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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 21, 2021
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
AGCO CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-12930 58-1960019
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4205 River Green Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30096
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
770 813-9200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of Class Trading Symbol Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock AGCO New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The Board of Directors of AGCO Corporation (“the Company”) elected Matthew Tsien as a member of its Board of Directors, effective January 22, 2021. His initial term will expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A press release announcing this election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.03
 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On January 21, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to Article II, Section 1 of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws to increase the maximum number of directors that can serve on the Company's Board from twelve (12) to thirteen (13) directors until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and thereafter, ten (10).

The foregoing summary of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended on January 21, 2021, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
3.1
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K is formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AGCO Corporation
By: /s/ Andrew H. Beck
Andrew H. Beck
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: January 27, 2021


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