form11k_prs401k2010.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
 
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
(Mark
One)
 
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010
 
OR
 
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________.
 
 
 
Commission File No. 1-768
 
 
 
 
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN
1600 Progress Drive, Albertville, Alabama 35950
(Full title of the Plan and address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CATERPILLAR INC.
100 NE Adams Street, Peoria, Illinois 61629
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and address of its principal executive office)
 
 
 
 
 


 



 
Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
 


 
   
Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan
Index
 
   
 
Page(s)
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
Financial Statements
 
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2010 and 2009 
1
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009   
2
 
Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2010 and 2009
3–11
Supplemental Schedule
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2010   
13
 
Signatures
  14
 
Exhibit
 
 
23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 Note: Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.  






 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Participants, Plan Administrator, Investment
Plan Committee and Benefit Funds Committee of the
Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan


In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in net assets for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management.  The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Birmingham, Alabama
June 29, 2011
 


 
 
Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2010 and 2009
       
 
2010
 
2009
Investments, at fair value
             
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
$
9,904,049
   
$
4,875,798
 
 
Mutual funds
 
71,574,096
     
64,627,738
 
 
Common collective trust
 
3,664,423
     
2,014,320
 
 
Group annuity contract
 
18,040,093
     
12,705,335
 
                   
   
Total investments
 
103,182,661
     
84,223,191
 
                 
Receivables
             
     Notes receivable from participants
 
4,897,808
     
3,885,334
 
     Participant contributions receivable
 
231,935
     
247,483
 
     Employer contributions receivable
 
303,206
     
189,771
 
 
Total receivables
 
5,432,949
     
4,322,588
 
 
Net assets available for benefits
$
108,615,610
   
$
88,545,779
 
               
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
       
       
 
2010
 
2009
Additions
Investment income
             
 
Dividend income
$
1,807,018
   
$
1,631,737
 
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
 
12,496,860
     
15,562,944
 
   
Net investment income
 
14,303,878
     
17,194,681
 
Interest income on notes receivable from participants    196,886        209,296  
 
Contributions
             
 
Employer contributions
 
5,539,512
     
5,665,061
 
 
Participant contributions
 
7,042,301
     
7,302,059
 
 
Rollover contributions
 
621,434
     
304,332
 
   
Total additions
 
27,704,011
     
30,675,429
 
 
Deductions
             
 
Distributions paid to participants and beneficiaries
 
7,372,222
     
5,903,824
 
 
Administrative expenses
 
261,958
     
213,204
 
   
Total deductions
 
7,634,180
     
6,117,028
 
    Net increase   20,069,831       24,558,401  
 Net assets available for benefits              
 
Beginning of year
 
88,545,779
     
63,987,378
 
  End of Year  
$
108,615,610       $ 88,545,779   
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010 and 2009

 
1.
Plan Description
 
   
The following description of the Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information.  For a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions, refer to the Plan agreement.
     
   
General
   
The Plan was established September 1, 2002, and is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all nonunion employees of Progress Rail Services Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries.  The Company is a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.  The Plan replaces the benefits provided by Electric Fuels Corporation 401(k) Plan, Chemetron Railway Products, Inc. Savings and Investment Program and United Industries Corporation Employees Savings Trust (the “Prior Plans”).  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA").  The Plan was amended in 2009 to add Progress Vanguard Corporation and Progress Rail Raceland Corporation as co-sponsors of the Plan.
 
The Plan is administered by the Company, which is responsible for nonfinancial matters, and the Benefit Funds Committee of the Company, which is responsible for financial aspects of the Plan.  The Company and the Benefit Funds Committee have entered into a trust agreement with Great West Retirement Services (the “Trustee”) to receive contributions, administer the assets of the Plan and distribute withdrawals pursuant to the Plan.
 
Rollover contributions in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits include transfers of $256 and $19,185 in 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The transfers are attributable to Plan participants who were formerly participants in Progress Rail Services Corporation - Bargaining Unit 401(k) Plan, a defined contribution plan covering substantially all union employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.  During the respective Plan year, these participants were transferred to a nonunion position and therefore were eligible to participate in the Plan.
 
   
Contributions
   
Each year, participants may contribute up to 30 percent of pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan.  Participants may also contribute amounts representing rollovers from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans.  The Company makes a matching contribution to participant accounts in an amount equal to 100 percent of the participant’s elective deferral that does not exceed six percent of the participant’s eligible compensation.  The Company may also make a discretionary profit sharing contribution and qualified nonelective contributions, as defined in the Plan, to participants who are actively employed at the end of the Plan year.  Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan.  Contributions are subject to certain limitations.  The amount deferred by employees cannot exceed the limits set forth by Internal Revenue Code Section 415.  The maximum amount allowed for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $16,500.
     
