SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 20-F/A
| o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 or x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003 or o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File Number 1-14528
CNH GLOBAL N.V.
Kingdom of The Netherlands
(Jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
Tower B, 10th Floor
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Name of Each Exchange | ||||
| Title of Each Class |
on which Registered |
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Common Shares, par value €2.25 |
New York Stock Exchange | |||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 132,797,008 Common Shares
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow: Item 17 o or Item 18 x .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Form 20-F/A hereby files exhibits in connection with CNH Global N.V.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the “20-F”), which was filed on April 7, 2004. This filing is solely for the purpose of revising the List of Exhibits in Item 19 of the 20-F, revising the Index to Exhibits and filing certain exhibits inadvertently omitted from the original 20-F filing, and does not modify or update the disclosure in the 20-F in any other way.
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Item 19. Exhibits
A list of exhibits included as part of this annual report on Form 20-F is set forth in the Index to Exhibits that immediately precedes such exhibits, which is incorporated herein by reference.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description |
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1.1
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Articles of Association of CNH Global N.V. (filed as Exhibit 1 to Form 6-K on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
1.2
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Regulations of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated December 8, 1999.* | |
1.3
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Resolution of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated March 31, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 2 to Form 6-K on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
2.1
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Registration Rights Agreement entered into among CNH Global N.V., Fiat S.p.A. and Sicind S.p.A. dated April 8, 2003.** | |
4.1
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Outside Directors’ Compensation Plan of CNH Global N.V. as amended and restated May 8, 2003. | |
4.2
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Equity Incentive Plan of CNH Global N.V. as amended and restated on July 23, 2001 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of CNH Global N.V. (File No. 333-84954) and incorporated herein by reference). | |
8.1
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List of subsidiaries of registrant. | |
10.2.1
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Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement dated December 15, 2000 between CNH Capital Receivables Inc. as Transferor, Case Credit Corporation, in its individual capacity and as Servicer, Certain APA Banks named therein, Certain Funding Agents named therein and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10(e)(1) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Case Credit Corporation (File No. 33-80775-01) for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
10.2.2
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First Amendment, dated as of January 15, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement. | |
10.2.3
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Second Amendment, dated as of January 14, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement. | |
10.2.4
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Third Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement. | |
10.5.1
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Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2003, by and among Case New Holland, Inc., as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase, as trustee. | |
10.5.2
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2003, by and among Case New
Holland, Inc., as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase, as trustee. There have not been filed as exhibits to this Form 20-F certain long-term debt instruments, none of which relates to indebtedness that exceeds 10% of the consolidated assets of CNH Global N.V. CNH Global N.V. agrees to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon its request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of CNH Global N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries. |
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12.1
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Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
12.2
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Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
13
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Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) | |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
| * | Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. | |
| ** | Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURE
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
| CNH GLOBAL N.V. (Registrant) |
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| /s/ Michel Lecomte | ||||
| Michel Lecomte | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Dated: April 22, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description |
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12.1
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Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
12.2
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Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
13
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Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) | |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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