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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): June
17, 2005 | ||||
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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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)) | |||
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) | |||
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Item 1.01 -
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement and Item 3.03 - Material Modification
to Rights of Security Holders
On
June 17, 2005, Caterpillar Inc. executed a Fourth Amended and Restated version
of its Shareholder Rights Plan with Mellon Investor Services LLC. The modified
agreement calls for the final termination date of the Shareholder Rights Plan to
be moved up from December 11, 2006 to June 30, 2005, terminating the Shareholder
Rights Plan approximately 17 months earlier than the original agreement and
subsequent amendments had specified.
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |||
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(c) |
Exhibits:
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4
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Fourth
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of June 17, 2005, between
Caterpillar Inc. and Mellon Investor Services LLC.
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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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June 17,
2005 |
By:
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/s/James
B. Buda |
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James B.
Buda | ||
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Vice
President | ||