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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
(Mark
One)
 
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
OR
 
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________.
 
 
 
Commission File No. 1-768
 
 
 
 
 
CATERPILLAR RAIL DIVISION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED EMPLOYEES
(Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below)
 
 
 
 
CATERPILLAR INC.
100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois 61629
 (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office)
 
 
 
 
 
 












Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement
Savings Plan for Collectively
Bargained Employees
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2015 and 2014





Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees
 
Index
 
 
 
 
Page(s)
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
Financial Statements 
 
 
Supplemental Schedule
 

 
Exhibit Index
 
23.1 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
Note: Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable. 
 






Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Plan Administrator of the
Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement
Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained
Employees


In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Peoria, Illinois
June 28, 2016





Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2015 and 2014
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
2015
 
2014
Investments
 
 
 
 
Interest in the Master Trust
 
$
23,370

 
$
24,042


Receivables
 
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
1,645

 
1,696

Participant contributions receivable
 
63

 
39

Employer contributions receivable
 
1,183

 
1,343

Other contributions receivable
 
2

 

Total receivables
 
2,893

 
3,078

 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 

 
57

 
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits
 
$
26,263

 
$
27,177

 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.




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Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
 
2015
Investment income (loss)
 
 
 
 
Plan interest in net investment income (loss) of the Master Trust
 
 
 
$
(306
)
Interest income
 
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
 
 
50

 
Contributions
 
 
 
 
Participant
 
 
 
1,968

Employer
 
 
 
1,756

Other
 
 
 
2

Total contributions
 
 
 
3,726

 
Deductions
 
 
 
 
Participant withdrawals
 
 
 
(4,291
)
Administrative expenses
 
 
 
(93
)
Total deductions
 
 
 
(4,384
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits
 
 
 
(914
)
Net assets available for benefits
 
 
 
 
Beginning of year
 
 
 
27,177

End of year
 
 
 
$
26,263

 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 




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Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2015 and 2014

1.
Plan Description
The following description of the Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees (the "Plan") (f/k/a the Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. Personal Savings Plan and Trust for Hourly-Rate Employees) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for more complete information regarding the Plan.

Effective January 1, 2014, the Plan was amended, restated and renamed the Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees. In addition, the Plan became a participating plan in the Caterpillar Investment Trust, and as a result, The Northern Trust Company (the "Trustee") serves as trustee of the Plan.

General
The Plan is a profit sharing plan that includes a cash or deferred arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and is an "employee stock ownership plan", within the meaning of IRC Section 4975(e)(7). The Plan is sponsored by Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. ("EMD"), a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., and it enables eligible employees of EMD and EMD's subsidiaries and affiliates that adopt the Plan (the “participating employers”) to accumulate funds for retirement. The Plan is governed by the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended (“ERISA”).

Participation
The Plan is for the benefit of certain collectively bargained employees of EMD, Chemetron Railway Products, Inc. ("Chemetron"), United Industries Corporation ("UNI"), Progress Metal Reclamation ("PMR") and certain employees of their subsidiaries and affiliates that adopt the Plan. Participating eligible employees (the "participants") may elect to defer a portion of their eligible compensation through pre-tax contributions and in certain circumstances after-tax contributions. Eligibility to participate in the Plan varies based upon the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreements. Participants should refer to the applicable supplement to the Plan document for further information.

Contributions
All active Plan participants may elect to have a portion of their eligible compensation (as defined by the applicable supplement to the Plan document) contributed to the Plan as a pre-tax 401(k) contribution. Also, certain participants may elect to designate contributions as after-tax Roth 401(k) contributions and/or after-tax contributions. Participants who are at least 50 years old by the end of the calendar year are allowed to make a catch-up contribution for that year. Contributions are subject to certain limitations set by the IRC. The eligibility for the various contributions is based on the applicable collective bargaining agreements, as described below.

EMD participants: Eligible to contribute up to 60 percent of eligible compensation as a pre-tax 401(k) contribution, after-tax Roth 401(k) contribution and/or after-tax contribution.
Chemetron and UNI participants: Eligible to contribute up to 70 percent of eligible compensation as a pre-tax 401(k) contribution.
PMR participants: Eligible to contribute up to 16 percent of eligible compensation as a pre-tax 401(k) contribution.

All Plan participants are eligible for employer matching contributions based on the applicable collective bargaining agreements, as described below.

