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):  October 9, 2023

  CUMMINS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	1-4949	35-0257090
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Jackson Street

P. O. Box 3005

Columbus, Indiana  47202-3005

(Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (812) 377-5000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $2.50 par value	CMI	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 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 9, 2023, Cummins Inc. (the “Company”) elected Daniel W. Fisher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation as a director of the Company to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Fisher has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors' Finance Committee, Governance and Nominating Committee and Science, Environment and Technology Committee.

Mr. Fisher will participate in the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation policies and programs as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2023.

The Company’s press release with respect to this matter is attached as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. - The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index below are included herewith:

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit 99	Press Release, dated October 9, 2023.
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Date: October 9, 2023

CUMMINS INC.

/s/ NICOLE Y. LAMB-HALE

Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale

Vice President - Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary