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Third Quarter Conference Call

Boldly Speaking Online - October Issue

Diebold Viewed as Technology Builder in Ohio

More Diebold Election Systems in the News

Diebold Counts (and Sorts) in Casinos

Following Diebold Stock: What Happened Last Week

Upcoming Diebold Tradeshows

Benefit Update - Reimbursement Accounts

New Auto Enrollment for the Diebold 401(k) Plan

Change of Address

Personnel Announcement

Third Quarter Conference Call
We will release third quarter financial results on Wednesday, October 23, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. At 10:00 a.m. (EDT) that day Wally O'Dell, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Greg Geswein, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the results during a conference call. Associates are encouraged to listen to the call from Diebold's Web site at http://www.diebold.com. The replay can also be accessed on the site for up to one year after the call.

Boldly Speaking Online - October Issue
Check out the most recent issue of Boldly Speaking Online at http://doc/ficcascnew/default.htm. This issue contains a "We won't rest" success story about sales and implementation teams who came to the rescue of a former Mosler customer, Maine State Employees Credit Union. To find out more, visit the Boldly Speaking Web site.

Diebold Viewed as Technology Builder in Ohio
The October 15 issue of the Akron Beacon Journal chronicled Gov. Bob Taft's recent visit to Diebold headquarters in North Canton, Ohio. The article discusses Ohio's position in the United States as a technology builder in comparison to other states. Kevin Newton, vice president of Global Design, is quoted in the article as saying technology workers like to know they are moving into a region with several employers with challenging job possibilities - and it's important for Ohio to be able to support that in order to succeed.

To read the entire article, please visit http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/2002/10/15/news/local/4287663.htm

More Diebold Election Systems in the News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution featured an article in its October 13 edition which focuses on blind and visually impaired voters in Georgia being delighted by DES' voting equipment -- enabling them to cast their ballot in privacy for the very first time. The AJC also featured two articles in its October 17 edition outlining the training and preparation process of two counties in advance of the November 5 election.

Also, the October 14 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article on Alameda county's preparation for the upcoming November 5 election using DES' touch-screen voting terminals.

To view the full article in the Chronicle, please visit http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/10/14/BA25040.DTL

Diebold Counts (and Sorts) in Casinos
Casinos are one of the target markets for the Electronic Security and Currency Systems Group, which sells, installs and services Toshiba's currency processing systems in the United States. Starting in November, we will be running an ad in Casino Journal and Indian Gaming that promotes the Diebold difference to this audience.

You can see the ad at http://doc2.diebold.com/ficcglo/ads/CasinoSecurity.pdf.

Following Diebold Stock: What Happened Last Week

Shares of Diebold (DBD) turned in their second straight weekly gain along with a more positive sentiment in the overall markets. Volume was very light early in the week. Tuesday saw DBD open on a $0.50 uptick from the previous day's close and shoot higher by nearly $1.00 in the morning; however, volume remained light. On Wednesday, overall markets turned lower and passed along their technical rebound to DBD, which lost nearly $1.00 in the first half hour's trading. Positive sentiment caused by economic indicators including housing starts and industrial production bounced consumer-related stock higher again on Thursday. On Friday, DBD closed up $0.31 on high volume.

Peers Weekly Change with Volume
Peers:	Ticker	Close	Prev. Week's Close	Weekly Change	% Change
Diebold	DBD	$34.40	$32.80	$1.60	4.88%
NCR Corp.	NCR	$24.10	$22.11	$1.99	9.00%
Tidel Technologies	ATMS	$0.52	$0.42	$0.10	23.81%
City National	CYN	$45.50	$45.39	$0.11	0.24%
Martin Marietta	MLM	$29.87	$30.23	-$0.36	-1.19%
North Fork Bancorp	NFB	$39.26	$36.78	$2.48	6.74%
Sonoco Products	SON	$23.20	$21.46	$1.74	8.11%
Indexes
Dow Jones Industrial Avg.	DJIA	8,322.40	7,850.29	472.11	6.01%
S&P 500 Index	SPX	884.39	835.32	49.07	5.87%
Nasdaq Composite	COMP	1,287.86	1,210.47	77.39	6.39%
Frankfurt DAX	DAX	3,165.00	2,931.00	234.00	7.98%
Japan Nikkei Avg.	NIKKEI	8,978.40	8,439.60	538.80	6.38%

Upcoming Diebold Tradeshows
XP Systems
Date: October 24-27
Location: Ranch Mirage, Calif.
Exhibit Type: PIX

To view the 2002 Corporate Tradeshow Schedule, visit http://doc2.diebold.com/nasasupmss/general/Tradeshow2002.htm.

Quote of the Week
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
-William Hazlitt, English essayist, 1778-1830

If you have questions, comments or news to contribute please contact Anita Wright in Global Communications at Comnet 221-5991/330-490-5991 or at wrighta@diebold.com.