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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K


☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the fiscal year ended	December 31, 2020
OR
☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from

Commission file number 1-4879

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

34-0183970

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5995 Mayfair Road, P.O. Box 3077

North Canton

Ohio

44720-8077

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code (330)490-4000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares $1.25 Par Value	DBD	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

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Approximate aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2020, based upon the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2020 was $464,763,052.

Number of common shares outstanding as of February 25, 2021 was 78,178,390.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Listed hereunder are the documents, portions of which are incorporated by reference, and the parts of this Form 10-K into which such portions are incorporated:

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated Proxy Statement for 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on or about April 30, 2021, portions of which are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

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PART I
	ITEM 1:	BUSINESS	3
	ITEM 1A:	RISK FACTORS	9
	ITEM 1B:	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	19
	ITEM 2:	PROPERTIES	19
	ITEM 3:	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	19
	ITEM 4:	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	19

PART II
	ITEM 5:	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	20
	ITEM 6:	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA	21
	ITEM 7:	MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	22
	ITEM 7A:	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	41
	ITEM 8:	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	42
	ITEM 9:	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	98
	ITEM 9A:	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	98
	ITEM 9B:	OTHER INFORMATION	99

PART III
	ITEM 10:	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	101
	ITEM 11:	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	101
	ITEM 12:	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	102
	ITEM 13:	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	102
	ITEM 14:	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES	102

PART IV
	ITEM 15:	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES	103
	ITEM 16:	FORM 10-K SUMMARY	107

SIGNATURES			108

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PART I

ITEM 1: BUSINESS

(dollars in millions)

GENERAL

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (collectively with its subsidiaries, the Company) is a world leader in enabling Connected Commerce™. The Company automates, digitizes and transforms the way people bank and shop. The Company’s integrated solutions connect digital and physical channels conveniently, securely and efficiently for millions of consumers every day. As an innovation partner for nearly all of the world's top 100 financial institutions and a majority of the top 25 global retailers, the Company delivers unparalleled services and technology that power the daily operations and consumer experience of banks and retailers around the world. The Company has a presence in more than 100 countries with approximately 22,000 employees worldwide.

Strategy

The Company seeks to continually enhance the consumer experience at bank and retail locations while simultaneously streamlining cost structures and business processes through the smart integration of hardware, software and services. The Company partners with other leading technology companies and regularly refines its research and development (R&D) spend to support a better transaction experience for consumers.

DN Now Transformation Activities

Commensurate with its strategy, the Company is executing its multi-year transformation program called DN Now to relentlessly focus on its customers while improving operational excellence. Key activities include:

•Transitioning to a streamlined and customer-centric operating model

•Implementing a services modernization plan which focuses on upgrading certain customer touchpoints, automating incident reporting and response, and standardizing service offerings and internal processes

•Streamlining the product range of automated teller machines (ATMs) and manufacturing footprint

•Improving working capital management through greater focus and efficiency of payables, receivables and inventory

•Reducing administrative expenses, including finance, information technology (IT) and real estate

•Increasing sales productivity through improved coverage and compensation arrangements

•Standardizing back-office processes to automate reporting and better manage risks

•Optimizing the portfolio of businesses to improve overall profitability

These work streams are designed to improve the Company’s profitability and net leverage ratio while establishing a foundation for future growth. The gross annualized savings target for DN Now is approximately $500 through 2021, of which approximately $160 is anticipated to be realized during 2021. In order to achieve these savings, the Company has and will continue to restructure the workforce globally, integrate and optimize systems and processes, transition workloads to lower cost locations, renegotiate and consolidate supplier agreements and streamline real estate holdings. By executing on these and other operational improvement activities, the Company expects to increase customer intimacy and satisfaction, while providing career enrichment opportunities for employees and enhancing value for shareholders. In 2019 and 2020, the Company achieved approximately $175 and $165 in annualized gross run rate savings, respectively. Since inception, cash payments made to achieve these savings was approximately $330 and was largely due to restructuring and the implementation of DN Now transformational programs.

CONNECTED COMMERCE SOLUTIONS™

The Company offers a broad portfolio of solutions designed to automate, digitize and transform the way people bank and shop. As a result, the Company’s operating structure is focused on its two customer segments — Banking and Retail. Leveraging a broad portfolio of solutions, the Company offers customers the flexibility to purchase the combination of services, software and products that drive the most value to their business.

Banking

The Company provides integrated solutions for financial institutions of all sizes designed to help drive operational efficiencies, differentiate the consumer experience, grow revenue and manage risk. Banking operations are managed within two geographic regions. The Eurasia Banking region includes the economies of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The Americas Banking region encompasses the United States (U.S.), Canada, Mexico and Latin America.

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Banking Services

Services represents the largest operational component of the Company and includes product-related services, implementation services and managed services. Product-related services manages incidents through remote service capabilities or an on-site visit. The portfolio includes first and second line maintenance, preventive maintenance, “on-demand” and total implementation services. Implementation services help our customers effectively respond to changing customer demands and includes scalable solutions based on globally standardized processes and tools, a single point of contact and reliable local expertise. Managed services and outsourcing consists of managing the end-to-end business processes, technology integration and day-to-day operation of the self-service channel and the bank branch. Our integrated business solutions include self-service fleet management, branch life-cycle management and ATM as-a-service capabilities.

Diebold Nixdorf AllConnect ServicesSM was launched in 2018 to power the business operations of financial institutions of all sizes. The main customer benefits are increased availability, fewer business interruptions, enhanced customer experiences, increased security and compliance tailoring customer experiences. In 2020, the Company launched the AllConnectSM Data Engine (ACDE), which enables a more data-driven approach to services. ACDE leverages the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud connectivity and machine learning to create a more predictive service model. This proprietary technology facilitates prescriptive, preventative and predictive resolution of incidents. As of December 31, 2020, approximately 65,000 ATMs were using ACDE. As the number of connected devices increases, the Company expects to benefit from more efficient and cost-effective operations.

Banking Products

The banking portfolio of products consists of cash recyclers and dispensers, intelligent deposit terminals, teller automation and kiosk technologies. As financial institutions seek to expand the self-service transaction set and reduce operating costs by shrinking their physical branch footprint, the Company is introducing the DN Series™ family of self-service solutions.

DN Series is the culmination of several years of investment in consumer research, design and engineering resources. Key benefits and features of DN Series include:

•Superior availability and performance through intelligent design and the use of the AllConnect Data Engine

•Next-generation cash recycling technology

•Full integration with the DN Vynamic™ software suite

•A modular and upgradeable design which enables customers to respond more quickly to changing customer demands

•Higher note capacity and processing power

•Improved security safeguards to protect customers against emerging physical, data and cyber threats

•A streamlined footprint which is up to 40% less than legacy models

•Improved security safeguards protecting against emerging physical, data and cyber threats.

•Physical footprint as much as 40% less vs. competing ATMs in certain models

•Optimized ATM portfolio streamlining the supply chain and shortening lead times due to reduce platform complexity

•Increased branding options for financial institutions

Banking Software

The Company’s software encompasses front-end applications for consumer connection points, digital solutions that enhance consumer-facing offerings, as well as back-end platforms which manage channel transactions, operations and channel integration. These hardware-agnostic software applications facilitate millions of transactions via ATMs, kiosks, and other self-service devices, as well as via online and mobile digital channels.

