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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950157-01-500200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010604
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010604

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000026172
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ENGINES & TURBINES [3510]
		IRS NUMBER:				350257090
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04949
		FILM NUMBER:		1653236

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 JACKSON ST
		STREET 2:		BOX 3005 MAIL CODE 60701
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47202-3005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8123775000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BOX 3005 MAIL CODE 60701
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			47202-3005
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K


                                CURRENT REPORT


    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


               Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                 June 4, 2001

                                 CUMMINS INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Indiana                                1-04949                   35-0257090
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)




500 Jackson Street, Box 3005                                  47202-3005
Columbus, Indiana                                             (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (812) 377-5000


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Item 5.  Other Events.

         The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by
reference herein.


Exhibits.

         99.1  Press release issued by Cummins Inc. on June 4, 2001.










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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURE

       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      CUMMINS INC.
                                      (Registrant)



                                      /s/ DONALD TRAPP
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Donald Trapp
                                      Vice President--Treasurer

Date:  June 4, 2001



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<FILENAME>ex99-1.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>

                                                                  Exhibit 99.1



                             [LOGO OF CUMMINS INC]

     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
     Monday, June 4, 2001

       Cummins Announces Plans to Issue Convertible Preferred Securities



COLUMBUS, IN.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001--Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CUM) today
announced plans to issue $200 million of Convertible Preferred Securities due
2031.

     Distributions on the preferred securities will be paid quarterly and the
preferred securities will be convertible into Common Stock of the company.
Cummins may also issue up to an additional $50 million of the preferred
securities pursuant to an option that may be granted to the initial
purchasers. Cummins intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the
preferred securities to repay existing borrowings.

     The preferred securities are being issued in a private placement and are
expected to be resold by the initial purchasers to qualified institutional
buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The preferred securities
and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the preferred securities have
not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in
the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements.


Contact:

     Dorothy Brown Smith
     Director-Public Relations
     Cummins Inc.
     812-377-7719
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