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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): January 25,
2008
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The
following
information, including the exhibit described below, shall not be deemed “filed”
hereunder for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall
be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On
January 25,
2008, Caterpillar Inc. held an analyst conference call regarding the
fourth-quarter 2007 financial results. A copy of the conference call
transcript is attached and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K report
and
is incorporated herein by reference. The furnishing of the transcript
is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required
by Regulation FD or that the transcript includes material investor information
that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Registrant
does not assume any obligation to update such information in the
future.
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(c)
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Exhibits:
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99.1
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January
25,
2008 Conference Call Transcript – 4th
Quarter
2007
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B.
Correction
We
wish
to correct a forward-looking statement reported today in the Reuters News
Service by Ms. Anshuman Daga with the Caption "DAVOS - Caterpillar CEO expects
record results in 2009," which suggest that Caterpillar is providing additional
outlook for 2009. Caterpillar has not issued an update beyond the current
outlook, which only includes 2008.
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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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January
25,
2008
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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
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