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AGCO ANNOUNCES REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CHANGES

DULUTH, GA, September 1, 2011 – AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a

Fortune 500 company and worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment,

today announced new regional leadership responsibilities in the Europe, Africa and Middle East

(EAME), Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) and Eastern Europe & Asia (EEA) regions. The

announced changes will be effective on January 1, 2012. "AGCO continues to focus on global

growth as we invest and expand across geographies," said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman,

President and CEO of AGCO. “These upcoming changes in regional leadership are part of

AGCO’s global growth strategy and facilitate the development of AGCO’s business opportunities

across our diverse regions.”

Gary Collar, currently Senior Vice President and General Manager, EAME/ANZ, will assume

responsibility for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region as Senior Vice President and General Manager,

APAC. Hubertus Muehlhaeuser, currently Senior Vice President, Strategy & Integration and

General Manager, EEA, will be responsible for the EAME region, including Eastern Europe, as

Senior Vice President and General Manager, EAME. Mr. Muehlhaeuser will continue to retain

responsibility for AGCO’s Information Technology division. AGCO’s Strategy & Integration group,

established by Mr. Muehlhaeuser in 2005, will transition to the leadership of Andy Beck, Senior

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Beck will also take responsibility for the AGCO

Sisu Power engine business, which was formerly part of Mr. Muehlhaeuser’s responsibilities.

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In his new role, Mr. Collar and his team will further strengthen AGCO’s regional presence in Asia

and continue to manage the growth and development of the China and India business while

retaining his current responsibilities for Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Collar joined AGCO in

2002 as Vice President, Challenger Worldwide Market Development and has been Senior Vice

President and General Manager since 2004 when he took responsibility for EAME and the East

Asia Pacific Region. Through his leadership the EAME regional team has driven growth and

margin improvement, built dealer relationships, developed the business in Central Europe and

expanded AGCO’s harvesting business with the acquisition of Laverda and Fella. In January

2012, Mr. Collar will relocate to AGCO’s newly established regional headquarters in Beijing,

China.

Mr. Muehlhaeuser joined AGCO in 2005 as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Integration,

establishing AGCO’s strategic business planning and implementation process which has helped

drive the organic growth of the organization. Mr. Muehlhaeuser later assumed additional

responsibilities for IT and the AGCO Sisu Power engine business. Since 2009, he has also led

AGCO’s business in Eastern Europe and Asia through the development of this rapidly evolving

region.

ABOUT AGCO

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500 company, was founded in

1990 and offers a full product line of tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment,

tillage, implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural products are sold under

the core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed

globally through 2,600 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140 countries

worldwide. Retail financing is available through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. AGCO is

headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2010, AGCO had net sales of $6.9 billion.

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