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 March 2011
Commission File No. 333-05752
CNH GLOBAL N.V.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
World Trade Center
Tower B, 10th Floor
Amsterdam Airport
The Netherlands
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CNH GLOBAL N.V.
Form 6-K for the month of March 2011
List of Exhibits:
1. Press Release entitled “CNH Announces Results of 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders”
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 | ||
March 29, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
| External Communications | +1 (630) 887-3823 | |||
| Investor Relations | +1 (630) 887-3745 | |||
CNH Announces Results of
2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
BURR RIDGE, IL — (March 29, 2011) — CNH Global N.V. today announced that at its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held Tuesday in The Netherlands, the Company’s shareholders, among other things, adopted the Company’s annual accounts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to not issue a dividend, re-elected all of the existing directors, elected a new director, Mr. Thomas J. Colligan, and appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors. Shareholders also authorized the Board to resolve on any future issue of shares and granting of rights thereto for a period of five years, and ratified amendments to the Company’s Outside Directors Compensation Plan and Equity Incentive Plan.
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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.