Norfolk Southern Corp DEFA14A, filed Mar 31, 2022
Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Your Vote Counts! NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Vote by May 11, 2022 11:59 PM ET You invested in NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 12, 2022. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* May 12, 2022 8:30 A.M. EDT *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number V1.1 For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # D66867-P66848 Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 28, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION ATTN: RICHARD D. JOHNSON 650 W. PEACHTREE STREET, NW BOX 18 ATLANTA, GA 30308 Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NSC2022 VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. Voting Items Board Recommends D66868-P66848 Against 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1c. Marcela E. Donadio 1a. Thomas D. Bell, Jr. 1d. John C. Huffard, Jr. 1b. Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. 1e. Christopher T. Jones 1f. Thomas C. Kelleher 1g. Steven F. Leer 1h. Michael D. Lockhart 1i. Amy E. Miles 1j. Claude Mongeau 1k. Jennifer F. Scanlon 1l. Alan H. Shaw 1m. James A. Squires 2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as Norfolk Southern’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2022. 3. Approval of the advisory resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 4. A shareholder proposal regarding reducing the percentage of shareholders required to call a special meeting. NOTE: In addition, in their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. For For For For For For For For For For For For For For For For 1n. John R. Thompson