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Item 1. Business

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We sell a full range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment, seeding and tillage equipment, implements, and grain storage and protein production systems.

Our products are widely recognized in the agricultural equipment industry and are marketed under a number of well-known brands, including:

Challenger ® , Fendt ® , GSI ® , Massey Ferguson ® and Valtra ® , supported by our Fuse ® precision agriculture solutions.

Our products are widely recognized in the agricultural equipment industry and are marketed under a number of well-known brands, including Fendt ® , GSI ® , Massey Ferguson ® , Precision Planting ® and Valtra ® , supported by our FUSE ® precision agriculture solutions.

We distribute most of our products through approximately 3,100 independent dealers and distributors in approximately 140 countries.

We also provide retail and wholesale financing through our finance joint ventures with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., which we refer to as “Rabobank.”

We also provide retail and wholesale financing through our finance joint ventures with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., which, together with its affiliates, we refer to as “Rabobank.”

The following table sets forth a description of the Company’s more significant products and their percentage of net sales:

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Product Product Description 2022 (1)

2020 2019 (1)

Tractors • High horsepower tractors (140 to 650 horsepower);

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swine and poultry feed storage and delivery, ventilation and watering systems;

and egg production systems and broiler production equipment 10 % 10 % 11 %

egg production systems, and broiler production equipment 9 % 10 % 10 %

Hay Tools and Forage Equipment, Planters, Implements & Other Equipment • Round and rectangular balers, loader wagons, self-propelled windrowers, forage harvesters, disc mowers, spreaders, rakes, tedders, and mower conditioners;

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Precision Agriculture

We offer solutions to the farmer to optimize farming performance, while improving ease of use.

We offer solutions to farmers to optimize farming performance, while improving ease of use.

We provide telemetry-based fleet management tools, including remote monitoring and diagnostics, which help farmers improve uptime, machine and yield optimization, mixed fleet optimization and decision support, with critical data privacy choices and convenient mobile tools that offer access to data and information.

These products ultimately result in reduced waste and increased profitability for the farmer as well as help to enable sustainable farming.

These products ultimately result in improved yields or reduced waste as well as increased profitability for farmers to help to enable sustainable farming.

In addition, our precision agriculture solutions are based on connectivity, automation and digitalization and include satellite-based steering, field data collection, product self-adjustment and yield-mapping.

Our Precision Planting ® brand provides retrofit solutions to upgrade farmer's existing equipment to improve their planting, liquid application and harvest operations, resulting in yield and cost optimization.

Our Precision Planting ® , Headsight ® and Intelligent Ag Solutions brands provide retrofit solutions to upgrade farmers’ existing equipment to improve their planting, liquid application and harvest operations, resulting in yield and cost optimization.

Our Precision Planting ® , Headsight ® , JCA and Intelligent Ag Solutions brands also sell precision agriculture solutions around the crop cycle to third party original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”).

Our Fuse ® and other precision agriculture solutions support our products, brands and the aftermarket with a comprehensive and customizable suite of solutions, enabling farmers to make individual, data-based decisions in order to reduce costs and maximize efficiency, yields and profitability.

These technologies are both developed internally or sourced from third parties and integrated into our products.

These technologies are developed internally or sourced from third parties and integrated into our products.

We believe that these products and related devices are highly valued by professional farmers globally and are integral to the current and future growth of our equipment sales and revenues.

Market Conditions

Demand for agricultural equipment is cyclical, influenced by, among other things, farm income, farm land values, crop yields, weather conditions, the demand for agricultural commodities, commodity and protein prices and general economic conditions, and government policies and subsidies.

The COVID-19 pandemic and other economic factors continue to create volatility in the global economy, including employment disruptions, supply chain constraints and logistics interruptions.

Demand for agricultural equipment is cyclical, influenced by, among other things, farm input costs, farm income, farm land values and debt levels, acreage planted, crop yields, weather conditions, the demand for agricultural commodities, commodity and protein prices, agricultural product demand and general economic conditions, and government policies and subsidies.

The COVID-19 pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine and other economic factors continue to create volatility in the global economy, including employment disruptions, supply chain constraints and logistics interruptions.

Elevated agricultural commodity prices have supported favorable farm economics resulting in farmers upgrading and replacing aging fleets.

These improved conditions generated growth in industry equipment demand across all the major equipment markets in 2021.

Supply chain constraints negatively affected industry production during 2022.

Future demand for agricultural equipment will be influenced by the factors noted above.

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Net income attributable to AGCO Corporation and subsidiaries for 2022 was $889.6 million, or $11.87 per diluted share, compared to $897.0 million, or $11.85 per diluted share for 2021.

Net sales for 2021 were approximately $11,138.3 million, or 21.7% higher than 2020, primarily due to improved market demand.

Net sales were impacted by extended COVID-related production shutdowns in both Europe and South America during the first half of 2020.

Net sales for 2022 were approximately $12,651.4 million, or 13.6% higher than 2021, primarily due to improved market demand and favorable pricing impacts.

Income from operations was $1,265.4 million in 2022 compared to $1,001.4 million in 2021.

The increase in income from operations in 2021 was primarily the result of improved margins, which benefited from positive pricing impacts and a favorable sales mix that offset substantial inflationary cost pressures.

Net income per diluted share was also favorably impacted by the reversal of valuation allowances previously established against our deferred tax assets in both the United States and Brazil during 2021.

The increase in income from operations in 2022 was primarily the result of higher net sales and production volumes along with significant pricing to offset inflationary cost increases.

Income from operations was also impacted by impairment charges recorded during the first quarter of 2022 related to our joint ventures in Russia of approximately $36.0 million.

See “Financial Highlights” under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” for additional information.

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Our dealers are responsible for retail sales of equipment to end users and after-sales service and support.

Our distributors may sell our product through networks of dealers supported by the distributors, and our distributors also may directly market our products

and provide customer service support.

Our distributors may sell our product through networks of dealers supported by the distributors, and our distributors also may directly market our products and provide customer service support.

Our sales are not dependent on any specific dealer, distributor or group of dealers.

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Our locations are intended to optimize capacity, technology and local costs.

Furthermore, we continue to balance our manufacturing resources with externally-sourced machinery, components and/or replacement parts to enable us to better control costs, inventory levels and our supply of components.

We balance our manufacturing resources with externally-sourced machinery, components and/or replacement parts to enable us to better control costs, inventory levels and our supply of components.

We believe that our manufacturing facilities are sufficient to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.

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Our AGCO Power division produces diesel engines, gears and generating sets.

The diesel engines are manufactured for use in a portion of our tractors, combines and sprayers, and also are sold to third parties.

The diesel engines are manufactured for use in a majority of our tractors, combines and sprayers, and also are sold to third parties.

AGCO Power specializes in the manufacturing of off-road engines in the 75 to 500 horsepower range.

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We also assist in the development of these products or component parts based upon our own design requirements.

Our past experience with outside suppliers generally has been favorable, although in 2021, we experienced supply chain disruptions for several key components such as the global semiconductor shortage.

Our past experience with outside suppliers generally has been favorable, although in 2021 and 2022 we experienced supply chain disruptions for several key components such as the global semiconductor shortage.

Intellectual Property

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Upon transfer, the wholesale receivables maintain standard payment terms, including required regular principal payments on amounts outstanding and interest charges at market rates.

Qualified dealers may obtain additional financing through our U.S., Canadian, European and Brazilian finance joint ventures at the joint ventures’ discretion.

Qualified dealers may obtain additional

financing through our U.S., Canadian, European and Brazilian finance joint ventures at the joint ventures’ discretion.

In addition, our AGCO Finance joint ventures may provide wholesale financing directly to dealers in Europe, Brazil and Australia.

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The fourth quarter is also typically a period for higher retail sales because of our customers’ year-end tax planning considerations, the increase in the availability of funds from completed harvests and the timing of dealer incentives.

Environmental Matters and Regulation

Environmental Regulations

We are subject to environmental laws and regulations concerning emissions to the air, discharges of processed or other types of wastewater, and the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste materials.

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We attempt to comply with all applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.

We believe that any expense or liability we may incur in connection with noncompliance with laws or regulations or the cleanup of any of our properties will not have a materially adverse effect on us.

However, we believe that any expense or liability we may incur in connection with noncompliance with laws or regulations or the cleanup of any of our properties will not have a materially adverse effect on us.

The engines manufactured by our AGCO Power division, which specializes in the manufacturing of non-road engines in the 75 to 500 horsepower range, currently comply with emissions standards and related requirements set by European, Brazilian and U.S.

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We expect to meet future emissions requirements through the introduction of new technology to our engines and exhaust after-treatment systems, as necessary.

In some markets, such as the United States, we must obtain governmental environmental approvals in order to import our products, and these approvals can be difficult or time-consuming to obtain or may not be obtainable at all.

In some markets, such as the United States, we must obtain governmental environmental approvals in order to import our products, and these approvals can be difficult and time-consuming to obtain or may not be obtainable at all.

For example, our AGCO Power division and our engine suppliers are subject to air quality standards, and production at our facilities and sales of our products could be impaired if AGCO Power and these suppliers are unable to timely respond to any changes in environmental laws and regulations affecting engine emissions, including the emissions of greenhouse gases (“GHG”).

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Cybersecurity

As part of its risk oversight role, our Audit Committee oversees cyber risk, information security and technology risk, including management’s actions to identify, assess, mitigate and remediate material cybersecurity issues and risks.

The Audit Committee receives two formal reports during each fiscal year from our Chief Information Security Officer as well as our Chief Information Officer on our technology and cyber risk profile, enterprise cybersecurity program and key enterprise cybersecurity activities.

During 2022, we plan to establish a Cybersecurity Council comprised of members of our senior management team who will be regularly briefed on cybersecurity matters and provide input to our overall approach to cybersecurity.

Our formal cybersecurity program is structured and governed around the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Cybersecurity Framework, as well as other global standards and best practices.

We have a cybersecurity incident response plan in place that provides a documented framework for handling high severity security incidents and includes facilitated coordination across multiple functions of the Company.

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We maintain a cyber and internet security and privacy liability insurance coverage.

We also ensure that we have policies and practices in place to address data privacy regulations.

Our cybersecurity program is reviewed and assessed by external information security specialists or by our internal audit group at least annually, with formal reporting of such assessments provided to the Audit Committee.

Last, we conduct annual cybersecurity awareness training for employees and targeted training for high-risk functions of the Company.

We also have policies and practices in place to address data privacy regulations.

Our cybersecurity program is reviewed and assessed by external information security specialists or by our internal audit group at least annually.

Further, we conduct annual cybersecurity awareness training for employees and targeted training for high-risk functions of the Company.

We also conduct phishing exercises and correlated education with our employees.

The Audit Committee receives regular reporting several times each year from our Chief Information Security Officer as well as our Chief Information Officer on our technology and cyber risk profile, enterprise cybersecurity program and key enterprise cybersecurity activities.

During 2022, we established a Cybersecurity Council comprised of members of our senior management team that is regularly briefed on cybersecurity matters and provides input to our overall approach to cybersecurity.

On May 5, 2022, we discovered that we had been subject to a sophisticated cyberattack.

The attack resulted in the temporary closure of most of our production sites and parts operations.

A majority of the affected locations resumed operations within approximately two weeks after the attack was discovered.

There was some data exfiltration as a result of the attack, and a portion of the exfiltrated data subsequently was released publicly.

We do not have significant retail operations, and we do not believe that the exfiltrated data included privacy-protected consumer data or that the exfiltration was consequential.

We have invested heavily in maturing our information technology and cybersecurity operations and continue to review and improve our safeguards to minimize our exposure to future attacks.

We do not believe the cost of remediation to the impacted systems will be material.

To date, the cost of those efforts has not been consequential.

We have cyber insurance coverage, and filed a claim associated with the attack.

Regulation and Government Policy

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There are many ways we can contribute to sustainability in agriculture, as well as inside our own operations, as further highlighted below.

We believe that a successful sustainability strategy is possible only if supported by sound corporate governance.

We are working to further integrate sustainability oversight across our organization as well as management processes and systems.

During 2021, we established a sustainability council, which is an executive-level group charged with driving implementation of sustainability policies and initiatives across significant businesses, locations and functions.

The council monitors sustainability-related operational risks, opportunities and progress and assists with the removal of any barriers of integrating sustainability into our business.

The council is supported by a global sustainability core team who ensure implementation of the council’s decisions and who execute initiatives and programs.

“Green leaders” within the core team champion sustainability, drive knowledge and encourage the sharing of best practices throughout the business, providing expertise to sustainability workstreams and day-to-day operations.

In 2022, we established a Sustainability Committee within our Board of Directors.

The committee was formed to aid the Board of Directors in overseeing the Company’s sustainability strategy, policies, and programs with respect to climate change, environmental matters, workplace safety, human rights, and other sustainability matters.

The Sustainability Committee also assesses current aspects of the Company’s sustainability performance and monitors progress against publicly stated goals.

This includes overseeing processes to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and programs to identify, assess and manage risks relating to sustainability matters (including those risks that are mitigated with our enterprise risk management system and the overall risk oversight and direction provided by the Audit Committee of the Board).

This significant enhancement of our sustainability governance demonstrates how we are aligning with best practices and intentionality of our governance efforts as we bring to the environmental and social aspects of our commitment to sustainability.

The Sustainability Committee generally meets three times annually.

In addition, the Board of Directors reviews sustainability matters at one meeting each year.

Farming is deeply vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can include extreme weather events such as drought in some regions and flooding in others, rising average temperatures, and other challenges.

Climate change affects where we work and live, fueled by GHGs, particularly carbon dioxide.

Farmers can play a vital role in the critical challenge of

reducing GHGs.

More than a fifth of the world’s emissions come from the food sector, and almost a third of the world’s energy usage is attributable to agriculture and the food industries.

Farmers can play a vital role in the critical challenge of reducing GHGs.

More than one-fifth of the world’s GHG emissions come from the food sector, and almost one-third of the world’s energy usage is attributable to agriculture and the food industries.

Climate Change

The potential impacts from climate-related risks are significant to AGCO.

