AGCO CORPORATION (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   October 28, 2005

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

     
Delaware 1-12930 58-1960019
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
4205 River Green Parkway, Duluth, Georgia   30096
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (770)813-9200

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Effective as of October 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of AGCO Corporation elected Gerald L. Shaheen as a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Shaheen will stand for shareholder election in April 2006. A press release announcing this election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed with this report:

99.1 Press release dated October 28, 2005





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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
    AGCO CORPORATION
          
October 28, 2005   By:   Andrew H. Beck
       
        Name: Andrew H. Beck
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of AGCO Corporation issued October 28, 2005.