-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L6Fr+uT9RDgATCMM37Tyd1AJtV+5+vftjNss6cilIeoIR5Uq5W2Swe/gTaxdgwHq AEqvOWdQFlNRDgZnMBU79Q== 0000950137-06-005471.txt : 20060505 0000950137-06-005471.hdr.sgml : 20060505 20060505171715 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-06-005471 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: F-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 21 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060505 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH GLOBAL N V CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001024519 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-07 FILM NUMBER: 06814014 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW HOLLAND NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961009 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: New Holland Holding LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324445 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-02 FILM NUMBER: 06814009 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH Trade N.V. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324446 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: P7 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-06 FILM NUMBER: 06814013 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Blue Leaf I.P., Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324447 IRS NUMBER: 510363221 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-13 FILM NUMBER: 06814020 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLI Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324448 IRS NUMBER: 510363222 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-14 FILM NUMBER: 06814021 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Case New Holland Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324449 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531] IRS NUMBER: 391982756 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868 FILM NUMBER: 06814007 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 BUSINESS PHONE: 262-636-6011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH America LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324450 IRS NUMBER: 760433811 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-12 FILM NUMBER: 06814019 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 BUSINESS PHONE: 262-636-6011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fiatallis North America LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324451 IRS NUMBER: 391158150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-04 FILM NUMBER: 06814011 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 BUSINESS PHONE: 262-636-6011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HFI Holdings, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324452 IRS NUMBER: 760436954 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-03 FILM NUMBER: 06814010 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 BUSINESS PHONE: 262-636-6011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 STATE STREET CITY: RACINE STATE: WI ZIP: 53404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH Canada, Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324522 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-09 FILM NUMBER: 06814016 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH U.K. LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324883 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-05 FILM NUMBER: 06814012 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH Deutschland GMBH CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324884 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: 2M FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-08 FILM NUMBER: 06814015 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH Australia Pty Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324885 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: C3 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-11 FILM NUMBER: 06814018 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: New Holland Tractor LTD N.V. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001324992 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: C9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-01 FILM NUMBER: 06814008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNH Belgium N.V. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001325038 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: C9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: F-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-133868-10 FILM NUMBER: 06814017 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-955-3836 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 F-4 1 c04635fv4.htm REGISTRATION STATEMENT fv4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2006
Registration No. 333-          
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM F-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware   3531   39-1982756
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
Tower B, 10th Floor
World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
(011-31-20) 446-0429
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Roberto Miotto
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
CNH Global N.V.
Global Management Office
100 South Saunders Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 USA
(847) 955-4914
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
      If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o                               
      If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o                               
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                         
                         
                         
            Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum      
Title of Each Class of     Amount to be     Aggregate Price     Aggregate     Amount of
Securities to be Registered     Registered     per Unit     Offering Price(1)     Registration Fee
                         
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
    $500,000,000     100%     $500,000,000     $53,500
                         
Guarantees of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
    (2)     (3)     (3)     (3)
                         
                         
(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
(2)  The 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 will be guaranteed by the registrants listed in the Table of Additional Registrants.
 
(3)  No additional consideration will be paid by the recipients of the notes for the guarantees. Pursuant to Rule 457(o), no separate fees are payable for the guarantees.
         The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 


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TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
                         
        Primary Standard   IRS Employer
Exact Name of Additional Registrant as   State or Other Jurisdiction of   Industrial Classification   Identification
Specified in its Charter(1)   Incorporation or Organization   Code Number   Number
             
BLI Group, Inc. 
    Delaware       3531       51-0363222  
Blue Leaf I.P., Inc. 
    Delaware       3531       51-0363221  
CNH America LLC
    Delaware       3531       76-0433811  
CNH Australia Pty Ltd. 
    New South Wales, Australia       3531       None  
CNH Belgium N.V. 
    Belgium       3531       None  
CNH Canada, Ltd. 
    Canada       3531       None  
CNH Deutschland GmbH
    Germany       3531       None  
CNH Global N.V. 
    The Netherlands       3531       None  
CNH Trade N.V. 
    The Netherlands       3531       None  
CNH U.K. Limited
    England and Wales,       3531       None  
      United Kingdom                  
Fiatallis North America LLC
    Delaware       3531       39-1158150  
HFI Holdings, Inc. 
    Delaware       3531       76-0436954  
New Holland Holding Limited
    England and Wales,       3531       None  
      United Kingdom                  
New Holland Tractor Limited N.V. 
    Belgium       3531       None  
 
(1)  The address and telephone number for each of the additional registrants is World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport, Tower B, 10th Floor, Schiphol Boulevard 217, 1118 BH Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Telephone: (011-31-20) 446-0429.


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 5, 2006
(CNH GLOBAL LOGO)
Case New Holland Inc.
Offer to Exchange
$500,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
for
$500,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
that have been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
     We are offering to exchange our 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014, or the “new notes,” for our currently outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014, or the “old notes.” We sometimes refer to the new notes and the old notes collectively as the “notes.”
  •  The exchange offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                   , 2006, unless extended.
 
  •  We will exchange all old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.
 
  •  You may withdraw tendered old notes at any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.
 
  •  The new notes are substantially identical to the old notes, except that the new notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will not contain restrictions on transfer or have registration rights. The new notes will represent the same debt as the old notes, and we will issue the new notes under the same indenture.
 
  •  We do not intend to apply for listing of the new notes on any securities exchange or to arrange for them to be quoted on any quotation system.
 
  •  The exchange offer is not subject to any conditions other than that the exchange offer does not violate applicable law or any applicable interpretation of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
  •  The exchange of old notes for new notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations — Treatment of Exchanges under Exchange Offer.”
 
  •  We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.
     Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, starting on the expiration date of the exchange offer and ending on the close of business one year after the expiration date, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”
     For a discussion of factors that you should consider before you participate in the exchange offer, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9.
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be distributed in the exchange offer or determined that this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is                     , 2006.


 

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 Registration Rights Agreement
 Opinionf Sidley Austin LLP
 Opinion of Allens Athur Robinson
 Opinion of Altius Law Firm
 Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors
 Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors
 Opinion of NautaDutilh N.V.
 Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
 Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP
 Statement Regaring COmputation of Ratios
 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility
 Letter of Transmittal
 Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
 Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees
 Form of Letter to Clients
      You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus.
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION
      CNH Global N.V. (“CNH”) is incorporated in The Netherlands under Dutch law. CNH combines the operations of New Holland N.V. (“New Holland”) and Case Corporation (“Case”), as a result of their business merger on November 12, 1999. As used in this prospectus, all references to “New Holland” or “Case” refer to (1) the pre-merger business and/or operating results of either New Holland or Case (now a part of CNH America LLC (“CNH America”)) on a stand-alone basis, or (2) the continued use of the New Holland and Case product brands.
      CNH has prepared its annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). CNH has prepared its consolidated financial statements in U.S. dollars and, unless otherwise indicated, all financial data set forth or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is expressed in U.S. dollars. Our worldwide Agricultural Equipment and Construction Equipment operations are collectively referred to as “Equipment Operations.” The equipment finance operations are referred to as “Financial Services.”
      As of December 31, 2005, Fiat S.p.A. (“Fiat”) owned approximately 83% of CNH’s outstanding common shares and all our 8 million shares of Series A Preference Shares (“Series A Preferred Stock”) issued and outstanding through Fiat Netherlands Holding N.V. (“Fiat Netherlands”). Pursuant to their terms, the 8 million outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock automatically converted into 100 million newly issued CNH common shares on March 23, 2006. Upon completion of the conversion, Fiat’s ownership of CNH was approximately 90%.
      Fiat is engaged principally in the manufacture and sale of automobiles, commercial vehicles and agricultural and construction equipment. Fiat also manufactures, for use by its automotive sectors and for sale to third parties, other automotive-related products and systems, principally powertrains, components, metallurgical products and production systems. In addition, Fiat is involved in other sectors, including publishing and communications and service operations.
      Beginning in 2005, CNH calculates basic earnings per share based on the requirements of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 03-06, “Participating Securities and the Two — Class Method under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share” (“EITF No. 03-06”). EITF No. 03-06 requires the two-class method of computing earnings per share when participating securities, such as CNH’s Series A Preferred Stock, are outstanding. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and participating securities based upon an allocation of earnings as if all of the earnings for the period had been distributed in accordance with participation rights on undistributed earnings. The application of EITF No. 03-06 did not impact 2004 or

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earlier basic earnings per share as the Series A Preferred Stock was not considered participating during these periods. The application of EITF No. 03-06 has had an impact on the calculation of basic earnings per share in 2005. Due to the conversion of the 8 million shares of Series A Preferred Stock into CNH common shares on March 23, 2006, there are no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.
      Undistributed earnings, which represents net income, less dividends paid to common shareholders, was allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock based on the dividend yield of the common shares, which was impacted by the price of the company’s common shares. For purposes of the basic earnings per share calculation, CNH used the average closing price of the company’s common shares over the last thirty trading days of the period (“Average Stock Price”). As of December 31, 2005, the Average Stock Price was $17.47 per share. Had the Average Stock Price of the common shares been different, the calculation of the earnings allocated to Series A Preferred Stock may have changed. Additionally, the determination is impacted by the payment of dividends to common shareholders as the dividend paid is added to net income in the computation of basic earnings per share.
      In October 2004, the FASB EITF ratified the consensus reached on Issue No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share” (“EITF No. 04-8”) which changed the timing of when CNH must reflect the impact of contingently issuable shares from the potential conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock in diluted weighted average shares outstanding. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2004, under the provisions of EITF No. 04-8, CNH was required to retroactively reflect the contingent issuance of 100 million common shares in its computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, when inclusion is not anti-dilutive, for all periods presented. Earnings per share for the periods since issuance have been adjusted to conform to the requirements of EITF No. 04-8.
      Certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus has been presented separately by geographic area. CNH defines its geographic areas as (1) North America, (2) Western Europe, (3) Latin America and (4) Rest of World. As used in this prospectus, all references to “North America,” “Western Europe,” “Latin America” and “Rest of World” are defined as follows:
  •  North America — United States and Canada.
 
  •  Western Europe — Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
 
  •  Latin America — Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands.
 
  •  Rest of World — Those areas not included in North America, Western Europe and Latin America, as defined above.
      Certain market and share information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus has been presented on a worldwide basis which includes all countries, with the exception of India. In this prospectus, management estimates of market share information are generally based on registrations of equipment in most of Europe and Rest of World markets and on retail data collected by a central information bureau from equipment manufacturers in North America and Brazil, as well as on shipment data collected by an independent service bureau. Not all agricultural and construction equipment is registered, and registration data may thus underestimate actual retail demand. There may also be a period of time between the delivery, sale and registration of a vehicle; as a result, delivery or registration data for a particular period may not correspond directly to retail sales in such a period.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
      We have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the exchange offer that includes important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement and the exhibits thereto. You may find additional information about us and the new notes in the registration statement and the exhibits filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance, if such contract or document is filed as an exhibit, reference is made to the copy of such contract, agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
      A copy of the registration statement, including the exhibits thereto, may be read and copied at the SEC’s public reference rooms in Washington, D.C., New York, New York and Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. The registration statement is also available to you at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference in such documents. You can request a copy of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and a copy of the indenture, registration rights agreement and other agreements referred to in this prospectus by requesting them in writing at the following address or by telephone from us at the following telephone number:
  CNH Investor Relations
  100 South Saunders Road
  Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
  (1) 847-955-3910
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
      CNH files annual reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document filed by CNH at the SEC’s public reference rooms referred to above. CNH’s SEC filings also are available at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
      We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC by CNH Global under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) until the exchange offer has been completed. We may incorporate by reference into this prospectus our reports on Form 6-K that we identify in the Form 6-K as being incorporated into this registration statement filed after the date of this prospectus and before the exchange offer has been completed.
  •  Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
 
  •  Current Reports on Form 6-K and/or Form 6-K/ A, as applicable, furnished on January 17, 2006, January 18, 2006, February 21, 2006, February 27, 2006, February 28, 2006, February 28, 2006, March 6, 2006, March 15, 2006, March 17, 2006, March 23, 2006, April 4, 2006, April 4, 2006, April 7, 2006, April 7, 2006, April 13, 2006 and April 19, 2006.
      The information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information that CNH files later with the SEC prior to the expiration of this exchange offer will automatically be updated and supersede this information.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
      This prospectus includes, and incorporates by reference, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including statements regarding our competitive strengths, business strategy, future financial position, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. These statements may include terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “could,” “should,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “on track,” “comfortable with,” “design,” “target,” “objective,” “goal” or similar terminology.
      Our outlook is predominantly based on our interpretation of what we consider key economic assumptions and involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. Crop production and commodity prices are strongly affected by weather and can fluctuate significantly. Housing starts and other construction activity are sensitive to interest rates and government spending. Some of the other significant factors for us include general economic and capital market conditions, the cyclical nature of our business, customer buying patterns and preferences, foreign currency exchange rate movements, our hedging practices, our and our customers’ access to credit, actions by rating agencies concerning the ratings on our debt and asset-backed securities and the ratings of Fiat, risks related to our relationship with Fiat, political uncertainty and civil unrest or war in various areas of the world, pricing, product initiatives and other actions taken by competitors, disruptions in production capacity, excess inventory levels, the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including government subsidies and international trade regulations), technology difficulties, results of our research and development activities, changes in environmental laws, employee and labor relations, pension and health care costs, relations with and the strength of our dealers, the cost and availability of supplies from our suppliers, raw material costs and availability, energy prices, real estate values, animal diseases, crop pests, harvest yields, government farm programs and consumer confidence, housing starts and construction activity, concerns related to modified organisms and fuel and fertilizer costs. Additionally, our achievement of the anticipated benefits of our profit improvement initiatives depends upon, among other things, industry volumes as well as our ability to effectively rationalize our operations and to execute our dual brand strategy. Further information concerning factors that could significantly affect expected results is included in CNH’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
      We can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors we disclose that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements.

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SUMMARY
      This summary highlights information located elsewhere in this prospectus and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 (our “Form 20-F”), which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It does not contain all the information that is important to you. You should read this summary together with the more detailed information and consolidated financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other factors, the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in our Form 20-F. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this prospectus, (1) the terms “CNH,” “the company,” “we” and “our” refer to CNH Global N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries, (2) the term “Case New Holland” refers to Case New Holland Inc., the issuer of the notes, and (3) the term “CNH Global” refers to CNH Global N.V. (excluding its consolidated subsidiaries), a Netherlands corporation that owns 100% of the capital stock of Case New Holland and is one of the guarantors of the notes.
Our Business
          General
      We are a global, full-line company in both the agricultural and construction equipment industries, with strong and usually leading positions in most significant geographic and product categories in both agricultural and construction equipment. Our global scope and scale includes integrated engineering, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of equipment on five continents. We organize our operations into three business segments: agricultural equipment, construction equipment and financial services. We believe that we are, based on units sold, one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment and one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment in the world. We believe we have one of the industry’s largest equipment finance operations.
      We market our products globally through our two highly recognized brand families, Case and New Holland. Case IH and New Holland make up our agricultural brand family. Case and New Holland Construction (along with Kobelco in North America) make up our construction equipment brand family. As of December 31, 2005, we were manufacturing our products in 39 facilities throughout the world and distributing our products in approximately 160 countries through an extensive network of approximately 10,800 dealers and distributors.
      In agricultural equipment, we believe we are one of the leading global manufacturers of agricultural tractors and combines based on units sold, and we have leading positions in hay and forage equipment and specialty harvesting equipment. In construction equipment, we have a leading position in backhoe loaders, and a strong position in skid steer loaders in North America and crawler excavators in Western Europe. In addition, we provide a complete range of replacement parts and services to support our equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2005, our sales of agricultural equipment represented approximately 62% of our net revenues, sales of construction equipment represented approximately 32% of our net revenues and Financial Services represented approximately 6% of our net revenues.
      We believe that we are the most geographically diversified manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment in the industry. For the year ended December 31, 2005, approximately 45% of our net sales of agricultural equipment were generated from sales in North America, approximately 32% in Western Europe, approximately 6% in Latin America and approximately 17% in the Rest of World. For the same period in 2004, approximately 54% of our net sales of construction equipment were generated in North America, approximately 28% in Western Europe, approximately 8% in Latin America and approximately 10% in the Rest of World. Our broad manufacturing base includes facilities in Europe, Latin America, North America, China, India and Uzbekistan.

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      In North America, we offer a range of Financial Services products, including retail financing for the purchase or lease of new and used CNH equipment. To facilitate the sale of our products, we offer wholesale financing to our dealers. Wholesale financing consists primarily of floor plan financing and allows dealers to maintain a representative inventory of products. Our retail financing alternatives are intended to be competitive with financing available from third parties. We also offer retail financing in Brazil and Australia through wholly-owned subsidiaries and in Western Europe through our joint venture with BNP Paribas Lease Group (“BPLG”). We believe that these activities are a core component of our business. As of December 31, 2005, Financial Services managed a portfolio of receivables, both on- and off-book, of approximately $13.8 billion.
      CNH Global has its registered office in the World Trade Centre, Amsterdam Airport, Tower B, 10th Floor, Schiphol Boulevard 217, 1118 BH Amsterdam, The Netherlands (telephone number: + (31)-20-46-0429). It was incorporated on August 30, 1996. Our agent for U.S. federal securities law purposes is Roberto Miotto, 100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 (telephone number: + (1)-847-955-3910).

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The Exchange Offer
      For a more complete description of the terms of the exchange offer, see “The Exchange Offer.”
Old Notes $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
 
The old notes were issued in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act and are subject to transfer restrictions.
 
New Notes $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
 
The new notes have been registered under the Securities Act. The form and terms of the new notes and old notes are identical in all material respects (including principal amount, interest rate and maturity), except that the transfer restrictions of and registration rights provisions relating to the old notes do not apply to the new notes.
 
The Exchange Offer We are offering to exchange up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our new 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 for $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our currently outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014.
 
See “The Exchange Offer.”
 
Expiration Date The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                    , 2006, unless extended (the “expiration date”).
 
Conditions of the Exchange Offer Our obligation to consummate the exchange offer is not subject to any conditions, other than that the exchange offer does not violate any applicable law or SEC staff interpretation. See “The Exchange Offer — Conditions of the Exchange Offer.” We reserve the right to terminate or amend the exchange offer at any time prior to the expiration date if, among other things, there shall have been proposed, adopted or enacted any law, statute, rule, regulation or SEC staff interpretation which, in our judgment, could reasonably be expected to materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer.
 
Procedures for Tendering Old Notes Brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees who hold old notes through The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) may effect tenders by book-entry transfer in accordance with DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). To tender old notes for exchange by book-entry transfer, an agent’s message (as defined under “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering”) or a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required documentation, must be delivered to the exchange agent at the address set forth in this prospectus on or prior to the expiration date, and the old notes must be tendered in accordance with DTC’s ATOP procedures for transfer.
 
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(or facsimile thereof) in accordance with the instructions contained in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal and mail or otherwise deliver the letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the old notes, any required signature guarantees and any other required documentation, to the exchange agent at the address set forth in this prospectus on or prior to the expiration date.
 
By tendering your old notes, you represent to us that:
 
• you are acquiring the new notes in the ordinary course of business;
 
• you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the old notes or the new notes;
 
• you are not an “affiliate” of us (as defined under the Securities Act) or if you are an affiliate of us, that you will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; and
 
• you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes.
 
Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes.
 
See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering” and “Plan of Distribution.”
 
Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners If you are a beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender, you should contact the registered holder promptly and instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering.”
 
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures If you wish to tender your old notes in the exchange offer but your old notes are not immediately available for delivery or other documentation cannot be completed by the expiration date, or the procedures for book- entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, you may still tender your old notes by completing, signing and delivering the letter of transmittal or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an agent’s message, with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent prior to the expiration date and tendering your old notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”
 
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Acceptance of Old Notes and Delivery of New Notes We will accept for exchange any and all old notes that are properly tendered to the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The new notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer will be delivered promptly following the expiration date. See “The Exchange Offer — Terms of the Exchange Offer.”
 
Exchange Agent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is serving as the exchange agent in connection with the exchange offer. See “The Exchange Offer — Exchange Agent.”
 
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences The exchange of old notes for new notes will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You will not recognize any taxable gain or loss as a result of exchanging old notes for new notes and you will have the same tax basis and holding period in the new notes as you had in the old notes immediately before the exchange. See “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
 
Consequences of Failure to Exchange the Old Notes Any old notes that are not tendered or that are tendered but not accepted will remain subject to the restrictions on transfer. Because the old notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, they bear a legend restricting their transfer absent registration or the availability of a specific exemption from registration. Upon the completion of the exchange offer, we will have no further obligations to provide for registration of the old notes under the Securities Act. You do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights under the indenture governing the notes in connection with the exchange offer. See “The Exchange Offer — Consequences of Failure to Exchange.”
 
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The New Notes
      The summary below describes the principal terms of the new notes. Some of the terms and conditions described below are subject to important limitations and exceptions. You should carefully read the “Description of Notes” section of this prospectus for a more detailed description of the new notes.
Issuer Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation.
 
Guarantees CNH Global and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including certain of Case New Holland’s direct and indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the notes.
 
Notes Offered $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014.
 
Interest Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2006.
 
Maturity Date March 1, 2014.
 
Ranking The notes will be our unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all of our existing and future senior unsecured debt, including a total of $1.05 billion of Case New Holland Inc. 91/4% Senior Notes due 2011 (the “91/4% Senior Notes”) and $500 million of Case New Holland Inc. 6% Senior Notes due 2009 (the “6% Senior Notes”), and senior to any of our subordinated debt. The guarantees of the notes by CNH Global and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including certain of Case New Holland’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, will rank equally to all of CNH Global and such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured obligations, including their guarantees of our 91/4 % Senior Notes and our 6% Senior Notes, the notes and the guarantees thereof will be effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness of Case New Holland and the guarantors to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness. As of December 31, 2005, Case New Holland and the guarantors had approximately $402 million of secured debt. The notes will also be structurally subordinated to all debt and other obligations, including trade payables, of non-guarantor subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2005, such non-guarantor subsidiaries had $3,786 million of outstanding debt, $720 million of which is debt of Equipment Operations. The $3,786 million does not include $300 million of debt owed to Case New Holland or $767 million that other Financial Services subsidiaries owed to Equipment Operations subsidiaries.
 
Optional Redemption We may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after March 1, 2010, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a premium declining ratably to par and accrued and unpaid interest.
 
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principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest; provided that:
 
• at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and
 
• such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of the closing of any such qualified equity offering.
 
In addition, at any time before March 1, 2010, we may redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.
 
Change of Control Upon a change of control, if we do not redeem the notes, each holder of notes will be entitled to require us to purchase all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Our ability to purchase the notes upon a change of control will be limited by the terms of our debt agreements, including our senior secured credit facilities. We cannot assure you that we will have the financial resources to purchase the notes in such circumstances.
 
Certain Covenants The indenture governing the notes will contain covenants that, among other things, will limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to:
 
• incur additional indebtedness;
 
• pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital stock;
 
• make certain investments;
 
• enter into certain types of transactions with our affiliates;
 
• limit dividends or other payments by our restricted subsidiaries to us;
 
• use assets as security in other transactions;
 
• sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and
 
• enter into sale and leaseback transactions.
 
These and other covenants that will be contained in the indenture are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are described under “Description of the Notes” including but not limited to exceptions whereby some of these covenants will cease to apply before the notes mature if the notes achieve investment grade ratings by both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., which are described under “Description of the Notes.”

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Financial Services Under the terms of the indenture governing the notes, we will be able, subject to certain conditions, to dispose of the capital stock or assets of our Financial Services subsidiaries without complying with the requirement under the indenture to use the proceeds thereof to purchase the notes under certain circumstances. In addition, the indenture will permit us to designate our Financial Services subsidiaries as “unrestricted subsidiaries” if we comply with certain conditions, in which case they will not be subject to the restrictions of the indenture. As such, our Financial Services subsidiaries may incur substantial additional secured or unsecured indebtedness. See “Description of the Notes.”
 
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RISK FACTORS
      Before participating in the exchange offer and investing in the new notes, you should consider carefully the following factors, the risk factors contained in our Form 20-F and the information contained in the rest of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Risks Relating to the Exchange Offer
You must carefully follow the required procedures in order to exchange your old notes.
      The new notes will be issued in exchange for old notes only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of a duly executed letter of transmittal (or an agent’s message (as defined under “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering”)) and all other required documents. Therefore, if you wish to tender your old notes, you must allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. Neither we nor the exchange agent has any duty to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes for exchange. Any holder of old notes who tenders in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the new notes will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account in exchange for old notes that were acquired in market-making or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the new notes.
If you do not exchange old notes for new notes, transfer restrictions will continue and trading of the old notes may be adversely affected.
      The old notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and are subject to substantial restrictions on transfer. Old notes that are not tendered for exchange for new notes or are tendered but not accepted will, following completion of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to existing restrictions upon transfers. We do not currently expect to register the old notes under the Securities Act. To the extent that old notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market for the old notes, if any, could be adversely affected.
Risks Related to the New Notes
The notes will be effectively subordinated to Case New Holland’s existing and future secured debt and other secured obligations, and the guarantees of the notes will be effectively subordinated to the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt and other secured obligations.
      Holders of Case New Holland’s secured debt and any guarantor’s secured debt will have claims that are prior to your claims as holders of the notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured debt. The notes and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all such secured debt to the extent of the value the collateral securing such secured debt. In the event of any distribution or payment of Case New Holland’s or any other guarantor’s assets in any foreclosure, dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or other bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, holders of secured debt will have a prior claim to the assets that constitute their collateral. Holders of the notes will participate ratably with all holders of Case New Holland’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior debt, and potentially with all of their other general creditors, based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or creditor, in Case New Holland’s and the guarantor’s respective assets remaining after payment of their secured debt. In any of the foregoing events, we cannot assure you that there will be sufficient assets to pay amounts due on the notes. As a result, holders of notes may receive less than holders of secured debt. As of December 31, 2005, Case New Holland and the guarantors had approximately $402 million of secured debt. CNH Global and its subsidiaries, including Case New Holland and the guarantors, may also incur additional senior secured debt in the future, consistent with the terms of the indenture governing the notes and our other debt agreements.

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If an active trading market for the notes does not develop, the liquidity and value of the notes could be harmed.
      There is no existing market for the notes and Case New Holland cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the notes. If no active trading market develops, you may not be able to resell your notes at their fair market value, or at all. Future trading prices of the notes will depend on, among other things, the ability of Case New Holland to effect the exchange offer or registration of the notes, prevailing interest rates, its and our operating results and the market for similar securities. The initial purchaser of the old notes in the original offering has advised Case New Holland that it intends to make a market in the notes. However, the initial purchaser may cease its market-making at any time. Moreover, the initial purchaser’s market-making activities will be subject to limits imposed by the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) during the pendency of the exchange offer. Case New Holland does not intend to apply for listing of the notes on any securities exchange.
If the notes are rated investment grade, we will no longer be subject to most of the covenants in the indenture governing such notes.
      If the notes are rated “investment grade” by both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, CNH Global and its subsidiaries will no longer be subject to most of the covenants contained in the indenture governing such notes. This may allow the taking of actions that could be adverse to the interests of the holders of the notes.
Both Case New Holland and CNH Global are holding companies with no direct operations and the notes will be effectively subordinated to all indebtedness of subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes.
      Both Case New Holland and CNH Global are holding companies with no direct operations. Their principal assets are the equity interests and investments they hold in their subsidiaries. As a result, they depend on dividends and other payments from their subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to meet their financial obligations, including the payment of principal of and interest on their outstanding debt. Their subsidiaries are legally distinct from them and have no obligation to pay amounts due on their debt or to make funds available to them for such payment except as provided in the note guarantees or pursuant to intercompany notes. Not all of Case New Holland’s or CNH Global’s subsidiaries will guarantee the notes. A holder of notes will not have any claim as a creditor against subsidiaries of Case New Holland and CNH Global that are not guarantors of the notes, and the indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, whether secured or unsecured, of those non-guarantor subsidiaries will be effectively senior to your claims. See “Note 23: Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information” of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in our Form 20-F for information relating to the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The amount of non-guarantor subsidiary indebtedness could increase over time, especially since we are considering incurring more indebtedness at our Financial Services subsidiaries and reducing borrowings by these subsidiaries from parent entities.
In the event of a change of control, CNH Global and Case New Holland may not be able to satisfy all of their obligations under our existing credit facilities, the notes or our other indebtedness.
      If, following the issuance of the notes, CNH Global or Case New Holland experiences a change of control, as defined in the indenture relating to the notes, Case New Holland will be required to repurchase all outstanding notes. However, CNH Global’s existing credit facilities provide that certain change of control events will constitute an event of default. Such an event of default would entitle the lenders thereunder to, among other things, cause all outstanding debt obligations under the credit facility to become due and payable and to proceed against the collateral securing such credit facility. Any event of default or acceleration of one of our credit facilities will likely also cause a default under the terms of the other indebtedness of CNH Global. There can be no assurance that CNH Global or Case New Holland will have sufficient assets or be able to obtain sufficient third-party financing to satisfy all of its obligations under our credit facilities, the notes or our other indebtedness.

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      In addition, certain of our credit facilities contain, and any future credit facilities or other agreements to which CNH Global becomes a party may contain, restrictions on its ability to offer to repurchase the notes in connection with a change of control. In the event a change of control occurs at a time when it is prohibited from offering to purchase the notes, Case New Holland could seek consent to offer to purchase the notes or attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such a prohibition. If it does not obtain the consent or refinance the borrowings, Case New Holland would remain prohibited from offering to purchase the notes. In such case, the failure by Case New Holland to offer to purchase any of the notes would constitute a default under the indenture governing the notes, which, in turn, could result in amounts outstanding under any future credit facility or other agreement relating to indebtedness being declared due and payable. Any such declaration could have adverse consequences to CNH Global, Case New Holland and the holders of the notes.
Your rights under the guarantees may be limited by laws in various jurisdictions, including fraudulent conveyance and insolvency laws.
      The notes will be issued by Case New Holland, a Delaware corporation, and guaranteed by corporations organized under the laws of Delaware, The Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Belgium. In the event of a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar event, proceedings could be initiated in any or all of such jurisdictions. Such multi-jurisdictional proceedings are likely to be complex and costly for creditors and otherwise may result in greater uncertainty and delay regarding the enforcement of your rights. Your rights under the guarantees will be subject to the bankruptcy, insolvency, administrative and other laws of multiple jurisdictions other than the United States and there can be no assurance that you will be able to effectively enforce your rights in any such complex and multiple bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings.
      In addition, the bankruptcy, insolvency, administrative and other laws of the guarantors’ jurisdictions of organization may be materially different from, or in conflict with, each other and those of the United States, including in the areas of rights of creditors, payment priority of governmental and other creditors, ability to obtain post-petition interest and duration of the proceedings. The application of these laws, or any conflict among them, could (i) call into question whether any particular jurisdiction’s law should apply, (ii) adversely affect your ability to enforce your rights under the notes and the guarantees in these jurisdictions or (iii) limit amounts that you may receive.
      The laws of certain of the jurisdictions in which the subsidiary guarantors are organized limit the ability of these subsidiaries to guarantee debt of a sister company. These limitations arise under various provisions or principles of corporate law, which include, among others, provisions requiring a sister guarantor to receive adequate corporate benefit from the financing that is being guaranteed.
      If these limitations were not observed, the guarantees of the notes by these subsidiary guarantors would be subject to legal challenge. In these jurisdictions, the guarantees of the notes will contain language providing that the guarantee will not be construed so as to give rise to a violation of the limitations imposed by applicable local law. Accordingly, if you were to enforce the guarantees of the notes of the subsidiary guarantors in these jurisdictions, your claims may be limited. Furthermore, although we believe that the guarantees of the notes of these subsidiary guarantors are enforceable (subject to such local law restrictions), there can be no assurance that a third-party creditor would not challenge these guarantees of the notes and prevail in court.
United States
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  •  received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the obligations incurred under the guarantees; and
  •  was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the incurrence of such obligations;
 
  •  was engaged in a business or transaction for which its remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or
 
  •  intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.
      The measures of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing considerations will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding with respect to the foregoing. Generally, however, a U.S. subsidiary guarantor would be considered insolvent if:
  •  the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the value of all of its assets at a fair valuation;
 
  •  the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or
 
  •  it could not pay its debts as they become due.
      By its terms, the guarantee of each U.S. subsidiary guarantor will limit the liability of each such guarantor to the maximum amount it can pay without the guarantee being deemed a fraudulent transfer. CNH Global believes that immediately after the issuance of the notes by Case New Holland and the issuance of the note guarantees by the guarantors, CNH Global and each of the U.S. subsidiary guarantors will be solvent, will have sufficient capital to carry on their respective businesses and will be able to pay their respective debts as they mature. However, there can be no assurance as to what standard a court would apply in making these determinations or that a court would reach the same conclusions with regard to these issues. In an evidentiary ruling in In re W.R. Grace & Co., the federal bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware held that under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, whether a transferor is rendered insolvent by a transfer depends on the actual liabilities of the transferor, and not what the transferor knows about such liabilities at the time of the transfer. Therefore, under that court’s analysis, liabilities that are unknown, or that are known to exist but whose magnitude is not fully appreciated at the time of the transfer, may be taken into account in the context of a future determination of insolvency. If the principle articulated by that court is upheld, it would make it very difficult to know whether a transferor is solvent at the time of transfer, and would increase the risk that a transfer may in the future be found to be a fraudulent transfer.
The Netherlands
      CNH Global and CNH Trade N.V., two of the guarantors, are incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands. Any insolvency proceedings applicable to them may be governed by Dutch insolvency laws. Dutch insolvency laws differ significantly from the insolvency laws of the United States and may make it more difficult for holders of the notes to recover the amount in respect of the guarantees that they would have recovered in a liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding in the United States. There are two corporate insolvency regimes under Dutch law: (1) moratorium of payment (surseance van betaling), which is intended to facilitate the reorganization of a debtor’s debts and enable the debtor to continue as a going concern, and (2) bankruptcy (faillissement), which is primarily designed to liquidate and distribute the assets of a debtor to its creditors.
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involve a sale of the assets in a manner that does not reflect their respective going concern value. Consequently, Dutch insolvency laws could preclude or inhibit a restructuring and could reduce any recovery you might obtain in an insolvency proceeding.
      In connection with Dutch bankruptcy proceedings, the assets of a debtor are generally liquidated and the proceeds distributed to the debtor’s creditors on the basis of the relative priority of the claims of those creditors and, to the extent claims of certain creditors have equal priority, in proportion to the amount of such claims. Certain parties, such as secured creditors (including senior lenders as secured creditors under senior credit facilities), will benefit from special rights. For example, secured creditors such as pledgees and mortgagees may enforce their rights separately from bankruptcy. In addition, any claims you may have may be limited depending on the date they become due and payable. All unsecured, pre-bankruptcy claims are submitted to a receiver (curator) for verification, and the receiver makes a determination as to the existence, ranking and value of the claim and whether and to what extent it should be admitted in the bankruptcy proceedings.
      Creditors that wish to dispute the verification of their claims by the receiver will need to commence a court proceeding.
      Although no interest is payable in respect of unsecured claims as of the date of a bankruptcy, if the net present value of a claim of a holder needs to be determined, such determination will in most cases be made by taking into account the agreed payment date and interest rate.
      The performance of a due obligation prior to the bankruptcy of a debtor may be avoided if the creditor knew that a petition for the bankruptcy of the debtor had been filed or, in certain circumstances, where the performance of the obligation resulted from consultation between the debtor and the creditor with a view to creating a preference over other creditors of the debtor.
      In addition, a transaction that a creditor entered into voluntarily is subject to avoidance if the debtor knew or should have known that the transaction would prejudice one or more of its other creditors. Such knowledge is assumed by law if the transaction has been entered into less than one year prior to the bankruptcy of the debtor. If the transaction is entered into for consideration, it may only be avoided if the creditor also knew or should have known that the transaction would prejudice the debtor’s other creditors. Knowledge of the creditor and the debtor that a transaction would prejudice other creditors of the debtor is presumed by law if such transaction has been entered into less than one year prior to the bankruptcy of the debtor or within one year before the date the claim for fraudulent conveyance is made, unless the transaction is entered into pursuant to an obligation existing prior to such one year period, if it is also established that one of the conditions referred to in article 3:46 of the Dutch Civil Code or, respectively, article 43 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act is fulfilled. These conditions include, but are not limited to, situations where (i) the value of the obligation of the debtor materially exceeds the value of the obligation of the creditor; (ii) the debtor pays or grants security for debts which are not yet due; (iii) an agreement is made or an obligation arises from one legal entity to another if a director of one of these legal entities is also a director of the other; or (iv) an agreement is made with a group company.
      Under Dutch law, a transaction entered into by any legal entity may be avoided by that entity if such transaction is beyond the corporate purpose of such entity and is therefore ultra vires. Since CNH Trade N.V. is not a shareholder of Case New Holland, the guarantee by CNH Trade N.V. may be considered ultra vires if entering into the guarantee was not considered to be in the best interests of CNH Trade N.V. In the event that the guarantee by CNH Trade N.V. is determined to be ultra vires, such guarantee may be declared null and void.
      Although CNH Trade N.V. believes that entering into the guarantee is not ultra vires, there is limited law and jurisprudence on this issue. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the guarantee by CNH Trade N.V. would not be considered ultra vires and declared null and void.