EMD participants: Equal to 50 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions and after-tax contributions up to a maximum of 6 percent of eligible compensation. Matching contributions are not made on catch-up contributions.
Chemetron participants: Equal to 50 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 3 percent of eligible compensation. Matching contributions are not made on catch-up contributions.

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UNI participants: Effective January 1, 2015, employer matching contributions increased from 65 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 6 percent of eligible compensation to 75 percent up to a maximum of 6 percent of eligible compensation for participants covered by the collective bargaining agreements between UNI and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Engineers and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. UNI participants not covered by the aforementioned bargaining agreements are eligible for employer matching contributions of 50 percent of the participants' 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation. Participants should refer to their applicable supplement to the Plan document to determine which matching contribution they are eligible for. Matching contributions are not made on catch-up contributions.
PMR participants: Equal to 70 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation. Matching contributions are not made on catch-up contributions.

In addition, EMD participants also are eligible for an annual employer non-elective contribution equal to 4.5 percent of the participant's eligible compensation to be made after the close of the Plan year. In order to receive the annual non-elective contribution, the participant must earn 1,000 hours of service during the Plan year and be employed by EMD on the last day of the Plan year. The adopting employer may also make a discretionary employer non-elective contribution to the Plan for the Chemetron, UNI and PMR participants. The employers did not make any discretionary non-elective contribution for the 2015 Plan year. The EMD non-elective contribution is included as an Employer contributions receivable on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and was $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the 2015 and 2014 Plan years, respectively.

Participants direct the investment of their contributions, employer matching and employer non-elective contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan as discussed in Note 3. Participants generally may change their contribution elections and prospective investment elections on a daily basis and reallocate the investment of their existing account balance either daily or every seven business days (if subject to applicable trading restrictions) depending on the investment.

Participant Accounts
Accounts are separately maintained for each participant. The participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions, employer matching contributions, employer non-elective contributions, Plan earnings/losses and charged with administrative expenses. Participants are entitled to the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account.

Vesting and Distribution Provisions
Participants are fully vested in their participant contributions and earnings thereon. Employer matching contributions, employer non-elective contributions and the related earnings thereon have varying vesting schedules, as described below.

EMD participants: Shall vest under the following schedule; provided, however, a participant becomes fully vested if he retires after incurring a disability, dies while actively employed by the adopting employer, dies while performing qualified military service, or terminates employment after attaining age 65.
Years of Service
Percentage Vested
Less than 3
0%
3 and more
100%


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All other Plan participants: Shall vest under the following schedule; provided, however, a participant becomes fully vested if he incurs a disability, dies while actively employed by the adopting employer, dies while performing qualified military service, or terminates employment after attaining age 65.
Years of Service
Percentage Vested
Less than 1
0%
1
20%
2
40%
3
60%
4
80%
5 and more
100%

Upon termination of employment for any reason, including death or retirement, the balance in participants' accounts is distributable in a single lump sum cash payment unless the participant (or beneficiary) elects to receive periodic withdrawals. Participants also have the option to leave their vested account balance in the Plan, subject to certain limitations. A participant also may elect to receive a distribution of shares of Caterpillar Inc. stock up to the amount of the participant's balance in the Caterpillar Stock Fund. The value of any full or fractional shares paid in cash will be based upon the average price per share the Trustee receives from sales of shares of Caterpillar Inc. stock for the purpose of making the distribution.

Employer contributions forfeited by terminated participants are used to reduce future employer contributions to the Plan. The amount forfeited and used to reduce future employer contributions for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $97 thousand.

Notes Receivable from Participants
The Plan provides for participant loans against eligible participant account balances. Eligible participants obtain loans by filing a loan application with the Plan's recordkeeper and receiving all requisite approvals. Loan amounts are generally limited to the lesser of $50,000, 50 percent of the individual participant's vested account balance or the sum of the participant's 401(k) contributions account, Roth 401(k) contributions account, after-tax contributions account, after-tax rollover account, rollover account, and Roth rollover account as of the inception date of the loan, with certain regulatory restrictions. Each loan specifies a repayment period that cannot extend beyond five years. However, the five-year limit shall not apply to any loan used to acquire any dwelling unit which within a reasonable time is to be used (determined at the time the loan is made) as the principal residence of the participant. Loans bear interest at the prime interest rate, as determined at the time of loan origination. Loans that transferred to the Plan due to acquisitions are based upon the terms of the plan agreement in effect at the time of loan origination. Repayments, including interest, are made through payroll deductions and are credited to the individual participant's account balance. Participant loans are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.

Administration
The Plan is administered by Caterpillar Inc. Pursuant to procedures adopted by Caterpillar Inc., responsibility for the Plan's non-financial matters has been delegated to the U.S. Benefits Manager and responsibility for the Plan's financial matters has been delegated to the Caterpillar Inc. Benefit Funds Committee. Caterpillar Inc., as sponsor of the Caterpillar Investment Trust, and the Benefit Funds Committee have entered into a trust agreement with the Trustee to receive contributions, administer the assets of the Plan and distribute withdrawals pursuant to the Plan. Caterpillar Inc. has retained Aon Hewitt to provide recordkeeping and administrative services as part of the administration of the Plan.

Plan Termination
EMD, as Plan sponsor, and Caterpillar Inc., as EMD's corporate parent, have the right under the Plan at any time to terminate the Plan, subject to provisions of ERISA and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully vested in all benefits which have been accrued up to date of termination and Plan assets will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.


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Plan Qualification
The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on March 23, 2015, in which the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") stated that the Plan and related trust, as then designed, were in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Although the Plan has been amended subsequent to the period covered by the determination letter, the Plan Administrator and the Plan's counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC, and therefore, believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. EMD has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. EMD believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2010.

Plan Amendment
On February 20, 2015, the Plan was amended and the following changes were made to the Plan which are effective January 1, 2016.

PMR participants compensation that may be contributed to the Plan as a pre-tax 401(k) contribution increased from 16 percent of eligible compensation to 70 percent of eligible compensation. In addition, the employer matching contributions increased from 70 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation to 70 percent up to a maximum of 6 percent of eligible compensation.

The impact of the amendment is not reflected in the financial statements as of December 31, 2015.

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

New Accounting Guidance
Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) - In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued accounting guidance on disclosures for investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value (or its equivalent) using the practical expedient. The guidance removes the requirement to categorize in the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value using the practical expedient. This guidance is effective for the Plan year ending December 31, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Plan's management has elected to early adopt the new guidance effective December 31, 2015 and has applied it retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Plan's financial statements.

Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts, Plan Investment Disclosures and Measurement Date Practical Expedient - In July 2015, the FASB issued a three-part update focused on reducing the complexity in employee benefit plan accounting. Part I designates contract value as the only required measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts and removes the requirement to disclose an adjustment to reconcile contract value to fair value. Part II removed the requirements for plans to disclose individual investments that represent 5 percent or more of net assets available for benefits and the net appreciation or depreciation for investments by general type (will still be required to be disclosed in aggregate). In addition, the update requires that investments only need to be grouped by general type, eliminating the need to disaggregate investments in multiple ways. Finally, Part II removes the requirement to provide the plan's investment strategy for investment funds that are measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient and file a U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 as a direct filing entity. Part III is not applicable to the Plan. All parts of this guidance are effective for the Plan year ending December 31, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Plan's management has elected to early adopt Part I and Part II of the new guidance effective December 31, 2015, and have applied them retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Plan's financial statements.

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Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Investments
The Plan's interest in the Master Trust is valued as described in Note 4. Interest on investments is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Administrative Expenses
The Plan charges a $5 per month per participant fee, which is transferred monthly from the Caterpillar Investment Trust into a holding account to pay expenses as they come due. The amount accumulated in the holding account is used to pay certain administrative expenses that have been approved by the Benefit Funds Committee including recordkeeping fees, trustee fees, plan education and audit fees. Caterpillar Inc. pays any administrative expenses, excluding applicable expenses paid directly from participant accounts described below, which exceed amounts collected from participants annually by the Plan. If amounts collected from participants exceed certain administrative expenses, the Plan administrator determines whether a corrective action is appropriate which could include a reallocation of funds back to participant accounts or a structural change to the participant fees.

In addition, certain administrative expenses are paid directly from participant accounts. These administrative expenses include quarterly fees for participants that utilize managed account services and processing fees for qualified domestic relations orders.

Participant Withdrawals
Participant withdrawals are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. EMD believes the techniques and assumptions used in establishing these amounts are appropriate.

Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in a combination of stocks, bonds, fixed income securities, common collective trusts, mutual funds and other investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities could occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participant account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

3.
Investment Programs
Investment options that are currently available to participants consist of three main categories: Target Retirement Funds, core investment options (including the Caterpillar Stock Fund) and a participant directed brokerage option. There were no participants using the participant directed brokerage option as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The Target Retirement Funds are portfolios created primarily from the Plan’s core investment options. The goal of these funds is to give participants investment options that provide an age appropriate asset allocation. Each Target Retirement Fund contains a blend of stock and bond investments. The proportion of stocks and bonds in each fund is based on an anticipated retirement date and will change over time. These funds automatically change the asset allocation over time to maintain an appropriate level of risk for the retirement horizon. Below are the Target Retirement Funds for participants based upon their birth year with the assumption that participants will retire at the age of 65.

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Target Retirement Funds
Birth Years
Asset Allocation
Target Retirement Income Fund
Before 1954
37% stocks, 53% bonds and 10% cash equivalents
Target Retirement 2020 Fund
1954-1958
51% stocks, 47% bonds and 2% cash equivalents
Target Retirement 2025 Fund
1959-1963
63% stocks and 37% bonds
Target Retirement 2030 Fund
1964-1968
73% stocks and 27% bonds
Target Retirement 2035 Fund
1969-1973
80% stocks and 20% bonds
Target Retirement 2040 Fund
1974-1978
85% stocks and 15% bonds
Target Retirement 2045 Fund
1979-1983
86% stocks and 14% bonds
Target Retirement 2050 Fund
1984-1988
86% stocks and 14% bonds
Target Retirement 2055 Fund
After 1988
86% stocks and 14% bonds

In addition to the Target Retirement Funds, the Plan also provides participants with core investment options which are made up of actively managed investment funds and index funds. The following table provides the current lineup of investment funds and index funds that are currently available to participants.
Menu of Core Investment Options
U.S. Large Cap Equity Funds
Capital Preservation Funds
1 Caterpillar Stock Fund
2 U.S. Large Cap Equity Fund
3 U.S. Large Cap Equity Index Fund
8 Stable Principal Fund
9 Money Market Fund
U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Funds
Fixed Income Fund
4 U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund
5 U.S. Small/Mid Cap Index Fund
10 Bond Fund
11 Bond Index Fund
International Equity Funds
 
6 International Equity Fund
7 International Equity Index Fund
 

The Caterpillar Stock Fund consists of Caterpillar Inc. common stock and a small amount of cash and/or cash equivalents.

The participant directed brokerage option allows participants to invest outside of the standard Plan options. Hewitt Financial Services is the custodian for funds invested through this participant directed brokerage option. The types of investments offered through the participant directed brokerage option are individual company stocks (excluding Caterpillar Inc. common stock), exchange traded funds, registered investment companies and fixed income securities such as bonds.

Participants also have the option to enroll in professional account management through the Plan’s recordkeeper for additional, separately charged fees.

4.
Master Trust
All of the Plan's investments are held in the Caterpillar Investment Trust, which was established for the investment of the Plan and other Caterpillar Inc. sponsored retirement plans. The Northern Trust Company is the Trustee of the Caterpillar Investment Trust and the custodian for funds invested through the core investments and the Target Retirement Funds (the funds invested through the core investments and the Target Retirement Funds are referred to as the “Master Trust” herein). The Plan and the other Caterpillar Inc. sponsored retirement plans pool their investments in the Master Trust in exchange for a percentage of participation in the Master Trust.

The percentage of the Plan's participation in the Master Trust was determined based on the December 31, 2015 and 2014 net asset values for the investment fund options chosen by participants of each plan. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Plan's interest in the net assets of the Master Trust was 0.29 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively.


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The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
(in thousands of dollars)
 
2015
 
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Investments, at fair value
 
 
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. common stock
 
$
1,792,897

 
$
2,402,654

Common stocks
 
2,003,873

 
2,185,040

Preferred stocks
 
10,973

 
13,512

Preferred corporate bonds and notes
 
15,958

 
143,578

Other corporate bonds and notes
 
517,205

 
390,430

U.S. government securities
 
444,729

 
541,224

Common collective trusts
 
2,690,638

 
2,626,444

Registered investment companies
 
825

 
37,832

Interest bearing cash
 
28,653

 
105,007

Other investments, net
 
106,204

 
98,038

 
 
7,611,955

 
8,543,759

 
 
 
 
 
Investments, at contract value
 
 
 