We are focused not only on reducing the carbon footprint of our own operations and products but also innovating products for farmers to support them to sustainably increase their crop yields while at the same time reducing in-field GHG emissions and sequestering more carbon in the soil.

AGCO has adopted the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) framework to guide our approach to understanding and managing climate-related risks and opportunities and to further improve transparency in our reporting.

We submitted our first full submission to the Carbon Disclosure Project (“CDP”) in 2022.

We continue to incorporate the TCFD framework into our sustainability program and remain committed to working towards addressing both the risks and opportunities that most materially impact us, while also increasing our preparedness for potential physical and transitional impacts associated with climate change risks.

Please refer to our TCFD disclosures within our Sustainability Report and our CDP Climate Questionnaire for more information in the “Sustainability” section on our website located under “Our Commitment.”

Climate change is a significant topic of discussion and will generate regulatory responses in the U.S.

and around the world.

It is impracticable to predict with any certainty the impact on our business of climate change or the regulatory responses to it, although we recognize that they are likely to be significant.

It is too soon for us to predict with any certainty the ultimate impact of additional regulation, either directionally or quantitatively, on our overall business, results of operations or financial condition.

During 2021, we assessed climate risks related to AGCO by conducting our first scenario analysis based on guidance set forth in the recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”), as well as other published frameworks.

We believe the TCFD recommended disclosures are an important component in our sustainability program efforts, given the increasing focus by our shareholders, our executive leadership and employees, as well as our customers on climate change and its impacts.

We therefore have begun to incorporate the framework into our sustainability program and are working towards addressing the recommendations within the framework that most materially impacts us, while increasing our preparedness for potential physical and transitional impacts associated with climate change risks.

It is impracticable to predict with any certainty the impact on our business of climate change or the regulatory responses to it, although we recognize that they likely will be significant.

And while we are beginning to conduct scenario analyses under the TCFD framework to analyze potential impacts, it will be some time before that enables us to predict with any certainty the ultimate impact of additional regulation, either directionally or quantitatively, on our overall business, results of operations or financial condition.

We assessed climate risks related to AGCO by conducting our first scenario analysis during 2021 based on guidance set forth in the recommendations from the TCFD, as well as other published frameworks.

In order to enhance our sustainability efforts, we began benchmarking ourselves against our industry peers, by gathering stakeholders and subject matter experts across various functions within our Company, in order to compile a list of potential and prioritized climate change risks and opportunities.

We then conducted a scenario analysis using two scenarios to qualitatively and quantitatively assess the strategic and financial impacts of such risks, as well as their potential likelihood.

After risks and opportunities were ranked with respect to risk exposure, we held further discussions with subject matter experts within our company to determine preparedness and mitigation steps for such prioritized risks, as well as strategies with respect to potential business opportunities.

Risks identified included, but were not limited to, market demand for our products, technological innovation (i.e.

lower carbon, energy efficient solutions), reputation, and government policy and legal constraints.

After risks and opportunities were ranked with respect to risk exposure, we held further discussions with subject matter experts within our Company to determine preparedness and mitigation steps for the prioritized risks, as well as strategies with respect to potential business opportunities.

Risks identified included, but were not limited to, market demand for our products, technological innovation (i.e., lower carbon, energy efficient solutions), reputation, and government policy and legal constraints.

Identified possible opportunities ranged from resource efficiency, energy source alternatives, development of new products and services, development of new emerging markets and partnerships and resilience planning.

Building on the work completed in 2021, during 2022 we undertook a quantitative climate risk assessment in order to develop mitigation and resilience plans to manage physical risks.

We anticipate climate-related physical risks affecting our customers to drive the highest impacts to our future business, including ultimate potential impact to our revenue growth and business operations overall.

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We currently spend approximately 3.5% of our net sales with respect to R&D activities, and we are prioritizing and advancing those projects that target these specific areas as further discussed below.

We believe the objectives resulting from our 2021 assessment provide us with a better understanding on how to position AGCO to build resilience to changing climate conditions, but to emerge as a strong partner to our customers and stakeholders in creating future value for our business and farmer customers, while also contributing towards global efforts to combat climate-related impacts.

Please also refer to “Environmental Risks” within Item 1A, “Risk Factors” for further information.

We believe the objectives resulting from our 2021 and 2022 assessments provide us with a better understanding on how to position AGCO to build resilience to changing climate conditions, but to also emerge as a strong partner to our customers and stakeholders in creating future value for our business and farmer customers, while contributing towards global efforts to combat climate-related impacts.

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events, including drought and flooding, take a heavy toll on farming in many regions of the planet.

Many farmers struggle to maintain crop yields under increasingly adverse environmental conditions.

We believe that we have a responsibility to design and build machines and precision agriculture tools that help farmers operate more sustainably.

We are also committed to a reduction of emissions within our own operations.

Please also refer to “Climate Change and Other Environmental Risks” within Item 1A, “Risk Factors” for further information.

We also publish further reporting on our corporate website at www.agcocorp.com under the heading “Our Commitment” with respect to climate risks and other sustainability program efforts.

We center our sustainability efforts around four strategic focus areas where we believe we can have the biggest impact:

• Decarbonizing our operations and products

• Advancing soil health and soil carbon sequestration through smart solutions

• Prioritizing animal welfare in food production

• Elevating employee health, safety and well-being

Decarbonizing our Operations and Products

We believe a combination of strategies will be needed to achieve AGCO’s decarbonization goals.

Our reduction plans include activities to reduce the direct GHG emissions across our global operations as well as the indirect emissions from purchased energy, such as steam, natural gas and electricity, while reducing other material emissions from across our upstream and downstream value chain.

Our current product offerings of tractors and implements reduce fossil fuel consumption and GHG emissions compared to equipment of the past.

The most direct and immediate way to support farmers in reducing GHGs is to provide equipment that is more fuel efficient, or that provides alternative routes to low or zero-emission farming.

The most direct and immediate way to support farmers in reducing GHGs is to increase the carbon dioxide equivalent (“CO2e”) efficiency of current machines, introduce and increase adoption of low carbon powertrains (such as battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and biogas) and lower fuel emission intensity of CO2e by replacing diesel with low or zero emission fuels.

Our aspiration is zero carbon emissions.

Solutions are being developed to provide an all-electric tractor, which is in the advanced pilot stage and targeted for commercial launch in the next few years.

Solutions are being developed to provide an all-electric tractor, which is in the advanced pilot stage and targeted for commercial launch in 2024.

This tractor has the potential to be especially useful in the livestock, specialty crop and municipality applications.

Our engineering teams also are developing a prototype tractor powered by carbon-free, hydrogen-based fuel cell technology as well as experimenting and researching tractors that run on biomethane and natural gas, which are carbon-neutral or reduced emission fuels.

Our product development has been focused on reducing tractor fuel

consumption without compromising performance, such as through the efficiency of the our continuously variable transmissions (“CVT”s).

Our engineering teams also are developing a prototype tractor powered by carbon-free, hydrogen-based fuel cell technology and are experimenting and researching tractors that run on biomethane and

natural gas, which are carbon-neutral or reduced emission fuels.

Our product development has been focused on reducing tractor fuel consumption without compromising performance, such as through the efficiency of our continuously variable transmissions (“CVT”s).

We also are researching ways to limit the emission of nitrogen oxides (“NOx”), gases that at high levels can be harmful to the environment and human health.

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Our AGCO engines are Tier 4 compliant in the United States and Stage V compliant in Europe.

We were one of the first in our industry to adopt Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) technology SCR systems are highly efficient at treating engine-out exhaust and significantly reduce NOx emissions as well as carbon release.

We were one of the first in our industry to adopt Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) technology.

SCR systems are highly efficient at treating engine-out exhaust and significantly reduce NOx emissions as well as carbon release.

Building a more circular economy is a win-win for farmers and the environment.

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Across our brands many of our components in our tractors, from electronics to engines to hydraulics, are available as remanufactured items with warranties.

Our precision agriculture solutions discussed further below are provided as both factory installed OEM solutions as well as through retrofit solutions that upgrade the performance of existing OEM solutions from any major manufacturer.

We are committed to achieving highly sustainable manufacturing operations by working to increase the use of renewable electricity through regional and market-specific opportunities, such as green supply contracts.

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Everything we do revolves around what we can do for farmers, and we are committed to be an innovation leader in sustainable agriculture.

Improving soil health using practices such as cover crops, no-till farming, controlled traffic farming, residue management and managing soil compaction all contribute positively to mitigating climate change.

Sequestering carbon into agricultural soils and boosting crop yields is a natural positive outcome for both the farmer and the environment.

We aim to provide smart products that allow for reduced inputs while supporting carbon sequestration.

Over the past several years, we have invested in both demonstration farms and agronomy research to test and demonstrate the latest technologies that support core agronomy principles.

We are expanding these initiatives towards more sustainability trials including crop covering, herbicide reduction by mechanical weed control and variable rate nitrogen fertilization.

We have new products that feature precision agriculture solutions sold through our FUSE ® and Precision Planting ® brands that support soil health and reduction of the use of chemical inputs.

Our FUSE ® solutions help to deliver connectivity across an entire fleet of equipment to enable and accelerate precision agriculture;

specifically, by optimizing nutrient and pest control use efficiency, as well as managing compaction and machine optimization to favorably impact yields and the environment.

Our Precision Planting ® technologies address all elements of the planting cycle with products with products that optimize soil preparation, seed placement, fertilization and weeding.

Precision Planting ® products help to minimize soil disturbance and maximize germination, while optimizing feed and fertilizer rates.

Farmers are able to monitor soil conditions in real time, including levels of carbon, organic matter and moisture, as well as integrate satellite data and advance soil modeling tools to make informed and better planting decisions.

Preserving farmlands and their productivity is becoming more challenging with advancing climate change.

Not only is ensuring farmlands’ resilience and adaptability in the face of climate change essential to farming profitability, it is also critical to global food security.

We are focused on supporting farmers to become more effective stewards of their land.

One focus of that support is maintaining soil health.

Healthy soil, rich in nutrients, is productive soil, and can serve to keep carbon harmlessly trapped within soil instead of releasing it to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas.

That is why we consider preserving soil health and related carbon sequestration as one of our four pillars of sustainability.

Through our products, technology, research and outreach, we can help farmers protect soil by reducing compaction and disturbance, optimizing nutrients, maintaining moisture, resisting erosion and promoting carbon sequestration.

One new way we are supporting our farmers is by partnering with carbon credit registries to connect our machines and data so that farmers can more easily monetize the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices such as reducing tillage.

A growing number of carbon-credit registries reward farmers for sequestering carbon through changes to farming practices.

These companies typically require participating farmers to input years worth of their farming-activity data, frequently by manually entering it on a registry website, a time-consuming and error-prone process.

We have been partnering with a growing number of carbon-credit registries to automate the data-entry process for farmers.

The process is automated by connecting farmers’ machines to a farm management information system.

The majority of AGCO machines available today are connected as a standard or optional feature, a capability first introduced in 2010.

One of the biggest challenges to protecting farm soil is avoiding soil compaction which is the compression of soil that takes place as equipment crosses the field.

Yields potentially fall by as much as 50% where there is compacted soil.

Additionally, compaction compromises the soil’s ability to drain, making it more vulnerable to both flooding and drought.

Waterlogged or dry soil, in turn, leads to even lower yields, and is more likely to erode.

One important way to reduce compaction is to minimize the area over which the equipment travels.

AGCO’s smart-farming technology and precision agriculture tools provide intelligent guidance and sensing, enabling equipment to shorten routes and minimize turns.

And because our precision agriculture tools place seeds, fertilizer and other inputs exactly where they are needed for optimal outcomes, they can often reduce the amount of inputs required.

Reducing or even eliminating tillage can be helpful to soil and the environment.

Tillage can worsen erosion, remove the protective residue from previous crops, disrupt needed organic matter and microorganisms and release carbon dioxide.

Our precision agriculture tools support reduced-till and no-till farming by neatly slicing through residue and firm, untilled soil in order to pace seeds and other inputs at the ideal depth, while preserving the surrounding soil’s integrity and organic-matter content.

Soil characteristics such as organic matter, vital nutrients and moisture can vary from farm to farm, across a single farm from point to point, and over time at any one point.

Farmers rely on soil testing, typically performed by professional agronomists.

To provide farmers with repeatable, reliable, and timely soil nutrient level results, AGCO’s Precision Planting ® brand launched Radicle Agronomics TM in 2022, a powerful set of new soil sampling and soil-analysis tools designed for use by agronomists across the globe that produces accurate results in minutes.

Smarter interconnected equipment and the ability to gather, analyze and leverage data enables farming sustainability and improved profitability.

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We offer a range of products that help farmers monitor, control and accurately report environmental conditions around animals, facilitating practices that reduce stress, discomfort and disease, and promoting good nutrition and normal animal behavior.

Our products include aviary climate-control, housing, biosecurity, feeding and watering systems aimed at protecting animal welfare for poultry and egg production farms.

Our products include aviary climate-control, housing, biosecurity, and feeding and watering systems aimed at protecting animal welfare for poultry and egg production farms.

These systems provide hens and chicks the freedom of movement along with automated watering, feeding, egg collection, ventilation and cleaning capabilities.

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We continue to develop our future strategies around the design, engineering and manufacturing of industry-leading protein solutions, building upon our advanced aviary systems, precision-feeding systems and organic sheds.

During 2022, we took several significant steps to strengthen the scope and impact of our expert advisory animal welfare panel.

Established in 2021, the panel brings together an array of experts to meet at least twice a year in order to advise us on how our product solutions can help prioritize animal health and welfare at animal-raising operations while supporting productivity and profitability.

Composed of leading experts from outside our Company, the panel helps bring diverse, independent perspectives to AGCO’s animal-welfare strategy.

One of the changes we made in 2022 was to split the panel members across the species groups we serve in order to dive more deeply into the health and welfare challenges specific to each group.

Employee Health, Safety and Well-being

Safety is a top priority at AGCO, and we want to ensure that all of our workplaces protect the health and safety of our employees, as well as prevent long-term occupational health risks.

We conduct occupational risk assessments regularly, leveraging our long-term shop floor experience, and are targeting improvement in our accident incident rates in our facilities.

During 2021, we refreshed and started to embed a new enterprise-wide model to advance our culture of health and safety, built upon the success of our current health and safety program that was launched in 2014, and we have made further refinements of that program in 2022, including the appointment of a global director to lead our initiatives.

See further discussion below on Employee Health, Safety and Well-being.

Our People and our Communities

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farmer-focused solutions to sustainably feed our world.

Our goal is for every AGCO employee to feel connected to that purpose, as well as to each other, and to act in accordance with our core values of transparency, respect, accountability, integrity and team spirit.

Our goal is for every AGCO employee to feel connected to that purpose, as well as to each other, and to act in accordance with our core values of Integrity, Trust, Respect, Team Spirit and Accountability.

We believe that working at AGCO should feel rewarding, meaningful, supportive and safe, and, that if it does, the results will translate to positive outcomes for farmers, our planet and our success.

AGCO Agriculture Foundation

As a farmer-focused, purpose-driven company, we keenly feel the value of community, and we look for ways to contribute to the many communities in which we operate.

We launched the AGCO Agriculture Foundation (“AAF”) during 2018, as a reaffirmation of our dedication to support farmers as they strive to feed the world.

The AAF also demonstrates our support of specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed at preventing and relieving global hunger, and providing farmer-centric support to farming communities.

AAF supports non-profit organizations with projects that contribute to zero hunger, help to build agricultural infrastructure, and provide development programs for farmers and their farming communities.

We believe that a successful sustainability strategy is possible only if supported by sound corporate governance.

We are working to further integrate sustainability oversight across our organization as well as management processes and systems.

The council monitors sustainability-related operational risks, opportunities and progress and assists with the removal of any barriers of integrating sustainability into our business.

The council is supported by a global sustainability core team who ensure implementation of the council’s decisions and who execute initiatives and programs.

Employee Health, Safety and Well-Being

Safety is a top priority at AGCO, and we want to ensure that all of our workplaces protect the health and safety of our employees, as well as prevent long-term occupational health risks.

We conduct occupational risk assessments regularly, leveraging our long-term shop floor experience, and are targeting improvement in our accident incident rates in our facilities.

For additional information on our sustainability efforts and reporting, refer to the “Sustainability” section on our website located under “Our Commitment.”

We launched the AGCO Agriculture Foundation (the “Foundation”) during 2018, as a reaffirmation of our dedication to support farmers as they strive to feed the world.

The Foundation also demonstrates our support of specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed at preventing and relieving global hunger, and providing farmer-centric support to farming communities.

Through the Foundation, as well as our brand and regional engagement activities, we support a variety of non-profit organizations and local community-based groups.

The Foundation added an employee advisory board in 2022 made up of volunteer employees to strengthen our relationship with our AGCO communities and employees, and to guide the Foundation’s resources to promote inclusive agricultural prosperity and improved livelihood for farmers in our AGCO regions.

Human Capital

We have approximately 25,600 employees worldwide, who are guided by our Company’s clear purpose – Farmer-focused solutions to sustainably feed our world.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that attracts

and retains exceptional talent.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that attracts and retains exceptional talent.

Through ongoing talent development, comprehensive compensation and benefits, and a focus on health, safety and employee well-being, we strive to help our employees in all aspects of their lives so they can do their best work.

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Integrity, Trust, Respect, Team Spirit and Accountability.

We also maintain a global and anonymous reporting mechanism for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints or concerns regarding accounting or other possible violations of our global Code of Conduct.

We also maintain a global anonymous reporting mechanism for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints or concerns regarding accounting or other possible violations of our global Code of Conduct.

While fluctuations may occur within our workforce from time to time, we track and attempt to manage our attrition rates, while also ensuring that key positions critical to our performance our appropriately staffed.

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Over the past year, our employees have completed online, self-directed instructor-led courses across a broad range of categories – leadership, inclusion and diversity, professional skills, technical competencies and compliance.

Compliance training includes education in AGCO's culture and values and compliance with our global Code of Conduct, which, in turn, includes compliance with anti-bribery/corruption laws and policies, compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity protocols, conflicts of interest, discrimination and workplace harassment policies and sexual harassment policies.

Compliance training includes education in AGCO’s culture and values and compliance with our global Code of Conduct, which, in turn, includes compliance with anti-bribery/corruption laws and policies, compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity protocols,

conflicts of interest, discrimination and workplace harassment policies and sexual harassment policies.

We are deeply committed to identifying and developing the next generation of top-tier leadership with a special focus on diverse and technologically innovative talent.

We conduct annual in-depth talent and succession reviews with our senior leadership team that focus on accelerating talent development, strengthening succession pipelines, and advancing diversity representation for our most critical roles.

