CNH Reports Impact of Retiree Drug Benefits Change

CNH REPORTS IMPACT OF RETIREE DRUG BENEFITS CHANGE

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BURR RIDGE, IL - (April 6, 2010) - CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) today reported that, under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the extent CNH's future health care drug expenses are reimbursed under the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy program, such expenses will no longer be tax deductible. CNH will reflect the full tax impact of this change, an after-tax charge of $20 million, in its results for the first quarter of 2010.

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