 
Fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts 
 
502,144

 
333,209

 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
1,073

 
978

Receivables for securities sold
 
66,531

 
81,521

Accrued income
 
13,339

 
11,895

 
 
80,943

 
94,394

 
 
 
 
 
Total Master Trust assets
 
8,195,042

 
8,971,362

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Payables for securities purchased
 
(114,968
)
 
(244,917
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net Master Trust assets
 
$
8,080,074

 
$
8,726,445

 
 
 
 
 
Plan’s interest in net Master Trust assets with fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts at contract value
 
$
23,370

 
$
24,042

 
 
 
 
 

As the Plan has a specific interest in the Master Trust, the below table provides the investment risk specific to the Plan based upon the investment programs available to participants as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 .
Investment Program
 
2015
 
2014
Caterpillar Stock Fund
 
0.4%
 
0.7%
U.S. Large Cap Equity Funds
 
8.0%
 
6.5%
U.S. Small / Mid Cap Equity Funds
 
3.7%
 
2.4%
International Equity Funds
 
6.0%
 
4.0%
Capital Preservation Funds
 
3.2%
 
2.8%
Fixed Income Funds
 
4.8%
 
3.4%
 
 
 
 
 
Target Retirement Funds
 
73.9%
 
80.2%


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The fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts are valued at contract value as described in the Investment Contracts section of Note 4. All other investments are stated at fair value and are valued as described below:

Common and preferred stocks: Primarily valued at quoted market prices.
Preferred and other corporate bonds and notes: Valued based on matrices or models from reputable pricing vendors and may be determined by factors which include, but are not limited to market quotations, yields, maturities, call features, ratings, institutional size trading in similar groups of securities and developments related to specific securities.
U.S. government securities: Valued based on matrices or models from reputable pricing vendors.
Common collective trusts: Primarily stated at net asset value using the practical expedient, which represents the fair value of the underlying investments.
Registered investment companies: Valued at quoted market prices that represent the net asset value of shares held by the Master Trust.
Interest bearing cash: Stated at cost which approximates fair value.
Other investments, net: Primarily valued at quoted market prices, when available, or are valued based on matrices or models from reputable pricing vendors.

The preceding methods may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although EMD believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following tables summarize investments measured at fair value based on net asset value per share using the practical expedient that have unfunded commitments or redemption restrictions as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
Fair Value
Unfunded Commitments
Redemption Restrictions
Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)
Redemption Notice Period
Common collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
Stocks
$
1,944,244


None
Daily
None
Short-term investments
$
295,233


None
Daily
None
U.S. Government securities
$
419,900


None
Daily
None
Private placement - Mortgages
$
31,261


Yes 1
Monthly 1
Yes 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Redemptions allowed once per month and are restricted to available cash on hand as determined by the trustee of the fund. A notice of redemptions required five days prior to the last business day of the month.

(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
Fair Value
Unfunded Commitments
Redemption Restrictions
Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)
Redemption Notice Period
Common collective trusts:
 
 
 
 
 
Stocks
$
1,858,738


None
Daily
None
Short-term investments
$
379,505


None
Daily
None
U.S. Government securities
$
366,017


None
Daily
None
Private placement - Mortgages
$
22,184


Yes 1
Monthly 1
Yes 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Redemptions allowed once per month and are restricted to available cash on hand as determined by the trustee of the fund. A notice of redemptions required five days prior to the last business day of the month.


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The following table presents the changes in net assets for the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 2015.
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
 
2015
Changes in Net Assets:
 
 
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. common stock net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
 
 
 
$
(623,655
)
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
 
 
 
(155,121
)
Interest
 
 
 
50,777

Caterpillar Inc. common stock dividends
 
 
 
78,294

Dividends
 
 
 
40,797

Other income
 
 
 
2,835

Net investment income (loss)
 
 
 
(606,073
)
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers, net 1
 
 
 
(26,588
)
Administrative expenses not directly allocated to the plans and other expenses 2
 
 
 
(13,710
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets
 
 
 
(646,371
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets
 
 
 
 
Beginning of the year
 
 
 
8,726,445

End of the year
 
 
 
$
8,080,074

 
 
 
 
 
1  Represents items recorded at the plan level such as contributions, benefit payments, plan transfers and plan specific administrative expenses.
2  Primarily related to fees and expenses paid to professional money managers who manage the investment funds.

Dividend income is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Interest is recorded daily as earned. The Master Trust presents in Net investment income (loss), the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains (losses) and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Investment Contracts
As discussed in Note 2, the Plan's management has early adopted new accounting guidance related to the reporting of fully benefit responsive investment contracts. This new accounting guidance designates contract value as the only required measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. Accordingly, the synthetic GICs have been reported at contract value in the Plan's Interest in the Master Trust in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

The Master Trust holds fixed income fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, referred to as synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”), in which an investment contract is issued by an insurance company or a financial services institution (American General Life Insurance Company, Monumental Life Insurance Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company). The synthetic GICs, designed to help preserve principal and provide a stable crediting rate of interest, are fully benefit-responsive and provide that plan participant initiated withdrawals will be paid at contract value. The synthetic GICs are primarily backed by a portfolio of fixed income investments, which are effectively owned by the Plan. The assets underlying the synthetic GICs are maintained by a third party custodian, separate from the contract issuer's general assets. The synthetic GICs are obligated to provide an interest rate not less than zero. These contracts provide that realized and unrealized gains and losses of the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in the assets of the fund, but rather are amortized, usually over the duration of the underlying assets, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. The future interest crediting rate can be adjusted periodically and is primarily based on the current yield-to-maturity of the covered investment, plus or minus amortization of the difference between the market value and contract value of the covered investment over the duration of the covered investment at the time of computation. The issuers guarantee that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risks of the contract issuers or otherwise.


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Employer initiated events, if material, may affect the underlying economics of the investment contracts. These events include plant closings, layoffs, plan termination, bankruptcy or reorganization, merger, early retirement incentive programs, tax disqualification of a trust or other events. The occurrence of one or more employer initiated events could limit the Plan's ability to transact at contract value with the issuers. Except for the employer initiated events above, the synthetic GICs do not permit the issuers to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date at an amount different from contract value. As of December 31, 2015, EMD does not believe that the occurrence of an event that would limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuers is probable.

Fair Value Measurements
The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. This guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally-developed market assumptions. In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.    
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.    
Level 3 - Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.

When available, quoted market prices are used to determine fair value and such measurements are classified within Level 1. In some cases where market prices are not available, observable market based inputs are used to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates. These measurements are classified within Level 3.

Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation. A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the end of the reporting period.

The significance of transfers between levels was evaluated based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transfer relative to total net Master Trust assets. For the year ended December 31, 2015, there were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.


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Master Trust assets that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized below. Investments measured at net asset value per share using the practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy, but are presented in order to permit reconciliation to the table that presents the net assets of the Master Trust.
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2015
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Measured at NAV
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stocks
 
$
3,804,452

 
$
3,291

 
$

 
$
3,807,743

 
Corporate bonds and notes
 

 
533,163

 

 
533,163

 
U.S. government securities
 

 
444,729

 

 
444,729

 
Common collective trusts
 

 

 
2,690,638

 
2,690,638

 
Registered investment companies
 
825

 

 

 
825

 
Interest bearing cash
 
28,653

 

 

 
28,653

 
Other investments, net
 
63,373

 
42,831

 

 
106,204

 
Total assets
 
$
3,897,303

 
$
1,024,014

 
$
2,690,638

 
$
7,611,955

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Measured at NAV
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stocks
 
$
4,599,050

 
$
2,156

 
$

 
$
4,601,206

 
Corporate bonds and notes
 

 
534,008

 

 
534,008

 
U.S. government securities
 

 
541,224

 

 
541,224

 
Common collective trusts
 

 

 
2,626,444

 
2,626,444

 
Registered investment companies
 
37,832

 

 

 
37,832

 
Interest bearing cash
 
105,007

 

 

 
105,007

 
Other investments, net
 
43,610

 
54,428

 

 
98,038

 
Total assets
 
$
4,785,499

 
$
1,131,816

 
$
2,626,444

 
$
8,543,759

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Derivatives
Within the Master Trust, certain investment managers may use derivative financial instruments to meet fund objectives and manage exposure to foreign currency, interest rate and market fluctuations. The following is a description of the types of derivative contracts the Master Trust may use:

Credit contracts: Credit default swaps are used to manage exposure to credit risk. A credit default swap is a contract in which, for a fee, a protection seller agrees to pay a protection buyer an amount resulting from a credit event on a reference entity. If there is no credit default event or settlement trigger, as defined by the contract, then the protection seller makes no payment to the protection buyer and receives only the contractually specified fee. However, if a credit event occurs, the protection seller will be required to make a payment to the protection buyer.

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Equity contracts: Equity index futures contracts are used by investment managers to invest excess cash into equity benchmarks, such as the MSCI EAFE and S&P 500. These contracts are settled in cash daily. Investment managers may also invest in equity rights and warrants which gives the holder the right to purchase securities from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame.
Foreign exchange contracts: Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of instruments denominated in foreign currencies. Forward contracts are used by investment managers to manage foreign exchange rate risks associated with certain investments. These contracts are presented gross (buy side of the contract as a receivable and sell side of the contract as a payable) in the table that presents the net assets of the Master Trust.
Interest rate contracts: Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of interest payments and the value of debt instruments. Investment managers use interest rate swaps, total return swaps, futures contracts, options and swaptions to manage interest rate risk.

The fair value of these derivative contracts are included in Other investments, net, Receivables for securities sold and Payables for securities purchased in the Net Master Trust assets. The related appreciation (depreciation) is included in Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments in the Net investment income (loss) of the Master Trust. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of these derivative financial instruments was $1.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively. In 2015, the effect of these derivatives on Net investment income (loss) of the Master Trust was $2.5 million, which is primarily related to interest rate and foreign exchange contracts.

5.
Parties-in-Interest
The Trustee is authorized, under contract provisions and by exemption under 29 CFR 408(b) of ERISA regulations, to invest in securities under its control and in securities of Caterpillar Inc.

The investment options available to the participants, as summarized in Note 3, include the Caterpillar Stock Fund. The Master Trust also invests in the U.S. Large Cap Equity Index Fund, U.S. Small/Mid Cap Index Fund, International Equity Index Fund, Money Market Fund, and the Bond Index Fund, which are sponsored and managed by The Northern Trust Company, the Trustee for the Master Trust. The Northern Trust Company also invests excess cash in equitization accounts and manages liquidity pools for the actively managed investment funds. These transactions, and related fees, as well as participant loans, qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.

6.
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The following table reconciles the Net assets available for benefits per the audited financial statements to the Form 5500 Annual Report:
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
2015
 
2014
 
Net assets available for benefits per financial statements
 
$
26,263

 
$
27,177

 
Certain deemed distributions of participant loans
 
(90
)
 
(114
)
 
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts
 
(3
)
 
2

 
Net assets per Form 5500
 
$
26,170

 
$
27,065

 
 
 
 
 
 


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The following table reconciles the Plan's Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits per the audited financial statements to the Form 5500 Annual Report:
 
(in thousands of dollars)
 
 
 
2015
 
Plan's Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits per financial statements
 
 
 
$
(914
)
 
Change in certain deemed distributions of participant loans
 
 
 
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Change in adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive synthetic guaranteed investment contracts
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Net income (loss) per Form 5500
 
 
 
$
(895
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
7.
Subsequent Events
On May 4, 2016, the Plan was amended and the following changes were made to the Plan.

UNI participants covered by the collective bargaining agreement between UNI and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 641 employer matching contributions increased from 50 percent of the participant's 401(k) contributions up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation to 65 percent up to a maximum of 5 percent of eligible compensation. This was effective January 1, 2016.

The impact of these amendments are not reflected in the financial statements as of December 31, 2015.

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Supplemental Schedule



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Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees

EIN 37-0602744
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2015
(a)
 
 
(b)
 
 
(c)
 
 
(d)
 
 
(e)
 
 
 
Identity of issue,
borrower, lessor
or similar party
 
Description of investment, including
maturity date, rate of interest,
collateral, par or maturity value
 
 
 
Cost
 
 
Current
value
 
*
 
 
Plan's interest in the Caterpillar Investment Trust
 
 
Master Trust – at fair value
 
 
**
 
$
23,365,813

*
 
Notes receivable from participants
 
Participant loans net of deemed distributions (various maturity dates through May 2, 2025, various interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 9.25%)
 
 
1,555,258

 
 
 
 
Total Investments
 
 
 
$
24,921,071

*   Denotes party in interest.
** Cost information is not applicable for participant directed investments.



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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 

Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees

 
 
 
 
June 28, 2016
 
 
By:
/s/LeAnne K. Moritz
 
 
 
Name:
LeAnne K. Moritz
 
 
 
Title:
Plan Administrator



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
 
 
 
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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