This analysis will be reviewed by our Board's Talent and Compensation Committee in 2022.

This analysis was reviewed by our Board’s Talent and Compensation Committee in 2022 and is planned for review in March 2023.

Our diversity representation targets have been set for completion through 2030 with annual targets and quarterly progress reporting planned during that period.

Furthermore, we have a performance management process that includes annual goal setting, mid-year reviews and annual performance appraisals.

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Health, Wellness and Safety

We are also committed to the health, safety and wellness of our employees, striving to “work safe, every day, every way.” As previously discussed, our health and safety program focuses on risk reduction and safety management systems that promote preventative measures.

In addition, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented and continue to implement significant changes that we have determined were in the best interest of our employees, as well as the communities in which we operate, and which comply with government regulations.

Safety protocols continue to be in place for employees who are required to work onsite, including partitioning screens in factories and enhanced cleaning and sanitation practices.

We are also committed to the health, safety and wellness of our employees, striving to work safe, every day in every way.

As previously discussed, our health and safety program focuses on risk reduction and safety management systems that promote preventative measures.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented and continue to implement significant changes that we have determined were in the best interest of our employees, as well as the communities in which we operate, and which comply with government regulations.

During 2020 and 2021, we ensured safety protocols were in place for employees who were required to work onsite, including partitioning screens in factories and enhanced cleaning and sanitation practices.

We continued to apply these protocols during 2022 throughout our operations as conditions warranted, regularly evaluating changing conditions as a result of emerging variants of COVID-19 and adjusted government requirements to ensure we provide a safe environment for employees, visitors and third party contractors.

For employees that can work from home, we have deployed new technologies to strengthen virtual connectivity across the globe.

Our global safety initiative is a company core value.

We continued the journey with the goal of achieving world-class health and safety results during 2022.

We have implemented many leading and lagging indicators, with each being critical key performance.

Indicators that are measured with goal metrics that aid in closing gaps across our global operations.

Leading indicators are measured using proactive prevention programs that are designed to reduce the overall risks by implementing risk assessments, ergonomic assessments and incident investigation to include detailed root cause corrective action analysis, near-miss corrective actions, and behavioral-based safety programs.

The lagging indicators are measured by each of our facilities and demonstrate the current state regarding injury rates such as total case incident rate (“TCIR”).

We reported a global TCIR of 2.18 in 2022, which is a 15% decrease compared to 2021.

Our global safety initiative includes the intention to add 80 AGCO sites into the program during 2023, up from 53 sites in 2022, ensuring that we are capturing and regularly reporting safety statistics to ensure a complete understanding of our global safety performance.

We will continue to focus on the leading indicators in 2023 with a major emphasis on risk reduction by completing projects using tools such as risk/ergonomic assessments and behavioral-based safety programs.

All sites worldwide have established objectives and targets outlined in a three-year glide path to aid in achieving a target regarding TCIR equal to 1.50 or less by 2025.

In addition, during 2021 and 2022, we designed and implemented health, safety and well-being training programs for a large portion of our employees, with most of these employees completing the assigned training.

We believe that our employees’ unique and diverse capabilities positively impact our success.

While during 2021 we faced numerous external and internal challenges in light of the global pandemic, we were able to effectively advance our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DE&I”) initiatives.

While we faced numerous external and internal challenges in light of the global pandemic, we were able to effectively advance our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DE&I”) initiatives.

We demonstrated our commitment in this regard by creating the role of global director of DE&I.

This role’s exclusive responsibility is to serve as the catalyst that drives our progressive DE&I footprint and best-in-class performance.

During 2021, we also developed and implemented training resources to ensure consistency in inclusion awareness and anti-bias principles from our executive team to the shop floor.

Beginning in 2021 and throughout 2022, we developed and implemented training resources to ensure consistency in inclusion awareness and anti-bias principles from our executive team to the shop floor.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the top with a highly skilled and diverse board.

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We also provide our employees with employee resource groups (“ERG’s”), such as AGCO’s Global Women’s Network and AGCO’s Black Employee Network, to help foster a diverse and inclusive workplace as well as provide for the growth and development of underrepresented groups.

We plan to expand our employee resource groups in the future, with executive sponsorship for each ERG.

Through our DE&I initiatives, we encourage employees to become involved in their communities, contributing time and talent for the improvement of the communities in which they live and work.

During 2021, we initiated a global employee engagement and experience survey for our office employees to establish an employee engagement baseline and seek feedback on the employee experience.

Sixty-two percent of this workforce participated in the survey.

This survey will recur on an annual basis and will include all of our employees in 2022.

During 2022, we administered a global employee engagement and experience survey for all of our employees to seek feedback on the employee experience.

79% of our workforce participated in the survey with a 69% level of favorable engagement with respect to our core employment engagement index metrics.

We intend to repeat the survey on an annual basis.

Human Rights Policy

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