The Company's DN Vynamic software is the first end-to-end Connected Commerce software portfolio in the banking marketplace designed to simplify and enhance the consumer experience. This platform is based on a cloud-native microservices architecture that provides new capabilities and supports advanced transactions via open application program interface (API). In addition, the Company’s software suite simplifies operations by eliminating the traditional focus on internal silos and enabling tomorrow's inter-connected partnerships between financial institutions and payment providers. Through its open approach, DN Vynamic brings together legacy systems, enabling new levels of connectivity, integration, and interoperability. The Company’s software suite provides a shared analytic and transaction engine. The DN Vynamic platform can generate new insights to enhance operations across any channel - putting consumer preferences, not the technology, at the heart of the experience.

An important enabler of the Company’s software offerings is the professional service employees who provide systems integration, customization, project management and consulting. The Company's advisory services team collaborates with customers to refine the end-user experience, improve business processes, refine existing staffing models and deploy technology to automate both branches and stores.

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Retail

The Company’s comprehensive portfolio of retail solutions, software and services improves the checkout process for retailers while enhancing shopping experiences for consumers.

Retail Services

Diebold Nixdorf AllConnect Services® for retailers include maintenance and availability services to continuously optimize the performance and total cost of ownership of retail touchpoints, such as checkout, self-service and mobile devices, as well as critical store infrastructure. The solutions portfolio includes: implementation services to expand, modernize or upgrade store concepts; maintenance services for on-site incident resolution and restoration of multivendor solutions; support services for on-demand service desk support; operations services for remote monitoring of stationary and mobile endpoint hardware; as well as application services for remote monitoring of multivendor software and planned software deployments and data moves. As a single point of contact, service personnel plan and supervise store openings, renewals and transformation projects, with attention to local details and customers’ global IT infrastructure.

Retail Products

The retail product portfolio includes modular and integrated, “all-in-one” point of sale (POS) and self-service terminals that meet changing consumer shopping journeys, as well as retailers’ and store staff’s automation requirements. The Company’s self-checkout (SCO) products and ordering kiosks facilitate a seamless and efficient transaction experience. The BEETLE®/iSCAN EASY eXpress™, hybrid products, can alternate from attended operation to SCO with the press of a button. The K-two Kiosk automates routine tasks and in-store transactions, offers order-taking abilities, particularly at quick service restaurants (QSRs) and fast casual restaurants and presents functionality that furthers store automation and digitalization. Supplementing the POS system is a broad range of peripherals, including printers, scales and mobile scanners, as well as the cash management portfolio, which offers a wide range of banknote and coin processing systems.

Retail Software

The DN Vynamic software suite for retailers provides a comprehensive, modular and open solution ranging from the in-store check-out solution to solutions across multiple channels that improve end-to-end store processes and facilitate continuous consumer engagements in support of a digital ecosystem. This includes click & collect, reserve & collect, in-store ordering and return-to-store processes across the retailers' physical and digital sales channels. Operational data from a number of sources, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), POS, store systems and customer relationship management systems (CRM), may be integrated across all customer connection points to create seamless and differentiated consumer experiences.

COMPETITION

The Company competes with global, regional and local competitors to provide technology solutions for financial institutions and retailers. The Company differentiates its offerings by providing a wide range of innovative solutions that leverage innovations in advanced security, biometric authentication, mobile connectivity, contactless transactions, cloud computing and IoT. Based upon independent industry surveys from Retail Banking Research (RBR), the Company is a leading service provider and manufacturer of self-service solutions across the globe.

Competitors in the self-service banking market include NCR, Nautilus Hyosung, GRG Banking Equipment, Glory Global Solutions, Oki Data and Triton Systems, as well as a number of local manufacturing and service providers such as Fujitsu and Hitachi-Omron in Asia Pacific (AP); Hantle/GenMega in North America (NA); KEBA in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Perto in Latin America (LA).

In certain countries, the Company sells to and/or competes with independent ATM deployers such as Cardtronics, Payment Alliance International and Euronet, that primarily operate in the non-bank retail market.

In the retail market, the Company helps retailers transform their stores to a consumer-centric approach by providing electronic POS (ePOS), automated checkout solutions, cash management, software and services. The Company competes with some of the key players highlighted above plus other technology firms such as Toshiba and Fujitsu, and specialized software players such as GK Software, Oracle, Aptos and PCMS. Many retailers also work with proprietary software solutions.

For its services offerings, the Company perceives competition to be fragmented, especially in the product-related services segment. While other manufacturers provide basic levels of product support, the competition also includes local and regional third-party providers. With respect to higher value managed services, the Company competes with large IT service providers such as IBM, Atos, Fiserv and DXC Technology.

In the self-service software market, the Company, in addition to the key hardware players highlighted above, competes with several smaller, niche software companies like KAL, and with the internal software development teams of banks and retailers.

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OPERATIONS

The Company’s operating results and the amount and timing of revenue are affected by numerous factors, including production schedules, customer priorities, sales volume and mix. During the past several years, the Company has honed its offerings to become a total solutions provider with a focus on Connected Commerce. As a result of the emphasis on services and software, the nature of the Company's workforce is changing and requires new skill sets in areas such as:

•Advanced security and compliance measures

•Advanced sensors Internet of Things

•Modern field services operations

•Cloud computing

•Analytics

•As-a-service expertise

The principal raw materials used by the Company in its manufacturing operations are steel, plastics, electronic parts and components and spare parts, which are purchased from various major suppliers. These materials and components are generally available in ample quantities.

The Company carries working capital mainly related to trade receivables and inventories. Inventories generally are manufactured or purchased as orders are received from customers. The Company’s customary payment terms typically range from 30 to 90 days from date of invoice. The Company generally does not offer extended payment terms. The Company also provides financing arrangements to customers that are largely classified and accounted for as sales-type leases.

HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

We are a world leader in enabling Connected Commerce, and we transform the way people bank and shop. However, we would not be in that position without our employees, one of our most valuable assets. Diebold Nixdorf is improving the employee experience by leveraging best practices and investing in the tools necessary to develop and reward talent across the Company.

Employee Profile

As of December 31, 2020, we employed approximately 22,000 associates globally in more than 100 countries.

Culture

We govern our actions by our shared values: Accountability, Collaboration, Decisiveness, a Sense of Urgency and a Willingness to Change. These values have driven our DN Now achievements. In 2020, we established the CARE Council, which stands for Considerate, Aware, Responsible and Empathetic – four behaviors we expect all employees to model on a daily basis. Together, our values and CARE Council help employees feel appreciated, involved, connected and supported, and that they have equal opportunity to succeed. We continue to drive our cultural evolution through our diversity and inclusion programs, employee resource groups, robust internal communications and performance management process.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Company is committed to establishing a culture of diversity and inclusion where everyone is accepted, valued, supported and encouraged to thrive. We value the different perspectives and solutions our communities bring to the Company, and we believe these perspectives have a positive impact on how we innovate and grow. Our expectation is that our diversity and inclusion program will guide improvements in our culture - specifically, recruiting, training, policies and reporting, leader expectations, and benefits. In 2020, we announced we would launch new employee resource groups in 2021, including Women in the Workplace and Multi-Cultural. We are continuing to enhance our diversity and inclusion initiatives, in conjunction with our CARE Council, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce. These efforts will not only promote innovation and growth but will also strengthen our relationships with customers spanning more than 100 countries with diverse cultural, gender, racial and other profiles.

Employee Engagement

We have invested in our internal communications resources to better engage our employees and support the DN Now transformation. In 2020, we launched an internal intranet, called The Exchange, to keep employees informed about key changes to our business, new product launches and progress on our DN Now transformation initiatives.

Our employees have demonstrated tremendous resilience and continued vigilance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They provided strong support levels to customers while taking excellent care of one another and making sure their teams remained connected. For example:

•employees at our plant in Manaus, Brazil, assembled and distributed food, masks, sanitizer and thermometers to their

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colleagues;

•employees in North Canton, Ohio, used our 3D printers to make PPE for first responders; and

•employees in Paderborn, Germany built ventilators to be used in hospitals in cooperation with a German medical device manufacturer.

Talent

To maintain a competitive workforce, the Company is evolving and enhancing how we train, identify and promote key talent. Additionally, the Company has continually improved and standardized our employee review process – encouraging regular performance reviews and feedback that will set clear expectations, motivate employees and reinforce the connection between pay and performance. In 2021 we are expanding our global talent review program for talent development and succession planning to go deeper into our organization below senior leadership roles.

Health, Safety and Wellness

Throughout our history, we have maintained our commitment to providing a safe workplace that protects against and limits personal injury and environmental harm. We follow international standards and regulations for product safety and security. Our Design-For-Quality approach covers R&D Quality, Manufacturing Quality and Supplier Quality. During the course of product development, these functions regularly participate in solution requirements and specification reviews. In the later phases of development, we define and perform various tests to ensure Product Safety and Security. We evaluate risks using both government-required procedures and best practices to ensure we understand residual risk and appropriately protect our employees. Frequent training ensures that specialists are informed promptly about legal and internal requirements.

Additionally, since the global outbreak of COVID-19, we have continued to evaluate and enhance our health, safety, and wellness protocols. Our designation as an essential service provider in numerous locations around the world required us to respond and address health and safety issues in real time. We have addressed these challenges with the following measures:

•Implementing our comprehensive Pandemic Response Plan to ensure the continuity of our operations while protecting the health and safety of our people.

•Restricting all non-critical travel and implementing mandatory Work-from-Home arrangements for employees in affected areas.

•Instituting new safety and cautionary procedures for front-line employees to ensure their safety.

•Providing sanitizing materials and guidance for working in common work areas.

•Tracking employees with COVID-19, performing contact tracing and requiring employees to comply with quarantining requirements.

•Sanitizing our production facilities and issuing stringent guidance on prohibiting unnecessary visitors and contractors from entering our manufacturing facilities.

•Establishing/adhering to stringent hygiene protocols, including handwashing, no admittance by anyone exhibiting cold or flu-like symptoms, temperature checks and social distancing to the fullest extent possible.

The Company established an Employee Crisis Reserve to compensate employees who could not work or were otherwise affected by the pandemic, including distributing food kits and ensuring the availability of medical supplies where needed. The Company also launched a new, global employee assistance program to provide confidential, professional counseling services via phone, text or email, 24 hours a day.

Compensation

Our compensation program is designed to attract and retain employees and to maintain a strong pay for performance culture. We regularly assess the current business environment and labor market to ensure our compensation programs reflect current best practices. We benchmark and set pay ranges based on market data for our jobs. We believe that these practices will help to motivate and engage our broader base of employees resulting in sustained increases in shareholder value and reflects our compensation philosophy in aligning long-term pay and performance.

PRODUCT BACKLOG

The Company's product backlog was $981 and $796 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The backlog generally includes orders estimated or projected to be shipped or installed within 18 months. Although the Company believes the orders included in the backlog are firm, some orders may be canceled by customers without penalty, and the Company may elect to permit cancellation of orders without penalty where management believes it is in the Company's best interests to do so. Historically, the Company has not experienced significant cancellations within its product backlog. Additionally, over 50 percent of the Company's revenues are derived from its service business, for which backlog information is not measured. Therefore, the Company does not believe that its product backlog, as of any particular date, is necessarily indicative of revenues for any future period.

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, LICENSES

The Company owns patents, trademarks and licenses relating to certain products across the globe. While the Company regards

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these as items of importance, it does not deem its business as a whole, or any industry segment, to be materially dependent upon any one item or group of items. The Company intends to protect and defend its intellectual property, including pursuit of infringing third parties for damages and other appropriate remedies.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

As a company with global operations, we are subject to complex foreign and U.S. laws and regulations, including trade regulations, tariffs, import and export regulations, anti-bribery and corruption laws, antitrust or competition laws, data privacy laws, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR), and environmental regulations, among others. We have policies and procedures in place to promote compliance with these laws and regulations. Notwithstanding their complexity, our compliance with these laws and regulations, including environmental regulations, generally, does not, and is not expected to, have a material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. Government regulations are subject to change, and accordingly we are unable to assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements or whether our compliance with such regulations will materially impact our business in the future.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Refer to Item 10 of this annual report on Form 10-K for information on the Company's executive officers, which is incorporated herein by reference.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company uses its Investor Relations web site, http://investors.dieboldnixdorf.com, as a channel for routine distribution of important information, including stock information, news releases, investor presentations and financial information. The Company posts filings as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its annual, quarterly, and current reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K; its proxy statements; registration statements; and any amendments to those reports or statements. All such postings and filings are available on the Company’s Investor Relations web site free of charge. In addition, this web site allows investors and other interested persons to sign up to automatically receive e-mail alerts when the Company posts news releases and financial information on its web site. Investors and other interested persons can also follow the Company on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dieboldnixdorf. The content on any web site referred to in this annual report on Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this annual report unless expressly noted.

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ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

(dollars and euros in millions, except for per share values)

The following are certain risk factors that could affect the Company’s business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. These risk factors should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K because they could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The risk factors highlighted below are not the only ones the Company faces. Although the risks are organized by headings, and each risk is discussed separately, many are interrelated. If any of these events actually occur, the Company's business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be negatively affected.

The Company cautions the reader to keep these risk factors in mind and refrain from attributing undue certainty to any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K.

Strategic and Operational Risks.

The COVID-19 pandemic creates uncertainty and could have a material adverse impact on our business. While the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our operations and financial results, our business has demonstrated a certain degree of resiliency in the COVID-19 pandemic given our work as an essential service provider to banks and essential retailers. Nonetheless, known or unexpected risks or developments related to the pandemic could have a material and adverse impact on our business, financial position and results of operations. If conditions worsen, resulting in additional or unexpected challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic could materially and negatively impact one or more of the following aspects of our business: our global supply chain; our manufacturing facilities; our service technicians in the field; our employees working remotely or in our offices; and the businesses of our customers. Additionally, any worsening of the pandemic could cause additional and material delays in installations, certifications or other time-sensitive aspects of our business. As we cannot predict the duration or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuing negative impact to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated, but could be material.

While the Company has achieved significant savings from its DN Now initiatives, these savings may not be sustainable and further savings targets may be delayed or might not be fully realized, which may adversely affect its operating results and cash flow. The Company’s DN Now initiatives consist of a number of work streams designed to improve operational efficiency and sustainably increase profits and cash flows. Although the Company has achieved a substantial amount of annual cost savings associated with the DN Now initiatives in 2019 and 2020 and expects to achieve further cost savings through new initiatives, such as the digital acceleration work being done with Accenture, it may be unable to sustain the annual cost savings from the work streams that it has previously implemented and may be unable to successfully implement these new work streams, which are still in the early stages, on the anticipated timeline, or at all. The Company has incurred approximately $330, in the aggregate, of cash payments related to DN Now and expects to make additional payments in 2021. In 2021, the Company intends to focus on higher free cash flow conversion and growth, despite the uncertain COVID-19 environment. If the Company is unable to achieve, or experiences any delays in achieving, the DN Now goals, or if the associated costs are higher than currently anticipated, its results of operations and cash flows may be adversely affected. Even if the Company successfully executes these work streams and meets its DN Now goals, other factors that we cannot predict may offset the expected financial benefits of these initiatives.

New service and product developments may be unsuccessful. The Company is constantly looking to develop new services and products that complement or leverage its core competencies and expand its business potential. For example, the Company launched its DN Series banking solutions portfolio in 2019 and its DN Series EASY family of retail checkout solutions in 2021. The Company makes significant investments in service and product technologies and anticipates expending significant resources for new cloud software, digitally enabled services and product development over the next several years. There can be no assurance that the Company’s service and product development efforts will be successful, that the roll out of any new services and products will be timely, that the customer certification process for any new products or the DN Series will be completed on the anticipated timeline, that it will be able to successfully market these services and products, or that margins generated from sales of these services and products will recover costs of development efforts.

The Company may not be successful executing on its digitally enabled hardware, services and software strategy. As part of its broader business strategy, the Company is delivering digitally enabled hardware, services and software to its customers to address their evolving demand for greater flexibility and optionality to meet the demands of the market, drive improvement to performance levels and provide a more scalable cost structure. The Company’s digital strategy extends to its own internal capabilities, as well, to ensure the Company becomes more efficient and delivers better capabilities to its employees. Across its internal finance, information technology, human resources and sales departments, the Company is deploying digital tools to enhance its operating efficiency through the use of cloud-based applications, self-service portals and automation. Executing on a digitally enabled strategy presents risks and challenges to both the Company and its customers, and there can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in its endeavors.

The Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to fund its operations and make adequate capital investments. The Company’s cash flows from operations depend primarily on sales and service margins. To develop new service and product technologies, support future growth, achieve operating efficiencies and maintain service and product

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quality, the Company must make significant capital investments in manufacturing technology, facilities and capital equipment, R&D, and service and product technology. In addition to cash provided from operations, the Company has from time to time utilized external sources of financing. Depending upon general market conditions or other factors, the Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows to fund its operations and make adequate capital investments, either in whole or in part. In addition, any tightening of the credit markets may limit the Company's ability to obtain alternative sources of cash to fund its operations.

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks.

Cybersecurity incidents or vulnerabilities could disrupt the Company's internal operations or services provided to customers, which could adversely affect revenue, increase costs, and harm its reputation, customer relationships, and stock price. To reduce these risks, the Company has programs and measures in place designed to detect and help safeguard against cybersecurity attacks. Although we have implemented cybersecurity measures designed to detect and limit the risk of unauthorized access to our systems and acquisition of, loss, modification of, use, or disclosure of our data, threat actors are using evolving, sophisticated, and ever-changing techniques to obtain unauthorized access to systems and data. The types and motivations of threat actors that may attempt to access our systems also are evolving and expanding, and include sophisticated nation-state sponsored and organized cyber-criminals, who are targeting the financial services industry. As a result, the risk of cyberattack is increasing. An attack, disruption, intrusion, denial of service, theft or other data or cybersecurity incident (such as phishing attack, virus, ransomware, or other malware installation), or an inadvertent act by an employee or contractor, could result in unauthorized access to, acquisition of, loss, disclosure, or modification of, our systems, products, and data (or our third-party service provider’s systems, products, and data), which may result in operational disruption, loss of business, claims (including by customers, financial institutions, cardholders, and consumers), costs and reputational harm that could negatively affect our operating results. The Company could incur significant expenses in investigating and addressing cybersecurity incidents, including the expenses of deploying additional personnel, enhancing or implementing new protection measures, training employees or hiring consultants, and such incidents could divert the attention of our management and key personnel from our business operations. Further, remedial measures may later prove inadequate to prevent or reduce the impact of new or emerging threats. The Company may face regulatory investigations or litigation relating to cybersecurity incidents, which may be costly to defend and which, if successful, may require the Company to pay damages and fines or change its business practices. The Company also is subject to risks associated with cyberattacks involving our supply chain. We may also detect, or may receive notice from third parties (including governmental agencies and those in our supply chain) regarding, potential vulnerabilities in our information technology systems, our products, or third-party products used in conjunction with our products. Even if these potential vulnerabilities do not affect our products, services, data, or systems, their existence or claimed existence could adversely affect customer confidence and our reputation in the marketplace, causing us to lose existing or potential customers. To the extent such vulnerabilities require remediation, such remedial measures could require significant resources, may not be implemented before such vulnerabilities are exploited, and may not prevent or reduce the risk. As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, we may also find it necessary to make significant further investments to protect data and infrastructure. We maintain cybersecurity insurance intended to cover some of these risks, but this insurance may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses from future cybersecurity incidents the Company may experience.

We have experienced cybersecurity incidents in the past, but none of these incidents, individually or in the aggregate, has had a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, operations or products. The Company has in place various information technology protections designed to detect and reduce cybersecurity incidents, although there can be no assurance that our protections will be successful. The Company also regularly evaluates its protections against cybersecurity incidents, including through self-assessments and third-party assessments, and takes steps to enhance those protections, in response to specific threats and as part of the Company’s information security program. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to prevent or remediate all future cybersecurity incidents or that the cost associated with responding to any such incident or impact of such incident will not be significant or material.

Portions of the Company's IT infrastructure also may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work that takes place from time to time. The Company may not be successful in implementing new systems, and transitioning data and other aspects of the process could be expensive, time consuming, disruptive and resource-intensive. Such disruptions could adversely impact the ability to fulfill orders, service customers and interrupt other processes and, in addition, could adversely impact the Company’s ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. Delayed sales, lower margins, lost customers or diminished investor confidence resulting from these disruptions could adversely affect the Company's financial results, stock price and reputation.

Privacy and information security laws are complex, and if the Company fails to comply with applicable laws, regulations and standards, or fails to properly maintain the integrity of its data, or defend against cybersecurity attacks, the Company may be subject to government or private actions relating to privacy and security incidents and breaches, any of which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations or materially harm its reputation. The Company is subject to a variety of laws and regulations in Europe, the U.S. and other jurisdictions that involve matters central to its business, including privacy, information security, data protection, competition, and consumer protection. The Company, and the personal information and other data that it processes, are increasingly subject to these laws, which are increasingly complex and stringent as the global data protection landscape evolves. These laws may conflict with one another, and many of them are subject to frequent modification and differing interpretations. Complying with these evolving and varying standards could require significant expense and effort and may require us to change our business practices or the functionality of our products and services in a manner adverse to our customers and our business. In addition, violations of these laws can result in significant

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fines, penalties, claims by regulators or other third parties, imposition of limits on the processing of data, and damage to our brand and business.

The Company is subject to, among other data and consumer protection laws, the GDPR, the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation, the California Consumer Privacy Act and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law. Costs to comply with these privacy-related and data protection measures could be significant and could materially affect our business and failure to comply with them could result in material legal exposure and business impact. For example, the GDPR imposes onerous accountability obligations on companies, with penalties for noncompliance of up to the greater of 20 euros or four percent of annual global revenue, and grants corrective powers to supervisory authorities including the ability to impose a limit on processing of personal data. Following the U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU on January 31, 2020, it is likely that the data protection obligations of the GDPR will continue to apply to U.K.-based organizations’ processing of personal data in substantially unvaried form at least in the short term. There are legislative proposals recently adopted or currently pending in the United States, at both the federal and state levels (including by banking agencies), as well as in other jurisdictions, implementing new or additional requirements on data processing that could increase compliance costs, the cost and complexity of delivering our services and significantly affect our business.

