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 | ||