Published: March 14, 2011
Titan Machinery Announces Agreement to Acquire Schoffman's Inc.
FARGO, N.D. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that it has entered
into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Schoffman's Inc., a
fourth generation Case IH, agriculture dealership located in Redwood
Falls, MN. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing
and is expected to close on or around March 31, 2011.
Schoffman's Inc. began operations in Morgan, MN in 1895 and was founded
by J.W. Hopfenspirger, moved to Clements in 1902, and in 1914, he
brought his son, V.C. Hopfenspirger into the business and the name was
changed to J.W. Hopfenspirger and Son. In 1957, the dealership was moved
to Redwood Falls under the management of F.J. Schoffman and in 1960 the
dealership name was changed to Hopfenspirger-Schoffman. In 1981, the
dealership name was changed to Schoffman's Inc. and continued to be
located in Redwood Falls, MN. Schoffman's has been successful for over
116 years based on its superior customer service and knowing that its
greatest assets are its employees and customers. Fourth Generation owner
Patrick Schoffman will continue in a leadership role with Titan
Machinery.
The dealership is strategically located in the fertile Minnesota River
Valley and is contiguous to Titan Machinery's Marshall Dealership. In
its most recently reported fiscal year ended January 31, 2011,
Schoffman's Inc. generated revenues of approximately $16 million.
David Meyer, Titan Machinery's Chairman and CEO, said, "I am very
pleased to have a company with the history and success of Schoffman's
join the Titan Machinery team. This is an excellent Ag Equipment market
and Titan Machinery looks forward to working with Pat Schoffman, the
knowledgeable employees and loyal customers in the years ahead."
About Titan Machinery Inc.
Titan Machinery Inc., founded in 1980 and headquartered in West Fargo,
North Dakota, is a multi-unit business with mature locations and newly
acquired locations. The Company owns and operates a network of
full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores in the
United States. Upon closing of the Schoffman's Inc. acquisition, the
Titan Machinery network will consist of 80 dealerships in North Dakota,
South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming, including
two outlet stores, representing one or more of the CNH Brands
(NYSE:CNH), including 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
Schoffman's, Inc., Inc. acquisition and the anticipated closing date of
the 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, the timely satisfaction
of the considerations to closing the acquisition, integrating the
Schoffman's, Inc. 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, 310-954-1105
Senior Managing Director
jmills@icrinc.com
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