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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 15, 2023 (May 11, 2023)

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Virginia 1-8339 52-1188014
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

650 West Peachtree Street NW

Atlanta, Georgia

30308-1925

(855) 667-3655
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Norfolk Southern Corporation
Common Stock (Par Value $1.00)
  NSC   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.  ☐

 

 

   

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Norfolk Southern Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 11, 2023.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Shareholders elected the following thirteen directors, each to serve for a one-year term, by the following count:

 

  Votes For Votes Against Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

Thomas D. Bell, Jr. 158,780,029 6,916,082 936,426 29,479,938
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 145,256,152 19,649,964 1,726,421 29,479,938
Marcela E. Donadio 161,335,811 4,592,569 704,157 29,479,938
John C. Huffard, Jr. 161,623,613 4,237,424 771,500 29,479,938
Christopher T. Jones 154,076,417 12,108,730 447,390 29,479,938
Thomas C. Kelleher 163,526,063 2,354,791 751,683 29,479,938
Steven F. Leer 154,782,828 11,398,805 450,904 29,479,938
Michael D. Lockhart 145,578,853 20,288,496 765,188 29,479,938
Amy E. Miles 158,463,420 7,760,041 409,076 29,479,938
Claude Mongeau 156,211,280 9,614,605 806,652 29,479,938
Jennifer F. Scanlon 152,345,356 13,783,670 503,511 29,479,938
Alan H. Shaw 163,510,409 2,347,826 774,302 29,479,938
John R. Thompson 154,072,274 11,968,378 591,885 29,479,938

 

 

Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, by the following count:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
187,256,960   8,481,546   373,969

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by the following count:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
140,062,545   25,616,561   953,431   29,479,938

 

Proposal 4 – Frequency of Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation (“Say on Frequency”)

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, a one year frequency for the resolution on executive compensation, by the following count:

 

One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
161,801,984   507,299   3,672,352   650,902   29,479,938

 

  

Proposal 5 – Shareholder Proposal Regarding Street Name and Non-Street Name Shareholders’ Rights to Call a Special Meeting

Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding street name and non-street name shareholders’ rights to call a special meeting, by the following count:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
75,205,214   90,363,576   1,063,747   29,479,938

  

 

   

 

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.

 

  NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
     
     
  /s/ Denise W. Hutson
  Name: Denise W. Hutson
  Title: Corporate Secretary

 

Date:  May 15, 2023