SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2010
Commission File No. 333-05752
CNH GLOBAL N.V.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
World Trade Center
Tower B, 10th Floor
Amsterdam Airport
The Netherlands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule101(b)(7): ¨
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes ¨ No x
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .)
CNH GLOBAL N.V.
Form 6-K for the month of May 2010
List of Exhibits:
| 1. | News Release entitled, “CNH Announces Extension of its Senior Notes Exchange Offer” |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| CNH Global N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/Michael P. Going | |
| Michael P. Going Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
May 14, 2010
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ||||||
| For more information contact: | ||||||
| Gerry Spahn | Investor Relations | (630) 887-2385 | ||||
| Ralph Traviati | News and Information | (630) 887-2345 | ||||
CNH Announces Extension of its Senior Notes Exchange Offer
BURR RIDGE, ILL., - (May, 13, 2009) - CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Case New Holland Inc., has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2013 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for its outstanding unregistered 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2013.
The exchange offer, which was originally scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 13, 2010, will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2010. Based on a preliminary count by the exchange agent for the exchange offer, through 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on May 13, 2010, $989,638,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2013 have been tendered and delivered to the exchange agent, $16,796,000 in aggregate principal amount of such Notes have been tendered to the exchange agent through notice of guaranteed delivery, and $1,250,000 in aggregate principal amount of such Notes have been withdrawn by the holders thereof.
The exchange agent for the exchange offer is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Corporate Trust Operations, Reorganization Unit, 101 Barclay Street – 7 East, New York, New York 10286. For information call (212) 815-5920.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the senior notes, nor will there be any sale of the senior notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
###
CNH Global N.V. is a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses. Supported by more than 11,600 dealers in approximately 170 countries, CNH brings together the knowledge and heritage of its Case and New Holland brand families with the strength and resources of its worldwide commercial, industrial, product support and finance organizations. CNH Global N.V., whose stock is listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CNH), is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A. (FIA.MI). More information about CNH and its Case and New Holland products can be found online at www.cnh.com.
Page 1