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Press Release

Company Caterpillar Inc.

ISIN US1491231015

Symbol CAT / CTA

Headline Caterpillar Inc. Files Form 8-K

27 July 2012

CATERPILLAR INC. FILES FORM 8-K

PEORIA, Ill.- 27 July 2012 - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT / NYSE Euronext: CATR / LSE: CTA) informs its stockholders that today, a Form 8-K with related exhibits has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Form 8-K filed in respect of Caterpillar can be found on the SEC Internet site (www.sec.gov).

On July 27, 2012, Caterpillar Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the commencement of private offers to exchange (the "Exchange Offers") certain of its outstanding series of debentures and senior notes (the "Old Debentures") for a combination of a new series of the Company's debentures due 2042 (the "New Debentures") and cash. The Exchange Offers are being conducted by the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a confidential offering memorandum, dated July 27, 2012, and the related letter of transmittal. The Exchange Offers are only being made, and the New Debentures are only being offered and will only be issued, to holders of Old Debentures (i) in the United States that are "qualified institutional buyers," as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), in a private transaction in reliance upon the exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof, or (ii) outside the United States that are persons other than "U.S. persons," as that term is defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act, in offshore transactions in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The New Debentures have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the New Debentures may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

Caterpillar files electronically with the SEC required reports on Form 8-K, Form 10-Q, Form 10-K and Form 11-K; proxy materials; ownership reports for insiders as required by Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and registration statements on Forms S-3 and S-8, as necessary; and other forms or reports, as required. All of the forms and reports filed electronically with the SEC are available on the SEC Internet site (www.sec.gov).

Caterpillar also maintains an Internet site (www.Caterpillar.com) and copies of its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports filed or furnished with the SEC are available free of charge through Caterpillar's Internet site (www.Caterpillar.com/secfilings) as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant document has been filed with the SEC.

CONTACT: Jim Dugan, Corporate Public Affairs, Office, +1-309-494-4100, or Mobile, +-1-309-360-7311