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DATED MARCH 19, 2008
  
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 433
  
REGISTRATION NO. 333-124310
  
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
  
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES F, 5.45% NOTES DUE 2018
  
               
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SUBJECT
FINAL PRICING DETAILS
          
               
Issuer:
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
      
Title of Securities:
Medium-Term Notes, Series F, 5.45% Notes Due 2018
    
Ratings:
A2/A
            
Format:
SEC Registered-Registration Statement Number 333-124310
    
Trade Date:
March 19, 2008
            
Settlement Date (Original Issue date):
March 27, 2008
            
Maturity Date:
April 15, 2018
            
Principal Amount:
$750,000,000
            
Price to Public (Issue Price):
99.751%
            
All-in-price:
99.276%
            
Pricing Benchmark:
UST 3.50% Notes due February 2018
        
UST Spot (Yield):
3.432%
            
Spread to Benchmark:
+ 205 basis points
            
Yield to Maturity:
5.482%
            
Net Proceeds to Issuer:
$744,570,000
            
Coupon:
5.450%
            
Interest Payment Dates:
Interest will be paid semi-annually on the 15th of each April and October
 
of each year, commencing October 15, 2008 and ending on the Maturity Date
Day Count Convention:
30/360
            
Denominations:
Minimum denominations of $1000 with increments of $1000 thereafter
Joint Lead Manager & Bookrunner:
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (Billing and Delivering - 28.34%)
    
 
Barclays Capital Inc. (28.33%)
        
Joint Lead Manager:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (28.33%)
        
Co-Manager:
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (7.5%)
      
 
TD Securities (USA) LLC (7.5%)
        
CUSIP:
14912L3U3
            
               
               
               
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.  Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. collect at 1-212-834-4533 or by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 888-227-2775, ext 2663 or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 877-858-5407.