8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
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): June 14, 2017
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
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 14, 2017, the Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of seventy-eight cents ($0.78) per share of Company common stock, payable August 19, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20, 2017. The per share dividend of $0.78 is an increase of one cent from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.77 per share. On the same date, the Company issued a press release announcing the dividend increase. A copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished in accordance with the provisions of General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits: The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:
	99.1	Caterpillar Inc. press release dated June 14, 2017

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.
June 14, 2017	By:	/s/ Suzette M. Long
		Suzette M. Long
		Interim Executive Vice President, Law and Public Policy

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Caterpillar Inc. press release dated June 14, 2017

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CATERPILLAR NEWS

June 14, 2017

Caterpillar contact:

Rachel Potts

Global Government & Corporate Affairs

Office: (309) 675 6892

Mobile: (309) 573 3444

Potts_Rachel_A@cat.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Caterpillar Inc. Announces Increase in Dividend Rate

PEORIA, Ill. – The board of directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today to increase the quarterly cash dividend by one cent to seventy-eight cents ($0.78) per share of common stock, payable August 19, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20, 2017.

"Our improved cost structure, strong balance sheet and solid cash flow make it possible for us to continue our long history of returning value to shareholders through our dividend," said Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby.

Caterpillar has paid higher dividends to its shareholders for 23 consecutive years, and since 2007, the company’s cash dividend has more than doubled. Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933.

About Caterpillar

For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2016 sales and revenues of $38.537 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related

services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “will be,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “could,” “should” or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Caterpillar’s actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers’ needs; (vi) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (vii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (viii) additional restructuring costs or a failure to realize anticipated savings or benefits from past or future cost reduction actions; (ix) failure to realize all of the anticipated benefits from initiatives to increase our productivity, efficiency and cash flow and to reduce costs; (x) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (xi) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xii) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xiii) adverse effects of unexpected events including natural disasters; (xiv)

disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xvi) our Financial Products segment’s risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvii) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xviii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial’s customers; (xix) currency fluctuations; (xx) our or Cat Financial’s compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xxi) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxii) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxiii) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position; (xxiv) additional tax expense or exposure; (xxv) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxvi) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxvii) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and (xxviii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar’s Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.