Caterpillar Inc.  will release 2012 full-year and fourth-quarter financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time on Jan. 28, 2013. The earnings will be available on http://www.caterpillar.com/earnings.

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 Jan. 28, 2013. The one-hour conference call can be accessed by telephone from both domestic and international locations, with a listen-only entry code (5621).

Conference Call Number: 877-216-8554 (domestic); 973-528-0009 (international)

The call can be accessed in real-time through http://www.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 on http://www.caterpillar.com/Irwebcast following the webcast.