Diebold 將美國選舉系統業務出售給 ES&S

俄亥俄州北坎頓9月4日電 /美通社亞洲/ — Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) 今天宣佈，該公司已將其美國選舉系統業務(主要包括位於德克薩斯州 Allen 的子公司 Premier Election Solutions, Inc.)出售給了選舉系統行業的領先企業 Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S)。此次出售已於9月2日完成。

Diebold 同意以500萬美元(現金加未來現金付款)的價格出售其選舉系統業務，相當於截至2009年8月31日美國選舉系統業務未付應收賬款的70%。鑒於這項交易的完成，Diebold 預計稅前虧損將介於4500萬美元至5500萬美元之間。稅前虧損包括該業務的資產和負債、某些遺留法律責任以及其它交易成本。該業務部門將被視為停止經營部門。若不計此次業務剝離的影響，Diebold 的2009年全年每股盈餘預測仍然保持不變。

Diebold 在2002年1月收購 Global Election Systems, Inc. 之後涉足美國選舉系統行業。自2006年年初以來，Diebold 便將其美國選舉系統業務作為非核心業務，並一直試圖從戰略層面轉變所有權，包括業務剝離。2007年8月，Diebold 宣佈，該公司已經重組了其美國選舉系統子公司，將其作為一個獨立的實體進行運作，並將該公司更名為 Premier Election Solutions。從那時起，Diebold 在 Premier 便只享有財務權益，而沒有直接參與其運作。2008年，Premier 創收8820萬美元，占該公司全年總營收的2.8%。

該公司旗下為巴西國家選舉委員會生產投票終端機的巴西子公司 Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) 並未受到出售 Premier Election Solutions 一事的影響。

Diebold, Incorporated 是一體化自助交付和安全系統及服務的全球領先供應商。Diebold 在全球近90個國家擁有17000名員工，總部位於美國俄亥俄州坎頓。Diebold 在紐約證券交易所公開上市，交易代碼為「DBD」。垂詢詳情，請訪問該公司網站 http://www.diebold.com ，或訪問 http://www.diebold.com/150 ，進一步瞭解 Diebold 長達150年的歷史。

Diebold Sells U.S. Elections Systems Business to ES&S
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) announced today that it has sold its U.S. election systems business, primarily consisting of its Allen, Texas-based subsidiary, Premier Election Solutions, Inc., to Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S), a leading company in the election systems industry. The sale was consummated on September 2.

Diebold has agreed to sell its elections systems business for $5 million in cash plus future cash payments representing 70% of any cash collected on the outstanding U.S. election systems business accounts receivable as of August 31, 2009. As a result of this transaction, Diebold expects to recognize a pre-tax loss in the range of $45 million to $55 million. The pre-tax loss includes the assets and liabilities of the business, certain retained legal liabilities, and other transaction costs. This business will be reported as a discontinued operation. Excluding the impact of this divestiture, Diebold’s full-year earnings per share outlook for 2009 remains unchanged.

Diebold entered the U.S. election systems business after purchasing Global Election Systems, Inc., in January 2002. Since early 2006, Diebold has identified its U.S. elections systems business as non-core to its operations and has been pursuing strategic alternatives to ownership, including divestiture. In August 2007, Diebold announced it had realigned its U.S. elections systems subsidiary to operate as an independent entity and renamed the company, Premier Election Solutions. Since that time, Diebold has maintained only a financial interest in Premier with no direct operational involvement. In 2008, Premier generated $88.2 million in revenue, or 2.8 percent of Diebold’s total reported revenue for the year.

The company’s Brazilian subsidiary, which manufactures voting terminals for Brazil’s national elections board, the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE), is not affected by the sale of Premier Election Solutions.

Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 17,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DBD.” For more information, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.diebold.com , or visit http://www.diebold.com/150 to learn more about Diebold’s 150-year history.