Caterpillar to Participate in ISI 2014 Annual Industrial Conference on March 11; Webcast Available
PEORIA, Ill., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) Vice President of Finance Services Julie Lagacy and Director of Investor Relations Rich Moore will speak at ISI 2014 Annual Industrial Conference on Tuesday, March 11. They are scheduled to speak at 2:40 p.m. Eastern Time. The presentation materials will be available on http://www.caterpillar.com/eventscalendar. The event will be webcast in real-time and available to the public at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/isi/industrial2014/13109145984.cfm.
Listeners should go to the website at least 30 minutes before the live event to register for the event and to download and install any necessary audio software. The webcast will be available for replay for 90 days; no transcripts from the presentation will be made available.
About Caterpillar:
For nearly 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 2013 sales and revenues of $55.656 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 product segments - Resource Industries, Construction Industries and Power Systems - 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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SOURCE Caterpillar Inc.
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