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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): April 5, 2021 (April 5, 2021)

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Utah

1-6075

13-2626465

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of Incorporation)

File Number)

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)

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

Title of each Class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock (Par Value $2.50 per share)

UNP

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On April 5, 2021, the Company issued a press release (the Press Release) regarding the expiration of its private offer to exchange certain of its outstanding debt securities for new debt securities and cash. Fees and expenses related to the exchange offers will be recorded as interest expense and are anticipated to have a negative two cent impact on the Company’s diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2021. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The information provided in Item 7.01 immediately above and in the press release included as an exhibit to this Form 8-K, other than the statement regarding the anticipated impact on the Company’s diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 99.1 Press Release of Union Pacific Corporation dated April 5, 2021.

 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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: April 5, 2021

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Jennifer L. Hamann

Jennifer L. Hamann

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer