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    Busiest Day of the Year

    December 21, 2009 - UPS expects to deliver approximately 22 million packages
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    Busiest Online Tracking Day of the Year

    December 22, 2009 - UPS expects more than 35 million online package tracking requests
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    Busiest Express Delivery Day of the Year

    December 23, 2009 - UPS expects to deliver more than 6 million air packages
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    Executive Council Value-Based Sustainability Conference

    January 26, 2010 - Bob Stoffel, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Strategy, Engineering, and Sustainability
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    Atlanta Leadership Symposium

    January 28, 2010 - Myron Gray, Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations
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    UPS Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Announcement

    February 02, 2010
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    Business Excellence

    2009

    STAR AWARD Trophy (UPS Supply Chain Solutions - India) - GE Healthcare

    Corporate Award - Employer Assistance Society of North America

    2008 Supplier of the Year and Top Performance: GE Healthcare Physical Inventory World Cup (UPS Brazil) - GE Healthcare

    Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards (2008 Business Monitor: UPS Asia) - Media Magazine

    Best Brands in Mexico (UPS Mexico) - Millward Brown and HSM

    Top 125 Award - Training Magazine

    Silver Anvil Award (UPS's "Brown Goes Green"; management category) – Public Relations Society of America

    Top 25 Global Logistics Companies (UPS Supply Chain Solutions) - Traffic World

    2009 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive

    Who's Who in Air Cargo - Inbound Logistics

    Top 50 Airlines - Air Cargo World

    American Customer Satisfaction Index (Top score in delivery category - 84)

    Top 10 3PL (#3) - Inbound Logistics

    America's Most Reputable Companies (#3) - The Reputation Institute

    World's Most Reputable Companies (#12) - The Reputation Institute

    Best Places to Launch a Career - Business Week

    Who's Who in Air Cargo

    UPS was included on Inbound Logistics' list of Who's Who in Air Cargo, defined as "companies that are taking airfreight shippers to new heights of innovation and collaboration." The magazine's market survey solicited more than 50 airlines, airfreight forwarders, expeditors and third-party logistics providers to provide feedback. The non-ranking list cited UPS for value-added services and specialties like UPS Air Freight ConsolidatedSM, Trade Direct(R), and ground freight/LTL.

    UPS ranked #143 on Fortune's Global 500 - based on revenue

    America's Best CEOs - Institutional Investor

    UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis was among the top 5 CEOs in the Airfreight & Surface Transportation sector, according to a study by Institutional Investor magazine. The publication surveyed 900 analysts and portfolio managers who identified the best CEOs in the industry sectors in which they invest for being transparent with shareholders and "smart with their companies' balance sheets."

    World's Most Respected Companies - Barron's Magazine

    UPS again was named to Barron's magazine's list of World's Most Respected Companies, ranking #11. Professional money managers across the country were asked to give their opinion of the 100 largest companies in the world, based on total stock-market capitalization, and to assess survey statements with responses ranging from "Highly Respect" to "Don't Respect".

    World's Most Ethical Companies - Ethisphere Institute

    UPS again was recognized one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. Companies were chosen based on best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.

    Supply Chain Vendor of the Year - Staples Canada

    Cargo Airline of the Year (UPS Airlines) - Air Transport World

    Supplier of the Year, Top Performance (UPS Brazil) - GE Healthcare

    UPS Brazil won the "2008 Supplier of the Year" award and "Top Performance" recognition by businesses for effective warehouse management for the GE Healthcare Company.

    America' s Best Investor Relations - Institutional Investor

    UPS ranked second in Institutional Investor's list of the top airfreight and surface transportation companies at investor relations. Over 650 analysts and portfolio managers were asked to name the best U.S. companies in terms of various investor relations attributes in the sectors in which they invest.

    Top 25 Global Logistics Companies (UPS Supply Chain Solutions) - Traffic World

    American Brand Excellence Award (UPS and The UPS Store) - City Business Journals Network

    UPS was recognized as the winner of the American Brand Excellence Award in the Business Services category. The UPS Store received the same honor for the Retail category. More than 1,400 business owners and managers of small and mid-sized businesses chose brands that they felt best met the needs of their businesses.

    Top 50 Trucking Companies - The Journal of Commerce

    UPS ranked #1 on the Journal of Commerce's list of trucking companies.

