8-K

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

68179

(Zip Code)

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

N/A

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Union Pacific Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah (the Meeting). Of the 453,239,342 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, 392,692,429 shares were present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of approximately 87%. The shareholders of the Company’s common stock considered and voted upon five proposals at the Meeting.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The holders of the common stock of the Company elected each of the following directors to serve a term of one year, ending at the time of the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2015 (or until a successor is elected) pursuant to the By-Laws of the Company and the applicable laws of the State of Utah:

 

Name

  Votes For     Votes
Against
  Abstentions     Broker
Non-Votes
 
Andrew H. Card, Jr.     349,675,181      1,368,730     1,257,100        40,391,418   
Erroll B. Davis, Jr.     348,345,916      2,885,465     1,069,630        40,391,418   
David B. Dillon     350,185,392      1,014,907     1,100,712        40,391,418   
Judith Richards Hope     346,388,465      4,655,254     1,257,292        40,391,418   
John J. Koraleski     339,127,733      10,336,239     2,837,039        40,391,418   
Charles C. Krulak     349,798,632      1,402,620     1,099,759        40,391,418   
Michael R. McCarthy     350,110,672      1,062,919     1,127,420        40,391,418   
Michael W. McConnell     349,418,746      1,594,490     1,287,775        40,391,418   
Thomas F. McLarty III     348,838,591      2,157,491     1,304,929        40,391,418   
Steven R. Rogel     344,181,393      6,502,640     1,616,978        40,391,418   
Jose H. Villarreal     349,698,230      1,486,136     1,116,645        40,391,418   

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2014

The holders of the Company’s common stock voted for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

387,724,030   3,430,502   1,537,897   0


Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

The holders of the Company’s common stock approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

339,167,768

  10,401,611   2,731,632   40,391,418

Proposal 4 – Increase in Authorized Common Stock

The Board of Directors requested that shareholders amend the Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from 800,000,000 to 1,400,000,000. The holders of the Company’s common stock voted for Proposal 4 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

365,952,123

  20,341,215   6,399,091   0

Proposal 5 – Shareholder Proposal Regarding Executives to Retain Significant Stock

A shareholder of the Company submitted a proposal requesting that the Compensation and Benefits Committee adopt a policy requiring senior executives to retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity compensation programs until the retirement age of 60. The holders of the Company’s common stock voted against Proposal 5 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

86,509,372

  261,752,500   4,039,139   40,391,418


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

 

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
By:   /s/James J. Theisen, Jr.
  James J. Theisen, Jr.
 

Associate General Counsel and

Assistant Secretary