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):
August 29, 2007
United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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58-2480149 |
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| 55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. |
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| Atlanta, Georgia
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 828-6000
Not applicable
(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
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Instruction A.2. below):
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)
On August 29, 2007, the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service, Inc. (the “Company”) elected
F. Duane Ackerman, the former chairman and CEO of BellSouth, to serve as a Director. Mr. Ackerman
was appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee. He will stand for election at the annual
meeting of shareowners in May 2008.
Mr. Ackerman’s compensation for his services as a director will be consistent with that of the
Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2007. Other than the standard
compensation arrangements, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ackerman and any
other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. Mr. Ackerman is not a party to any
transaction with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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