Titan Machinery Announces Expansion Into Serbia

Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with VAIT D.o.o. to acquire a CaseIH dealership in the Vojvodina region of Serbia. The acquisition is expected to close on or around December 14, 2012.

David Meyer, Titan Machinery’s Chairman and CEO, said, “We are excited to expand our Eastern European operations into Serbia. This acquisition will enable us to further leverage our expanding dealership network in the region, which is strategically located near our existing dealerships in Romania and Bulgaria. We continue to see selective international expansion as a growth platform to complement our core business in the Upper Midwest.”

Serbia is contiguous to Romania and Bulgaria, where Titan Machinery’s other international dealerships are located. Serbia is rich in productive farmland, and agriculture represents approximately 11% of its total gross domestic product, while the agricultural industry employs 26% of the Serbian population. The country’s primary crops are wheat, corn, soybeans, sunflowers, and sugar beets. In its most recently reported fiscal year, the CaseIH dealership being acquired reported revenue of approximately $8.5 million.

Peter Christianson, Titan Machinery’s President and Chief Operating Officer, stated, “Our newly acquired dealership has been serving its market for ten years and has a knowledgeable and experienced management and sales team. We look forward to working with the team and applying the Titan Machinery operating model to our newest international dealership. We continue to be pleased with our success in finding strong international CNH dealerships to join the Titan Machinery network abroad.”

About Titan Machinery Inc.

Titan Machinery Inc., founded in 1980 and headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, is a multi-unit business with mature locations and newly acquired locations. The Company owns and operates a network of full service agricultural and construction equipment stores in the United States and Europe. Upon the closing of the Serbian acquisition, the Titan Machinery network consists of 104 North American dealerships in North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Arizona, including two outlet stores, and 13 European dealerships in Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The Titan Machinery dealerships represent one or more of the CNH Brands (NYSE: CNH), a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Industrial (Milan: FI.MI), including CaseIH, New Holland Agriculture, Case Construction, New Holland Construction, Kobelco and CNH Capital. Additional information about Titan Machinery Inc. can be found at www.titanmachinery.com.

Forward Looking Statements

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