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  0001199292
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000018230
  Caterpillar, Inc.
  001-00768
  5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard
  Suite 100
  Irving
  TX
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  972-891-7700
  Andrew Bonfield
  Officer
  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue
  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  20000
  7949800
  482802488
  11/25/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  08/02/2023
  Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  08/02/2023
  Compensation
  Common Stock
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  Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  08/02/2023
  Compensation
  Common Stock
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  Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  03/02/2023
  Compensation
  Common Stock
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  Option Exercise
  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Issuer
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  08/23/2024
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