Form 8-K

8-K — CATERPILLAR INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-072929

Filed: 2026-06-11

Period: 2026-06-10

CIK: 0000018230

SIC: 3531 (CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1 (tm2617177d1_ex99-1.htm)

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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 10, 2026

CATERPILLAR

INC.

(Exact name of registrant

as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-768

37-0602744

(State

or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(I.R.S

Employer Identification No.)

5025 N. O’Connor Boulevard Suite 100, Irving, Texas

75039

(Address

of principal executive offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (972)

891-7700

Former name or former

address, if changed since last report: N/A

Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities

registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title

of each class

Trading

Symbol (s)

Name

of each exchange which registered

Common

Stock ($1.00 par value)

CAT

The

New York Stock Exchange

5.3%

Debentures due September 15, 2035

CAT35

The

New York Stock Exchange

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:

Indicate by check

mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging

growth company ¨

If an emerging growth

company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or

revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On June 10, 2026, Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”)

held a virtual 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the voting results for each of

the matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1 - Company Proposal - Election of Directors

All

nominees for election to the Company’s Board of Directors named in the Proxy Statement were elected, each to a one-year term, with

the following vote:

Director

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Joseph E. Creed

313,113,033

11,832,714

507,603

68,032,649

James C. Fish, Jr.

308,288,837

16,538,220

626,293

68,032,649

Lynn J. Good

323,118,292

1,773,531

561,527

68,032,649

Gerald Johnson

320,479,013

4,353,437

620,900

68,032,649

Nazzic S. Keene

321,589,855

3,001,338

862,157

68,032,649

David W. MacLennan

316,380,421

8,437,215

635,714

68,032,649

Judith F. Marks

320,418,944

4,488,540

545,866

68,032,649

Debra L. Reed-Klages

316,254,559

8,655,657

543,134

68,032,649

Susan C. Schwab

315,235,222

9,709,139

508,989

68,032,649

Rayford Wilkins, Jr.

315,044,827

9,550,171

858,352

68,032,649

Proposal 2 - Company Proposal - Ratification of Independent

Registered Public Accounting Firm

The proposal

requesting ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting

firm for 2026 was approved with the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

372,882,425

19,911,190

692,384

Proposal 3 - Company Proposal - Advisory Vote to Approve

Executive Compensation

The proposal requesting that the shareholders of the Company

approve executive compensation, on an advisory basis, was approved with the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

307,919,503

15,792,946

1,740,901

68,032,649

Proposal 4 - Shareholder Proposal - Shareholder Right to Act

by Written Consent

The proposal requesting that the Board of Directors amend

the Company's governing documents to permit shareholder action by written consent was not approved based on the following vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

127,707,438

195,268,191

2,477,721

68,032,649

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

June 10, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of one dollar and sixty-three cents ($1.63) per share of Company

common stock, payable on August 19, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20, 2026. The per share dividend of

$1.63 is an increase of twelve cents from the previous quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share. On the same date, the Company issued a press

release announcing the dividend increase, a copy of which 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 Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

99.1

Caterpillar Inc. press release dated June 10, 2026

104

The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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 11, 2026

By:

/s/

Derek Owens

Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Caterpillar

Inc. Increases Dividend

IRVING, Texas,

June 10, 2026 – The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today to raise the quarterly dividend by 12 cents,

an eight percent increase, to one dollar and sixty-three cents ($1.63) per share of common stock payable Aug. 19, 2026, to shareholders

of record at the close of business July 20, 2026. Caterpillar expects to continue to return substantially all Machinery, Power &

Energy (MP&E) free cash flow to shareholders over time through dividends and share repurchases.

“Our

results reflect the execution of our enterprise strategy, combining world-class equipment with advanced technology to solve our customers’

toughest challenges,” said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Joe Creed. “That’s driving profitable growth, strong MP&E

free cash flow and a dividend increase that maintains our place on the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.”

Caterpillar

has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933. Caterpillar has paid higher

annual dividends to shareholders for 32 consecutive years and is recognized as a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.

Caterpillar

Contact: Tiffany Heikkila, tiffany.heikkila@cat.com, 832-573.0958

About Caterpillar

For more than a century, Caterpillar

has built a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as

the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas

turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through

Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are

solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated

global team. Learn more at www.caterpillar.com.

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