2008 News Releases and Information

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia and MOLINE, Illinois (November 17, 2008) - Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. and John Deere jointly announce the signing of a long-term sourcing agreement for Deere-branded 950- and 1050-size crawler dozers, and the discontinuation of the existing product supply arrangement for crawler loader machines between Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH and John Deere's Construction & Forestry Division of Moline.

Under the original agreement signed in December 2000, Liebherr has supplied large crawler dozers and crawler loaders to John Deere for distribution in the United States and Canada. The companies have agreed that effective January 2010, John Deere's Construction & Forestry Division will design and manufacture the 605, 655 and 755 crawler loader models in their Dubuque, Iowa factory and will continue to distribute its own line of crawler loader models into the U.S. and Canadian market.

Duane Wilder, President of Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. said "This amended agreement provides a long-term commitment to the alliance with Deere for large crawler dozers. Liebherr will continue to manufacture our current line of crawler loaders with marketing in North America and worldwide exclusively under the Liebherr brand.”

"We are very pleased with this arrangement. These changes will build on our relationship and alliance with our partner Liebherr. Maintaining continuity of supply for our large crawler dozers is very important to our large earthmoving and road building customers. By producing crawler loaders in the U.S. we will be able to share existing components, increase manufacturing utilization and provide product differentiation, while maintaining service and support to North American customers," said Domenic Ruccolo, John Deere's Senior Vice President, Worldwide Construction & Forestry Sales & Marketing.

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe. John Deere Construction & Forestry produces more than 120 machine models and distributes its construction, forestry and worksite products.

Liebherr is one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction and earthmoving equipment. A supplier of acknowledged technologically advanced products and services to a multitude of industries, Liebherr manufactures products for aerospace, concrete mixing technology, container and mobile dock cranes, machine tools, diesel engines and material flow technology. The Liebherr company history began in 1949 with the development of tower cranes and has remained a family-owned business that has steadily grown into a group of over 100 companies with established operations on all continents and employing over 30,000 employees.