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UNION PACIFIC CORP 8-K/A Report, Corporate Update (Jan 14, 2014)

Filed January 14, 2014For Securities:UNP

Summary

This filing is an amendment (8-K/A) to a previous Current Report (8-K) filed by Union Pacific Corporation. The primary purpose of this amendment is to correct a typographical error in the original filing regarding the date of an event. The corrected date for the event reported is January 7, 2014, not January 10, 2014 as initially stated. Key information from the original filing, now clarified, concerns Union Pacific's issuance of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of Notes. These notes are divided into three tranches: $300 million of 2.250% Notes due 2019, $400 million of 3.750% Notes due 2024, and $300 million of 4.850% Notes due 2044. The offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933 via a shelf registration statement.

Key Highlights

  • 1Amendment filed to correct a typographical error in the original Form 8-K filing date.
  • 2The event date is corrected to January 7, 2014.
  • 3Union Pacific Corporation issued $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of Notes.
  • 4The Notes are comprised of three series: $300 million (2.250% due 2019), $400 million (3.750% due 2024), and $300 million (4.850% due 2044).
  • 5The offering was conducted under a shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
  • 6The issuance involves an Underwriting Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
  • 7An opinion from the company's Associate General Counsel regarding the legality of the Notes is attached.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing is an amendment to a previously filed Form 8-K. It is specifically to correct a typographical error in the date cited for an event in the original report, changing it from January 10, 2014, to January 7, 2014.

The report details Union Pacific Corporation's issuance of $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of Notes. This issuance consists of three separate tranches with varying coupon rates and maturity dates: $300 million of 2.250% Notes due 2019, $400 million of 3.750% Notes due 2024, and $300 million of 4.850% Notes due 2044.

The offering of these Notes was registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Union Pacific Corporation's shelf registration statement filed on Form S-3, with file number 333-186548.

The underwriters for this note issuance include Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, acting as representatives for the several underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement.