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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
November 12, 1999
Case Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 1-13098 76-0433811
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(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification
incorporation) Number)
700 State Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53404
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(262) 636-6011
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events
On November 12, 1999, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of New Holland,
N.V., a company organized under the law of the Netherlands ("New Holland"),
merged with and into the registrant pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger,
dated as of May 15, 1999, by and among the registrant, New Holland, the merging
subsidiary and Fiat S.p.A., a company organized under the laws of Italy. As a
result of the merger, the registrant, as the surviving company, became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holland.
At the effective time of the merger, each share of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of the registrant outstanding immediately prior to the
effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive $55 in
cash.
On November 12, 1999, the registrant issued a press release announcing the
completion of the merger. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
99 Press release of registrant dated November 12, 1999.
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SIGNATURE
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.
CASE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Kevin Hallagan
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Name: Kevin Hallagan
Title: Associate General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Date: November 15, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99 Press release of registrant dated November 12, 1999
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