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Germany
      CNH Deutschland GmbH, a guarantor, is incorporated in Germany. Consequently, in the event of its insolvency, insolvency proceedings may be initiated in Germany. Such proceedings would then be governed by German law.
      Under German law insolvency proceedings can be initiated either by the debtor or by a creditor in the event of over-indebtedness (Überschuldung) of the debtor (i.e., where its liabilities exceed the value of its assets) or in the event that the debtor is unable to pay its debts as and when they fall due (Zahlungsunfähigkeit). In addition, the debtor can file for insolvency proceedings if it is imminently at risk of being unable to pay its debts as and when they fall due (drohende Zahlungsunfähigkeit). The insolvency proceedings are court controlled, and the court opens the insolvency proceedings if certain formal requirements are met and if there are sufficient assets to cover at least the cost of the proceedings. The court appoints an insolvency administrator who, once the main insolvency proceedings have been opened, has full power to dispose of the debtor’s assets, whereas the debtor is no longer entitled to dispose of its assets.
      All creditors, whether secured or unsecured (unless they have a right to separate an asset from the insolvency estate (Aussonderungsrecht)), who wish to assert claims against the debtor need to participate in the insolvency proceedings. Any individual enforcement action brought against the debtor by any of its creditors is subject to an automatic stay once insolvency proceedings have been opened and, under certain circumstances, once an insolvency petition has been filed. In the insolvency proceedings, however, secured creditors have certain preferential rights. If CNH Deutschland GmbH grants security over its assets such security may result in a preferred treatment of creditors secured by such security. Certain creditors who are secured by a pledge over a claim, or over a movable asset that such secured creditors have in their possession, are entitled to enforce their security interest by themselves. Other security interests are enforced by the insolvency administrator. In case of an enforcement by the insolvency administrator, the enforcement proceeds less certain contributory charges for (i) assessing the value of the secured assets and (ii) realizing the secured assets are paid to the creditor holding a security interest in the relevant collateral up to an amount equal to its secured claims. In any event, the remaining amount, if any, will be distributed among the unsecured creditors who are satisfied on a pro rata basis only. The proceeds resulting from the realization of the insolvency estate (Insolvenzmasse) of CNH Deutschland GmbH may not be sufficient to satisfy unsecured creditors under the guarantees granted by CNH Deutschland GmbH after the secured creditors have been satisfied. A different distribution of enforcement proceeds can be proposed in an insolvency plan (Insolvenzplan) that can be submitted by the debtor or the insolvency administrator and which requires, among others, the consent of the debtor and the consent of each class of creditors in accordance with specific majority rules.
      In addition, under German insolvency laws, the insolvency administrator (Insolvenzverwalter) or a creditor may, under certain circumstances, avoid transactions effected for the benefit of the holders of the notes including payments of amounts to the holders of the notes or the granting of security for their benefit. If such transactions were successfully avoided, the holders of the notes would be under an obligation to repay the amounts received or to waive the relevant guarantee.
United Kingdom
      CNH U.K. Limited and New Holland Holding Limited, two of the guarantors, are incorporated under English law. Accordingly, insolvency proceedings with respect to these subsidiaries may proceed under, and be governed by, U.K. insolvency law. Despite recent changes to U.K. insolvency law, the procedural and substantive provisions of U.K. insolvency law remain generally more favorable to secured creditors than comparable provisions of U.S. law. These provisions afford debtors and unsecured creditors only limited protection from the claims of secured creditors. It will generally not be possible for the U.K. guarantors or their unsecured creditors to prevent secured creditors with security interests that are superior to the security interests of holders of notes from enforcing their security to repay the debts due to them. Although liquidators and administrators have, under U.K. insolvency law, an obligation to act in the interests of all creditors our

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secured creditors will have priority over the assets securing their debt. As a result, your ability to realize claims against us with respect to your notes if the U.K. guarantors become insolvent may be more limited than under U.S. and other laws.
      In addition, under U.K. insolvency law, the U.K. guarantors’ liabilities in respect of the notes may also, in the event of insolvency or similar proceedings, rank junior to some of its other debts that are entitled to priority under U.K. law. These debts entitled to priority may include (a) amounts owed in respect of occupational pension schemes, (b) certain amounts owed to employees and (c) liquidation or administration expenses.
      Any interest accruing under or in respect of the notes in respect of any period after the commencement of liquidation or administration proceedings would only be recoverable by holders of the notes from any surplus remaining after payment of all other debts proved in such liquidation or administration and accrued and unpaid interest up to the date of the commencement of proceedings.
      A liquidator or administrator of a U.K. guarantor could apply to the court to rescind the issuance of its guarantee if such liquidator or administrator believed that issuance of such guarantee constituted a transaction at less than market value. Under U.K. insolvency law, the liquidator or administrator of a company may, among other things, apply to the court to rescind a transaction entered into by a company, if such company was insolvent (as defined in the U.K. Insolvency Act 1986) at the time of, or if it became insolvent in consequence of, the transaction and enters into a formal insolvency process (of liquidation or administration) within two years of the completion of the transaction. A transaction might be subject to such rescission if it involved a gift by a company or if a company received consideration of significantly less value than the benefit given by such company. A court generally will not intervene, however, if a company entered into the transaction in good faith for the purpose of carrying on its business and that at the time it did so there were reasonable grounds for believing the transaction would benefit such company.
      We believe that the guarantee given by each U.K. guarantor will not be provided in a transaction at less than fair value and that the guarantee will be provided in good faith for the purposes of carrying on the business of the guarantor and its subsidiaries and that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the transactions will benefit the guarantor. There can be no assurance, however, that the provisions of the guarantees by the U.K. guarantors will not be challenged by a liquidator or administrator or that a court would support our analysis.
Canada
      CNH Canada, Ltd., one of the guarantors, is organized under Canadian law. The granting of the guarantee of the notes by CNH Canada, Ltd. may be subject to review under applicable Canadian federal or provincial law if a bankruptcy or lawsuit is commenced by or on behalf of CNH Canada, Ltd.’s unpaid creditors. Under such laws, if a court were to find that, at the time such guarantor incurred the guarantee of the notes, such guarantor:
      either:
  •  incurred the guarantee of the notes with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding current or future creditors; or
 
  •  received less than the fair market value for incurring the guarantee of the notes, and such guarantor:
  •  was insolvent, was rendered insolvent by giving the guarantee or becomes subject to an insolvency proceeding within one year of giving the guarantee;
 
  •  is insolvent or unable to pay its debts in full or knows that it is on the eve of insolvency and incurred the guarantee of the notes with the intent of giving an unjust preference over other creditors; or
 
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then the court could avoid the guarantee of such guarantor or subordinate the amounts owing under such guarantee to such guarantor’s presently existing or future debt or take actions detrimental to you.
      Generally, a company would be considered insolvent according to Canadian bankruptcy and insolvency laws if, at the time it incurs the debt or issues the guarantee:
  •  the company is for any reason unable to meet its obligations as they generally become due;
 
  •  the company has ceased paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due; or
 
  •  the aggregate of the company’s property is not, at a fair valuation, sufficient, or if disposed of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, would not be sufficient to enable payment of all its obligations, due and accruing due.
      If the guarantee is avoided as a reviewable transaction, settlement, preference or fraudulent conveyance or found to be unenforceable for any other reason, you will not have a claim against that guarantor and will only be a creditor of Case New Holland or any guarantor whose obligation was not set aside or found to be unenforceable.
      Bill C-55, An Act to establish the Wage Earner Protection Program Act, to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, received Royal Assent on Friday, November 25, 2005, but has yet to be proclaimed in force and will be ineffective until such time. There is no certainty that such legislation will be proclaimed into force or, if proclaimed into force, when this will occur and whether or not it will be proclaimed in force as currently encacted or with companion amending legislation.
      As currently drafted, Bill C-55 will not ultimately change the summary described above, although it will repeal the concepts of “reviewable transactions” and “settlements” under federal bankruptcy law. Bill C-55 as currently drafted will also significantly modify existing bankruptcy legislation by providing that if a court finds that the guarantor received conspicuously less than the fair market value for incurring the guarantee of the notes, the court may give judgment to the trustee in bankruptcy against any party to the transaction that was not at arm’s length to the guarantor, against any other person being privy to the transaction with the guarantor or against all those persons for the difference between the actual consideration given or received by the guarantor and the fair market value, as determined by the court, for incurring the guarantee of the notes, if the giving of the guarantee occurs within one year of the date of the bankruptcy of the guarantor, regardless of whether or not the guarantor was insolvent at the time of giving the guarantee or rendered insolvent by giving the guarantee. Such a judgement may also be given if the giving of the guarantee occurs within five years of the date of the bankruptcy of the guarantor and such guarantor was insolvent at the time of, or was rendered insolvent by, the giving of the guarantee, or such guarantor intended to defeat the interests of creditors.
Belgium
Bankruptcy
      New Holland Tractor Limited N.V. and CNH Belgium N.V., two of the guarantors, are governed by Belgium law. As a rule, under Belgian law all transactions (including guarantees) prior to the date of bankruptcy remain valid. However, a Belgian bankruptcy judgment may contain a hardening period of a maximum of 6 months, or the Bankruptcy Court may decide later to introduce such a hardening period. Certain transactions that occur during this hardening period can be declared unenforceable against the bankrupt estate. Such a hardening period can only be imposed by the Bankruptcy Court when there are clear indications that the Belgian subsidiary was in a situation of suspension of payment before the date of bankruptcy.

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      The receiver of the bankrupt Belgian subsidiaries may request the Bankruptcy Court to declare the guarantee unenforceable against the bankrupt estate (article 17 Bankruptcy Code) if the guarantee has been entered into during the hardening period and can be qualified as:
  (i) a transaction with third parties which is entered into without due consideration or on extremely beneficial terms;
 
  (ii) a payment which was not yet due or a payment other than in money for debts due; and
 
  (iii) a security interest which is provided during the hardening period for old debts.
      In addition, the receiver may request the Bankruptcy Court to declare the guarantee which could be qualified as a payment of due debts by the Belgian subsidiary unenforceable against the bankrupt estate if the third party was aware of the suspension of payment of the company (article 18 Bankruptcy Code).
      Regardless of any declaration by the Bankruptcy Court of a hardening period, transactions entered into with fraudulent prejudice to other creditors may be declared unenforceable against the bankrupt estate (article 20 Bankruptcy Code).
      Certain secured and privileged creditors shall enjoy special rights in the event of a bankruptcy of a Belgium subsidiary, and their debts shall enjoy a higher ranking than unsecured debts. Furthermore, certain secured creditors, for example creditors benefiting from security interests over financial instruments, shall be able to enforce their rights notwithstanding any bankruptcy proceedings.
Moratorium
      The obligations of the Belgian subsidiaries may be frozen and reduced in accordance with Belgian moratorium procedures (similar to Chapter 11 procedures in the United States) in accordance with Belgian Moratorium Law.
Corporate Interest
      A transaction entered into by a Belgian subsidiary which is outside the “corporate interest” of such company can be declared null and void. The Belgian subsidiaries believe that entering into the guarantees is within their “corporate interest.” However, there are no laws, conclusive case law or clear jurisprudence to indicate with certainty that the guarantees are within the corporate interest of the Belgian subsidiaries and, consequently, there remains a risk that the guarantees would fall outside the “corporate interest” and would be declared null and void.
Australia
      CNH Australia Pty Ltd, one of the guarantors, is incorporated in Australia. Under Australian insolvency law, the liquidator of an Australian incorporated guarantor may seek to challenge the guarantee given by that Australian guarantor if the guarantee was an insolvent transaction and an uncommercial transaction. The guarantee will be an uncommercial transaction of an Australian guarantor if, and only if, it may be expected that a reasonable person in the Australian guarantor’s circumstances would not have entered into the transaction, having regard to the benefits (if any) to the Australian guarantor of entering into the transaction, the detriment to the company of entering into the transaction, the respective benefits to other parties to the transaction of entering into it and any other relevant matter. The transaction would be an insolvent transaction if it was an uncommercial transaction and either was entered into when the Australian guarantor was insolvent or the Australian guarantor becomes insolvent as a result of entering into the guarantee. A court generally will not intervene, however, if the Australian guarantor entered into the transaction when it was solvent and did so in good faith and for the purpose of carrying on its business and there were reasonable grounds for believing the transaction would benefit the Australian guarantor. Under Australian insolvency law, certain debts rank ahead of general unsecured obligations, such as those under a guarantee. These include certain liabilities to taxing authorities and employees.

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Certain subsidiaries are not included as guarantor subsidiaries
      The guarantors of the notes include only CNH Global and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries. However, our historical consolidated financial information (including our consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus) and the pro forma consolidated financial information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus are presented on a consolidated basis, including all of our consolidated subsidiaries. Equipment Operations consolidated assets reflects the consolidation of all majority-owned subsidiaries except for CNH’s Financial Services business. CNH’s Financial Services business has been included using the equity method of accounting. The percentage of our net sales, Equipment Operations consolidated assets and other financial measures attributable to our non-guarantor subsidiaries (as compared to our guarantor subsidiaries) can fluctuate significantly from year to year as a result of the different drivers affecting our operations in the geographic regions in which our non-guarantor and guarantor subsidiaries do business. See “Note 23: Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information” of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in our Form 20-F for information relating to the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.
      Because a substantial portion of our operations are conducted by the non-guarantor subsidiaries, our cash flow and our ability to service debt, including our and the guarantor subsidiaries’ ability to pay the interest on and principal of the notes when due, are dependent to a significant extent upon interest payments, cash dividends and distributions or other transfers from the non-guarantor subsidiaries. In addition, any payment of interest, dividends, distributions, loans or advances by the non-guarantor subsidiaries to us and to the guarantor subsidiaries, as applicable, could be subject to restrictions on dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions and foreign currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which those non-guarantor subsidiaries operate. Moreover, payments to us and the guarantor subsidiaries by the non-guarantor subsidiaries will be contingent upon these subsidiaries’ earnings.
      Our non-guarantor subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the notes or the guarantees or to make any funds available herefore, whether by dividends, loans, distributions or other payments. Any right that we or the subsidiary guarantors have to receive any assets of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries upon the liquidation or reorganization of those subsidiaries, and the consequent rights of holders of notes to realize proceeds from the sale of any of those subsidiaries’ assets, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors and holders of debt of that subsidiary.
      The subsidiaries in our Financial Services business (as well as certain other subsidiaries) may incur substantial additional secured or unsecured indebtedness.
      Holders may not be able to effect service of process within the United States upon CNH Global or the other non-U.S. guarantors or to enforce against them judgments of U.S. courts.
      CNH Global is a corporation organized under the laws of The Netherlands, and certain of the other guarantors are organized in jurisdictions outside the United States. In addition, some of the members of its Board of Directors and some of its officers reside outside the United States. As a result, you may not be able to effect service of process within the United States upon CNH Global or the other non-U.S. guarantors or those persons. In addition, you may not be able to enforce against them, either in the United States or outside the United States, judgments of U.S. courts, including judgments based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Also, a substantial portion of CNH Global’s assets and the assets of those persons is located outside the United States; therefore, you may not be able to collect a judgment within the United States.

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Purposes and Effect of the Exchange Offer
      We sold the old notes in a private offering in February 2006 to the initial purchaser thereof, who resold the old notes to “qualified institutional buyers” in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
      In connection with the issuance of the old notes, Case New Holland, CNH Global, the subsidiary guarantors and the initial purchaser thereof entered into a registration rights agreement (the “registration rights agreement”) for the benefit of holders of the old notes. The following description of the registration rights agreement is a summary only. It is not complete and does not describe all of the provisions of the registration rights agreement. For more information, you should review the provisions of the registration rights agreement that we filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
      Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, Case New Holland, CNH Global and the subsidiary guarantors agreed, at our cost, for the benefit of the holders of the old notes, to:
  •  not later than June 30, 2006, file a registration statement with the SEC with respect to a registered offer to exchange the old notes for the new notes evidencing the same continuing indebtedness under, and having terms substantially identical in all material respects to, the old notes (except that the new notes will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions) and
 
  •  use reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange offer registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act not later than 90 days after the date of the filing of the registration statement.
      Upon the effectiveness of the exchange offer registration statement, we will offer the new notes in exchange for surrender of the old notes. We will keep the registered exchange offer open for not less than 20 business days (or longer if required by applicable law) and not more than 30 business days after the date notice of the registered exchange offer is mailed to the holders of the old notes. For each old note surrendered to us pursuant to the registered exchange offer, the holder of such note will receive a new note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered note. Interest on each new note will accrue from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the old note surrendered in exchange thereof or, if no interest has been paid on such old note, from the date of its original issue.
      Under existing SEC interpretations, the new notes would be freely transferable by holders of such notes other than our affiliates after the registered exchange offer without further registration under the Securities Act if the holder of the new notes represents that it is acquiring the new notes in the ordinary course of its business, that it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the new notes and that it is not our affiliate, as such terms are interpreted by the SEC; provided that broker-dealers (“participating broker-dealers”) receiving new notes in the registered exchange offer will have a prospectus delivery requirement with respect to resales of such new notes. The SEC has taken the position that participating broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to new notes (other than a resale of an unsold allotment from the original sale of the old notes) with the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement. Under the registration rights agreement, we are required to allow participating broker-dealers and other persons, if any, with similar prospectus delivery requirements to use the prospectus contained in the exchange offer registration statement in connection with the resale of such new notes.
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Rule 405 of the Securities Act, or if it is an affiliate, that it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.
      In the event that:
  (i) applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC do not permit us to effect such a registered exchange offer,
 
  (ii) for any other reason the exchange offer registration statement is not declared effective within 90 days after the date of the filing of the registration statement or the registered exchange offer is not consummated within 120 days after the exchange offer registration statement is filed,
 
  (iii) the initial purchaser so requests with respect to old notes not eligible to be exchanged for new notes in the registered exchange offer or
 
  (iv) any holder of old notes (other than the initial purchaser) is not eligible to participate in the registered exchange offer or does not receive freely tradeable new notes in the registered exchange offer other than by reason of such holder being an affiliate of us (it being understood that the requirement that a participating broker-dealer deliver the prospectus contained in the new offer registration statement in connection with sales of new notes shall not result in such new notes being not “freely tradeable”),
we will, at our cost,
  (a) as promptly as practicable, file a registration statement (the “shelf registration statement”) covering resales of the old notes or the new notes, as the case may be,
 
  (b) cause the shelf registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act and
 
  (c) use our reasonably best efforts to keep the shelf registration statement effective until two years after its effective date.
      We will, in the event a shelf registration statement is filed, among other things, provide to each holder for whom such shelf registration statement was filed copies of the prospectus which is a part of the shelf registration statement, notify each such holder when the shelf registration statement has become effective and take certain other actions as are required to permit unrestricted resales of the old notes or the new notes, as the case may be. A holder selling such old notes or new notes pursuant to the shelf registration statement generally would be required to be named as a selling security holder in the related prospectus and to deliver a prospectus to purchasers, will be subject to certain of the civil liability provisions under the Securities Act in connection with such sales and will be bound by the provisions of the registration rights agreement which are applicable to such holder (including certain indemnification obligations).
      If
  (a) on or prior to June 30, 2006, neither the exchange offer registration statement nor the shelf registration statement has been filed with the SEC,
 
  (b) on or prior to the 91st day following the date of the filing of the registration statement, neither the exchange offer registration statement nor the shelf registration statement has been declared effective,
 
  (c) on or prior to the 121st day after the exchange offer registration statement is filed, the registered exchange offer has not been consummated,
 
  (d) notwithstanding that Case New Holland has consummated the exchange offer, if Case New Holland is required to file a shelf registration statement, the shelf registration statement is not filed or has not been declared effective within the time periods provided for in the registration rights agreement, or
 
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  certain exceptions) in connection with resales of old notes or new notes in accordance with and during the periods specified in the registration rights agreement

(each such event referred to in clauses (a) through (e), a “registration default”), interest (“additional interest”) will accrue on the principal amount of the old notes and the new notes (in addition to the stated interest on the old notes and the new notes) from and including the date on which any such registration default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all registration defaults have been cured. Additional interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of such registration default and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event shall such rate exceed 1.0% per annum.
Resale of the New Notes
      Based on an interpretation by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that, unless you are a broker-dealer or an affiliate of us, you may offer for resale, resell or otherwise transfer the new notes issued to you pursuant to the exchange offer without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that you acquire the new notes in the ordinary course of business and you do not intend to participate in and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the new notes.
      If you are an affiliate of us or if you tender in the exchange offer with the intention to participate, or for the purpose of participating, in a distribution of the new notes, you may not rely on the position of the staff of the SEC enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated (available June 5, 1991), or similar no-action letters, but rather must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. In addition, any such resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act.
      Any broker-dealer that resells the new notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of new notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Accordingly, each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”
      By tendering in the exchange offer, you represent to us that, among other things:
  (1) you are acquiring the new notes in the ordinary course of business;
 
  (2) you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the old notes or the new notes;
 
  (3) you are not an “affiliate” of us (as defined under the Securities Act) or if you are an affiliate of us, that you will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable;
 
  (4) you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes; and
 
  (5) if you are a broker-dealer that will receive new notes for your own account in exchange for any old notes that were acquired by you as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities:
  (a) you cannot rely on the no-action letters described above; and
 
  (b) you will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the new notes.

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Terms of the Exchange Offer
      Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions of the exchange offer, we will accept any and all old notes properly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration date. We will promptly issue the new notes following expiration of the exchange offer. See “— Conditions to the Exchange Offer” and “— Procedures for Tendering.” We will issue $1,000 principal amount of new notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of old notes accepted in the exchange offer. As of the date of this prospectus, there is $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of old notes outstanding. Holders may tender some or all of their old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. However, old notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any number or aggregate principal amount of old notes being tendered.
      The form and terms of the new notes will be the same in all material respects as the form and terms of the old notes, except that the new notes will be registered under the Securities Act and therefore will not bear legends restricting their transfer. The new notes will evidence the same debt as the old notes and will be issued pursuant to, and entitled to the benefits of, the applicable indenture pursuant to which the old notes were issued. Old notes that are accepted for exchange will be cancelled and retired.
      Interest on the new notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the old notes or, if no interest has been paid on the old notes, the issue date. Accordingly, registered holders of new notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the completion of the exchange offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on the old notes, the issue date. Old notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date the exchange offer closes. If your old notes are accepted for exchange, you will not receive any payment in respect of interest on the old notes for which the record date occurs on or after completion of the exchange offer.
      You do not have any appraisal or dissenters’ rights under the indenture in connection with the exchange offer. We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the provisions of the registration rights agreement. If you do not tender for exchange or if your tender is not accepted, the old notes will remain outstanding and you will be entitled to the benefits of the applicable indenture, but will not be entitled to any registration rights under the registration rights agreement.
      For purposes of the exchange offer, we will be deemed to have accepted validly tendered old notes when, and if, we have given oral or written notice thereof to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as our agent for the purpose of distributing the appropriate new notes from us to the tendering holders. If we do not accept any tendered old notes because of an invalid tender or the occurrence of certain other events set forth in this prospectus, we will return the unaccepted old notes, without expense, to the tendering holder thereof promptly after the expiration date.
      If you tender your old notes in the exchange offer, you will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the letter of transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes described below, in connection with the exchange offer. See “— Fees and Expenses” below.
Expiration Date; Extension; Termination; Amendments
      The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006, unless extended (the “expiration date”). We reserve the right to extend the exchange offer at our discretion (subject to the requirements of the registration rights agreement), in which event the term “expiration date” shall mean the time and date on which the exchange offer as so extended shall expire. We will notify the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice and will make a public announcement of any extension and specify the principal amount of old notes tendered to date, each prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next

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business day after the previously scheduled expiration date. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion (subject to the requirements of the registration rights agreement), to:
  (1) delay accepting for exchange any old notes for new notes or to extend or terminate the exchange offer and not accept for exchange any old notes for new notes if any of the events set forth under “— Conditions of the Exchange Offer” occur and we do not waive the condition by giving oral or written notice of the delay or termination to the exchange agent; or
 
  (2) amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner.
      We will not delay payment of accepted old notes after the expiration date other than in anticipation of our receipt of any necessary government approvals.
      Any delay in acceptance for exchange, extension or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by a public announcement of the delay. If we amend the exchange offer in a manner we determine constitutes a material change, we will promptly disclose the amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of old notes of the amendment, and we will extend the exchange offer for a period of five to ten business days, depending upon the significance of the amendment and the manner of disclosure to the holders of the old notes, if the exchange offer would otherwise expire during that five to ten business day period. If we change the consideration being offered or the percentage of old notes being sought in the exchange offer, we will keep the exchange offer open for at least ten business days from the date on which we provide notice to holders of the old notes. The rights we have reserved in this paragraph are in addition to our rights set forth under “— Conditions of the Exchange Offer.”
Conditions of the Exchange Offer
      Our obligation to consummate the exchange offer is not subject to any conditions other than that the exchange offer does not violate any applicable law or applicable interpretation of the SEC staff. Accordingly, we will not be required to accept for exchange any old notes tendered and may terminate or amend the exchange offer as provided herein before the acceptance of any old notes if:
  (1) any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency or regulatory authority with respect to the exchange offer which, in our judgment, could reasonably be expected to materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer; or
 
  (2) there shall have been proposed, adopted or enacted any law, statute, rule, regulation, order or SEC staff interpretation which, in our judgment, could reasonably be expected to materially impair our ability to proceed with the exchange offer.
      The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted regardless of the circumstances giving rise to the conditions or may be waived by us in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in our sole discretion prior to the expiration date. If we waive or amend the foregoing conditions, we will, if required by applicable law, extend the exchange offer for a minimum of five business days from the date that we first give notice, by public announcement or otherwise, of such waiver or amendment, if the exchange offer would otherwise expire within that five business-day period. Our determination concerning the events described above will be final and binding upon all parties.
Procedures For Tendering
      Only a holder of old notes may tender them in the exchange offer. To validly tender in the exchange offer by book-entry transfer, you must deliver an agent’s message or a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, to the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, and the old notes must be tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth below. To validly tender by means other than book-entry transfer, you must deliver a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof),

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together with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents and the old notes, to the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
      Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s Book-Entry Transfer Facility system may make book-entry delivery of the old notes by causing DTC to transfer the old notes into the exchange agent’s account in accordance with DTC’s ATOP procedures for transfer. However, although delivery of old notes may be effected through book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC, an agent’s message or a completed and signed letter of transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must, in any case, be transmitted to and received or confirmed by the exchange agent at its addresses set forth under “— Exchange Agent” prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, or the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth below must be complied with. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTC’S PROCEDURES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
      The term “agent’s message” means, with respect to any tendered old notes, a message transmitted by DTC to and received by the exchange agent and forming part of a book-entry confirmation, stating that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from each tendering participant to the effect that, with respect to those old notes, the participant has received and agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against the participant. The term “book-entry confirmation” means a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of old notes into the exchange agent’s account at DTC.
      If you tender an old note, and do not validly withdraw your tender, your actions will constitute an agreement with us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal.
      The method of delivery of your old notes and the letter of transmittal and all other required documents to the exchange agent is at your election and risk. Instead of delivery by mail, we recommend that you use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure delivery to the exchange agent before the expiration date. No letter of transmittal or old note should be sent to us; instead, they should be sent to the exchange agent. You may request that your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee effect the tender for you.
      Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by an eligible institution (as defined below) unless the old notes are being tendered:
  (1) by a registered holder who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal; or
 
  (2) for the account of an eligible institution.
      If signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are required to be guaranteed, the guarantee must be by a member of a signature guarantee program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act (an “eligible institution”).
      If the letter of transmittal or any old notes are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, those persons should so indicate when signing, and unless we waive it, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to act must be submitted with the letter of transmittal.
      We will determine, in our sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance and withdrawal of tendered old notes. Our determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not properly tendered or any old notes our acceptance of which would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer (including the instructions in the letter of transmittal) will be final and binding on all parties.

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      Unless waived, you must cure any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of your old notes within a time period we will determine. Although we intend to request that the exchange agent notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of old notes, we will not, nor will the exchange agent or any other person, incur any liability for failure to give you any notification. Tenders of old notes will not be deemed to have been made until any defects or irregularities have been cured or waived. Any old notes received by the exchange agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holders, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, promptly after the expiration date.
      In addition, we reserve the right in our sole discretion (subject to the limitations contained in the indenture for the notes):
  (1) to purchase or make offers for any old notes that remain outstanding after the expiration date; and
 
  (2) to the extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase old notes that remain outstanding after the expiration date in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.
      The terms of any purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
      If you wish to tender your old notes and either your old notes are not immediately available, or you cannot deliver your old notes and other required documents to the exchange agent, or cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer prior to the expiration date, you may effect a tender if:
  (1) you make a tender through an eligible institution;
 
  (2) prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from the eligible institution (which may include through DTC’s system and procedures) a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery) setting forth your name and address, the CUSIP number of the old notes, the certificate number(s) of the old notes (if available) and the principal amount of old notes tendered together with a duly executed letter of transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that, within three business days after the expiration date, the certificate(s) representing the old notes to be tendered, in proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC of old notes delivered electronically) and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal, will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and
 
  (3) the certificate(s) representing all tendered old notes in proper form for transfer (or confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at DTC of old notes delivered electronically) and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within three business days after the expiration date.
      Upon request to the exchange agent, you will be sent a notice of guaranteed delivery if you wish to tender your old notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth above.
Withdrawal of Tenders
      Except as otherwise provided in this prospectus, you may withdraw any tenders of old notes at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. For your withdrawal to be effective, the exchange agent must receive a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal (or a withdrawal through DTC’s system and procedures) at its address set forth herein prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, and prior to our acceptance for exchange. Any notice of withdrawal must:
  (1) specify the name of the person having tendered the old notes to be withdrawn;
 
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  (3) be signed in the same manner as the old signature on the letter of transmittal by which the old notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the trustee with respect to the old notes register the transfer of the old notes into the name of the person withdrawing the tender; and
 
  (4) specify the name in which any old notes are to be registered, if different from that of the person having tendered the old notes.
      We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of withdrawal notices in our sole discretion. This determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any old notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the exchange offer and no new notes will be issued with respect to them unless the old notes so withdrawn are validly re-tendered. Any old notes which have been tendered but which are not accepted for exchange or which are withdrawn will be returned to you, without cost, promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. You may re-tender properly withdrawn old notes by following one of the procedures described above under “— Procedures for Tendering” at any time prior to the expiration date.
Fees and Expenses
      We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to the exchange offer. The principal solicitation for tenders pursuant to the exchange offer is being made by mail; however, additional solicitation may be made by telephone, telecopy, in person or by other means by our officers and regular employees and by officers and employees of our affiliates.
      We have not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the exchange offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. However, we will pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. We may also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this prospectus, letters of transmittal and related documents to the beneficial owners of the old notes and in handling or forwarding tenders for exchange. We will pay the other expenses incurred in connection with the exchange offer, including fees and expenses of the trustee, accounting and legal fees and printing costs.
      We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. If, however, certificates representing new notes or old notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the old notes tendered, or if tendered old notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the letter of transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer, then the amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of any taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of any transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder.
Consequences of Failure to Exchange
      If you do not exchange your old notes in the exchange offer, you will remain subject to the existing restrictions on transfer of the old notes. In general, you may not offer or sell the old notes unless they are registered under the Securities Act or unless the offer or sale is exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Except as required by the registration rights agreement, we do not intend to register resales of the old notes under the Securities Act.
Other Considerations
      Participation in the exchange offer is voluntary and you should carefully consider whether to accept. You are urged to consult your financial and tax advisors in making your decision on what action to take.

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      No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the exchange offer other than those contained in this prospectus. If given or made, that information or those representations should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any exchange made pursuant to the exchange offer will, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the respective dates as of which the information contained in this prospectus is given. The exchange offer is not being made to (and tenders will not be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of old notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of the exchange offer or the acceptance of the offer would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, we intend to take any action we deem necessary to permit the completion of the exchange offer in any jurisdiction and to extend the exchange offer to holders of old notes in that jurisdiction.
      We may in the future seek to acquire old notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. We have no present plans to acquire any old notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer nor to file a registration statement to permit resales of any old notes.
Accounting Treatment
      The new notes will be recorded at the same carrying value as the old notes, as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes upon the completion of the exchange offer. The expenses of the exchange offer will be amortized over the term of the new notes under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Exchange Agent
      Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has been appointed as exchange agent for the exchange offer. All correspondence in connection with the exchange offer and the letter of transmittal should be addressed to the exchange agent, as follows:
     
By Registered & Certified Mail:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
PO Box  1517
Minneapolis, MN 55480
  By Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
Sixth & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
In Person by Hand Only:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
12th Floor — Northstar East Building
Corporate Trust Operations
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
By Facsimile (for Eligible Institutions only):

(612) 667-6282
For Information or Confirmation by Telephone:

(800) 344-5128
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USE OF PROCEEDS
      We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the new notes offered by this prospectus. In consideration for issuing the new notes contemplated by this prospectus, we will receive the old notes in like principal amount, the form and terms of which are substantially the same as the form and terms of the new notes (which replace the old notes, except as otherwise described in this prospectus, and which represent the same indebtedness). The old notes surrendered in exchange for the new notes will be retired and canceled and cannot be reissued. Accordingly, the issuance of the new notes will not result in any increase or decrease in our indebtedness.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
     
    2005   2004   2003   2002   2001
                     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)
    1.5       1.3                    
 
(1)  Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $198 million, $109 million and $424 million in the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as the sum of (i) pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income (loss) from equity investees, (ii) fixed charges, (iii) amortization of capitalized interest and (iv) distributed income of equity investees, less (x) interest capitalized and (y) minority interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of (i) interest expense, including amortization of premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (ii) interest capitalized and (iii) an estimate of the interest component of rental expense.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
      The old notes were, and the new notes will be, issued under an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of March 3, 2006 by and among Case New Holland, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as trustee (the “Trustee”). In the following summary, we refer to the old notes as the “Old Notes” and the new notes as the “New Notes.”
      The following summary of the Indenture does not include all of the information included in the Indenture and may not include all of the information that you would consider important. This summary is qualified by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), and to all of the provisions of the Indenture, including the definitions of terms therein and those terms made a part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA as in effect on the date of the Indenture. A copy of the Indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
      The definitions of most of the capitalized terms used in the following summary are set forth below under “— Certain Definitions.” For purposes of this section, references to “Case New Holland” include only Case New Holland Inc. and not its Subsidiaries and references to “CNH Global” include only CNH Global N.V. and not its Subsidiaries. References to “$” and “dollars” are to United States dollars. Capitalized terms as used in this section “Description of Notes” may have different meanings than elsewhere in this prospectus and therefore you should read “Certain Definitions” carefully to understand what differences, if any, there may be.
      The New Notes will be unsecured obligations of Case New Holland, ranking senior in right of payment to all future obligations of Case New Holland that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the New Notes and pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured obligations of Case New Holland that are not so subordinated.
      The New Notes will be issued in fully registered form only, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Initially, the Trustee will act as paying agent and registrar for the New Notes. The New Notes may be presented for registration or transfer and exchange at the offices of the registrar, which initially will be the Trustee’s corporate trust office. Case New Holland may change any paying agent and registrar without notice to Holders. Case New Holland will pay principal (and premium, if any) on the New Notes at the Trustee’s corporate office in New York, New York. Interest may be paid at the Trustee’s corporate trust office, by check mailed to the registered address of the Holders or by wire transfer if instructions therefor are furnished by a Holder to Case New Holland. Any Old Notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the exchange offer, together with the New Notes issued in connection with the exchange offer, will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture.
      For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this “Description of the Notes” or in the Indenture, the Disposition of all or any portion of the Financial Services Business, including without limitation through the Disposition of all or any portion of the Capital Stock of any Financial Services Subsidiary or Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary or all or any portion of their respective assets or properties (including, without limitation, any Permitted Financial Services Disposition), shall not under any circumstances constitute a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of CNH Global, CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary, for any purposes whatsoever under the Indenture or the Notes.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
      In the exchange offer, Case New Holland will issue up to $500 million aggregate principal amount of the New Notes. Case New Holland may issue additional Notes from time to time (the “Additional Notes”) subject to the limitations set forth under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.” Any Additional Notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class with the Notes issued in the Offering for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The New Notes will mature on March 1, 2014. Interest on the New Notes will accrue at the rate of 7.125% per annum

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and will be payable semiannually in arrears in cash on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2006 to the persons who are registered Holders at the close of business on February 15 and August 15. immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. Interest on the New Notes will accrue from and including the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has ever been paid, from and including the date of issuance. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
      The New Notes will not be entitled to the benefit of any mandatory sinking fund.
Guarantees
      The New Notes will be jointly and severally guaranteed by:
  •  CNH Global;
 
  •  each of the following direct and indirect Subsidiaries of CNH Global that are not also Subsidiaries of Case New Holland:
  CNH U.K. Limited
  New Holland Holding Limited
  CNH Canada, Ltd.
  CNH Australia Pty Ltd
  CNH Belgium N.V.
  New Holland Tractor Limited N.V.
  CNH Deutschland GmbH
  CNH Trade N.V.
  •  each of the following direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Case New Holland:
  Fiatallis North America LLC
  CNH America LLC
  HFI Holdings, Inc.
  BLI Group, Inc.
  Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.
      The Guarantee of each Guarantor will be a general unsecured obligation of such Guarantor and will rank senior in right of payment to all future obligations of such Guarantor that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to such Guarantee and pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured Indebtedness of such Guarantor that are not so subordinated. The New Notes will be effectively subordinated to the obligations of each of CNH Global’s direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is not a Guarantor of the New Notes. As of December 31, 2005, such non-Guarantor Subsidiaries had $3,786 million of outstanding debt, $720 million of which is debt of Equipment Operations. The $3,786 million does not include $300 million of debt owed to Case New Holland or $767 million that other Financial Services subsidiaries owed to Equipment Operations subsidiaries.
      The Guarantee of a Guarantor (other than the Guarantee of CNH Global) will be released:
  (1)  in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor to a Person other than CNH Global or any Subsidiary of CNH Global and, prior to the time the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, so long as the sale complies with the provisions set forth under “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset
Sales”;
  (2)  in connection with the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a Person other than CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global, and prior to the time the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, so long as the sale or disposition complies with the provisions set forth under “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales”;

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  (3)  if CNH Global designates such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions set forth under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries”; or
 
  (4)  in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary which after the Issue Date is required to Guarantee the Notes pursuant to the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees,” upon either (x) the release or discharge of the guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of CNH Global and Case New Holland which resulted in the obligation to so Guarantee the Notes or (y) the Notes reaching Investment Grade Status.
      Except as provided under “— Certain Covenants — Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets,” the Guarantee of CNH Global may be released and discharged only with the consent of each Holder of Notes to which such Guarantee relates.
      The amount of each Guarantee will be limited to the extent required under applicable fraudulent conveyance laws to cause such Guarantee to be enforceable.
Additional Amounts
      All payments made by CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor under or with respect to a Guarantee will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) (hereinafter, “Taxes”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of the government of The Netherlands or any other jurisdiction in which any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or within or through which payment is made or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein (any of the aforementioned being a “Taxing Jurisdiction”), unless CNH Global or such Guarantor is required to withhold or deduct any such Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof.
      If CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to a Guarantee of such Guarantor, CNH Global or such Guarantor, as applicable, will pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by the Holder of such Note (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction of such Taxes will not be less than the amount such Holder would have received if such Taxes had not been required to be withheld or deducted; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Additional Amounts will not be paid with respect to:
  (1)  any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld but for the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or beneficial owner of a Note (or between a fiduciary, settler, beneficiary, member or shareholder of, or possessor of power over, the Holder or beneficial owner of such Note, if the Holder or beneficial owner is an estate, nominee, trust, partnership or corporation) and the relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (other than the mere receipt of such payment or the ownership or holding of the execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of such Note);
 
  (2)  any estate, inheritance, gift, sales excise, transfer or personal property tax or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge, subject to the last paragraph of this covenant;
 
  (3)  any Taxes payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments under or with respect to the Guarantee of such Note;
 
  (4)  any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld if the Holder or beneficial owner of the Note or beneficial owner of any payment on the Guarantee of such Note had (i) made a declaration of non-residence, or any other claim or filing for exemption, to which it is entitled or (ii) complied with any certification, identification, information, documentation or other reporting requirement concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with the relevant Taxing

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  Jurisdiction of such Holder or beneficial owner of such Note or any payment on such Note (provided that (x) such declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for exemption or such compliance is required by the applicable law of the Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to exemption from, or reduction in the rate of the imposition, deduction or withholding of, such Taxes and (y) at least 30 days prior to the first payment date with respect to which such declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for exemption or such compliance is required under the applicable law of the Taxing Jurisdiction, Holders at that time have been notified by CNH Global, any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or any other person through whom payment may be made that a declaration of non-residence or other claim or filing for exemption or such compliance is required to be made);
 
  (5)  any Taxes that would not have been so imposed, deducted or withheld if the beneficiary of the payment had presented the Note for payment within 30 days after the date on which such payment or such Note became due and payable or the date on which payment thereof is duly provided for, whichever is later (except to the extent that the Holder would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the Note been presented on the last day of such 30-day period);
 
  (6)  any payment under or with respect to a Note to any Holder that is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment or Note, to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary, a member of such partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment, or Note would not have been entitled to the Additional Amounts had such beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the actual Holder of such Note;
 
  (7)  any note where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be made pursuant to Council Directive 2003/48/ EC of June 3, 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, that Directive; or
 
  (8)  any combination of items (1) through (7) above.

      The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or discharge of the Indenture and shall apply mutatis mutandis to any Taxing Jurisdiction with respect to any successor Person to CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
      CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor will also make any applicable withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority in accordance with applicable law. CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor will furnish to the Trustee, within 30 days after the date the payment of any Taxes deducted or withheld is due pursuant to applicable law, certified copies of tax receipts or, if such tax receipts are not reasonably available to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, such other documentation that provides reasonable evidence of such payment by CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor. Copies of such receipts or other documentation will be made available to the Holders or the paying agents, as applicable, upon request.
      At least 30 days prior to each date on which any payment under or with respect to any Notes is due and payable, unless such obligation to pay Additional Amounts arises after the 30th day prior to such date, in which case it shall be promptly paid thereafter, if CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor will be obligated to pay Additional Amounts with respect to such payment, CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee and the paying agent an officers’ certificate stating the fact that such Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable and will set forth such other information necessary to enable such Trustee and paying agent to pay such Additional Amounts to Holders of such Notes on the payment date. Each officers’ certificate shall be relied upon until receipt of a further officers’ certificate addressing such matters.
      Whenever in the Indenture or in this “Description of the Notes” there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest or of any other amount payable under or with respect to any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

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      CNH Global and the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of their respective Guarantees of the Notes, the Indenture or any other document or instrument in relation thereto, excluding all such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside the United States in which CNH Global, any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or any successor Person is organized or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction in which a paying agent is located, and CNH Global and the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors will agree to indemnify the Holders of the Notes for any such non-excluded taxes paid by such Holders.
Redemption
Optional Redemption
      The Notes will be redeemable, at Case New Holland’s option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on and after March 1, 2010 at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on March 1 of the applicable year set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption:
         
Year   Percentage
     
2010
    103.563 %
2011
    101.781 %
2012 and thereafter
    100.000 %
      In addition, on or prior to March 1, 2010, Case New Holland may redeem the Notes, at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, plus the Make-Whole Premium (a “Make-Whole Redemption”).
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, or from time to time, on or prior to March 1, 2009, Case New Holland may, at its option, use all or any portion of the net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (as defined below) to redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued at a redemption price equal to 107.125% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption; provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption. In order to effect the foregoing redemption with the proceeds of any Qualified Equity Offering, Case New Holland shall consummate such redemption not more than 120 days after the consummation of any such Qualified Equity Offering.
      As used in the preceding paragraph, “Qualified Equity Offering” means any public or private offering of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global (other than any such offering to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) to the extent that the net cash proceeds therefrom are contributed to the common equity capital of Case New Holland or are used to subscribe from Case New Holland shares of its Qualified Capital Stock.
Redemption of Notes for Changes in Withholding Taxes
      Case New Holland may, at its option, redeem all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. This redemption applies only if at such time CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is then making payments to the Holders of the Notes pursuant to its Guarantee of the Notes and as a result of any amendment to, or change in, the laws or treaties (including any rulings or regulations promulgated thereunder) of The Netherlands or any other jurisdiction in which CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or therein (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, of the jurisdiction in which such successor Person is organized or is a resident for tax purposes or any political subdivision or taxing authority or agency thereof or

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therein) or any amendment to or change in any official position concerning the interpretation, administration or application of such laws, treaties, rulings or regulations (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which amendment or change is effective on or after the Issue Date (or, in the case of Additional Amounts payable by a successor Person to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, the date on which such successor Person became such pursuant to applicable provisions of the Indenture), that CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as described above under “— Additional Amounts”) on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to its Guarantee of the Notes and CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor determines in good faith that (x) such Additional Amounts would be material and (y) such obligation cannot be avoided (including, without limitation, by changing the jurisdiction from which or through which payment is made) by the use of reasonable measures available to CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor.
      No notice of such redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which CNH Global or a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of its Guarantee of the Notes then due or later than 180 days after such amendment or change referred to in the preceding paragraph. At the time such notice of redemption is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Immediately prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption described above, Case New Holland shall deliver to the Trustee (i) a certificate stating that Case New Holland is entitled to elect to effect such redemption and setting forth a statement of facts showing that the conditions precedent to the right of Case New Holland so to elect to redeem have occurred and (ii) an opinion of counsel qualified under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction to the effect that CNH Global or the applicable Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or such successor Person, as the case may be, has or will become obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such amendment or change.
Selection and Notice of Redemption
      In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not then listed on a national securities exchange, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate; provided that:
  •  no Notes of a principal amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part; and
 
  •  if a partial redemption is made with the proceeds of a Qualified Equity Offering, selection of the Notes or portions thereof for redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to DTC procedures), unless such method is otherwise prohibited.
      Notice of an optional redemption shall be mailed at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder to be redeemed at its registered address. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption as long as Case New Holland has deposited with the paying agent funds in satisfaction of the applicable redemption price pursuant to the Indenture.
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Change of Control
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described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”).
      Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurs, Case New Holland must send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the paying agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
      On the Change of Control Payment Date, Case New Holland will, to the extent lawful:
  (1)  accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to
the Change of Control Offer;
  (2)  deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and
 
  (3)  deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being purchased by Case New Holland.
      The paying agent will as promptly as practicable mail to each Holder of Notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will as promptly as practicable authenticate and mail to each Holder a new Note in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided, however, that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.
      If a Change of Control Offer is required to be made, there can be no assurance that Case New Holland will have available funds sufficient to pay the Change of Control purchase price for all the Notes that might be delivered by Holders seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In the event Case New Holland is required to purchase outstanding Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer, Case New Holland may seek third party financing to the extent it does not have available funds to meet its purchase obligations. However, there can be no assurance that Case New Holland would be able to obtain such financing.
      Neither Case New Holland nor the Trustee may waive the covenant relating to a Holder’s right to require the purchase of Notes upon a Change of Control. Restrictions in the Indenture described herein on the ability of CNH Global and the Restricted Subsidiaries to incur additional Indebtedness, to grant Liens on their property, to make Restricted Payments and to make Asset Sales may also make more difficult or discourage a takeover of CNH Global, whether favored or opposed by the management of CNH Global. Consummation of any such transaction in certain circumstances may require the purchase of the Notes, and there can be no assurance that CNH Global or the acquiring party will have sufficient financial resources to effect such purchase. Such restrictions and the restrictions on transactions with Affiliates may, in certain circumstances, make more difficult or discourage any leveraged buyout of CNH Global or any of its Subsidiaries by the management of CNH Global. While such restrictions cover a wide variety of arrangements which have traditionally been used to effect highly leveraged transactions, the Indenture may not afford the Holders protection in all circumstances from the adverse aspects of a highly leveraged transaction, reorganization, restructuring, merger or similar transaction.
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securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Change of Control” provisions of the Indenture by virtue thereof.
Asset Sales
      CNH Global will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
  (1)  CNH Global or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;
 
  (2)  at least 75% of the consideration received by CNH Global or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of:
  (a)  any liabilities (as shown on CNH Global’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet), of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (x) contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes and (y) Indebtedness owed to CNH Global and its Subsidiaries) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this clause (2); and
 
  (b)  any securities, notes or other obligations received by CNH Global or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 365 days following the closing of such Asset Sale shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this clause (2); and
  (3)  upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, CNH Global shall apply, or cause such Restricted Subsidiary to apply, the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 365 days after receipt thereof either to:
  (A)  repay Indebtedness under any Credit Facility under which CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary is an obligor and permanently retire such Indebtedness,
  (B)  acquire (or enter into a binding agreement to acquire, which acquisition must be consummated within 180 days after the end of the 365-day period following receipt of any Net Cash Proceeds) Replacement Assets, or
 
  (C)  a combination of prepayment and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B).
      On the 366th day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of Directors of CNH Global or of such Restricted Subsidiary determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the preceding paragraph (each, a “Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (3)(A), (3)(B) and (3)(C) of the preceding paragraph (each a “Net Proceeds Offer Amount”) shall be applied by Case New Holland to make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”) to all Holders and, to the extent required by the terms of any Pari Passu Debt, an offer to purchase to all holders of such Pari Passu Debt, on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, from all Holders (and holders of such Pari Passu Debt) on a pro rata basis, that principal amount of Notes (and Pari Passu Debt) equal to the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes (and Pari Passu Debt) to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of purchase; provided, however, that if at any time any non-cash consideration received by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection with any Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received with respect to any such non-cash consideration)

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or Cash Equivalents, then such conversion or disposition shall be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with this covenant.
      Notwithstanding the first two paragraphs of this covenant, CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to enter into and consummate one or more Permitted Asset Swaps without complying with such paragraphs (except to the extent of any Net Cash Proceeds received in connection with such Permitted Asset Swap which shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this covenant) to the extent that at the time of entering into each such Permitted Asset Swap and immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Asset Swap, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.
      Case New Holland may defer the Net Proceeds Offer until there is an aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount equal to or in excess of $25.0 million resulting from one or more Asset Sales or deemed Asset Sales (at which time, the entire unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount, and not just the amount in excess of $25.0 million, shall be applied as required pursuant to this paragraph). The first such date the aggregate unutilized Net Proceeds Offer Amount is equal to or in excess of $25.0 million shall be treated for this purpose as the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date.
      Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, CNH Global or any such Restricted Subsidiary may apply such Net Cash Proceeds to temporarily reduce Indebtedness under any revolving credit facility or other Indebtedness included under “Current Liabilities” on CNH Global’s consolidated balance sheet or otherwise invest the Net Cash Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by the Indenture.
      Each Net Proceeds Offer will be mailed to the record Holders as shown on the register of Holders within 30 days following the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, with a copy to the Trustee, and shall comply with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. Upon receiving notice of the Net Proceeds Offer, Holders may elect to tender their Notes in whole or in part in integral multiples of $1,000 in exchange for cash. To the extent Holders properly tender Notes and holders of Pari Passu Debt properly tender such Pari Passu Debt in an amount exceeding the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the tendered Notes and Pari Passu Debt will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on aggregate amounts of Notes and Pari Passu Debt tendered. A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law. If the principal amount of Notes tendered in response to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, such funds will no longer constitute Net Cash Proceeds and may be used for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture.
      Case New Holland will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture, Case New Holland shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the “Asset Sale” provisions of the Indenture by virtue thereof.
      CNH Global will not permit any Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary to consummate a transaction that would constitute an Asset Sale had it been consummated by a Restricted Subsidiary unless such Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary receives Fair Market Value for the assets, net of any liabilities assumed, sold or disposed of.
          Certain Covenants
      Covenant Termination. The Indenture will provide that the restrictive covenants described in the paragraphs following this “Covenant Termination” section will be applicable to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries unless the Notes reach Investment Grade Status. Immediately after the Notes have reached Investment Grade Status, and notwithstanding that the Notes may later cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from either or both of the Rating Agencies, CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be

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released from their obligations to comply with these restrictive covenants, except for the covenants described under the following headings:
  (a)  clause (b) of “— Limitation on Liens,”
 
  (b)  “— Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets” (other than clause (2) of the first paragraph thereof and clause (4) of the fourth paragraph thereof),
 
  (c)  clause (b) of “— Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions,”
 
  (d)  “— Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries,”
 
  (e)  “— Designation of Equipment Subsidiaries and Financial Services Subsidiaries” and
      (f) “— Reports to Holders”.
      Additionally, after the Notes have reached Investment Grade Status, and notwithstanding that the Notes may later cease to have an Investment Grade Rating from either or both Rating Agencies, CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries will also be released from the obligations to comply with the covenants described under “Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Change of Control” and “— Asset Sales”.
      Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. CNH Global will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) and CNH Global will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock; provided, however, that CNH Global may incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) and Case New Holland and any Equipment Subsidiary Guarantor may incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) or issue Preferred Stock if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the issuance of such Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of CNH Global would be greater than 2.0 to 1.0.
      The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness or the issuance of any of the following items of Preferred Stock, as applicable (collectively, “Permitted Indebtedness”):
  (1)  Indebtedness under the Notes issued in this Offering in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500 million and any Guarantees thereof;
 
  (2)  Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to one or more Credit Facilities; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Net Indebtedness at any time outstanding shall not exceed $2.0 billion, less the amount of any such Indebtedness permanently retired with the Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale applied from and after the Issue Date to reduce the amounts outstanding thereunder pursuant to the covenant described under “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales”;
 
  (3)  Indebtedness of or the issuance of Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness and any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock issued to CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiaries) by any Financial Services Subsidiary of CNH Global; provided that on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the issuance of such Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio of the Financial Services Subsidiaries would be less than 5.5 to 1.0;
 
  (4)  other Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (including, but not limited to, the Fiat Promissory Notes and the Intesa BCI Indebtedness) reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereon;

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  (5)  Hedging Obligations of CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that are incurred in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Hedging Obligations are entered into, in the good faith judgment of CNH Global, to protect CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries from (a) fluctuations in interest rates on Indebtedness incurred in accordance with the Indenture, (b) fluctuations in foreign currency rates, (c) commodity price risk with respect to commodities purchased by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary or (d) any combination of the foregoing, and, in each case, not for speculative purposes;
 
  (6)  Indebtedness or Preferred Stock of an Equipment Subsidiary to CNH Global or another Equipment Subsidiary for so long as such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is held by CNH Global or an Equipment Subsidiary; provided that (A) any Indebtedness of Case New Holland to CNH Global or any other Equipment Subsidiary is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to Case New Holland’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes and (B) if as of any date any Person other than CNH Global or an Equipment Subsidiary owns or holds any such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than any Lien permitted by clause (B) of paragraph (a) under “— Limitation on Liens”), such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Preferred Stock, as the case may be, not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock;
 
  (7)  Indebtedness of a Financial Services Subsidiary to another Financial Services Subsidiary for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a Financial Services Subsidiary; provided that if as of any date any Person other than a Financial Services Subsidiary owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than any Lien permitted by clause (B) of paragraph (a) under “— Limitation on Liens”), such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness;
 
  (8)  Indebtedness of CNH Global to a Restricted Subsidiary for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) any Indebtedness of CNH Global to any Restricted Subsidiary is unsecured and subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to CNH Global’s obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantee of CNH Global and (B) if as of any date any Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary owns or holds any such Indebtedness or any Person holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than any Lien permitted by clause (B) of paragraph (a) under “— Limitation on Liens”), such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by CNH Global;
 
  (9)  Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft (including, without limitation, any overdraft (including any daylight overdraft)) or similar instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within fifteen Business Days after receipt of notice from such bank or other financial institution;
  (10)  Indebtedness of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of performance bonds, bankers’ acceptances, workers’ compensation claims, surety or appeal bonds, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar obligations in the ordinary course of business;
 
  (11)  Indebtedness represented by Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations not to exceed 2.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries;
 
  (12)  Refinancing Indebtedness;
 
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  (14)  the Attributable Indebtedness of any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction; and
 
  (15)  additional Indebtedness of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150.0 million at any one time outstanding.
      For purposes of determining compliance with this “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant:
  (1)  in the event that an item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock described in clauses (1) through (15) of the second paragraph of this covenant, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, CNH Global may, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock on the date of its incurrence or, subject to clause (2) below, later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant;
 
  (2)  (a) Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary under any Existing Credit Facility outstanding on the Issue Date will be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph of this covenant and CNH Global will not be permitted to reclassify any portion of such Indebtedness thereafter, (b) Indebtedness of any Financial Services Subsidiary to CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary will be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (3) of the second paragraph of this covenant and (c) Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date will be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clause (13) of the second paragraph of this covenant;
 
  (3)  accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Preferred Stock for purposes of this covenant;
 
  (4)  the maximum amount of Indebtedness that CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant will not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, due solely to the result of fluctuations in the exchange rates of currencies; and
 
  (5)  the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date the Indebtedness was incurred, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness, or the Preferred Stock was issued, as applicable; provided that if any Indebtedness is incurred to Refinance Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction will be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of the Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such outstanding Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being Refinanced.
      Additionally, Case New Holland will not, and will not permit any other Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness that purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other Indebtedness of Case New Holland or of such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) made expressly subordinate to the Notes or any Guarantee of such Guarantor to the same extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other Indebtedness of CNH Global or such Guarantor, as the case may be.

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      Limitation on Restricted Payments. CNH Global will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
  (a)  declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than (i) dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global and (ii) in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries, dividends or distributions to CNH Global or any other Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends or distributions payable to the other holders of the same class of Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary) on or in respect of shares of its Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;
 
  (b)  purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of CNH Global or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock;
 
  (c)  make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any Guarantor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee of the Notes (other than a purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, decrease or other acquisition or retirement for value in anticipation of satisfying a scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, in each case, due within one year of the date of such acquisition or retirement); or
 
  (d)  make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments)
(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:
  (1)  a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
 
  (2)  CNH Global is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; or
 
  (3)  the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made after the Calculation Start Date (the amount expended for such purpose, if other than in cash, being the Fair Market Value of such property) shall exceed the sum of:
  (w)  50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of CNH Global earned during the period beginning on the Build-up Amount Start Date and ending on the last date of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available prior to the date such Restricted Payment (the “Reference Date”) (treating such period as a single accounting period); plus
  (x)  100% of the net proceeds (including the Fair Market Value of any property or assets) received by CNH Global from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of CNH Global) subsequent to the Calculation Start Date and on or prior to the Reference Date (a) as a contribution to the common equity capital of CNH Global by any holder of CNH Global’s Capital Stock or (b) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global (excluding any net proceeds from a Qualified Equity Offering to the extent used to redeem Notes); plus
 
  (y)  without duplication of any amounts included in clause (3)(x) above, the aggregate amount by which Indebtedness (other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on CNH Global’s consolidated balance sheet subsequent to the Calculation Start Date and on or prior to the Reference Date upon the conversion or exchange of any Indebtedness for Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global (other than to the extent of any Qualified Capital Stock issued to any Subsidiary of CNH Global); plus

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  (z)  without duplication, the sum of:
  (1)  the aggregate amount returned in cash on or with respect to Investments (other than Permitted Investments) made subsequent to the Calculation Start Date whether through interest payments, principal payments, dividends or other distributions or payments;
 
  (2)  the net cash proceeds received by CNH Global or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries from the disposition of all or any portion of such Investments (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global); and
 
  (3)  upon Revocation of the status of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of CNH Global’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ Investment in such Subsidiary;
  provided, however, that the sum of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above shall not exceed the sum of (I) the aggregate amount of all such Investments made subsequent to the Calculation Start Date and (II) without duplication of clause (I), one half of the gain from any disposition of all or any portion of such Investments (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) made subsequent to the Calculation Start Date.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph do not prohibit:
  (1)  the payment of any dividend within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend if the dividend would have been permitted on the date of declaration;
 
  (2)  if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the acquisition of any shares of Capital Stock of CNH Global, either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global;
 
  (3)  if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the acquisition of any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any Guarantor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor, as the case may be, either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global, or (ii) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of CNH Global) of (a) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of CNH Global or (b) Refinancing Indebtedness;
 
  (4)  if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, repurchases by CNH Global of Capital Stock (or rights or options therefor) of CNH Global from current or former employees of CNH Global or any Subsidiary or their authorized representatives, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.5 million in any calendar year;
 
  (5)  if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the payment of pro rata cash dividends on shares of the common stock of CNH Global to the holders thereof in an amount not to exceed $33.0 million in any calendar year; provided however, that from and after the date that all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the Issue Date cease to be outstanding (whether by conversion, exchange, redemption or otherwise) such maximum amount shall not exceed $60.0 million in any calendar year;
 
  (6)  if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, commencing in calendar year 2005, the payment of cash dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on the Issue Date in an amount not to exceed $50.0 million in any calendar year; and
 
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      In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Calculation Start Date in accordance with clause (3) of the first paragraph of this covenant, amounts expended pursuant to clauses (1), (2)(ii), (3)(ii)(a), (4), (5) and (6) shall be included in such calculation.
      Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. CNH Global will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective, any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
  (a)  pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock;
 
  (b)  make loans or advances or to pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to CNH Global or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or
 
  (c)  transfer any of its property or assets to CNH Global or any other Restricted Subsidiary,
  except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reasons of:
  (1)  any agreements (including, without limitation, any Existing Credit Facility) existing on the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such agreements are in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided, however, that the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such amendments, restatements, renewals, replacements or refinancings are not, taken as a whole, materially more restrictive than the encumbrances or restrictions contained in such agreements on the Issue Date;
 
  (2)  any Credit Facility or any Indebtedness incurred under clause (3) of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” if (x) either (i) the encumbrance or restriction applies only in the event of and during the continuance of a payment default or a default with respect to a financial covenant contained in such Indebtedness or agreement or (ii) either senior management or the Board of Directors of CNH Global determines at the time any such Indebtedness is incurred (and at the time of any modification of the terms of any such encumbrance or restriction) that any such encumbrance or restriction could not reasonably be expected to affect the ability of Case New Holland to make principal or interest payments on the Notes as and when due and (y) the encumbrance or restriction is not materially more disadvantageous to the holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable financings or agreements (as determined in good faith by either senior management or the Board of Directors of CNH Global);
 
  (3)  the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees;
 
  (4)  applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
 
  (5)  customary non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary;
 
  (6)  any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;
 
  (7)  Purchase Money Indebtedness and Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted to be incurred pursuant to clause (11) of the second paragraph under the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” that impose limitations of the nature described in clause (c) of the first paragraph of this covenant;
 
  (8)  customary restrictions on the transfer of any property or assets arising under a security agreement governing a Lien permitted under the Indenture;
 
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  more restrictive than the provisions relating to such encumbrances or restrictions contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

  (10)  any agreement governing the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of any Restricted Subsidiary which restricts dividends and distributions pending such sale or disposition; and
 
  (11)  Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness or other contractual requirements of an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided that such restrictions apply only to such Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or Qualified Receivables Assets which are subject to a Qualified Receivables Transaction.
      Limitation on Liens. (a) CNH Global will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind against or upon any property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom unless:
  (1)  in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, the Notes or such Guarantee are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and
 
  (2)  in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured,
for so long as any Indebtedness or other obligations giving rise to the creation of a Lien in favor of the Notes are so secured, except for:
  (A)  Liens existing as of the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such Liens are in effect on the Issue Date;
  (B)  (I) Liens securing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (i) $2.0 billion incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” and (ii) an amount equal to 2.5 times Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Four Quarter Period for which financial statements are available and (II) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (3) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; and
 
  (C)  Permitted Liens.
      (b) In the event that section (a) of this covenant no longer applies to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in light of the circumstances described above under “— Covenant Termination,” CNH Global will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind against or upon any property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date, or any proceeds therefrom, or assign or otherwise convey any right to receive income or profits therefrom, unless:
  (1)  in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or a Guarantee, the Notes or such Guarantee are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and
 
  (2)  in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured,
for so long as any Indebtedness or other obligations giving rise to the creation of a Lien in favor of the Notes are so secured, except for:
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  (B)  Permitted Liens; and
 
  (C)  in addition to the Liens described in clauses (A) and (B) above, additional Liens not to exceed 15.0% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries.
      Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets. Neither CNH Global nor Case New Holland will, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of CNH Global’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries) to any Person unless:
      (1) (A) in the case of a merger, consolidation, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition involving
  (x)  CNH Global, CNH Global shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or the Person (if other than CNH Global) formed by such consolidation or into which CNH Global is merged or the Person to which such Transfer or other disposition has been made shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of a member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and
 
  (y)  Case New Holland, Case New Holland shall be the surviving or continuing corporation or the Person (if other than Case New Holland) formed by such consolidation or into which Case New Holland is merged or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, provided that if such successor Person is not a corporation there must at all times be a joint and several co-issuer of the Notes that is a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such successor Person that (I) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any jurisdiction described above in this clause (y) and (II) has no liabilities and engages in no activities other than its obligations under the Notes and activities incidental thereto; and
      (B) the Person (if other than CNH Global or Case New Holland) formed by such consolidation or into which CNH Global or Case New Holland, as the case may be, is merged or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition has been made (the “Surviving Entity”) (and any co-issuer, if any) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, all obligations of CNH Global or Case New Holland, as the case may be, under the Notes, the Guarantee of CNH Global, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of CNH Global or Case New Holland to be performed or observed;
  (2)  immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), CNH Global or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”;
 
  (3)  immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
 
  (4)  CNH Global, Case New Holland or the Surviving Entity (and any co-issuer, if any), as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other

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  disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

      For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transaction) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of CNH Global shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of CNH Global.
      The Indenture will provide that upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of Case New Holland or CNH Global, as the case may be, in accordance with the foregoing in which Case New Holland or CNH Global is not the continuing corporation, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which Case New Holland or CNH Global is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Case New Holland or CNH Global, as the case may be, under the Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantee of CNH Global with the same effect as if such surviving entity had been named as such.
      No Guarantor (other than CNH Global or any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and the Indenture) will, and CNH Global will not cause or permit any Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than CNH Global, Case New Holland or any other Guarantor unless:
  (1)  the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Guarantor) is a Person organized and existing under the laws of (x) if such Guarantor is organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; (y) if such Guarantor is organized and existing under the laws of a member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), (i) a member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date) or (ii) the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; or (z) if such Guarantor is organized and existing under the laws of any other jurisdiction (i) a member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), (ii) the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or (iii) the jurisdiction or organization or existence of the Guarantor to which such consolidation or merger relates;
 
  (2)  such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Guarantor under the Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee and the Registration Rights Agreement;
 
  (3)  immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;
 
  (4)  immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the use of any net proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, CNH Global could satisfy the provisions of clause (2) of the first paragraph of this covenant; and
 
  (5)  CNH Global shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation or merger and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.
      Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. (a) CNH Global will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the

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rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each an “Affiliate Transaction”), other than:
  (x)  Affiliate Transactions permitted under paragraph (b) below; and
 
  (y)  Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not less favorable than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary.
      All Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which are similar or part of a common plan (other than Permitted Financing Support Services)) involving aggregate payments or other property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million shall be approved by a majority of the Disinterested members of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, such approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that such Disinterested members of the Board of Directors have determined that such transaction complies with the foregoing provisions. If CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into an Affiliate Transaction (or series of related Affiliate Transactions related to a common plan (other than Permitted Financing Support Services)) that involves an aggregate Fair Market Value of more than $25.0 million or as to which there are no Disinterested members of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall, prior to the consummation thereof, obtain a favorable opinion as to the fairness of such transaction or series of related transactions to CNH Global or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, from a financial point of view, from an Independent Financial Advisor and file the same with the Trustee.
  (b)  The restrictions set forth in clause (a) shall not apply to:
 
  (1)  reasonable fees and compensation paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors or employees of CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary as determined in good faith by CNH Global’s Board of Directors or senior management;
 
  (2)  transactions exclusively between or among CNH Global and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or exclusively between or among such Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture;
 
  (3)  any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) in any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date;
 
  (4)  Restricted Payments permitted by the Indenture;
 
  (5)  transactions effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
 
  (6)  any agreement or arrangement (and any transaction effectuated pursuant thereto) with Fiat or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the provision of (i) debt financing, guarantees, currency, interest rate and commodity protection contracts, treasury or cash management services and any services reasonably related to any of the foregoing and/or (ii) shared services relating to the administrative and operating activities of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, either the Board of Directors or senior management of CNH Global shall have determined that each such agreement and arrangement is on terms that are not less favorable than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary; and
 
  (7)  agreements or arrangements (and transactions effectuated pursuant thereto) with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, either the Board of Directors or senior management of CNH Global shall have determined that each such agreement and arrangement is

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  on terms that are not less favorable than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary.

      Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees. CNH Global will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Case New Holland), directly or indirectly, to guarantee any Indebtedness of CNH Global or Case New Holland (other than Indebtedness under any Credit Facility incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the second paragraph under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”) unless such Restricted Subsidiary:
  (1)  executes and delivers to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee (each, a “Guarantee”) all of Case New Holland’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms set forth in the Indenture; and
 
  (2)  delivers to the Trustee an opinion of counsel (which may contain customary exceptions) that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary.
      Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of the Indenture until such Guarantee is released in accordance with the provisions of “Guarantees” above. CNH Global may cause any other Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global to issue a Guarantee and become a Guarantor.
      Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. (a) CNH Global will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided that CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a Sale and Leaseback Transaction if:
  (1)  CNH Global or that Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have
  (A)  incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Indebtedness relating to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph or pursuant to clause (3) of the second paragraph, as the case may be, of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; and
  (B)  incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to “— Limitation on Liens” above;
  (2)  the consideration received in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction are at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the property sold; and
 
  (3)  the transfer of assets in that Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted by, and the proceeds of such transaction are applied in compliance with, the covenant described under “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales.”
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into and consummate any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction without complying with the foregoing provisions.
      (b) In the event that section (a) of this covenant no longer applies to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in light of the circumstances described above under “— Covenant Termination,” CNH Global shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any property or assets unless:
  (1)  CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary could have incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to “— Limitation on Liens” above;
 
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  (3)  the gross cash proceeds of such transaction are applied within 365 days of the receipt thereof either to
  (A)  repay Indebtedness under any Credit Facility and permanently retire such Indebtedness and cause the related loan commitment (if any) to be permanently reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so repaid;
  (B)  acquire any property or assets useful to the business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; or
 
  (C)  any combination of clauses (A) and (B) above.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into and consummate any Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction without complying with the foregoing provisions.
      Payments for Consent. CNH Global will not, and will not cause or permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration, whether by way of interest, fee or otherwise, to any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees unless such consideration is offered to be paid to all Holders who so consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment.
      Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. After the Issue Date, CNH Global may designate any Subsidiary of CNH Global (other than Case New Holland or a Subsidiary of CNH Global which owns Capital Stock of Case New Holland or a Restricted Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under the Indenture (a “Designation”) only if:
  (1)  no Default or Event of Default (as defined below) shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or after giving effect to such Designation; and
 
  (2)  (A) in the case of a Subsidiary other than a Financial Services Subsidiary, (i) prior to reaching Investment Grade Status, CNH Global would be permitted under the Indenture to make a Restricted Payment pursuant to the first paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Restricted Payments” at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of CNH Global’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ Investment in such Subsidiary on such date and (ii) from and after the date the Notes reach Investment Grade Status, the Fair Market Value of CNH Global’s and the Restricted Subsidiaries’ outstanding Investments (calculated at the time such Investment is made) in (x) any such Subsidiary may not exceed $1.0 million and (y) all such Subsidiaries may not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate, and (B) in the case of a Financial Services Subsidiary, immediately prior to or concurrently with such Designation, such Financial Services Subsidiary shall have repaid all Indebtedness owed to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and terminated all related commitments) and returned, in cash or Cash Equivalents or a combination thereof, an amount equal to all Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date in such Financial Services Subsidiary by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent such return would cause such Financial Services Subsidiary to violate applicable capital adequacy or other regulatory requirements, in which case such obligation to return Investments made after the Issue Date shall, to the extent of any amount of Investment the return of which would violate such requirements, be deferred until the date of any Permitted Financial Services Disposition in respect of such Subsidiary.
      The Indenture will further provide that CNH Global shall not, and shall not cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, at any time:
  (x)  provide direct or indirect credit support for or a guarantee of any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any undertaking agreement or instrument evidencing such Indebtedness);
 
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  (z)  be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness which provides that the holder thereof may (upon notice, lapse of time or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its final scheduled maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including any right to take enforcement action against such Unrestricted Subsidiary),
except, in the case of clause (x) or (y), to the extent permitted under the covenant described under “— Limitation on Restricted Payments.”
      The Indenture will further provide that CNH Global may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (“Revocation”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if:
  (1)  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time and after giving effect to such Revocation;
 
  (2)  immediately after giving effect to such Revocation, (i) in the case of an Unrestricted Subsidiary not constituting an Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary, CNH Global would be permitted to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” and (ii) in the case of an Unrestricted Subsidiary constituting an Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary, a Financial Services Subsidiary of CNH Global would be permitted to incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness set forth in the second paragraph of the covenant described under “— Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”; and
 
  (3)  all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if incurred at such time, have been permitted to be incurred for all purposes of the Indenture.
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      As of the Issue Date each of the following Subsidiaries of CNH Global will be Designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries:
  New Holland Kobelco Construction Machinery S.p.A.;
  Kobelco Construction Machinery America LLC;
  CNH Baumachinen GmbH;
  Harbin New Holland Tractors Co. Ltd;
  JV UzCaseMash LLC;
  JV UzCaseService LLC;
  JV UzCaseTractor LLC;
  RosCaseMash;
  Shanghai New Holland Agricultural Machinery Corporation Limited;
  UzCaseagroleasing LLC;
  Tri-County New Holland, Inc.;
  Farmers New Holland, Inc.;
  Rathell Farm Equipment Co., Inc.;
  Northside New Holland, Inc.;
  Sunrise Tractor & Equipment Inc.;
  Medicine Hat New Holland, Ltd.;
  Memphis New Holland, Inc.;
  Ridgeview New Holland, Inc.; and
  St. Anthony New Holland, Inc.
      Designation of Equipment Subsidiaries and Financial Services Subsidiaries. (a) On the Issue Date, CNH Global shall designate each of its Restricted Subsidiaries as being either an “Equipment Subsidiary” or a “Financial Services Subsidiary” and from and after the Issue Date, CNH Global shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Issue Date (and each Unrestricted Subsidiary the Designation of which has been Revoked) to be designated as either an “Equipment Subsidiary” or a “Financial Services Subsidiary”; provided that each such designation shall comply with the requirements of clause (b) below. The designation of each Restricted Subsidiary in existence on the Issue Date shall be set forth in a schedule to the Indenture and the designation of each Restricted Subsidiary formed or acquired after the Issue Date shall be evidenced by an officers’ certificate of CNH Global delivered to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions.
      (b) CNH Global shall not
  (i)  designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Equipment Subsidiary unless the properties, assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary relate exclusively to the Equipment Business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that any Equipment Subsidiary may engage in activities described in the definition of “Financial Services Business” provided that such activities are not the primary business activities of such Equipment Subsidiary and are only incidental to, and undertaken in support of, the Equipment Business activities of such Equipment Subsidiary;
 
  (ii)  designate any Restricted Subsidiary as a Financial Services Subsidiary unless the properties, assets and operations of such Restricted Subsidiary relate exclusively to the Financial Services Business of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
  (iii)  permit any Restricted Subsidiary to own any properties or other assets or engage in any activities which would cause it to qualify as both an Equipment Subsidiary and a Financial Services Subsidiary; or
 
  (iv)  transfer any plant, property or equipment to any Financial Services Subsidiary or permit any Financial Services Subsidiary to own any plant, property or equipment other than, in each case, property and equipment incidental to the operation of the Financial Services Business.

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      Notwithstanding the foregoing, CNH Global shall at all times (x) with respect to itself, satisfy the requirements for being an Equipment Subsidiary (notwithstanding that it is not a Subsidiary) and (y) cause Case New Holland to at all times be an Equipment Subsidiary.
      Reports to Holders. Whether or not CNH Global is then subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, CNH Global will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, so long as the Notes are outstanding: (i) reports on Form 6-K relating to quarterly financial information substantially in the form of the Form 6-K filed by CNH Global on October 27, 2005, as amended; provided, that such reports on Form 6-K will be so furnished no later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter relating to such quarterly report; and (ii) annual reports on Form 20-F substantially in the form of the Form 20-F filed by CNH Global for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004; provided, that such reports on Form 20-F will be so furnished no later than the date by which CNH Global would be required so to file such report if then required to file such a report under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that to the extent that CNH Global ceases to qualify as a “foreign private issuer” within the meaning of the Exchange Act, whether or not CNH Global is then subject to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, CNH Global will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders, so long as the Notes are outstanding (x) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if CNH Global were required to file such forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of CNH Global and its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by CNH Global’s certified independent accountants; and (y) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if CNH Global were required to file such reports, in each case within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations.
      In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, CNH Global will electronically file or furnish, as the case may be, a copy of all such information and reports with the Commission for public availability within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and regulations (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. In addition, CNH Global has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Events of Default
      The following events will be defined in the Indenture as “Events of Default”:
  (1)  the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;
 
  (2)  the failure to pay the principal of any Notes, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise (including the failure to make a payment to purchase Notes tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer);
 
  (3)  a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture which default continues for a period of 30 days after Case New Holland receives written notice specifying the default from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (except in the case of a default with respect to the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets,” which will constitute an Event of Default with such notice requirement but without such passage of time requirement);
 
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  such Indebtedness now exists or is created after the Issue Date, which default (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness after any applicable grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “payment default”) or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $75.0 million;
 
  (5)  one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $75.0 million not covered by adequate insurance shall have been rendered against CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and nonappealable;
 
  (6)  certain events of bankruptcy as set forth in the Indenture affecting CNH Global, Case New Holland or any Significant Subsidiary or group of Restricted Subsidiaries of CNH Global that, together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or
 
  (7)  any Guarantee of any Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect or any Guarantee of such Guarantor is declared to be null and void and unenforceable or any Guarantee of such Guarantor is found to be invalid or any Guarantor denies its liability under its Guarantee (other than by reason of release of such Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Indenture).

      If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to Case New Holland and (if given by the Holders) the Trustee specifying the respective Events of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (6) above occurs with respect to CNH Global or Case New Holland and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
      The Indenture will provide that, at any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences:
  (1)  if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;
 
  (2)  if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;
 
  (3)  to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, if interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid;
 
  (4)  if Case New Holland has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances; and
 
  (5)  in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (6) of the description above of Events of Default, the Trustee shall have received an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.
      No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.
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      Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture and under the TIA. Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, the Trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of its rights, or powers under the Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity. Subject to all provisions of the Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee.
      Under the Indenture, Case New Holland is required to provide an officers’ certificate to the Trustee promptly upon Case New Holland obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (provided that Case New Holland shall provide such certification at least annually whether or not it knows of any Default or Event of Default) that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
      Case New Holland may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations and the obligations of any Guarantors discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes (“Legal Defeasance”). Such Legal Defeasance means that Case New Holland shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, except for:
  (1)  the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when such payments are due;
 
  (2)  Case New Holland’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payments;
 
  (3)  the rights, powers, trust, duties and immunities of the Trustee and Case New Holland’s obligations in connection therewith; and
 
  (4)  the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.
      In addition, Case New Holland may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of Case New Holland released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission or failure to comply, with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including nonpayment, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization and insolvency events) described under “— Events of Default” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
      In order to exercise Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
  (1)  Case New Holland must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable U.S. government obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants selected by Case New Holland, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the stated date of payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be; provided that the Trustee shall have received an irrevocable written order from Case New Holland instructing the Trustee to apply such U.S. dollars or the proceeds of such U.S. government obligations to said payments with respect to such Notes.
 
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  the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;
 
  (3)  in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;
 
  (4)  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit or insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes concurrently with such incurrence);
 
  (5)  such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under the Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;
 
  (6)  Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Case New Holland with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of Case New Holland or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of Case New Holland or others;
 
  (7)  Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent (other than, in the case of such legal opinion, paragraph (6) above as to which such counsel need express no opinion) provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and
 
  (8)  Case New Holland shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the deposit and assuming that no Holder is an “insider” with respect to Case New Holland, as that term is defined in Section 101 of title 11, United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the cash or securities deposited in trust will not be subject to avoidance and repayment under Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Satisfaction and Discharge
      The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in the Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when:
  (1)  either (a) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by Case New Holland and thereafter repaid to Case New Holland or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (b) all of the Notes (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year or (iii) if redeemable at the option of Case New Holland, are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of Case New Holland, and Case New Holland has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes

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  to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from Case New Holland directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;
 
  (2)  Case New Holland and/or the Guarantors have paid all other sums payable under the Indenture; and
 
  (3)  Case New Holland has delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with.

Modification of the Indenture
      From time to time, Case New Holland and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, may amend the Indenture for certain specified purposes, including curing ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies, so long as such change does not, in the opinion of the company, adversely affect the rights of any of the Holders in any material respect. The Trustee will be entitled to rely on such evidence as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, solely on an opinion of counsel. Other modifications and amendments of the Indenture may be made with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under the Indenture, except that, without the consent of each Holder affected thereby, no amendment may:
  (1)  reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;
 
  (2)  reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;
 
  (3)  reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or repurchase, or reduce the redemption or repurchase price therefor;
 
  (4)  make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;
 
  (5)  make any change in provisions of the Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes on or after the stated due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes to waive Defaults or Events of Default;
 
  (6)  amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of Case New Holland to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer after the occurrence of a Change of Control or make and consummate a Net Proceeds Offer with respect to any Asset Sale that has been consummated or, after such Change of Control has occurred or such Asset Sale has been consummated, modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto;
 
  (7)  modify or change any provision of the Indenture or the related definitions affecting the ranking of the Notes or any Guarantee in a manner which adversely affects the Holders; or
 
  (8)  release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Guarantee or the Indenture otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
Governing Law
      The Indenture will provide that it, the Notes and any Guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.

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The Trustee
      The Indenture will provide that, except during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Indenture. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it by the Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs.
      The Indenture and the provisions of the TIA contain certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of Case New Holland, to obtain payments of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. Subject to the TIA, the Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; provided that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as described in the TIA it must eliminate such conflict or resign.
Certain Definitions
      Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for the full definition of all such terms, as well as any other terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
      “Accounts Receivable Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of CNH Global:
  (1)  that is formed solely for the purpose of, and that engages in no activities other than activities in connection with, financing accounts receivable of CNH Global and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
  (2)  that is designated by the Board of Directors of CNH Global as an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary pursuant to a Board of Directors’ resolution set forth in an officers’ certificate delivered to the Trustee;
 
  (3)  with respect to any Accounts Receivable Subsidiary created or designated after the Issue Date, that has total assets at the time of such creation and designation with a book value of $10,000 or less;
 
  (4)  no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligation (contingent or otherwise) of which (a) is at any time Guaranteed by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global (excluding Guarantees of obligations (other than any Guarantee of Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (b) is at any time recourse to or obligates CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global in any way, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (c) subjects any asset of CNH Global or any other Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global (except for another Accounts Receivable Subsidiary), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings (such Indebtedness, “Non-Recourse Accounts Receivable Subsidiary Indebtedness”);
 
  (5)  with which neither CNH Global nor any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than contracts, agreements, arrangements and understandings entered into in the ordinary course of business on terms no less favorable to CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of CNH Global in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction and fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing accounts receivable in connection with such a Qualified Receivables Transaction; and
 
  (6)  with respect to which neither CNH Global nor any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global has any obligation (a) to subscribe for additional shares of Capital Stock thereof or make any additional capital contribution or similar payment or transfer thereto, except for continuing transfers of Qualified Receivables Assets pursuant to any pre-funding or revolving period feature, or (b) to maintain or preserve the solvency or any balance sheet term, financial condition, level of income or results of operations thereof, except in each case, to the extent that, if the amount of each such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment were to be deducted from the cash

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  proceeds received by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of the related Qualified Receivables Assets, the transfer of such Qualified Receivables Assets would still be permitted by clause (8) of the proviso to the definition of “Asset Sale,” provided that to the extent any such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment would not be so permitted, CNH Global would be entitled at the time such obligation is entered into and at the time the obligation is fulfilled to make a Restricted Payment in an amount equal to such amount of such obligation, in which case, at the time of such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment, CNH Global shall be deemed to have made a Restricted Payment for all purposes under the covenant described under “Limitation on Restricted Payments” in an amount equal to such subscription, capital contribution or other payment or Investment.

      “Acquired Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, or at the time it merges or consolidates with CNH Global or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or assumed by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and in each case whether or not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.
      “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.
      “Applicable Treasury Rate” for any redemption date, means the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Make-Whole Redemption Date of such Note (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to March 1, 2010; provided, however, that if the period from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to March 1, 2010 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Applicable Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given except that if the period from the Make-Whole Redemption Date to March 1, 2010 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used.
      “ARS Promissory Note” means a promissory note of an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary to CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global, which note must be repaid from cash available to the Accounts Receivable Subsidiary, other than amounts required to be established as reserves pursuant to agreements, amounts paid to investors in respect of interest, principal and other amounts owing to such investors and amounts paid in connection with the purchase of newly generated receivables.
      “Asset Acquisition” means (1) an Investment by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary, or shall be merged with or into CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (2) the acquisition by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or comprises any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.
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Subsidiary of (a) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) any other property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Asset Sales shall not include:
  (1)  the sale, conveyance, lease, assignment or other transfer of any parts depot in connection with the Parts Depot Rationalization Program;
 
  (2)  a transaction or series of related transactions for which CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration or which has a Fair Market Value of less than $10.0 million;
 
  (3)  the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of CNH Global or Case New Holland as permitted by the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets”;
 
  (4)  any Restricted Payment made in accordance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments” or a Permitted Investment;
 
  (5)  the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;
 
  (6)  the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
 
  (7)  the sale or disposition of obsolete, damaged or worn out assets or assets no longer used or useful, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
 
  (8)  sales of Qualified Receivables Assets to an Accounts Receivables Subsidiary or other Person pursuant to a Qualified Receivables Transaction for the Fair Market Value thereof;
 
  (9)  any transfer of Qualified Receivables Assets, or a fractional undivided interest therein, by an Accounts Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
  (10)  a Permitted Financial Services Disposition; or
 
  (11)  the factoring of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business pursuant to customary arrangements.
      “Attributable Indebtedness” in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the greater of
  (1)  the fair value of the property subject to such arrangement; and
 
  (2)  the present value (discounted at the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended).
      “Board of Directors” means, as to any Person, the board of directors of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
      “Board Resolution” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
      “Build-up Amount Start Date” means October 1, 2003.
      “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
      “Calculation Start Date” means August 1, 2003.
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  (1)  with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and
 
  (2)  with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.
      “Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
      “Cash Equivalents” means:
  (1)  marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States Government or any member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date) or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or such member state of the European Union, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
 
  (2)  marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. or any successor thereto (“S&P”) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto (“Moody’s”);
 
  (3)  commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s;
 
  (4)  cash deposited in bank accounts, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of any member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date), the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or any foreign branch of any such bank or any branch of a foreign bank located in the United States or any member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Issue Date) having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;
 
  (5)  repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;
 
  (6)  investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in either (x) securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above or (y) securities which constitute “Eligible Securities” (as defined in Rule 2a-7(10) promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as such Rule is in effect on the Issue Date);
 
  (7)  in addition to clauses (1) through (6) above, in the case of CNH Global or any Foreign Subsidiary:
  (a)  marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the sovereign nation in which CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business, or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of such sovereign nation, and in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof; and
 
  (b)  certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of the sovereign nation in which CNH Global or such Foreign Subsidiary is organized and is conducting business, and having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million; and

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  (8)  positive net cash balances of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries held from time to time on current account with Fiat and its Affiliates in connection with cash management practices generally accepted internationally as applied by multinational corporations in the ordinary course of business.
      “Change of Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
  (1)  any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “Group”), other than one or more Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) of more than 50% of the total voting power of CNH Global’s Capital Stock;
 
  (2)  there is consummated any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of CNH Global and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person or Group, together with any Affiliates thereof (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture), other than any transfer to (x) CNH Global or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of CNH Global or (y) any Person of which more than 50% of the voting power of such Person’s Capital Stock is owned by one or more Permitted Holders;
 
  (3)  there is consummated any consolidation or merger of CNH Global in which CNH Global is not the continuing or surviving Person or pursuant to which the Common Stock of CNH Global would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger or consolidation of CNH Global (x) in which the Holders of the Capital Stock of CNH Global outstanding immediately prior to the consolidation or merger hold, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the Capital Stock of the surviving corporation immediately after such consolidation or merger or (y) with any Person of which more that 50% of the voting power of such Person’s Capital Stock is owned by one or more Permitted Holders;
 
  (4)  the approval by the Holders of Capital Stock of CNH Global of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of CNH Global or Case New Holland (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Indenture);
 
  (5)  during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of CNH Global (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of CNH Global was approved either (x) pursuant to a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or (y) by the Permitted Holders) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of CNH Global then in office; or
 
  (6)  the first day on which CNH Global fails to own, either directly or indirectly, through one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, more than 50% of the total voting power of Case New Holland’s Capital Stock.
      “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, or if at any time after the execution of the Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the applicable duties now assigned to it, then the body or bodies performing such duties at such time.
      “Common Stock” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non-voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

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      “Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:
  (1)  Consolidated Equipment Net Income; and
 
  (2)  to the extent Consolidated Equipment Net Income has been reduced thereby:
  (A)  all income taxes of CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period;
  (B)  Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense;
 
  (C)  Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Charges; and
  (D)  (I) restructuring charges of CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries resulting from the CNH Merger Integration Plan as described in the Offering Memorandum to the extent paid or accrued during such period and (II) any Production Rationalization Amounts,
less any Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Items increasing Consolidated Equipment Net Income for such period, all as determined on a consolidated basis for CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
      “Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense” means, with respect to CNH Global for any period, the sum of, without duplication:
      (1)
  (A)  the aggregate of the interest expense of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the interest expense of Financial Services Subsidiaries), including without limitation or duplication,
  (I)  any amortization of debt discount and amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs,
  (II)  the net costs under Hedging Obligations,
           (III) non-cash interest expense,
  (IV)  all capitalized interest, and
  (V)  the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation; and
  (B)  the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations and Attributable Indebtedness paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less
  (2)  the aggregate interest income received by CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries from Financial Services Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of such Financial Services Subsidiaries owed to CNH Global and/or one or more Equipment Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that with respect to each item of such Indebtedness, the interest income thereon shall be excluded to the extent that, but only to the extent that, the interest rate on such Indebtedness exceeds the rate that would be applicable to borrowings of similar maturities and on substantially the same terms by similarly situated finance companies from unaffiliated third parties.
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equity in the net income of Financial Services Subsidiaries except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to CNH Global or an Equipment Subsidiary by a Financial Services Subsidiary).
      “Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Charges” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses, including, without limitation, impairments of intangibles and other non-cash writedowns, of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Equipment Net Income of CNH Global for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period and any loss on the sale of fixed assets as reflected in CNH Global’s consolidated statements of cash flows in accordance with GAAP).
      “Consolidated Equipment Non-cash Items” means with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the aggregate non-cash gains of CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries increasing Consolidated Equipment Net Income of CNH Global for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such gain or portion of such gain for which cash is expected to be received in any future period).
      “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to CNH Global, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of CNH Global during the four full fiscal quarters (the “Four Quarter Period”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for which financial statements are available (the “Transaction Date”) to Consolidated Fixed Charges of CNH Global for the Four Quarter Period. In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
  (1)  the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock of CNH Global or any CNH Global’s Equipment Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and
 
  (2)  any asset sales or other dispositions or Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of CNH Global or one of the Equipment Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes an Equipment Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions calculated on a basis consistent with Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) attributable to the assets which are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or asset sale or other disposition during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date as if such asset sale or other disposition or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period.
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ness. Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”:
  (1)  interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date;
 
  (2)  if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; and
 
  (3)  notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Hedging Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum in effect on the Transaction Date resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements on such date.
      “Consolidated Fixed Charges” means, with respect to CNH Global for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:
  (1)  Consolidated Equipment Interest Expense, plus
 
  (2)  the product of (x) the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock) paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current Effective Income Tax Rate of CNH Global, expressed as a decimal.
      “Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to CNH Global, for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded therefrom:
  (1)  net gains and losses from asset sales (other than the sale of Qualified Receivables Assets in the ordinary course of business in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction) or abandonments or reserves relating thereto;
 
  (2)  extraordinary gains (but not extraordinary losses) (determined on an after-tax basis);
 
  (3)  the net income of any Person acquired in a “pooling of interests” transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
  (4)  the net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is restricted by a contract, operation of law or otherwise;
 
  (5)  the net income (including any loss) of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to CNH Global or to a Restricted Subsidiary by such Person;
 
  (6)  income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued); and
 
  (7)  in the case of a successor to CNH Global by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of CNH Global’s assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets.
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Financial Services Subsidiary shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income; provided that such contract is entered into in accordance with “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.”
      “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” of any Person means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense (to the extent included in said aggregate amount of assets) and other like intangibles, as shown on the balance sheet of such Person for the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. Consolidated Net Tangible Assets shall be determined as of the time of the occurrence of the event(s) giving rise to the requirement to determine Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and after giving effect to such event(s).
      “Consolidated Net Worth” of any Person means the consolidated stockholders’ equity of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less (without duplication) amounts attributable to Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person.
      “Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities or other financing arrangements (including commercial paper facilities, revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing, letters of credit or any debt securities or other form of debt, convertible debt or exchangeable debt financing) as such facilities or arrangements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement(s) extending the maturity of or Refinancing (including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder (provided that such increase in borrowings is permitted by the covenant described under the caption “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock”) or adding CNH Global or Subsidiaries of CNH Global as borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement(s) or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or creditor or group of creditors.
      “Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.
      “Disinterested” means, with respect to any transaction or series of related transactions, a member of the Board of Directors of CNH Global who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of related transactions, provided that a member of the Board of Directors of CNH Global shall not be deemed to have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction or series of transactions due solely to the fact that such member is also at such time an officer, employee or director of CNH, Fiat or any of their respective Affiliates.
      “Disposition” means, whether in one or a series of transactions, the sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or any portion of the business, assets, properties or securities of the Financial Services Business, whether by way of a merger or consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or restructuring, tender or exchange offer, negotiated purchase, leveraged buyout, minority investment or partnership, collaborative venture or otherwise, or any other extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Financial Services Business.
      “Disqualified Capital Stock” means that portion of any Capital Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is mandatorily exchangeable for Indebtedness, or is redeemable or exchangeable for Indebtedness, at the sole option of the holder thereof on or prior to the one-year anniversary of the final maturity date of the Notes.
      “Effective Income Tax Rate” means the product of income tax provision (benefit) as reported under GAAP divided by income (loss) before taxes, minority interest, equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle as reported under GAAP.

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      “Equipment Business” means the manufacture, marketing and distribution of agricultural and construction equipment.
      “Equipment Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that is engaged in the Equipment Business.
      “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
      “Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving one or more parts depots entered into in connection with the Parts Depot Rationalization Program.
      “Existing Credit Facility” means any debt facility or other term loan, revolving credit, receivables financing, commercial paper or letter of credit financing arrangement of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date but other than any debt security or Qualified Receivables Transaction outstanding on the Issue Date.
      “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length, free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of whom is under undue pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction. Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by one or more members of the senior management of CNH Global or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary.
      “Fiat” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Permitted Holders.
      “Fiat Promissory Notes” means the Indebtedness of the Equipment Subsidiaries represented by promissory notes, to the extent outstanding on the Issue Date, payable to Fiat and its affiliates.
      “Financial Services Business” means the offer and sale of financial services products, including without limitation (i) retail financing for the purchase or lease of equipment manufactured by CNH Global, Equipment Subsidiaries or any other manufacturer whose products are from time to time sold through CNH Global’s dealer network, (ii) other retail and wholesale financing programs reasonably related thereto and (iii) insurance and credit card products and services reasonably related thereto, together with the underwriting, marketing, servicing and other related support activities incidental to the offer and sale of such financial services products.
      “Financial Services Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that is engaged in the Financial Services Business.
      “Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Financial Services Subsidiaries of CNH Global, the ratio of:
  (x)  the sum of the aggregate outstanding amount of Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of the Financial Services Subsidiaries of CNH Global as of the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio (the “Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date”) on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP to
 
  (y)  Consolidated Net Worth of the Financial Services Subsidiaries as of the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date.
For purposes of this definition,
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  issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the Financial Subsidiary Leverage Ratio Transaction Date; and
 
  (2)  if any Financial Services Subsidiary directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence will give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Financial Services Subsidiary had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness.

      “Foreign Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is formed or otherwise incorporated in a jurisdiction other than the United States or a State thereof or the District of Columbia.
      “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect on August 1, 2003.
      “Guarantee” has the meaning set forth under “— Certain Covenants — Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees.”
      “Guarantor” means (1) CNH Global, (2) each Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global that executes a Guarantee on the Issue Date and (3) each other Restricted Subsidiary that in the future executes a Guarantee pursuant to the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Issuance of Subsidiary Guarantees” or otherwise; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
      “Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under:
  (1)  any interest rate protection agreements including, without limitation, interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;
 
  (2)  any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements or other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates;
 
  (3)  any commodity futures contract, commodity option or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in prices of commodities; and
 
  (4)  indemnity agreements and arrangements entered into in connection with the agreements and arrangements described in clauses (1), (2) and (3).
      “Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of any Notes.
      “incur” has the meaning set forth under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.”
      “Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:
  (1)  all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;
 
  (2)  all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;
 
  (3)  all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;
 
  (4)  all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted);
 
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  (6)  guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness of any other Person referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;
 
  (7)  all Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) which are secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or asset or the amount of the Obligation so secured;
 
  (8)  all Obligations under Hedging Obligations of such Person; and
 
  (9)  all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued and unpaid dividends, if any.
For purposes hereof, the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Standard Securitization Undertakings and (ii) Guarantees made in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management activities by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary to any bank or other financial institution with respect to account overdrafts of any Fiat Affiliate in any account of such Affiliate maintained with such bank or other financial institution, provided that such Guarantee is limited to the amount of funds of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary held at such bank or other financial institution, in each case shall not constitute Indebtedness.
      “Independent Financial Advisor” means a firm
  (1)  which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees and Affiliates do not, have a direct or indirect material financial interest in CNH Global or any of its Subsidiaries; and
 
  (2)  which, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of CNH Global, is otherwise independent and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
      “Initial Purchaser” means UBS Securities LLC.
      “Intesa BCI Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness outstanding on the Issue Date under the Buy and Sell-Back Agreement dated January 16, 2002 between CNH America LLC and Intesa BCI S.p.A.
      “Investment” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person or the assumption by any Person of Indebtedness of any other Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be. If CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (the “Referent Subsidiary”) such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, the Referent Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary, CNH Global shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of the Referent Subsidiary not sold or disposed of.
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      “Investment Grade Status” shall be deemed to have been reached on the date that the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies, provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on such date.
      “Issue Date” means March 3, 2006, the date of initial issuance of the Notes.
      “Lien” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).
      “Make-Whole Premium” means, as to each Note, an amount equal to the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (x) the present value of the sum of the principal amount and premium, if any, that would be payable on such Note on March 1, 2010 and all remaining interest payments to and including March 1, 2010 (but excluding any interest accrued to the Make-Whole Redemption Date), discounted on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) from March 1, 2010 to the Make-Whole Redemption Date at a per-annum interest rate equal to the Applicable Treasury Rate on such Make-Whole Redemption Date plus 0.50%, over (y) the outstanding principal amount of such Note.
      “Make-Whole Redemption Date” with respect to a Make-Whole Redemption, means the date such Make-Whole Redemption is effected.
      “Moody’s” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
      “Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest), received by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale net of:
  (1)  reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions and relocation expenses);
 
  (2)  taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in consolidated tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;
 
  (3)  repayments of Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted by the Indenture on the property or assets subject to such Asset Sale that is required to be repaid in connection with such Asset Sale; and
 
  (4)  appropriate amounts to be determined by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale.
      “Net Indebtedness” means as of any time of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (2) under the second paragraph of “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” less (b) the aggregate principal amount of Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness then outstanding.
      “Notes” means the 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 issued by Case New Holland.
      “Obligations” means all obligations for principal, premium, interests, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
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      “Pari Passu Debt” means any Indebtedness of Case New Holland or any Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or such Guarantee, as applicable.
      “Parts Depot Rationalization Program” means any sale, lease, assignment or other transfer of one or more parts depots maintained by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Issue Date pursuant to a program established by CNH Global for the rationalization of such existing parts depots as described in the Offering Memorandum.
      “Permitted Asset Swap” means any transfer of properties or assets (including without limitation, any transfer of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary) by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in which (a) at least 90% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of (i) properties or assets (other than cash) that constitute Replacement Assets, (ii) Capital Stock of any Person that is engaged in a business that is the same, similar or reasonably related to the businesses in which CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries are then engaged in and that will become a Restricted Subsidiary upon consummation of such Permitted Asset Swap or (iii) any combination of clauses (i) and (ii) above, and (b) CNH Global or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Permitted Asset Swap at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets transferred.
      “Permitted Financial Services Disposition” means the transfer of any Capital Stock or all or any portion of the assets of one or more Financial Services Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiaries to any Person that is not a Subsidiary of CNH Global if:
  (1)  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of and immediately following the consummation of such transaction;
 
  (2)  the transferor of such Capital Stock or assets receives consideration at the time of such transfer at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock or the assets, net of any liabilities assumed by the transferee, so transferred or, in the case of a transfer of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary in the form of a dividend or other similar distribution, such dividend or other similar distribution is made in compliance with the “Limitation on Restricted Payments” covenant;
 
  (3)  in the case of transfer of any Capital Stock, as a result of and immediately after giving effect to such transfer such Financial Services Subsidiary or Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall cease to be a Subsidiary of CNH Global; and
 
  (4)  immediately prior to or concurrently with the consummation of such transfer, each Financial Services Subsidiary that is so transferring assets or the Capital Stock of which is being transferred shall have (A) repaid to CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and terminated all related commitments) (x) in the case of a transfer of Capital Stock, all Indebtedness owed by such Subsidiary to such entities and (y) in the case of a transfer of assets, an amount of Indebtedness owed to such entities that is proportional to the assets so transferred, and (B)(x) in the case of a transfer of Capital Stock, returned in cash or Cash Equivalents an amount equal to all Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date in such Financial Services Subsidiary by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) in the case of a transfer of assets, returned in cash or Cash Equivalents an amount equal to an amount of Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date in such Financial Services Subsidiary by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is proportional to the assets so transferred, net of any liabilities assumed by the transferee.
      “Permitted Financing Support Services” shall mean in the event of any Permitted Financial Services Disposition to an Affiliate of CNH Global other than a Restricted Subsidiary, any payments or subsidies made from time to time in the ordinary course of business by CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries to the successor or transferee of any portion of the Financial Services Business in order to promote the sale of equipment manufactured by CNH Global and its Equipment Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, retail subsidies in connection with retail financing provided to end-users of such equipment and interest compensation in connection with wholesale financing provided to equipment dealers.

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      “Permitted Holders” means Fiat S.p.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Italy (“Fiat”), any Subsidiary of Fiat or any other Person, directly or indirectly controlled by any of the foregoing.
      “Permitted Investments” means:
  (1)  Investments by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in CNH Global, any existing Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that will become immediately after such Investment a Restricted Subsidiary;
 
  (2)  (a) Investments made by CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash and Cash Equivalents and (b) guarantees made in the ordinary course of business in connection with cash management activities by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary to any bank or other financial institution with respect to account overdrafts of any Fiat Affiliate in any account maintained by such Affiliate with such bank or other financial institution, provided that such Guarantee is limited to the amount of funds of CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary held at such bank or other financial institution;
 
  (3)  loans and advances to employees and officers of CNH Global and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes not in excess of an aggregate of $2.5 million at any one time outstanding;
 
  (4)  Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of CNH Global’s or its Restricted Subsidiary’s businesses and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture;
 
  (5)  Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers;
 
  (6)  Investments made by CNH Global or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale (including, without limitation, in connection with any Permitted Asset Swap) made in compliance with the covenant described under “— Repurchase at the Option of Holders — Asset Sales”;
 
  (7)  any Investment by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global in an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or any other Person or any Investment by an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary in any other Person, in each case, in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction, so long as any Investment in an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary is in the form of an ARS Promissory Note or Capital Stock;
 
  (8)  Investments existing on the Issue Date, and any extension, modification or renewal of any Investments existing on the Issue Date, but only to the extent not involving additional advances, contributions or other Investments of cash or other assets or other increases thereof (other than as a result of the accrual or accretion of interest or original issue discount or the issuance of pay-in-kind securities, in each case, pursuant to the terms of such Investment as in effect on the Issue Date);
 
  (9)  following the consummation of any Permitted Financial Services Disposition, (i) the continuing Investment in such Person by CNH Global and/or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries represented by the shares of Capital Stock of such Person not so disposed of and (ii) Investments made by CNH Global or its Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with such Permitted Financial Services Disposition; and
  (10)  additional Investments not to exceed 2.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of CNH Global and the Equipment Subsidiaries.
      “Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:
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  or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;
 
  (2)  statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof;
 
  (3)  Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);
 
  (4)  judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;
 
  (5)  easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances in respect of real property not impairing in any material respect the ordinary conduct of the business of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
 
  (6)  any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or asset which is not leased property subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligation;
 
  (7)  Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
 
  (8)  Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
 
  (9)  Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;

  (10)  Liens securing Hedging Obligations to the extent such Hedging Obligations are otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture;
 
  (11)  Liens securing Purchase Money Indebtedness permitted pursuant to clause (11) of the second paragraph of the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” (to the extent such covenant continues to be applicable to the Notes); provided, however, that in the case of Purchase Money Indebtedness (a) the Indebtedness shall not exceed the cost of such property or assets and shall not be secured by any property or assets of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property and assets so acquired or constructed and (b) the Lien securing such Indebtedness shall be created within 180 days of such acquisition or construction or, in the case of a refinancing of any Purchase Money Indebtedness, within 180 days of such refinancing;
 
  (12)  Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness (and any Indebtedness which Refinances such Acquired Indebtedness) incurred in accordance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” (to the extent such covenant continues to be applicable to the Notes); provided that

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  (A)  such Liens secured the Acquired Indebtedness at the time of and prior to the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary and were not granted in connection with, or in anticipation of, the incurrence of such Acquired Indebtedness by CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary; and
  (B)  such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of CNH Global or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries other than the property or assets that secured the Acquired Indebtedness prior to the time such Indebtedness became Acquired Indebtedness of CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary;
  (13)  Liens on Qualified Receivables Assets incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Transaction;
 
  (14)  Liens on accounts receivable incurred in connection with the factoring of accounts receivable in accordance with customary arrangements; provided that such Lien shall not extend to any property or assets other than the accounts receivable that are the subject of such factoring arrangement;
 
  (15)  Liens in favor of the counterparty thereto encumbering one or more parts depots sold pursuant to an Excluded Sale and Leaseback Transaction;
 
  (16)  Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees;
 
  (17)  Liens in favor of Case New Holland or a Guarantor;
 
  (18)  Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness which is incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness secured by a Lien permitted under the Indenture; provided, however, that such Liens do not extend to or cover any property or assets of CNH Global or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced; and
 
  (19)  additional Liens not to exceed $100.0 million at any one time outstanding.
      “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization (including a limited liability company), trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
      “Preferred Stock” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.
      “Production Rationalization Amounts” means the amount of restructuring charges that are paid or accrued for any period after the Issue Date by CNH Global or any of the Equipment Subsidiaries which amount is not part of the CNH Merger Integration Plan as described in the Offering Memorandum; provided, however, that all such amounts since the Issue Date shall not exceed $200 million in the aggregate.
      “Purchase Money Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the normal course of business for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property or equipment.
      “Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.
      “Qualified Receivables Assets” means any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with an accounts receivable financing transaction.
      “Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by CNH Global or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to (a) an Accounts Receivable Subsidiary or (b) any other Person, or grants a security interest in, Qualified Receivables Assets; provided such transaction or series of transactions is

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on market terms at the time CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into such transaction or series of transactions.
      “Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of a Financial Services Subsidiary that (i) is unsubordinated to any other indebtedness of such Financial Services Subsidiary, (ii) is owed to Case New Holland or a Guarantor and is funded from the proceeds of borrowings by Case New Holland or a Guarantor under clause (2) of the second paragraph of “Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” (the “Funding Source Indebtedness”), (iii) if funded by Funding Source Indebtedness having an identical maturity, bears interest at a rate not less than the rate borne by the Funding Source Indebtedness, (iv) has a maturity no later than such Funding Source Indebtedness, (v) provides the holder of such Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness with the right to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness upon the acceleration of the maturity of the Funding Source Indebtedness, and (vi) requires the issuer thereof to make prepayments to the extent the borrower of the Funding Source Indebtedness must prepay such Funding Source Indebtedness.
      “Rating Agencies” means Moody’s and S&P.
      “Refinance” means in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.
      “Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Refinancing by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness incurred in accordance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” (other than pursuant to clause (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (13), (14) or (15) of the second paragraph of such covenant), in each case that does not:
  (1)  result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (except to the extent of the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and the amount of reasonable expenses incurred by Case New Holland in connection with such Refinancing); or
 
  (2)  create Indebtedness with (A) a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (B) a final maturity earlier than the final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that (x) (I) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is Indebtedness of Case New Holland or a Guarantor, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of Case New Holland or such Guarantor, (II) Indebtedness of CNH Global or one or more Equipment Subsidiaries may not be Refinanced with Indebtedness of Financial Services Subsidiaries except to the extent that the proceeds from such Indebtedness were loaned to one or more Financial Services Subsidiaries (which loan is evidenced by an intercompany note of such Financial Services Subsidiary issued to CNH Global or such Equipment Subsidiary, as the case may be), in which case, any Financial Services Subsidiary may then incur Refinancing Indebtedness to Refinance such Indebtedness provided that CNH Global or the applicable Equipment Subsidiary applies the proceeds of such Refinancing Indebtedness to repay the Indebtedness to be Refinanced within two Business Days of the incurrence thereof by such Financial Services Subsidiary, (III) Indebtedness including, but not limited to, Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness, of any Financial Services Subsidiary may be Refinanced with Refinancing Indebtedness incurred by any Financial Services Subsidiary, but may not be Refinanced with Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary (it being understood that the incurrence of any Qualifying Intercompany Indebtedness funded by Indebtedness Incurred by CNH Global or any Equipment Subsidiary may constitute Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (III)) and (IV) Indebtedness of any Equipment Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may be refinanced with Indebtedness of CNH Global or any other Equipment Subsidiary, and (y) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be

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  subordinate to the Notes at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

      “Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement dated the Issue Date among Case New Holland, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchaser with respect to the Notes.
      “Replacement Assets” means assets (including, without limitation, raw materials, parts and other items of inventory in the ordinary course of business) and property (including, without limitation, the Capital Stock of a Person which becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Investment) that will be used in the business of CNH Global and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries as existing on the Issue Date or in a business the same, similar or reasonably related thereto.
      “Restricted Payment” has the meaning set forth under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Restricted Payments.”
      “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of CNH Global that has not been designated by the Board of Directors of CNH Global, by a Board Resolution delivered to the Trustee, as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.”
      “S&P” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Cash Equivalents.
      “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to CNH Global or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by CNH Global or such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person from whom funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such property.
      “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
      “Significant Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.
      “Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by CNH Global or any Restricted Subsidiary of CNH Global which are reasonably customary in accounts receivable securitization transactions from time to time.
      “Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of CNH Global or any Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter incurred) that is subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantee of such Guarantor pursuant to a written agreement.
      “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, means
  (1)  any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or
 
  (2)  any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
      “Unrestricted Financial Services Subsidiary” of any Person means an Unrestricted Subsidiary that immediately prior to its designation constituted a Financial Services Subsidiary.
      “Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means
  (1)  any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or continue to be designated as such pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described under “— Certain Covenants — Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries”; and

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  (2)  any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
      “Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (A) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (B) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (I) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (II) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.
      “Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary” of CNH Global means any Restricted Subsidiary of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by CNH Global or any other Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary.

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BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM
The Global Notes
      New notes offered pursuant to the exchange offer will be issued in the form of one or more registered notes in global form, without interest coupons (collectively, the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes will be deposited on the issue date with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or will remain in the custody of the trustee pursuant to the FAST Balance Certificate Agreement between DTC and the trustee.
      Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, solely to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for notes in physical, certificated form (“Certificated Notes”) except in the limited circumstances described below.
      All interests in the Global Notes may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC.
Certain Book-Entry Procedures for the Global Notes
      The descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg set forth below are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to change by them from time to time. We do not take any responsibility for these operations or procedures, and investors are urged to contact the relevant system or its participants directly to discuss these matters.
      DTC has advised us that it is:
  •  a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York;
 
  •  a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law;
 
  •  a member of the Federal Reserve System;
 
  •  a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended; and
 
  •  a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
      DTC was created to hold securities for its participants (collectively, the “Participants”) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical transfer and delivery of certificates. DTC’s Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchaser), banks and trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Indirect access to DTC’s system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”) that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through Participants or Indirect Participants.
      We expect that pursuant to procedures established by DTC (1) upon deposit of each Global Note, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the initial purchaser with an interest in the Global Note and (2) ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the interests of Participants) and the records of Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to the interests of persons other than Participants).
      The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests in the notes represented by a Global Note to such persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of its Participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold interests through Participants, the ability of a person having an interest in notes represented by a Global Note to pledge or transfer such interest to persons

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or entities that do not participate in DTC’s system, or to otherwise take actions in respect of such interest, may be affected by the lack of a physical definitive security in respect of such interest.
      So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, DTC or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the notes represented by the Global Note for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will not be entitled to have notes represented by such Global Note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of Certificated Notes, and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee thereunder. Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if such holder is not a Participant or an Indirect Participant, on the procedures of the Participant through which such holder owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of notes under the indenture or such Global Note. We understand that under existing industry practice, in the event that we request any action of holders of notes, or a holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of such Global Note, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize the Participants to take such action and the Participants would authorize holders owning through such Participants to take such action or would otherwise act upon the instruction of such holders. Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of notes by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to such notes.
      Payments with respect to the principal of, and premium, if any, liquidated damages, if any, and interest on, any notes represented by a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee on the applicable record date will be payable by the trustee to or at the direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of the Global Note representing such notes under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, we and the trustee may treat the persons in whose names the notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving payment thereon and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Accordingly, neither we nor the trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of such amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note (including principal, premium, if any, liquidated damages, if any, and interest). Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and DTC.
      Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.
      Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the notes, cross-market transfers between the Participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, by its respective depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, by the counterparts in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Notes in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream, Luxembourg participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg.
      Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg participant purchasing an interest in a Global Note from a Participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream,

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Luxembourg) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as a result of sales of interests in the Global Notes by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg participant to a Participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg following DTC’s settlement date.
      Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
Certificated Notes
      If:
  •  we notify the trustee in writing that DTC is no longer willing or able to act as a depositary or DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days of such notice or cessation; or
 
  •  an event of default has occurred and is continuing and the registrar has received a request from DTC to issue Certificated Notes,
then, upon surrender by DTC of the Global Notes, Certificated Notes will be issued to each person that DTC identifies as the beneficial owner of the notes represented by the Global Notes. Upon any such issuance, the trustee is required to register such Certificated Notes in the name of such person or persons (or the nominee of any thereof) and cause the same to be delivered thereto.
      Neither we nor the trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC or any Participant or Indirect Participant in identifying the beneficial owners of the related notes and each such person may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, instructions from DTC for all purposes (including with respect to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal amounts, of the notes to be issued).

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
      The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the new notes by beneficial owners (“Holders”) that will receive new notes pursuant to the exchange offer and that will hold the new notes as capital assets (generally, property held for investment). This summary is based on the provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, and administrative pronouncement of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and judicial interpretations, all as in effect as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change (possibly on a retroactive basis). This summary is intended for general information only, and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all of the potential U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to the particular circumstances of Holders, or to Holders that may be subject to special U.S. federal income tax rules (such as dealers in securities or foreign currencies, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, financial institutions, partnerships and other pass-through entities, expatriates, tax-exempt organizations, United States Holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, persons who own 10% or more of our common shares and persons who hold new notes as part of a hedge, straddle, conversion or constructive sale transaction or other risk reduction transaction). Furthermore, this summary does not address any state, local or foreign tax implications, or any aspect of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation.
      PROSPECTIVE HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS CONCERNING THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NEW NOTES BASED UPON THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS INCLUDING ANY CONSEQUENCES ARISING UNDER APPLICABLE STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
      For purposes of this discussion, a “United States Holder” means a Holder of a note that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) whose administration is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B) if the trust was in existence on August 20, 1996 and an election has been properly made to continue to treat the trust as a United States person under the Code. Correspondingly, a “Foreign Holder” is a Holder that is neither a United States Holder nor a partnership. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of a partner in a partnership holding the new notes generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in a partnership holding the new notes should consult their own tax advisors.
United States Holders
Payments of Stated Interest
      Generally, stated interest payable on a note will be taxable to a United States Holder as ordinary interest income at the time the interest is accrued or received in accordance with the United States Holder’s regular method of tax accounting.
Amortizable Bond Premium
      If a beneficial owner of a note sells the note to a United States Holder in a secondary market transaction for an amount in excess of, in general, its principal amount, such United States Holder will be considered to have purchased such note with “amortizable bond premium” equal in amount to such excess. Generally, a United States Holder may elect to amortize such premium as an offset to interest income, using a constant yield method. The premium amortization is calculated assuming that we will exercise redemption rights in a manner that maximizes the United States Holder’s yield. If the United States Holder elects to amortize bond premium, such United States Holder must reduce his tax basis in the note by the amount of the premium used

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to offset interest income as set forth above. An election to amortize bond premium applies to all taxable debt obligations held during or after the taxable year for which the election is made and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS.
Market Discount
      If a beneficial owner of a note sells the note to a United States Holder in a secondary market transaction for an amount that is less than, in general, its principal amount, the amount of such difference is treated as “market discount” for federal income tax purposes, unless such difference is considered to be de minimis as described in section 1278(a)(2)(C) of the Code. Under the market discount rules of the Code, a United States Holder is required to treat any principal payment on, or any gain on the sale, exchange or retirement or other disposition of, a note as ordinary income to the extent of the accrued market discount that has not previously been included in income. In general, the amount of market discount that has accrued is determined on a ratable basis although in certain circumstances an election may be made to accrue market discount on a constant interest basis. A United States Holder may not be allowed to deduct immediately a portion of the interest expense on any indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or to carry notes with market discount. A United States Holder may elect to include market discount in income currently as it accrues, in which case the interest deferral rule set forth in the preceding sentence will not apply. Such an election will apply to all debt instruments acquired on or after the first day of the taxable year to which such election applies and is irrevocable without the consent of the IRS. The tax basis in a note will be increased by the amount of market discount included in income under such election. United States Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors as to the tax consequences of acquisition, ownership, and disposition of notes with market discount.
Redemption and Repurchase Rights; Additional Interest
      As described elsewhere in this prospectus, we may under certain circumstances be required to repurchase the notes and we have the option to redeem some or all of the notes at certain times under certain circumstances.
      Based on our current expectations, the likelihood that we will be required to repurchase or redeem the notes as described in the foregoing paragraph is remote. Accordingly, we intend to take the position that the contingent payments described in the foregoing paragraph do not, as of the date of issuance, cause the notes to have original issue discount and do not affect the yield to maturity or the maturity date of the notes. A United States Holder may not take a contrary position unless it discloses such contrary position in the proper manner to the IRS. Prospective purchasers of the notes should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the contingent payments described above. If the IRS takes the position that the contingent payments described were not remote as of the date of issuance, the amount and timing of interest income a United States Holder must include in taxable income may have to be redetermined.
      Although the matter is not free from doubt, if, contrary to our expectations, additional interest is in fact paid, such additional interest should be taxable as interest as described above under “— United States Holder — Payments of Stated Interest,” and if we repurchase or redeem the notes as described above, such redemption or repurchase should be taxable as described below under “— United States Holder — Sales and Other Taxable Dispositions.”
Sales and Other Taxable Dispositions
      In general, upon the sale or other taxable disposition of a note, a United States Holder will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on such sale or other taxable disposition (not including any amount attributable to accrued but unpaid interest, which will be treated as a payment of interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes and therefore will be taxable as ordinary income) and such United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the note. Such gain or loss generally will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the note was held by such United States Holder for more than one year and otherwise will be short-term capital gain or loss. A United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis in a note generally will equal the cost of the note to such United States Holder, reduced by any principal payments

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received by such United States Holder. Under current U.S. federal income tax law, net long-term capital gains of non-corporate United States Holders (including individuals) are eligible for taxation at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.
Exchange of Notes for Exchange Notes
      The exchange of old notes for new notes pursuant to the registered exchange offer will not be considered a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, such exchange should have no U.S. federal income tax consequences to a United States Holder of notes, and the adjusted tax basis and holding period of a United States Holder in a new note will be the same immediately after the exchange as such United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis and holding period in the old note immediately prior to the exchange.
Foreign Holders
Payments of Interest
      Payments of interest on a note by us or any paying agent to a Foreign Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax or withholding tax, provided that:
  •  the interest income in respect of the note is not effectively connected with the conduct by the Foreign Holder of a trade or business within the United States;
 
  •  the Foreign Holder does not own, actually or constructively, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our shares entitled to vote;
 
  •  the Foreign Holder is not, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in the Code) related, directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership;
 
  •  the Foreign Holder is not a bank whose receipt of interest on the note is described in Code Section 881(c)(3)(A); and
 
  •  the certification requirements under Code Section 871(h) or 881(c) and the Treasury regulations thereunder, as described generally below, are met.
      For purposes of Code Sections 871(h) and 881(c) and the Treasury regulations thereunder, in order to obtain the exemption from U.S. federal income and withholding tax described above, either (1) the Foreign Holder must provide its name and address, and certify, under penalties of perjury, to us or our paying agent, as the case may be, that such Holder is not a United States person or (2) the Foreign Holder must hold its notes through certain intermediaries and both the Foreign Holder and the relevant intermediary must satisfy the certification requirements of applicable Treasury regulations. A certificate described in this paragraph is generally effective only with respect to payments of interest made to the certifying Foreign Holder after issuance of the certificate in the calendar year of its issuance and the two immediately succeeding calendar years. Under Treasury regulations, the foregoing certification generally may be provided by a Foreign Holder on IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable W-8 form).
      Payments of interest on a note that do not satisfy all of the foregoing requirements generally will be subject to 30% United States federal withholding tax unless the Foreign Holder provides to us or our paying agent a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty. However, if the interest income in respect of a note is effectively connected with the conduct by the Foreign Holder of a U.S. trade or business (and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment maintained by the Foreign Holder), then such interest income generally will be exempt from the withholding tax described above, and instead will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated tax rates applicable to United States Holders. A Foreign Holder must provide a duly executed IRS Form W-8ECI to us or our paying agent in order to avoid U.S. federal withholding tax in respect of effectively connected interest income. In certain circumstances, a Foreign Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to an additional “branch profits tax” (currently at a 30% rate or, if applicable, a lower treaty rate).

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Sales and Other Taxable Dispositions
      In general, a Foreign Holder of a note will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain recognized on the sale or other taxable disposition of a note unless:
  •  such Foreign Holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or
 
  •  the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business of the Foreign Holder (and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the Foreign Holder).
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
      Under current U.S. federal income tax law, a backup withholding tax at specified rates (currently 28%) and information reporting requirements apply to certain payments of principal and interest made to, and to the proceeds of sale before maturity by, certain United States Holders of notes. In the case of a noncorporate United States Holder, information reporting requirements will apply to payments of principal and interest made by us or our paying agent on a note. Backup withholding tax will apply to a United States Holder if:
  •  such United States Holder fails to furnish its Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”) (which, for an individual, is his or her Social Security Number) to the payor in the manner required;
 
  •  such United States Holder furnishes an incorrect TIN and the payor is so notified by the IRS;
 
  •  the payor is notified by the IRS that such United States Holder has failed to properly report payments of interest or dividends; or
 
  •  under certain circumstances, such United States Holder fails to certify, under penalties of perjury, that it has furnished a correct TIN and has not been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding for failure to report interest or dividend payments.
      Backup withholding and information reporting do not apply with respect to payments made to certain exempt recipients, including corporations (within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)), tax-exempt organizations or qualified pension and profit-sharing trusts. United States Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for exemption from backup withholding and information reporting, and the procedure for obtaining such an exemption if applicable.
      We must report annually to the IRS and to each Foreign Holder the amount of interest paid on a note and the amount of tax withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting those interest payments and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a Foreign Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. Backup withholding will not apply to payments of principal or interest made by us or our paying agent on a note (absent actual knowledge or reason to know that the Holder is actually a United States Holder) if such Foreign Holder has provided the required certification under penalties of perjury that it is not a United States person or has otherwise established an exemption. Backup withholding and information reporting may apply to the proceeds of the sale of a note within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries unless the certification requirements described under “— Foreign Holders — Payments of Stated Interest” above are satisfied (and the payor does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the Holder is actually a United States Holder) or the Holder has otherwise established an exemption. Foreign Holders of notes should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of information reporting and backup withholding in their particular situations, the availability of an exemption therefrom, and the procedure for obtaining such an exemption, if available.
      Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld from a payment under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such Holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is furnished to the IRS.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
      Based on interpretations by the SEC staff set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, including the Exxon Capital and Morgan Stanley no-action letters and similar no-action letters, we believe that you may transfer new notes issued in the exchange offer in exchange for the old notes if:
  •  you acquire the new notes in the ordinary course of business;
 
  •  you have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the old notes or the new notes;
 
  •  you are not an “affiliate” of us (as defined under the Securities Act) or if you are an affiliate of us, that you will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable; and
 
  •  you are not a broker-dealer, and you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, the distribution of the new notes.
      If you are an affiliate of us or if you tender in the exchange offer with the intention to participate, or for the purpose of participating, in a distribution of the new notes, you may not rely on the position of the SEC staff enunciated in the Exxon Capital and Morgan Stanley letters and similar letters, but rather must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. In addition, any such resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
      Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, starting on the expiration date and ending on the close of business one year after the expiration date, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.
      We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of new notes by broker-dealers. New notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the new notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such new notes. Any broker-dealer that resells new notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such new notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit of any such resale of new notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The letter of transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
      For a period of one year after the expiration date, we will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holder of the old notes) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the old notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

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LEGAL MATTERS
      Certain legal matters with respect to the validity of the notes offered hereby and the guarantees thereof will be passed upon for us by Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois; Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney, Australia; Altius Law Firm, Brussels, Belgium; Charles de Alwis Solicitors, London, United Kingdom; NautaDutilh N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands; Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Canada; and Shearman & Sterling LLP, Frankfurt, Germany.
EXPERTS
      The financial statements incorporated in this registration statement by reference from CNH Global’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by reference, and has been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 20.     Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Australia
      CNH Australia Pty Ltd. (“CNH Australia”), one of the guarantors, is incorporated in Australia.
      Section 199A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 of Australia (the “Corporations Act”) provides that a company or a related body corporate must not exempt a person from a liability to the company incurred as an officer of the company.
      Section 199A(2) of the Corporations Act provides that a company or a related body corporate must not indemnify a person against any of the following liabilities incurred as an officer of the company:
  •  a liability owed to the company or a related body corporate;
 
  •  a liability for a pecuniary penalty order or compensation order under section 1317G, section 1317H or section 1317HA of the Corporations Act;
 
  •  a liability that is owed to someone other than the company or a related body corporate and did not arise out of conduct in good faith.
      Section 199A(2) does not apply to a liability for legal costs.
      Section 199A(3) provides that a company or a related body corporate must not indemnify a person against legal costs incurred in defending an action for a liability incurred as an officer of the company if the costs are incurred:
  •  in defending or resisting proceedings in which the person is found to have a liability for which they could not be indemnified under section 199A(2); or
 
  •  in defending or resisting criminal proceedings in which the person is found guilty; or
 
  •  in defending or resisting proceedings brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or a liquidator for a court order if the grounds for making the order are found by the court to have been established (this does not apply to costs incurred in responding to actions taken by ASIC or a liquidator as part of an investigation before commencing proceedings for the court order); or
 
  •  in connection with proceedings for relief to the person under the Corporations Act in which the court denies the relief.
      Section 199B of the Corporations Act provides that a company or a related body corporate must not pay, or agree to pay, a premium for a contract insuring a person who is or has been an officer of the company against a liability (other than one for legal costs) arising out of:
  •  conduct involving a willful breach of any duty in relation to the company; or
 
  •  a contravention of the officer’s duties under the Corporations Act not to improperly use their position or make improper use of information obtained as an officer.
      For the purpose of sections 199A and 199B, an “officer” of a company includes:
  •  a director or secretary;
 
  •  a person who makes, or participates in making, decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business of the company;
 
  •  a person who has the capacity to significantly affect the company’s financial standing;
 
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  •  a person in accordance with whose instructions or wishes the directors of the company are accustomed to act.
      Article 174 of the articles of association of CNH Australia specifies that every auditor, director, managing director, agent, secretary and other officer for the time being of CNH Australia shall be indemnified out of the assets of CNH Australia against any liability incurred by him as such in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgement is given in favor or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application in relation thereto in which relief under the Corporations Act is granted to him by the court in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries (including CNH Australia) for amounts that CNH Global and such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers.
Belgium
      CNH Belgium N.V. (“CNH Belgium”) and New Holland Tractor Limited N.V. (“New Holland Tractor”), two of the guarantors, are incorporated in Belgium.
      There is no general provision under Belgian law dealing with insurance or indemnification of director liability. According to general Belgian company law provisions concerning director liability, the directors of a Belgian company can, in principle, be held liable: (i) by the company for any fault in the exercise of their office, (ii) by the company and any other third party for breach of the company’s articles or the Belgian Company Code, and (iii) by the company and any other third party under the general principles of tort liability.
      In addition to the above grounds for civil liability, directors may be held liable in very specific circumstances, including where a director’s acts have contributed to the bankruptcy of the company or where the director has received unlawful financial gain through actions resulting in material adverse financial consequences to the company.
      Directors can be discharged by shareholders of any liability towards the company. However, such discharge is not enforceable against third parties.
      CNH Belgium does not, by provision in its articles of association, provide for indemnification of its directors or officers.
      Article 136 of New Holland Tractor’s articles of association provides that every director, officer or auditor of New Holland Tractor shall be indemnified out of the assets of New Holland Tractor against all losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his office or otherwise in relation thereto, including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal, in which judgement is given in his favor or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under the provision of the act in which relief is granted to him by the court, and no director or other officer or auditor shall be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by New Holland Tractor in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto. This Article further provides that it shall only have effect insofar as its provisions are not avoided by the provisions of the Belgian Company Code.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries (including CNH Belgium and New Holland Tractor) for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers. In addition, CNH Global has entered into an indemnification agreement with each director of CNH Belgium and New Holland Tractor.

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Canada
      CNH Canada, Ltd. (“CNH Canada”), one of the guarantors, is organized under Canadian law.
      Under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), a corporation may indemnify a present or former director or officer or an individual who acts or acted at the corporation’s request as a director or officer, or a person acting in a similar capacity of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by an individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which an individual is made a party by reason of his or her association with the corporation or other entity. A corporation may not indemnify an individual unless the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation’s request and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful. Such indemnification may be made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval. A person referenced above is entitled to indemnification from the corporation in respect of all costs, charges, and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the individual is subject if the individual was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and fulfilled the conditions set forth above.
      In accordance with the CBCA, Section 7.1 of the by-laws of CNH Canada provides that it shall indemnify its directors or officers, former directors or officers or other individuals who act or acted at its request as a director or officer or in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by such individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the individual is involved because of that association with CNH Canada or other entity. Section 7.1 further specifies that it may not indemnify any individual unless that individual (i) acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of CNH Canada or other entity and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.
      Under Section 7.1 of its by-laws, CNH Canada is also required to seek the approval of a court to indemnify an individual in respect of an action by or on behalf of CNH Canada or other entity to procure a judgment in its favor, to which the individual is made a party because of the individual’s association with CNH Canada or other entity, provided that such individual fulfills the conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries (including CNH Canada) for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers.
Delaware
      Case New Holland, the issuer of the notes, and BLI Group, Inc., Blue Leaf I.P. and HFI Holdings, Inc., four of the guarantors, are incorporated in Delaware. Two other guarantors, Fiatallis North America LLC and CNH America LLC, are organized as Delaware limited liability companies.
      Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation — a “derivative action”), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable

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cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s charter, by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
      Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
      Article VII of Case New Holland’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7). Under Article V of Case New Holland’s bylaws, Case New Holland is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
      Article VII of the Certificate of Incorporation of each of BLI Group, Inc. and Blue Leaf I.P limits the liability of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7). Under Section 6.1 of their respective bylaws, each of BLI Group, Inc. and Blue Leaf I.P. is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. However, the bylaws provide that BLI Group, Inc. and Blue Leaf I.P. are not required to indemnify any director or officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless the proceeding was authorized by the respective company’s board of directors.
      Under Article V, Section 16 of HFI Holdings, Inc.’s bylaws, HFI Holdings, Inc. is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
      Under Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
      Section 15 of the limited liability company agreements of each of Fiatallis North America LLC and CNH America LLC provides that each of the respective companies shall indemnify members and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law from any loss, damage or claim incurred by such person by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such person in good faith on behalf of the company in a manner believed to be within the scope of authority conferred by the limited liability company agreement. Such person shall not be entitled to indemnification in respect to any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of such person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers.
Germany
      CNH Deutschland GmbH (“CNH Deutschland”), a guarantor, is incorporated in Germany.
      The laws of Germany make no provision of indemnification of officers and directors, except that German law provides for the indemnification of employees under certain circumstances. CNH Deutschland GmbH does not, by provision in its articles of association, provide for the indemnification of any controlling person, officer or director.

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      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries (including CNH Deutschland) for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers.
The Netherlands
      CNH Global and CNH Trade N.V. (“CNH Trade”), two of the guarantors, are incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands.
      Article 15 of the Articles of Association of CNH Global provides that:
        “The company shall indemnify any and all of its directors or officers or former directors or officers or any person who may have served at its request as a director or officer of another company in which it owns shares or of which it is a creditor against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being or having been directors or officers or a former director or officer of the company, or of such other company, except in relation to matters as to which any such director or officer or former director or officer or person shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of duty. Such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled otherwise.”
      In addition, at the general shareholders’ meeting in April 2004, shareholders approved a form of indemnification agreement for directors and officers of CNH Global.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries (including CNH Trade) for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay their directors and officers. In addition, CNH Global has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers.
United Kingdom
      CNH U.K. Limited (“CNH U.K.”) and New Holland Holding Limited (“NHH”), two of the guarantors, are incorporated under English Law commonly referred to as United Kingdom law.
      English law does not permit a company to indemnify to any extent (whether directly or indirectly) a director of the company against any liability attaching to him in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him in relation to the company. However, this prohibition does not apply to a “qualifying third party indemnity provision” (see below section 309B(1) of the Companies Act 1985) which satisfies conditions A to C set out in sections 309(B)(2), (3) and (4) of the Companies Act 1985 of Great Britain, as amended (the “Companies Act”) (see below). Section 309(C) of the Companies Act requires that each qualifying indemnity provision made by a company must be open to inspection by the shareholders of the company. In addition, this section requires that if any qualifying indemnity provision is in force when the directors’ report was approved or at any time during the financial year to which the directors’ report relates, the directors’ report must include a statement to this effect.
      Sections 309A, 309B and 309C of the Companies Act provide as follows:
309A Provisions protecting directors from liability
  (1) This section applies in relation to any liability attaching to a director of a company in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust by him in relation to the company.
 
  (2) Any provision which purports to exempt (to any extent) a director of a company from any liability within subsection (1) is void.

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  (3) Any provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides (to any extent) an indemnity for a director of –
 
  (a) the company, or
 
  (b) an associated company,
      against any liability within subsection (1) is void.
      This is subject to subsections (4) and (5).
  (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a qualifying third party indemnity provision (see section 309B(1)).
 
  (5) Subsection (3) does not prevent a company from purchasing and maintaining for a director of –
 
  (a) the company, or
 
  (b) an associated company,
      insurance against any liability within subsection (1).
  (6) In this section –
  “associated company”, in relation to a company (“C”), means a company which is C’s subsidiary, or C’s holding company or a subsidiary of C’s holding company;
 
  “provision” means a provision of any nature, whether or not it is contained in a company’s articles or in any contract with a company.
     309B Qualifying third party indemnity provisions
  (1) For the purposes of section 309A(4) a provision is a qualifying third party indemnity provision if it is a provision such as is mentioned in section 309A(3) in relation to which conditions A to C below are satisfied.
 
  (2) Condition A is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director –
 
  (a) to the company, or
 
  (b) to any associated company.
 
  (3) Condition B is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to pay –
 
  (a) a fine imposed in criminal proceedings, or
 
  (b) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising).
 
  (4) Condition C is that the provision does not provide any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director –
 
  (a) in defending any criminal proceedings in which he is convicted, or
 
  (b) in defending any civil proceedings brought by the company, or an associated company, in which judgment is given against him, or
 
  (c) in connection with any application under any of the following provisions in which the court refuses to grant him relief, namely –
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  (ii) section 727 (general power to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct).
  (5) In paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (4) the reference to any such conviction, judgment or refusal of relief is a reference to one that has become final.
 
  (6) For the purposes of subsection (5) a conviction, judgment or refusal of relief becomes final –
 
  (a) if not appealed against, at the end of the period of bringing an appeal, or
 
  (b) if appealed against, at the time when the appeal (or any further appeal) is disposed of.
 
  (7) An appeal is disposed of –
 
  (a) if it is determined and the period for bringing any further appeal has ended, or
 
  (b) if it is abandoned or otherwise ceases to have effect.
 
  (8) In this section “associated company” and “provision” have the same meaning as in section 309A.
     309C Disclosure of qualifying third party indemnity provisions
  (1) Subsections (2) and (3) impose disclosure requirements in relation to a directors’ report under section 234 in respect of a financial year.
 
  (2) If –
 
  (a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision (whether made by the company or otherwise) is in force for the benefit of one or more directors of the company, or
 
  (b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of the company,
      the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force.
  (3) If the company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision and –
 
  (a) at the time when the report is approved under section 234A, any qualifying third party indemnity provision made by the company is in force for the benefit of one or more directors of an associated company, or
 
  (b) at any time during the financial year, any such provision was in force for the benefit of one or more persons who were then directors of an associated company,
      the report must state that any such provision is or (as the case may be) was so in force.
  (4) Subsection (5) applies where a company has made a qualifying third party indemnity provision for the benefit of a director of the company or of an associated company.
 
  (5) Section 318 shall apply to –
 
  (a) the company, and
 
  (b) if the director is a director of an associated company, the associated company,
  as if a copy of the provision, or (if it is not in writing) a memorandum setting out its terms, were included in the list of documents in section 318(1).
  (6) In this section –
        “associated company” and “provision” have the same meaning as in section 309A; and
 
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      Section 310 of the Companies Act provides as follows:
     310
  (1)  This section applies to any provision, whether contained in a company’s articles or in any contract with the company or otherwise, for exempting any person (whether an officer or not) employed by the company as auditor from, or indemnifying him against, any liability which by virtue of any rule of law would otherwise attach to him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which he may be guilty in relation to the company.
 
  (2)  Except as provided by the following subsection, any such provision is void.
 
  (3)  This section does not prevent a company –
        (a) from purchasing and maintaining for any such auditor insurance against any such liability, or
  (b)  from indemnifying any such auditor against any liability incurred by him –
  (i)  in defending any proceedings (whether civil or criminal) in which judgment is given in his favor or he is acquitted, or
  (ii)  in connection with any application under section 144(3) or (4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee) or section 727 (general power to grant relief in case of honest and reasonable conduct) in which relief is granted to him by the court.
      Section 727 of the Companies Act provides, as follows:
     727
  (1)  If in any proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust against an officer of a company or a person employed by a company as auditor (whether he is or is not an officer of the company) it appears to the court hearing the case that officer or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, but that he has acted honestly and reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused for the negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, that court may relieve him, either wholly or partly, from his liability in such terms as the court thinks fit.
 
  (2)  If any such officer or person as above-mentioned has reason to apprehend that any claim will or might be made against him in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, he may apply to the court for relief; and the court on the application has the same power to relieve him as under this section it would have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against that person for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.
 
  (3)  Where a case to which subsection (1) applies is being tried by a judge with a jury, the judge, after hearing the evidence, may, if he is satisfied that the defendant or defender ought in pursuance of that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case in whole or in part from the jury and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant or defender on such terms as to costs or otherwise as the judge may think proper.
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director or other officer or auditor shall be liable for any loss, damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by CNH U.K. in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto. Article 146 also specifies that it only has effect in so far as its provisions are not avoided by Section 310 of the Companies Act.
      Article 30 of NHH’s Articles of Association provides that subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, every director, alternate director, auditor, secretary or other officer of NHH is entitled to be indemnified by NHH against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by him in the execution and discharge of his duties or in relation to his duties, including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, civil or criminal, that relate to anything done or omitted or alleged to have been done or omitted by him as an officer or employee of NHH and in which judgment is given in his favor (or the proceedings otherwise disposed of without any finding or admission of any material breach of duty on his part) or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under any statute for relief from liability in respect of any such act or omission in which relief is granted by the court. Article 30 further provides that Regulation 118 of Table A shall not apply.
      CNH Global has obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which, subject to policy terms and limitations, includes coverage to reimburse CNH Global and its subsidiaries including CNH U.K. and NHH for amounts that CNH Global or such subsidiaries may be required or permitted by law to pay to their directors and officers.
Item 21.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
      (a) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit No.   Description
     
  3 .1   Certificate of Incorporation of Case New Holland Inc.**
  3 .2   By-laws of Case New Holland Inc.**
  3 .3   Certificate of Incorporation of BLI Group, Inc.**
  3 .4   By-laws of BLI Group, Inc.**
  3 .5   Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.**
  3 .6   By-laws of Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.**
  3 .7   Certificate of Formation of CNH America LLC.**
  3 .8   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CNH America LLC.**
  3 .9   Constitution of CNH Australia Pty Ltd.**
  3 .10   Articles of Association of CNH Belgium N.V.**
  3 .11   Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation of CNH Canada, Ltd.**
  3 .12   By-laws of CNH Canada, Ltd.**
  3 .13   Articles of Association of CNH Deutschland GmbH.**
  3 .14   Articles of Association of CNH Global N.V. (filed as Exhibit 1 to CNH Global’s Form 6-K filed on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .15   Regulations of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated December 8, 1999 (filed as an exhibit to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .16   Resolution of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated March 31, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 2 to CNH Global’s Form 6-K filed on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .17   Articles of Association of CNH Trade N.V.**
  3 .18   Memorandum and Articles of Association of CNH U.K. Limited.**
  3 .19   Certificate of Formation of Fiatallis North America LLC.**
  3 .20   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Fiatallis North America LLC.**
  3 .21   Certificate of Incorporation of HFI Holdings, Inc.**

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Exhibit No.   Description
     
  3 .22   By-laws of HFI Holdings, Inc.**
  3 .23   Articles of Association of New Holland Holding Limited.**
  3 .24   Resolution of the Board of Directors of New Holland Holding Limited dated July 29, 2003.**
  3 .25   Co-ordinated Articles of Association of New Holland Tractor Limited N.V.**
  4 .1   Indenture, dated March 3, 2006, between Case New Holland Inc., as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as successor trustee, regarding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (filed as Exhibit 2.5 to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
  4 .2   Form of 7.125% Note (included in Exhibit 4.1).
  4 .3   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2006, by and among Case New Holland Inc., the guarantors named therein and UBS Securities LLC.
  5 .1   Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.
  5 .2   Opinion of Allens Arthur Robinson.
  5 .3   Opinion of Altius Law Firm.
  5 .4(a)   Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors.
  5 .4(b)   Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors.
  5 .5   Opinion of NautaDutilh N.V.
  5 .6   Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
  5 .7   Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP.
  12 .1   Statement regarding computation of ratios.
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of CNH Global (filed as Exhibit 8.1 to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
  23 .1   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
  23 .2   Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  23 .3   Consent of Allens Arthur Robinson (included in Exhibit 5.2).
  23 .4   Consent of Altius Law Firm (included in Exhibit 5.3).
  23 .5   Consent of Charles De Alwis Solicitors (included in Exhibit 5.4).
  23 .6   Consent of NautaDutilh N.V. (included in Exhibit 5.5).
  23 .7   Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.6).
  23 .8   Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.7).
  24 .1   Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement).
  25 .1   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor trustee.
  99 .1   Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines For Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).
  99 .2   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
  99 .3   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
  99 .4   Form of Letter to Clients.
 
**  Filed as an exhibit to Case New Holland Inc.’s Form F-4 filed on April 29, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
      (b) Financial Statement Schedules. All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because they are not required, are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

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Item 22.  Undertakings.
      The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake:
  (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
  (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
  (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
  (4)  To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements.
 
  (5)  That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, if the registrants are subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
 
  (6)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants’ annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities

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  offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
  (7)  That insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
  (8)  To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.
 
  (9)  (i) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means and (ii) to arrange or provide for a facility in the United States for the purpose of responding to such requests. The undertaking in clause (i) above includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
  By:  /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
 
  Name: Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
Harold D. Boyanovsky
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard J. Hoffman
 
Richard J. Hoffman
  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  BLI GROUP, INC.
  By:  /s/ Roberto Miotto
 
 
  Name: Roberto Miotto
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Roberto Miotto
 
Roberto Miotto
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard Hoffman
 
Richard Hoffman
  Corporate Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Julian H. Baumann, Jr.
 
Julian H. Baumann, Jr.
  Director   April 21, 2006
 
/s/ James J. Kennedy
 
James J. Kennedy
  Director   April 19, 2006
 
/s/ William K. Langan
 
William K. Langan
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ H. James Shaub
 
H. James Shaub
  Director   April 19, 2006
 
/s/ J. William Stader
 
J. William Stader
  Director   April 19, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
  By:  /s/ Roberto Miotto
 
 
  Name: Roberto Miotto
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Roberto Miotto
 
Roberto Miotto
  Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard Hoffman
 
Richard Hoffman
  Corporate Controller (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Julian H. Baumann, Jr.
 
Julian H. Baumann, Jr.
  Director   April 21, 2006
 
/s/ James J. Kennedy
 
James J. Kennedy
  Director   April 19, 2006
 
/s/ William K. Langan
 
William K. Langan
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ H. James Shaub
 
H. James Shaub
  Director   April 19, 2006
 
/s/ J. William Stader
 
J. William Stader
  Director   April 19, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH AMERICA LLC
 
  By: CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
  Its: Sole Member
  By:  /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
 
  Name: Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
Harold D. Boyanovsky
  President and Chief Executive Officer of CNH America LLC and Director of
Case New Holland Inc. (Principal
Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  Chief Financial Officer of CNH
America LLC and Director of Case
New Holland, Inc. (Principal Financial
Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard J. Hoffman
 
Richard J. Hoffman
  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of CNH America LLC (Principal Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
  By:  /s/ Troy Thompson
 
 
  Name: Troy Thompson
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Troy Thompson
 
Troy Thompson
  Director (Principal Executive,
Financial and Accounting Officer)
  April 20, 2006
 
/s/ Stuart Redman
 
Stuart Redman
  Director   April 20, 2006
 
/s/ John Lloyd
 
John Lloyd
  Director   April 21, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH BELGIUM N.V.
  By:  /s/ Norbert Benoot
 
 
  Name: Norbert Benoot
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Norbert Benoot
 
Norbert Benoot
  Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Luc De Splentere
 
Luc De Splentere
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ David Ducheyne
 
David Ducheyne
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Ann Mangelschots
 
Ann Mangelschots
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH CANADA, LTD.
  By:  /s/ Michel Lecomte
 
 
  Name: Michel Lecomte
  Title: President
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  President and Director
(Principal Executive, Financial
and Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard M. Borins
 
Richard M. Borins
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
  By:  /s/ Gerhard Boening
 
 
  Name: Gerhard Boening
  Title: Managing Director
  By:  /s/ Marco Rimondi
 
 
  Name: Marco Rimondi
  Title: Managing Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Martin Nordhaus
 
Martin Nordhaus
  Managing Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Marco Rimondi
 
Marco Rimondi
  Managing Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Winfried Rimondi
 
Winfried Rimondi
  Finance Manager
(Principal Financial and Accounting Manager)
  May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH GLOBAL N.V.
  By:  /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
 
  Name: Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard J. Hoffman
 
Richard J. Hoffman
  Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal
Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Sergio Marchionne
 
Sergio Marchionne
  Chairman of the Board   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Edward A. Hiler
 
Edward A. Hiler
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Leo W. Houle
 
Leo W. Houle
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Rolf M. Jeker
 
Rolf M. Jeker
  Director   May 5, 2006

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Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Peter Kalantzis
 
Peter Kalantzis
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ John B. Lanaway
 
John B. Lanaway
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Kenneth Lipper
 
Kenneth Lipper
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Ferruccio Luppi
 
Ferruccio Luppi
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Paolo Monferino
 
Paolo Monferino
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Jacques Theurillat
 
Jacques Theurillat
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH TRADE N.V.
  By:  /s/ Camillo Rossotto
 
 
  Name: Camillo Rossotto
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Camillo Rossotto
 
Camillo Rossotto
  Director (Principal Executive and Financial Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Rolando Nijs
 
Rolando Nijs
  Director (Principal Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  CNH U.K. LIMITED
  By:  /s/ Colin Cantello
 
 
  Name: Colin Cantello
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Colin Cantello
 
Colin Cantello
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Paul Wakefield
 
Paul Wakefield
  Finance Manager (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ John Eskdale
 
John Eskdale
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Eduardo Teodorani Fabbri
 
Eduardo Teodorani Fabbri
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Derek Neilson
 
Derek Neilson
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  FIATALLIS NORTH AMERICA LLC
 
  By: CNH AMERICA LLC
  Its: Sole Member
 
  By: CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
  Its: Sole Member
  By:  /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
 
  Name: Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Chairman and President of
Fiatallis North America LLC and
Director of Case New Holland Inc.
(Principal Executive Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  Chief Financial Officer of
Fiatallis North America LLC and
Director of Case New Holland Inc.
(Principal Financial Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard J. Hoffman
 
Richard J. Hoffman
  Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer of Fiatallis
North America LLC
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  HFI HOLDINGS, INC.
  By:  /s/ Michel Lecomte
 
 
  Name: Michel Lecomte
  Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Michel Lecomte
 
Michel Lecomte
  President, Chief Financial Officer
and Director (Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Richard J. Hoffman
 
Richard J. Hoffman
  Corporate Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky
 
Harold D. Boyanovsky
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  NEW HOLLAND HOLDING LIMITED
  By:  /s/ Roberto Miotto
 
 
  Name: Roberto Miotto
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Roberto Miotto
 
Roberto Miotto
  Director (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer)   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR LIMITED N.V.
  By:  /s/ Luc De Splentere
 
 
  Name: Luc De Splentere
  Title: Director
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
      Each person whose signature to this Registration Statement appears below hereby appoints Michel Lecomte and Roberto Miotto, and each of them, as his or her attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in the capacity stated below, and to file, all further amendments to this Registration Statement, which amendments may make such further changes in and additions to this Registration Statement as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
         
 
/s/ Norbert Benoot
 
Norbert Benoot
  Finance Manager (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
  May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Luc De Splentere
 
Luc De Splentere
  Director (Principal Executive Officer)   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ Guy Adams
 
Guy Adams
  Director   May 5, 2006
 
/s/ David Ducheyne
 
David Ducheyne
  Director   May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative in the United States of CNH Australia Pty Ltd, CNH Belgium N.V., CNH Canada, Ltd., CNH Deutschland GmbH, CNH Global N.V., CNH Trade N.V., CNH U.K. Limited, New Holland Holding Limited and New Holland Tractor Limited N.V., in the City of Lake Forest, State of Illinois, on May 5, 2006.
  By:  /s/ Roberto Miotto
 
 
  Name: Roberto Miotto
  Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
  and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
     
  3 .1   Certificate of Incorporation of Case New Holland Inc.**
  3 .2   By-laws of Case New Holland Inc.**
  3 .3   Certificate of Incorporation of BLI Group, Inc.**
  3 .4   By-laws of BLI Group, Inc.**
  3 .5   Certificate of Incorporation of Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.**
  3 .6   By-laws of Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.**
  3 .7   Certificate of Formation of CNH America LLC.**
  3 .8   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CNH America LLC.**
  3 .9   Constitution of CNH Australia Pty Ltd.**
  3 .10   Articles of Association of CNH Belgium N.V.**
  3 .11   Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation of CNH Canada, Ltd.**
  3 .12   By-laws of CNH Canada, Ltd.**
  3 .13   Articles of Association of CNH Deutschland GmbH.**
  3 .14   Articles of Association of CNH Global N.V. (filed as Exhibit 1 to CNH Global’s Form 6-K filed on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .15   Regulations of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated December 8, 1999 (filed as an exhibit to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .16   Resolution of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated March 31, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 2 to CNH Global’s Form 6-K filed on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3 .17   Articles of Association of CNH Trade N.V.**
  3 .18   Memorandum and Articles of Association of CNH U.K. Limited.**
  3 .19   Certificate of Formation of Fiatallis North America LLC.**
  3 .20   Limited Liability Company Agreement of Fiatallis North America LLC.**
  3 .21   Certificate of Incorporation of HFI Holdings, Inc.**
  3 .22   By-laws of HFI Holdings, Inc.**
  3 .23   Articles of Association of New Holland Holding Limited.**
  3 .24   Resolution of the Board of Directors of New Holland Holding Limited dated July 29, 2003.**
  3 .25   Co-ordinated Articles of Association of New Holland Tractor Limited N.V.**
  4 .1   Indenture, dated March 3, 2006, between Case New Holland Inc., as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as successor trustee, regarding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (filed as Exhibit 2.5 to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference)
  4 .2   Form of 7.125% Note (included in Exhibit 4.1).
  4 .3   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2006, by and among Case New Holland Inc., the guarantors named therein and UBS Securities LLC.
  5 .1   Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP.
  5 .2   Opinion of Allens Arthur Robinson.
  5 .3   Opinion of Altius Law Firm.
  5 .4(a)   Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors.
  5 .4(b)   Opinion of Charles De Alwis Solicitors.
  5 .5   Opinion of NautaDutilh N.V.
  5 .6   Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.

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Exhibit No.   Description
     
  5 .7   Opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP.
  12 .1   Statement regarding computation of ratios.
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of CNH Global (filed as Exhibit 8.1 to CNH Global’s Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
  23 .1   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
  23 .2   Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  23 .3   Consent of Allens Arthur Robinson (included in Exhibit 5.2).
  23 .4   Consent of Altius Law Firm (included in Exhibit 5.3).
  23 .5   Consent of Charles De Alwis Solicitors (included in Exhibit 5.4).
  23 .6   Consent of NautaDutilh N.V. (included in Exhibit 5.5).
  23 .7   Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.6).
  23 .8   Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.7).
  24 .1   Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages to this Registration Statement)
  25 .1   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor trustee.
  99 .1   Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines For Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).
  99 .2   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
  99 .3   Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
  99 .4   Form of Letter to Clients.
 
**  Filed as an exhibit to Case New Holland Inc.’s Form F-4 filed on April 29, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.

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Exhibit 4.3
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
$500,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
March 3, 2006
UBS Securities LLC
299 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10171
Ladies and Gentlemen:
            Case New Holland Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to UBS Securities LLC (the “Initial Purchaser”), upon the terms set forth in the purchase agreement dated February 24, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”), relating to the initial placement (the “Initial Placement”) of its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”). The Company’s obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by its parent company, CNH Global N.V., and certain of CNH Global N.V.’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, including certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, named in Schedule II to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Guarantors”). References herein to the “Issuers” refer to the Company and the Guarantors. References herein to the “Securities” refer to the Notes and the Guarantees. To induce the Initial Purchaser to enter into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition of your obligations thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities and Exchange Securities (as defined below) (including the Initial Purchaser) (each a “Holder” and, collectively, the “Holders” for so long as such Person holds Securities), as follows:
            1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have the following respective meanings:
            “Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
            “Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or


 

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indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
            “Broker-Dealer” shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such under the Exchange Act.
            “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
            “Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
            “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Conduct Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(u) hereof.
            “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
            “Exchange Offer Registration Period” shall mean the 180-day period following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
            “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement of the Issuers on an appropriate form under the Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments thereto, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
            “Exchange Securities” shall mean debt securities of the Issuers identical in all material respects to the Securities (except that the cash interest and interest rate step-up provisions and the U.S. transfer restrictions shall be modified or eliminated, as appropriate) to be issued under the Indenture.
            “Exchanging Dealer” shall mean any Holder (which may include the Initial Purchaser) that is a Broker-Dealer and elects to exchange any Securities that it acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (but not directly from any Issuer or any Affiliate of any Issuer) for Exchange Securities.
            “Final Offering Memorandum” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
            “Guarantee” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.


 

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            “Holder” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Indenture” shall mean the indenture dated as of March 3, 2006 among the Company, the Guarantors and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
            “Initial Placement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Initial Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Issuers” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20 hereof.
            “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) hereof.
            “Majority Holders” shall mean the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Securities and Exchange Securities registered under any Registration Statement.
            “Managing Underwriters” shall mean the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that shall administer an underwritten offering of the Securities.
            “Person” shall mean an individual, trustee, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, union, business association, firm or other legal entity.
            “Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Securities or the Exchange Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
            “Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Registered Exchange Offer” shall mean the proposed offer of the Issuers to issue and deliver to the Holders of the Securities that are not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in such offer, in exchange for the Securities, a like aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Securities.
            “Registration Statement” shall mean any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or the Exchange Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments (in each case including the


 

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Prospectus contained therein), all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
            “Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
            “Shelf Registration” shall mean a registration effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
            “Shelf Registration Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) hereof.
            “Shelf Registration Statement” shall mean a “shelf” registration statement of the Issuers pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some or all of the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein.
            “Trustee” shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the Indenture.
            “Underwriter” shall mean any underwriter of Securities or Exchange Securities in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.
            2. Registered Exchange Offer.
            (a) The Issuers shall prepare and, not later than June 30, 2006, shall file with the Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Act within 90 days following the filing date of the registration statement (or if such 90th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day).
            (b) Upon the filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the Registered Exchange Offer within 120 days, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder eligible and electing to exchange Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming that such Holder is not an Affiliate of any of the Issuers, acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business, has no arrangements with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities and is not prohibited by any law or policy of the Commission from participating in the Registered Exchange Offer) to trade such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the States of the United States.
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        (i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate letter of transmittal and related documents;
        (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 20 Business Days and not more than 30 Business Days after the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or, in each case, longer if required by applicable law);
        (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Act, supplemented and amended as required, to ensure that it is available for sales of Exchange Securities by Exchanging Dealers during the Exchange Offer Registration Period;
        (iv) utilize the services of a depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, which may be the Trustee, or an Affiliate of the Trustee;
        (v) permit Holders to withdraw tendered Securities at any time prior to the close of business, New York time, on the last Business Day on which the Registered Exchange Offer is open;
        (vi) if requested by the Commission, prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Issuers are conducting the Registered Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988) and Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991); and (B) including a representation that the Issuers have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute the Exchange Securities to be received in the Registered Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Issuers’ information and belief, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Securities; and
        (vii) comply in all respects with all applicable laws relating to the Registered Exchange Offer.
            (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer, the Issuers shall:
        (i) accept for exchange all Securities duly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
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        (iii) cause the Trustee promptly to authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities a principal amount of Exchange Securities equal to the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange.
            (e) Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer and any such Holder using the Registered Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Securities (x) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (pub. avail. June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (pub. avail. May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission’s letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993 and similar no-action letters; and (y) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction and must be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling security holder information required by Items 507 and 508, of Regulation S-K, as applicable, under the Act if the resales are of Exchange Securities obtained by such Holder in exchange for Securities acquired by such Holder directly from any Issuer or one of its Affiliates. Accordingly, each Holder participating in the Registered Exchange Offer shall be required to represent to the Issuers that, at the time of the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer:
        (i) any Exchange Securities received by such Holder will be acquired in the ordinary course of business;
        (ii) such Holder will have no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Securities or the Exchange Securities within the meaning of the Act; and
        (iii) such Holder is not an Affiliate of any Issuer.
            (f) If the Initial Purchaser determines that it is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to the exchange of Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, at the request of the Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall issue and deliver to the Initial Purchaser or the Person purchasing Exchange Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3 hereof from the Initial Purchaser, in exchange for such Securities, a like principal amount of Exchange Securities. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the CUSIP Service Bureau to issue the same CUSIP and ISIN numbers for such Exchange Securities as for Exchange Securities issued pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer.
            (g) Interest on each Exchange Security shall accrue from the last date on which interest was paid on the Security surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on such Security, from the date of such Security’s original issue.
            3. Shelf Registration.
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are not permitted to effect the Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof; (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not declared effective within 90 days after the date of filing of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Registered Exchange Offer is not consummated within 120 days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is filed; (iii) the Initial Purchaser so requests with respect to Securities that are not eligible to be exchanged for Exchange Securities in the Registered Exchange Offer and that are held by it following consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer; (iv) any Holder (other than the Initial Purchaser) is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer; or (v) in the event the Initial Purchaser participates in the Registered Exchange Offer or acquires Exchange Securities pursuant to Section 2(f) hereof, the Initial Purchaser does not receive freely tradeable Exchange Securities in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment (it being understood that (x) the requirement that the Initial Purchaser deliver a Prospectus containing the information required by Items 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, under the Act in connection with sales of Exchange Securities acquired in exchange for such Securities shall result in such Exchange Securities being not “freely tradeable”; and (y) the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of Exchange Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such Exchange Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the Issuers shall effect a Shelf Registration in accordance with Section (b) hereof.
            (b) The Issuers shall as promptly as practicable (but in no event more than 30 days after so required or requested pursuant to this Section 3), file with the Commission and thereafter shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause to be declared effective under the Act a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as applicable, by the Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in such Shelf Registration Statement; provided, however, that no Holder (other than the Initial Purchaser) shall be entitled to have the Securities held by it covered by such Shelf Registration Statement unless such Holder agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Holder; and provided, further, that with respect to Exchange Securities received by the Initial Purchaser in exchange for Securities constituting any portion of an unsold allotment, the Issuers may, if permitted by current interpretations by the Commission’s staff, file a post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement containing the information required by Items 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in satisfaction of their obligations under this subsection with respect thereto, and any such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as so amended, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement.
            (c) The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period of two years from the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant


 

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to the Shelf Registration Statement (in any such case, such period being called the “Shelf Registration Period”).
            (d) The Issuers shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (A) comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission; and (B) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
            4. Additional Interest
            (a) The Issuers and the Initial Purchaser agree that the Holders will suffer damages if the Issuers fail to fulfill their obligations under Section 2 or Section 3 hereof and that it would not be feasible to ascertain the extent of such damages with precision. Accordingly, the Issuers agree that if:
        (i) on or prior to June 30, 2006, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission,
        (ii) on or prior to the 91st day following the date of the filing of the applicable Registration Statement referred to in clause (i) above, neither the Exchange Offer Registration Statement nor the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective,
        (iii) on or prior to the 121st day after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is filed, the Registered Exchange Offer has not been consummated,
        (iv) if the Company is otherwise required to file a Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall fail to file such Shelf Registration Statement within 30 days after it is so required or requested or such Shelf Registration Statement shall not have been declared effective within 90 days of such required filing date, or
        (v) after either the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, such Registration Statement thereafter ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Securities or Exchange Securities at any time at which it is required to be so effective or usable under this Agreement; provided, that no Registration Default (as defined below) under this clause (v) shall have occurred if such Shelf Registration Statement, or, if the Registered Exchange Offer shall have been consummated, such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, ceases to be effective or usable in connection with resales of Securities or Exchange


 

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Securities so long as such action is taken upon the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development or any other material event that, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Company, makes it appropriate to suspend the availability of a Shelf Registration Statement or the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as the case may be, and the related Prospectus, in which case, the Company shall give prompt notice (without notice of the nature or details of such events) to the Holders that the availability of such Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each Holder agrees not to sell any Securities or Exchange Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(c) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in such Prospectus; provided further that the period during which the availability of such Registration Statement and any Prospectus is suspended shall not exceed 45 days in any three-month period or 90 days in any twelve-month period,
(each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (v), a “Registration Default”), interest (“Additional Interest”) will accrue on the principal amount of the Securities and the Exchange Securities (in addition to the stated interest on the Securities and Exchange Securities) from and including the date on which any such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured. Additional Interest will accrue at a rate of 0.25% per annum during the 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of such Registration Default and shall increase by 0.25% per annum at the end of each subsequent 90-day period, but in no event shall such rate exceed 1.0% per annum.
            (b) So long as Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall notify the Trustee within five Business Days after each and every date on which an event occurs in respect of which Additional Interest is required to be paid. Any amounts of Additional Interest due pursuant to clauses (a)(i) — (a)(v) of this Section 4 will be payable in cash semi-annually on each March 1 and September 1 (each an “Additional Interest Payment Date”), commencing with the first such date occurring after any such Additional Interest commences to accrue, to Holders to whom regular interest is payable on such Additional Interest Payment Date. The amount of Additional Interest for each Security will be determined by multiplying the applicable rate of Additional Interest by the aggregate principal amount of such Security outstanding on the Additional Interest Payment Date following such Registration Default in the case of the first such payment of Additional Interest with respect to a Registration Default (and thereafter at the next succeeding Additional Interest Payment Date until the cure of such Registration Default), and multiplying the product of the foregoing by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days such Additional Interest rate was applicable during such period (determined on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and, in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed), and the denominator of which is 360.


 

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            5. Additional Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply:
            (a) The Issuers shall:
        (i) furnish to each of you, not less than three Business Days prior to the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, and each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein (including all documents incorporated by reference therein after the initial filing) and shall use their reasonable best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments as you reasonably propose;
        (ii) in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, to the extent permitted by the Act, include the information in substantially the form set forth in Annex A hereto on the front cover of the Prospectus included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, in substantially the form set forth in Annex B hereto in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section setting forth details of the Exchange Offer, in substantially the form set forth in Annex C hereto in the underwriting or plan of distribution section of the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, and in substantially the form set forth in Annex D hereto in the letter of transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer;
        (iii) in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, if requested by the Initial Purchaser, include the information required by Items 507 and 508 of Regulation S-K, as applicable, in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement; and
        (iv) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, include the names of the Holders that propose to sell Securities or Exchange Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement as selling security holders.
            (b) The Issuers shall ensure that:
        (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and
        (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.


 

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            (c) The Issuers shall advise you, the Holders of Securities or the Exchange Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement and any Exchanging Dealer under any Exchange Offer Registration Statement that has provided in writing to CNH Global a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Issuers shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):
        (i) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
        (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information;
        (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
        (iv) of the receipt by any Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose; and
        (v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
            (d) The Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest possible time.
            (e) The Issuers shall furnish to each Holder of Securities or Exchange Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at least one copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated therein by reference, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).
            (f) The Issuers shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to each Holder of Securities or Exchange Securities covered by any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request. The


 

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Issuers consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of securities in connection with the offering and sale of the securities covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Shelf Registration Statement.
            (g) The Issuers shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all material incorporated by reference therein, and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, all exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).
            (h) The Issuers shall promptly deliver to the Initial Purchaser, each Exchanging Dealer and each other Person required to deliver a Prospectus during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as any such Person may reasonably request. The Issuers consent to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by the Initial Purchaser, any Exchanging Dealer and any such other Person that may be required to deliver a Prospectus following the Registered Exchange Offer in connection with the offering and sale of the Exchange Securities covered by the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
            (i) Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering of Securities or Exchange Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement, the Issuers shall use their reasonable best efforts to arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities or the Exchange Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder shall reasonably request and shall use their reasonable best efforts to maintain such qualification in effect so long as required; provided that in no event shall any Issuer be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the Initial Placement, the Registered Exchange Offer or any offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement, in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.
            (j) The Issuers shall cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Exchange Securities or Securities to be issued or sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as Holders may request within a reasonable time prior to sales of the Exchange Securities or sales of Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement.
            (k) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsections (c)(ii) through (v) above, the Issuers, to the extent required, shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as


 

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thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. In such circumstances, the period of effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement provided for in Section 2 hereof and the Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 3(b) hereof shall each be extended by the number of days from and including the date of the giving of a notice of suspension pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof to and including the date when the Initial Purchaser, the Holders and any known Exchanging Dealer shall have received such amended or supplemented Prospectus pursuant to this Section 5.
            (l) Not later than the effective date of any Registration Statement, the Issuers shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or Exchange Securities, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company.
            (m) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as reasonably practicable after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act.
            (n) The Issuers shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act in a timely manner.
            (o) The Company may require each Holder of securities to be sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from such Shelf Registration Statement the Securities or Exchange Securities of any Holder that fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.
            (p) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Issuers shall enter into customary agreements and take all other appropriate actions (including if requested an underwriting agreement in customary form) in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities or Exchange Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 7 (or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any, and approved by the Issuers, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to Section 7).
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        (i) make reasonably available for inspection by a representative for the Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities to be registered thereunder, which representative shall be selected by the Majority Holders, by the underwriters, if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent for the Holders retained by the Majority Holders or for the underwriters (collectively, the “Inspectors”), if any, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of each Issuer and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Records”), in each case reasonably requested by such persons;
        (ii) cause the officers, directors and employees of the Issuers and their respective subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement and Prospectus. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records confidential and that it will not disclose, or use in connection with any market transactions in violation of any applicable securities laws, any Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and that it notifies the Inspectors in writing are confidential unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (3) disclosure of such information is necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel for an Inspector in connection with any action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, relating to, or involving this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or arising hereunder or thereunder, or (4) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public; provided, however, that (A) each Inspector shall agree to use reasonable best efforts to provide notice to the Company of the potential disclosure of any information by such Inspector pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) of this sentence to permit the Issuers to obtain a protective order (or waive the provisions of subsections 5(q)(i) and 5(q)(ii)) and (B) each such Inspector shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of the Holder or any Inspector;
        (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings as may be reasonably requested by them;


 

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        (iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Issuers (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may reasonably be requested by them;
        (v) obtain “cold comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of CNH Global N.V. (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any Issuer or any subsidiary of any Issuer or of any business acquired by any Issuer for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement), addressed to the underwriters, if any, and use reasonable efforts to have such letter addressed to each selling Holder of Securities registered thereunder (to the extent consistent with Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72 of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), such letter to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; and
        (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any, including those to evidence compliance with Section 5(k) and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Issuers.
The actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section shall be performed at (A) the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto; and (B) each closing under any underwriting or similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder.
            (r) In the case of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, upon the reasonable request of the Initial Purchaser, the Issuers shall:
        (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Initial Purchaser, and any Inspector retained by the Initial Purchaser, all Records, in each case reasonably requested by such persons;
        (ii) cause the officers, directors and employees of the Issuers and their respective subsidiaries to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement and Prospectus. Each Inspector shall agree in writing that it will keep the Records confidential and that it will not disclose, or use in connection with any market transactions in violation of any applicable securities laws, any Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and that it notifies the Inspectors in writing are confidential unless (1) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in such


 

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Registration Statement or Prospectus, (2) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction, (3) disclosure of such information is necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel for an Inspector in connection with any action, claim, suit or proceeding, directly or indirectly, involving or potentially involving such Inspector and arising out of, based upon, relating to, or involving this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or arising hereunder or thereunder, or (4) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public; provided, however, that (A) each Inspector shall agree to use reasonable best efforts to provide notice to the Company of the potential disclosure of any information by such Inspector pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) of this sentence to permit the Issuers to obtain a protective order (or waive the provisions of subsections 5(r)(i) and 5(r)(ii)) and (B) each such Inspector shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information (if practicable) to the extent such action is otherwise not inconsistent with, an impairment of or in derogation of the rights and interests of the Holder or any Inspector;
        (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Initial Purchaser, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings as may be reasonably requested by them; and
        (iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Initial Purchaser or its counsel, including those to evidence compliance with Section 5(k) and with conditions customarily contained in underwriting agreements.
The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of this subsection shall be performed at the close of the Registered Exchange Offer and the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.
In addition, upon reasonable request of an Exchanging Dealer, the Issuers shall obtain (i) opinions of counsel to the Issuers (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Exchanging Dealer and its counsel, addressed to such Exchanging Dealer, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such Exchanging Dealer or its counsel and (ii) “cold comfort” letters from the independent certified public accountants of CNH Global N.V. (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of or any subsidiary of any Issuer or of any business acquired by any Issuer for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement), addressed to such Exchanging Dealer, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, or if requested by such Exchanging Dealer or its counsel in lieu of a “cold comfort” letter, an agreed-upon procedures letter under


 

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Statement on Auditing Standards No. 35, covering matters reasonably requested by such Exchanging Dealer or its counsel.
            (s) If a Registered Exchange Offer is to be consummated, upon delivery of the Securities by Holders to the Company (or to such other Person as directed by the Company) in exchange for the Exchange Securities, the Company shall mark, or caused to be marked, on the Securities so exchanged that such Securities are being canceled in exchange for the Exchange Securities. In no event shall the Securities be marked as paid or otherwise satisfied.
            (t) The Issuers will use their reasonable best efforts (i) if the Securities have been rated prior to the initial sale of such Securities, to confirm such ratings will apply to the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as the case may be, covered by an Exchange Offer Registration Statement; or (ii) if the Securities were not previously rated, to cause the Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be rated with at least one nationally recognized statistical rating agency, if so requested by Majority Holders with respect to the related Registration Statement or by any Managing Underwriters.
            (u) In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any Securities or Exchange Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate or selling group or “assist in the distribution” (within the meaning of the Conduct Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the “Conduct Rules”)) thereof, whether as a Holder or as an underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect thereof, or otherwise, the Issuers shall assist such Broker-Dealer in complying with the requirements of such Conduct Rules, including, without limitation, by:
        (i) if such Conduct Rules shall so require, engaging a “qualified independent underwriter” (as defined in such Conduct Rules) to participate in the preparation of the Registration Statement, to exercise usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto and, if any portion of the offering contemplated by such Registration Statement is an underwritten offering or is made through a placement or sales agent, to recommend the yield of such Securities or Exchange Securities;
        (ii) indemnifying any such qualified independent underwriter to the extent of the indemnification of underwriters provided in Section 5 hereof;
        (iii) providing such information to such Broker-Dealer as may be required in order for such Broker-Dealer to comply with the requirements of such Conduct Rules; and
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            6. Registration Expenses. The Issuers shall bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 5 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm or counsel designated by the Majority Holders to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith (not to exceed $25,000).
            7. Indemnification and Contribution.
            (a) The Issuers jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Registration Statement (including the Initial Purchaser and each Affiliate thereof and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 5(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each such Holder and each Person who controls any such Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Issuers will not be liable in any case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any such Holder specifically for use therein; provided, further, that with respect to any untrue statement or omission of material fact made in any preliminary prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 7(a) shall not inure to the benefit of any Holder from whom the Person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased such Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability of such Holder occurs under the circumstance where it shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment that (w) the Issuers had previously furnished copies of the Prospectus to such Holder, (x) delivery of the Prospectus was required by the Act to be made to such Person, (y) the untrue statement or omission of a material fact contained in the preliminary prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus and (z) there was not sent or given to such Person, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such securities to such Person, a copy of the Prospectus. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Issuers may otherwise have.
            The Issuers also jointly and severally agree, and the Company severally agrees, to indemnify or contribute as provided in Section 7(d) to Losses of each underwriter of Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, registered under a Shelf Registration


 

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Statement, its directors, officers, employees or agents and each Person who controls such underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Initial Purchaser and the selling Holders provided in this Section 7(a) and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as provided in Section 5(p) hereof.
            (b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement (including the Initial Purchaser, each Affiliate thereof and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 5(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuers and each of their respective directors, each of their respective officers who sign such Registration Statement and each Person who controls any Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuers to each such Holder, but only to the extent that the untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to such Holder furnished to the Issuers by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any such Holder may otherwise have.
            (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses, and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party; provided, however, in no event shall the


 

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indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general obligations or circumstances. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. An indemnifying party shall not be liable under this Section 7 to any indemnified party regarding any settlement or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent is consented to by such indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
            (d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively “Losses”) to which such indemnified party may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided, however, that in no case shall the Initial Purchaser or any subsequent Holder of any Security or Exchange Security be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in excess of the purchase discount or commission applicable to such Security, or in the case of a Exchange Security, applicable to the Security that was exchangeable into such Exchange Security, as set forth on the cover page of the Final Offering Memorandum, nor shall any underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by such underwriter under the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Issuers shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement (before deducting expenses) as set forth on the cover page of the Final Offering Memorandum and (y) the total amount of additional interest which the Issuers were not required to pay as a result of registering the securities covered by the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Benefits received by the Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase discounts and commissions as set forth on the cover page of the Final Offering Memorandum,


 

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and benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, registered under the Act. Benefits received by any underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each Person who controls a Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each Person who controls any Issuer within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of any Issuer who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of any Issuer shall have the same rights to contribution as the Issuers, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
            (e) The provisions of this Section will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or the Issuers or any of the officers, directors or controlling Persons referred to in this Section 7, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement.
            8. Underwritten Registrations.
            (a) If any of the Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, covered by any Shelf Registration Statement are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Managing Underwriters shall be selected by the Majority Holders and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.
            (b) No Person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement, unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, on the basis reasonably provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements; and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
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its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.
            10. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Issuers have obtained the written consent of the Majority Holders; provided that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of the Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Issuers shall obtain the written consent of the Initial Purchaser against which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing (except the foregoing proviso), a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of Securities or Exchange Securities, as the case may be, being sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement.
            11. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, telex, telecopier, facsimile or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:
            (a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Issuers in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11, which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy in like manner to UBS Securities LLC;
            (b) if to you, initially at the respective addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
            (c) if to the Issuers, initially at their address set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
            All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when received.
            The Initial Purchaser or the Issuers by notice to the other parties may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
            12. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Issuers thereto, subsequent Holders of Securities and the Exchange Securities; provided that nothing herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Securities or Exchange Securities in violation of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture. The Issuers hereby agree to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Securities or the Exchange


 

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Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto.
            13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
            14. Headings. The headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
            15. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York.
            16. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
            17. Securities Held by the Issuers, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities or Exchange Securities is required hereunder, Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, held by any Issuer or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or Exchange Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage.
            18. Agent for Service; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Issuer (i) acknowledges that such Issuer has, by separate written instrument, irrevocably designated and appointed CT Corporation, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011 (and any successor entity), as its authorized agent upon which process may be served in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Securities or the Exchange Securities that may be instituted in any federal or state court in the State of New York or brought under Federal or state securities laws, and acknowledges that CT Corporation has accepted such designation, (ii) submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit or proceeding, and (iii) agrees that service of process upon CT Corporation and written notices of said service to such Issuer in accordance with Section 11 hereof shall be deemed effective service of process upon it in any such suit or proceeding. Each Issuer further agrees to take any reasonable action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of CT Corporation in full force and effect so long as any of the Securities shall be outstanding; provided, however, that such Issuer may, by written notice to the Initial Purchaser, designate such additional or alternative agent for service of process under this Section 18 that (i) maintains an office located in the


 

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Borough of Manhattan, City of New York in the State of New York and (ii) is either (x) counsel for such Issuer or (y) a corporate service company which acts as agent for service of process for other persons in the ordinary course of its business. Such written notice shall identify the name of such agent for process and the address of the office of such agent for process in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, State of New York.
            To the extent that any Issuer has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under each of this Agreement, the Securities and the Exchange Securities. In addition, each Issuer irrevocably waives and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned courts for any reason whatsoever, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue for such suit is improper, or that this Agreement, the Securities or the Exchange Securities or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in such courts.
            The Issuers and the Initial Purchaser agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 18 shall affect the right of the Trustee to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of the Trustee to bring any action or proceeding against any Issuer or its property in the courts of any other jurisdictions.
            19. Judgment Currency. The Issuers, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder (including the Initial Purchaser and each Affiliate thereof and, with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated by Section 5(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each such Holder and each Person who controls any such Holder within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any loss incurred by such indemnified party as a result of any judgment or order being given or made in favor of such indemnified party for any amount due under this Agreement and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than United States dollar and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the United States dollar amount is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which such indemnified party on the date of payment of such judgment or order is able to purchase United States dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by such indemnified party. The foregoing indemnity shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “spot rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, United States dollars.


 

 

            If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this Agreement and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Issuers and the Initial Purchaser.
         
  Very truly yours,

CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky    
    Name:   Harold D. Boyanovsky   
    Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer   


 

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  GUARANTORS:

CNH GLOBAL N.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky    
    Name:   Harold D. Boyanovsky   
    Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer   
 
  CNH U.K. LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Colin Cantello    
    Name:   Colin Cantello   
    Title:   Director   
 
  NEW HOLLAND HOLDING LIMITED
 
 
  By:   /s/ Roberto Miotto    
    Name:   Roberto Miotto   
    Title:   Director   
 
  CNH CANADA, LTD.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michel Lecomte    
    Name:   Michel Lecomte   
    Title:   President   
 
  CNH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
 
 
  By:   /s/ John Lloyd   
    Name:   John Lloyd   
    Title:   Director   
 
  CNH BELGIUM N.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Ann Mangelschots   
    Name:   Ann Mangelschots   
    Title:   Director   


 

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  NEW HOLLAND TRACTOR LIMITED N.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ David Ducheyne   
    Name:   David Ducheyne   
    Title:   Director   
 
  CNH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin Nordhaus    
    Name:   Martin Nordhaus   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
     
  By:   /s/ Marco Rimondi    
    Name:   Marco Rimondi   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
  CNH TRADE N.V.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Camillo Rossotto    
    Name:   Camillo Rossotto   
    Title:   Director   
 
  FIATALLIS NORTH AMERICA LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky    
    Name:   Harold D. Boyanovsky   
    Title:   Chairman & President   
 
  CNH AMERICA LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Harold D. Boyanovsky    
    Name:   Harold D. Boyanovsky   
    Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer   
 
  HFI HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michel Lecomte    
    Name:   Michel Lecomte   
    Title:   President & Chief Financial Officer   


 

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  BLI GROUP, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Roberto Miotto    
    Name:   Roberto Miotto   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
 
  BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Roberto Miotto    
    Name:   Roberto Miotto   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   


 

 

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date first above written.
         
UBS SECURITIES LLC
 
 
By:   /s/ Richard Beaudoin    
  Name:   Richard Beaudoin   
  Title:   Executive Director   
 
By:   /s/ Jamie Brodsky    
  Name:   Jamie Brodsky   
  Title:   Associate Director   


 

 
         

ANNEX A
     Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired by such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuers have agreed that, starting on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) and ending on the close of business one year after the Expiration Date, they will make this Prospectus available to any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution”.


 

 

ANNEX B
     Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such Broker-Dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. See “Plan of Distribution”.


 

 

ANNEX C
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     Each Broker-Dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. This Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Broker-Dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Issuers have agreed that, starting on the Expiration Date and ending on the close of business [one year] after the Expiration Date, they will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any Broker-Dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until _________, 200___, all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Securities may be required to deliver a prospectus.
     The Issuers will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by Brokers-Dealers. Exchange Securities received by Broker-Dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such Broker-Dealer and/or the purchasers of any such Exchange Securities. Any Broker-Dealer that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act and any profit of any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any such Persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act.
     For a period of one year after the Expiration Date, the Issuers will promptly send additional copies of this Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any Broker-Dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Issuers have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the Exchange Offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holder of the Securities) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the Securities (including any Broker-Dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Act.
     [If applicable, add information required by Regulation S-K Items 507 and/or 508.]


 

 

ANNEX D
             
o   CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
 
 
  Name:        
 
           
 
  Address:        
 
           
 
 
           
If the undersigned is not a Broker-Dealer, the undersigned represents that it acquired the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of its business, it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Securities and it has no arrangements or understandings with any Person to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Securities. If the undersigned is a Broker-Dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, it represents that the Securities to be exchanged for Exchange Securities were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Act.

 

EX-5.1 3 c04635exv5w1.htm OPINIONF SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP exv5w1
 

Exhibit 5.1
                   
(SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP LOGO)
  SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
ONE SOUTH DEARBORN
CHICAGO, IL 60603
(312) 853 7000
(312) 853 7036 FAX
    BEIJING
BRUSSELS
CHICAGO
DALLAS
FRANKFURT
  GENEVA
HONG KONG
LONDON
LOS ANGELES
NEW YORK
  SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
TOKYO
WASHINGTON, DC
 
                 
 
        FOUNDED 1866        
May 5, 2006
Case New Holland Inc.
CNH Global, N.V.
Tower B, 10th Floor
World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
     
Re:
  Case New Holland Inc. — 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
Ladies and Gentleman:
     We refer to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CNH Global, N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company (the “Parent”), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named therein (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), including the subsidiaries listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Delaware Subsidiary Guarantors”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of $500,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”), which are to be offered in exchange for an equivalent principal amount of currently outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”), all as more fully described in the Registration Statement. The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Old Notes that are accepted in exchange for New Notes will be cancelled and retired.
     The Old Notes were, and the New Notes will be, issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”).
     In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied upon copies of the Registration Statement, the Indenture, the form of New Notes and the form of Guarantees. We have also examined originals, or copies of originals certified to our satisfaction, of such agreements, documents, certificates and other statements of governmental officials and other instruments, and have examined such questions of law and have satisfied ourselves as to such matters of fact, as we have considered relevant and necessary as a basis for this opinion letter. We have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies thereof submitted to us for our examination.
     For purposes of Paragraph 2 below, we have assumed with respect to the Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor other than the Delaware Subsidiary Guarantors that (i) the Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
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jurisdiction of organization, (ii) the Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantees, (iii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Parent and each Subsidiary Guarantor and (iv) each Guarantee has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Parent or the Subsidiary Guarantor which is a party thereto. We have also assumed that no event has occurred that would cause the release of the Guarantee by the Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the terms of the Indenture.
     Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
          1. Assuming that the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee, the New Notes will be legally issued and binding obligations of the Company (except to the extent enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) when: (A) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including any necessary post-effective amendments), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the Indenture shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”) and (B) the New Notes shall have been duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or an authenticating agent as provided in the Indenture and shall have been duly delivered against surrender and cancellation or like principal amount of the Old Notes in the manner described in the Registration Statement.
          2. Assuming that the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Trustee, the Guarantee of the Parent and each such Subsidiary Guarantor will be legally issued and binding obligations thereof (except to the extent enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) when: (A) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including any necessary post-effective amendments), shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the Indenture shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and (B) the New Notes shall have been duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or an authenticating agent as provided in the Indenture and shall have been duly delivered against surrender and cancellation or like principal amount of Old Notes in the manner described in the Registration Statement.
          This opinion letter is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America. We express no opinion as to matters relating to securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or any rules or regulations thereunder (other than federal securities laws).
          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm included in or made a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom

 


 

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consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
         
  Very truly yours,
 
 
  /s/ Sidley Austin LLP    
     
     

 


 

         
EXHIBIT A
BLI Group, Inc.
Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.
CNH America LLC
Fiatallis North America LLC
HFI Holdings, Inc.

 

EX-5.2 4 c04635exv5w2.htm OPINION OF ALLENS ATHUR ROBINSON exv5w2
 

Exhibit 5.2
[Letterhead of Allens Arthur Robinson]
5 May 2006
Case New Holland Inc.
CNH Global, N.V.
Tower B, 10th Floor
World Trade Center
Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
THE NETHERLANDS
Dear Ladies and Gentleman
Case New Holland Inc.
$500,000,000 Notes Due 2014 (the New Notes)
We refer to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the Registration Statement) being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) by Case New Holland Inc. (the Company), CNH Global, N.V. (the Parent), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named in the Registration Statement (the Guarantors), including CNH Australia Pty Ltd (the Australian Guarantor) relating to the registration of the New Notes.
1.   Documents
    We have examined the following documents:
  (a)   Indenture dated 3 March 2006 between the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. as successor trustee (the Indenture);
 
  (b)   a power of attorney by the Australian Guarantor appointing attorneys for the purpose, among other things, of executing the Indenture;
 
  (c)   the constitution of the Australian Guarantor; and
 
  (d)   an extract of the minutes of the meeting of the Australian Guarantor at which the Australian Guarantor resolved to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture.
2.   Assumptions
    For the purposes of giving this opinion we have assumed the following.
  (a)   The authenticity of all seals and signatures and of any duty stamp or marking.
 
  (b)   The completeness, and the conformity to original instruments, of all copies submitted to us.
     
 
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  (c)   In relation to the Australian Guarantor, we have relied on the assumptions specified in section 129 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and note that you may do so unless you knew or suspected that an assumption was incorrect.
3.   Qualifications
    Our opinion is subject to the following qualifications.
  (a)   We express no opinion as to any laws other than the laws of New South Wales and Australia as in force at the date of this opinion.
 
  (b)   We have relied on a search of public records on file in respect of the Australian Guarantor at the Sydney office of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 5 May 2006. We note that records disclosed by such search may not be complete or up to date.
Based on the assumptions and subject to the qualifications set out above, we are of the following opinion:
1.   The Australian Guarantor is incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia.
 
2.   The Australian Guarantor has the corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Indenture.
 
3.   The Indenture has been duly authorised and executed by the Australian Guarantor.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters”. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the related rules promulgated by the Commission under that Act.
This opinion is addressed to you for your sole benefit. It is not to be relied on by any other person (other than Sidley Austin LLP) or for any other purpose nor is it to be quoted or referred to in any public document or filed with any government agency or other person without our consent. Sidley Austin LLP may rely upon this opinion as if it were addressed to them.
Yours sincerely
Mark Wormell
Partner
Mark.Wormell@aar.com.au
Tel 61 2 9230 4460
     
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EX-5.3 5 c04635exv5w3.htm OPINION OF ALTIUS LAW FIRM exv5w3
 

Exhibit 5.3
[Letterhead of Altius]
     
To:
  Case New Holland Inc
 
  CNH Global NV
 
  Tower B, 10th floor
 
  World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
 
  Schiphol Boulevard 217
 
  1118 BH Amsterdam
 
  The Netherlands
5 May 2006          
Dear Sirs,
     
Re:
  Case New Holland Inc.
 
  $ 500,000,000 7.125 % Senior Notes due 2014
We have acted as special Belgian counsel to CNH Belgium NV and New Holland Tractor Limited NV, two Belgian limited liability companies (“naamloze vennootschap"/“société anonyme") with registered offices at 8210 Zedelgem, Leon Claeysstraat 3a (Registered with the Belgian Crossroadsbank and having the number 0400444803) and 2030 Antwerpen, Wilmarsdonksteenweg 32 (Registered with the Belgian Crossroadsbank and having the number 0402 618 690), respectively, (hereinafter together referred to as the “Belgian Guarantors” and individually as “Belgian Guarantor”), in connection with the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of 3 March 2006 entered into between Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CNH Global N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company (the “Parent”), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named therein (the “Guarantors”), including the Belgian Guarantors (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) the exchange offer registration statement as required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of $ 500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.125 % Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”) that replace the currently outstanding 7.125 % Senior notes that were issued on 3 March 2006 (the “Old Notes”).
The New Notes and Old Notes are being issued under the Indenture, dated as of 3 March 2006, by and among the Company, the Parent, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as successor of the trustee (the “Trustee”).
In our capacity as special counsel, we are not generally familiar with the affairs of the Company, and the opinion below is based only on the investigations and subject to the limits stated herein.

 


 

Except as otherwise indicated herein, capitalised terms used in this opinion are defined as set forth in the Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company, the guarantors named therein, including the Belgian Guarantors and UBS Securities LLC as the Initial Purchaser on 24 February 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”).
The Registration Rights Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the forms of Guarantees are referred to hereafter as the transaction documents (the “Transaction Documents”).
The law covered by this opinion is limited to the laws of Belgium on the date hereof and as generally interpreted as of the same date. We express no opinion on European Community law as it affects any jurisdiction other than Belgium, or on tax law unless if expressly mentioned in this opinion.
The assumptions and qualifications made in our legal opinions dated 3 March 2006, 29 April 2005, 17 May 2004 and 16 September 2003 are incorporated by way of reference in this legal opinion, as if such assumptions and qualifications were set out in this legal opinion in full.
For the purpose of rendering this opinion, we have examined and relied exclusively upon the following documents:
(i)   the Transaction Documents;
 
(ii)   the Preliminary Offering Memorandum dated 20 February 2006 and the pricing supplement thereto dated 24 February 2006 (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”);
 
(iii)   the Final Offering Memorandum dated 24 February 2006 (the “Final Offering Memorandum”);
 
(iv)   the F-4 exchange offer registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 dated 5 May 2006.
 
(v)   the co-ordinated articles of association most recently filed on 30 May 2002 with the Clerk of the Commercial Court of Bruges of CNH Belgium NV;
 
(vi)   the co-ordinated articles of association most recently filed on 13 February 2001 with the Clerk of the Commercial Court of Antwerp of New Holland Tractor Limited NV;
 
(vii)   all publications made by CNH Belgium NV in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette (“Moniteur Belge"/“Belgisch Staatsblad"), available at the date of this opinion;
 
(viii)   all publications made by New Holland Tractor Limited NV in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette (“Moniteur Belge"/“Belgisch Staatsblad"), available at the date of this opinion;
 
(ix)   a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of CNH Belgium NV, dated 24 February 2006, authorising the execution of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and appointing each director of CNH Belgium NV as signatory(ies) for the execution of the Transaction Documents; and
 
(x)   a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of New Holland Tractor Limited NV, dated 27 February 2006, authorising the execution of the Transaction

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    Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and appointing each director of New Holland Tractor Limited NV as signatory(ies) for the execution of the Transaction Documents.
We assume that the Transaction Documents have been executed by the persons authorised to execute the Transaction Documents.
We assume that the Guarantees will be executed in a form substantially similar to the form provided for in the Indentures.
In preparing this opinion we have assumed without investigation that the Transaction Documents are valid, binding and enforceable against all parties thereto other than the Belgian Guarantors, in accordance with their terms.
We have also assumed that the terms and provisions of the Indentures and of the Guarantees have not been altered or will not be since their execution, and no party has taken or will take any decision or action or entered into any agreement that would affect the terms and conditions of the Indentures and the Guarantees.
We have further assumed that:
(a)   the entering into the Transaction Documents is in the corporate interest of the Belgian Guarantors;
 
(b)   there will be no increase in the guarantee amount of the Guarantee within the framework of the New Notes and/or Old Notes;
 
(c)   the conduct of the parties to the Transaction Documents has complied and will continue to comply with any requirement of good faith, fair dealing and has not violated the public order and good morals;
 
(d)   the Registration Rights Agreement has been signed on or prior to the date of this opinion by the persons mentioned in the Registration Rights Agreement to be the signatory of such Document;
 
(e)   the Purchase Agreement has been signed on or prior to the date of this opinion by the persons mentioned in the Purchase Agreement to be the signatory of such Document;
 
(f)   there are no agreements or understandings, written or oral, and no usage of trade or course of prior dealing that would, in either case, define, supplement, change or qualify the terms of the Transaction Documents;
 
(g)   the confirmation given by the Clerk of the Commercial Court of Bruges during a telephone conversation on 21 April 2006 that CNH Belgium NV has not been declared bankrupt nor has it been subject to any judicial and collective settlement procedure with its creditors in Belgium during that period is correct; and
 
(h)   the confirmation given by the Clerk of the Commercial Court of Antwerp during a telephone conversation on 21 April 2006 that New Holland Tractor Limited NV has not been declared bankrupt nor has it been subject to any judicial and collective settlement procedure with its creditors in Belgium during that period is correct;
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications made below, we are of the opinion that:

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(i)   The Belgian Guarantors are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Belgium;
 
(ii)   The Transaction Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Belgian Guarantors and each Transaction Document constitutes a valid
 
    and binding agreement of each Belgian Guarantor, enforceable against each Belgian Guarantor in accordance with its terms;
 
(iii)   The Guarantees of the Belgian Guarantors are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, duly authorized by the Belgian Guarantors and, when executed by the Belgian Guarantors and endorsed on the New Notes and/or Old Notes in the manner provided in the Indenture will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Belgian Guarantors, enforceable against the Belgian Guarantors in accordance with their terms;
Our opinion is subject to the following qualifications:
1   Enforcement of foreign judicial decisions
    A final judgement handed down by a New York Court in respect of the Transaction Documents would only be recognised and enforced in Belgium after a review of the merits of the case by a Court of First Instance in Belgium and if such Belgian Court of First Instance is satisfied that the conditions, set out in Article 22 et seq. of the Belgian Conflict of Law Code, are fulfilled, such as (non-exhaustive list):
  (a)   the judgement is not contrary to Belgian public policy or to the rules of Belgian public law;
 
  (b)   the defendant’s rights of defence have been respected;
 
  (c)   the court which has handed down the judgement was not competent for the sole reason of the nationality of the plaintiff;
 
  (d)   the judgement is final pursuant to the laws of the State of New York; and
 
  (e)   the certified copy of the judgement delivered to the Belgian Court satisfies the authenticity requirements of the laws of the State of New York or the applicable procedural rules.
    It is generally accepted that a review of the merits of the case involves ensuring that “minimum” standards of law have been complied with.
    With regard to the enforcement of foreign judgements in Belgium:
  (a)   an official translation may be required of any documents not in the procedural language used by the Belgian Court (i.e., French, Dutch or German); and
 
  (b)   a registration tax of 3% is due on any sum of money exceeding EUR 12,500 which a debtor is ordered to pay by a judgement enforceable in Belgium. Both the debtor(s) and the creditor(s) are responsible for the payment of the registration tax, it being understood that the maximum liability of the creditor(s) is fixed at half of the sum for which judgement is given in its (their) favour and of which payment is obtained. In order to secure payment of the registration tax (and possible fines) the tax administration has a priority right on the sums for which judgement is given.

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2   Conflict of interest
    A transaction may be declared null and void if the other party knew or should have known that a decision by the Board of Directors of each of the Belgian Guarantors has been taken in violation of the conflict of interest rules as provided in Article 523 Company Code or provides a wrongful or unlawful financial advantage to any of the directors of each of the Belgian Guarantors.
3   Trust
    Failing any established concept of “trust” or “trustee” under the present Belgian legal system, we express no opinion on the precise nature, effect and enforceability in Belgium of the duties, rights and powers of the trustee and performance or exercise thereof.
4   Insolvency
    Applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, moratorium, reorganisation or other laws relating to fraudulent conveyances, judicial decisions or principles of equity relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights or contractual obligations generally, including statutes of limitation, may affect the enforceability of the obligations of the Belgian Guarantors under the Transaction Documents.
5   Set-off
    Belgian bankruptcy and moratorium law does not permit post-insolvency set-off. Claims against the Belgian Guarantors which become due and payable on or after the bankruptcy or request for a moratorium of the Belgian Guarantors — including any claim for indemnities triggered by the bankruptcy or moratorium — are therefore not eligible for set-off.
    There is two exceptions to the general prohibition of set-off after bankruptcy, one applicable when mutual debts are closely interrelated and one for certain netting agreements. It must be said that case law is not always consistent in its application of the “close interrelation” test.
    If the European Regulation nr.1346/2000 regarding insolvency proceedings applies, and the law that governs the debt allows set-off in case of insolvency, Belgian receiver must allow set-off.
6   Belgian Laws of International Public Policy
    It is uncertain whether the rules of Belgian law mentioned below would be considered as rules of international public policy. The enforceability in Belgium of the provisions of the Old Notes and the New Notes mentioned below is therefore also uncertain.
6.1   Belgian legal provisions on loan agreements
    Under Belgian law:
  (a)   late payment interest may not accrue on any overdue amount at a rate exceeding the aggregate of 0.5% per annum and the rate of interest accruing on the principal amount when not overdue (article 1907 of the Civil Code);

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  (b)   prepayment fees may not exceed six months of interest on the prepaid amount, calculated at the rate of interest accruing on the principal amount (article 1907bis of the Civil Code);
6.2   Interest on Interest
    Article 1154 of the Belgian Civil Code provides that a creditor may not claim interest on overdue interest, unless:
  (a)   the overdue interest has accrued over a period of more than one year, and
 
  (b)   the interest has formally been claimed by the creditor, or the debtor has agreed to pay it, after such period has effectively passed.
6.3   Liquidated damages
    Liquidated damages may not be upheld or reduced by a Belgian court if they are deemed to constitute a penalty, i.e., when they exceed the damages which, at the time of signing the agreement providing for such liquidated damages, could have been foreseen by the parties as a result of an event of default under the Transaction Documents, so that the party in favour of which such damages are stipulated would derive a larger benefit in case of default of the other party than in case of proper performance of the Transaction Documents.
6.4   Good faith and discretionary rights
    Any determinations or certificates made or given by a party in its own discretion pursuant to the provisions of the Transaction Documents and which are under such Transaction Documents to be final, conclusive or binding, might be held not to be final, conclusive or binding if such determination or certificate could be shown to have been incorrect, unreasonable or arbitrary or not to have been given or made in good faith.
7   Further qualifications
    This opinion is further subject to the effect of generally applicable rules of law that:
  (a)   may restrict the enforceability of provisions limiting, releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves wilful negligence or misconduct, fraud or unlawful conduct. The enforceability of such provisions may also be restricted in cases where they have the effect of discharging a party of its obligations and depriving the obligations assumed by such party of any significance;
 
  (b)   may, where less than all of a contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the contract; and
 
  (c)   authorise Belgian courts to grant payment terms to debtors in exceptional circumstances.
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This opinion letter is limited to the laws of Belgium. The Courts of Brussels shall have exclusive jurisdiction should a controversy arise as a result of this opinion. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this letter to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention with respect to the opinions expressed above, including any changes in applicable law which may hereafter occur.
We assume no obligation to advise you (or any other person entitled to rely on this opinion) of subsequent changes in, or in the interpretation of, Belgian law.
This opinion is rendered solely to you and for your exclusive benefit and may not, without our prior written consent, be used, circulated, quoted or referred to by any other person or entity or for any other purpose than in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents. However, Sidley Austin LLP may rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them within the limits specified above.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters”. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
Yours faithfully,
     
Christophe Ronse
  Johan De Bruycker

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EX-5.4(A) 6 c04635exv5w4xay.htm OPINION OF CHARLES DE ALWIS SOLICITORS exv5w4xay
 

Exhibit 5.4(a)
charles de alwis
SOLICITORS
Case New Holland, Inc
CNH Global
Tower B, 10th Floor,
World Trade Centre,
Amsterdam Airport,
Schipol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
May 5, 2006
Re:   Case New Holland Inc.
US$500,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
Dear Sirs,
We have acted as the English legal advisers to CNH U.K. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as either “CNHUK” and/or the “English Guarantor”) in connection with (i) a purchase agreement dated February 24, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between inter alia, Case New Holland Inc. (the “Company”), UBS Securities LLC (the “Initial Purchaser”) as purchaser and the English Guarantor relating to the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchaser of a US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014; (ii) the guarantee given by the English Guarantor, pursuant to the terms of the indenture dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”) among, inter alia, the Company, the English Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank as successor trustee thereunder; and
 1
Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
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Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
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(iii) the registration rights agreement dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between, inter alia, the Company, the Initial Purchaser and the English Guarantor.
We have also acted for CNH UK in relation to the subsequent filing by Case New Holland Inc., a Form F-4 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to exchange the notes for new notes, which CNH UK has been advised by Case New Holland Inc., to be substantially identical, except the new notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will not contain restrictions on transfer or have registration rights. We also note that the new notes will represent the same debt as the old notes, and will be issued under the same indenture.
1.   Documents
    For the purpose of issuing this Opinion we have relied upon the following documents:-
  (a)   copy of the Purchase Agreement;
 
  (b)   a copy of the Indenture;
 
  (c).   a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement;
 
  (d).   a copy of the preliminary offering Memorandum dated February 20, 2006 and the Pricing Supplement thereto dated February 24, 2006;
 
  (e).   a copy of the final offering Memorandum dated March 3, 2006;
 2
Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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  (f).   a copy of the Guarantee issued by the English Guarantor;
 
  (g)   the Memorandum and Articles of Association of CNHUK as filed at Companies House at the date hereof (“the Constitution”);
 
  (h)   a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of CNHUK held on February 27, 2006.
 
  (i)   Draft Form F-4 Registration Statement.
2.   Assumptions
    For the purposes of this Opinion we have assumed without investigation:-
  (a)   the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals or copies, including in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the documents and other papers referred to in paragraph 1. above and the genuineness of any signatures appearing on the face of any of the documents or other papers respectively referred to in paragraph 1. above, the legal capacity of all natural persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies submitted to us;
 
  (b)   the capacity, power and authority of each of the parties (other than CNHUK) to enter into each of the Purchase Agreement, Indenture, the Registration Statement, (the “Transaction Documents”), the New Notes and the Guarantees and the due execution and entering
 3
Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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      into of such documents by all the respective parties thereto in compliance with all requisite corporate authorisations;
 
  (c)   that the resolutions of the board of directors of CNHUK set out in the minutes of the meeting of the said directors held on Monday 27 February 2006 were duly passed and that the said meeting was quorate and duly and properly convened and held and that the said minutes are a true record of the proceedings described in them and remain in full force and effect without modification;
 
  (d)   that each of the Registration Statement, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantee incorporates an express choice of and is governed by the law of the State of New York and that the choice of the law of the State of New York to govern each of the Transaction Documents and the Guarantees was made in good faith and for bona fide reasons;
 
  (e)   that, by virtue of provisions respectively contained in the Transaction Documents, the Guarantees and/or any of the other documents relating whether directly or indirectly to the offer, placing and issue of the New Notes, CNHUK has submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York for all purposes of the interpretation, enforcement and resolution of all other matters concerning or arising out of each of the Transaction Documents
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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      and the Guarantees and that the submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York was made in good faith and for bona fide reasons;
 
  (f)   that the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the Guarantees, the New Notes and all other documents relating whether directly or indirectly to the offer, placing and issue of the New Notes will be duly and fully enforceable in accordance with their respective terms under the law of the State of New York;
 
  (g)   that the Guarantees, when entered into by CNHUK, will be given in good faith and for the purpose of carrying on CNHUK’s business and, when they are given, there will be reasonable grounds for believing that giving the Guarantee will benefit CNHUK so that accordingly it is not ultra vires CNHUK and unenforceable if by reason of there being no commercial benefit to CNHUK;
 
  (h)   that the Constitution has not been changed and that no resolutions have been passed by either the members or the directors in any way changing or qualifying the terms of the resolutions referred to at paragraph 1(d) above;
 
  (i)   that CNHUK either did not or will not require the consent or approval of any third party for the entering into, execution and
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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      performance of any of the Registration Statement, the Transaction Documents or for the entering into, execution and performance of the New Notes and the Guarantees or duly obtained or will obtain any such requisite consent or approval, which has not been or will not be withdrawn;
 
  (j)   that there will be no change in the laws currently applicable to the Company and to CNHUK respectively and that such laws will be the only laws respectively applicable to the Company and to CNHUK.
3.   Opinion
  Based on and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the reservations and limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
 
  1.   CNHUK is a private limited liability company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of England and Wales;
 
  2.   CNHUK has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indentures and the Guarantees.
 
  3.   The Transaction Documents have been duly authorised and entered into by CNHUK.
 
  4.   The Guarantees have been duly authorised by CNHUK.
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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  5.   We are not aware of any reason according to the laws of England as to conflict of laws why the choice of the State of New York to govern the Transaction Documents and the Guarantee would not be regarded by the English courts as a valid choice of law.
 
  6.   We are not aware of any reason why the execution, delivery and performance by CNHUK of the Guarantee will violate any existing laws of England.
4.   Reservations
    Our reservations are as follows:-
  (a)   we express no opinion as to any law other than English law in force at and as interpreted at the date of this Opinion. We are not qualified to, and we do not, express an opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction including in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the law of the State of New York;
 
  (b)   we have not considered any document other than the Transaction Documents and the Guarantees which consideration we have given only for the purpose of the opinions expressed in this letter;
 
  (c)   we express no opinion as to any document other than the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees and in relation to
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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      Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees we have not advised and express no opinion as to the terms of such documents;
 
  (d)   we express no opinion as to whether or not and if so to what extent the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees constitute valid and binding obligations on CNHUK subject to, and in accordance with the application to the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees of, the law of the State of New York;
 
  (e)   we express no opinion on the interpretation and enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees as the same are respectively governed by the law of the State of New York, whether the interpretation and/or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees would fall to be determined in a court in the jurisdiction of the State of New York or in a court of any other jurisdiction;
 
  (f)   the enforcement of the performance of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees may be limited by applicable laws on insolvency, limitation of actions, fraudulent dispositions or similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
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  (g)   the enforcement in England of a judgment obtained in the USA will be subject to English rules of civil procedure in force from time to time.
5.   Limitation
    This Opinion is given to you and to no other person or party save only that its terms may be relied upon by Sidley Austin LLP as if it were addressed to them but only on the basis that Sidley Austin LLP shall be deemed to have advised us of those matters which we refer to above as having been advised to us by you. It is also given subject to and upon the condition that it is governed by and should be construed in accordance with English law and that any action arising out of it is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. It may not be delivered to nor relied upon by any other person or party or for any other purpose nor is it to be quoted or referred to in any document or filed with any person, except in any case with our prior express written consent.
    This Opinion is provided on the basis that any liability whether to you, Sidley Austin LLP or to any other person howsoever arising that (notwithstanding and without prejudice to the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph of this letter) we might directly or indirectly incur as a result of any of the terms of the opinions we express in paragraph 3.
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    above being incorrect or unjustified or otherwise erroneous (and whether as to matters of fact or law) will be limited in aggregate to a sum equal to our available professional indemnity insurance in force from time to time (save to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction declares such liability to be of a kind which cannot be so limited).
    This opinion letter is limited to the laws of England and Wales. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this letter to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention with respect to the opinions expressed above, including any changes in applicable law which may hereafter occur.
    We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
    Yours faithfully,
    CHARLES DE ALWIS
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
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EX-5.4(B) 7 c04635exv5w4xby.htm OPINION OF CHARLES DE ALWIS SOLICITORS exv5w4xby
 

Exhibit 5.4(b)
charles de alwis
SOLICITORS
Case New Holland, Inc
CNH Global
Tower B, 10th Floor,
World Trade Centre,
Amsterdam Airport,
Schipol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
May 5, 2006
Re:     Case New Holland Inc.
US$500,000,000 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
Dear Sirs,
We have acted as the English legal advisers to New Holland Holding Ltd (hereinafter referred to as either “NHH” and/or the “English Guarantor”) in connection with (i) a purchase agreement dated February 24, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between inter alia, Case New Holland Inc. (the “Company”), UBS Securities LLC (the “Initial Purchaser”) as purchaser and the English Guarantor relating to the sale by the Company to the Initial Purchaser of a US$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014; (ii) the guarantee given by the English Guarantor, pursuant to the terms of the indenture dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”) among, inter alia, the Company, the English Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank as
 1
Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
     
(INVESTOR IN PEOPLE LOGO)
          We are regulated by the Law Society of England & Wales

 


 

successor trustee thereunder; and (iii) the registration rights agreement dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) between, inter alia, the Company, the Initial Purchaser and the English Guarantor.
We have also acted for NHH in relation to the subsequent filing by Case New Holland Inc., a Form F-4 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to exchange the notes for new notes, which NHH has been advised by Case New Holland Inc., to be substantially identical, except the new notes will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will not contain restrictions on transfer or have registration rights. We also note that the new notes will represent the same debt as the old notes, and will be issued under the same indenture.
1.   Documents
 
    For the purpose of issuing this Opinion we have relied upon the following documents:-
  (a)   copy of the Purchase Agreement;
 
  (b)   a copy of the Indenture;
 
  (c).   a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement;
 
  (d).   a copy of the preliminary offering Memorandum dated February 20, 2006 and the Pricing Supplement thereto dated February 24, 2006;
 
  (e).   a copy of the final offering Memorandum dated March 3, 2006;
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
     
(INVESTOR IN PEOPLE LOGO)
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  (f).   a copy of the Guarantee issued by the English Guarantor;
 
  (g)   the Memorandum and Articles of Association of NHH as filed at Companies House at the date hereof (“the Constitution”);
 
  (h)   a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of NHH held on February 27, 2006.
 
  (i)   Draft Form F-4 Registration Statement.
2.   Assumptions
 
    For the purposes of this Opinion we have assumed without investigation:-
  (a)   the authenticity and completeness of all documents submitted to us as originals or copies, including in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the documents and other papers referred to in paragraph 1. above and the genuineness of any signatures appearing on the face of any of the documents or other papers respectively referred to in paragraph 1. above, the legal capacity of all natural persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies submitted to us;
 
  (b)   the capacity, power and authority of each of the parties (other than NHH) to enter into each of the Purchase Agreement, Indenture, the Registration Statement, (the “Transaction Documents”), the New Notes and the Guarantees and the due execution and entering into
 3
Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
     
(INVESTOR IN PEOPLE LOGO)
        We are regulated by the Law Society of England & Wales

 


 

      of such documents by all the respective parties thereto in compliance with all requisite corporate authorisations;
 
  (c)   that the resolutions of the board of directors of NHH set out in the minutes of the meeting of the said directors held on Monday 27 February 2006 were duly passed and that the said meeting was quorate and duly and properly convened and held and that the said minutes are a true record of the proceedings described in them and remain in full force and effect without modification;
 
  (d)   that each of the Registration Statement, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantee incorporates an express choice of and is governed by the law of the State of New York and that the choice of the law of the State of New York to govern each of the Transaction Documents and the Guarantees was made in good faith and for bona fide reasons;
 
  (e)   that, by virtue of provisions respectively contained in the Transaction Documents, the Guarantees and/or any of the other documents relating whether directly or indirectly to the offer, placing and issue of the New Notes, NHH has submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York for all purposes of the interpretation, enforcement and resolution of all other matters concerning or arising out of each of the Transaction Documents
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
Telephone: 0208-597-5717   E-Mail: charles@charlesdealwis.com   Fax: 0208-597-7327
Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
Dhammika Ediriweera (Trainee Solicitor);
Mrs Aruni De Alwis (Practice Manager)
     
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      and the Guarantees and that the submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York was made in good faith and for bona fide reasons;
 
  (f)   that the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the Guarantees, the New Notes and all other documents relating whether directly or indirectly to the offer, placing and issue of the New Notes will be duly and fully enforceable in accordance with their respective terms under the law of the State of New York;
 
  (g)   that the Guarantees, when entered into by NHH, will be given in good faith and for the purpose of carrying on NHH’s business and, when they are given, there will be reasonable grounds for believing that giving the Guarantee will benefit NHH so that accordingly it is not ultra vires NHH and unenforceable if by reason of there being no commercial benefit to NHH;
 
  (h)   that the Constitution has not been changed and that no resolutions have been passed by either the members or the directors in any way changing or qualifying the terms of the resolutions referred to at paragraph 1(d) above;
 
  (i)   that NHH either did not or will not require the consent or approval of any third party for the entering into, execution and performance of
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
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Charles De Alwis assisted by Jacqueline Muhammad, Nadia Paganuzzi (all Solicitors)
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      any of the Registration Statement, the Transaction Documents or for the entering into, execution and performance of the New Notes and the Guarantees or duly obtained or will obtain any such requisite consent or approval, which has not been or will not be withdrawn;
 
  (j)   that there will be no change in the laws currently applicable to the Company and to NHH respectively and that such laws will be the only laws respectively applicable to the Company and to NHH.
3.   Opinion
 
    Based on and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the reservations and limitations set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
  1.   NHH is a private limited liability company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of England and Wales;
 
  2.   NHH has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indentures and the Guarantees.
 
  3.   The Transaction Documents have been duly authorised and entered into by NHH.
 
  4.   The Guarantees have been duly authorised by NHH.
 
  5.   We are not aware of any reason according to the laws of England as to conflict of laws why the choice of the State of New York to
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      govern the Transaction Documents and the Guarantee would not be regarded by the English courts as a valid choice of law.
 
  6.   We are not aware of any reason why the execution, delivery and performance by NHH of the Guarantee will violate any existing laws of England.
4.   Reservations
 
    Our reservations are as follows:-
  (a)   we express no opinion as to any law other than English law in force at and as interpreted at the date of this Opinion. We are not qualified to, and we do not, express an opinion on the laws of any other jurisdiction including in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the law of the State of New York;
 
  (b)   we have not considered any document other than the Transaction Documents and the Guarantees which consideration we have given only for the purpose of the opinions expressed in this letter;
 
  (c)   we express no opinion as to any document other than the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees and in relation to Pricing Disclosure Package, the Offering Memorandum, the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees we
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      have not advised and express no opinion as to the terms of such documents;
 
  (d)   we express no opinion as to whether or not and if so to what extent the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees constitute valid and binding obligations on NHH subject to, and in accordance with the application to the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees of, the law of the State of New York;
 
  (e)   we express no opinion on the interpretation and enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees as the same are respectively governed by the law of the State of New York, whether the interpretation and/or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees would fall to be determined in a court in the jurisdiction of the State of New York or in a court of any other jurisdiction;
 
  (f)   the enforcement of the performance of the Transaction Documents, the New Notes and the Guarantees may be limited by applicable laws on insolvency, limitation of actions, fraudulent dispositions or similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
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Our address: 157 High Road, Chadwell Heath, Essex. RM6 6NL
         
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  (g)   the enforcement in England of a judgment obtained in the USA will be subject to English rules of civil procedure in force from time to time.
5.   Limitation
 
    This Opinion is given to you and to no other person or party save only that its terms may be relied upon by Sidley Austin LLP as if it were addressed to them but only on the basis that Sidley Austin LLP shall be deemed to have advised us of those matters which we refer to above as having been advised to us by you. It is also given subject to and upon the condition that it is governed by and should be construed in accordance with English law and that any action arising out of it is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. It may not be delivered to nor relied upon by any other person or party or for any other purpose nor is it to be quoted or referred to in any document or filed with any person, except in any case with our prior express written consent.
 
    This Opinion is provided on the basis that any liability whether to you, Sidley Austin LLP or to any other person howsoever arising that (notwithstanding and without prejudice to the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph of this letter) we might directly or indirectly incur as a result of any of the terms of the opinions we express in paragraph 3. above being incorrect or unjustified or otherwise erroneous (and whether
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    as to matters of fact or law) will be limited in aggregate to a sum equal to our available professional indemnity insurance in force from time to time (save to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction declares such liability to be of a kind which cannot be so limited).
 
    This opinion letter is limited to the laws of England and Wales. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this letter to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention with respect to the opinions expressed above, including any changes in applicable law which may hereafter occur.
 
    We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
 
    Yours faithfully,
 
    CHARLES DE ALWIS
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EX-5.5 8 c04635exv5w5.htm OPINION OF NAUTADUTILH N.V. exv5w5
 

Exhibit 5.5
[Letterhead of NautaDutilh]
     
Postbus 1110
   
3000 BC Rotterdam
  Rotterdam, 5 May, 2006
Weena 750
   
3014 DA Rotterdam
   
T  +31 10 224 00 00
   
F  +31 10 414 84 44
   
 
   
 
  Case New Holland Inc.
 
  CNH Global N.V.
 
  Tower B, 10th Floor
 
  World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
 
  Schiphol Boulevard 217
 
  1118 BH Amsterdam
 
  The Netherlands
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Case New Holland Inc. offer to exchange U.S.$ 500,000,000 7.125 % Senior Notes due 2014 for U.S. $ 500,000,000 7.125 % Senior Notes due 2014.
We refer to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CNH Global, N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company (the “Parent”), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named therein (together with the Parent, the “Guarantors”), including the subsidiary CNH Trade N.V. (together with the Parent, the “Dutch Guarantors”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of $500,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”), which are to be offered in exchange for an equivalent principal amount of presently outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”) all as more fully described in the Registration Statement. The Old Notes are, and th New Notes will be, guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Old Notesthat are accepted in exchange for New Notes will be cancelled and retired.
The Old Notes were and the New Notes will be issued under the Indenture, dated
NautaDutilh N.V. has its seat at Rotterdam, The Netherlands and is registered in the Commercial Register in Rotterdam under number 24338323. All services and other work are carried out under a contract for professional services (“overeenkomst van opdracht”) with NautaDutilh N.V., subject to the general conditions of NautaDutilh N.V. These general conditions include, among other provisions, a limitation of liability clause and have been filed with the Rotterdam Court of First Instance. They can be consulted at www.nautadutilh.com and will be provided free of charge upon request.
ABN AMRO Bank 41.66.66.183; Fortis Bank 64.07.43.471; ING Bank 69.34.29.836; Postbank 274189; Account Name: Kwaliteitsrekening Notarissen Rotterdam NautaDutilh N.V.
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as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as successor trustee (the “Trustee”).
We have examined and relied upon copies of the following documents:
  (a)   the Registration Statement;
 
  (b)   the Indenture;
 
  (c)   the forms of Guarantees; and
 
  (d)   Resolutions of the Board of Directors of each of the Dutch Guarantors.
In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have exclusively reviewed and relied upon the above mentioned documents (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”).
This opinion letter is addressed solely to you. It may only be relied upon by you in connection with the Transaction Documents. This opinion letter is strictly limited to the matters stated in it and may not be read as extending by implication to any matters not specifically referred to in it. Nothing in this opinion letter should be taken as expressing an opinion in respect of any representations or warranties, or other information, contained in the Transaction Documents or any other document reviewed in connection with this opinion letter, except as expressly confirmed in this opinion letter. Its contents may not be quoted, otherwise included, summarised or referred to in any publication or document or disclosed to any other party, in whole or in part, for any purpose, without our prior written consent.
This opinion letter sets out our opinion on certain matters of Netherlands Law as at today’s date and the opinions and statements expressed in this opinion letter are limited in all respects to and are to be construed and interpreted in accordance with Netherlands Law. Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, we do not express any opinion on public international law or on the rules promulgated under or by any treaty or treaty organisation, except insofar as such rules are directly applicable in the Netherlands, nor do we express any opinion on Netherlands or European competition law or tax law. No undertaking is assumed on our part to revise, update or amend this opinion letter in connection with or to notify or inform you of, any developments and/or changes under Netherlands Law subsequent to today’s date.
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This opinion letter may only be relied upon on the condition that you accept that the legal relationship between yourselves and NautaDutilh N.V. is governed by Netherlands Law and that any issues of interpretation or liability arising out of or in connection with this opinion letter are submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
In this opinion letter, legal concepts are expressed in English terms. The Netherlands legal concepts concerned may not be identical in meaning to the concepts described by the English terms as they exist under the law of other jurisdictions. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency, the relevant expression shall be deemed to refer only to the Netherlands legal concepts described by the English terms.
For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that:
  a.   all documents reviewed by us as originals are complete and authentic and the signatures thereon are the genuine signatures of the persons purporting to have signed the same, all documents reviewed by us as drafts of documents or as fax, photo or electronic copies of originals are in conformity with the executed originals thereof and such originals are complete and authentic and the signatures thereon are the genuine signatures of the persons purporting to have signed the same;
 
  b.   none of the Netherlands Guarantors has (i) been dissolved (ontbonden), (ii) ceased to exist pursuant to a merger (fusie) or a division (splitsing), (iii) had its assets placed under administration (onder bewind gesteld), or (iv) been declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard), granted a suspension of payments (surséance van betaling verleend) or (v) been made subject to similar insolvency proceedings in other jurisdictions. The Extracts and our inquiries of today over the telephone with the Bankruptcy Clerk’s Office support this assumption. However, this information does not constitute conclusive evidence that the events set out in items (i) through (v) have not occurred;
 
  c.   each of the Transaction Documents has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party thereto other than the Netherlands Guarantors and constitutes legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms under the laws to which it is expressed to be subject;
 
  d.   the Resolutions are in full force and effect; and
 
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  e.   the choice of New York law to govern the Transaction Documents is valid under such law and will be recognized and given effect to by the competent court of such jurisdiction.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set forth herein and to any matters, documents or events not disclosed to us, we express the following opinions:
  1.   Each of the Dutch Guarantors has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of The Netherlands.
 
  2.   Each of the Dutch Guarantors has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and the Guarantees.
 
  3.   The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Dutch Guarantors.
 
  4.   The Guarantees have been duly authorized by each of the Dutch Guarantors.
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
  A.   As Netherlands lawyers we are not qualified or able to assess the true meaning and purport of the terms of the Transaction Documents under the applicable law and the obligations of the parties to the Transaction Documents and we have made no investigation of such meaning and purport. Our review of the Transaction Documents and of any other documents subject or expressed to be subject to any law other than Netherlands Law has therefore been limited to the terms of such documents as they appear to us on their face.
 
  B.   The information contained in the Extracts does not constitute conclusive evidence of the facts reflected in it.
 
  C.   Under Dutch law the performance of a due obligation prior to the bankruptcy of a debtor may be avoided if the creditor knew that a petition for the bankruptcy of the debtor had been filed or in certain circumstances where the performance of the obligation resulted from consultation between the debtor and the creditor with a view to create a preference over other creditors of the debtor.
 
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  D.   Under Dutch law, a transaction with a creditor entered into voluntary is subject to avoidance if the debtor knew or should have known that the transaction would prejudice one or more of its other creditors. Such knowledge is assumed by law if the transaction has been entered into less than one year prior to the bankruptcy of the debtor. If the transaction is entered into for consideration, it may only be avoided if the creditor also knew or should have known that the transaction would prejudice the debtor’s other creditors. Knowledge of the creditor and the debtor that a transaction would prejudice other creditors of the debtor is presumed by law if such transaction has been entered into less than one year prior to the bankruptcy of the debtor or within one year before the date the claim for fraudulent conveyance is made, unless the transaction is entered into pursuant to an obligation existing prior to such one year period, if it is also established that one of the conditions referred to in article 2:46 of the Dutch Civil Code or, respectively, article 43 of the Dutch Bankruptcy Act is fulfilled. These conditions include, but are not limited to situations where (i) the value of the obligation of the debtor materially exceeds the value of the obligation of the creditor; (ii) the debtor pays or grant security for debts which are not yet due; (iii) an agreement is made or an obligation arises from one legal entity to another if a director of one of these legal entities is also a director of the other; or (iv) an agreement is made with a group company. The avoidance may only be invoked by a creditor whose recourse position is affected or by the receiver (“curator") in a bankruptcy of the debtor.
 
  E.   Pursuant to Article 2:7 NCC, any transaction entered into by a legal entity may be nullified by the legal entity itself or its receiver in bankruptcy (curator) if the objects of such entity were transgressed by the transaction and the other party to the transaction knew or should have known this without independent investigation (wist of zonder eigen onderzoek moest weten). The Netherlands Supreme Court (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden) has ruled that in determining whether the objects of a legal entity are transgressed, not only the description of such objects in the articles of association (statuten) is decisive, but all (relevant) circumstances must be taken into account, in particular whether the interests of the legal entity were served by the transaction. We have no reason to believe that by entering into the Transaction Documents any of the Netherlands Guarantors would transgress the description of the objects contained in its Articles of Association. However, we cannot asses whether there are other relevant circumstances that must be taken into account, in particular
 
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      whether the interests of the Netherlands Guarantors are served by entering into the Transaction Documents since this is a matter of fact.
  F.   Without regard to any choice of law clause contained in the Transaction Documents, the Netherlands courts:
  a.   in relation to the manner of performance and the steps to be taken in the event of defective performance, may have regard to the law of the country where performance of the agreement takes place;
 
  b.   may apply rules of Netherlands Law in a situation where they are mandatory irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the agreement;
 
  c.   where they deem appropriate, may apply the mandatory rules of the law of another country with which the situation has a close connection, if and in so far as, under the law of the latter country, those rules must be applied whatever the law applicable to the agreement; and
 
  d.   may refuse to apply a rule of law otherwise applicable to the agreement, if such application is manifestly incompatible with the public policy (“ordre public”) of the Netherlands.
  G.   The term “enforceable in accordance with their terms” as used herein means that if any party to the Transaction Documents brings an action (een rechtsvordering instellen) against a Netherlands Company before a competent Netherlands Court seeking enforcement of the Transaction Documents, such court will provide some remedy subject to the terms of the Transaction Documents, the laws of the State of New York and other applicable law and with due observance of the provisions of the Netherlands Code of Civil Procedures.
 
  H.   The enforceability of the obligations of the Netherlands Guarantors under the Transaction Documents against the Netherlands Guarantors in the Netherlands may be limited or affected by:
  a.   any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganisation, moratorium or other similar laws or procedures now or hereinafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement or protection of Transactionor’s rights generally; and
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  b.   the provisions of fraudulent preference and fraudulent conveyance (Actio Pauliana) and similar rights available to receivers in bankruptcy or Transactionors in other jurisdictions;
 
  c.   claims based on tort (onrechtmatige daad); and
 
  d.   sanctions implemented or effective in the Netherlands under the Sanctions Act 1977 (Sanctiewet 1977), the Economic Offences Act (Wet Economische Delicten) or European Community Regulations.
  J.   Netherlands courts may, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any of the Transaction Documents, assume jurisdiction if a plaintiff:
  a.   seeks provisional measures in preliminary relief proceedings (kort geding) as provided for in Article 254 Netherlands Code of Civil Procedures et seq.;
 
  b.   files a request for the levy of a pre-trial attachment (conservatoir beslag) as provided for in Article 700 Netherlands Code of Civil Procedures et seq.
  K.   Payments exceeding EUR 50,000 by the Netherlands Guarantors to non-residents of the Netherlands must be reported by the Netherlands Guarantors to the Dutch Central Bank (De NederlanscheBank N.V.) in accordance with the External Financial Relations Act 1994 (Wet financiële betrekkingen buitenland 1994) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Non-compliance by the Netherlands Guarantors with these reporting requirements does, however, in itself not adversely affect the enforceability of the obligations of the Netherlands Guarantors under the Transaction Documents in the Netherlands.
 
  L.   As the United States and the Netherlands do not currently have a treaty providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments, other than arbitration awards, in civil and commercial matters, a final and conclusive judgment against any of the Netherlands Guarantors for a definite amount by a New York Court in an action arising out of or in connection with the Transaction Documents would not be directly enforceable in the Netherlands. However, if a party in whose favor a final judgment is rendered brings a new suit in a competent court in the Netherlands, that party may submit to the Dutch court the final judgment rendered in the United States. If the Dutch court finds that the jurisdiction
 
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of the New York Court has been based on grounds which are internationally acceptable and that proper legal procedures have been observed, the Dutch court should give binding effect to that final judgment unless it violates public policy in the Netherlands.
  M.   It is uncertain under the laws of the Netherlands whether, upon the enforcement of a judgment for a sum of money expressed in foreign currency against assets of the debtor situated in the Netherlands, proceeds can be obtained in such foreign currency or whether proceeds can only be obtained in Netherlands’ currency which subsequently has to be converted into such foreign currency.
 
  N.   It is uncertain whether the Dutch courts would enforce judgments that award punitive damages.
 
  O.   It should be noted that it is uncertain whether service of process at the address of a process agent referred to in the Transaction Documents for legal proceedings in the Netherlands will be valid. Therefore, it is recommendable that, in the event of initiating legal proceedings in the Netherlands, service of process is also effected upon the defendants at their domicile or residence in the Netherlands.
This opinion is being delivered to you in connection with the Registration Statement and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose without our prior written authorization. Sidley Austin LLP may rely on this opinion with respect to matters governed by Dutch law for purposes of its opinion to you dated on or about the date hereof. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus contained therein. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or under the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
         
 
  Yours faithfully,    
 
       
 
  NautaDutilh N.V.    
 
       
 
       
 
  For and on behalf of    
 
  NautaDutilh N.V.    
 
  Gijs J. Rooijens    
 
       
 
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EX-5.6 9 c04635exv5w6.htm OPINION OF OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP exv5w6
 

Exhibit 5.6
[Letterhead of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP]
May 5, 2006
TO:   THE PERSONS NAMED IN ANNEX A HERETO
Dear Sirs:
Case New Holland Inc. Issue of Guaranteed Senior Notes
We have acted as special counsel to CNH Canada, Ltd. (the “Canadian Guarantor”) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), CNH Global, N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company (the “Parent”), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named therein (collectively with the Parent, the “Guarantors”), including the Canadian Guarantor with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Securities Act”), relating to the registration of $500,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”), which are to be offered in exchange for an equivalent principal amount of presently outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”), all as more fully described in the Registration Statement. The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by the Guarantors. Old Notes that are accepted in exchange for New Notes will be cancelled and retired.
The Old Notes were, and the New Notes will be, issued under the Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”).
All capitalized terms used in this opinion letter, unless otherwise defined in this opinion letter, shall have the meanings specified in the Indentures.
A. Documentation
As such counsel, we have examined an executed copy of each of the following (individually, a “Document” and, collectively, the “Documents”):
  (a)   the Indenture;
 
  (b)   the form of Guarantees endorsed on the New Notes to be executed by the Canadian Guarantor; and
 
  (c)   the form of New Note.

 


 

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We have also reviewed a copy of the Registration Statement.
B. Jurisdiction
We are solicitors qualified to practise law in the Province of Ontario and, we express no opinion as to any laws or any matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in the Province of Ontario (“Applicable Laws”).
C. Scope of Examination
In connection with the opinions expressed in this letter, we have considered such questions of law and examined such public and corporate records, certificates and other documents and conducted such other examinations as we have considered necessary for the purposes of the opinions expressed in this letter.
D. Assumptions and Reliances
In expressing the opinions in paragraph 1 under Section E, we have relied solely upon a certificate of compliance issued by the Department of Industry Canada, dated May 4, 2006, copies of which have been delivered to you.
For purposes of the opinions expressed in this letter, we have assumed:
  (a)   the legal capacity of all individuals, the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies;
 
  (b)   that all facts set forth in all certificates supplied, or otherwise conveyed to us, by public officials are, and in the case of paragraph 1 below, continue to be, true; and
 
  (c)   that each of the Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms against, all parties to them other than the Canadian Guarantor.
E. Opinions
On the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1.   The Canadian Guarantor has been duly incorporated and is a validly existing corporation under the laws of Canada.

 


 

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2.   The Canadian Guarantor has all necessary corporate power and capacity to enter into each of the Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations under the applicable Documents.
 
3.   The execution and delivery by the Canadian Guarantor of each of the Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations under such Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Canadian Guarantor.
 
4.   Each of the Documents other than the Guarantee to which the Canadian Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it.
The opinions expressed in this opinion letter are given solely for the benefit of the addressees hereof in connection with the transactions referred to in this opinion letter, and may not, in whole or in part, be relied upon by or shown or distributed to any other person, except that this opinion letter may be relied upon by Sidley Austin LLP as if it were addressed to them.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters”. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Yours very truly,
Letterhead of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
RJF/PES

 


 

ANNEX A
Case New Holland Inc.
CNH Global, N.V.
Tower B, 10th Floor
World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

 

EX-5.7 10 c04635exv5w7.htm OPINION OF SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP exv5w7
 

Exhibit 5.7
[Shearman & Sterling LLP Letterhead]
     
To:
  Case New Holland Inc.
 
  CNH Global, N.V.
 
  Tower B, 10th Floor
 
  World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
 
  Schiphol Boulevard 2171118 BH Amsterdam
 
  The Netherlands
5 May 2006
Case New Holland Inc. Form F-4 Registration Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the registration statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement”) being filed by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company”), CNH Global, N.V., a Netherlands public limited liability company (the “Parent”), and certain subsidiaries of the Parent named therein as guarantors (collectively with the Parent, the "Guarantors”), including CNH Deutschland GmbH (the “German Guarantor”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of USD 500,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7.125% senior notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”) which are to be offered in exchange for an equivalent principal amount of presently outstanding 7.125% senior notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”), as more fully described in the Registration Statement. The Old Notes are, and the New Notes will be, guaranteed by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees” and each a “Guarantee”). Old Notes that are accepted in exchange for New Notes will be cancelled and retired.
The Old Notes were and the New Notes will be issued under an indenture, dated as of 3 March 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as trustee, succeeded by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as successor trustee (the “Trustee”). The Indenture and the Guarantees are collectively referred to as the “Documents”.
We have acted as German counsel for the German Guarantor in connection with the execution and delivery of the Documents. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein are used herein as defined in the Documents.

 


 

      In this connection, we have examined the following documents:
  (1)   a copy of the Registration Statement;
 
  (2)   a copy of the Indenture;
 
  (3)   a form of Guarantee;
 
  (4)   a form of the New Notes;
 
  (5)   for CNH Deutschland GmbH:
    a copy of the certified Commercial Register excerpt (beglaubigte Abschrift) dated 21 April 2006;
 
    a copy of the Articles of Association dated 4 December 2001, certified (beglaubigt) by the Commercial Registry on 21 April 2006;
 
    a copy of a Shareholders’ Resolution dated 20 April 2006; and
  (6)   such other documents and such treaties, laws, rules, regulations and the like as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.
In our examination of the documents referred to above, we have assumed the authenticity of all such documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the capacity and due authority of the parties executing such documents (on the date of its respective execution) (other than in respect of the German Guarantor) and the conformity to the originals of all such documents submitted to us as copies. We have also assumed that each of the documents referred to above (on the date of its respective execution) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered, with all necessary power and authority (corporate and otherwise), by all parties thereto (other than in respect of the German Guarantor).
    In rendering this opinion, we have further assumed:
 
(a)   that the New Notes will be issued, and the Guarantee will be executed, in conformity with the form of New Notes and the form of Guarantee that we reviewed (respectively);
 
(b)   the accuracy of all statements of fact, including, but not limited to, the representations and warranties, and all opinions as to matters not covered by this opinion, contained in or made pursuant to the Documents, in each case including on the date of execution of each relevant Document;
 
(c)   that on the date of execution of any Document no voluntary winding-up resolution or petition has been presented or an order has been made or rejected on grounds of insufficiency of assets (mangels Masse) by a court or by directly applicable law for the winding up, dissolution or administration of any party to the Documents and no application for the commencement of bankruptcy (Insolvenzantrag) or any other insolvency procedure has been made within the meaning of any applicable insolvency procedure with respect to any party to the Documents;
 
(d)   that as of the date of this opinion (and on the date of execution of each relevant Document) and as a consequence of doing any act or thing which the Documents contemplate, permit or require, no party to the Documents is or will be deemed (or at the time of execution of any Document was or was deemed to be) unable to pay any of its debts when due (Zahlungsunfähigkeit) and none of the parties to the Documents are (or at the time of execution of any Document were) facing over-indebtedness (Überschuldung) or are (or at the time of execution of any Document were) subject to imminent illiquidity (drohende Zahlungsunfähigkeit);

 


 

(e)   that no party enters (or at the time of execution of any Document entered) into the Documents or any transaction contemplated therein with the intention to prejudice, defraud or damage any creditor of any party to the Documents;
 
(f)   that no creditor which is party to the Documents is (or at the time of execution of any Document was) aware of any circumstances which would indicate that or give reason to enquire further whether or not the German Guarantor is (or at the time of execution of any Document was) close to any of the events set forth in (d) above;
 
(g)   that the Documents will, upon their due execution by all parties thereto create (or in respect of the Indenture created) legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the parties thereto, enforceable under all applicable laws and that the legality, validity and enforceability of the Documents will not be (and in respect of the Indenture was not) impaired by any other agreement or obligation of the parties thereto.
 
    Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out herein, we are of the opinion that:
  (1)   The German Guarantor is duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
 
  (2)   The German Guarantor has full corporate power and authority to enter into the Guarantee and to perform its obligations thereunder.
 
  (3)   All corporate action required pursuant to the Articles of Association (Gesellschaftsvertrag/Satzung) of the German Guarantor and pursuant to generally applicable corporate law to authorize the execution and delivery of the Guarantee on behalf of the German Guarantor and the performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken.
 
  (4)   At the time of its execution, the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the German Guarantor.
    Our opinions are subject to the following qualifications:
 
(a)   pursuant to several decisions of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) with respect to Sections 30 and 31 of the German Act on Limited Liability Companies (Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung, “GmbH-Act"), a security interest (including a guarantee) granted by a German limited liability company (“GmbH”) for the benefit of any affiliated company (within the meaning of sections 15 et seq. of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz)), other than its direct or indirect subsidiaries (the “Affiliates”), to third party creditors (unaffiliated with the GmbH and its Affiliates)) may be held invalid pursuant to Section 138 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, "BGB"), and would therefore not be enforceable, if, at the time of the creation of the security interest, (i) the enforcement of the security interest would cause the GmbH’s equity (Eigenkapital) to fall below the amount of its stated capital (Stammkapital) and (ii) the third party creditor and the Affiliates have acted in fraudulent conveyance (kollusives Zusammenwirken) to the detriment of the GmbH or other third party creditors of the GmbH. According to the German Federal Court of Justice, such fraudulent conveyance in particular exists when third party creditors and Affiliates are, at the time of the creation of the security interest, (i) aware (or should be aware when applying due diligence) of a threatened insolvency or other material adverse financial condition of the GmbH and (ii) intentionally (or acting with gross negligence) ignore such threatened insolvency or other material adverse financial condition of the GmbH, thereby resulting in a damage for the GmbH or other third party creditors of the GmbH.
 
(b)   pursuant to recent decisions of the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) the shareholders of a German GmbH may be held personally liable for causing the insolvency of such GmbH (existenzvernichtender Eingriff). Therefore, German courts may determine that the validity and enforceability of claims of a third party creditor under the Documents against a GmbH may be limited or such claims may be void, as the case may be, if the execution of the Documents or the performance of the

 


 

  obligations of such GmbH under the Documents could be viewed as an insolvency-causing interference (existenzvernichtender Eingriff) by the shareholders of such GmbH and the third party creditor and the shareholders or sister companies have acted in fraudulent conveyance (kollusives Zusammenwirken) to the detriment of the GmbH or other third party creditors of the GmbH.
 
(c)   our opinions are subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally, as well as general principles of German law, including, but not limited to, the principle of loyalty and good faith (Treu und Glauben).
Our opinions expressed above are limited to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. Our opinions (1) through (3) (inclusive) above speak as of the date hereof and opinion (4) expressed above speaks as of the date of execution of the Indenture.
We are furnishing this opinion letter to you solely for the purposes of the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted or referred to for any other purpose by any person, except that it may be relied upon by Sidley Austin LLP.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters”. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons for whom consent is required by Section 7 of the United States Securities Act or the related rules promulgated by the Commission thereunder.
         
  Very truly yours


Shearman & Sterling LLP
 
 
     
     
     
 
(JK/MF)
(AD)

 

EX-12.1 11 c04635exv12w1.htm STATEMENT REGARING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS exv12w1
 

Exhibit 12.1
                                         
    Fiscal Year Ended  
    December 31,  
    2001     2002     2003     2004     2005  
CONSOLIDATED
                                       
Earnings:
                                       
Add:
                                       
Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income (loss) from equity investees
  $ (424 )   $ (126 )   $ (218 )   $ 159     $ 257  
Fixed charges
    738       565       490       502       561  
Amortization of capitalized interest
    4       4       4       4       4  
Distributed income of equity investees
    9       29       29       30       41  
Less:
                                       
Interest capitalized
    8       8       6       6       6  
Minority interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
    5       8       7       23       26  
 
                             
Earnings
  $ 314     $ 456     $ 292     $ 666     $ 831  
 
                             
 
                                       
Fixed Charges:
                                       
Interest expense inclusive of amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness
  $ 726     $ 554     $ 481     $ 492     $ 551  
Interest capitalized
    8       8       6       6       6  
Estimate of the interest component of rental expense
    4       3       3       4       4  
 
                             
Fixed charges
  $ 738     $ 565     $ 490     $ 502     $ 561  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)
                      1.3       1.5  
 
(1)   Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $198 million, $109 million and $424 million in the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. For purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as the sum of (i) pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income (loss) from equity investees, (ii) fixed charges, (iii) amortization of capitalized interest and (iv) distributed income of equity investees, less (x) interest capitalized and (y) minority interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of (i) interest expense, including amortization of premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness, (ii) interest capitalized and (iii) an estimate of the interest component of rental expense.

EX-23.1 12 c04635exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP exv23w1
 

Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-4 of our report dated March 29, 2006 relating to the consolidated financial statements of CNH Global N.V., appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of CNH Global N.V. for the year ended December 31, 2005 and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 3, 2006

EX-25.1 13 c04635exv25w1.htm FORM T-1 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY exv25w1
 

Exhibit 25.1
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
 
o CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b) (2)
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
     
A National Banking Association
  94-1347393
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or
  (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national
  Identification No.)
bank)
   
 
   
101 North Phillips Avenue
   
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  57104
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip code)
Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section
MAC N9305-175
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17
th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
DELAWARE
  39-1982756
(State or other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  Identification No.)
SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS
     
TOWER B, 10TH FLOOR
WORLD TRADE CENTER, AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
SCHIPHOL BOULEVARD 217
1118 BH AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
   
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip code)
 
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(Title of the indenture securities)
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGORS
     
Exact Name of Additional Registrant as Specified   State or Other Jurisdiction of
in its Charter (1)   Incorporation or Organization
BLI Group, Inc.
  Delaware
Blue Leaf I.P., Inc.
  Delaware
CNH America LLC
  Delaware
CNH Australia Pty Ltd.
  New South Wales, Australia
CNH Belgium N.V.
  Belgium
CNH Canada, Ltd.
  Canada
CNH Deutschland GmbH
  Germany
CNH Global N.V.
  The Netherlands
CNH Trade N.V.
  The Netherlands
CNH U.K. Limited
  England and Wales, United Kingdom
Fiatallis North America LLC
  Delaware
HFI Holdings, Inc.
  Delaware
New Holland Holding Limited
  England and Wales, United Kingdom
New Holland Tractor Limited N.V.
  Belgium
 
(1)   The address and telephone number for each of the additional registrants is World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport, Tower B, 10th Floor, Schiphol Boulevard 217, 1118 BH Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Telephone: (011-31-20) 446-0429.
Item 1.   General Information.   Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
  (a)   Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
 
      Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Department
Washington, D.C.
 
      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.
 
      Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
San Francisco, California 94120
 
  (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
 
      The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2.   Affiliations with Obligor.   If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
      None with respect to the trustee.
No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.
Item 15.   Foreign Trustee.   Not applicable.

 


 

Item 16.   List of Exhibits.   List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.
     
Exhibit 1.
  A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*
 
   
Exhibit 2.
  A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**
 
   
Exhibit 3.
  See Exhibit 2
 
   
Exhibit 4.
  Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***
 
   
Exhibit 5.
  Not applicable.
 
   
Exhibit 6.
  The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
 
   
Exhibit 7.
  A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority . ****
 
   
Exhibit 8.
  Not applicable.
 
   
Exhibit 9.
  Not applicable.
* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC file number 333-130784-06.
** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of Trans-Lux Corporation file number 022-28721.
*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of Penn National Gaming Inc. file number 333-125274.
**** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-1 dated April 19, 2006 of Winmark Corporation file number 333-133393.

 


 

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 3rd day of May 2006.
         
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  /s/ Timothy P. Mowdy    
  Timothy P. Mowdy    
  Vice President   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT 6
May 3, 2006
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.
         
  Very truly yours,


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  /s/ Timothy P. Mowdy    
  Timothy P. Mowdy    
  Vice President   
 

 

EX-99.1 14 c04635exv99w1.htm LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL exv99w1
 

EXHIBIT 99.1
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Offer to Exchange Its
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
Which Have Been Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933
(CUSIP No. 147446 AM 0)
For Any and All of Its Outstanding
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(CUSIP Nos. 147446 AL 2 and U14693 AE 2)
Pursuant to the Prospectus dated                            , 2006
The Exchange Offer and Withdrawal Rights Will Expire
at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time,
on                             , 2006, Unless Extended (the “Expiration Date”)
The Exchange Agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the Exchange Offer is:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
By Registered & Certified Mail:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
PO Box 1517
Minneapolis, MN 55480
  By Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
Sixth & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
In Person by Hand Only:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
12th Floor — Northstar East Building
Corporate Trust Operations
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
By Facsimile (for Eligible Institutions only):
(612) 667-6282
For Information or Confirmation by Telephone:
(800) 344-5128
      Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth above will not constitute valid delivery.
      This Letter of Transmittal is being furnished by Case New Holland Inc. (the “Company”) in connection with its offer to exchange its 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”) that were issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 3, 2006 by and among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”) for a like amount of its newly issued 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”) which have been registered under the Securities Act.


 

      The Company has prepared and delivered to holders of the Old Notes a Prospectus dated                     , 2006 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”). The Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”).
      For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder will receive a New Note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Old Note. The New Notes will bear interest from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes, or if no interest has been paid, from the issue date of the Old Notes. Accordingly, registered holders of New Notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following completion of the Exchange Offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the issue date of the Old Notes. Old Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of completion of the Exchange Offer. Holders whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment of interest on the Old Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date the record date for which occurs on or after completion of the Exchange Offer.
      The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006 (the “Expiration Date”) unless extended, in which case the term “Expiration Date” shall mean the last time and date to which the Exchange Offer is extended.
      This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by a holder (a) if certificates representing Old Notes are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith by the holder, (b) if tender of Old Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through the DTC Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”), and an Agent’s Message (as defined below) is not delivered as provided in the next paragraph, or (c) if tenders are to be made according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the prospectus under “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”
      Holders of Old Notes who wish to tender but whose certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their certificates (or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of their Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC) and all other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date, must tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures” in the Prospectus. See Instructions 1 and 3. Holders of Old Notes who are tendering by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC can execute their tender through ATOP. DTC participants that are accepting the Exchange Offer must transmit their acceptance to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC. DTC will then send an Agent’s Message (as defined below) to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance. Delivery of the Agent’s Message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Exchange Offer in lieu of execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal by the participant(s) identified in the Agent’s Message. Accordingly, this Letter of Transmittal need not be completed by a holder tendering through ATOP. As used herein, the term “Agent’s Message” means, with respect to any tendered Old Notes, a message transmitted by DTC to and received by the Exchange Agent and forming part of a book-entry confirmation, stating that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from each tendering participant to the effect that, with respect to those Old Notes, the participant has received and agrees to be bound by this Letter of Transmittal and that the Company may enforce this Letter of Transmittal against the participant. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.
      PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX BELOW. THE INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED WITH THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE FOLLOWED. QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AT (800) 344-5128 OR AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE.
      Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes must complete Box 1, Box 2 and Box 4 and must sign this Letter of Transmittal in Box 4.

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BOX 1
TENDER OF OLD NOTES
o  CHECK HERE IF CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING THE TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE ENCLOSED WITH THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
 
o  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
     Name of Tendering Institution:   
 
     Account Number:   
 
     Transaction Code Number:   
 
o  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
     Name(s) of Registered Owner(s):   
 
     Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:   
 
     Name of Eligible Institution which Guaranteed Delivery:   
 
       IF DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
     Account Number:   
 
     Transaction Code Number:   
 
       List below the Old Notes being tendered herewith. If the space provided is inadequate, list the certificate numbers and principal amounts on a separately executed schedule and affix the schedule to this Letter of Transmittal. Tenders of Old Notes will be accepted only in principal amounts equal to $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted.

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BOX 2
DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
 
    Name(s) and address(es) of registered   Series and   Certificate   Aggregate principal   Aggregate
    holder(s), exactly as name(s) appear(s) on   CUSIP number of   number(s) of Old   amount represented   principal amount
    Old Notes, or on a security position   Old Notes   Notes*   by certificate(s)   tendered**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*   DOES NOT need to be completed if Old Notes are tendered by book-entry transfer.
**   Unless otherwise indicated, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the entire face amount of all Old Notes represented by tendered certificates. See Instruction 1.
  If not already printed above, the name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s) should be printed exactly as they appear on the certificate(s) representing the Old Notes tendered hereby or, if tendered by a participant in DTC, exactly as such participant’s name appears on a security position listing as the owner of those Old Notes.
 

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BOX 3
SPECIAL ISSUANCE/ DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2 AND 3)
          Complete the information in the blanks below this paragraph ONLY if (1) either (a) the New Notes issued in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby, or (b) the Old Notes in a principal amount not tendered or not accepted for exchange, are to be issued or reissued in the name of someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) within this Letter of Transmittal or sent to an address different from that shown in Box 2 entitled “Description of Old Notes Tendered” within this Letter of Transmittal, or if (2) either (a) the New Notes that are delivered by book-entry transfer or (b) the Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange, are to be returned by credit to an account maintained by DTC other than the account indicated in Box 1 above entitled “Tender of Old Notes.”
o Issue New Notes or return unexchanged Old Notes to:
Name:
 
Address:
 
 
(Include Zip Code)
 
(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
o Credit New Notes or unexchanged Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer to the DTC account set forth below:
     
 
      Complete the following only if certificates for New Notes or for unexchanged Old Notes are to be sent to someone other that the person named above or to that person at an address other than that shown in Box 2 entitled “Description of Old Notes Tendered.”
Name:
 
Address:
 
 
(Include Zip Code)
 
(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
(See Substitute Form W-9 herein)

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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
      The undersigned is a holder of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”) issued by Case New Holland Inc. (the “Company”) under the Indenture dated as of March 3, 2006 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Trustee”).
      The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated                    , 2006 (the “Prospectus”) and this Letter of Transmittal, which together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000,000 of its newly issued 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”), that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for a like amount of its Old Notes that were issued and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
      The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, and in accordance with this Letter of Transmittal, the series and principal amount of Old Notes indicated in Box 2 above entitled “Description of Old Notes Tendered” under the column headings “Series and CUSIP Number of Old Notes” and “Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered” (or, if no principal amount is indicated therein, with respect to the entire aggregate principal amount represented by each series of Old Notes described in that table). The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that Old Notes may not be tendered except in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal.
      Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby exchanges, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to all of the Old Notes that are being tendered hereby and that are being accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer. By executing this Letter of Transmittal, and subject to and effective upon acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered therewith, the undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Exchange Agent”) the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as the agent of the Company) with respect to such Old Notes, with full powers of substitution and revocation (such powers of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to (i) present such Old Notes and all evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or transfer ownership of such Old Notes on the account books maintained by DTC to, or upon the order of, the Company, (ii) present such Old Notes for transfer of ownership on the books of the Company and (iii) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer.
      If the undersigned is not the registered holder of the Old Notes listed in Box 2 above labeled “Description of Old Notes Tendered” under the column headings “Series and CUSIP Number of Old Notes” and “Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered” or such registered holder’s legal representative or attorney-in-fact, then in order to validly consent, the undersigned has obtained a properly completed irrevocable proxy that authorizes the undersigned (or the undersigned’s legal representative or attorney-in-fact) to deliver a Letter of Transmittal in respect of such Old Notes on behalf of the registered holder thereof, and that proxy is being delivered with this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes tendered hereby, and that when those Old Notes are accepted for exchange by the Company, the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and those Old Notes will not be subject to any adverse claims or proxies. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Exchange Agent or the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby.
      The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that a tender of Old Notes pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Prospectus and in this Letter of Transmittal and an acceptance of such Old Notes by the Company will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.
      The undersigned understands that the Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006, unless extended by the Company in its sole discretion or earlier terminated (the “Expiration Date”).

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      No authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Letter of Transmittal shall be affected by, and all such authority shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. This tender of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. See “The Exchange Offer — Withdrawal of Tenders” in the Prospectus.
      The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that:(i) the undersigned is acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of the undersigned’s business; (ii) the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes; (iii) the undersigned is not an “affiliate” (as defined under the Securities Act) of the Company; and (iv) the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive the New Notes for its own account in exchange for any Old Notes acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, the undersigned acknowledges that it will deliver a copy of the Prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a copy of the Prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
      The undersigned also acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in reliance upon interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the New Notes issued in exchange for Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any holder that is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders’ business and the holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Notes. However, the Company has not obtained a no-action letter specifically for this Exchange Offer, and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other circumstances. If any holder is an affiliate of the Company, or is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, that holder (a) cannot rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (b) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.
      Old Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn will be accepted promptly after the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the Exchange Offer. The undersigned understands that the Company will deliver the New Notes promptly following expiration of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions, as more particularly set forth in the Prospectus. See “The Exchange Offer — Conditions of the Exchange Offer” in the Prospectus. The undersigned recognizes that as a result of these conditions the Company may not be required to accept any of the Old Notes tendered hereby. In that event, the Old Notes not accepted for exchange will be promptly returned to the undersigned at the address shown in Box 2, “Description of Old Notes Tendered,” unless otherwise indicated in Box 3, “Special Issuance/Delivery Instructions.”
      Unless otherwise indicated in Box 3, “Special Issuance/Delivery Instructions,” the undersigned hereby requests that any Old Notes representing principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange, and that the New Notes with respect to Old Notes accepted for exchange, be issued in the name(s) of, and delivered to, the undersigned (and in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, by credit to the account of DTC indicated therein).
      In the event that Box 3, “Special Issuance/Delivery Instructions,” is completed, the undersigned hereby requests that any Old Notes representing principal amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange, and that the New Notes with respect to Old Notes accepted for exchange, be issued in the name(s) of, and be delivered to, the person(s) at the address(es) therein indicated, or in the case of a book-entry delivery of Old Notes, be credited to the account indicated therein maintained at DTC. The undersigned recognizes that the Company has no obligation pursuant to the “Special Issuance/Delivery Instructions” box to transfer any Old Notes from the names of the registered holder(s) thereof or to issue any New Notes in the name(s) of anyone other than the name(s) of the Old Notes in respect of which those New Notes are issued, if the Company does not accept for exchange any of the principal amount of such Old Notes so tendered. The undersigned recognizes that the undersigned must comply with all of the terms and conditions of the applicable Indenture to transfer Old Notes either not tendered for exchange or not accepted for exchange from the name of the registered holder(s).

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      For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned understands that the Company will be deemed to have accepted for exchange validly tendered Old Notes (or defectively tendered Old Notes with respect to which the Company has waived the defect) if, as and when the Company gives oral (confirmed in writing) or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent.
      The undersigned understands that the delivery and surrender of the Old Notes is not effective, and the risk of loss of the Old Notes does not pass to the Company, until receipt by the Exchange Agent of this Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile hereof, properly completed and duly executed (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message, if applicable, in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal), together with all accompanying evidences of authority and any other required documents in a form satisfactory to the Company. All questions as to the form of all documents and the validity (including time of receipt) and acceptance of tenders and withdrawals of Old Notes will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.
o  CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: 
 
Address: 
 
 
(Include Zip Code)
     If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that: (i) it is acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of the undersigned’s business; (ii) it has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes; (iii) it is not an “affiliate” (as defined under the Securities Act) of the Company; and (iv) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive the New Notes for its own account in exchange for any Old Notes acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, the undersigned acknowledges that it will deliver a copy of the Prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a copy of the Prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

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BOX 4
PLEASE SIGN HERE
(To be completed by all tendering holders of Old Notes regardless
of whether Old Notes are being physically delivered herewith)
      By completing, executing and delivering this Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby tenders the series and principal amount of the Old Notes listed in Box 2 above labeled “Description of Old Notes Tendered” under the column headings “Series and CUSIP Number of Old Notes” and “Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered” (or if no principal amount is indicated therein, with respect to the entire aggregate principal amount represented by each series of Old Notes described in that box).
      This Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) exactly as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) representing Old Notes or, if tendered by a participant in DTC, exactly as such participant’s name appears on a security position listing as the owner of those Old Notes. If signature is by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth the full title and see Instruction 2.
 
SIGNATURE OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) OR AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
(SEE GUARANTEE REQUIREMENT BELOW)
Dated 
 
Name(s) 
 
(Please Print)
Capacity (Full Title) 
 
Area Code and Telephone No. 
 
Tax Identification or Social Security No. 
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(IF REQUIRED — SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2 AND 3)
Authorized Signature: 
 
Name of Firm: 
 
(Place Seal Here)
COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
      1. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Certificates; Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. This Letter of Transmittal is to be used if (a) certificates for Old Notes are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith, (b) tenders are to be made according to the guaranteed delivery procedures or (c) tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer, all as set forth in the Prospectus. For holders whose Old Notes are being delivered by book-entry transfer, delivery of an Agent’s Message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Exchange Offer in lieu of execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal by the participant(s) identified in the Agent’s Message.
      To validly tender Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, either (a) the Exchange Agent must receive a properly completed and duly executed copy of this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) with any required signature guarantees, together with either a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or certificates for the Old Notes, or an Agent’s Message, as the case may be, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, or (b) a holder of Old Notes must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below.
      Holders of Old Notes who desire to tender them pursuant to the Exchange Offer and whose certificates representing the Old Notes are not lost but are not immediately available, or time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Old Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.” Pursuant to those procedures, (a) tender must be made by an Eligible Institution (as defined below), (b) the Exchange Agent must have received from the Eligible Institution, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by mail, hand delivery, facsimile transmission or otherwise, including through DTC’s system and procedures), and (c) the certificates for all physically delivered Old Notes in proper form for transfer or confirmation of the book-entry of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC, as the case may be, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof or an Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent within three (3) business days after the Expiration Date, all as provided in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.”
      As used herein, “Eligible Institution” means a firm which is a member of a registered national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company having an office in the United States.
      THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, THE CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDER. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN AND IN THE PROSPECTUS, DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. INSTEAD OF DELIVERY BY MAIL, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE AN OVERNIGHT OR HAND DELIVERY SERVICE. IN ALL CASES, YOU SHOULD ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO ASSURE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
      All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance, withdrawal and revocation of Old Notes tendered for exchange will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, whose determination will be final and binding. The Company reserves the right to waive any defects or irregularities in the tender or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes. The interpretation by the Company of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including these Instructions) will be final and binding. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders must be cured within the time determined by the Company. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any tender or will incur any liability for failure to give any notice. Tenders of Old Notes will not be deemed to have been made until irregularities have been cured or waived. Any certificates constituting Old Notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered or as to which irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering holders, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal, promptly following the Expiration Date.

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      2. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Instruments of Transfer and Endorsements. If the registered holders of the Old Notes tendered hereby sign this Letter of Transmittal, the signatures must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or change whatsoever. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a participant in DTC whose name is shown on a security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes.
      If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are registered in the name of two or more holders, all registered holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are registered in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.
      If this Letter of Transmittal or any Old Note or instrument of transfer is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person’s authority to so act must be submitted.
      When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holders of the Old Notes tendered hereby, no endorsements of the Old Notes or separate instruments of transfer are required unless Old Notes not tendered or exchanged are to be issued to a person other than the registered holders, in which case signatures on the Old Notes or instruments of transfer must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
      This Letter of Transmittal and Old Notes should be sent only to the Exchange Agent, and not to the Company or DTC.
      If this Letter of Transmittal is signed other than by the registered holder(s) of the Old Notes tendered hereby, such Old Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, and a duly completed proxy entitling the signer to tender those Old Notes on behalf of the registered holders, in any case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holders appear on the Old Notes and signatures on those Old Notes or instruments of transfer and proxy are required and must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, unless the signature is that of an Eligible Institution.
      3. Signature Guarantees. No signature guarantee on this Letter of Transmittal is required if (a) the Old Notes tendered hereby are tendered by a registered holder (or by a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes) that has not completed Box 3 entitled “Special Issuance/Delivery Instructions” in this Letter of Transmittal, or (b) the Old Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that is an Eligible Institution. If the Old Notes are registered in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal, if Old Notes not accepted for exchange or not tendered are to be returned to a person other than the registered holder or if New Notes are to be issued to someone other than the signatory of this Letter of Transmittal, then the signatures on this Letter of Transmittal accompanying the tendered Old Notes must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instructions 1 and 2.
      4. Transfer Taxes. Except as set forth in this Instruction 4, the Company will pay or cause to be paid any transfer taxes with respect to the transfer of Old Notes to it, or to its order, pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If New Notes are to be issued or delivered to, or if Old Notes not tendered or exchanged are to be registered in the name of, any persons other than the registered owners, or if tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of any persons other than the persons signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or such other person) payable on account of the transfer to such other person will be billed to the holder unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is submitted.
      5. Withdrawal Rights. Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn, as provided below, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, unless earlier accepted. For the withdrawal of a tender to be effective, a written, facsimile or other electronically transmitted notice of withdrawal (acceptable to the Exchange Agent), including through DTC’s system and procedures must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address or number set forth above prior to the Expiration Date, unless earlier accepted. Any notice of withdrawal must (a) specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Notes, (b) identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including the certificate number or numbers of any physically delivered Old Notes and the principal amount of the Old Notes), and (c) be signed in the same manner required by the Letter of Transmittal by which the Old Notes were tendered (including any required signature guarantees, endorsements and/or powers). All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility

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(including time of receipt) of notices of withdrawal will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, whose determination will be final and binding on all parties. The Old Notes so withdrawn, if any, will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are withdrawn will be returned to the holder without cost to the holder promptly after withdrawal. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date by following the procedures for tender described in this Letter of Transmittal.
      Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any liability for failure to give such a notice.
      6. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the procedures for tendering Old Notes or requests for additional copies of the Prospectus or this Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its telephone number set forth below.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
      The following is a summary of the tax certification requirements for prospective United States Holders and Foreign Holders (and together, “Holders,” as each such term is defined in the Prospectus). If a Holder satisfied the certification requirements described below for the Old Notes, then no additional certification is required for the New Notes. For a summary of the material United States federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the New Notes (including the requirements that must be met to avoid backup withholding and United States federal income tax withholding), Holders should refer to the “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” section of the Prospectus.
UNITED STATES HOLDERS: PURPOSE OF SUBSTITUTE IRS FORM W-9
      To prevent backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) on any payments received in respect of the New Notes, each prospective United States Holder should provide the Company, through the Exchange Agent, with either: (i) such prospective United States Holder’s correct Taxpayer Identification Number (“TIN”) by completing the attached Substitute Form W-9, certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such prospective United States Holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (A) such prospective United States Holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that he or she is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (B) the IRS has notified such prospective United States Holder that he or she is no longer subject to backup withholding; or (ii) an adequate basis for exemption. Exempt prospective United States Holders (including among others, all corporations) should indicate their exempt status on the Substitute Form W-9.
      If the New Notes will be held in more than one name or are not held in the name of the actual owner, consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional guidance regarding which number to report. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, a prospective United States Holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS.
FOREIGN HOLDERS: PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE APPLICABLE IRS FORM W-8
      To prevent the withholding of United States federal income tax at a 30% rate and backup withholding on any payments received in respect of the New Notes, each prospective Foreign Holder must certify, under penalties of perjury, to the Company, through the Exchange Agent, that such owner is a Foreign Holder and must provide such owner’s name, address and United States TIN, if any. A prospective Foreign Holder may give the certification described above on IRS Form W-8BEN, which generally is effective for the remainder of the year of signature plus three full calendar years, unless a change in circumstances makes any information on the form incorrect. Special rules apply to foreign partnerships. In general, the foreign partnership will be required to provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8IMY and attach thereto an appropriate certification from each partner. Finally, if a prospective Foreign Holder is engaged in a United States trade or business, and if interest on an New Note will be effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business, the Foreign Holder should provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI. The Exchange Agent will provide a prospective Foreign Holder with an IRS Form W-8 upon request.

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PAYER’S NAME: CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
PAYER’S REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (“TIN”)
AND CERTIFICATIONS
 
     
 
Part 1 — PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW  
 
Social Security Number
OR

 
Federal Employer Identification Number
 
Part 2 — Certification — Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
         (1) The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued for me), and
         (2) I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and
         (3) I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).
 
Part 3 — Awaiting TIN — [         ]
Certification Instructions — You must cross out item (2) above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return.
Name 
 
Address 
 
(Include Zip Code)
Signature 
 
Date                  
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN A $50 PENALTY IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING (CURRENTLY AT A 28% RATE) ON ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY YOU IN RESPECT OF THE NEW NOTES. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
NOTE:    YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 3 OF THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
 
CERTIFICATION OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
 
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (1) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration office or (2) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of payment, 28% (or other rate as in effect from time to time) of all reportable payments payable to me thereafter will be withheld until I provide a taxpayer identification number to the payer and that, if I do not provide my taxpayer identification number within sixty days, such retained amounts shall be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding.
Signature 
 
Date                  
NON-U.S. HOLDERS: IN LIEU OF COMPLETING THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9, EACH NON-U.S. HOLDER MUST SUBMIT THE APPLICABLE IRS FORM W-8 (SEE IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION).

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In order to tender, a holder should send or deliver a properly completed and signed Letter of Transmittal (or Agent’s Message in lieu thereof), certificates for the Old Notes and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent at the address set forth below or tender pursuant to DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program. The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
By Registered & Certified Mail:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
PO Box 1517
Minneapolis, MN 55480
  By Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
Sixth & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
In Person by Hand Only:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
12th Floor — Northstar East Building
Corporate Trust Operations
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
By Facsimile (for Eligible Institutions only):
(612) 667-6282
For Information or Confirmation by Telephone:
(800) 344-5128

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
      Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payer. — Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e., 000-00-0000. Employer Identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the Payer.
         
 
    Give NAME and
    SOCIAL SECURITY
For this type of account:   NUMBER (SSN) of:
 
1.
  Individual   The individual
2.
  Two or more individuals (joint account)   The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1)
3.
  Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)   The minor(2)
4.
  (a) The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)   The grantor-trustee(1)
    (b) So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law   The actual owner(1)
5.
  Sole proprietorship or single-owner limited liability company   The owner(3)
 
 
         
 
    Give NAME and EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
For this type of account:   (EIN) of:
 
6.
  A valid trust, estate, or pension trust   The legal entity (Do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)(4)
7.
  Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832   The corporation
8.
  Association, club, religious, charitable, educational or other tax-exempt organization   The organization
9.
  Partnership or multi-member limited liability company   The partnership
10.
  A broker or registered nominee   The broker or nominee
11.
  Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as State or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments   The public entity
 
(1)  List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished.
(2)  Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.
(3)  You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business or “DBA” name. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one).
(4)  List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust.
NOTE:     If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Page 2
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code.
Obtaining a Number.
If you do not have a taxpayer identification number or you do not know your number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and apply for a number.
Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding.
The following is a list of payees exempt from backup withholding and for which no information reporting is required. For interest and dividends, all listed payees are exempt except item (9). For broker transactions, payees listed in (1) through (13) are exempt, as is a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 who regularly acts as a broker. Payments subject to reporting under sections 6041 and 6041A are generally exempt from backup withholding only if made to payees described in items (1) through (7), except that the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding or information reporting: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency. Only payees described in items (2) through (6) are exempt from backup withholding for barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends.
  (1)  A corporation.
  (2)  An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual retirement plan (“IRA”), or a custodial account under 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2).
  (3)  The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
  (4)  A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities.
  (5)  A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities.
  (6)  An international organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
  (7)  A foreign central bank of issue.
  (8)  A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States.
  (9)  A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(10)  A real estate investment trust.
(11)  An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(12)  A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
(13)  A financial institution.
(14)  A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian.
(15)  A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
   Payments that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details see sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A and 6050N, and the regulations under such sections.
   Privacy Act Notice. — Section 6109 requires you to give your correct taxpayer identification number to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to you, mortgage interest you paid, the acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA or Archer MSA or HSA. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of Columbia and U.S. possessions to carry out their tax laws. The IRS may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal non tax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your taxpayer identification number whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
Penalties.
(1) Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number. — If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) Civil Penalty for False Information with Respect to Withholding. — If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.
(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information. — Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX
CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

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EXHIBIT 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
for Tender of
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(CUSIP Nos. 147446 AL 2 and U14693 AE 2) of
Case New Holland Inc.
        As set forth in the Exchange Offer (as defined below), this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (or a facsimile hereof) or one substantially equivalent hereto or the electronic form used by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for this purpose must be used to accept the Exchange Offer if certificates for 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”) of Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), are not immediately available to the registered holder of such Old Notes, or if a participant in DTC is unable to complete the procedures for book-entry transfer on a timely basis of Old Notes to the account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Exchange Agent”) at DTC, or if time will not permit all documents required by the Exchange Offer to reach the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”). This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (or a facsimile hereof) or one substantially equivalent hereto may be delivered by mail, by facsimile transmission, by hand or overnight carrier or by DTC’s system and procedures to the Exchange Agent. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering Old Notes.” Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Exchange Offer.
The Exchange Agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the Exchange Offer is:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
     
By Registered & Certified Mail:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
PO Box 1517
Minneapolis, MN 55480
  By Regular Mail or Overnight Courier:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Corporate Trust Services
MAC N9303-121
Sixth & Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479
In Person by Hand Only:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
12th Floor — Northstar East Building
Corporate Trust Operations
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
By Facsimile (for Eligible Institutions only):
(612) 667-6282
For Information or Confirmation by Telephone:
(800) 344-5128
      Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than as set forth above or transmission of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to a facsimile number other than the number listed above will not constitute a valid delivery.
      This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined therein) under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.


 

Ladies and Gentlemen:
      The undersigned hereby tenders to Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes indicated below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the accompanying Prospectus dated                     , 2006 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Prospectus constitute the “Exchange Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
      The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell, assign and transfer the tendered Old Notes and that the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances when the tendered Old Notes are acquired by the Company as contemplated herein, and the tendered Old Notes are not subject to any adverse claims or proxies. The undersigned represents, warrants and agrees that the undersigned and each beneficial owner will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the tender, exchange, sale, assignment and transfer of the tendered Old Notes, and that the undersigned will comply with its obligations under, with respect to the Old Notes, the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 3, 2006 among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and UBS Securities LLC. The undersigned has read and agrees to all of the terms of the Exchange Offer.
      By tendering Old Notes and executing this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants that: (i) the undersigned is acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of the undersigned’s business; (ii) the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes; (iii) the undersigned is not an “affiliate” (as defined under the Securities Act) of the Company; and (iv) the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive the New Notes for its own account in exchange for any Old Notes acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, the undersigned acknowledges that it will deliver a copy of the Prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a copy of the Prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
      All questions as to the form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of tendered Old Notes will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all tenders determined by the Company not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may, in the view of the Company or its counsel, be unlawful.
      All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

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Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
 
 
(Please Print)
Address(es):
 
Area Code and Telephone Number(s):
 
X
 
X
 
Signature(s) of Owner(s) or Authorized Signatory
     Must be signed by the registered holder(s) of the tendered Old Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for such tendered Old Notes, or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.
                     
 
        Aggregate    
Name(s) and address(es) of registered holder(s),   Series and   Certificate   principal amount   Aggregate
exactly as name(s) appear(s) on   CUSIP number   number(s) of   represented by   principal amount
Old Notes, or on a security position   of Old Notes   Old Notes*   certificate(s)   tendered**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*   DOES NOT need to be completed if Old Notes are tendered by book-entry transfer.
**   Unless otherwise indicated, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the entire face amount of all Old Notes represented by tendered certificates.
 
      If Old Notes will be delivered by book-entry transfer to The Depository Trust Company, provide the following information:
Signature:
 
Account Number:
 
Date:
 
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED

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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
      The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or trust company having an office in the United States (each, an “Eligible Institution”), hereby guarantees delivery to the Exchange Agent, at one of its addresses set forth above, either certificates for the Old Notes tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Old Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company, pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus, in either case together with one or more properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof or an Agent’s Message in lieu thereof) and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, all within three (3) business days after the Expiration Date.
      The undersigned acknowledges that it must deliver the Letter(s) of Transmittal and certificates for the Old Notes tendered hereby to the Exchange Agent within the time period shown herein and that failure to do so could result in a financial loss to the undersigned.
     
 
Firm
 
 
Authorized Signature
 
    Name 
 
 
Address
  (Please Type or Print)
 
    Title 
 
 
Zip Code
   
 
    Dated_____________________________________________, 2006
Area Code and Telephone Number:
 
      DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF OLD NOTES MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.

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EXHIBIT 99.3
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
Offer to Exchange Its
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(CUSIP No. 147446 AM 0)
Which Have Been Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933
For Any and All of Its Outstanding
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (CUSIP Nos. 147446 AL 2 and U14693 AE 2)
                    , 2006
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:
      We are enclosing herewith an offer by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to exchange the Company’s newly issued 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (collectively, the “New Notes”) which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for any and all of the Company’s outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (collectively, the “Old Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the accompanying Prospectus, dated                    , 2006 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Prospectus, constitutes the “Exchange Offer”).
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”). Tendered Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
      Based on an interpretation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third parties in other transactions, New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a holder thereof (other than a holder that is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act or a “broker” or “dealer” registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder’s business and such holder is not engaging, does not intend to engage, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of such New Notes. Accordingly, each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of those New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
      The Exchange Offer is not conditioned on any number or minimum aggregate principal amount of Old Notes being tendered, except that Old Notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000.
      The Exchange Offer provides a procedure for holders to tender the Old Notes by means of guaranteed delivery.
      Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Exchange Offer, or any extension of the Exchange Offer, the Company will not be required to accept for exchange, or to exchange any New Notes for, any Old Notes and may terminate the Exchange Offer (whether or not any Old Notes have been accepted for exchange) or may waive any conditions to or amend the Exchange Offer, if any of the conditions described in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer — Conditions of the Exchange Offer” have occurred or exist or have not been satisfied.


 

      For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Old Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we are enclosing the following documents:
  1.  A Prospectus, dated                    , 2006.
 
  2.  A Letter of Transmittal for your use and for the information of your clients.
 
  3.  A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Exchange Offer if certificates for Old Notes are not immediately available or time will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
 
  4.  A printed form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you hold Old Notes registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients’ instructions with regard to the Exchange Offer.
 
  5.  Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 of the Internal Revenue Service (included in the Letter of Transmittal after the instructions thereto).
      WE URGE YOU TO CONTACT YOUR CLIENTS AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE.
      Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Exchange Offer may be addressed to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Exchange Agent”) at the following telephone number: (800) 344-5128
  Very truly yours,
 
  Case New Holland Inc.
      NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU AS THE AGENT OF THE COMPANY, THE EXCHANGE AGENT OR ANY OTHER PERSON, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER OTHER THAN THE DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED HEREWITH AND THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN.

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Exhibit 99.4
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
Offer to Exchange Its
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (CUSIP No. 147446 AM 0)
Which Have Been Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933
For Any and All of Its Outstanding
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(CUSIP Nos. 147446 AL 2 and U14693 AE 2)
                    , 2006
To Our Clients:
      Enclosed for your consideration are the Prospectus, dated                    , 2006 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Prospectus, constitute the “Exchange Offer”), in connection with the offer by Case New Holland Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to exchange the Company’s newly issued 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “New Notes”) which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for any and all of the Company’s outstanding 7.125% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Old Notes”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2006, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”).
      We are holding Old Notes for your account. An exchange of the Old Notes can be made only by us and pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only and cannot be used by you to exchange the Old Notes held by us for your account. The Exchange Offer provides a procedure for holders to tender by means of guaranteed delivery.
      We request information as to whether you wish us to exchange any or all of the Old Notes held by us for your account upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.
      Your attention is directed to the following:
        1. The forms and terms of each series of New Notes are the same in all material respects as the forms and terms of the applicable series of Old Notes (which they replace), except that the New Notes have been registered under the Securities Act. Interest on the New Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes, or, if no interest has been paid, from the issue date of the Old Notes.
 
        2. Based on an interpretation by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third parties in other transactions, New Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a holder thereof (other than a holder which is an “affiliate” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act or a “broker” or “dealer” registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder’s business and such holder is not engaging, does not intend to engage, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of such New Notes. Accordingly, each broker-dealer that receives New Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a Prospectus in connection with any resale of those New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
        3. The Exchange Offer is not conditioned on any number or minimum aggregate principal amount of Old Notes being tendered, except that Old Notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000.
 
        4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Exchange Offer, or any extension of the Exchange Offer, the Company will not be required to accept for exchange, or to exchange any New Notes for, any Old Notes and may terminate the Exchange Offer (whether or not any Old Notes have been accepted for exchange) or may waive any


 

  conditions to or amend the Exchange Offer, if any of the conditions described in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer — Conditions of the Exchange Offer” have occurred or exist or have not been satisfied.
 
        5. Tendered Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
 
        6. Any transfer taxes applicable to the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be paid by the Company, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 4 of the Letter of Transmittal.

      You are urged to carefully review the Prospectus and Letter of Transmittal for important information about the Company and the Exchange Offer.
      If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Old Notes, please so instruct us by completing, detaching and returning to us the instruction form attached hereto. An envelope to return your instructions is enclosed. If you authorize a tender of your Old Notes, the entire principal amount of Old Notes held for your account will be tendered unless otherwise specified on the instruction form. Your instructions should be forwarded to us in ample time to permit us to submit a tender on your behalf by the Expiration Date.
      The Exchange Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of the Old Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Exchange Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction or would otherwise not be in compliance with any provision of any applicable securities law.

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EXHIBIT 99.5
CASE NEW HOLLAND INC.
Offer to Exchange Its
7.125% Senior Notes due 2009
(CUSIP No. 147446 AM 0)
Which Have Been Registered Under The Securities Act of 1933
For Any and All of Its Outstanding
7.125% Senior Notes due 2014
(CUSIP Nos. 147446 AL 2 and U14693 AE 2)
Instructions from Beneficial Owner:
      The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal in connection with the offer by the Company to exchange New Notes for Old Notes.
      This will instruct you to tender the principal amount of Old Notes indicated below held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.
      The undersigned represents that: (i) the undersigned is acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of the undersigned’s business; (ii) the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Old Notes or the New Notes; (iii) the undersigned is not an “affiliate” (as defined under the Securities Act) of the Company; and (iv) the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, the distribution of the New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive the New Notes for its own account in exchange for any Old Notes acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, the undersigned acknowledges that it will deliver a copy of the Prospectus in connection with any resale of the New Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.
  Sign Here
 
 
 
  Signature(s)


 

Securities which are to be tendered (check all that apply):
      o      All of the Old Notes
      o      $ _______________________ aggregate principal amount of the Old Notes*
      o      None of the Old Notes
 
Name(s) (Please Print)
 
 
Address
 
Zip Code
 
Area Code and Telephone Number
Dated: ______________________________, 2006
 
Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all of the Old Notes listed are to be tendered.
IMPORTANT: None of the Old Notes held by us for your account will be tendered unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless you indicate otherwise, your signature(s) hereon shall constitute an instruction to us to tender ALL of your Old Notes held by us for your account.
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