COVER SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 26,1997 ---------------- Union Pacific Corporation ------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Utah 1-6075 13-2626465 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Eighth and Eaton Avenues, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018 - ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (610) 861-3200 ---------------- N/A - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report 1 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. --------------------------------- (c) Exhibits. -------- 99 Press Release dated January 23, 1997, containing earnings information for Union Pacific Corporation for the fourth quarter of 1996 and the year ended December 31, 1996. 2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. February 26, 1997 UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION By:/s/Carl W. von Bernuth ------------------------------------------- Name: Carl W. von Bernuth Title: Senior Vice President & General Counsel 3 Exhibit Index Exhibit Description ------- ------------ 99 Press Release dated January 23, 1997 containing earnings information for Union Pacific Corporation for the fourth quarter of 1996 and the year ended December 31, 1996.