SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KNIGHT ROBERT M JR

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1400 DOUGLAS STREET

(Street)

OMAHA

68179

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNION PACIFIC CORP [ UNP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP FINANCE & CFO UPC

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/20/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock⁽¹⁾	07/18/2012		G	V	124,000	D	$0	123,915	D
Common Stock	07/20/2012		M		35,000	A	$47.28	158,915	D
Common Stock	07/20/2012		F		13,478	D	$122.77	145,437	D
Common Stock	07/20/2012		F		9,341	D	$122.77	136,096	D
Common Stock⁽²⁾								85,722.8356	I	(1)
Common Stock								18,712	I	by GRAT I
Common Stock⁽³⁾								219.6134	I	by Managed Account

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)⁽⁴⁾	$47.28	07/20/2012		M			35,000	02/05/2010⁽⁴⁾	02/05/2019	Common Stock	35,000	$0	27,646	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person formed an LLC and transferred Union Pacific Corporation common shares to the LLC. The reporting person gifted all of the LLC units to trusts that benefit the reporting person's adult children in which the reporting person has no investment control, voting rights or pecuniary interest.

2. Represents conversion of restricted stock units to fully vested stock units with a distribution ratio of 1:1 - Payable only in shares of common stock at termination of employment or a date certain.

3. Includes holdings in employee benefit plans, Tax Reduction and Payroll Based Stock Plans, as of Transaction Date.

4. This option became exercisable in three equal installments starting one year from the grant date.

	By: Trevor L. Kingston, Attorney-in-Fact For: Robert M. Knight, Jr.	07/24/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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