CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings expects to assign a rating of 'A' to Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) planned issuance of approximately $2 billion of senior unsecured notes. The new notes will consist of a mix of long-term maturities. Proceeds will be available for general corporate purposes and to repay $750 million of notes maturing in May 2014. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of ratings follows at the end of this release. KEY RATING DRIVERS Fitch estimates the incremental new debt, adjusted for the repayment of maturing debt in May 2014, will increase debt/EBITDA slightly from 1.2x at March 31, 2014 but would remain within Fitch's expected range at a weak point in the demand...
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