Transferring personal information across international borders is complex and subject to legal and regulatory requirements, as well as active litigation and enforcement in a number of jurisdictions around the world, each of which could have an adverse impact on our ability to process and transfer personal data as part of our business operations. The mechanisms that we and many other companies rely upon for European data transfers (e.g., Privacy Shield and Model Clauses) are the subject of recent judicial decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union resulting in the invalidation of Privacy Shield. The invalidation of Privacy Shield and the open questions related to the validity of Model Clauses have resulted in some changes in the obligations required to provide our services in the European Union and could expose us to potential sanctions and fines for non-compliance. Several other countries, including India, have also established or are considering data localization requirements for cross-border transfers of personal information. These restrictions could have a substantial impact on the cost of our business.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness.

The Company may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of its indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy its obligations under its indebtedness, which may not be successful. The Company's ability to make scheduled payments or refinance its debt obligations depends on its financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond its control. The Company may be unable to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its indebtedness.

If the Company's cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund its debt service obligations, the Company could face substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance its indebtedness. The Company may not be able to effect any such alternative measures, if necessary, on commercially reasonable terms or at all and, even if successful, those alternative actions may not allow the Company to meet its scheduled debt service obligations. In addition, the terms of the Company's existing or future debt arrangements may restrict it from effecting any of these alternatives.

The terms of the credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) governing the Company's revolving credit facility (the Revolving Facility)and term loans and the indentures governing the Company's senior secured and unsecured notes (the Indentures) restrict its current and future operations, particularly its ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions. The Credit Agreement and the Indentures contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on the Company and may limit its ability to engage in acts that may be in its long-term best interest, including restrictions on its ability to:

•incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness;

•pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem capital stock;

•prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt;

•issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities;

•make loans and investments;

•sell assets;

•incur liens;

•enter into transactions with affiliates;

•alter the businesses the Company conducts;

•enter into agreements restricting the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends; and

•consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

In addition, the restrictive covenants in the Credit Agreement require the Company to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial conditions. Although the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement in August 2018 to, among other things, revise certain of its financial covenants, upon the occurrence of certain events, the financial covenants,

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including the Company’s net leverage ratio, will revert to pre-amendment levels. The Company’s ability to meet the financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond its control, and it may be unable to meet them.

A breach of the covenants or restrictions under any of the Indentures or under the Credit Agreement could result in an event of default under the applicable indebtedness. Such a default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default under the Credit Agreement would permit the lenders under the Revolving Facility to terminate all commitments to extend further credit under that facility. Furthermore, if the Company were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under the Revolving Facility and term loans, those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted them to secure that indebtedness. In the event the Company’s lenders or noteholders accelerate the repayment of its indebtedness, the Company and its subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness. As a result of these restrictions, the Company may be:

•limited in how it conducts its business;

•unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; and

•unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.

These restrictions may affect the ability to grow in accordance with its strategy. In addition, the Company’s financial results, its substantial indebtedness and its credit ratings could adversely affect the availability and terms of its financing.

The Company’s failure to meet its debt service obligations could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company’s high level of indebtedness could adversely affect the Company’s operations and liquidity. The Company’s level of indebtedness could, among other things:

•make it more difficult for the Company to pay or refinance its debts as they become due during adverse economic and industry conditions because the Company may not have sufficient cash flows to make its scheduled debt payments;

•cause the Company to use a larger portion of its cash flow to fund interest and principal payments, reducing the availability of cash to fund working capital, capital expenditures, R&D and other business activities;

•limit the Company’s ability to take advantage of significant business opportunities, such as acquisition opportunities, and to react to changes in market or industry conditions;

•cause the Company to be more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

•cause the Company’s suppliers to limit trade credit, require pre-payments or other collateral;

•cause the Company to be disadvantaged compared to competitors with less leverage;

•result in a downgrade in the credit rating of the Company or indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries, which could increase the cost of borrowings; and

•limit the Company’s ability to borrow additional monies in the future to fund working capital, capital expenditures, R&D and other business activities.

The Company may also incur additional long-term debt and working capital lines of credit to meet future financing needs, which would increase its total indebtedness. Although the Credit Agreement and the Indentures contain restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, including secured debt, these restrictions are subject to a number of important exceptions and debt incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If the Company and its restricted subsidiaries incur significant additional debt, the related risks that the Company faces could intensify.

The interest rates of certain debt instruments are priced using a spread over the London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) and Euro interbank offered rate (EURIBOR). LIBOR and EURIBOR are the basic rate of interest used in lending between banks on the London interbank market and EURO interbank market, and are widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans globally. LIBOR and EURIBOR are the reference rates used with respect to the term loans and Revolving Facility under the Credit Agreement. On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021. At this time, it is unclear whether LIBOR will cease to exist or if new standards of calculating LIBOR will be established. The Company has taken steps to reduce its risk of a higher interest rate by effectively replacing LIBOR as the reference rate with respect to its debt, including by entering into interest rate swaps. Additionally, in July 2020, the Company refinanced a portion of its then outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement using the net proceeds of newly issued senior secured notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate. Despite the Company’s mitigation efforts, the discontinuation of LIBOR may increase the Company’s interest expense on loans using LIBOR as a reference rate and adversely impact our ability to manage and hedge exposures to fluctuations in interest rates using derivative instruments.

Workforce Operations Risks.

An inability to attract, retain and motivate key employees could harm current and future operations. In order to be successful, the Company must attract, retain and motivate executives and other key employees, including those in managerial, professional, administrative, technical, sales, marketing and IT support positions. It also must keep employees focused on its strategies and goals. Hiring and retaining qualified executives, engineers and qualified sales representatives are critical to its

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future, and competition for experienced employees in these areas can be intense. The failure to hire or loss of key employees could have a significant impact on the Company’s operations.

Risks Related to Reliance on Performance of Third Parties.

The Company’s ability to deliver products that satisfy customer requirements is dependent on the performance of its subcontractors and suppliers, as well as on the availability of raw materials and other components. The Company relies on other companies, including subcontractors and suppliers, to provide and produce raw materials, integrated components and sub-assemblies and production commodities included in, or used in the production of, its products. If one or more of the Company's subcontractors or suppliers experiences delivery delays or other performance problems, it may be unable to meet commitments to its customers or incur additional costs. In some instances, the Company depends upon a single source of supply. Any service disruption from one of these suppliers, either due to circumstances beyond the supplier’s control, such as geo-political developments or public health concerns (including viral outbreaks, such as COVID-19), or as a result of performance problems or financial difficulties, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to meet commitments to its customers or increase its operating costs. Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased travel restrictions and extended shutdown of certain businesses. At present, the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to predict, but it may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s overall business, financial condition and results of operations, in particular if COVID-19 infection rates resurge in other countries and regions.

The Company manufactures a substantial amount of its products in Paderborn, Germany, and Manaus, Brazil. In addition, certain of our products are manufactured in China. Any damage suffered by these critical locations and manufacturing plants could negatively impact our business and results of operations. While the Company maintains insurance policies that provide coverage up to certain limits for some of the potential risks and liabilities associated with its business, it does not maintain insurance policies for all risks and liabilities.

