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| UNITED      STATESSECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,      D.C.  20549 |
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|  FORM      8-K                                                                             |
| Current      Report                                                                        |

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| Pursuant      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                                                  |
| Date      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18,      2008                                                                                                                         |
|   CATERPILLAR      FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION(Exact      name of registrant as specified in its charter)                                                                       |
| Delaware(State      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)                                                                                                                                  |
| 0-13295(Commission      File Number)                                                                                                                                                         | 37-1105865(IRS      Employer Identification No.) |
| 2120      West End Ave., Nashville, Tennessee(Address      of principal executive offices)                                                                                                   | 37203-0001(Zip      Code) |
| Registrant's      telephone number, including area code:  (615)      341-1000                                                                                                                     |
|  Former      name or former address, if changed since last report:  N/A                                                                                                                 |
|  Check      the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any      of the following provisions:  |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                   | o |   | Soliciting      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR      230.425) |
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| Item      1.01. | Entry      into a Material DefinitiveAgreement. |
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| (a) | Creation      of a Revolving Credit Facility |
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| (b) | Amendment      of the 2006 and 2007 Five-Year CreditAgreements |
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| Item      2.03. | Creation      of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance      Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
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| (a)    | The      information set forth under Item 1.01 (a) of this report is hereby      incorporated into the Item 2.03(a) by reference. |
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| (b)    | Information      set forth under Item 1.01(b) of this report is hereby incorporated into      this Item 2.03 (b) by reference.    |
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| Item      9.01. | Financial      Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (d)    | Exhibits:  |
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|   | 99.1            | 2008      364-Day Credit Agreement |
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|   | 99.2            | Japan      Local Currency Addendum to the 2008 364-Day Credit    Agreement |
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|   | 99.3            | Amendment      No. 1 to the 2007 Five Year Credit Agreement |
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|   | 99.4            | Amendment      No. 3 to the 2006 Five Year Credit Agreement |
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| SIGNATURES                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 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      thereunto duly authorized.  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | CATERPILLAR      FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION  |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | By: | /s/      Michael G. Sposato |
| Dated:      September 23, 2008                                                                                                                                                                                |   | Michael      G. Sposato |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | General      Counsel and Secretary  |

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