DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 3, 2012--
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer
and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced today the closing
of its offer to exchange $300 million of its 5.875% Senior Notes due
2021, that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
“Exchange Notes”), for $300 million of its outstanding 5.875% Senior
Notes due 2021, that were issued on December 5, 2011, in a private
offering (the “Outstanding Notes”).
The exchange offer expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on May 2,
2012 with $279,890,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding
Notes, representing 93% of the Outstanding Notes, having been validly
tendered in exchange for an equal amount of Exchange Notes.
This press release is not an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy or sell any of the securities described herein, nor
shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of such securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful. A registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange
offer was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 3, 2012. The exchange offer was made only pursuant to the
exchange offer documents that were distributed to holders of the
Outstanding Notes, including the prospectus dated April 4, 2012 and the
related letter of transmittal.
ABOUT AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), is a global leader focused
on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery.
AGCO supports more productive farming through a full line of tractors,
combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage, implements,
grain storage and protein production systems, as well as related
replacement parts. AGCO products are sold through four core machinery
brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are
distributed globally through 3,100 independent dealers and distributors
in more than 140 countries worldwide. Retail financing is available
through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. Founded in 1990, AGCO is
headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2011, AGCO had net sales of $8.8
billion. http://www.AGCOcorp.com
Source: AGCO
AGCO
Investor contact:
Greg Peterson, +1-770-232-8229
greg.peterson@agcocorp.com
