UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
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FORM 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 | ||||
Current Report | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
Date of Report: June 14, 2012 Date of earliest event reported: April 11, 2012 | ||||
CATERPILLAR INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | ||||
1-768 (Commission File Number) | 37-0602744 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||
100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) | 61629 (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (309) 675-1000 | ||||
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A | ||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | ||||
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 11, 2012, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Caterpillar Inc. (“Company”) elected Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., as an independent director with a term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2012. Mr. Huntsman's election was disclosed in a Form 8-K filed on April 12, 2012.
This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to report that on June 13, 2012, following his election by shareholders to serve as a director for a one-year term, the Board appointed Mr. Huntsman to serve as a member of its Public Policy Committee.
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SIGNATURES | ||
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. | ||
CATERPILLAR INC. | ||
6/14/2012 | By: | /s/James B. Buda |
James B. Buda | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ||