Caterpillar Announces Final Results of Exchange Offers

Caterpillar CAT announced today the final results of its previously announced private offers to exchange certain of its outstanding debentures and senior notes (collectively, 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"). The Exchange Offers expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on August 23, 2012 (the "Expiration Date"). Based on information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent for the Exchange Offers, as of the Expiration Date, $1,324,635,000 aggregate principal amount of the Old Debentures had been validly tendered for exchange and not validly withdrawn. Of that amount, $543,108,000 aggregate principal amount of (i) 73/8% Debentures due 2097, (ii) 6.95% Debentures due 2042, (iii) 8.250% Debentures due 2038, (iv) 7.30% Debentures due 2031 and (v) 6.625% Senior Debentures due 2028 (collectively, the "Any and All Debentures") were validly tendered prior to the early participation date on August 9, 2012 (the "Early Participation Date") and accepted for exchange on the early settlement date on August 15, 2012 (the "Early Settlement Date").