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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-06-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-22-000146
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar raises dividend 8% to $1.20/qtr; climate disclosure proposal approved by shareholders
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- Quarterly cash dividend increased 8% to $1.20/share from $1.11, payable Aug 19 to holders of record July 20.
- CEO Umpleby cites strong balance sheet and confidence in free cash flow; intends to return substantially all ME&T FCF via dividends and buybacks.
- All 10 director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay passed with over 93% of votes cast (excluding broker non-votes).
- Shareholder climate disclosure proposal approved with ~96% of votes cast; three other shareholder proposals did not pass.
- Bylaws amended to change officer titles from vice president to senior vice president, effective immediately.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000146/0000018230-22-000146-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000146/cat-20220614.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000146

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