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UNITED STATES
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: October 13, 2020
CUMMINS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana | 1-4949 | 35-0257090
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Jackson Street
P. O. Box 3005
Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005
(Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (812) 377-5000
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Securities registered pursuant to Sections 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $2.50 par value |  | CMI |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
Emerging growth Company ☐
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of New Directors.
On October 13, 2020, the Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. (the "Company") elected Kimberly A. Nelson, former Senior Vice President, External Relations of General Mills, Inc., as director of the Company to serve until the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders and until her successor is duly qualified and elected. Ms. Nelson has been appointed to serve on the Board of Director's Audit Committee, Safety, Environment and Technology Committee, and the Governance and Nominating Committee.
Ms. Nelson will participate in the Company's standard non-employee director compensation policies and programs as described under "Director Compensation" in the Company's 2020 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020.
The Company's press release with respect to this matter is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. - The exhibits below are filed herewith:
Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. |  | Description
Exhibit 99 |  | Press Release dated October 13, 2020
Exhibit 104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.
Date: October 13, 2020

CUMMINS INC.
/s/ SHARON R. BARNER
Sharon R. Barner Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary