As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 14, 2025.
Registration No. 333-267664
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) |
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58-2480149
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55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(404) 828-6000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Norman M. Brothers, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(404) 828-6000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Keith M. Townsend |
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Zachary J. Davis |
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
King & Spalding LLP |
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1180 Peachtree Street |
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Atlanta, Georgia 30309 |
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Explanatory Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-267664) is being filed to include information that is required
to be included in the registration statement by such form for registrants who are no longer well-known seasoned issuers, as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
PROSPECTUS

$10,000,000,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
PREFERRED STOCK
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
WARRANTS
Each time securities are offered pursuant to this
prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will contain specific
information about these securities. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest.
United Parcel Service, Inc.’s class
B common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “UPS.”
We discuss risk factors relating to our company
in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in subsequent filings, which are incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. The prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities may discuss certain risks of investing in
those securities. You should carefully consider these risk factors and risks before investing in any of our securities.
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell
any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is February 14,
2025.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a shelf registration
statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act. By using a shelf registration statement, we may offer any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in
one or more offerings having an aggregate offering price not exceeding $10,000,000,000.
This prospectus provides you with a general description
of the securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that contains
specific information about the terms of those securities and the offering, and this prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities
unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement may add to, update or change the information contained
in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement,
you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together
with the additional information described below in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We may also prepare free writing prospectuses to
describe the terms of particular securities, which terms may vary from those described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
You therefore should carefully review any free writing prospectus in connection with your review of this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement.
You should rely only on the information contained
in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, including any information that we incorporate by reference, or any free writing prospectus
that we distribute. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information, and we do not take any responsibility for,
or provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should not assume that the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement or contained in any free writing prospectus is accurate
as of any date other than the date of the document. We are not making an offer of securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not
permitted.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this
prospectus to “UPS,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to United Parcel Service, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise stated, currency amounts in this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement are stated in United States dollars, or “$.”
DESCRIPTION OF UPS
United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”),
founded in 1907, is the world’s premier package delivery company and a leading provider of global supply chain management solutions.
We offer a broad range of industry-leading products and services through our extensive global presence. Our services include transportation
and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage and insurance.
We operate one of the largest airlines and one
of the largest fleets of alternative fuel vehicles under a global UPS brand. We deliver packages each business day for approximately 1.6
million shipping customers to 10.2 million delivery recipients in over 200 countries and territories. In 2023, we delivered an average
of 22.3 million packages per day, totaling 5.7 billion packages during the year. Total revenue in 2023 was $91.0 billion.
We have two reporting segments: U.S. Domestic Package
and International Package. Our remaining businesses are reported as Supply Chain Solutions. U.S. Domestic Package and International Package
are together referred to as our global small package operations.
During the first quarter of 2025, we entered into
an agreement in principle with our largest customer to significantly reduce the volume we deliver for them. In conjunction therewith,
as previously disclosed, we are beginning a network reconfiguration within the U.S. which is expected to lead to consolidations of our
facilities and workforce as well as an end-to-end process redesign. This network reconfiguration is expected to result in exit activities
that could result in the closure of up to 10% of our buildings in 2025, a reduction in the size of our vehicle and aircraft fleets, and
a decrease in the size of our workforce, which we expect will lead to additional expense. In the event we are not able to successfully
reduce our costs in connection therewith, our profitability could be materially adversely impacted. We are not yet able to identify the
specific assets or extent of our workforce that will be impacted by this network reconfiguration. However, it is reasonably possible that
we will make revisions to our estimates of the useful life and salvage values of certain of our long-lived assets that will accelerate
depreciation expense, and incur severance costs and other charges related to early retirements during future periods.
Our principal executive office is located at 55
Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30328, telephone (404) 828-6000.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We make available free of charge on our investor relations website, www.investors.ups.com,
all materials that we file electronically with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically
filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, which you can
access at https://www.sec.gov. You also may read reports and other information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange
at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
Information contained on our websites or any other
website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference”
into this prospectus the information we have filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you without
actually including the specific information in this prospectus by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. These
other documents contain important information about us, our financial condition and our results of operations. The information incorporated
by reference is considered part of this prospectus. Information that we file later with the SEC and that is incorporated by reference
in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement will automatically update and may supersede information contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus
the documents and portions of documents listed below and all documents that we subsequently file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act (other than, in each case, information deemed
to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):
| d. | the description of UPS’s class B common stock, $.01 par value
per share, set forth in the registration statement on Form 8-A filed on November 4, 1999 with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as updated by the description
of UPS’s class B common stock $0.01 par value per share, set forth in Exhibit 4.39
to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, together
with any subsequent amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating this
description. |
You may obtain any of the documents incorporated
by reference in this prospectus from the SEC through the SEC’s website at the address provided above. We will provide without charge
to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, including any beneficial owner, a copy of any document incorporated by reference
in this prospectus (excluding exhibits to such document unless an exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference in the document) through
our investor relations website at www.investors.ups.com or by oral request or by written request at the following address and telephone
number: United Parcel Service, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30328, telephone
(404) 828-6000.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated
by reference herein may contain statements, estimates or projections that constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined
under U.S. federal securities laws. The words “will,” “believe,” “project,” “expect,”
“estimate,” “assume,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “plan”
and variations thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding our intent, belief and current expectations about our strategic direction, prospects, future results and other matters.
These forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of our management, and involve certain risks and uncertainties which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus
supplement, the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement
will be used for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include the repayment of debt, funding capital expenditures,
financing working capital needs, funding our operations, or financing potential acquisitions. The net proceeds may be invested temporarily
or applied to repay short-term debt until they are used for their stated purpose.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBT SECURITIES
Description of Debt Securities
We will issue the debt securities under either:
(i) an indenture, dated as of August 26, 2003 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time), between us and The Bank
of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor to Citibank, N.A., as
trustee; (ii) an indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time), between us
and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee; or (iii) an indenture, dated as of September 30, 2022 (as may
be amended or supplemented from time to time), between us and Truist Bank, as trustee. The three indentures are substantially the same
in all material respects. We have summarized the material provisions of the indentures below. When we refer to the “indenture”
or the “trustee” with respect to any series of debt securities, we mean the indenture under which those debt securities are
issued and the trustee acting pursuant to that indenture. Each indenture is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
this prospectus is a part, and you should read each indenture for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have
included references to section numbers of the indentures so that you can easily locate these provisions. Capitalized terms used in this
“Description of Debt Securities” but not otherwise defined herein have the meaning specified in the indenture. You can obtain
copies of the indentures on the SEC website described in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
General
The indentures do not limit the aggregate principal
amount of debt securities that we may issue and provide that we may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, in
each case with the same or various maturities, at par or at a discount. We may issue additional debt securities of a particular series
without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series outstanding at the time of the issuance. Any such additional
debt securities, together with all other outstanding debt securities of that series, will constitute a single series of debt securities
under the applicable indenture. The indentures also generally do not limit our ability to incur additional debt and do not contain financial
or similar restrictive covenants. The debt securities under each indenture will be unsecured and will rank equally with all of our other
senior debt and senior to our subordinated debt, if any.
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus
supplement, the indentures do not contain any debt covenants or other provisions that would protect holders of the debt securities in
the event we participate in a highly leveraged or other transaction that may adversely affect our creditworthiness.
A prospectus supplement relating to a series of
debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering. These terms will include some or all of the following:
| · | the title of the debt securities; |
| · | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; |
| · | the person or entity to whom any interest on the debt securities will be payable; |
| · | the date or dates on which the principal, premium, if any, or other form or type of consideration to be paid upon maturity on the
debt securities, which we call the maturity consideration, will be payable or the method of determining maturity dates; |
| · | the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear interest, if any, or any method by which the rate or rates will be determined,
the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, the interest payment dates on which any interest will be payable and the regular
record date for any interest on any interest payment date; |
| · | any redemption dates, prices, rights, obligations and restrictions on the debt securities; |
| · | any mandatory or optional sinking fund, purchase fund or similar provisions; |
| · | whether payments of principal of or any premium or interest will be determined by an index, formula or other method and the manner
in which these amounts will be determined; |
| · | the currency or currency unit in which principal and interest will be paid if other than U.S. dollars and whether the holder may elect
payment to be made in a different currency; |
| · | the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities payable upon the acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities if
other than the full principal amount; |
| · | if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of the debt securities will not be determinable as of any one or more dates
prior to the stated maturity, the amount that will be deemed to be the principal amount of the debt securities as of any such date for
any purpose, including the principal amount of the debt securities that will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated
maturity or that will be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity; |
| · | whether the debt securities will be defeasible, in whole or any specified part, and whether some of our covenants will be defeasible
and, if other than by a resolution of our board of directors or executive committee, the manner in which any election by us to defease
the debt securities or covenants will be evidenced; |
| · | whether the debt securities will be issued in permanent global form and the circumstances under which the permanent global debt security
may be exchanged; |
| · | whether, and the terms and conditions relating to when, we may satisfy some of our obligations with respect to the debt securities
with regard to payment upon maturity, or any redemption or required repurchase or in connection with any exchange provisions by delivering
to the holders securities (whether or not issued by, or the obligations of, us), cash or a combination of cash, securities and/or property; |
| · | any conversion or exchange provisions; |
| · | any terms for the attachment to the debt securities of warrants, options or other rights to purchase or sell our securities; |
| · | any deletion of, addition to or change in the Events of Default and any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders
of the debt securities to declare the principal amount due and payable; |
| · | any deletion of, addition to or change in the covenants that apply to the debt securities; |
| · | terms relating to the delivery of debt securities if they are to be issued upon the exercise of warrants; |
| · | whether and on what terms we will pay additional amounts to holders of the debt securities that are not U.S. persons for any tax assessment
or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether and on what terms we will have the option to redeem the debt securities
rather than pay the additional amounts; |
| · | additional terms with respect to book-entry procedures; and |
| · | any other material terms of the debt securities not specified in this prospectus. (Section 3.01). |
We may sell the debt securities, including original
issue discount securities, at a substantial discount below their principal amount. Original issue discount securities bear no interest
or bear interest at below market rates. We may describe special United States federal income tax considerations, if any, applicable to
the debt securities sold at an original issue discount in the applicable prospectus supplement. In addition, we may describe special United
States federal income tax or other considerations, if any, applicable to the debt securities that are sold for any foreign currency or
currency unit or if any payments on the debt securities are payable in any foreign currency or currency unit, in the applicable prospectus
supplement. We encourage you to consult with your own competent tax and financial advisors on these important matters.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
Each indenture provides that we may not consolidate
with or merge with or into any other person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets substantially
as an entirety to any person unless:
| · | either we are the continuing corporation or the person formed by any consolidation or into which we are merged or the person that
acquires by conveyance, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets shall be: |
| o | organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia; and |
| o | shall expressly assume all of our obligations under the debt securities and the applicable indenture; |
| · | immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and |
| · | we or such person has delivered to the trustee an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that such consolidation,
merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and any supplemental indenture required in connection with such transaction comply with the applicable
provisions of the indenture and that all conditions precedent in the indenture provided for or relating to such transaction have been
satisfied. |
Upon any consolidation or merger or any conveyance,
transfer or lease of all or substantially all of our properties and assets in accordance with these provisions, the successor person formed
by a consolidation, or into which we are merged or the successor person to which any conveyance, transfer or lease is made, shall succeed
to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of ours under the debt securities and the applicable indenture with
the same effect as if that successor had been named as us therein; and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, we shall be discharged
from all obligations and covenants under the debt securities and applicable indenture. (Sections 8.01 and 8.02).
Additional Covenants
Although the indentures generally do not contain
financial or similar restrictive covenants, unless otherwise specified in any applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will
contain the additional covenants described below that are not contained in the indentures.
Limitation on Secured Indebtedness
We will not create, assume, incur or guarantee,
and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to create, assume, incur or guarantee, any Secured Indebtedness without making provision
whereby the debt securities shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior to, such Secured Indebtedness, together with, if we shall
so determine, any other Indebtedness of us or any Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created that is not subordinate to
the debt securities, so long as the Secured Indebtedness shall be outstanding, unless the Secured Indebtedness, when added to:
| · | the aggregate amount of all Secured Indebtedness then outstanding (not including in this computation Secured Indebtedness if the debt
securities are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Indebtedness and further not including in this computation
any Secured Indebtedness that is concurrently being retired); and |
| · | the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt then outstanding pursuant to Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by us after
January 26, 1999, or entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary after January 26, 1999 or, if later, the date on which it became
a Restricted Subsidiary (not including in this computation any Attributable Debt that is concurrently being retired); |
would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
Limitation on Sale and Lease Back Transactions
We will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction unless (a) the sum of:
| · | the Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; |
| · | all Attributable Debt then outstanding pursuant to all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by us after January 26,
1999, or entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary after January 26, 1999 or, if later, the date on which it became a Restricted Subsidiary;
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| · | the aggregate amount of all Secured Indebtedness then outstanding (not including in this computation Secured Indebtedness if the debt
securities are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Indebtedness); |
would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, or (b) an
amount equal to the greater of:
| · | the net proceeds to us or the Restricted Subsidiary of the sale of the Principal Property sold and leased back pursuant to such Sale
and Leaseback Transaction; and |
| · | the amount of Attributable Debt to be outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; |
is applied to the retirement of Funded Debt of us or any Restricted
Subsidiaries (other than Funded Debt that is subordinate to the debt securities or is owing to us or any Restricted Subsidiaries or is
scheduled to mature within one year after consummation of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction) within 180 days after the consummation
of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.
