Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Pellette Thomas A	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CATERPILLAR INC [ CAT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Group President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 100 N.E. ADAMS STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/17/2017
(Street) PEORIA, IL 61629 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/17/2017		M		32086	A	$74.77	33155   (1)	D
Common Stock	11/17/2017		S		24547	D	$135.69   (2)	8608	D
Common Stock								11949   (3)	I	Held by 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								5261	I	Held by Pellette Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options	$74.77	11/17/2017		M			32086	(4)	3/7/2026	Common Stock	32086	$0	64171	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Excludes 1,525 shares previously owned which were contributed to the Pellette Family Trust.
(2)	The sale price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. The corresponding shares were sold in multiple transcations at prices ranging from $135.65 to $135.82, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Caterpillar Inc., and any security holder of Caterpiller Inc., or the staff of the Securites and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information.
(3)	The information in this report is based on a 401(k) Plan statement dated as of 10/31/2017.
(4)	The stock options were granted pursuant to the Caterpillar Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan and vest equally in 1/3 increments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pellette Thomas A 100 N.E. ADAMS STREET PEORIA, IL 61629			Group President

Signatures
Barbara Thomas POA for Thomas A. Pellette		11/21/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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