Caterpillar Inc. will release 2011 full-year and fourth-quarter financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, Jan. 26. A real-time, listen-only teleconference of the results call that Caterpillar conducts with security analysts and institutional investors will begin at 10 a.m.

The one-hour conference call can be accessed by telephone from both domestic locations by dialing (877) 216-8554 and international locations by dialing 973-528-0009 and entering listen only entry code 5621.

The call can also be accessed in real-time through www.caterpillar.com/Irwebcast. Listeners should go to the web site 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 www.caterpillar.com/Irwebcast following the webcast.

For those unable to participate in the live broadcast, the replay will be available through www.caterpillar.com/Irwebcast shortly after the live event. A telephone replay of the call will not be available. Those without access to the Internet may request a fax of Caterpillar’s transcript by calling (800) 228-7717 (U.S. and Canada) or (858) 244-2080 (for all other regions).

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services and Progress Rail Services.