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 18, 2017
United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-15451 | 58-2480149 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia | 30328 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (404) 828-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 15, 2017, United Parcel Service, Inc. (the Company) entered into an agreement (the Underwriting Agreement) with the underwriters listed on Schedule II thereto (the Underwriters), whereby the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, C$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.125% Senior Notes due 2024 (the Transaction). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Transaction for general corporate purposes.
In connection with the Transaction, the Company entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2017 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), under the Indenture, dated August 26, 2003 (the Indenture), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Citibank, N.A.), as trustee.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement.
The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K so as to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission certain items related to the Transaction that are to be incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-214056).
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement | |||
4.1 | Second Supplemental Indenture | |||
4.2 | Form of 2.125% Senior Note due 2024 | |||
4.3 | Paying Agency Agreement, by and between the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and BNY Trust Company of Canada | |||
5.1 | Opinion of King & Spalding LLP | |||
23.1 | Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 18, 2017 | By: | /s/ Richard N. Peretz | ||||
Name: Richard N. Peretz | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |