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| ·   | Maturity of 9 months or more from the date of issue |
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| ·   | Interest at fixed or floating rates, or no interest at all.  The floating interest rate may be based on one or more of the following indices, plus or minus a spread and/or spread multiplier: |
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| -  CD Rate                              |   | -  Prime Rate                                                         |
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| -  CMT Rate                             |   | -  Treasury Rate                                                      |
| -  Commercial Paper Rate                |   | -  Any combination of rates specified by us in the pricing supplement |
| -  Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate |   | -  Any other rate specified by us in the pricing supplement           |
| -  EURIBOR                              |   |                                                                       |
| -  Federal Funds Rate                   |   |                                                                       |
| -  LIBOR                                |   |                                                                       |

| ·   | A currency in which the notes will be denominated, which may be U.S. dollars or any foreign currency |
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| ·   | An interest payment date or dates (the interest payment dates for fixed rate notes will be April 1 and October 1 of each year) |
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| ·   | Book-entry (through The Depository Trust Company) or certificated form |
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| ·   | Minimum denominations of U.S. $1,000 increased in multiples of $1,000 or other specified denominations for foreign currencies |
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| ·   | Redemption and/or repayment provisions, if applicable, whether mandatory or at our option or the option of the holder |
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|  About This Prospectus Supplement and Pricing Supplements      | S-1   |
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|  Risk Factors                                                  | S-1   |
|     Structure and Market Risks                  | S-1   |
|     Exchange Rates and Exchange Controls   | S-2   |
|  Description of Notes                                          | S-3   |
|     Legal Ownership                             | S-3   |
|     General Features of the Notes          | S-4   |
|     Payment of Principal and Interest      | S-6   |
|     Interest Rate                          | S-8   |
|     Other Provisions Applicable to Notes   | S-21  |
|     Currency Indexed Notes                 | S-22  |
|     Other Indexed Notes                    | S-22  |
|     Dual Currency Notes                    | S-22  |
|     Amortizing Notes                       | S-22  |
|     Linked Notes                                | S-23  |
|     Reopened Issues                        | S-23  |
|     Interest Rate Reset                    | S-23  |
|     Extension of Maturity                  | S-24  |
|     Book-Entry System                      | S-25  |
|     Redemption and Repurchase              | S-28  |
|     Repayment at Option of Holder          | S-28  |
|  Special Provisions Relating to Foreign Currency Notes    | S-28  |
|     Payment Currency                       | S-28  |
|     Governing Law and Judgments            | S-29  |
|  Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences    | S-29  |
|     United States Holders                  | S-30  |
|     Non-United States Holders              | S-37  |
|     Disclosure of Reportable Transactions  | S-39  |
|  Supplemental Plan of Distribution                        | S-39  |
|  Validity of Notes                                        | S-40  |
|  Experts                                                       | S-40  |

|  Risk Factors                                         | 1   |
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|  About this Prospectus                                     | 1   |
|  Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements | 1   |
|  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation                | 2   |
|  Use of Proceeds                                      | 2   |
|  Ratio of Profit to Fixed Charges                          | 2   |
|  Description of Debt Securities We May Offer          | 2   |
|  Plan of Distribution                                 | 9   |
|  Validity of Debt Securities We May Offer             | 9   |
|  Experts                                              | 9   |
|  Where You Can Find More Information                       | 10  |
|  Documents Incorporated By Reference                       | 10  |

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND PRICING SUPPLEMENTS

RISK FACTORS

Structure and Market Risks

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| ·   | the complexity and volatility of any index or formula applicable to the notes; |
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| ·   | the method of calculating the principal, premium and interest for the notes; |
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| ·   | the time remaining to the maturity of the notes; |
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| ·   | the outstanding amount of the notes; |
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| ·   | the redemption features of the notes; |
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| ·   | the amount of other debt securities linked to any index or formula applicable to the notes; and |
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| ·   | the level, direction and volatility of market interest rates generally. |
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Exchange Rates and Exchange Controls

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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

Legal Ownership

| ·   | How it handles securities payments and notices. |
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| ·   | Whether it imposes fees or charges. |
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| ·   | How it would handle voting if ever required. |
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| ·   | Whether and how you can instruct it to send you notes registered in your own name so you can be a direct holder as described below. |
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| ·   | How it would pursue rights under the notes if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests. |
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| ·   | The investor cannot get notes registered in his or her own name. |
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| ·   | The investor cannot receive physical certificates for his or her interest in the notes. |
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| ·   | The investor will be a “street name” holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the notes and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the notes.  See “Street Name and Other Indirect Holders” above. |
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| ·   | The investor may not be able to sell interests in the notes to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in the form of physical certificates. |
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| ·   | The depositary’s policies will govern payments, transfers, exchange and other matters relating to the investor’s interest in the global security.  Neither we nor the trustee have responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security and neither we nor the trustee supervise the depositary in any way. |
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| ·   | The depositary will require that interests in a global security be purchased or sold within its system using same-day funds for settlement. |
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General Features of the Notes

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| ·   | if the note is denominated in a specified currency other than U.S. dollars, the day must also not be a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in the principal financial center of the country issuing the specified currency (but if the specified currency is the Euro, the day must also be a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System is open (a “target settlement day”)), |
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| ·   | with respect to LIBOR notes only, the day must also be a London business day, as described below, and |
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| ·   | with respect to EURIBOR notes, the day must also be a target settlement day. |
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| Currency           | Financial Center     |
|--------------------|----------------------|
| U.S. dollars       | The City of New York |
| Australian dollars | Sydney               |
| Canadian dollars   | Toronto              |
| South African rand | Johannesburg         |
| Swiss francs       | Zurich               |

Payment of Principal and Interest

| ·   | if the foreign currency notes are certificated notes, at the option of the holders of these notes under the procedures described below, and |
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| ·   | if the foreign currency notes are global notes, unless the depositary has received notice from any of its participants of their election to receive payment in the specified currency as provided in “Book-Entry System” below, and |
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| ·   | at our option if the specified currency is unavailable, in our good faith judgment, due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond our control. |
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| ·   | the CD Rate, in which case such note will be a CD Rate note, |
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| ·   | the CMT Rate, in which case such note will be a CMT Rate note, |
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| ·   | the Commercial Paper Rate, in which case such note will be a Commercial Paper Rate note, |
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| ·   | the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate, in which case such note will be a Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate note, |
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| ·   | EURIBOR, in which case such note will be a EURIBOR note, |
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| ·   | the Federal Funds Rate, in which case such note will be a Federal Funds Rate note, |
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| ·   | LIBOR, in which case such note will be a LIBOR note, |
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| ·   | the Prime Rate, in which case such note will be a Prime Rate note, |
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| ·   | the Treasury Rate, in which case such note will be a Treasury Rate note, or |
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| ·   | such other interest rate formula or formulas (which may include a combination of more than one of the interest rate bases described above) as may be described in such pricing supplement. |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset daily, each business day; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes, other than the Treasury Rate notes, which reset weekly, the Wednesday of each week; |
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| ·   | in the case of Treasury Rate notes which reset weekly, the Tuesday of each week (except as described below); |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset monthly, the third Wednesday of each month, with the exception of monthly reset floating rate notes as to which the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate is an applicable interest rate basis, which will reset on the first calendar day of the month; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset quarterly, the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset semi-annually, the third Wednesday of the two months of each year specified in the applicable pricing supplement; and |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset annually, the third Wednesday of one month of each year specified in the applicable pricing supplement. |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset daily, weekly or monthly, on the third Wednesday of each month or on the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year, as indicated in the applicable pricing supplement; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset quarterly, on the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December of each year; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset semi-annually, on the third Wednesday of the two months of each year specified in the applicable pricing supplement; |
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| ·   | in the case of floating rate notes which reset annually, on the third Wednesday of the month specified in the applicable pricing supplement (each of the foregoing is an interest payment date); and |
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| ·   | in each case, at maturity. |
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| ·   | If the above rate is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the calculation date pertaining to such CD interest determination date, the CD Rate will be the rate on such CD interest determination date as published in the daily update of H.15(519), available through the website of the Federal Reserve System at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/h15upd.htm, or any successor site or publication, (“H.15 Daily Update”), for the day in respect of certificates of deposit having the index maturity specified by us in the applicable pricing supplement under the caption “CDs (secondary market)” or another recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the applicable rate. |
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| ·   | If such rate is not yet published either in H.15(519) or in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such calculation date, the calculation agent |
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| ·   | If the dealers selected by the calculation agent are not quoting as mentioned above, the CD Rate will remain the CD Rate then in effect on such CD interest determination date. |
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| ·   | If the above rate is not published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the calculation date pertaining to such Commercial Paper interest determination date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the money market yield of the rate described in the H.15 Daily Update on such commercial paper interest determination date for commercial paper having the index maturity specified by us in the applicable pricing supplement under the heading “Commercial Paper — Nonfinancial” or another recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the applicable rate. |
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| ·   | If by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such calculation date such rate is not yet published either in H.15(519) or in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source, then the calculation agent will determine the Commercial Paper Rate to be the money market yield of the arithmetic mean (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a percentage point, with five-millionths of a percentage point rounded upwards) of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such commercial paper interest determination date of three leading dealers of commercial |
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| ·   | If the dealers selected by the calculation agent are not quoting as mentioned above, the Commercial Paper Rate will remain the Commercial Paper Rate then in effect on such commercial paper interest determination date. |
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|                       |  D x 360       |        |
|----------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|  money market yield = |  360 - (D x M) |  x 100 |

|   | (1) | the rate equal to the monthly weighted average cost of funds for the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which the applicable interest determination date falls as set forth opposite the caption “11TH District” on the display on Reuters, or any successor service on page COFI/ARMS or any other page as may replace that specified page on that service (“Reuters Page COFI/ARMS”) or, if not so displayed on Reuters, as displayed on the Bloomberg service (or any successor service) on page ALLX COF (or any other page as may replace the specified page on that service) (“Bloomberg Page ALLX COF”), in each case as of 11:00 A.M., San Francisco time, on the applicable interest determination date; or |
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|   | (2) | if the rate referred to in clause (1) does not appear on Reuters Page COFI/ARMS or Bloomberg Page ALLX COF, as the case may be, on the related interest determination date, the monthly weighted average cost of funds paid by member institutions of the Eleventh Federal Home Loan Bank District that was most recently announced (the “Index”) by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco as the cost of funds for the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable interest determination date; or |
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|   | (3) | if the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco fails to announce the Index on or before the applicable interest determination date for the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable interest determination date, the Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate in effect on the applicable interest determination date. |
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|   | (1) | the rate for deposits in euros as sponsored, calculated and published jointly by the European Banking Federation and ACI—The Financial Market Association, or any company established by the joint sponsors for purposes of compiling and publishing those rates, having the index maturity specified in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest reset date, as that rate appears on Reuters, or any successor service, on page EURIBOR01 or any other page as may replace that specified page on that service (“Reuters Page EURIBOR01”) as of 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable interest determination date, or |
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|   | (2) | if the rate referred to in clause (1) does not appear on Reuters Page EURIBOR01, or is not so published by 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable interest determination date, the rate calculated by the calculation agent as the arithmetic mean of at least two quotations obtained by the calculation agent after requesting the principal Euro-zone (as defined below) offices of four major reference banks in the Euro-zone interbank market, which may include affiliates of the agents, to provide the calculation agent with its offered quotation for deposits in euros for the period of the index maturity designated in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest reset date, to prime banks in the Euro-zone interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on the applicable interest determination date and in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of U.S. $1 million in euros that is representative for a single transaction in euro in that market at that time, or |
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|   | (3) | if fewer than two quotations referred to in clause (2) are so provided, the rate on the applicable interest determination date calculated by the calculation agent as the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 A.M., Brussels time, on such interest determination date by four major banks in the Euro-zone for loans in euro to leading European banks, having the index maturity designated in the applicable pricing supplement, commencing on the applicable interest reset date and in a principal amount not less than the equivalent of U.S. $1 million in euros that is representative for a single transaction in euros in that market at that time, or |
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|   | (4) | if the banks so selected by the calculation agent are not quoting as mentioned in clause (3), EURIBOR in effect on the applicable interest determination date. |
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| ·   |  if “Reuters Page LIBOR01” or “LIBOR01” is designated in the applicable pricing supplement, the display on Reuters, or any successor service, on page LIBOR01 or any page as may replace that specified page on that service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the LIBOR currency; or |
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| ·   | if “Reuters Page LIBOR02” or “LIBOR02” is designated in the applicable pricing supplement, the display on Reuters, or any successor service, on page LIBOR02 or any  page as may replace that specified page on that service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for the LIBOR currency. |
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| ·   | If the rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the calculation date pertaining to the prime rate interest determination date, then the Prime Rate will be the rate on such prime rate interest determination date as published in H.15 Daily Update, or another recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the applicable rate under the caption “Bank prime loan.” |
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| ·   | If the rate is not published prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such calculation date, either in H.15(519) or in H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source, then the calculation agent will determine the Prime Rate to be the arithmetic mean of the rates of interest publicly announced by each bank that appears on the Reuters Screen USPRIME1 Page, as defined below, as such bank’s prime rate or base lending rate as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that interest determination date. |
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| ·   | If fewer than four such rates are so published by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, for the prime rate interest determination date, the calculation agent will determine the Prime Rate to be the arithmetic mean of the prime rates quoted on the basis of the actual number of days in the year divided by a 360 day year as of the close of business on such prime rate interest determination date by at least three major banks (which may include affiliates of the agents) in The City of New York selected by the calculation agent. |
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| ·   | If the banks selected are not quoting as mentioned above, the Prime Rate will remain the Prime Rate in effect on such prime rate interest determination date. |
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|                          |  D x N         |        |
|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|  bond equivalent yield = |  360 - (D x M) |  x 100 |

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Other Indexed Notes

Dual Currency Notes

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Linked Notes

Reopened Issues

Interest Rate Reset

| ·   | if that day is an interest reset date, the rate determined as of the interest determination date (as described below) immediately preceding that interest reset date, or |
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| ·   | if that day is not an interest reset date, the rate determined as of the interest determination date immediately preceding the most recent interest reset date. |
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| ·   | our election to reset the interest rate, in the case of a fixed rate note, or the spread and/or spread multiplier, in the case of a floating rate note, |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| ·   | such new interest rate or such new spread and/or spread multiplier, and |
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| ·   | the provisions, if any, for redemption during the period from such optional reset date to the next optional reset date or, if there is no such next optional reset date, to the stated maturity of such note |
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Extension of Maturity

| ·   | our election to extend the stated maturity of such note, |
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| ·   | the new stated maturity, |
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| ·   | in the case of a fixed rate note, the interest rate applicable to the extension period or, in the case of a floating rate note, the spread and/or spread multiplier applicable to the extension period, and |
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| ·   | the provisions, if any, for redemption during the extension period, including the date or dates on which or the period or periods during which and the price or prices at which such redemption may occur during the extension period. |
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Book-Entry System

| ·   | the depositary for such global notes notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such global notes or if at any time such depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, |
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| ·   | we in our discretion at any time determine not to have all of the notes of such series represented by one or more global note or notes and notify the trustee of such determination, or |
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| ·   | an event of default, as described in the accompanying prospectus, has occurred and is continuing with respect to the notes of such series. |
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Redemption and Repurchase

Repayment at Option of Holder

SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTES

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Governing Law and Judgments

CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

| ·   | life insurance companies, |
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| ·   | tax-exempt organizations, |
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| ·   | financial institutions, |
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| ·   | dealers in securities or currencies, or traders in securities that elect to mark to market, |
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| ·   | notes held as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle or conversion transaction, or |
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| ·   | holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar (called a nonfunctional currency). |
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United States Holders

| ·   | a citizen or resident of the United States, |
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| ·   | a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for United Stated federal income tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or any state (including the District of Columbia), |
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| ·   | an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of the note, or |
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| ·   | a trust if (i) a court within the United States can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) it has a valid election in effect under applicable regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
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| ·   | the debt instrument does not provide for contingent principal payments, |
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| ·   | the issue price of the debt instrument does not exceed the total noncontingent principal payments by more than the product of such principal payments and the lesser of (i) 15 percent or (ii) the product of 1.5 percent and the number of complete years in the debt instrument’s term (or its weighted average maturity in the case of an installment obligation), and |
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| ·   | the debt instrument does not provide for any stated interest other than stated interest paid or compounded at least annually at a qualifying variable rate which is (i) one or more qualified floating rates, (ii) a single fixed rate and one or more qualified floating rates, (iii) a single objective rate or (iv) a single fixed rate and a single objective rate that is a qualified inverse floating rate. |
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SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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|  Risk Factors                                         | 1   |
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|  About this Prospectus                                     | 1   |
|  Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements | 1   |
|  Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation                | 2   |
|  Use of Proceeds                                      | 2   |
|  Ratio of Profit to Fixed Charges                          | 2   |
|  Description of Debt Securities We May Offer          | 2   |
|  Plan of Distribution                                 | 9   |
|  Validity of Debt Securities We May Offer             | 9   |
|  Experts                                              | 9   |
|  Where You Can Find More Information                       | 10  |
|  Documents Incorporated By Reference                       | 10  |

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RISK FACTORS

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

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CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

USE OF PROCEEDS

RATIO OF PROFIT TO FIXED CHARGES

| Year Ended December 31, |
|-------------------------|
| 2010                    | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| 1.34                    | 1.29 | 1.43 | 1.63 | 1.66 |

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

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| ·   | the title of the offered debt securities; |
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| ·   | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the offered debt securities; |
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| ·   | the date or dates on which the principal of the offered debt securities will be payable; |
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| ·   | the rate or rates per annum at which the offered debt securities will bear interest, if any, or the formula pursuant to which the rate or rates will be determined, and the date or dates from which interest will accrue; |
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| ·   | the dates on which interest, if any, will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates; |
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| ·   | the place or places where principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on offered debt securities will be payable; |
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| ·   | any mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions; |
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| ·   | if applicable, the price at which, the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which the offered debt securities may, pursuant to any optional redemption provisions, or must, pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed; |
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| ·   | if applicable, the terms and conditions upon which the offered debt securities may be repayable prior to final maturity at the option of the holder (which option may be conditional); |
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| ·   | the portion of the principal amount of the offered debt securities, if other than the principal amount, payable upon acceleration of maturity; |
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| ·   | the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which principal (and premium, if any) and interest may be payable (which may be other than those in which the offered debt securities are stated to be payable); |
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| ·   | any index pursuant to which the amount of payments of principal (and premium, if any) or interest may be determined; |
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| ·   | whether all or any part of the offered debt securities will be issued in the form of a global security or securities and, if so, the depository for, and other terms relating to, the global security or securities; and |
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| ·   | any other terms of the offered debt securities.  (section 301) |
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| ·   | remain directly or indirectly, our sole owner; |
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| ·   | ensure that we will maintain a tangible net worth of at least $20 million; |
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| ·   | permit us to use (and we are required to use) the name “Caterpillar” in the conduct of our business; and |
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| ·   | ensure that we maintain a ratio of earnings and interest expense (as defined in the support agreement) to interest expense of not less than 1.15 to 1. |
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| ·   | will observe and perform in all material respects all of our covenants or agreements contained in the support agreement; |
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| ·   | to the extent possible, will cause Caterpillar to observe and perform in all material respects all covenants or agreements of Caterpillar contained in the support agreement; and |
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| ·   | will not waive compliance under, amend in any material respect or terminate the support agreement; provided, however, that the support agreement may be amended if that amendment would not have a material adverse effect on the holders of any outstanding debt securities of any series or if the holders of at least 66⅔% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series so affected (excluding from the amount so outstanding and from such holders, the holders of such series who are |
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| ·   | certain mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests or encumbrances in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed asset or other physical or real property by us; |
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| ·   | mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests or encumbrances on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof, whether or not assumed by us; |
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| ·   | mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests or encumbrances on property of a corporation existing at the time that corporation is merged into or consolidated with us or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a corporation or firm as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to us; |
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| ·   | mortgages, including mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests or encumbrances, on our property in favor of the United States of America, any state thereof or any other country, or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, to secure certain payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or the cost of construction or improvement of the property subject to those mortgages; |
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| ·   | any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any mortgage, pledge, lien or encumbrance referred to in the foregoing four items; or |
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| ·   | any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or encumbrance securing indebtedness owing by us to one or more of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. |
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| ·   | failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on any debt security of that series when due; |
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| ·   | failure to pay any interest on any debt security of that series when due, continued for 60 days; |
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| ·   | failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due, in respect of any debt security of that series; |
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| ·   | default in the performance, or breach, of any term or provision of those covenants contained in the indenture that are described under “— Certain Restrictions — Support Agreement”; |
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| ·   | failure to perform any of our other covenants in the indenture (other than a covenant included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), continued for 60 days after written notice given to us by the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the debt securities outstanding and affected thereby; |
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| ·   | Caterpillar or one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries shall at any time fail to own all of the issued and outstanding shares of our capital stock; |
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| ·   | default in payment of principal in excess of $10,000,000 or acceleration of any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $10,000,000 by us (including a default with respect to debt securities of any series other than that series), if such indebtedness has not been discharged or becomes no longer due and payable or such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled, within 10 days after written notice given to us by the trustee or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series; |
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| ·   | certain bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events relating to us; |
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| ·   | certain bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events relating to Caterpillar or one of its subsidiaries if those events affect any significant part of our assets or those of any of our subsidiaries; and |
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| ·   | any other event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series.  (section 501) |
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| ·   | change the stated maturity date of the principal of or premium, if any, or any installment of interest, if any, on any such debt security; |
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| ·   | reduce the principal amount of or premium, if any, or the interest, if any, on any such debt security or the principal amount due upon acceleration of an original issue discount security; |
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| ·   | change the place or currency of payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any such debt security; |
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| ·   | impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or with respect to any such debt security; |
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| ·   | reduce the above-stated percentage of holders of debt securities necessary to modify or amend the indenture; or |
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| ·   | modify the foregoing requirements or reduce the percentage of outstanding debt securities necessary to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or for waiver of certain defaults. |
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| ·   | the principal amount of an original issue discount security that will be deemed to be outstanding will be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of that determination upon acceleration of the maturity thereof; and |
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| ·   | the principal amount of a debt security denominated in a foreign currency or a composite currency will be the U.S.  dollar equivalent, determined on the basis of the rate of exchange on the business day immediately preceding the date of our original issuance of the debt security in good faith, of the principal amount of that debt security (or, in the case of an original issue discount security, the U.S.  dollar equivalent, determined based on the rate of exchange prevailing on the business day immediately preceding the date of original issuance of that debt security, of the amount determined as provided in the first item above).  (section 101) |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

| ·   | through underwriters or agents; or |
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| ·   | directly to one or more purchasers. |
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| ·   | the names of any underwriters or agents; |
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| ·   | the purchase price and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; |
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| ·   | any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; and |
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| ·   | any securities exchanges on which the securities of the series may be listed. |
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VALIDITY OF DEBT SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

| ·   | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2011; and |
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| ·   | any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until such time as all of the debt securities covered by this prospectus have been sold. |
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