UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Dated July 26, 2011

of

AGCO CORPORATION

A Delaware Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 58-1960019
SEC File Number 1-12930

4205 River Green Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30096
(770) 813-9200

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 21, 2011, the Board of Directors of AGCO Corporation elected Mallika Srinivasan as a member of its Board of Directors, effective July 21, 2011. Ms. Srinivasan’s term will expire at the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Srinivasan is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE), in which AGCO Corporation holds a 23% interest. In 2010, the Company purchased approximately $72.6 million of tractors and components from TAFE. A press release announcing this election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.		Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed with this report:

99.1			Press release dated July 22, 2011.

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.

Dated: July 26, 2011

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press release dated July 22, 2011.