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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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Current
Report
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Pursuant
to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20,
2007
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CATERPILLAR
INC.
(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-768
(Commission
File Number)
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37-0602744
(IRS
Employer
I.D. No.)
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100
NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois
(Address
of
principal executive offices)
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61629
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (309)
675-1000
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Item
1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 20,
2007, Caterpillar Inc. entered into a five year Credit Agreement ("Facility")
among Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation and
Caterpillar Finance Corporation ("Borrowers"), certain financial institutions
named therein ("Banks"), Citibank, N.A., ("Agent"), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ, Ltd. ("Japan Local Currency Agent"), ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America,
N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,
(“Arrangers”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Sole Lead Arranger and Sole
Bookrunner”). The Facility is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference. The Facility provides for an unsecured
facility with an aggregate commitment of $1.625 billion (“Aggregate Commitment”)
that is comprised of commitments from 23 Banks, subject to customary
conditions precedent and payment of certain facility fees. The Facility
matures
on September 20, 2012. Borrowings can be denominated in U.S. Dollars,
Euros or Pounds Sterling. Borrowings under the Facility bear interest at
an
adjusted LIBOR rate (or the applicable base rate for the currency) plus
an
applicable margin. Also executed on the same date, is a Japan Local Currency
Addendum (“Addendum”) to the Facility to enable Caterpillar Finance Corporation
to borrow Japanese Yen for amounts up to the equivalent of US$75
million. The Addendum is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The
Facility
contains customary representations and warranties, covenants and events
of
default. The Facility serves as a backstop to the Borrowers’ commercial paper
programs and provides assurance that alternative sources of funds are available
to repay such commercial paper at maturity, if needed. Caterpillar
Inc. has never drawn against its credit facilities for this
purpose.
Certain
of the
Banks, as well as certain of their respective affiliates, have performed,
and
may in the future perform, for Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, various
commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting and other financial
advisory services, for which they have received, and will receive, customary
fees and expenses.
The
foregoing
description of the Facility is qualified in its entirety by the terms and
provisions of the Five Year Credit Agreement and the Addendum that are
filed as
an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
information
provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated
into
this Item 2.03 by reference.
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(c)
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Exhibits:
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99.1
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Five
Year
Credit Agreement
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99.2
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Japan
Local
Currency Addendum
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant
to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
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CATERPILLAR
INC.
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September
25,
2007
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By:
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/s/James
B. Buda
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James
B.
Buda
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Vice
President
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