Summary
This amendment to Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) 2000 Form 10-K primarily serves to incorporate the audit report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers concerning the financial statements of three employee benefit plans: the Employee Investment Plan, the Tax Deferred Savings Plan, and the Solar Turbines Incorporated Savings and Investment Plan. This filing does not introduce new material financial information about Caterpillar's core operations for the year ended December 31, 2000, but rather ensures compliance by providing the necessary auditor's attestation for these associated plans. Investors should note that the core financial performance and strategic overview of CAT for the year 2000 would have been presented in the original 10-K filing.
Key Highlights
- 1This filing is an amendment (10-K/A) to the original Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
- 2The primary purpose of the amendment is to include the auditor's report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers for the financial statements of specific employee benefit plans.
- 3The included employee benefit plans are: Employee Investment Plan, Tax Deferred Savings Plan, and Solar Turbines Incorporated Savings and Investment Plan.
- 4The amendment does not appear to introduce significant new operational or financial disclosures beyond the audit reports for the employee plans.
- 5As of December 31, 2000, Caterpillar had 343,396,810 shares of common stock outstanding.
- 6The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates as of December 31, 2000, was approximately $16.04 billion.
- 7The filing confirms that Caterpillar has filed all required reports for the preceding 12 months and has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days.