NEW YORK, Jan. 13--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest SATELLITE FEED: APTN’S GLOBAL VIDEO WIRE (GVW) JANUARY 15, 2005 0615-0630 GMT ASIA-PACIFIC Satellite Asiasat Transponder 5B Downlink Frequency 3799 MHz Downlink Polarization Horizontal FEC 3/4 Symbol Rate 56320 FORMAT: VNR in Simplified Chinese with additional B-roll with natural sound and soundbites DURATION: Approximately 10 minutes ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Full press release will be available at www.cat.com or www.nature.org/illinois Still photos are also available. Contact Andrew Simpson at +1-312-759-8017 ext. 22 or [email protected] STORY SUMMARY: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is proud to be the lead corporate donor in The Nature Conservancy’s Great Rivers Partnership. Details of the partnership and of Caterpillar’s gift will be announced at a January 14 news conference in Chicago at the Newberry Library. SOUNDBITES:Steve McCormick, President and CEO of The Nature ConservancyJim Owens, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. B-ROLL:B-roll provided by The Nature Conservancy of the three large river systems targeted by the Great Rivers Partnership VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Caterpillar Inc. and The Nature Conservancy FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR HARD COPY, PLEASE CALL: APTN MASTER CONTROL ROOM +1-212-621-7480 FOR STORY INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: LINDA FAIRBANKS OF CATERPILLAR AT +1-309-675-6892 OR GENIE LESTER OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AT +1-312-759-8017 EXT.23 --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--