Caterpillar Inc.: Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K Board of Directors Elects CEO as Chairman

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Caterpillar Inc. 
Caterpillar Inc.: Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K Board of Directors Elects CEO as 
Chairman 
 
13-Dec-2018 / 15:55 CET/CEST 
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December 13, 2018 
 
Caterpillar contact: 
 
Corrie Heck Scott 
 
Global Government & Corporate Affairs 
 
Office: 224-551-4133 
 
Mobile: [phone] 
 
[e-mail] 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
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     Caterpillar Board of Directors Elects CEO Jim Umpleby as Chairman; 
 
                 Elects Dave Calhoun as Presiding Director 
 
DEERFIELD, Ill. - The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) 
elected Jim Umpleby, the company's Chief Executive Officer, to the 
additional position of Chairman of the Board. Umpleby has been a member of 
the Board and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2017. 
 
Dave Calhoun, who has served as non-executive Chairman since April 1, 2017, 
will remain on the Board as Presiding Director. 
 
Both moves are effective immediately. 
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About Caterpillar 
 
For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable 
progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers 
turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural 
resource assets. With 2017 sales and revenues of $45.462 
 
billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and 
mining equipment, 
 
diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric 
locomotives. The company principally operates through its three primary 
segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & 
Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through 
its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com 
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[2]. 
 
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Document title: Caterpillar Inc.: Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K Board of 
Directors Elects CEO as Chairman 
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Language:        English 
Company:         Caterpillar Inc. 
                 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 100 
                 60015 Deerfield, Illinois 
                 United States 
Phone:           [phone] 
Internet:        www.caterpillar.com 
ISIN:            US1491231015 
Euronext Ticker: CATR 
AMF Category:    Other news releases 
 
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