Item 2.06 Material Impairments OnJanuary 25, 2021 ,United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS") announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement, datedJanuary 24, 2021 , pursuant to which it has agreed sell all of its equity interests in itsUPS Ground Freight, Inc. subsidiary to TFI International Inc.. Completion of the transaction is subject to certain customary regulatory and other approvals and conditions. In connection with the entry into the agreement,UPS has determined that an impairment triggering event has occurred as of theDecember 31, 2020 balance sheet date. As a result,UPS expects to recognize a non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of approximately$500 million on its statement of consolidated income for the year endedDecember 31, 2020 . Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release datedJanuary 25, 2021 104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K,
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The information contained in Items 7.01 and 9.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by reference in any such filing.
Cautionary Forward-Looking Statements
The statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the amount and timing of the impairment chargeUPS expects to record constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from present expectations. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are outsideUPS's control, include, but are not limited to, the finalization of the accounting impact of the pending sale ofUPS Ground Freight, Inc. and the other factors and risks discussed inUPS's periodic reports filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission .UPS does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect events, circumstances, changes in expectations, or the occurrence of unanticipated events after the date hereof, except as required by law. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. Date: January 25, 2021 By: /s/ BRIAN NEWMAN Brian Newman Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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