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): May 16, 2014 (May 15, 2014)

 

 

Union Pacific Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Utah		1-6075		13-2626465
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska		68179
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (402) 544-5000

N/A

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

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On May 15, 2014, Union Pacific Corporation (the Company) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors (the Board) approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend, which will be paid on June 6, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 27, 2014. The press release also announced that the Company declared a quarterly dividend of 91 cents per share (45.5 cents per share on a post-split basis), payable on July 1, 2014, to shareholders of record on June 16, 2014. The quarterly cash dividend, which is payable after the stock dividend, is equivalent to the cash dividend paid by the Company on April 1, 2014. Finally, the release also announced that the Board authorized the Company to increase its capital expenditures in 2014 to $4.1 billion from $3.9 billion. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release of Union Pacific Corporation, dated May 15, 2014.

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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.

Dated: May 16, 2014