UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report

(Date of earliest

event reported): July 11, 2017

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)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 Jackson Street P.O. Box 3005 Columbus, IN 47202-3005

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(812) 377-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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).

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of New Directors.

On July 11, 2017, the Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. (the “Company”) elected Rich Freeland, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and Karen Quintos, EVP and Chief Customer Officer of Dell Technologies Inc., as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and, in each case, until his or her successor is duly qualified and elected. Ms. Quintos has been appointed to serve on the Board of Director’s Audit Committee, Safety, Environment and Technology Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Ms. Quintos will participate in the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation policies and programs as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2017. Mr. Freeland, as an employee director, will not receive separate compensation for his service on the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

(99)

Press Release, dated July 11, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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: July 12, 2017

	CUMMINS INC.
	/s/ Mark J. Sifferlen Mark J. Sifferlen Corporate Secretary

CUMMINS INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit

Number

(99)	Press Release, dated July 11, 2017.