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The Strength of a Unique Franchise Excellent Network Strategic Terminal Locations Broad Port Access Border and Interchange Coverage Business Mix 2015 Freight Revenue:$20.4B Automotive Distribution Centers Intermodal Terminals Manifest Terminals Ports Border Crossings, Gateways and Interchanges Intermodal 20% Industrial Products 19% Coal 16% Agricultural Products 17% Automotive 11% Chemicals 17% 3 2015 Full Year Results Earnings Per Share $4.71-5% $5.75 $5.49 2013 2014 2015 66.1% Operating Ratio -0.4 pts 63.5% 63.1% Best-Ever Year Softness in Demand Business Mix Shifts Solid Core Pricing Resource Agility Lower Fuel Prices 2013 2014 2015 4
2016 Volumes 200 190 180 170 160 7-Day Monthly Carloadings 2016 YTD Down 5%* (000s) 2006 @192 2014 @188 2013 @ 176 2012 @176 2015 @177 2016 YTD Volumes* (vs 2015) Automotive Intermodal Chemicals 150 January December TOTAL Int l: +12% Dom: Flat Agricultural Products -4% Industrial Products -10% Coal -32% -5% +6% +1% +14% *Through March 3, 2016 5 Resources & Network Performance Total TE&Y* 17,975-18% 14,808 Active Locomotive Fleet 7,896-13% 6,895 ~4,100 TE&Y Employees in Furlough / AWTS** 4Q14 4Q15 4Q14 4Q15 ~1,500 Locomotives in Storage** *Full-time equivalent **As of March 4, 2016 UP Velocity (As reported to AAR, in mph) Good +13% 27.0 27.5 23.8 4Q14 4Q15 YTD 2016 UP Terminal Dwell (As reported to AAR, in hours) Good -5% 31.0 29.4 29.1 4Q14 4Q15 YTD 2016 Record Velocity at 4Q Volume Levels Further Improvement YTD versus 4Q15 Performance 6
Coal Trends 50,000 10,000 Volume Impact (Weekly Carloadings) Natural Gas Prices 2014 30,000 2015 2016* 1Q PRB Flooding 2Q 3Q 4Q 120 80 40 0 Jan 2013 Powder River Basin Coal Stockpiles* (Days of Burn) 2013-16 Inventory 5-Year Average Jul 2013 Jan 2014 *Energy Ventures Analysis Apr 12: Coal Inventory Levels 32% Exports 17% 19% 20% Jul 2014 Jan 2015 Jul 2015 102 67 Jan 2016 Electricity Generation Market Share** % from coal % from natural gas 50% 48% 47% 40% 25% 35 2016-2017 EIA Est. 33% 31% *Through March 5, 2016 2007 2009 2011 2013 **U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Dec 2015 7 Shale-Related Volumes 3.2% of 2015 Total Volume 2015 Volume (000s) % Incr (vs 2014) % of Total UP Volume Frac Sand* 177-30% 2.0% Crude Oil 90-37% 1.0% Pipe 19-43% 0.2% Total Shale 286-33% 3.2% Frac Sand Drivers Lower Energy Prices / Lower Rig Counts Enhanced Fracking Technology Crude Oil By Rail Market Drivers Lower Crude Oil Prices Unfavorable Price Spreads Ave. Month hly U.S. Rig Cou unts 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Jan-14 May-14 Sep-14 Jan-15 May-15 Sep-15 U.S. Rig Count** UNP Frac Sand Carloads* UNP Crude Oil Carloads 30,000 20,000000 10,000 0 Dec-15 UNP Mont thly Carloads * Includes barites ** Source: Baker Hughes 8
Grain Volumes Export Grain Flows Major UP-Served Grain Producing Region U.S. Grain Exports* (Bushels in Millions) 2013/14 2014/15 1,920 1,864 1,843 1,650 1,638 1,690 2015/16 Est. 1,176 854 775 Corn Soybeans Wheat *Source: USDA February 2016 9,000 7,500 UNP Weekly Grain Carloads (As reported to the AAR) 2014 6,000 4,500 2016* 2015 3,000 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 43 46 49 52 *Through March 5, 2016 9 Intermodal Seattle Portland Sparks NorCal Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City Tucson Nogales Intermodal Terminals Ports Interchange Points El Paso Denver Eagle Pass Omaha Laredo KC Dallas San Antonio Houston Chicago St. Louis Memphis Shreveport New Orleans 2015 Volume Mix International 49% Domestic 51% Retail Inventory-to-Sales Ratio Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.39 1.34 1.46 60 0 10 1.49 1.3 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16 Dec-15
Chemicals 2015 Revenue: $3.5 Billion Canadian Oil Sands Potash Soda Ash / Trona Ore Bakken Niobrara 2015 Volume Mix Petroleum /LPG 15% Soda Ash 11% Industrial Chemicals 26% Crude Oil 8% Fertilizer 17% Plastics 23% Key End-Use Markets (% of 2015 Volume) Crop Production Automotive 15% 6% Port Storage-in-Transit Permian Eagle Ford Gulf Coast Infrastructure Consumer Goods 43% Fuel & Energy 26% Construction 10% 11 U.S. Vehicle Sales and Drivers 2015 Volume Mix Seattle Portland Oakland Salt Lake City Eastport Twin Cities Omaha Denver Kansas City Duluth Chicago St. Louis Auto Parts 43% Finished Vehicles 57% U.S. Light Vehicle SAAR* Los Angeles Dallas Memphis 16.5 16.4 17.5 17.8 18.2 18.1 17.7 Borders & Interchange Houston New Orleans 10.4 Distribution Centers/Ports (UP Owned/Leased and Private) Assembly Centers (UP served) 2006 2009 2014 2015 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E *Source: February 2016 IHS Global Insight forecast 12
UP Positioned for Mexico Growth Strong Investments Foreign & Domestic Volume Growth (Carloads in Thousands) +8% Flat +3% 956 956 +5% 857 882 +9% 817 764 776 743 750 600 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 15 Coal 1% Chemicals 6% 2015 Volume Mix (In Carloads) Intermodal Industrial 22% 9% Ag Products 14% Autos 48% 13 Strengthening the Franchise Replacement, Growth & Productivity, and PTC 2016 Capital Plan: ~$3.75 Billion* ($ in Millions) Infrastructure Replacement $1,825 Locomotives/ Equipment $965 PTC $375 Technology/ Other $190 Capacity/ Commercial Facilities $395 *Includes cash capital, leases and other non-cash capital. Safe & Resilient Infrastructure Capacity Investments t Southern Region Network Strategies Equipment Acquisitions 230 New Locomotives 450 Freight Cars Positive Train Control 14
Leverage & Shareholder Returns ($ In Millions) Adjusted Debt / Adjusted EBITDA* 1.4 1.4 1.7 12/31/2013** 12/31/2014** 12/31/2015 Dividends & Share Repurchases ($ In Millions) Share Repurchases Dividends +37% $3,551 $4,857 +20% $5,809 Strong Balance Sheet Investment Grade Credit Rating $1.3 Billion Debt Issuance in 2016 YTD Repurchased 15% of Shares over past 5 years 2013 2014 2015* *2015 includes 4Q14 dividend payment made Jan. 2, 2015 * See Union Pacific website under Investors for a reconciliation to GAAP. ** Prior periods have been adjusted for the retrospective adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2015-03. 15 Summary of 2016 Key Guidance First Quarter Coal Volume Down ~30% Total Volume Down Mid-Single Digits Full Year Total Volume Down Slightly Fuel & Mix Pressure Record Productivity Improved Operating Ratio Capital Plan of ~$3.75 Billion 16
Aspiring to New Levels: G55 + 0 Kicked off Fall 2015 15 Focused Teams Turbocharge Productivity All Areas New Capital Efficiency Approaches Improve the Customer Experience New Business Development Continue Pricing to Service & Value $ Billions of Ideas Launch in 2016 17 G55 + 0 Key Initiatives Initiatives: Engineering Fuel Support Frontline Locomotive Sourcing Car Corridor Terminal All Other Projects Relative Operating Expense + Capital Savings 45+ Projects Increased Annual Productivity 18
Realizing Potential of the Franchise 87.5 Operating Ratio (Percent) 184 63.1 177 60 +/- 55 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 7-Day Volume (000s) Target Realizing 55 19