CATERPILLAR INCORPORATED - Doc re Form 8-K

Caterpillar Inc. Files Form 8-K

PEORIA, Illinois, Dec. 11, 2014 -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT / NYSE Euronext:
CATR)  informs its stockholders that today, a Form 8-K has been filed with the
 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  The Form 8-K is with respect
to the announced retirement of Peter A. Magowan who serves on the Caterpillar
Inc. Board of Directors.

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.

 SOURCE Caterpillar Inc.

CONTACT:Rachel Potts, Corporate Public Affairs, [phone]