Caterpillar Announces 4Q and Year-end ’06 Earnings Call

Peoria, Ill.-based Caterpillar Inc. last week announced it will release 2006 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central Time on Friday, Jan. 26.

A real-time, listen-only teleconference of the quarterly call that Caterpillar conducts with security analysts and institutional investors will be available. The one-hour call begins at 10 a.m. Central Time on Jan. 26.

The call can be accessed through http://www.CAT.com/IRwebcast. Listeners should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the live event to download and install any necessary audio software.