DEERFIELD, Ill., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of
directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today
to maintain the quarterly cash
dividend of eighty-six cents ($0.86) per share of common stock,
payable May 20, 2019, to shareholders of record
at the close of business on April 22, 2019.
Caterpillar has paid higher dividends to its
shareholders for 25 consecutive years and, since 2009, the
company's quarterly cash dividend has more than doubled.
Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company
was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933.
About Caterpillar
For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making
sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every
continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop
infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2018 sales
and revenues of $54.722 billion,
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and
mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas
turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally
operates through its three primary segments - Construction
Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation -
and also provides financing and related services through its
Financial Products segment. For more information, visit
caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit
caterpillar.com/social-media.
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