Union Pacific – Norfolk Southern Transcontinental Merger Fast Facts
The updated merger application is the first rail merger to use 100% traffic files versus a carload waybill sample, making it the most thorough assessment of market and operational impacts in history.
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- Forward Looking Market Share
- Commitment not to control the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA)
- Merger Agreement Appendices & Disclosure Schedules
BENEFITS TO AMERICA
- Removes ~2.1 million truckloads from U.S. highways annually
- Shifting freight from higher-cost trucks to lowercost rail will save shippers an estimated $3.5 billion annually – savings expected to flow through to consumer prices
- Rail produces up to 75% less carbon emissions than trucks
- Reduces nearly 3.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually
BENEFITS TO CUSTOMERS
- Transforms 10,000 existing lanes from interline to single-line service
- Creates 88,000 new county to county lanes where shippers will have access to single-line rail service for the first time
- Six new manifest trains and other transportation plan changes eliminate car handlings and route miles
– Adds 403,000 annual manifest, bulk and auto carloads - Seven new intermodal lanes with seven day a week service, with a new lane connecting Northern California and the Southeast
– Adds 1.5 million annual intermodal container loads - Only five customer locations out of more than 20,000 will go from 2 rail carriers to 1; all locations, including any later identified, will be provided a second rail option
- Keeps open all existing gateways for eligible traffic on commercially reasonable terms
- Committed Gateway Pricing extends merger benefits to solely-served BNSF and CSX customers
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES
- Unprecedented jobs-for-life guarantee – every employee with a union job at the time of the merger will continue to have one
- Merger creates ~1,200 net new union jobs by Year 3 to handle new business, up from 900 in the original application
- Average annual compensation and benefit package for rail workers of $160,000; 40% above the national industrial average
BENEFITS TO SHAREHOLDERS
- Revenue growth of ~$4.1 billion annually by Year 3
- Up to $1.8 billion annual net revenue EBITDA synergies by Year 3
- Annual cost synergies of nearly $1 billion by Year 3
- One time integration capital of ~$2 billion
- Capacity improvements totaling ~$900 million
- Technology integration and other investments totaling ~$1.1 billion
- Annual capital savings of ~$133 million by Year 3
- Annual free cash flow* grows to $11.8+ billion by Year 3
- Long-term Debt / EBITDA of ~2.8x achieved by Year 2
- Resume share repurchases in Year 2, growing to $10B+ annually by Year 3
*Calculated as Cash from Operating less Cash from Investing
THE GREAT CONNECTION Regularly updated information about the merger can be found at AmericasGreatConnection.com
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Please review Union Pacific’s cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements.