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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000018230-25-000051
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251211
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20251211

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CATERPILLAR INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000018230
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				370602744
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-133275
		FILM NUMBER:		251564352

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5205 N. O'CONNOR BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75039
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9728917700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5205 N. O'CONNOR BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			IRVING
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75039

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860623
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i459efd7909964f26b7c8d65700ec9fe5_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2025</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration No. 333-133275</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration No. 333-168867</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Registration No. 333-253205</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:167%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:167%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:41px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:148px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-133275</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:0.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-168867</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:0.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-253205</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:167%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:167%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CATERPILLAR INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.076%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:39.913%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:57.887%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="padding-left:0.75pt;padding-right:0.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Delaware</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.75pt;padding-right:0.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(State of Incorporation)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="padding-left:0.75pt;padding-right:0.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">37-0602744</font></div><div style="padding-left:0.75pt;padding-right:0.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5205 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 100</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Irving, Texas 75039 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Caterpillar Hourly Employees 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">(formerly named the Solar Savings and Investment Plan)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:167%">(Full Title of the Plan)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Derek Owens</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:167.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel Caterpillar Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:0.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">5205 N. 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Caterpillar Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), and the Solar Savings and Investment Plan (the &#8220;Solar Plan&#8221;) previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on April 13, 2006 (</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823006000207/forms8-sip_2006.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">File No. 333-133275</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">), August 16, 2010 (</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823010000406/s-8_2010.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">File No. 333-168867</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">) and February 17, 2021 (</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823021000065/forms-8solarsavingsinvestm.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">File No. 333-253205</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">) (together, the &#8220;Prior Registration Statements&#8221;), registering shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of the Registrant and an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be issued under the Solar Plan.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On December 11, 2025, the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Registrant approved (i) the merger of the Caterpillar Rail Division Retirement Savings Plan for Collectively Bargained Employees (the &#8220;Rail Plan&#8221;) with and into the Solar Plan effective at 11&#58;59&#58;59 pm on December 31, 2025 (the &#8220;Effective Date&#8221;) and (ii) the amendment and restatement of the Solar Plan, renamed as the Caterpillar Hourly Employees 401(k) Savings Plan (as amended and restated, the &#8220;Hourly Employees Plan&#8221;).  Following the merger of the Rail Plan and the Solar Plan, the 91,626 shares of Common Stock the Registrant previously registered to be offered under the Rail Plan will be offered under the Hourly Employees Plan (the &#8220;Carryover Shares&#8221;). </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Accordingly, we are filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to each Prior Registration Statement (this &#8220;Post-Effective Amendment&#8221;), pursuant to the undertaking in Item 512(a)(1)(iii) of Regulation S-K, which requires the Registrant to disclose a material change in the plan of distribution as it was originally disclosed in each Prior Registration Statement, to reflect the change of the Solar Plan&#8217;s name to Caterpillar Hourly Employees 401(k) Savings Plan and to reflect that, as of the Effective Date, the Carryover Shares will be offered under the Hourly Employees Plan, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto. This Post-Effective Amendment amends and supplements the items listed below. No additional shares of Common Stock are being registered hereby. This Post-Effective Amendment incorporates by reference the contents of the Prior Registration Statements to the extent not modified or superseded hereby or by any subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein or therein.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">PART II </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 3. 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