Norfolk Southern

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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Norfolk Southern

2 recorded campaigns from 1 organization.

· 2023
Impact Shares at Norfolk Southern
Adopt an employer-paid sick leave policy as a standard, perennial benefit.
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Friends Fiduciary Corporation · 2021
Friends Fiduciary Corporation at Norfolk Southern
Report on how the company's direct and indirect lobbying through trade associations aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
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What shareholders voted on

From Norfolk Southern’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by the following count	Say on pay	94.5%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, by the following count	Auditor	94.4%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Mark R. George	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Philip S. Davidson	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Gilbert H. Lamphere	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Richard H. Anderson	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Sameh Fahmy	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Lori J. Ryerkerk	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Mary K. Heitkamp	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of William Clyburn, Jr.	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Francesca A. DeBiase	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	96.4%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
The resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by the following count	Say on pay	95.3%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025, by the following count	Auditor	94.8%	Passed
Election of Philip S. Davidson	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Lori J. Ryerkerk	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Mark R. George	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Sameh Fahmy	Director	98.7%	Passed
Election of Gilbert H. Lamphere	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Mary K. Heitkamp	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Richard H. Anderson	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of William Clyburn, Jr.	Director	98.1%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	97.7%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Francesca A. DeBiase	Director	97%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Shareholder did not approve the shareholder proposal, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	38.9%	Failed
Shareholders did not approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation, by the following count	Say on pay	27.9%	Failed
A proposal submitted by Ancora Group to repeal any provision or amendment of Norfolk Southern’s Bylaws adopted by the Board without shareholder approval after July 25, 2023, by the following count	Company proposal	61.3%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, by the following count	Auditor	94.8%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	89.3%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	88.6%	Passed
Election of Francesca A. DeBiase	Director	88.3%	Passed
Election of Richard H. Anderson	Director	88.2%	Passed
Election of Philip S. Davidson	Director	84.1%	Passed
Election of Gilbert Lamphere	Director	68.9%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director	68.9%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	65%	Passed
Election of Alan H. Shaw	Director	64.4%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	64%	Passed
Election of Sameh Fahmy	Director	63.2%	Passed
Election of William Clyburn, Jr.	Director	62.7%	Passed
Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp	Director	54.3%	Passed
Election of Allison Landry	Director	49.6%	Failed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director	46.1%	Failed
Election of John Kasich	Director	45.6%	Failed
Election of Betsy Atkins	Director	38.6%	Failed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director	36.3%	Failed
Election of James Barber, Jr.	Director	35.3%	Failed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director	29.4%	Failed

2023

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding street name and non-street name shareholders’ rights to call a special meeting, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	45.4%	Failed
The resolution on executive compensation, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, by the following count	Say on pay	84.5%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, by the following count	Auditor	95.7%	Passed
Election of Alan H. Shaw	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	97.4%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Thomas D. Bell, Jr.	Director	95.8%	Passed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director	95.3%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	94.2%	Passed
Election of Steven F. Leer	Director	93.1%	Passed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director	92.8%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	92.7%	Passed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director	91.7%	Passed
Election of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.	Director	88.1%	Passed
Election of Michael D. Lockhart	Director	87.8%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding reducing the percentage of shareholders required to call a special meeting, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	44.8%	Failed
The compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers, by the following count	Company proposal	92.6%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, by the following count	Auditor	93.6%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Alan H. Shaw	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of James A. Squires	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Thomas D. Bell, Jr.	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	96.9%	Passed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director	96.2%	Passed
Election of Michael D. Lockhart	Director	95.9%	Passed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director	95.7%	Passed
Election of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.	Director	90.8%	Passed
Election of Steven F. Leer	Director	85.7%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
A shareholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying activity alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	76.4%	Passed
Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding revisions to the ownership requirements for proxy access, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	30.7%	Failed
The compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers, by the following count	Company proposal	92.8%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, by the following count	Auditor	95.3%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	98%	Passed
Election of Thomas D. Bell, Jr.	Director	97.6%	Passed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director	97.1%	Passed
Election of Michael D. Lockhart	Director	96.9%	Passed
Election of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.	Director	94.7%	Passed
Election of Steven F. Leer	Director	93.7%	Passed
Election of James A. Squires	Director	93.1%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal regarding the right to act by written consent, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	12.9%	Failed
An amendment to the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with respect to the voting standard necessary to amend the Articles, by the following count	Company proposal	98.9%	Passed
An amendment to the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to revise the voting standard to be the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast for (i) the re-domestication of the Corporation, and (ii) an affiliated transaction for which the Virginia Stock Corporation Act requires shareholder approval, by the following count	Company proposal	98.8%	Passed
And Restated Articles of Incorporation, to revise the voting standard to be the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast for (i) a merger, (ii) a share exchange, (iii) a conversion, (iv) a sale of all or substantially all the Corporation’s property for which the Virginia Stock Corporation Act requires shareholder approval, or (v) dissolution of the Corporation, by the following count	Company proposal	98.6%	Passed
The compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers, by the following count	Company proposal	93.7%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020, by the following count	Auditor	96.1%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of John C. Huffard, Jr.	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Claude Mongeau	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Christopher T. Jones	Director	99%	Passed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.	Director	98.8%	Passed
Election of Thomas D. Bell, Jr.	Director	98.6%	Passed
Election of Michael D. Lockhart	Director	97.7%	Passed
Election of Steven F. Leer	Director	95.5%	Passed
Election of James A. Squires	Director	94.3%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
A shareholder proposal regarding simple majority vote, by the following count	Shareholder proposal	John Chevedden	69.9%	Passed
The compensation of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers, by the following count	Company proposal		93.8%	Passed
The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019, by the following count	Auditor		96.6%	Passed
Election of Thomas C. Kelleher	Director		99.1%	Passed
Election of Marcela E. Donadio	Director		99.1%	Passed
Election of John R. Thompson	Director		99%	Passed
Election of Amy E. Miles	Director		99%	Passed
Election of Thomas D. Bell, Jr.	Director		99%	Passed
Election of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.	Director		98.9%	Passed
Election of Jennifer F. Scanlon	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of Michael D. Lockhart	Director		97.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel A. Carp	Director		96.5%	Passed
Election of Steven F. Leer	Director		95.7%	Passed
Election of James A. Squires	Director		95%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Norfolk Southern’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-05-08
2026	Proxy statement	2026-03-27
2025	Vote results	2025-11-17
2025	Vote results	2025-05-09
2025	Proxy statement	2025-03-28
2024	Vote results	2024-05-15
2023	Vote results	2023-05-15
2023	Proxy statement	2023-03-31
2022	Vote results	2022-05-16
2022	Proxy statement	2022-03-31
2021	Vote results	2021-05-14
2021	Proxy statement	2021-03-31
2020	Vote results	2020-05-15
2020	Proxy statement	2020-03-27
2019	Vote results	2019-05-14
2019	Proxy statement	2019-03-29
2018	Vote results	2018-05-14
2018	Proxy statement	2018-03-21

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