Definitions
As used in this prospectus, the following definitions
apply:
“Attributable Debt” means, as
of the date of its determination, the present value (discounted semi-annually at an interest rate of 7.0% per annum) of the obligation
of a lessee for rental payments pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (reduced by the amount of the rental obligations of any
sublessee of all or part of the same property) during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period
for which the lease relating thereto has been extended), such rental payments not to include amounts payable by the lessee for maintenance
and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments and similar charges and for contingent rents (such as those based on sales). In the case of
any Sale and Leaseback Transaction in which the lease is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, the rental payments shall
be considered for purposes of this definition to be the lesser of the discounted values of:
| a. | the rental payments to be paid under such Sale and Leaseback Transaction until the first date (after the date of such determination)
upon which it may be so terminated, plus the then applicable penalty upon such termination; and |
| b. | the rental payments required to be paid during the remaining term of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (assuming such termination
provision is not exercised). |
“Finance Lease Obligation” means
any obligation to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) real or personal property
that is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease obligation under generally accepted accounting principles, and,
for the purposes of the debt securities, the amount of such obligation at any date shall be the capitalized amount thereof at the applicable
date, determined in accordance with such principles.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets”
means at any date, the total assets appearing on our most recently prepared consolidated balance sheet as of the end of our fiscal quarter,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, less all current liabilities as shown on such balance sheet and
Intangible Assets.
“Funded Debt” means any indebtedness
maturing by its terms more than one year from its date of issue, including any indebtedness renewable or extendable at the option of the
obligor to a date later than one year from its original date of issue.
“Indebtedness” means
| a. | any liability of any Person: |
| 1. | for borrowed money, or under any reimbursement obligation relating to a letter of credit; |
| 2. | evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or similar instrument, including a purchase money obligation, given in connection with the acquisition
of any businesses, properties or assets of any kind or with services incurred in connection with capital expenditures, other than a trade
payable or a current liability arising in the ordinary course of business; |
| 3. | for the payment of money relating to a Finance Lease Obligation; or |
| 4. | for Interest Rate Protection Obligations; |
| b. | any liability of others described in the preceding clause (a) that the Person has guaranteed or that is otherwise its legal liability;
and |
| c. | any amendment, supplement, modification, deferral, renewal, extension or refunding of any liability of the types referred to in clauses
(a) and (b) above. |
“Intangible Assets” means at
any date the value (net of any applicable reserves), as shown on or reflected in our most recently prepared consolidated balance sheet,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of
| a. | all trade names, trademarks, licenses, patents, copyrights and goodwill; |
| b. | organizational and development costs; |
| c. | deferred charges (other than prepaid items such as insurance, taxes, interest, commissions, rents and similar items and tangible assets
being amortized); and |
| d. | unamortized debt discount and expense, less unamortized premium. |
“Interest Rate Protection Obligations”
of any Person means the obligations of that Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person whereby, directly or indirectly,
that Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional
amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such Person calculated by applying a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.
“Liens” means any mortgage,
lien, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance.
“Principal Property” means any
land, land improvements, buildings and associated factory, distribution, laboratory and office equipment (excluding any motor vehicles,
aircraft, mobile materials handling equipment, data processing equipment and rolling stock) constituting a distribution facility, operating
facility, manufacturing facility, development facility, warehouse facility, service facility or office facility (including any portion
thereof), which facility
| a. | is owned by or leased to us or any Restricted Subsidiary, |
| b. | is located within the United States, and |
| c. | has an acquisition cost plus capitalized improvements in excess of 0.50% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of that
determination, other than: |
| 1. | any facility, or portion thereof, which has been financed by obligations issued by or on behalf of a State, a Territory or a possession
of the United States, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or the District of Columbia, the interest on which is excludable
from gross income of the holders thereof (other than a “substantial user” of the related facility or a “related Person”
as those terms are used in Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code) pursuant to the provisions of Section 103 of the Internal
Revenue Code (or any similar provision hereafter enacted) as in effect at the time of issuance of the obligations; |
| 2. | any facility that our board of directors may by resolution declare is not of material importance to us and the Restricted Subsidiaries
taken as a whole; and |
| 3. | any facility, or portion thereof, owned or leased jointly or in common with one or more Persons other than us and any Subsidiary and
in which the interest of us and all Subsidiaries does not exceed 50%. |
“Restricted Securities” means
any shares of the capital stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means:
| 1. | which has substantially all its property within the United States of America; |
| 2. | which owns or is a lessee of any Principal Property; and |
| 3. | in which the investment of us and all other Subsidiaries exceeds 0.50% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of the determination;
provided, however, that the term “Restricted Subsidiary” shall not include: |
| A. | any Subsidiary (x) primarily engaged in the business of purchasing, holding, collecting, servicing or otherwise dealing in and
with installment sales contracts, leases, trust receipts, mortgages, commercial paper or other financing instruments, and any collateral
or agreements relating thereto, including in the business, individually or through partnerships, of financing, whether through long- or
short-term borrowings, pledges, discounts or otherwise, the sales, leasing or other operations of us and the Subsidiaries or any of them,
or (y) engaged in the business of financing the assets and operations of third parties, and (z) in any case, not, except as
incidental to such financing business, engaged in owning, leasing or operating any property which, but for this proviso, would qualify
as Principal Property; or |
| B. | any Subsidiary acquired or organized after January 26, 1999, for the purpose of acquiring the stock or business or assets of
any Person other than us or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or similar transaction
analogous in purpose or effect, so long as such Subsidiary does not acquire by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or
similar transaction analogous in purpose or effect all or any substantial part of the business or assets of us or any Restricted Subsidiary;
and |
| b. | any other Subsidiary that is hereafter designated by our board of directors as a Restricted Subsidiary. |
“Sale and Leaseback Transaction”
means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by us or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Principal Property (whether
the Principal Property is now owned or hereafter acquired) that has been or is to be sold or transferred by us or a Restricted Subsidiary
to any Person, other than:
| a. | leases for a term, including renewals at the option of the lessee, of not more than three years; |
| b. | leases between us and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries; and |
| c. | leases of Principal Property executed by the time of, or within 180 days after the latest of, the acquisition, the completion of construction
or improvement (including any improvements on property that will result in the property becoming Principal Property), or the commencement
of commercial operation of the Principal Property. |
“Secured Indebtedness” means
Indebtedness of us or a Restricted Subsidiary that is secured by any Lien upon any Principal Property or Restricted Securities, and Indebtedness
of us or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any conditional sale or other title retention agreement covering Principal Property or
Restricted Securities; but “Secured Indebtedness” shall not include any of the following:
| a. | Indebtedness of us and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on January 26, 1999, secured by then-existing Liens upon, or incurred
in connection with conditional sales agreements or other title retention agreements with respect to Principal Property or Restricted Securities; |
| b. | Indebtedness that is secured by: |
| 1. | purchase money Liens upon Principal Property acquired after January 26, 1999, |
| 2. | Liens placed on Principal Property after January 26, 1999, during construction or improvement thereof (including any improvements
on property which will result in the property becoming Principal Property) or placed thereon within 180 days after the later of acquisition,
completion of construction or improvement or the commencement of commercial operation of the Principal Property or improvement, or placed
on Restricted Securities acquired after January 26, 1999, or |
| 3. | conditional sale agreements or other title retention agreements with respect to any Principal Property or Restricted Securities acquired
after January 26, 1999, if (in each case referred to in this subparagraph (b)) (x) the related Lien or agreement secures all
or any part of the Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction of
the Principal Property or improvement or Restricted Securities and (y) the related Lien or agreement does not extend to any Principal
Property or Restricted Securities other than the Principal Property so acquired or the Principal Property, or portion thereof, on which
the property so constructed or any improvement is located; provided, however, that the amount by which the aggregate principal amount
of Indebtedness secured by any Lien or agreement exceeds the cost to us or the Restricted Subsidiary of the related acquisition, construction
or improvement will be considered to be “Secured Indebtedness;” |
| c. | Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on Principal Property or Restricted Securities, which Liens exist at the time of acquisition
(by any manner whatsoever) of the Principal Property or Restricted Securities by us or a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| d. | Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries owing to us or any other Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of us owing to any Restricted
Subsidiary; |
| e. | In the case of any corporation that becomes (by any manner whatsoever) a Restricted Subsidiary after January 26, 1999, Indebtedness
that is secured by Liens upon, or conditional sale agreements or other title retention agreements with respect to, its property that constitutes
Principal Property or Restricted Securities, which Liens exist at the time the related corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| f. | Guarantees by us of Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Debt of any Restricted Subsidiaries and guarantees by a Restricted Subsidiary
of Secured Indebtedness and Attributable Debt of us and any other Restricted Subsidiaries; |
| g. | Indebtedness arising from any Sale and Leaseback Transaction; |
| h. | Indebtedness secured by Liens on property of us or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the United States of America, any State, Territory
or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United
States of America or any State, Territory or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, or in favor of any other country or any
political subdivision thereof, if the related Indebtedness was incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price
or the cost of construction of the property subject to the Lien; provided, however, that the amount by which the aggregate principal amount
of Indebtedness secured by any Lien exceeds the cost to us or the Restricted Subsidiary of the related acquisition or construction will
be considered to be “Secured Indebtedness;” |
| i. | Indebtedness secured by Liens on aircraft, airframes or aircraft engines, aeronautic equipment or computers and electronic data processing
equipment; and |
| j. | The replacement, extension or renewal, or successive replacements, extensions or renewals, of any Indebtedness, in whole or in part,
excluded from the definition of “Secured Indebtedness” by subparagraphs (a) through (i) above; provided, however,
that no Lien securing, or conditional sale or title retention agreement with respect to, the Indebtedness will extend to or cover any
Principal Property or any Restricted Securities, other than the property that secured the Indebtedness so replaced, extended or renewed,
plus improvements on or to any such Principal Property, provided further, however, that to the extent that replacement, extension or renewal
increases the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the Lien or is in a principal amount in excess of the principal amount of Indebtedness
excluded from the definition of “Secured Indebtedness” by subparagraphs (a) through (i) above, the amount of the
increase or excess will be considered to be “Secured Indebtedness.” |
In no event shall the foregoing provisions be interpreted
to mean that the same Indebtedness is included more than once in the calculation of “Secured Indebtedness” as that term is
used in the debt securities.
Events of Default
Each indenture defines an Event of Default with
respect to any series of debt securities as any one of the following events:
| 1. | failure to pay any interest on the debt securities of that series when due, continued for 30 days; |
| 2. | failure to pay any principal of or premium on the debt securities of that series when due, whether at the stated maturity or by declaration
of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise; |
| 3. | failure to deposit any sinking fund payment when due on the debt securities of that series; |
| 4. | failure to perform or the breach of any covenant or warranty in the indenture applicable to the debt securities of that series, continued
for 60 days after written notice as provided in the indenture; or |
| 5. | certain events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization. (Section 5.01). |
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing
with respect to the debt securities of any series, other than an Event of Default referred to in clause (5) above, either the trustee
or the holders of 25% in principal amount, or if the debt securities are not payable at maturity for a fixed principal amount, 25% of
the aggregate issue price, of the outstanding debt securities of that series, each series acting as a separate class, may declare the
principal of the debt securities of that series, or an other amount or property, as may be provided for in the debt securities of that
series, to be due and payable. If an Event of Default described in clause (5) above with respect to the debt securities of any series
at the time outstanding shall occur, the principal amount of all the debt securities of that series, or such other amount or property,
as may be provided for in the debt securities of that series (or, in the case of any original issue discount security, such portion of
the principal as may be specified in its terms) will automatically, and without any action by the trustee or any holder, become immediately
due and payable. (Section 5.02).
The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may, on behalf of all holders of debt securities of the series, waive
any past default under the applicable indenture with respect to the debt securities of the series, except a default in the delivery or
payment of the maturity consideration or interest on any debt security of the series, and default in respect of a covenant or provision
of the indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of the affected
series. (Section 5.13).
Subject to the provisions of the applicable indenture
relating to the duties of the trustee in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation
to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or discretion of any of the holders, unless the holders shall
have offered to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the trustee. (Section 6.03). Subject to such provisions for the
indemnification of the trustee, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series
will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred on the trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section 5.12).
No holder of a debt security of any series will
have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the applicable indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee,
or for any other remedy under the indenture, unless
| 1. | the holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the debt securities
of that series, |
| 2. | the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount, or if the debt securities are not payable at maturity for a fixed principal
amount, the aggregate issue price of the outstanding debt securities of that series, have made written request to the trustee to institute
a proceeding as trustee, |
| 3. | the holder or holders have offered to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities
to be incurred in compliance with such request, and |
| 4. | the trustee has failed to institute such proceeding, and has not received from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
or, if the debt securities are not payable at maturity for a fixed principal amount, the aggregate issue price of the outstanding debt
securities of that series, a direction inconsistent with the request, within 60 days after the notice, request and offer. (Section 5.07). |
However, these limitations do not apply to a suit
instituted by a holder of a debt security for the enforcement of delivery or payment of the maturity consideration relating to, or interest
on, the debt security on or after the applicable due date specified in the debt security. (Section 5.08).
We will be required to furnish to the trustee annually
a statement by certain of our officers as to whether or not we, to our knowledge, are in default in the performance or observance of any
of the terms, provisions and conditions of the applicable indenture and, if so, specifying all known defaults. (Section 10.04).
Street name and other indirect holders should consult
their banks and brokers for information on their requirements for giving notice or taking other actions on an Event of Default.
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
If and to the extent indicated in any applicable
prospectus supplement, we may elect, at our option at any time, to have the provisions of Section 13.02 of the applicable indenture,
relating to defeasance and discharge of Indebtedness, or Section 13.03 of the indenture, relating to defeasance of certain restrictive
covenants in the indenture, applied to the debt securities of any series, or to any specified part of a series. Defeasance refers to the
discharge of some or all of our obligations under the indenture. (Section 13.01).
Defeasance and Discharge
Each indenture provides that, upon our exercise
of our option to have Section 13.02 of the indenture apply to any debt securities, we will be deemed to have been discharged from
all obligations with respect to the debt securities (except for certain obligations to exchange or register the transfer of debt securities,
to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities, to maintain paying agencies and to hold money for payment in trust) upon the irrevocable
deposit in trust for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities of money or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through
the payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient to
pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities on the respective Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms
of the indenture and the debt securities. Defeasance or discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee
an opinion of counsel to the effect that, we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service
a ruling, or there has been a change in tax law, in any case to the effect that holders of the debt securities will not recognize gain
or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to federal income tax
on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge were
not to occur. (Sections 13.02 and 13.04).
Defeasance of Covenants
Each indenture provides that, upon our exercise
of our option to have Section 13.03 of the indenture apply to any debt securities, we may omit to comply with and shall have no liability
in respect of certain restrictive covenants, including those that may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the occurrence
of certain Events of Default, which are described above in clause (4) (with respect to restrictive covenants) under “Events
of Default” and any that may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, will be deemed not to be or result in an Event
of Default, in each case with respect to the debt securities. In order to exercise this option, we will be required to irrevocably deposit,
in trust for the benefit of the holders of the debt securities, money or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the payment
of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal
of and any premium and interest on the debt securities on the respective Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of the indenture
and the debt securities. We will also be required, among other things, to deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that
holders of the debt securities will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of deposit and defeasance of
certain obligations and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if the deposit and defeasance were not to occur. In the event we exercised this option with respect to any debt securities
and the debt securities were declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the amount of money and U.S.
Government Obligations so deposited in trust would be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities at the time of their respective
Stated Maturities but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities upon any acceleration resulting from the Event of
Default. In that case, we would remain liable for the payments. (Sections 13.03 and 13.04).
Modification of the Indentures
Each indenture provides that we and the trustee
may, without the consent of any holders of debt securities, enter into supplemental indentures for the purpose, among other things, of
adding to our covenants, adding additional Events of Default, establishing the form or terms of debt securities or curing ambiguities
or inconsistencies in the indenture or making other provisions, provided that any action to cure ambiguities or inconsistencies not adversely
affect the interests of the holders of any outstanding series of debt securities in any material respect. (Section 9.01).
Modifications and amendments of each indenture
may be made by us and the applicable trustee with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount or, if the debt
securities are not payable at maturity for a fixed principal amount, the aggregate issue price, of the outstanding debt securities of
each series affected thereby, except that no modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt
security affected thereby,
| 1. | change the stated maturity of the maturity consideration or any installment of maturity consideration or interest on, any debt security, |
| 2. | reduce the principal amount of or reduce the amount or change the type of maturity consideration or reduce the rate of interest on,
or any premium payable upon the redemption of, or the amount of maturity consideration of an original issue discount security or any other
debt security that would be due and deliverable or payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default, of any debt security, |
| 3. | change the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any maturity consideration or interest on any debt security are
deliverable or payable, |
| 4. | impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any debt security, |
| 5. | reduce the percentage in principal amount or aggregate issue price, as the case may be, of debt securities of any series, the consent
of whose holders is required for modification or amendment of the indenture or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the
indenture or for waiver of certain defaults, or |
| 6. | modify the requirements contained in the indenture for consent to or approval of certain matters, except to increase any percentage
for a consent or approval or to provide that certain other provisions cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of
each debt security affected thereby. (Section 9.02) |
A supplemental indenture that changes or eliminates
any covenant or other provision of the applicable indenture which has been expressly included solely for the benefit of one or more particular
series of debt securities, or that modifies the rights of the holders of debt securities of the series with respect to the covenant or
other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under the indenture of the holders of debt securities of any other series. (Section 9.02).
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may, on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of the series, waive compliance
by us with certain restrictive provisions of the applicable indenture. (Section 10.07).
Form, Exchange and Transfer
Subject to the terms of the applicable indenture
and the limitations applicable to global securities, debt securities may be presented for exchange as provided above or for registration
of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed) at the office of the security registrar or at
the office of any transfer agent we designate for such purpose. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange
of debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith. Registration of transfer or exchange will be effected by the security registrar or the transfer agent, as the case may be,
when the security registrar or transfer agent is satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person making the request.
We have appointed the trustee as security registrar. (Section 3.05).
We may at any time designate additional transfer
agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except
that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series. (Section 10.02).
If debt securities of any series are to be redeemed
in part, we will not be required to:
| · | issue, register the transfer of or exchange any debt security of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may
be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt security
that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or |
| · | register the transfer of or exchange any debt security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any debt security being redeemed in part. (Section 3.05). |
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, payment of interest on a debt security on any Interest Payment Date will be made to the person in whose name the security,
or one or more predecessor securities, is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for payment of interest. (Section 3.07).
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, principal of and any premium, maturity consideration and interest on the debt securities of a particular series (other than
a global security) will be payable or deliverable at the office of the paying agent or paying agents as we may designate for that purpose
from time to time, except that at our option payment of any interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled
to the payment as that address appears in the security register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
corporate trust office of the trustee in The City of New York will be designated as our sole paying agent for payments and deliveries
with respect to debt securities of each series. Any other paying agents initially designated for the debt securities of a particular series
will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may at any time designate additional paying agents or rescind the designation
of any paying agent or approve a change in the office through which any paying agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain
a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series. (Section 10.02).
All consideration paid or delivered to a paying
agent for the payment or delivery of the principal of or any premium, maturity consideration or interest on any debt security that remains
unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium, maturity consideration or interest has become due and payable or deliverable
will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, may look only to us for payment
or delivery thereof. (Section 10.03).
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form of Debt Securities
The debt securities will be issued in book-entry
form through The Depository Trust Company, which we refer to along with its successors in this capacity as “DTC.” DTC will
act as securities depositary for the debt securities. The debt securities will be issued only as fully registered securities registered
in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC’s partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative
of DTC. The debt securities will be accepted for clearance by DTC. Beneficial interests in the debt securities will be shown on, and transfers
thereof will be effected only through, the book-entry records maintained by DTC (in the United States) and its direct and indirect participants,
including Euroclear and Clearstream (in Europe). Owners of beneficial interests in the debt securities will receive all payments relating
to their debt securities in U.S. dollars. One or more fully registered global security certificates, representing the aggregate principal
amount of debt securities issued, will be issued and will be deposited with DTC and will bear a legend regarding the restrictions on exchanges
and registration of transfer referred to below.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that
some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. These laws may impair the ability to own, transfer
or pledge beneficial interests in the debt securities, so long as the debt securities are represented by global security certificates.
DTC has advised us that it is a limited-purpose
trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking
Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial
Code and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities
that its direct participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among direct participants of sales and other
securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between participants’
accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct participants include both U.S. and non-U.S.
securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly–owned
subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National
Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by
the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, referred to as “indirect participants,”
such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or
maintain a direct or indirect custodial relationship with a direct participant. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants
are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of debt securities under the DTC system
must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC’s records. The ownership
interest of each beneficial owner of debt securities will be recorded on the direct or indirect participants’ records. Beneficial
owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations
providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participant through
whom the beneficial owner entered into the transaction. Under a book-entry format, holders may experience some delay in their receipt
of payments, as such payments will be forwarded by the trustee to Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. DTC will forward the payments
to its participants, who will then forward them to indirect participants or holders. Beneficial owners of debt securities other than DTC
or its nominees will not be recognized by the registrar and transfer agent as registered holders of the debt securities entitled to the
rights of holders thereof. Beneficial owners that are not participants will be permitted to exercise their rights only indirectly through
and according to the procedures of participants and, if applicable, indirect participants.
Delivery of notices and other communications by
DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct and indirect participants to beneficial owners
will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices, if any, will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the debt securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC’s
practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in such issue to be redeemed.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other
DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to debt securities unless authorized by a direct participant in accordance with DTC’s
procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to the issuer as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus
proxy assigns Cede & Co.’s consenting or voting rights to those direct participants to whose accounts debt securities are
credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy). DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted
to be taken by a registered holder of any securities under the applicable indenture only at the direction of one or more participants
to whose accounts with DTC the debt securities are credited.
As long as DTC or its nominee is the registered
owner of the global security certificates, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner and holder of the
global security certificates and all debt securities represented by these certificates for all purposes under the instruments governing
the rights and obligations of holders of debt securities. Except in the limited circumstances referred to above, owners of beneficial
interests in global security certificates:
| · | will not be entitled to have such global security certificates or the debt securities represented by these certificates registered
in their names; |
| · | will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of security certificates in exchange for beneficial interests in global
security certificates; and |
| · | will not be considered to be owners or holders of the global security certificates or the debt securities represented by these certificates
for any purpose under the instruments governing the rights and obligations of holders of debt securities. |
Payments with respect to debt securities represented
by the global security certificates and all transfers and deliveries of debt securities will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case
may be, as the registered holder of the debt securities. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts upon DTC’s
receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from the issuer or its agent, on the payable date in accordance with their respective
holdings shown on DTC’s records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,”
and will be the responsibility of that participant and not of DTC, the trustee, the issuer or any of their agents, subject to any statutory
or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested
by an authorized representative of DTC) are the responsibility of the issuer or its agent, disbursement of such payments to direct participants
will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the beneficial owners will be the responsibility of direct and
indirect participants.
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures
in order to facilitate transfer of interests in the global security certificates among participants, DTC is under no obligation to perform
or continue to perform these procedures, and these procedures may be discontinued at any time. We will not have any responsibility for
the performance by DTC or its direct or indirect participants under the rules and procedures governing DTC. DTC may discontinue providing
its services as securities depositary with respect to the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to the issuer or its
agent. Under these circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depositary is not obtained, certificates for the debt securities
are required to be printed and delivered. We may decide to discontinue the use of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC
(or a successor securities depositary). In that event, certificates for the debt securities will be printed and delivered to DTC. If an
event of default with respect to the debt securities has occurred and is continuing, a holder may request that certificates for the debt
securities be registered in such holder’s names.
The information in this section concerning DTC
and its book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be accurate, but we assume no responsibility for the accuracy
thereof.
Notices
Notices to holders of debt securities will be given
by mail to the addresses of the holders as they may appear in the security register. (Section 1.06).
Title
We, the trustee and any agent of ours or the trustee’s
may treat the Person in whose name a debt security is registered as the absolute owner of a debt security for the purpose of making payment
and for all other purposes. (Section 3.08).
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. (Section 1.12).
Regarding The Trustees
The prospectus supplement relating to any series
of debt securities will identify the trustee under the indenture for that series of debt securities. We have other customary banking relationships
with each of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), U.S. Bank Trust
Company, National Association and Truist Bank in the ordinary course of business.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED STOCK
The following is a description of general terms
and provisions of the preferred stock. The particular terms of any series of preferred stock will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
All of the terms of the preferred stock are, or
will be, contained in our restated certificate of incorporation or any resolutions which may be adopted by our board of directors relating
to any series of the preferred stock, which will be filed with the SEC at or before the time we issue a series of the preferred stock.
