SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-16-025322
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP · NSC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Alan H. Shaw
Officer — EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Period of report
Jan 28, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Feb 1, 2016 · 4:21 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000702165
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Jan 28, 2016 | A | 1,295 | $0.00 | A | 2,517 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jan 28, 2016 | F | 458 | $70.32 | D | 2,059 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | holding | — | — | — | 1,581 | I | By 401(k) Plan |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option (right to buy, granted 2016)F3 | $70.32 | Jan 28, 2016 | A | 20,210 | A | Jan 28, 2020 | Jan 27, 2026 | Common Stock | 20,210 | 20,210 | D |
| Restricted Stock UnitsF4 | — | Jan 28, 2016 | A | 2,450 | A | Jan 28, 2021 | Jan 28, 2021 | Common Stock | 2,450 | 2,450 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Respresents shares earned by the reporting person under the formula-based performance share feature of the Corporation's Long-Term Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 plan)
- F2Represents the approximate number of whole shares of Common Stock estimated -- on the basis of the unit accounting system used by the Plan Administrator -- as of January 28, 2016, to have been credited to the reporting person's account in the Norfolk Southern Corporation Thrift and Investment Plan (TIP), a trusteed 401(k) plan. In accordance with TIP's terms applicable to all participants, acquisitions were made at various times and at various prices.
- F3Reports 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).
- F4Reports the number of Restricted Stock Units, exempt under Section 16(b), granted and credited to the account of the reporting person on January 28, 2016, 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 on January 28, 2021.