SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-16-040038
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP · NSC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James A Hixon
Officer — Exec. VP-Law & Corp. Relations
Period of report
Oct 3, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Oct 4, 2016 · 4:26 pm EDT
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 Stock | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 2,093 | $47.76 | A | 129,724 | D | |
| Common Stock | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 1,593 | $62.745 | A | 131,317 | D | |
| Common Stock | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 1,330 | $75.14 | A | 132,647 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 8,922 | 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 2010)F2 | $47.76 | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 2,093 | D | Jan 29, 2014 | Jan 28, 2020 | Common Stock | 2,093 | 24,407 | D |
| Option (right to buy, granted 2011)F2 | $62.745 | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 1,593 | D | Jan 27, 2015 | Jan 26, 2021 | Common Stock | 1,593 | 17,407 | D |
| Option (right to buy, granted 2012)F2 | $75.14 | Oct 3, 2016 | M | 1,330 | D | Jan 26, 2016 | Jan 25, 2022 | Common Stock | 1,330 | 16,670 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents 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 October 3, 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.
- F2Reflects exercise and resulting cancellation of stock option, in a single transaction, exempt from Section 16(b). The stock option was granted under the Long-Term Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 plan).