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| TABLE OF CONTENTS                                |
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| ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
|                                                  | SECTION 1.01. | Certain Defined Terms |
|                                                  | SECTION 1.02. | Computation of Time Periods |
|                                                  | SECTION 1.03. | Accounting Terms |
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| ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES          |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.01. | The Revolving Credit Advances; Allocation of Commitments |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.02. | Making the Revolving Credit Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.03. | Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Term Loan Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.04. | Fees |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.05. | Reduction of the Commitments; Bank Additions |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.06. | Repayment of Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.07. | Interest on Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.08. | Interest Rate Determination |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.09. | Prepayments of Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.10. | Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Illegality |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.11. | Payments and Computations |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.12. | Taxes |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.13. | Sharing of Payments, Etc. |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.14. | Tax Forms |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.15. | Market Disruption; Denomination of Amounts in Dollars |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.16. | Extensions of the Commitments |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.17. | Term Loan Election |
|                                                  | SECTION 2.18. | Defaulting Banks |
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| ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF LENDING                     |
|                                                  | SECTION 3.01. | Conditions Precedent to Initial Advances |
|                                                  | SECTION 3.02. | Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing |
|                                                  | SECTION 3.03. | Conditions Precedent to Certain Borrowings |
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| ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES             |
|                                                  | SECTION 4.01. | Representations and Warranties of the Borrowers |
|                                                  | SECTION 4.02. | Additional Representations and Warranties of CFSC, CIF and CFC |
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| ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE BORROWERS                  |
|                                                  | SECTION 5.01. | Affirmative Covenants |
|                                                  | SECTION 5.02. | Negative Covenants |
|                                                  | SECTION 5.03. | Financial Covenant of Caterpillar |
|                                                  | SECTION 5.04. | Financial and Other Covenants of CFSC |
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| ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT                          |
|                                                  | SECTION 6.01. | Events of Default |
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| ARTICLE VII AGENCY                                    |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.01. | Appointment and Authority |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.02. | Agent Individually |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.03. | Duties of Agent; Exculpatory Provisions |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.04. | Reliance by Agent |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.05. | Delegation of Duties |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.06. | Resignation of Agent |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.07. | Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Banks |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.08. | No Other Duties, etc. |
|                                                  | SECTION 7.09. | Indemnification |
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| ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS                            |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.01. | Amendments, Etc. |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.02. | Notices; Communications, Etc. |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.03. | No Waiver; Remedies |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.04. | Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.05. | Right of Set-off |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.06. | Binding Effect |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.07. | Assignments and Participations |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.08. | Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Service of Process |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.09. | Caterpillar as Agent for the Borrowers |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.10. | Judgment Currency |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.11. | Execution in Counterparts |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.12. | Waiver of Jury Trial |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.13. | USA Patriot Act Notification |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.14. | Confidentiality |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.15. | Treatment of Information |
|                                                  | SECTION 8.16. | Termination of Prior Agreements |
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| ARTICLE IX CFSC GUARANTY                              |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.01. | The Guaranty |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.02. | Guaranty Unconditional |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.03. | Discharge Only Upon Payment In Full; Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.04. | Waiver by CFSC |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.05. | Subrogation |
|                                                  | SECTION 9.06. | Stay of Acceleration |

| SCHEDULES       |
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|                 | Schedule I | Commitments |
|                 | Schedule II | Commitment Fee, CDS Floor, CDS Cap Grid |
|                 | Schedule 4.01(h) | ERISA |
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|  EXHIBITS  |
|                 | Exhibit A | Form of Note |
|                 | Exhibit B-1 | Notice of Revolving Credit Borrowing |
|                 | Exhibit B-2 | Notice of Local Currency Borrowing |
|                 | Exhibit B-3 | Notice of Japan Local Currency Borrowing |
|                 | Exhibit B-4 | Notice of Allocation |
|                 | Exhibit B-5 | Notice of Bank Addition |
|                 | Exhibit C-1 | Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
|                 | Exhibit C-2 | Form of Assumption and Acceptance |
|                 | Exhibit D | Form of Opinion of Counsel for each of Caterpillar and CFSC |
|                 | Exhibit E | Form of Opinion of Special New York Counsel to the Agent |
|                 | Exhibit F-1 | Form of Compliance Certificate (Caterpillar) |
|                 | Exhibit F-2 | Form of Compliance Certificate (CFSC) |
|                 | Exhibit G-1 | Form of Local Currency Addendum |
|                 | Exhibit G-2 | Form of Japan Local Currency Addendum |

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ARTICLE I

ARTICLE II

ARTICLE III

ARTICLE IV

ARTICLE V

ARTICLE VI

ARTICLE VII

ARTICLE VIII

| (a) | (i) Each Bank may, upon not less than one (1) Business Day’s prior notice to the Agent and with the prior written consent of the Agent, Caterpillar and CFSC (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that each of Caterpillar and CFSC shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment unless such Borrowers shall object thereto by written notice to the Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof; provided, further, that no consent of Caterpillar or CFSC shall be required in connection with any assignment (x) to a Bank or a Bank’s Affiliate or (y) to an Eligible Financial Institution if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) assign to one or more of such Bank’s Affiliates or to one or more other Banks (or to any Affiliate of such Bank) or to one or more banks or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment, Revolving Credit Commitment, its Local Currency Commitment, its Japan Local Currency Commitment, if applicable, the Advances owing to it and any Note or Notes held by it); provided, however, that (A) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all of the assigning Bank’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and shall be in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) the remaining amount of the assigning Bank’s Commitment (calculated as at the date of such assignment) or outstanding Advances (if such Bank’s Commitment has been terminated), (B) no such assignment shall result in any Bank having a Commitment which is more than 20% of the Total Commitment, (C) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for its acceptance (but not consent), an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any Note or Notes subject to such assignment and, other than in connection with assignments to a Bank’s Affiliate, a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and (D) no such assignment shall be made to any Borrower or any of such Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries. |
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ARTICLE IX

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SCHEDULE I

| BANK                                                              | COMMITMENT      | REVOLVING CREDITCOMMITMENT  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| Citibank, N.A.                                                    | $340,000,000    | $322,500,000                |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.                                         | $383,750,000    | $366,250,000                |
| Bank of America, N.A.                                             | $308,750,000    | $308,750,000                |
| Barclays Bank PLC                                                 | $307,500,000    | $292,000,000                |
| Société Générale                              | $261,250,000    | $247,750,000                |
| The Royal Bank of Scotland plc                                    | $261,250,000    | $247,750,000                |
| Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC                                      | $160,000,000    | $160,000,000                |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA                                            | $152,500,000    | $152,500,000                |
| Royal Bank of Canada                                              | $152,500,000    | $145,000,000                |
| The Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.                    | $135,000,000    | $35,000,000                 |
| U.S. Bank National Association                                    | $120,000,000    | $120,000,000                |
| Lloyds TSB Bank plc                                               | $107,000,000    | $102,000,000                |
| Standard Chartered Bank                                           | $100,000,000    | $100,000,000                |
| The Northern Trust Company                                        | $97,500,000     | $97,500,000                 |
| Commerzbank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches                | $97,000,000     | $92,000,000                 |
| ING Bank N.V., Dublin Branch                                      | $71,000,000     | $71,000,000                 |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., New York Branch            | $70,000,000     | $70,000,000                 |
| HSBC Bank USA, National Association                               | $70,000,000     | $70,000,000                 |
| Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, New York Branch  | $70,000,000     | $70,000,000                 |
| BNP Paribas                                                       | $66,000,000     | $66,000,000                 |
| Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited                   | $62,500,000     | $62,500,000                 |
| KBC Bank NV, New York Branch                                      | $45,000,000     | $42,500,000                 |
| WestLB AG, New York Branch                                        | $37,500,000     | $35,000,000                 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon                                       | $20,000,000     | $20,000,000                 |
| Westpac Banking Corporation                                       | $20,000,000     | $20,000,000                 |
| TOTAL                                                             | $3,516,000,000  | $3,316,000,000              |

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SCHEDULE II

| Basis for Pricing    | Level 1                                                                                                                                                               | Level II                                                                                                                                                            | Level III                                                                                                                                                          | Level IV                                                                                                                                                            | Level V                                                                                                                                                       |
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|                      | If the long-term senior, unsecured debt of Caterpillar or CFSC, as applicable, is rated at least AA- by Standard & Poor’s or at least Aa3 by Moody’s  | If the long-term senior, unsecured debt of Caterpillar or CFSC, as applicable, is rated at least A+ by Standard & Poor’s or at least A1 by Moody’s  | If the long-term senior, unsecured debt of Caterpillar or CFSC, as applicable, is rated at least A by Standard & Poor’s or at least A2 by Moody’s  | If the long-term senior, unsecured debt of Caterpillar or CFSC, as applicable, is rated at least A- by Standard & Poor’s or at least A3 by Moody’s  | If the long-term senior, unsecured debt of Caterpillar or CFSC, as applicable, is rated lower than Level IV by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s  |
| Commitment Fee Rate  | 0.050%                                                                                                                                                                | 0.075%                                                                                                                                                              | 0.100%                                                                                                                                                             | 0.125%                                                                                                                                                              | 0.150%                                                                                                                                                        |
| CDS Floor            | 0.500%                                                                                                                                                                | 0.625%                                                                                                                                                              | 0.750%                                                                                                                                                             | 0.875%                                                                                                                                                              | 1.00%                                                                                                                                                         |
| CDS Cap              | 1.250%                                                                                                                                                                | 1.500%                                                                                                                                                              | 1.750%                                                                                                                                                             | 2.000%                                                                                                                                                              | 2.250%                                                                                                                                                        |

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SCHEDULE 4.01(h)

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