UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
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FORM 8-K | ||||
Current Report | ||||
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2018 | ||||
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.) | |||
510 Lake Cook Road, Suite 100, Deerfield, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices) | 60015 (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (224) 551-4000 | ||||
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A | ||||
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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 6, 2018, Robert B. Charter provided notice of his decision to retire as Group President, Customer & Dealer Support of Caterpillar Inc. (the "Company"), effective June 1, 2018.
In connection with Mr. Charter’s retirement, the Company has entered into a Retention and Retirement Agreement with Mr. Charter (the “Agreement”), dated April 6, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement:
• | Mr. Charter will receive a cash payment of $2,967,125 payable as soon as practicable after his retirement. | |
• | Mr. Charter’s outstanding equity awards will be treated in accordance with their terms, except that the performance-based restricted stock unit award granted to Mr. Charter in 2017 will remain outstanding following Mr. Charter’s retirement. Pursuant to their terms, the equity awards made to Mr. Charter in March 2018 will be forfeited in their entirety and provide no value to Mr. Charter. | |
• | The Company has agreed to waive the application of the provision of its relocation policy that would otherwise require Mr. Charter to reimburse the Company for relocation allowances and benefits provided by the Company to Mr. Charter in connection with his relocation to Deerfield, Illinois. | |
The Agreement also contains various covenants, including restrictive covenants relating to non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, confidentiality and cooperation.
The foregoing summary of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company issued a press release in connection with Mr. Charter’s retirement, which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit:
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 hereunto duly authorized. | ||
CATERPILLAR INC. | ||
Dated: April 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Suzette M. Long |
Suzette M. Long General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||