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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-06-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-071748
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar raises quarterly dividend 8% to $1.41/share, adds $20B to buyback authorization
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- Quarterly dividend increased to $1.41 per share from $1.30, an 8% rise; payable Aug. 20, 2024 to holders of record July 22, 2024.
- Board added $20 billion to existing share repurchase authorization, bringing total capacity to approx. $21.8 billion.
- Company expects to continue returning substantially all ME&T free cash flow to shareholders over time.
- Caterpillar has paid higher annual dividends for 30 consecutive years; member of S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465924071748/0001104659-24-071748-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465924071748/tm2417203d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-071748

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