Dividend Declaration

14 Apr 2005 07:00

Caterpillar Inc13 April 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2005 Caterpillar Inc. Maintains Dividend Rate PEORIA, IL -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today declared a quarterly cashdividend of forty-one cents ($0.41) per share on its common stock, payable May20, 2005, to stockholders of record at the close of business April 25, 2005. This maintains the dividend rate for the previous quarter. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange