| UNITED      STATESSECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,      D.C.  20549                                                                                                        |
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| FORM      8-K/A AMENDMENT      NO. 1 TO                                                                                                                                                           |
| Current      Report                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Pursuant      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                                                                                                  |
| Date      of Report: April 7,      2009 Date      of earliest event reported: March 31,      2009                                                                                                 |
|   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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| EXPLANATORY      NOTE |
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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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| 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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| Item      9.01. | Financial      Statements and Exhibits. |
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| (d)    | Exhibits:  |
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|   | 99.1            |  364-Day      Credit Agreement |
|   | 99.2            | Notice      of Bank Addition and the Assumption and Acceptance dated April 7, 2009,      adding the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd as a party to the 364-Day      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.  |
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| April      8, 2009                                                                                                                                                                                            | By: | /s/      Michael G. Sposato |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | Michael      G. Sposato |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | Secretary |