Union Pacific 10-K 2022-12-31

Filed 2023-02-10. 1 sections, 336K characters. Original on sec.gov · Markdown · JSON

What changed since the 2021-12-31 10-KNew, removed and reworded risk factor headings, then every item sentence by sentence.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to ____________

Commission File Number 1-6075

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Utah13-2626465
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska68179
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (Par Value $2.50 per share)UNPNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

☑Yes   ☐ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

☐Yes   ☑ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

☑Yes   ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

☑Yes   ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer☑Accelerated Filer☐Non-Accelerated Filer☐
Smaller Reporting Company☐Emerging Growth Company☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

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If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

☐Yes   ☑ No

As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates (using the New York Stock Exchange closing price) was $131.5 billion.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of February 3, 2023, was 611,872,981.

Documents Incorporated by Reference – Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 18, 2023, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report. The registrant’s Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year that this report relates pursuant to Regulation 14A.

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chairman’s Letter3
Directors and Senior Management5
PART I
Item 1.Business6
Item 1A.Risk Factors12
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments18
Item 2.Properties18
Item 3.Legal Proceedings21
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures22
Executive Officers of the Registrant and Principal Executive Officers of Subsidiaries22
PART II
Item 5.Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities23
Item 6.[Reserved]24
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations24
Critical Accounting Estimates24
Cautionary Information40
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk40
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data41
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm42
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure73
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures73
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting73
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm74
Item 9B.Other Information75
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections75
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance75
Item 11.Executive Compensation75
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters75
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence76
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services76
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules76
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary80
Signatures81
Certifications82

February 10, 2023

Fellow Shareholders:

| 2022 was a foundational year for Union Pacific, building and executing on our long-term growth strategy. From numerous customer wins, to preparing for and onboarding a large intermodal customer, to strategic investments in our intermodal network and transload business, we took action to create long-term value. Those succes

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