CATERPILLAR INCORPORATED - Re: press release

   Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2014 Financial
                             Results on January 27

PEORIA, Illinois, Jan. 13, 2015 -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will release
full-year and fourth-quarter 2014 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time
on Tuesday, January 27. The release will be available at caterpillar.com/
earnings and the full text of the news release will also be available on PR
Newswire at about 6:30 a.m. Central Time. The news release will be furnished to
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via a Current Report on Form
8-K in compliance with applicable SEC rules.

Teleconference and webcast access:
A real-time, listen-only teleconference of the quarterly results call that
Caterpillar conducts with security analysts and institutional investors will
begin at 10 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, January 27. The one-hour conference
call can be accessed by telephone from both domestic and international
locations, with a listen-only entry code provided below:

Conference Call Number: 877-216-8554 (domestic)

973-528-0009 (international)

Listen-Only Entry Code: 5621

The call can be accessed in real-time at caterpillar.com/irwebcast. Listeners
should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the live event to download
and install any necessary audio software. The transcript from the conference
call will be made available at caterpillar.com/irwebcast following the webcast.

For those unable to participate in the live broadcast, the replay will be
available at caterpillar.com/irwebcast shortly after the live event. There is
no charge to access the webcast. A telephone replay of the call will not be
available. Those without access to the Internet may request a fax of
Caterpillar's transcript by calling 800-228-7717 (for U.S. and Canada) or
858-764-9492 (for all other regions).

About Caterpillar:
For nearly 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 2013 sales and revenues of $55.656 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 - Resource
Industries, Construction 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 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 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 economic conditions and economic
conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) government monetary or fiscal
policies and infrastructure spending; (iii) commodity price changes, component
price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant
shortages of component products; (iv) disruptions or volatility in global
financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our
customers, dealers and suppliers; (v) political and economic risks, commercial
instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate;
(vi) 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; (vii) our Financial
Products segment's risks associated with the financial services industry;
(viii) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (ix) an
increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's
customers; (x) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations;
(xi) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated
benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xii)
international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and
our competitive position; (xiii) our ability to develop, produce and market
quality products that meet our customers' needs; (xiv) the impact of the highly
competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (xv)
failure to realize all of the anticipated benefits from initiatives to increase
our productivity, efficiency and cash flow and to reduce costs; (xvi)
additional restructuring costs or a failure to realize anticipated savings or
benefits from past or future cost reduction actions; (xvii) inventory
management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM
customers; (xviii) compliance with environmental laws and regulation; (xix)
alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations;
(xx) additional tax expense or exposure; (xxi) currency fluctuations; (xxii)
our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial covenants; (xxiii) increased
pension plan funding obligations; (xxiv) union disputes or other employee
relations issues; (xxv) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or
investigations; (xxvi) compliance requirements imposed if additional carbon
emissions legislation and/or regulations are adopted; (xxvii) changes in
accounting standards; (xxviii) failure or breach of IT security; (xxix) adverse
effects of unexpected events including natural disasters; and (xxx) other
factors described in more detail under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on February 18, 2014, for the year ended December 31, 2013,
and in our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 1, 2014, for the quarter
ended June 30, 2014.

SOURCE Caterpillar

CONTACT: Rachel Potts, Global Government & Corporate Affairs, 309-675-6892,
309-573-3444, [e-mail]

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