Ford Motor Company Recommends Shareholders Reject Mini-Tender Offer by TRC Capital Corporation at $11.70 per Share

Ford Motor Co.

has received notification of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 8 million shares of Ford common stock, or approximately 0.21 percent of the company's outstanding common stock, at a price of $11.70 per share. The offer price was 4.49 percent below the closing price on Feb. 28, 2012, the approximate date of commencement of the offer. Ford does not endorse TRC's mini-tender offer and recommends that shareholders do not tender their shares. Ford is not associated with TRC, or this unsolicited offer.