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Statement by Stan Deans, President of Global Logistics and Distribution, UPS

UPS® (NYSE:UPS), a leading global logistics provider, issued the following statement regarding its opening of Pratt & Whitney’s Northeast Logistics Center (NELC) in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Pratt & Whitney is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).

Customer loyalty shifting. Four primary market forces identified.

Industrial distributors are facing changing market conditions that are challenging their long-standing business models. The UPS (NYSE: UPS) Industrial Buying Dynamics study, conducted by global research firm TNS, revealed buyers are increasingly willing to purchase outside of their existing supply base. The study identified four significant forces that are impacting how the relationships between industrial distributors and their customers are being redefined.

UPS Capital®, a subsidiary of UPS® (NYSE:UPS) that provides supply chain financial, insurance and payment services, announced today a partnership with Kabbage®, a leading technology and data platform that powers automated small business lending. UPS Capital can now offer its small business customers seamless, real-time access to capital via Kabbage, to deliver the borrowing power they need to grow their businesses. The Kabbage technology platform continuously monitors the health and seasonality patterns of its customers to automatically deliver the right level of funding to each customer at the right time.

Acquisition Creates Unmatched Security for Customers Shipping High-Value Items

UPS Capital®, a subsidiary of UPS® (NYSE:UPS), which provides supply chain financial, insurance and payment services, today announced the acquisition of Parcel Pro, the leading independent logistics provider to the jewelry, wristwatch and collectibles industries.

Grants and logistics support to go to non-profit, non-governmental organizations and The United Nations agencies

Today, The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS® (NYSE: UPS), announced it will donate over $10 million to non-profit, non-governmental and United Nations agencies organizations in 2015 for the purpose of increasing community safety around the world. Focus areas for donations include emergency preparedness, disaster relief response/recovery and road safety.