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UNION PACIFIC CORP 8-K Report (Jun 5, 2003)

Filed June 5, 2003For Securities:UNP

Summary

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) filed an 8-K report on June 5, 2003, announcing its agreement to issue $300 million in 3.625% Notes due 2010 and $200 million in 5.375% Debentures due 2033. This offering, conducted under an Underwriting Agreement with several major financial institutions, is part of a previously registered shelf offering. The company also filed a Prospectus Supplement related to this debt issuance.

Key Highlights

  • 1Union Pacific Corporation is issuing $500 million in new debt.
  • 2The debt offering consists of $300 million in 3.625% Notes due 2010.
  • 3The debt offering also includes $200 million in 5.375% Debentures due 2033.
  • 4The offering is being conducted under an Underwriting Agreement with a syndicate of prominent underwriters led by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, and Merrill Lynch.
  • 5The issuance is part of a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in July 2002.
  • 6A Prospectus Supplement detailing the offering was filed with the SEC on June 4, 2003.
  • 7An opinion from the company's Senior Corporate Counsel regarding the issuance was filed as an exhibit.

Frequently Asked Questions

This 8-K filing serves to announce Union Pacific Corporation's agreement to issue new debt, specifically $300 million in notes and $200 million in debentures, and to provide details related to this offering, including the filing of a Prospectus Supplement.

Union Pacific is raising a total of $500 million. This is comprised of $300 million in 3.625% Notes due 2010 and $200 million in 5.375% Debentures due 2033.

No, this offering is being conducted under a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that was filed with the SEC in July 2002 and declared effective. The current filing includes a Prospectus Supplement for this specific offering.

The offering is being managed by a syndicate of underwriters. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated are acting as representatives of the group, which also includes BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC, Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., and Barclays Capital Inc.