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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2010
 
United Parcel Service, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware   001-15451   58-2480149
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia   30328
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 828-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On May 6, 2010, the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service, Inc. (“we” or “our”) approved an amendment and restatement of our Bylaws (the “Amended Bylaws”). Article II, Section 9 was amended to provide for majority voting in uncontested director elections. The Amended Bylaws and a copy marked to show changes are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 6, 2010, we held our annual meeting of shareowners. Proxies for the meeting were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The following matters were submitted to a vote of our shareowners.
Votes regarding the election of ten directors for a term expiring in 2011 were as follows:
                         
                    BROKER
NAME   FOR   WITHHELD   NON-VOTES
 
F. Duane Ackerman
    2,233,452,434       121,437,804       108,962,281  
Michael J. Burns
    2,265,640,936       89,249,302       108,962,281  
D. Scott Davis
    2,238,030,734       116,859,504       108,962,281  
Stuart E. Eizenstat
    2,250,993,539       103,896,699       108,962,281  
Michael L. Eskew
    2,271,626,430       83,263,808       108,962,281  
William R. Johnson
    2,248,790,022       106,100,216       108,962,281  
Ann M. Livermore
    2,019,687,458       335,202,780       108,962,281  
Rudy Markham
    2,280,117,000       74,773,238       108,962,281  
John W. Thompson
    2,258,747,072       96,143,166       108,962,281  
Carol B. Tomé
    2,258,560,597       96,329,641       108,962,281  
Votes on a proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2010 were as follows:
                                 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES
  2,395,562,307       48,723,509       19,566,703          
 
Votes on a proposal to remove the voting standard from our certificate of incorporation so that the board may provide for majority voting in uncontested director elections were as follows:
                                 
FOR   AGAINST   ABSTENTIONS   BROKER NON-VOTES
  2,157,242,793       243,712,515       62,897,211          
 
A copy of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State is attached as Exhibit 3.3.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1   Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Parcel Service, Inc. (May 6, 2010)
 
3.2   Marked Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Parcel Service, Inc.
 
3.3   Restated Certificate of Incorporation (May 6, 2010)

 


 

Signatures
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
 
 
Date: May 11, 2010  By:   /s/ Kurt P. Kuehn   
    Kurt P. Kuehn   
    Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer