SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2011
Commission File No. 333-05752
CNH GLOBAL N.V.
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CNH GLOBAL N.V.
Form 6-K for the month of August 2011
List of Exhibits:
| 1. | Press Release entitled “CNH Announces Completion of Senior Notes Exchange Offer” |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CNH Global N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael P. Going | |
| Michael P. Going | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
August 10, 2011
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ||
| For more information contact: | ||
| CNH Investor Relations | +1 (630) 887-3745 | |
CNH Announces Completion of Senior Notes Exchange Offer
BURR RIDGE, IL — (August 10, 2011) — CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Case New Holland Inc., completed its offer to exchange up to $1,500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2017 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for its outstanding unregistered 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2017.
The exchange offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 4, 2011. Based on the final count by the exchange agent for the exchange offer, as of 5 p.m., New York City time, on August 9, 2011, $1,497,900,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2017 have been tendered, which represents 99.86% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2017.
The exchange agent for the exchange offer is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Corporate Trust Services, Northstar East Building – 12th Floor, 608 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55402. For information, call (800) 344-5128.
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CNH Global N.V. is a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses. Supported by approximately 11,300 dealers in approximately 170 countries, CNH brings together the knowledge and heritage of its Case and New Holland brand families with the strength and resources of its worldwide commercial, industrial, product support and finance organizations. CNH Global N.V., whose stock is listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CNH), is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (FI.MI). More information about CNH and its Case and New Holland products can be found online at www.cnh.com