated damages, and that the Executive shall not be required to
mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise, nor shall any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever
create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other obligation on the part of the Executive
hereunder or otherwise.

     7. Indemnification of Legal Fees and Expenses; Security for Payment: (a)
Indemnification of Legal Fees. It is the intent of the Company that the Executive not be
required to incur the expenses associated with the enforcement of his rights under this Agreement
by litigation or other legal action because the cost and expense thereof would substantially
detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it
should appear to the Executive that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations
under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to
declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits intended to be provided to the Executive hereunder, the
Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from time to time to retain counsel of his choice, at
the expense of the Company as hereafter provided, to represent the Executive in connection with the
initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or
any Subsidiary, Director, officer, stockholder or other person affiliated with the Company, in any
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
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such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive’s entering into an attorney-client
relationship with such counsel, and in that connection the Company and the Executive agree that a
confidential relationship shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. The Company shall
pay or cause to be paid and shall be solely responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of the Company’s failure to perform this
Agreement or any provision hereof or as a result of the Company or any person contesting the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof as aforesaid, provided any
such reimbursement of attorneys’ and related fees and expenses shall be made not later than
December 31 of the year following the year in which the Executive incurred the expense. In no
event will the amount of expenses so reimbursed by the Company in one year affect the amount of
expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.

          (b) Trust Agreements. To ensure that the provisions of this Agreement can be
enforced by the Executive, two agreements (“Trust Agreement” and “Trust Agreement No. 2”) dated as
of February 10, 1989, have been established between National City Bank, a national banking
association (“Trustee”) and the Company. The Trust Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
relating to payment from the Trust Agreement of the Severance Payment and other Employee Benefits
pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof owed by the Company, and Trust Agreement No. 2 sets forth the terms
and conditions relating to payment from Trust Agreement No. 2 of attorneys’ and related fees and
expenses pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof owed by the Company. Executive shall make demand on the
Company for any payments due Executive pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof prior to making demand
therefor on the Trustee under Trust Agreement No. 2. Payments by such Trustee shall discharge the
Company’s liability under Section 7(a) hereof only to the extent that trust assets are used to
satisfy such liability.

          (c) Obligation of the Company to Fund Trusts. Upon the earlier to occur of (X) a
Change in Control that involves a transaction that was not approved by the Board, and was not
recommended to the Company’s shareholders by the Board, (Y) a declaration by the Board that the
Trusts should be funded in connection with a Change in Control that involves a transaction that was
approved by the Board, or was recommended to shareholders by the Board, or (Z) a declaration by the
Board that a Change in Control is imminent, the Company shall promptly, to the extent it
has not previously done so and to the extent the amount contributed would not be treated as
property transferred in connection with the performances of services for purposes of Code Section
83, as provided in Section 409A(b)(3) of the Code, and in any event within five (5) business days:

          (i) transfer to the Trustee to be added to the principal of the trust under the Trust
Agreement a sum equal to the aggregate value on the date of the Change in Control of the
Severance Payment and Employee Benefits which could become payable to Executive under the
provisions of Section 5(a)(i) and Section 5(a)(ii) hereof; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to transfer, in the aggregate, to the trust under the Trust Agreement a
sum in excess of the maximum amount authorized by its Board by resolutions on February 10,
1989, which resolutions contemplate the funding of the trust under the Trust Agreement. Any
Severance Payment or other payment of Employee Benefits by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust
Agreement shall, to the extent thereof, discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the
Severance Payment and other Employee Benefits hereunder, it being the intent of the Company
that assets in such Trust be held as security for the Company’s obligation to pay the
Severance Payment and other Employee Benefits under this Agreement; and

          (ii) transfer to the Trustee to be added to the principal of the trust under Trust
Agreement No. 2 the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000). Any payments of attorneys’ and
related fees and expenses, which are the obligation of the Company under Section 7(a) hereof,
by the Trustee pursuant to Trust Agreement No. 2 shall, to the extent thereof, discharge the
Company’s obligation hereunder, it being the intent of the Company that such assets in such
Trust be held as security for the Company’s obligation under Section 7(a) hereof.

     8. Employment Rights: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall create any
right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to have the Executive remain in the
employment of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to any Change in Control, provided, however, that
any termination of employment of the Executive or the removal of the Executive from such
Executive’s office or position following the commencement of any discussion with a third person
that ultimately results in a Change in Control shall be deemed to be a termination or removal of
the Executive after a Change in Control for purposes of this Agreement.

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     9. Withholding of Taxes: The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as shall be required pursuant to any law or
government regulation or ruling.

     10. Successors and Binding Agreement: (a) The Company shall require any successor
(whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no such
succession had taken place. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and any successor to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring
directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company
whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed the “Company” for the purposes of this Agreement), but shall not otherwise be
assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.

          (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s
personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees
and/or legatees.

          (c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the
consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder except as expressly provided in Section 10(a) hereof. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive payments hereunder shall not be assignable,
transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise, other
than by a transfer by his will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company shall have no
liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned, transferred or delegated.

          (d) The Company and the Executive recognize that each party will have no adequate remedy at
law for breach by the other of any of the agreements contained herein and, in the event of any such
breach, the Company and the Executive hereby agree and consent that the other shall be entitled to
a decree of specific performance, mandamus or other appropriate remedy to enforce performance of
this Agreement.

     11. Notice: For all purposes of this Agreement, all communications including without
limitation notices, consents, requests or approvals, provided for herein shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or five business days after having been
mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to the Company (to the attention of the Secretary of the Company) at its principal
executive office and to the Executive at his principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

     12. Governing Law: The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.

     13. Validity: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision
hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the
remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to any other person or
circumstances shall not be affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or
otherwise illegal shall be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it
enforceable, valid and legal.

     14. Entire Agreement: This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
parties relating to the subject matter hereof and replaces any and all prior agreements pertaining
thereto. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to
the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement.

     15. Amendment: No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged
unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and
the Company. No waiver by either party hereto

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at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with any condition or provision
of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or
dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.

     16. Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the
same agreement.

     17. Code Section 409A Compliance: To the extent applicable, it is intended that this
Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement will be
administered in a manner consistent with this intent. References to Section 409A of the Code will
include any proposed, temporary or final regulation, or any other formal guidance, promulgated with
respect to such section by the U.S. Department of Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered
as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED

 	 
	 	By  	 	 
	 	 	Sheila M. Rutt 	 
	 	 	Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 
	 

Thomas W. Swidarski

	 	 

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