Caterpillar Announces Date of Annual Stockholders Meeting

Caterpillar contact:
Jim Dugan
Corporate Public Affairs
(309) 494-4100
dugan_jim@cat.com

PEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will conduct its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, June 10, at 1:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time, at the Northern Trust Building, 50 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. Meeting details, agenda and the procedure for admission will be included in the company's 2009 annual meeting proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about April 21, 2009, and distributed or made available the first week in May to stockholders of record as of April 13, 2009.

About Caterpillar For more than 80 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making progress possible and driving positive and sustainable change on every continent. With 2008 sales and revenues of $51.324 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is available at: http://www.cat.com/.