Cummins Named to "Best Corporate Citizen" List by Corporate Responsibility Magazine

Company Places 11^th Among 1,000 Largest Public Companies

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today was recognized as one of the world's 100 best corporate citizens for 2010 by Corporate Responsibility in the magazine's annual rankings. It is the 10^th time in 11 years Cummins has been named to the "100 best corporate citizens" list.

Cummins finished No. 11 on the magazine's list, which is compiled after an analysis of publicly available data on the companies included in the Russell 1000 Index of the world's largest public companies.

The list is based on more than 360 data points across seven categories: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial performance and governance. Cummins finished tied for first in the governance category and placed in the top 50 in six of seven categories.

Hewlett-Packard Co. placed No. 1 on the 2010 list. More information on the best corporate list can be found at www.thecro.com.

About Cummins

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $428 million on sales of $10.8 billion in 2009. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.

Forward-looking disclosure statement

Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

    Source: Cummins Inc.

Released March 3, 2010