Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Date: May 16, 2017

/s/ Richard N. Peretz

Name: Richard N. Peretz

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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 16, 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)

Registrant’s 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 11, 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, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022 and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2.350% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Transaction”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Transaction for general corporate purposes.

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		Form of Floating Rate Senior Note due 2022

4.2		Form of 2.350% Senior Note due 2022

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.