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AGCO Corp. (AG)At 12:50PM ET: 51.23  Down 2.72 (5.04%)  
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AGCO Corp.
4205 River Green Parkway
Duluth, GA 30096
United States - Map
Phone: 770-813-9200
Fax: 770-813-6118
Web Site: http://www.agcocorp.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Industrial Goods
Industry:Farm & Construction Machinery
Full Time Employees:13,700

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. The company provides compact tractors, utility tractors, and high horsepower tractors used in farms and in specialty agricultural industries, such as dairies, landscaping, residential areas, livestock, orchards, and vineyards. It also offers combines; self-propelled, three- and four-wheeled vehicles, and related equipment for use in the application of liquid and dry fertilizers, and crop protection chemicals; chemical sprayer equipment; and related equipment, including vehicles used for waste application that are specifically designed for subsurface liquid injection and surface spreading of biosolids, such as sewage sludge and other farm or industrial waste. AGCO Corporation’s hay and forage equipment includes round and rectangular balers, self-propelled windrowers, disc mowers, spreaders, and mower conditioners for harvesting and packaging vegetative feeds used in the beef cattle, dairy, and horse industries; a range of implements, planters, and other equipment; tractor-pulled implements; other implements comprising disc harrows, heavy tillage, field cultivators, tractor-pulled planters, corn headers, and front loaders; and diesel engines, gears, and generating sets. In addition, it offers precision farming technologies that enable farmers to gather information, such as yield data by utilizing satellite global positioning systems. The company, through its finance joint ventures with Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., also provides retail financing. It sells its products under various brand names, including: AGCO, Challenger, Fendt, Gleaner, Hesston, Massey Ferguson, RoGator, Spra-Coupe, Sunflower, Terra-Gator, Valtra, and Whitetm Planters. The company distributes its products through a network of independent dealers and distributors. AGCO Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    AGCO Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Sep-08 is better than 41.9% of S&P 400 companies and 72.9% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Gen. Martin H. Richenhagen , 55
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Chairman of Exec. Committee and Member of Succession Planning Committee
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Andrew H. Beck , 44
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Sr. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Gary L. Collar , 51
    Sr. VP and Gen. Mang. of EAPAC & EAME
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Hubertus M. Muehlhaeuser , 38
    Sr. VP of Strategy, Integration & Information Technology and Gen. Mang. of Engines
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Stephen D. Lupton , 63
    Advisor
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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