UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~January 148, ~~2025~~2026

CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Delaware

(STATE OR OTHER
JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION)

001-11241

(COMMISSION FILE
NUMBER)

37-1105865

(IRS EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER)

2120 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37203-0001

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 341-1000

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Medium-Term Notes, Series K, 4.850% Notes Due 2029		CAT/29		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the issuance on ~~November~~January 148, ~~2025~~2026, by Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (the “Company”) of (i) $~~550~~750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes, Series K, Floating Rate Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Floating Rate Notes”), ~~and~~ (ii) $1500,~~050,~~000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes, Series K, 3.~~950~~700% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Fixed Rate Notes”) and (iii) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Medium-Term Notes, Series K, 4.150% Notes due 2031 (the “~~2028~~2031 Fixed Rate Notes” and, together with the 2028 Floating Rate Notes and the 2028 Fixed Rate Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the Company’s previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-270934) (the “Registration Statement”) and the related Prospectus dated March 29, 2023, Prospectus Supplement dated March 29, 2023 and Pricing Supplements each dated ~~November~~January 105, ~~2025~~ 2026 relating to the 2028 Floating Rate Notes, the 2028 Fixed Rate Notes and the ~~2028~~2031 Fixed Rate Notes, respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report and as Exhibits to the Registration Statement:

Exhibit
Number		Description
5.1		Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, as to the legality of the Notes.

23.1		Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).

104		The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURE

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

By:	/s/ James M. Rooney
	Name:	James M. Rooney
	Title:	Secretary

Date: ~~November~~January 148, ~~2025~~2026

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