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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

or

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-15451

____________________________________  

 

55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

(404) 828-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_______________________________  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share

(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “ large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

x

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  x

The aggregate market value of the class B common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $78,510,244,191 as of June 30, 2020. The registrant’s class A common stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an organized over-the-counter market, but each share of the registrant’s class A common stock is convertible into one share of the registrant’s class B common stock.

As of February 5, 2021, there were 147,531,933 outstanding shares of class A common stock and 719,506,596 outstanding shares of class B common stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareowners scheduled for May 13, 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			PART I
Item 1.			Business			1
			Overview			1
			Strategy			2
			Competitive Strengths			2
			Products and Services; Reporting Segments			2
			Human Capital			5
			Customers			6
			Competition			6
			Government Regulation			6
			Where You Can Find More Information			8
Item 1A.			Risk Factors			9
Item 1B.			Unresolved Staff Comments			16
Item 2.			Properties			17
			Operating Facilities			17
			Fleet			18
Item 3.			Legal Proceedings			18
Item 4.			Mine Safety Disclosures			18
			PART II
Item 5.			Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			19
			Shareowner Return Performance Graph			20
Item 6.			Selected Financial Data			21
Item 7.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			22
			Overview			22
			Supplemental Information - Items Affecting Comparability			24
			U.S. Domestic Package Operations			28
			International Package Operations			31
			Supply Chain & Freight Operations			34
			Consolidated Operating Expenses			36
			Other Income and (Expense)			39
			Income Tax Expense			40
			Liquidity and Capital Resources			41
			Collective Bargaining Agreements			47
			New Accounting Pronouncements			47
			Rate Adjustments			48
			Critical Accounting Estimates			49
Item 7A.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk			54
Item 8.			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			56
Item 9.			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			131
Item 9A.			Controls and Procedures			131
Item 9B.			Other Information			133
			PART III
Item 10.			Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			134
Item 11.			Executive Compensation			135
Item 12.			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			135
Item 13.			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			135
Item 14.			Principal Accountant Fees and Services			135
			PART IV
Item 15.			Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			136
Item 16.			Form 10-K Summary			136