We are authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Subject
to limitations prescribed by law, the board of directors is authorized at any time to:
| · | issue one or more series of preferred stock; |
| · | determine the designation for any series by number, letter or title that shall distinguish the series from any other series of preferred
stock; and |
| · | determine the number of shares in any series. |
The board of directors is further authorized to
determine, for each series of preferred stock, and the prospectus supplement will set forth with respect to the series, the following
information:
| · | whether dividends on that series of preferred stock will be cumulative, noncumulative or partially cumulative; |
| · | the dividend rate (or method for determining the rate); |
| · | the liquidation preference per share of that series of preferred stock, if any; |
| · | any conversion provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock; |
| · | any redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to that series of preferred stock; |
| · | the voting rights of that series of preferred stock, if any; and |
| · | the terms of any other preferences or rights, if any, applicable to that series of preferred stock. |
The preferred stock, when issued, will be fully
paid and nonassessable.
Although it has no present intention to do so,
our board of directors, without shareowner approval, may issue preferred stock with voting and conversion rights, which could adversely
affect the voting power of the holders of common stock. If we issue preferred stock, it may have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change of control.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMON STOCK
We are authorized to issue a total of 10,200,000,000
shares of common stock, of which:
| · | 4,600,000,000 are shares of class A common stock, par value $.01 per share, and |
| · | 5,600,000,000 are shares of class B common stock, par value $.01 per share. |
As of February 3, 2025, 114,298,155 shares
of class A common stock were outstanding and 739,873,795 shares of class B common stock were outstanding.
We will issue only shares of class B common stock
pursuant to this prospectus.
Generally, all shares of our common stock have
the same relative rights, preferences and limitations, except as follows:
| · | shares of class A common stock have 10 votes per share; |
| · | shares of class B common stock have one vote per share; and |
| · | shares of class A common stock may be converted at any time by the holder into an equal number of shares of class B common stock and,
if transferred to certain transferees, are automatically converted into shares of class B common stock immediately upon transfer. |
Our class B common stock is listed and traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UPS.” There is no public market for our class A common stock.
Dividends may be paid on our common stock out of
funds legally available for dividends, when and if declared by our board of directors. In the case of a distribution of our common stock,
each class of common stock receives a distribution of only shares of the same class of common stock. For example, only shares of class
B common stock may be distributed with respect to class B common stock.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to share
ratably in any dividends and in any assets available for distribution on liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, subject, if any of our
preferred stock is then outstanding, to any preferential rights of such preferred stock. Our common stock is not redeemable, has no sinking
fund or subscription rights and does not entitle the holder to any preemptive rights.
The above description of our common stock is a
summary and is subject to and qualified by reference to the applicable provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, our amended
and restated bylaws and relevant provisions of Delaware law. Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws
are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you can obtain these documents
as described in the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
DESCRIPTION OF THE WARRANTS
We may issue warrants for the purchase of debt
securities, preferred stock or class B common stock. Warrants may be issued independently or together with our debt securities, preferred
stock or class B common stock and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under
a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely
as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders
or beneficial owners of warrants. A copy of the warrant agreement will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of warrants.
Debt Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular
issue of warrants to purchase debt securities will describe the terms of those warrants, including the following:
| · | the title of the warrants; |
| · | the offering price for the warrants, if any; |
| · | the aggregate number of the warrants; |
| · | the designation and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants; |
| · | if applicable, the designation and terms of the debt securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued
with each debt security; |
| · | if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any debt securities issued with them will be separately transferable; |
| · | the principal amount of debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at which the debt securities
may be purchased upon exercise; |
| · | the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire; |
| · | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
| · | whether the warrants represented by the warrant certificates or debt securities that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants will
be issued in registered or bearer form; |
| · | information relating to book-entry procedures, if any; |
| · | the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
| · | if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; |
| · | anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; |
| · | redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; and |
| · | any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. |
Stock Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular
issue of warrants to purchase class B common stock or preferred stock will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:
| · | the title of the warrants; |
| · | the offering price for the warrants, if any; |
| · | the aggregate number of the warrants; |
| · | if applicable, the designation and terms of the preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants; |
| · | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued with
each security; |
| · | if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable; |
| · | the number of shares of class B common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the price at
which the shares may be purchased upon exercise; |
| · | the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire; |
| · | if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time; |
| · | the currency or currency units in which the offering price, if any, and the exercise price are payable; |
| · | if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. Federal income tax considerations; |
| · | anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; |
| · | redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; and |
| · | any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants. |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may offer
and sell or exchange the offered securities described in this prospectus:
| · | through agents; |
| · | through one or more underwriters; |
| · | through one or more dealers; |
| · | directly to one or more purchasers (through a specific bidding or auction process or otherwise);
or |
| · | through a combination of any such methods of sale. |
The distribution
of the securities described in this prospectus may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions either:
| · | at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; |
| · | at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
| · | at prices relating to such prevailing market prices; |
| · | at negotiated prices; or |
| · | at a fixed exchange ratio in return for other of our securities. |
Offers to
purchase or exchange the securities may be solicited by agents designated by us from time to time. Any such agent will be named, and any
commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any such agent
may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities so offered and sold.
If an underwriter
or underwriters are utilized in the sale of the securities, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriter or underwriters
at the time an agreement for such sale is reached. The names of the specific managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other
underwriters, and the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers, which may be in the form of discounts,
concessions or commissions, if any, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, which will be used by the underwriters
to make resales of the securities.
If a dealer
is utilized in the sale of the securities, we or an underwriter will sell such securities to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then
resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the time of resale. The name of the dealer and
the terms of the transactions will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating thereto.
Offers to
purchase or exchange the securities may be solicited directly by us and sales or exchanges thereof may be made by us directly to institutional
investors or others. The terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if utilized, will be described
in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We may enter
into agreements with agents, underwriters and dealers under which we agree to indemnify them against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof. The terms and conditions of such
indemnification or contribution will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Certain of the agents, underwriters or dealers,
or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.
In compliance
with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which we refer to as “FINRA,” the maximum consideration
or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate proceeds of the offering.
VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES
The validity of the securities will be passed
upon by King & Spalding LLP. Certain legal matters in connection with the securities will be passed upon for the underwriters
by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of United Parcel Service, Inc.
as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, incorporated by reference
in this Prospectus, and the effectiveness of United Parcel Service, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting, have
been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial
statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm, given their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.

$10,000,000,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
DEBT SECURITIES
PREFERRED STOCK
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
WARRANTS
PROSPECTUS
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses
in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered other than underwriting discounts and commissions.
All such expenses will be borne by the registrant.
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee | |
$ | 1,531,000 | |
Trustee’s Fees | |
| * | |
Printing Fees | |
| * | |
Rating Agency Fees | |
| * | |
Accounting Fees and Expenses | |
| * | |
Legal Fees and Expenses | |
| * | |
Listing Fees | |
| * | |
Miscellaneous Expenses | |
| * | |
| |
| | |
Total | |
| * | |
* Estimated expenses are not presently
known and will be reflected in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL allows
a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation will not be personally liable to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty,
failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved
a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our restated certificate of incorporation
provides for this limitation of liability.
Section 145 of the DGCL, which we refer to
as Section 145, provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made, party to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such
corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or
enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such person acted in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was illegal.
Section 145 further authorizes a corporation
to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against
any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not
the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
Our restated certificate of incorporation provides
that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in
defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on behalf of an indemnified person,
to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this section
or otherwise.
We have entered into indemnification agreements
with each of our current directors and officers. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted
under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of
any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
The indemnification rights set forth above shall
not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of our restated
certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
We expect to maintain standard policies of insurance
that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other
wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.
Item 16. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
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|
1.1 |
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Form of Underwriting Agreement* |
|
|
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1.2 |
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Form of Agency Agreement* |
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3.1 |
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of United Parcel Service, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Form 8-K
filed on May 12, 2010) |
|
|
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3.2 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Parcel Service, Inc. as of November 17, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to Form 8-K, filed on November 17, 2017) |
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
Indenture dated as of August 26, 2003, between UPS and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (no. 333-108272), filed on August 27, 2003) |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 15, 2013 between UPS and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,
as Trustee (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (no. 333-192369), filed on November 15,
2013) |
|
|
|
4.3 |
|
Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 18, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K,
filed on May 18, 2017) |
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022, between UPS and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee ** |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
Indenture dated as of September 30, 2022, between UPS and Truist Bank, as Trustee ** |
|
|
|
4.6 |
|
Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of Warrant Certificate)* |
|
|
|
5.1 |
|
Opinion of King & Spalding LLP** |
|
|
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23.1 |
|
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
|
|
|
23.2 |
|
Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)** |
|
|
|
24.1 |
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Powers of Attorney** |
|
|
|
25.1 |
|
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to act as Trustee
under the Indenture dated August 26, 2003 ** |
|
|
|
25.2 |
|
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee under
the Indenture dated September 30, 2022 ** |
|
|
|
25.3 |
|
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of Truist Bank, as Trustee under the Indenture dated September 30,
2022 ** |
|
|
|
107 |
|
Filing Fee Table |
* To be filed by amendment or as an
exhibit to a document to be incorporated by reference herein.
** Previously filed.
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
| 1. | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts
or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent
no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table
in the effective Registration Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided,
however, that clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(b) that is part of the Registration Statement; |
| 2. | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; |
| 3. | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering; |
| 4. | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
| a. | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the Registration Statement
as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the Registration Statement; and |
| b. | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a Registration Statement
in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose
of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the Registration
Statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of
sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and
any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating
to the securities in the Registration Statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a Registration Statement or prospectus
that is part of the Registration Statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the Registration
Statement or prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such
effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the Registration Statement or prospectus that was part of the Registration
Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; and |
| 5. | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant
to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities
are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to
the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
| a. | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| b. | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to
by the undersigned registrant; |
| c. | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant
or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| d. | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
| 6. | That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| 7. | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
| 8. | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee
to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on February 14, 2025.
|
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ BRIAN DYKES |
|
Name: |
Brian Dykes |
|
Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 14, 2025.
Signature |
|
Title |
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|
|
* |
|
Chief Executive Officer |
Carol B. Tomé |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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|
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/s/ BRIAN DYKES |
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Brian Dykes |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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* |
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Director |
Rodney C. Adkins |
|
|
|
|
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* |
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Director |
Eva C. Boratto |
|
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* |
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Director |
Michael J. Burns |
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* |
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Director |
Wayne M. Hewett |
|
|
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|
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* |
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Director |
Angela Hwang |
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|
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* |
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Director |
Kate E. Johnson |
|
|
|
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* |
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Director |
William R. Johnson |
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|
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* |
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Director |
Franck J. Moison |
|
|
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|
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* |
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Director |
Christiana Smith Shi |
|
|
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* |
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Director |
Russell Stokes |
|
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* |
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Director |
Kevin M. Warsh |
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/s/ NORMAN M. BROTHERS, JR. |
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As Attorney-In-Fact for the individuals noted with an asterisk. |
Norman M. Brothers, Jr. |
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S-3
POSASR
EX-FILING FEES
333-267664
0001090727
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
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Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
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S-3
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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
|
Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
|
|
|
Security Type
|
Security Class Title
|
Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule
|
Amount Registered
|
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
|
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
|
Fee Rate
|
Amount of Registration Fee
|
Carry Forward Form Type
|
Carry Forward File Number
|
Carry Forward Initial Effective Date
|
Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
|
Newly Registered Securities
|
|
|
Debt
|
Debt Securities
|
457(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
Preferred Stock
|
457(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
Class B common stock
|
457(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
Warrants
|
457(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees to be Paid
|
1
|
Unallocated (Universal) Shelf
|
|
457(o)
|
|
|
$
10,000,000,000.00
|
0.0001531
|
$
1,531,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
Fees Previously Paid
|
|
|
|
|
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Carry Forward Securities
|
Carry Forward Securities
|
|
|
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Total Offering Amounts:
|
|
$
10,000,000,000.00
|
|
$
1,531,000.00
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|
|
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Total Fees Previously Paid:
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|
|
|
$
0.00
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
Total Fee Offsets:
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|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Fee Due:
|
|
|
|
$
1,531,000.00
|
|
|
|
|
1
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1. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices, which securities may be offered and sold in such amount in U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies as shall result in a maximum aggregate offering price for all securities not to exceed $10,000,000,000 after the date hereof. If any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount, then the principal amount of such debt securities shall be in such greater amount as shall result in an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $10,000,000,000, less the aggregate dollar amount of all securities previously issued hereunder. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or in combination with the other securities registered hereunder. The securities registered for sale also include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock and amount of debt securities as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for preferred stock or debt securities that provide for conversion or exchange, upon exercise of warrants or pursuant to the antidilution provisions of any such securities. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
2. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price per class of security will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder and is not specified as to each class of security pursuant to Instruction 2.A.iii.b of the Instructions to the Calculation of Filing Fee Tables and Related Disclosure on Item 16(b) of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
3. Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act based on the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of all securities listed.
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