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Titan Machinery Closes Acquisition of Dealership: Valley Farm Equipment, Inc.
FARGO, N.D. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that it has closed on
the acquisition of Valley Farm Equipment, Inc., a Case IH brand
agriculture equipment dealership located in Milbank, South Dakota.
Valley Farm Equipment, Inc. is strategically located in the fertile
Whetstone Valley in Eastern South Dakota, between Titan Machinery's
existing dealerships in Graceville, Minnesota, Watertown, South Dakota,
and Aberdeen, South Dakota. In its most recent fiscal year ended
February 28, 2009, Valley Farm Equipment generated revenues of
approximately $10.5 million.
David Meyer, Titan Machinery's Chairman and CEO, said, "We are very
pleased to bring the Titan Machinery operating model to the Milbank
dealership. Our newest dealership will benefit from the area's
productive farmland with diversified crop and livestock. Valley Farm
Equipment's selling owner, Bob Biersbach, will continue as store
manager, and Titan Machinery welcomes the depth and experience of the
existing Valley Farm Equipment management and employee team. This will
be an excellent addition to our network, and we believe that we will
make a positive impact on the market with our quality product offerings
and service."
About Titan Machinery Inc.
Titan Machinery Inc., founded in 1980 and headquartered in Fargo, North
Dakota, is a multi-unit business with mature locations and newly
acquired locations. The Company owns and operates one of the largest
networks of full service agricultural and construction equipment stores
in North America. Including the Valley Farm Equipment, Inc. store, the
Titan Machinery network consists of 72 dealerships in North Dakota,
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming, including
three outlet stores, representing one or more of the CNH Brands
(NYSE:CNH) Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, Case Construction, New
Holland Construction, Kobelco and CNH Capital. Additional information
about Titan Machinery Inc. can be found at www.titanmachinery.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements found in this press release may constitute
forward-looking statements as defined by Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and include any statement that does not directly relate to
a current or historical fact. Such statements are generally identifiable
by the terminology used, such as "anticipate," "believe," "intend,"
"expect," "plan," or other similar words. Our forward-looking statements
in this release generally relate to the benefits related to the Valley
Farm Equipment, Inc. acquisition. Although it is not possible to foresee
all of the factors that may cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements, such factors include, among others,
integrating its operations with Titan Machinery's existing network and
those risks described from time to time in our reports to the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Investors should not consider any list of such
factors to be an exhaustive statement of all of the risks, uncertainties
or potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause our current
expectations or beliefs to change. Stockholders and other readers should
not place undue reliance on "forward-looking statements," as such
statements speak only as of the date of this release. We undertake no
obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.
ICR, Inc.
John Mills, 310-954-1100
jmills@icrinc.com
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