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): February 5, 2015 (February 5, 2015)
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 February 5, 2015, Union Pacific Corporation (the Company) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors (the Board) approved a capital program of approximately $4.3 billion for capital investments in 2015. Also included in the release is information regarding the Board’s vote to increase the Company’s current quarterly dividend from 50 cents per share to 55 cents per share, a 10% increase, which will be payable on March 30, 2015, to shareholders of record on February 27, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto to 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 February 5, 2015. |
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: February 5, 2015
| UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert M. Knight, Jr. | |
| Robert M. Knight, Jr. Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Press Release of Union Pacific Corporation, dated February 5, 2015 |