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                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 1996



                                AGCO CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



          Delaware                        0-19898              58-1960019
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


                            4830 River Green Parkway
                              Duluth, Georgia 30136
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (770) 813-9200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

         Effective  November 1, 1996, AGCO Corporation  ("the Company")  entered
into an  agreement  with De Lage  Landen  International,  B.V.,  a wholly  owned
subsidiary of Cooperatieve  Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland"
(together,  "Rabobank") to be its joint venture partner in Agricredit Acceptance
Company ("Agricredit"), the Company's retail finance subsidiary in North America
(the "Agricredit Joint Venture"). As a result of the agreement, the Company sold
a  51%  interest  in  Agricredit  to  Rabobank.   The  Company   received  total
consideration  of  approximately  $44.3  million in the  transaction.  Under the
Agricredit  Joint  Venture,  Rabobank will have a 51% interest in Agricredit and
the Company will retain a 49% interest in the finance company. Substantially all
of the net  assets  of  Agricredit  were  transferred  to the  Agricredit  Joint
Venture.  At September 30, 1996,  Agricredit  had total assets of  approximately
$646.2 million and total liabilities of approximately $577.8 million.

         The  Agricredit  Joint  Venture will  continue the current  business of
Agricredit and seek to build a broader asset-based finance business. The Company
has similar joint venture  arrangements  with Rabobank and its  affiliates  with
respect to its retail finance  companies  located in the United Kingdom,  France
and Germany.

Item 7.   Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits


         (a)  Pro Forma Financial Information

         The unaudited  pro forma  financial  information  required by Item 7(b)
         relative to the  disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit  described
         in Item 2 of this Form 8-K of AGCO Corporation is attached hereto as an
         exhibit and incorporated herein by this reference.

         (b)  Exhibits

         Exhibit
            No.                             Description

         99.1              Pro Forma Financial Information required by Item 7(b)





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                                   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.


                                 AGCO CORPORATION
                                 Registrant


Date: November 14, 1996          By:  Chris E. Perkins
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                                      Chris E. Perkins
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



























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                              EXHIBIT INDEX




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Exhibit                                                              Numbered
   No.                       Description                               Page
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 99.1       Pro Forma Financial Information required by Item 7(b)



























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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1


































                         PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Income are based on the historical
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, adjusted to give effect to the
following as if it had occurred on January 1, 1995: (i) the disposition of a 51%
interest in Agricredit,  (ii) the  acquisition of certain assets and liabilities
of the agricultural and industrial equipment business of Iochpe-Maxion S.A. (the
" Maxion  Acquisition") on June 28,1996,  (iii) the Company's issuance in March
1996 of $250.0  million of its 8-1/2%  Senior  Subordinated  Notes due 2006 (the
"March Offering") and the application of the net proceeds therefrom and (iv) the
Company's  replacement  in March 1996 of its $550.0  million  secured  revolving
credit  facilities  (the "Old  Credit  Facility")  with a new five year  $650.0
million  unsecured  multi-currency  revolving  credit  facility (the "New Credit
Facility").  The Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30,1996 is
based  on the  historical  Consolidated  Financial  Statement  of  the  Company,
adjusted to give effect to the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit as if
the transaction had occurred on September 30, 1996.

     The Maxion  Acquisition  was  accounted  for under the  purchase  method of
accounting. The total purchase price for the Maxion Acquisition was allocated to
tangible  and  identifiable  intangible  assets and  liabilities  based upon the
Company's  preliminary  estimates  of their fair  values with the excess of cost
over net assets acquired  allocated to goodwill.  The allocation of the purchase
price for this  acquisition is subject to revision when  additional  information
concerning  asset and  liability  valuations  is obtained.  The Company does not
believe that the asset and  liability  valuation  for this  acquisition  will be
materially  different  from the pro  forma  information  presented  herein.  For
purposes of presenting  pro forma  results,  no changes in revenues and expenses
have been made to reflect the results of any  modification  to  operations  that
might  have been made had such  transactions  been  consummated  on the  assumed
effective date of the transactions. The pro forma expenses include the recurring
costs which are directly  attributable to these  transactions,  such as interest
expense,  depreciation  expense and  amortization of the excess of cost over net
assets acquired.

     The Pro Forma Financial  Information does not purport to represent what the
Company's  results of operations or financial  position would actually have been
had such  transactions  actually occurred on any of the dates set forth above or
to project the Company's results of operations for any future period.








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                                            Pro Forma Statement of Income
                                            Year Ended December 31, 1995
                                       (in thousands, except per share data)

Consolidated Revenues: Operations (1)Agricredit (2) Maxion (3) Adjustments Pro Forma --------------- ----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ Net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,068,427 $ - $ 265,208 $ (19,587) (4) $ 2,316,019 1,971 (5) Finance income . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,621 (56,621) - - - --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ 2,125,048 (56,621) 265,208 (17,616) 2,316,019 --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ Costs and Expenses: Cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . 1,627,716 - 237,562 (19,587) (4) 1,853,066 6,048 (6) 1,327 (7) Selling, general and administrative expenses 200,588 (13,836) 60,903 1,971 (5) 248,922 (704) (8) Engineering expenses. . . . . . . . . . . 27,350 - 4,869 - 32,219 Interest expense (income), net. . . . . . 63,211 (31,721) 33,503 (3,366) (9) 84,898 23,271 (10) Other expense (income), net . . . . . . . 9,602 52 685 (5,000)(11) 8,886 704 (8) 2,843 (12) Nonrecurring expenses . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 - - - 6,000 Corporate overhead allocation from Iochpe-Maxion . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - 10,429 - 10,429 Foreign exchange losses . . . . . . . . . - - 9,952 - 9,952 --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- 1,934,467 (45,505) 357,903 7,507 2,254,372 --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,581 (11,116) (92,695) (25,123) 61,647 Provision (benefit) for income taxes . . . . 65,897 (4,334) (20,281) 3,263 (13) 34,297 (10,248)(14) --------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- Income (loss) before equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates. 124,684 (6,782) (72,414) (18,138) 27,350 Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates . . . . . . . . 4,458 - - 3,323 (15) 7,781 --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Net income (loss). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,142 (6,782) (72,414) (14,815) 35,131 Preferred stock dividends. . . . . . . . . . 2,012 - - - 2,012 --------------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Net income (loss) available for common stockholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 127,130 $ (6,782) $ (72,414) $ (14,815) $ 33,119 =============== =========== ============ =========== =========== Income per Common Share: Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2.76 $ 0.72 =============== =========== Fully diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2.30 $ 0.64 =============== =========== Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding: Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,126 46,126 =============== =========== Fully diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,684 56,684 =============== ===========
- 2 - Pro Forma Statement of Income Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 (in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Revenues: Operations (1) Agricredit (2) Maxion (3) Adjustments Pro Forma --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------- Net sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,627,424 $ - $ 96,409 $ (4,001) (4) $ 1,720,559 727 (5) Finance income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,404 (51,404) - - - --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------- 1,678,828 (51,404) 96,409 (3,274) 1,720,559 --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- -------------- Costs and Expenses: Cost of goods sold . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,294,350 - 108,727 (4,001) (4) 1,400,162 422 (6) 664 (7) Selling, general and administrative expenses 161,000 (9,886) 24,647 727 (5) 176,369 (119) (8) Engineering expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 20,805 - 1,022 - 21,827 Interest expense (income), net . . . . . . 51,677 (27,959) 11,215 (2,093) (9) 43,217 10,377 (10) Other expense (income), net. . . . . . . . 8,003 2 (1,430) (5,000) (11) 3,116 119 (8) 1,422 (12) Nonrecurring expenses. . . . . . . . . . . 12,878 - - - 12,878 Corporate overhead allocated from Iochpe-Maxion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - 4,201 - 4,201 Foreign exchange losses. . . . . . . . . . - - (77) - (77) --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------- 1,548,713 (37,843) 148,305 2,518 1,661,693 --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------- Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates and extraordinary loss. . . 130,115 (13,561) (51,896) (5,792) 58,866 Provision (benefit) for income taxes. . . . . 45,570 (5,082) (15,859) 2,766 (13) 23,457 (3,938) (14) --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------- Income (loss) before equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates and extraordinary loss . . . . . . . . . . 84,545 (8,479) (36,037) (4,620) 35,409 Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates. . . . . . . . . 4,857 - - 4,155 (15) 9,012 --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------- Income (loss) before extraordinary loss . . . $ 89,402 $ (8,479) $ (36,037) $ (465) $ 44,421 =============== =============== ================ =============== ============= Income before Extraordinary Loss per Common Share: Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.64 $ 0.82 =============== ============= Fully diluted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.57 $ 0.78 =============== ============= Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding: Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,374 54,374 =============== ============= Fully diluted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,341 57,341 =============== =============
- 3 - NOTES TO PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF INCOME (1) The Pro Forma Income Statement Data under the caption "Consolidated Operations" reflects the consolidation of all operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, including Agricredit. (2) Represents the actual results of operations of Agricredit for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the nine months ended September 30, 1996. (3) Represents the actual results of the agricultural and industrial equipment business acquired in the Maxion Acquisition ("Maxion") for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the six months ended June 30, 1996. (4) To reflect the elimination of sales of machinery and equipment from the Company to Maxion of $5,032 and from Maxion to the Company of $14,555 for the year ended December 31, 1995 and from the Company to Maxion of $269 and from Maxion to the Company of $3,732 for the six months ended June 30, 1996. (5) To reflect the elimination of sales commissions paid by Maxion to the Company which Maxion recorded as a reduction to net sales and the Company recorded as a reduction to selling, general and administrative expenses. (6) To reflect a write-up in the cost of engines purchased from the Iochpe-Maxion S.A. engine division based on an imputed profit margin on the interdivisional transfers. Maxion's historical financial statements under the heading "Maxion" in the Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Income included herein reflect the engine prices at the cost to Iochpe-Maxion S.A. without such imputed profit margin. (7) To reflect increased depreciation expense related to the write-up over book value of the acquired fixed assets based on management's preliminary estimates of the fair value. (8) To reflect the elimination of royalties paid by Maxion to the Company which Maxion recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses and the Company recorded as other income. (9) To reflect the decrease in interest expense with respect to the following: Year Ended Nine Months Ended December 31, 1995 September 30, 1996 ----------------- ------------------
Reduced interest expense on the Company's Revolving Credit Facility in connection with the use of $44.3 million in proceeds from the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit for payment on the Revolving Credit Facility at an interest rate of 7.6% and 6.3% for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the nine months ended September 30, 1996, respectively.. $3,366 $2,093
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Interest and fees incurred on the Company's Revolving Credit Facility in connection with the financing of the Maxion Acquisition in the principal amount of $260 million at an interest rate of 7.6% for the year ended December 31, 1995 and 6.7% for the six months ended June 30, 1996...................... $19,760 $8,710 Increase in interest expense and fees on borrowings incurred in connection with the March Offering and the replacement of the Old Credit Facility with the New Credit Facility. Excludes the write-off of capitalized fees and expenses associated with the refinancing of the Old Credit Facility, which were $3.5 million, net of taxes, and which were recorded as an extraordinary loss in the first quarter of 1996............... 3,511 1,667 ---------- ------- $ 23,271 $10,377 ========== =======
(11) To reflect the gain on the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit. (12) To reflect amortization of the preliminary estimate of the excess of cost over net assets acquired related to the Maxion Acquisition. (13) To reflect the additional tax provision related to the net effect of the pro forma adjustments for Agricredit recorded at the statutory rate of 39.0% in effect at December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996. (14) To reflect the additional tax benefit related to the net effect of the pro forma adjustments for Maxion recorded at the statutory rate of 30.6% in effect at December 31, 1995 and June 30, 1996. (15) To reflect the Company's 49.0% interest in the equity in net earnings of Agricredit. - 5 - Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet As of September 30, 1996 (In thousands)
Consolidated Operations (1) Agricredit (2) Adjustments Pro Forma ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,331 $ (1,572) $ - $ 26,759 Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805,218 - - 805,218 Receivables from unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,527 - 2,780 (3) 7,307 Credit receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . 210,409 (210,409) - - Inventories, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481,603 - - 481,603 Other current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,894 (3,334) - 57,560 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,590,982 (215,315) 2,780 1,378,447 Noncurrent credit receivables, net . . . . . . 430,534 (430,534) - - Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . 247,564 (307) - 247,257 Investments in unconsolidated subsidary and affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,629 - 29,114 (4) 77,743 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,506 - - 56,506 Intangible assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,727 - - 218,727 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,592,942 $ (646,156) $ 31,894 $ 1,978,680 ================ ================ ================ ================= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt. . . . . . . $ 455,702 $ (455,702) $ - $ - Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284,899 (3,456) - 281,443 Payables to unconsolidated subsidiary and affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,248 (2,780) 2,780 (3) 16,248 Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266,363 (11,458) - 254,905 Other current liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . 11,928 - 1,950 (5) 13,878 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 1,035,140 (473,396) 4,730 566,474 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778,753 (94,500) (44,290) (6) 639,963 Convertible subordinated debentures . . . . . . . - - - - Postretirement health care benefits . . . . . . . 24,229 - - 24,229 Other noncurrent liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . 38,910 (9,856) - 29,054 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,877,032 (577,752) (39,560) 1,259,720 Stockholders' Equity: Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572 (1) 1 (4) 572 Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . 360,057 (48,834) 48,834 (4) 360,057 Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372,006 (19,629) 22,679 (4) 375,056 Unearned compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . (24,301) - - (24,301) Additional minimum pension liability . . . . . (2,619) - - (2,619) Cumulative translation adjustment. . . . . . . 10,195 60 (60) (4) 10,195 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . 715,910 (68,404) 71,454 718,960 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity. . . $ 2,592,942 $ (646,156) $ 31,894 $ 1,978,680 ================ ================ ================ =================
- 6 - NOTES TO PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET 1. The Balance Sheet Data captioned "Consolidated Operations" reflects the consolidation of all operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, including Agricredit. 2. Represents the Balance Sheet of Agricredit as of September 30, 1996. 3. To reflect certain intercompany balances between Agricredit and the Company. 4. To reflect the Company's 49% investment in Agricredit, under the equity method of accounting, subsequent to the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit. 5. To reflect a tax liability for the gain on the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit recorded at the statutory rate of 39.0% in effect at September 30, 1996. 6. To reflect the use of proceeds from the disposition of a 51% interest in Agricredit for repayment on the Company's Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds of $44.3 million include a dividend paid by Agricredit to the Company of $11.9 million immediately prior to the sale transaction. - 7 -