    America's Most Reputable Companies

    UPS ranked third in the Reputation Institute's Global Pulse 2009 study of the most reputable companies in the U.S. UPS followed Johnson & Johnson and Kraft Foods. The study surveyed 30,000 consumers in 29 countries who rated companies based on overall respect, trust, esteem, admiration and "good feelings."

    UPS named to World's Most Respected Companies list

    UPS again was named to Barron's magazine's list of World's Most Respected Companies, ranking #11.

    Professional money managers across the country were asked to give their opinion of the 100 largest companies in the world, based on total stock-market capitalization, and to assess survey statements with responses ranging from "Highly Respect" to "Don't Respect".

    2008

    UPS Among Best Global Brands

    UPS was recognized as one of the top 100 global brands, according to Interbrand. The research firm evaluated each company's financial strength, and how the company's brand influences consumer demand, as well as the brand's ability to secure ongoing customer demand.

    UPS was cited for its expansion in online, supply chain and freight services, focus on international markets, and aggressive marketing strategies, such as the sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics and U.S. ad campaigns.

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    UPS One of 60 Most Visible U.S. Companies

    An annual reputation quotient survey by Harris Interactive showed that UPS again is among the most visible companies in the eyes of American consumers. The company ranked No. 13 based on reputation in six categories: emotional appeal, products and services, social responsibility, vision and leadership, workplace environments and financial performance. Learn more.

    UPS Among Best 3PL Providers

    UPS ranked #2 for the Inbound Logistics 2008 Top 100 3PL Excellence Awards. More than 300 companies participated and those service providers selected were among those that offered diverse operational capabilities and experience to meet readers' unique supply chain and logistics needs.

    According to the magazine, UPS was chosen based on criteria, including responsive to customer needs and its ability to offer strategic solutions designed to drive business process improvement and change.

    UPS Again Takes Top Place in Customer Loyalty Index

    For the fourth consecutive year, Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index ranked UPS #1 in the Parcel Delivery category, citing brands best able to engage consumers and create loyal customers.

    UPS Recognized as Most Ethical Company

    UPS has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a research-based group dedicated to identifying and sharing best practices in business ethics, compliance, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance. The Institute cited UPS for using ethics as a corporate business strategy.

    UPS Named One of the Most Reputable Companies

    UPS was again named one of the most reputable global companies, according to the third annual survey by the Reputation Institute and reported by Forbes magazine. The company ranked No. 15 of the 600 largest companies in the world and No. 6 on the U.S. listing for having the best corporate reputation. The Reputation Institute indicated that a company's reputation is built on seven pillars: products/services, innovation, workplace, citizenship, governance, leadership, and performance.

    Best Commercial Fleet

    UPS was cited as having the best commercial fleet by Light & Medium Truck magazine. The 100 companies on the list were ranked based on the number of trucks, regardless of size, owned or leased.

    UPS Makes Top 25 of Most Powerful Brands

    UPS ranked No. 24 on the 100 Most Powerful Brands list, published by global market research and consulting firm Millward Brown and the Financial Times newspaper. The ranking combines the financials with solid measures of consumer sentiment derived from a repository of brand equity data.

    UPS Named Winning Brand

    UPS was named the winning brand of the City Business Journals Network's fifth annual American Brand Excellence Awards, Business Services category. Business decision makers across the country chose leading national brands that best serve the needs of small- and mid-sized businesses

    UPS Recognized by National Veteran-Owned Business Association

    UPS was recognized by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) and the VA's Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) for our efforts in supporting veteran suppliers. The company was applauded for veteran supplier diversity program specifics, assets allocated to veteran outreach and overall results in usage of veteran suppliers.

    UPS Wins Big as Top 3PL

    UPS was recognized as the 2008 Best 3PL for High-Tech and Electronics during the Best 3PL Awards North America 2008 gala dinner, held at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on June 24th. Entries were nominated solely by 3PL customers across North America, and this year saw a record number of votes for the best 3PL providers in each category.

    2007

    UPS Tops List of Logistical Companies

    UPS ranked #1 on Transport Topics' Top 50 Logistical Companies. The company also ranked top of the list for the magazine's Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, Contract/Logistics Providers, and Package/Courier Companies lists.

    Rankings were based on the companies that have been at the forefront of the logistics and transportation industries.