   
Participant Accounts
   
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s elective deferrals, Company matching contributions, earnings for the participant-directed investments and allocations of the Company’s discretionary profit sharing and discretionary nonelective contributions.  Allocations are based on participant earnings, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
     
 
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Vesting
   
Participants are vested immediately in their contributions and employer matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon.  Vesting in the Company’s discretionary profit sharing contributions and qualified nonelective contributions is based on years of service.  A participant is 100 percent vested after five years of credited service.
     
   
Payment of Benefits
The entire vested balance of a participant’s account may be distributed at the date of the participant’s retirement from the Company, termination from service from the Company, death or permanent and total disability.  Participants may request a withdrawal of their accounts, excluding their matching contributions, in cases of financial hardship.  The normal retirement age, as defined by the Plan, is the date at which participants reach the age of 65.  In-service distributions are permitted from a participant’s vested account balance, provided the participant has attained the age of 59 ½.
 
On termination of service, benefits may be paid as a lump-sum distribution or in substantially equal installments to the participant.  Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
   
Notes Receivable from Participants
   
Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans and are valued at the unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of their account balance.  A participant may not have more than one loan outstanding at a time.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates which are commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Plan Administrator.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions within a specific period of time.  Participant loans are reflected as Notes receivable from participants in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
Forfeitures
Forfeitures of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts were $905 and $749 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  These accounts will be used to reduce future Company matching contributions.
   
 
Investment Options
   
The Plan provides for separate investment programs which allow participants to direct their investing among the different investment options.  The Plan offers nineteen mutual funds, one group annuity contract, one collective trust fund and Caterpillar Inc. stock as investment options for participants.
 
Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan at any time to terminate the Plan subject to provisions of ERISA.  In the event of Plan termination, Plan assets will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
 
 
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
   
 
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared under the accrual method of accounting and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
     
 
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New Accounting Guidance
    In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Update No. 2010-06, which amends the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the Codification.  The amendments in this Update require new disclosures about transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements and, in addition, clarify existing disclosures required for levels of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques.  These amendments were effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Plan adopted this amendment for the period ended December 31, 2010, and we have provided the disclosures required for the period ended December 31, 2010.
   
 
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
   
In May 2011, the FASB issued Update No. 2011-04 – Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The FASB issued this Update as part of their convergence efforts with the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) to achieve a global standard for fair value measurement and disclosures.  The amendments in this Update change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for fair value measurements and disclosures but were not intended to change the application of the requirements of Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.  The Plan will adopt the provisions of this Update as of January 1, 2012, but does not expect a material impact to the Plan’s statement of net assets or statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.  The Plan is evaluating the future impact this standard will have on disclosures related to fair value measurements.
     
   
Use of Estimates
   
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results may differ from those estimates.
   
 
Payment of Benefits
 
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
 
Administrative Expenses
 
The Company provides certain administrative and accounting services to the Plan at no cost.  Most administrative expenses are paid directly by the Plan sponsor and include audit fees and legal fees.  Administrative expenses incurred by the Plan include loan and distribution fees charged directly to the participant’s accounts and investment management fees, which are netted against investment returns.
 
  Concentrations of Credit Risk
   
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Plan to concentrations of credit risk are part of the holdings in the Plan’s investments.  Management believes that the custodian maintains the Plan’s investments with high credit quality institutions and attempts to limit the credit exposure to any particular investment.
 
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Risk and Uncertainties
    The Plan invests in various investment securities.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
   
 
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
   
The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 5 for discussion of fair value measurements.
 
Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade date basis.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.
 
The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits, the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those investments.


3.
Investments
 
 
Investments at December 31, 2010 and 2009 consist of the following:
   
   
Fair Value
   
2010
 
2009
                 
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
$
9,904,049
   
$
4,875,798
 
 
Mutual funds
 
71,574,096
     
64,627,738
 
 
Common collective trust
 
3,664,423
     
2,014,320
 
 
Group annuity contract
 
18,040,093
     
12,705,335
 
   
$
103,182,661
   
$
84,223,191
 
 
 
During 2010 and 2009, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value by $12,496,860 and $15,562,944, respectively.
     
   
2010
 
2009
                 
 
Mutual funds
$
8,836,280
   
$
13,412,080
 
 
Common collective trust
 
335,757
     
471,025
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
 
3,324,823
     
1,679,839
 
   
Net investment income
$
12,496,860
   
$
15,562,944
 

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The fair values of individual investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan’s net assets as of December 31 are as follows:
 
           
   
2010
 
2009
 
                   
 
Key Guaranteed Portfolio Fund
$
18,040,093
   
$
12,705,335
   
 
American Funds Growth Fund A
$
5,271,286
   
$
6,428,373
   
 
MFS Value Fund – A
$
10,928,646
   
$
8,716,690
   
 
PIMCO Total Return Admin Fund
$
5,810,810
   
$
9,443,892
   
 
Thornburg International Value Fund
$
10,147,757
   
$
6,023,953
   
 
Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund
$
7,069,176
   
$
4,437,637
   
 
Janus Adviser Forty Class S Fund
 
*
   
$
4,967,132
   
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
$
9,904,049
   
$
4,875,798
   
 
RS Partners A Fund
$
8,575,621
     
*
   
 
MFS Growth Allocation Fund
$
6,818,748
     
*
   
     
 
*Investment holdings did not meet the 5% threshold.
   
       
       
 
 
 
4.
Investment Contract with Insurance Company
   
The Plan has a group annuity contract with Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company ("Great-West") that invests contributions in the Key Guaranteed Portfolio Fund.  The Key Guaranteed Portfolio Fund is a general account product. The methodology for calculating the interest crediting rate is based on the earnings of the underlying assets in the entire medium-long term new portfolio compared to the minimum interest crediting rate, as stated in the contract, and prevailing market conditions. The interest crediting rate is reset quarterly.
 
Contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the group annuity contract since the contract was determined to be fully benefit-responsive.  The contract is included in the financial statements at fair value which approximates contract value.  The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  Contract value represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.  Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  The guaranteed investment contract issuer is contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan.
 
There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise.  The fair value of the investment contract at December 31, 2010 and 2009, was $18,040,093 and $12,705,335, respectively.  The crediting interest is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer but may not be less than zero percent.  Such interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis for resetting.
 
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer.  Such events include the following:  (a) amendments to the Plan document (including complete or partial Plan termination or merger with another plan), (b) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions, (c) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan or (d) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA.  The Plan Administrator does not believe that any events which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants are probable of occurring.
   
 
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The group annuity contract does not permit the insurance company to terminate the agreement prior ot the scheduled maturity date.
 
   
     
2010
 
2009
 
Average Yields
       
 
Based on actual earnings
 
2.56%
 
3.41%
 
Based on interest rate credited to participants
 
2.49%
 
3.16%
 
 
 
5.
Fair Value Measurement
 
   
The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  The guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques.  Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally-developed market assumptions.  In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:
 
    ·Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
 
    ·Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.
 
    ·Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.
 
When available, quoted market prices are used to determine fair value and such measurements are classified within Level 1.  In some cases where market prices are not available, observable market based inputs are used to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2.  If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates.  These measurements are classified within Level 3.
 
Fair value measurements are classified according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation.  A measurement may therefore be classified within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.
 
 
 
 

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Investments are stated at fair value.  Investments in common stock (Caterpillar Inc. stock) are valued at quoted market prices.  Collective trust fund investments are stated at unit value, which represents the fair value of the underlying investments.  Registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices that represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end.  There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
   
The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
The collective trust fund is valued at the unit value, as reported by the trustee of the collective trust fund on each valuation date, based on the fair value of the underlying investments. The fund objective is to match the performance of the S&P 500 Index by investing in stocks that make up the index. The fund does not, to the best of our knowledge, have any unfunded commitments.  It has daily liquidity with trades settling between one and three days and is fully
benefit-responsive to participant transactions at the measurement date.
 
The Plan’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy.  The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2010:

 
 
   
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2010
   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
                                 
 
Mutual funds
                             
   
Balanced funds
$
11,477,831
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,477,831
 
 
 
Growth funds
 
10,709,282
     
     
     
10,709,282
 
 
 
Value funds
 
18,921,963
     
     
     
18,921,963
 
   
Fixed income funds
 
6,923,734
     
     
     
6,923,734
 
   
Target date funds
 
     
     
     
 
   
International funds
 
13,944,344
     
     
     
13,944,344
 
   
Allocation funds
 
9,596,942
     
     
     
9,596,942
 
   
Total mutual funds
 
71,574,096
     
     
     
71,574,096
 
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
 
 
9,904,049
     
 
     
 
     
 
9,904,049
 
 
Collective trust fund
 
     
3,664,423
     
     
3,664,423
 
 
Group annuity contract
 
     
     
18,040,093
     
18,040,093
 
   
Total investments
$
81,478,145
   
$
3,664,423
   
$
18,040,093
   
$
103,182,661
 
 
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The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009:
 
   
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2009
   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
                                 
 
Mutual funds
                             
   
Balanced funds
$
10,157,196
   
$
   
$
   
$
10,157,196
 
   
Growth funds
 
13,884,283
     
     
     
13,884,283
 
   
Value funds
 
16,227,079
     
     
     
16,227,079
 
   
Fixed income funds
 
9,996,742
     
     
     
9,996,742
 
   
Target date funds
 
4,028,266
     
     
     
4,028,266
 
   
International funds
 
10,334,172
     
     
     
10,334,172
 
     
Total mutual funds
 
64,627,738
     
     
     
64,627,738
 
 
 
Caterpillar Inc. stock
 
4,875,798
     
     
 
     
 
4,875,798
 
 
Collective trust fund
 
     
2,014,320
     
     
2,014,320
 
 
Group annuity contract
 
     
     
12,705,335
     
12,705,335
 
   
Total investments
$
69,503,536
   
$
2,014,320
   
$
12,705,335
   
$
84,223,191
 

 
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan's Level 3 investment assets for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:
                 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2009
       
$
11,522,753
 
               
Investment income
         
420,561
 
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net
         
762,021
 
                 
Beginning balance at January 1, 2010
         
12,705,335
 
                 
Investment income
         
402,859
 
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net
         
4,931,899
 
                 
Ending balance at December 31, 2010
       
$
18,040,093
 
 
Changes in Fair Value Levels
The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy.  Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another.  In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
We evaluated the significance of transfers between levels based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transfer relative to total net assets available for benefits.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no significant transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.
 
 
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6.
Income Tax Status
   
The Plan has adopted a prototype nonstandardized profit sharing plan which received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated March 31, 2008, stating that the Plan was designed in accordance with the applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC").  The Plan has not received a determination letter specific to the Plan itself.  However, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan currently is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and that, therefore, the Plan continues to qualify under Section 401(a), and the related trust continues to be tax-exempt as of December 31, 2010.
 
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability or asset if the Plan has taken an uncertain tax position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2010, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or asset or disclosure in the financial statements.  The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2007.
 
 
7.
Related Party Transactions
   
The Plan includes a group annuity contract and participant loans issued and managed by Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company and its subsidiaries.  Certain subsidiaries provide administration and recordkeeping services to the Plan while another serves as Plan custodian. These specific investments issued by or managed by Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company qualify as party-in-interest transactions.  Fees paid by the Plan to the related party for investment management services related to these investments totaled approximately $15,657 and $3,618 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
The Plan invests in an employer common stock fund which is comprised of Caterpillar Inc. common stock and cash and issues loans to participants which are secured by balances in the participant’s accounts.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Plan purchased 52,296 units of the employer common stock fund for $3,912,554, disposed of 34,378 units for $2,359,374 and received $152,993 in dividend payments.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Plan purchased 62,838 units of the employer common stock fund for $2,191,989, disposed of 17,252 units for $774,552 and received $114,562 in dividend payments.  These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

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Supplemental Schedule
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Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Plan (001)
 
EIN 59-2740308
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2010
 
   
(a)
 
 
(b)
 
 
(c)
 
 
(d)
 
 
(e)
 
   
Identity of issuer,
borrower, lessor
or similar party
 
Description of investment, including
maturity date, rate of interest,
collateral, par or maturity value
 
 
 
Cost
 
 
Current
value
 
 
MFS Growth Allocation Fund
 
 
Mutual Fund
    **    
$
 
6,818,748
 
   
MFS Conservative Allocation Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
 
 
814,566
 
   
MFS Moderate
Allocation Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
1,963,628
 
   
Thomburg International Value Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
10,147,757
 
   
Janus Overseas Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
3,796,587
 
   
Baron Small Cap Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
637,842
 
   
RS Partners A Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
8,575,621
 
   
Van Kampen Small Cap Value Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
7,069,176
 
   
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
627,928
 
   
Munder Mid-Cap Core Growth A Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
1,584,565
 
   
Third Avenue Value Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
721,533
 
   
Davis NY Venture A Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
1,663,629
 
   
American Funds Growth Fund A
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
5,271,286
 
   
Janus Adviser Forty Class S Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
3,215,589
 
   
Fidelity Advisor Leverage Co. Stk-T Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
517,048
 
   
MFS Value Fund – A
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
10,928,646
 
   
Pioneer Cullen Value Fund A
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
296,213
 
   
Maxim Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
1,112,924
 
  *  
Key Guaranteed Portfolio Fund
 
Group Annuity Contract
 
**
   
18,040,093
 
   
PIMCO Total Return Admin Fund
 
Mutual Fund
 
**
   
5,810,810
 
   
Blackrock Equity Index – Collective Fund
 
Collective Trust Fund
 
**
   
3,664,423
 
*
 
Caterpillar Inc.
 
Common Stock
 
**
   
9,904,049
 
     
       
Total Investments
         
103,182,661
 
*
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.25% with maturity dates from 2010-2015
       
4,897,808
 
     
Total Assets (held at year end)
       
$
108,080,469 
 
 
*   Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 
** The information in Column (d) has not been presented since investments are participant-directed.
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
   
PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION 401(K) PLAN
 
 
     
       
 
June 29, 2011
 
 
By:
 
/s/Brian K. Buttram
     
Name:
Brian K. Buttram
     
Title:
Plan Administrator
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 23












Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-170399) of Progress Rail Services Corporation of our report dated June 29, 2011 relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Progress Rail Services Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.




/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
June 29, 2011