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 trucks from U.S. highways annually
- Shifting freight from higher-cost trucks to lower-cost 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 404,000 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 1.6 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 target 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.
Please review Union Pacific’s cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements.