Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Dec 31, 2025
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jan 5, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001104659-26-000797
Filed / recorded
Jan 5, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
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Issuer
CATERPILLAR INC
Issuer CIK
18230
Ticker
CAT
Reporting person
David Maclennan
Relationship
Director
Security
Phantom Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Dec 31, 2025
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
30
Price per share
$575.49
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
419
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each phantom stock unit under the company's non-qualified deferred compensation plans as reported is generally the economic equivalent of one share of Caterpillar Inc. common stock.
Phantom stock units awarded or acquired in lieu of director cash compensation.
The phantom stock units were acquired under the Caterpillar Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled 100% in cash upon the reporting person's retirement or separation from service.