form8k/ahuntsman




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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