The Company relies on third parties to provide security systems and systems integration. Sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that the Company procures from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the system. The costs to eliminate or alleviate security problems, viruses and bugs could be significant, and the efforts to address these problems could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service that could impede sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions.

Tax Liability Risks.

Additional tax expense or additional tax exposures could affect the Company's future profitability. The Company is subject to income taxes in both the U.S. and various non-U.S. jurisdictions, and its domestic and international tax liabilities are dependent upon the distribution of income among these different jurisdictions. If the Company decides to repatriate cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments residing in international tax jurisdictions, there could be further negative impact on foreign and domestic taxes. The Company's tax expense includes estimates of additional tax that may be incurred for tax exposures and reflects various estimates and assumptions, including assessments of future earnings of the Company that could affect the valuation of its net deferred tax assets. The Company's future results could be adversely affected by changes in the effective tax rate as a result of a change in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the overall profitability of the Company, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, the results of audits and examinations of previously filed tax returns continuing assessments of its income tax exposures and changes in tax legislation. For example, President Biden has proposed the reversal or modification of some portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which, if enacted, could result in a higher U.S. corporate income tax rate than is currently in effect.

Additionally, the Company's future results could be adversely affected by the results of indirect tax audits and examinations, and continuing assessments of its indirect tax exposures. A loss contingency is reasonably possible if it has a more than remote but less than probable chance of occurring. Although management believes the Company has valid defenses with respect to its indirect tax positions, it is reasonably possible that a loss could occur in excess of the estimated accrual. The aggregate risk related to indirect taxes is adjusted as the applicable statutes of limitations expire. It is reasonably possible that the Company could be required to pay taxes, penalties and interest related to this matter or other open years, which could be material to its financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Acquisitions, Divestitures and Alliances.

The Company may not be successful executing potential acquisitions, investments or partnerships, or divesting its non-core and/or non-accretive businesses. As the Company’s financial performance improves it may evaluate and consider acquisitions, investments or partnerships in companies, products, services and technologies which could support the Company’s strategy and growth. Acquisitions, investments and partnerships inherently involve risks, which may include: the risk of integrating business operations, cultures, retaining key personnel and maintaining appropriate systems and controls; the potential for unknown liabilities; the possibility that acquisitions, investments or partnerships may not yield the targeted financial or strategic benefits to the Company. Furthermore, the Company has, from time-to-time, been divesting certain non-core and/or non-accretive businesses to, among other things, simplify its business and reduce its debt. However, there can be no assurance that it will be successful in selling all or further such any assets. It may incur substantial expenses associated with identifying and

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evaluating potential sales. The process of exploring any sales may be time consuming and disruptive to its business operations, and if it is unable to effectively manage the process, its business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. It also cannot assure that any potential sale, if consummated, will prove to be beneficial to its shareholders. Any potential sale would be dependent upon a number of factors that may be beyond the Company’s control, including, among other factors, market conditions, industry trends, the interest of third parties in the assets and the availability of financing to potential buyers on reasonable terms.

In addition, while it evaluates asset sales, the Company is exposed to risks and uncertainties, including potential difficulties in retaining and attracting key employees, distraction of its management from other important business activities, and potential difficulties in establishing and maintaining relationships with customers, suppliers, lenders, sureties and other third parties, all of which could harm its business.

The Company may be unable to successfully and effectively manage acquisitions, divestitures, alliances, and other significant transactions, which could harm its operating results, business and prospects. As the Company improves its financial performance and promotes its business strategy, it will continue to engage in discussions and potentially enter into agreements with third parties regarding possible investments, acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, partnerships, divestitures and outsourcing arrangements. Such transactions present significant risks and challenges and there can be no assurances that the Company will manage such transactions successfully or that strategic opportunities will be available to the Company on acceptable terms or at all. Acquisitions and partnerships inherently involve risks.

The Company may specifically evaluate and consider investments or partnerships in companies, products, services and technologies. Related risks include the Company failing to achieve strategic objectives, anticipated benefits or timing of a transaction or contractual obligations. Such transactions may require the Company to manage post-closing transitions services or integration issues with business operations, support systems, workplace cultures and the retention of personnel. There is also the potential for unknown liabilities and the possibility that the acquisitions or partnerships may not yield financial strategic benefits to the Company. Risks of these transactions can be more pronounced in larger and more complicated transactions, or if multiple transactions are pursued simultaneously.

Risks Related to Our Pension Plan Obligations.

Low investment performance by the Company's pension plan assets may result in an increase to its net pension liability and expense, which may require it to fund a portion of its pension obligations and divert funds from other potential uses. The Company sponsors several defined benefit pension plans that cover certain eligible employees across the globe. The Company's pension expense and required contributions to its pension plans funded with assets are directly affected by the value of plan assets, the projected rate of return on plan assets, the actual rate of return on plan assets and the actuarial assumptions it uses to measure the defined benefit pension plan obligations.

A significant market downturn could occur in future periods resulting in a decline in the funded status of the Company's pension plans and causing actual asset returns to be below the assumed rate of return used to determine pension expense. If return on plan assets in future periods perform below expectations, future pension expense will increase.

Risks Related to Shareholder Appraisal Proceedings.

The Company is exposed to additional litigation risk and uncertainty with respect to the former minority shareholders of Diebold Nixdorf AG. As a result of the 2016 acquisition of Diebold Nixdorf AG (the Acquisition), the Company continues to be exposed to two separate appraisal proceedings (Spruchverfahren). Both proceedings are pending at the same Chamber for Commercial Matters (Kammer für Handelssachen) at the District Court (Landgericht) of Dortmund (Germany). The first appraisal proceeding relates to the Domination and Profit Loss Transfer Agreement (DPLTA) entered into by Diebold Holding Germany Inc. & Co. KGaA (now doing business as Diebold Nixdorf Holding Germany GmbH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, and Diebold Nixdorf AG, which became effective on February 17, 2017. The DPLTA appraisal proceeding was filed by minority shareholders of Diebold Nixdorf AG challenging the adequacy of both the cash exit compensation of €55.02 per Diebold Nixdorf AG share (of which 6.9 million shares were then outstanding) and the annual recurring compensation of €2.82 per Diebold Nixdorf AG share offered in connection with the DPLTA.

The second appraisal proceeding relates to the cash merger squeeze-out of minority shareholders of Diebold Nixdorf AG in 2019. The squeeze-out appraisal proceeding was filed by former minority shareholders of Diebold Nixdorf AG challenging the adequacy of the cash exit compensation of €54.80 per Diebold Nixdorf AG share (of which 1.4 million shares were then outstanding) in connection with the merger squeeze-out.

In both appraisal proceedings, a court ruling would apply to all Diebold Nixdorf AG shares outstanding at the time when the DPLTA or the merger squeeze-out, respectively, became effective. Any cash compensation received by former Diebold Nixdorf AG shareholders in connection with the merger squeeze-out would be netted with any higher cash compensation such shareholder may still claim in connection with the DPLTA appraisal proceeding. While the Company believes that the compensation offered in connection with the DPLTA and the merger squeeze-out was in both cases fair, it notes that German courts often adjudicate increases of the cash compensation to plaintiffs in varying amounts in connection with German appraisal proceedings. Therefore, the Company cannot rule out that the first instance court or an appellate court may increase the cash compensation also in these appraisal proceedings. The Company, however, is convinced that its defense in both appraisal

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proceedings, which are still at preliminary stages, is supported by strong sets of facts and the Company vigorously defends itself in these matters.

Non-Cash Impairment Loss Risks.

The Company has a significant amount of long-term assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets, and any future impairment charges could adversely impact its results of operations. The Company reviews long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and identifiable amortizing intangible assets, for impairment whenever changes in circumstances or events may indicate that the carrying amounts are not recoverable. If the fair value is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference. Factors which may cause an impairment of long-lived assets include significant changes in the manner of use of these assets, negative industry or market trends, a significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results, or a likely sale or disposal of the asset before the end of its estimated useful life.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $800.4 of goodwill. The techniques used in its qualitative and quantitative assessment and goodwill impairment tests incorporate a number of estimates and assumptions that are subject to change. Although the Company believes these estimates and assumptions are reasonable and reflect market conditions forecast at the assessment date, any changes to these assumptions and estimates due to market conditions or otherwise may lead to an outcome where impairment charges would be required in future periods.

Economic Risks and Market Contingencies.

The proliferation of payment options other than cash, including credit cards, debit cards, store-valued cards and mobile payment options could result in a reduced need for cash in the marketplace and a resulting decline in the usage of ATMs. The U.S., Europe and other developed markets have seen a shift in consumer payment trends since the late 1990's, with more customers now opting for electronic forms of payment, such as credit cards and debit cards, for their in-store purchases over traditional paper-based forms of payment, such as cash and checks. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated consumer transition towards non-cash payment alternatives driving an increase in digital, mobile and contactless payment methods. Additionally, some merchants offer free cash back at the POS for customers that utilize debit cards for their purchases, thus providing an additional incentive for consumers to use these cards. The continued growth in electronic payment methods could result in a reduced need for cash in the marketplace and ultimately, a decline in the usage of ATMs. New payment technology and adoption of mobile payment technology, virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, or other new payment method preferences by consumers could further reduce the general population's need or demand for cash and negatively impact sales of ATMs and selected products, services and software.

The Company's business may be affected by general economic conditions, cyclicality and uncertainty and could be adversely affected during economic downturns. Demand for the Company's services and products is affected by general economic conditions and the business conditions of the industries in which it sells its services and products. The business of most of the Company's customers, particularly its financial institution and retail customers, is, to varying degrees, cyclical and has historically experienced periodic downturns. Under difficult economic conditions, customers may seek to reduce discretionary spending by forgoing purchases of the Company's services and products. This risk is magnified for capital goods purchases such as ATMs, retail systems and physical security products. In addition, downturns in the Company's customers’ industries, even during periods of strong general economic conditions, could adversely affect the demand for the Company's services and products, and its sales and operating results.

In particular, continuing economic difficulties in the global markets have led to an economic recession in certain markets in which the Company operates. As a result of these difficulties and other factors, including new or increased regulatory burdens, financial institutions and retail customers have failed and may continue to fail, resulting in a loss of current or potential customers, or deferred or canceled orders, including orders previously placed. Any customer deferrals or cancellations could materially affect the Company's sales and operating results.

Increased energy, raw material and labor costs could reduce the Company's operating results. Energy prices, particularly petroleum prices, and raw materials (e.g. steel) are cost drivers for the Company's business. In recent years, the price of petroleum has been highly volatile, particularly due to the unstable political conditions in the Middle East and increasing international demand from emerging markets. During his campaign, President Biden stated his intent to reverse U.S. climate change policy and in one of his first actions after taking office, signed an executive order recommitting the United States to the Paris Agreement. New legislation and regulations designed to implement this shift in U.S. climate change strategy, such as President Biden’s proposed ban of new oil and gas production activities on public lands and properties, could cause fuel and electricity prices to increase. Price increases in fuel and electricity costs, such as those increases that may occur from climate change legislation or other environmental mandates, may continue to increase cost of operations and effect the Company’s ability to operate in specific markets. Any increase in the costs of energy would also increase the Company's transportation costs.

The primary raw materials in the Company's services, software and systems solutions are steel, plastics, and electronic parts and components. The majority of raw materials are purchased from various local, regional and global suppliers pursuant to supply contracts. However, the price of these materials can fluctuate under these contracts in tandem with the pricing of raw materials. Current price increases in steel and resin are being mitigated by long term contracts and joint work with suppliers on general

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productivity improvement and supply chain optimization. Most supplier agreements include long term productivity improvements that serve as the basis for absorbing the potential raw materials increases.

The Company cannot assure that its labor costs going forward will remain competitive or will not increase. In the future, the Company's labor agreements may be amended, or become amendable, and new agreements could have terms with higher labor costs. In addition, labor costs may increase in connection with the Company's growth. The Company may also become subject to collective bargaining agreements in the future in the event that non-unionized workers may unionize.

Risks Related to Competition.

The Company faces competition in global markets that could adversely affect its sales and financial condition. All phases of the Company's business are highly competitive. Some of its services and products are in direct competition with similar or alternative services or products provided by its competitors. The Company encounters competition in price, delivery, service, performance, product innovation, product recognition and quality. In a number of international markets in each region where the Company operates, it faces substantial competition from local service providers that offer competing services and products.

Local providers of competing services and products may also have a substantial advantage in attracting customers in their countries due to more established branding in that country, greater knowledge with respect to the tastes and preferences of customers residing in that country and/or their focus on a single market. In addition, some of these companies may have a dominant market share in their territories and may be owned by local stakeholders. Because of the potential for consolidation in any market, the Company's competitors may become larger, which could make them more efficient and permit them to be more price-competitive. Increased size could also permit them to operate in wider geographic areas and enhance their abilities in other areas such as R&D and customer service.

The Company expects that its competitors will continue to develop and introduce new and enhanced services and products. This could cause a decline in market acceptance of the Company's services and products or result in the loss of major customers. In addition, the Company's competitors could cause a reduction in the prices for some of its services and products as a result of intensified price competition. Also, the Company may be unable to effectively anticipate and react to new entrants in the marketplace competing with its services and products.

As a U.S.-based multi-national corporation, the Company must ensure its compliance with both U.S. and foreign regulatory requirements, while local competitors only need to observe applicable regional, national or local laws that may be less onerous. An inability to compete successfully could have an adverse effect on the Company's operating results, financial condition and cash flows in any given period.

Risks Related to Our Multi-National Business Operations.

Because the Company's operations are conducted worldwide, they are affected by risks of doing business abroad. The Company generates a significant percentage of revenue from operations conducted outside the U.S. Revenue from international operations amounted to approximately 75.0 percent in 2020, 76.8 percent in 2019, and 77.1 percent in 2018 of total revenue during these respective years.

Accordingly, international operations are subject to the risks of doing business abroad, including, among other things, the following:

•fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly in EMEA (primarily the euro), Great Britain (pound sterling), Mexico (peso), Thailand (baht) and Brazil (real);

•transportation and supply chain delays and interruptions;

•political and economic instability and disruptions, including the impact of trade agreements;

•the failure of foreign governments to abide by international agreements and treaties;

•restrictions on the transfer of funds and capital controls;

•the imposition of duties, tariffs and other taxes;

•import and export controls;

•changes in governmental policies and regulatory environments;

•ensuring the Company's compliance with U.S. laws and regulations and applicable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.K. Bribery Act, and applicable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions;

•increasingly complex laws and regulations concerning privacy and data security, including the GDPR;

•labor unrest and current and changing regulatory environments;

•the uncertainty of product acceptance by different cultures;

•the risks of divergent business expectations or cultural incompatibility inherent in establishing strategic alliances with foreign partners;

•difficulties in staffing and managing multi-national operations;

•limitations on the ability to enforce legal rights and remedies;

•reduced protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;

•potentially adverse tax consequences, including repatriation of profits; and

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•disruptions in our business, or the businesses of our suppliers or customers, due to cybersecurity incidents, terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, public health concerns (including viral outbreaks, such as COVID-19), fires or other natural disasters.

Any of these events could have an adverse effect on the Company's international operations by reducing the demand for its services and products or decreasing the prices at which it can sell its services and products, thereby adversely affecting its financial condition or operating results. The Company may not be able to continue to operate in compliance with applicable customs, currency exchange control regulations, transfer pricing regulations or any other laws or regulations to which it may be subject. In addition, these laws or regulations may be modified in the future, and the Company may not be able to operate in compliance with those modifications.

Significant developments from recent and potential changes in U.S. trade policies, trade policies of other countries, or the issuance of sanctions forbidding or restricting trade where the Company has operations could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its financial condition and results of operations. Tariffs, and other governmental action relating to international trade agreements or policies, the adoption and expansion of trade restrictions, the requirement for licenses or the occurrence of a trade war, may adversely impact demand for the Company’s products, costs, customers, suppliers and/or the U.S. economy or certain sectors thereof or may adversely impact the Company’s ability to select a preferred supplier and, as a result, adversely impact its business.

The U.S. government may renegotiate, or potentially terminate, existing bilateral or multi-lateral trade agreements and treaties with foreign countries, including countries such as China. The Company manufactures a substantial amount of its products in China. Additional tariffs may cause the Company to increase prices to its customers, which may reduce demand, or, if it is unable to increase prices, result in lowering its margin on products sold. Furthermore, the Company’s global operations, including in China and Russia, subject it to sanctions laws in the countries where it trades and to U.S. sanctions. If additional sanctions are imposed this may require the Company to reduce or exit its business in a country.

It remains unclear what the U.S. or foreign governments will or will not do with respect to sanctions, tariffs, international trade agreements and policies on a short-term or long-term basis. The Company cannot predict future trade policy or the terms of any renegotiated trade agreements and their impacts on its business.

Risks Related to Our Common Shares.

Anti-takeover provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire the Company. Certain provisions of the Company's charter documents, including provisions limiting the ability of shareholders to raise matters at a meeting of shareholders without giving advance notice, may make it more difficult for a third party to gain control of the Company's board of directors and may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in the Company's control or management. This could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company's common shares. Additionally, Ohio corporate law provides that certain notice and informational filings and special shareholder meeting and voting procedures must be followed prior to consummation of a proposed control share acquisition, as defined in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Assuming compliance with the prescribed notice and information filings, a proposed control share acquisition may be made only if, at a special meeting of shareholders, the acquisition is approved by both a majority of its voting power represented at the meeting and a majority of the voting power remaining after excluding the combined voting power of the interested shares, as defined in the ORC. The application of these provisions of the ORC also could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control.

The declaration, payment and amount of dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. Although the Company has paid dividends on its common shares in the past, the declaration and payment of future dividends, as well as the amount thereof, are subject to declaration by the Company’s board of directors. The amount and size of any future dividends will depend on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, capital levels, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors.

General Risks. <

Price	11.42	EPS	-4
Shares	77	P/E	-3
MCap	877	P/FCF	119
Net Debt	1,848	EBIT	-112
TEV	2,725	TEV/EBIT	-24
TTM 2019-09-30, in MM, except price, ratios

10-K	2020-12-31	Filed 2021-03-01
10-Q	2020-09-30	Filed 2020-10-28
10-Q	2020-06-30	Filed 2020-07-31
10-Q	2020-03-31	Filed 2020-05-05
10-K	2019-12-31	Filed 2020-02-26
10-Q	2019-09-30	Filed 2019-10-29
10-Q	2019-06-30	Filed 2019-07-30
10-Q	2019-03-31	Filed 2019-04-30
10-K	2018-12-31	Filed 2019-03-01
10-Q	2018-09-30	Filed 2018-11-08
10-Q	2018-06-30	Filed 2018-08-06
10-Q	2018-03-31	Filed 2018-05-02
10-K	2017-12-31	Filed 2018-02-28
10-Q	2017-09-30	Filed 2017-10-31
10-Q	2017-06-30	Filed 2017-07-26
10-Q	2017-03-31	Filed 2017-05-04
10-K	2016-12-31	Filed 2017-02-24
10-Q	2016-09-30	Filed 2016-11-14
10-Q	2016-06-30	Filed 2016-07-28
10-Q	2016-03-31	Filed 2016-04-28
10-K	2015-12-31	Filed 2016-02-29
10-Q	2015-09-30	Filed 2015-10-29
10-Q	2015-06-30	Filed 2015-07-30
10-Q	2015-03-31	Filed 2015-04-30
10-K	2014-12-31	Filed 2015-02-17
10-Q	2014-09-30	Filed 2014-10-30
10-Q	2014-06-30	Filed 2014-08-06
10-Q	2014-03-31	Filed 2014-05-05
10-K	2013-12-31	Filed 2014-03-03
10-Q	2013-09-30	Filed 2013-11-12
10-Q	2013-06-30	Filed 2013-08-14
10-Q	2013-03-31	Filed 2013-05-01
10-K	2012-12-31	Filed 2013-02-15
10-Q	2012-09-30	Filed 2012-11-09
10-Q	2012-06-30	Filed 2012-08-02
10-Q	2012-03-31	Filed 2012-04-30
10-K	2011-12-31	Filed 2012-02-17
10-Q	2011-09-30	Filed 2011-11-01
10-Q	2011-06-30	Filed 2011-08-08
10-Q	2011-03-31	Filed 2011-05-04
10-K	2010-12-31	Filed 2011-02-22
10-Q	2010-09-30	Filed 2010-11-05
10-Q	2010-06-30	Filed 2010-08-09
10-Q	2010-03-31	Filed 2010-05-06
10-K	2009-12-31	Filed 2010-03-01

8-K	2021-02-12	Officers, Exhibits
8-K	2021-02-10	Earnings, Exhibits
8-K	2020-10-28
8-K	2020-07-30
8-K	2020-07-20
8-K	2020-07-09
8-K	2020-07-07
8-K	2020-05-05
8-K	2020-05-01
8-K	2020-03-16
8-K	2020-02-11
8-K	2019-12-10
8-K	2019-12-04
8-K	2019-10-29
8-K	2019-08-07
8-K	2019-07-25
8-K	2019-07-25
8-K	2019-07-24
8-K	2019-04-30
8-K	2019-04-25
8-K	2019-04-14
8-K	2019-02-22
8-K	2019-02-13
8-K	2019-01-28
8-K	2019-01-14
8-K	2019-01-03
8-K	2018-10-31
8-K	2018-10-31
8-K	2018-09-30
8-K	2018-09-09
8-K	2018-08-30
8-K	2018-08-27
8-K	2018-08-01
8-K	2018-08-01
8-K	2018-05-22
8-K	2018-05-02
8-K	2018-04-24
8-K	2018-04-17
8-K	2018-03-21
8-K	2018-02-21
8-K	2018-02-21
8-K	2018-02-13
8-K	2018-02-06

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