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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

  

 On
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

  
 Derek Owens

  
 Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel