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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): April 21,
2009
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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
Identification 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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Former name
or former address, if changed since last
report: N/A
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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
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Caterpillar Inc.
(“Caterpillar”) is furnishing supplemental information concerning deliveries to
users for its Machinery and Engines lines of business. Caterpillar
sells the majority of its machinery and engines to independently owned and
operated dealers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) to meet the
demands of their customers, the end users. Due to time delays between
Caterpillar’s sales to dealers and dealers’ deliveries to end users, Caterpillar
believes this information may help readers better understand Caterpillar’s
business and the industries it serves. This information is based on
unaudited reports provided by Caterpillar’s independent dealers and is not
subject to Caterpillar’s internal controls over financial
reporting. This information is furnished under this Report with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided is
calculated in constant dollars. Caterpillar does not undertake to
update this information.
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In order to provide
some historical context around Cat Japan and how the consolidation of their
numbers would affect monthly dealer statistics, we have posted 2008 monthly
dealer statistics with and without Cat Japan included. You can find
both versions of the numbers on our dealer statistics website
at: http://www.cat.com/cda/layout?m=73860&x=7. Additionally,
we have provided January – March 2009 numbers with and without Cat
Japan.
Going forward
(starting with April dealer statistics posted in May), we will no longer provide
both. Instead, we will incorporate Cat Japan in the Asia/Pacific
region.
Caterpillar
Inc.
Past 3 Months Dealer
Statistics
Retail Sales of Machines by
marketing region for the 3-month rolling period compared with the same months of
the prior year are:
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Mar.
09
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Feb.
09
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Jan.
09
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Asia/Pacific
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DOWN
13%
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DOWN
8%
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DOWN
15%
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Asia/Pacific
With Cat Japan
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DOWN
21%
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DOWN
17%
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DOWN
21%
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EAME*
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DOWN
44%
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DOWN
37%
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DOWN
27%
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Latin America
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DOWN
6%
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DOWN
2%
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UP
4%
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ROW*
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DOWN
28%
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DOWN
22%
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DOWN
17%
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North
America
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DOWN
41%
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DOWN
35%
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DOWN
30%
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World
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DOWN
33%
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DOWN
27%
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DOWN
22%
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World
with Cat Japan
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DOWN
34%
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DOWN
28%
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DOWN
23%
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*EAME (Europe,
Africa and Middle East)
*ROW (rest of the
world - everything except North America)
Sales of Reciprocating & Turbine
Engines to Retail Users & OEMs by business sector for the 3-month
rolling period compared with the same months of the prior year are:
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Mar.
09
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Feb.
09
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Jan.
09
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Truck
& Bus
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DOWN
62%
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DOWN
56%
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DOWN
55%
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Electric
Power
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UP
15%
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UP
1%
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UP
1%
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Industrial
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DOWN
30%
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DOWN
25%
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DOWN
19%
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Marine
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UP
12%
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UP
19%
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UP
13%
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Petroleum
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UP
13%
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UP
13%
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UP
16%
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Total
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DOWN
2%
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DOWN
1%
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UP
1%
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About Caterpillar
Inc.
For 80 years,
Caterpillar Inc. has been building the world’s infrastructure and, in
partnership with its worldwide dealer network, is driving positive and
sustainable change on every continent. With 2008 sales and revenues of $51.324
billion, Caterpillar is a technology leader and the world’s leading manufacturer
of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and
industrial gas turbines. The Company also is a leading services provider through
Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services,
Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is
available at www.cat.com.
SAFE
HARBOR
Certain statements
in this release relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute
forward-looking statements involving known and unknown factors that may cause
actual results of Caterpillar Inc. to be different from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. In this context, words such as
"will," “would,” "expect," "anticipate," “should” or other similar words and
phrases often identify forward-looking statements made on behalf of Caterpillar.
It is important to note that actual results of the company may differ materially
from those described or implied in such forward-looking statements based on a
number of factors and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, (i) adverse
change in general economic conditions; (ii) adverse change in the industries
Caterpillar serves including construction, infrastructure, mining, energy,
marine and electric power generation; (iii) Caterpillar’s ability to manage
material, including steel, and freight costs; (iv) Caterpillar’s ability to
generate cash from operations, secure external funding for its operations and
manage its liquidity needs; (v) material adverse change in customers’ access to
liquidity and capital; (vi) currency exchange or interest rates changes; (vii)
political stability; (viii) market acceptance of the company's products and
services; (ix) significant changes in the competitive environment; (x) epidemic
diseases; (xi) severe change in weather conditions negatively impacting
operations; (xii) changes in law, regulations and tax rates; and (xiii) other
general economic, business and financing conditions and factors described in
more detail in the company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 20, 2009. This filing is available on our website at
www.cat.com/sec_filings. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking
statements.
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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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April 21,
2009
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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, General Counsel and
Secretary
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