Form 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 11, 2012 (May 10, 2012)

 

 

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Union Pacific Corporation (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah (the Meeting). Of the 478,746,621 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting, 418,817,692 shares were present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum of approximately 87.48%. 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 2013 (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.

     377,912,117         1,528,040         460,761         38,916,774   

Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

     372,850,107         6,485,357         565,454         38,916,774   

Thomas J. Donohue

     369,695,422         9,740,973         464,523         38,916,774   

Archie W. Dunham

     375,097,691         4,303,345         499,882         38,916,774   

Judith Richards Hope

     374,882,494         4,543,340         475,084         38,916,774   

Charles C. Krulak

     377,872,229         1,537,501         491,188         38,916,774   

Michael R. McCarthy

     377,816,969         1,573,727         510,222         38,916,774   

Michael W. McConnell

     377,976,271         1,428,324         496,323         38,916,774   

Thomas F. McLarty III

     373,323,631         6,064,505         512,782         38,916,774   

Steven R. Rogel

     370,129,296         9,288,803         482,819         38,916,774   

Jose H. Villarreal

     372,584,739         6,797,289         518,890         38,916,774   

James R. Young

     368,605,652         10,786,541         508,725         38,916,774   

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2012

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 2012 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

412,663,949   5,604,132   549,611


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

365,235,548   13,275,173   1,390,197   38,916,774

Proposal 4 – Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying Activities

A shareholder of the Company submitted a proposal requesting that the Board of Directors authorize the preparation of an annual report disclosing the Company’s lobbying activities. The holders of the Company’s common stock voted against Proposal 4 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

124,531,868   226,513,005   28,856,045   38,916,774

Proposal 5 – Shareholder Proposal Regarding Executive Stock Ownership

A shareholder of the Company submitted a proposal requesting that the Company adopt a policy requiring senior executives to retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until one-year following their termination with the Company. The holders of the Company’s common stock voted against Proposal 5 by the following count:

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

100,920,866   277,194,412   1,785,640   38,916,774


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 11, 2012

 

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

Associate General Counsel and

Assistant Secretary