SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sutherland Vanessa Allen

(Last) (First) (Middle)
THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE

(Street)
NORFOLK VA 23510

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP [ NSC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Legal Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/28/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/28/2021 A 380 A $0.0000 893 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 M 287 A $0.0000 1,180 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 M 159 A $0.0000 1,339 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 M 53 A $0.0000 1,392 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 F 15 D $239.7425 1,377 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 F 45 D $239.7425 1,332 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 F 80 D $239.7425 1,252 D
Common Stock 01/28/2021 F 106 D $239.745 1,146 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy, granted 2021) $241.79 01/28/2021 A 4,090 01/28/2025 01/28/2031 Common Stock 4,090 (1) 4,090 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 01/28/2021 A(2) 2,490(2) (2) (2) Common Stock 2,490 (2) 5,473 D
Restricted Stock Units (3) 01/28/2021 M(3) 159 (3) (3) Common Stock 159 (3) 5,314 D
Restricted Stock Units (4) 01/28/2021 M(4) 53 01/28/2020(4) 01/28/2023(4) Common Stock 53 (4) 1,097 D
Restricted Stock Units (5) 01/28/2021 M(5) 287 01/28/2020(5) 01/28/2023(5) Common Stock 287 (5) 810 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reports the grant to the reporting person of an option to purchase shares of common stock under the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (a 16b-3 plan).
2. Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on January 28, 2021, under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. These Units ultimately will be settled in Common Stock, vesting ratably in four annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
3. Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on April 25, 2019, under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. These Units ultimately will be settled in Common Stock, vesting ratably in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. This distribution represents the first of three installments.
4. Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on August 16, 2019, under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. These Units ultimately will be settled in Common Stock, vesting ratably in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. This distribution represents the first of three installments.
5. Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on January 28, 2019, under the terms of the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each Unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. These Units ultimately will be settled in Common Stock, vesting ratably in four annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. This distribution represents the second of four installments.
Denise W. Hutson via P.O.A. for Vanessa Allen Sutherland 02/01/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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