NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION (NYSE:NSC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
of Shareholders was held on May 11, 2017. The following persons
were elected to the Board of Directors for a term of one year:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
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204,821,419
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1,570,313
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685,439
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Erskine B. Bowles
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204,498,395
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2,121,535
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457,241
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Wesley G. Bush
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204,954,065
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1,622,180
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500,926
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Daniel A. Carp
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202,360,899
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4,066,249
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650,023
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Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
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204,061,575
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2,472,091
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543,505
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Marcela E. Donadio
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204,896,975
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1,474,056
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706,139
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Steven F. Leer
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199,014,964
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6,466,294
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1,595,912
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Michael D. Lockhart
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205,232,755
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1,335,984
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508,432
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Amy E. Miles
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204,198,038
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2,368,351
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510,782
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Martin H. Nesbitt
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204,790,762
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1,572,817
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713,592
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James A. Squires
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199,358,579
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6,706,131
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1,012,461
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John R. Thompson
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204,152,540
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2,231,115
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693,516
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Corporations independent registered public accounting firm for
2017. Shareholders cast 247,745,480 votes for the appointment;
3,633,748 votes against the appointment; and abstained from casting
647,692 votes on the appointment of the independent registered
public accounting firm.
the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers. Shareholders cast
198,238,940 votes for the approval; 7,502,805 votes against the
approval; and abstained from casting 1,335,426 votes on the
approval of the compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive
Officers.
resolution on executive compensation. Shareholders cast 182,218,646
votes for a resolution every year; 1,123,504 votes for a resolution
every two years; 22,796,000 votes for a resolution every three
years; and abstained from casting 939,021 votes on the frequency of
the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
the frequency of the executive compensation resolution, the
Corporations Board of Directors decided that the Corporation will
include an advisory resolution on the compensation of named
executive officers in the Corporations proxy materials on an annual
basis, until such time as another advisory resolution is held on
the frequency of such advisory resolution on executive
compensation.
Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
About NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION (NYSE:NSC)
Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company engaged in the rail transportation business. The Company operates approximately 20,000 miles of road primarily in the East and Midwest. The Company is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods primarily in the Southeast, East and Midwest. The Company, through interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. The Company also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It provides logistics services and offers the intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States. The Company’s system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and other businesses located in its service area. The Company’s intermodal market group consists of shipments moving in trailers, domestic and international containers, and RoadRailer equipment. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION (NYSE:NSC) Recent Trading Information
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION (NYSE:NSC) closed its last trading session down -0.01 at 117.13 with 965,748 shares trading hands.