    U.S. Consumers Call The UPS Store a Top Competitive Company

    The UPS Store was named one of the Top 40 Most Competitive Companies by W Ratings, an independent competitive research firm. The first annual ranking by U.S. consumers identifies the best performing companies based on its ability to achieve higher economic profit than rivals and sustain that competitive advantage through moats or barriers to entry.

    UPS Best Place to Launch a Career

    For the second consecutive year, UPS landed on BusinessWeek's list of Best Places to Launch a Career. The magazine bases its ranking on a survey of more than 37,000 U.S. employees who rate their companies on pay, benefits, retention and training programs.

    UPS Recognized as Best Place to Work for IT Professionals

    UPS is among the 100 Best Places to Work in IT, as listed by ComputerWorld magazine. The survey includes companies based on organizations' average salary and bonus increases, the percentage of IT employees receiving promotions, IT staff turnover rates, training and development opportunities, and the percentage of women and minorities in IT staff and management positions.

    Forbes Names UPS America's Best Big Company

    Forbes recognized UPS as one of the Platinum 400: America's Best Big Companies, passing the business magazine's benchmarks for financial growth rates and returns, corporate governance, accounting standards and background checks.

    UPS recognized with Superbrands Award

    UPS recently received the 2007 Superbrands Award in Hungary. Superbrands recognizes, rewards, and reinforces leading brands from all over the world and provides a comprehensive package of brand building and strengthening services. Superbrands was established in London where it published the first Superbrands book more than a decade ago. Since then, Superbrands has expanded its operations to over 50 countries, gained a wide-range of recognition as the world's largest and leading independent arbiter of branding, and worked with over 3,000 of the world’s leading brands.

    UPS SCS voted a top performing company in South Africa

    Now in its 8th edition, South Africa's Top Performing Companies is an annual publication that inspires growth, success, and achievement across the South African economy. According to this organization, UPS SCS South Africa epitomizes success by meeting the entry criteria based on turnover, quality of operation, triple bottom line performance, SED spend, ISO Accreditation, and growth.

    Wal-Mart Names UPS Small Package Carrier of the Year

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has selected UPS as the Best Small Package Carrier of the Year.

    The annual award recognizes one small package carrier based on a variety of criteria, including on-time performance, billing accuracy, ease of doing business, claims performance, management team communication, flexibility, dependability, technology integration and overall exceptional customer service.

    "UPS is extremely honored to receive this prestigious award from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for two consecutive years," said Brian Atterberry, UPS Director of Strategic Accounts. "This reflects the commitment of our entire organization to deliver industry best performance & value-added services to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc."

    The award, based on 2006 performance, was announced August 27 in Bentonville, Ark at Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters.

    UPS Wins 24th Annual "Quest for Quality" Award

    UPS' outstanding performance as a multi-faceted transportation provider has been acknowledged by its winning Logistics Management's 24th annual "Quest for Quality" award. The award is given based on survey where shippers are asked to grade a company's performance, value, information technology, customer service, equipment and operations. Quest for Quality recognizes expedited motor, air express, freight forwarders, surface package and multi-regional less-than-truckload carriers.

    UPS executive recognized

    UPS Senior Vice President Bob Stoffel was named winner of the 3PL Executive Excellence Award at the June 2007 North American 3PL Summit coordinated by eyefortransport, a global provider of logistics and transportation information and services. Stoffel was cited for his leadership in building the expanded supply chain capabilities of UPS.

    Portfolio Managers, Analysts Name UPS CFO-Turned-CEO Best Chief Financial Officer

    UPS CFO Scott Davis, now Chairman and CEO, was named Best Chief Financial Officer in the Airfreight and Surface Transportation Industry by Institutional Investor magazine. Portfolio managers and brokerage firm research analysts were asked to choose the best American CFOs in 62 industries.

    Business Week Cites UPS as "Customer Service Champ"

    Business Week included UPS in the Top 10 of its first-ever ranking of "Customer Service Champs."

    The magazine ranked UPS No. 1 in the shipping industry and No. 8 overall out of the Top 25 "client-pleasing brands" that stand out as the best providers of customer service.

    UPS was cited for its delivery reliability, training of drivers and managers and its embrace of advanced technology to improve efficiency and customer service at the same time.