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Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased **under the Program (in billions)**1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1-31, 2024 | 1,807,341 | $ | 290.48 | 1,807,341 | $ | 7.300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1-29, 2024 | 9,087,832 | $ | 317.80 | 9,087,832 | 2 | $ | 3.520 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 1-31, 2024 | 433,314 | $ | 346.15 | 433,314 | $ | 3.370 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 11,328,487 | $ | 314.53 | 11,328,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 In May 2022, the Board approved a share repurchase authorization (the 2022 Authorization) of up to $15.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock effective August 1, 2022, with no expiration. As of March 31, 2024, approximately $3.4 billion remained available under the 2022 Authorization. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes shares acquired pursuant to the accelerated share repurchase agreements entered into during the fourth quarter of 2023 and first quarter of 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plans
As of March 31, 2024, we had 32 employee stock purchase plans (the “EIP Plans”) that are administered outside the United States for our non-U.S. employees, which had approximately 15,000 active participants in the aggregate. During the first quarter of 2024, approximately 54,000 shares of Caterpillar common stock were purchased by the EIP Plans pursuant to the terms of such plans.
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