Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Exhibits:
3.1Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective February 3, 2021 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filed February 9, 2021)
3.2Bylaws amended and restated as of June 8, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 14, 2022)
4.1Indenture dated as of May 1, 1987, between Caterpillar Inc. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-3 filed February 19, 1997)
4.2First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 1989, between Caterpillar Inc. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to Form S-3 filed February 19, 1997)
4.3Appointment of Citibank, N.A. as Successor Trustee, dated October 1, 1991, under the Indenture, as supplemented, dated as of May 1, 1987 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to Form S-3 filed February 19, 1997)
4.4Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 15, 1992, between Caterpillar Inc. and Citibank, N.A., as Successor Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to Form S-3 filed February 19, 1997)
4.5Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 16, 1996, between Caterpillar Inc. and Citibank, N.A., as Successor Trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to Form S-3 filed February 19, 1997)
4.6Tri-Party Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2006, between Caterpillar Inc., Citibank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association appointing U.S. Bank as Successor Trustee under the Indenture dated as of May 1, 1987, as amended and supplemented (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.7Form of 3.803% Rule 144A Global Debenture due 2042 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 28, 2012)
4.8Form of 3.803% Regulation S Global Debenture due 2042 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K, filed August 28, 2012)
4.9Form of 3.803% Global Debenture due 2042 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.9 to Form S-4 filed on September 7, 2012)
4.10Form of 3.40% Senior Note due 2024 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 8, 2014)
4.11Form of 4.30% Senior Note due 2044 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 8, 2014)
4.12Form of 4.75% Senior Note due 2064 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 8, 2014)
4.13Form of 2.600% Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 19, 2019)
4.14Form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2049 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 19, 2019)
4.15Form of 2.600% Senior Notes due 2030 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 9, 2020)
4.16Form of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2050 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 9, 2020)
4.17Form 1.900% Senior Notes due 2031 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2021)
4.18Description of Securities (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019)
10.1Caterpillar Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 20, 2023)*
10.2Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award pursuant to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023)*
10.3Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award for Directors pursuant to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023)*
10.4Form of Nonqualified Stock Options Award pursuant to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023)*
10.5Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award pursuant to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023)*
10.6Form of Nonqualified Stock Options Award pursuant to the 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan (China Payroll Addendum) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023)*
10.7Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan (formerly known as the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Pension Benefit Plan), amended and restated effective January 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020)*
10.8First Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.9Second Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan, effective July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)*
10.10Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Employees’ Investment Plan, amended and restated as of May 15, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017)*
10.11First Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July, 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017)*
10.12Second Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Employees' Investment Plan, dated December 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018)*
10.13Third Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Employees' Investment Plan, effective January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.14Fourth Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)*
10.15Caterpillar Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018)*
10.16First Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan dated January 22, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019)*
10.17Second Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)*
10.18Caterpillar Inc. Directors’ Charitable Award Program, as amended and restated effective April 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008)*
10.19Caterpillar Inc. Deferred Employees’ Investment Plan amended and restated as of May 15, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017)*
10.20First Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018)*
10.21Second Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, dated December 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018)*
10.22Third Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.23Fourth Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Deferred Employees' Investment Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)*
10.24Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan amended and restated as of May 15, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017)*
10.25First Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 24, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.28 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017)*
10.26Second Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, dated December 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018)*
10.27Third Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.32 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019)*
10.28Fourth Amendment to the Caterpillar Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.29Fifth Amendment to the Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of July 1, 2022(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)*
10.30Solar Turbines Incorporated Managerial Retirement Objective Plan, as amended and restated through First Amendment, dated December 10, 2014 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.19 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014)*
10.31Second Amendment to the Solar Turbines Incorporated Managerial Retirement Objective Plan, effective January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.32Solar Turbines Incorporated Pension Plan for European Foreign Service Employees, as amended and restated, effective January 1, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015)*
10.33First Amendment to the Solar Turbines Incorporated Pension Plan for European Foreign Service Employees effective January 1, 2020 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.35 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019)*
10.34Second Amendment to the Solar Turbines Incorporated Pension Plan for European Foreign Service Employees effective January 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021)*
10.35Revised Letter Agreement by and between Caterpillar Inc. and Andrew Bonfield dated August 28, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018)*
10.36Mercer Super Trust CatSuper Special Arrangement Agreement between Caterpillar of Australia PTY LTD and Robert Brian Charter dated June 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.38 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 14, 2019)*
10.37Mercer Super Trust CatSuper Special Arrangement Agreement, by and between Caterpillar of Australia PTY LTD. and Robert Brian Charter dated April 4, 2018 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018)*
10.38Time Share Agreement dated January 10, 2017 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed December 31, 2016)*
10.39Credit Agreement (2023 364-Day Facility), dated August 31, 2023, among Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as agent, Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2023)
10.40Local Currency Addendum to the 2023 364-Day Facility dated August 31, 2023, among Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, the Local Currency Banks named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, and Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 1, 2023)
10.41Japan Local Currency Addendum, dated as of August 31, 2023, to the Credit Agreement (2022 364-Day Facility) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 1, 2023)
10.42Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (3-Year Facility) dated September 1, 2022, among the Company, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, LTD., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2022)
10.43Local Currency Addendum to the 3-Year Facility dated September 1, 2022, among Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, the Local Currency Banks named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, and Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2022)
10.44Japan Local Currency Addendum to the 3-Year Facility dated September 1, 2022, among Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, the Japan Local Currency Banks named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2022)
10.45Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (3-Year Facility) dated August 31, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 1, 2023)
10.46Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (5-Year Facility) dated September 1, 2022, among the Company, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, LTD., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2022)
10.47Local Currency Addendum to the Five-Year Facility dated September 1, 2022, among Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, the Local Currency Banks named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, and Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 6, 2022)
10.48Japan Local Currency Addendum to the 5-Year Facility dated September 1, 2022, among Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, the Japan Local Currency Banks named therein, Citibank, N.A., as Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 6, 2022)
10.49Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (5-Year Facility) dated August 31, 2023 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 1, 2023)
10.50Caterpillar Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated effective October 8, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019)*
10.51First Amendment to Caterpillar Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022)
10.52Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award pursuant to the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023)*
10.53Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award for Directors pursuant to the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023)*
10.54Form of Nonqualified Stock Options Award pursuant to the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023)*
10.55Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award pursuant to the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023)*]
21Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Registrant
23Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
97Caterpillar Inc. Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy (as adopted October 11, 2023)
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104Cover Page Interactive File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101)

*Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 15(b) of this report.

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