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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>7. Employment Benefit Plans</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Components of the net cost were as follows (in millions):
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Pension Benefits</b></td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Net Cost</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost
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<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">25</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">25</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(26</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(28</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(53</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(56</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of net loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net cost recognized
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">24</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">15</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
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<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits</b></td>
<td> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b>Six Months Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Net Cost</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2008</b></td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of net loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prior service credit
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(4</td>
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</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net cost recognized
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
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</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In the second quarter of 2009, the Company made a voluntary contribution of $33 million to
BNSF’s qualified pension plan. The Company is not required to make any contributions to BNSF’s
qualified pension plan in the second half of 2009.
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