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On 26 November 2012, CNH Global N.V. and Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
announced their contemplated merger into a new Dutch top holding.
Fiat Industrial currently owns 88 % of CNH and the merger will
create the world's third-largest capital goods group by sales.
The deal is especially noteworthy for involving the first
introduction of loyalty voting shares in the Netherlands. Existing
shareholders and new shareholders that hold their shares
continuously for at least three years become entitled to
double-vote shares. Other noteworthy features include a European
cross-border legal merger into a new Dutch top holding (Fiat
Industrial effectively leaving Italy through this transaction), a
new listing of the combined new entity on the NYSE in New York with
a secondary listing in Milan, and intricate tax planning.
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