Norfolk Southern welcomes new board members, reiterates commitment to shareholders
Certified results of 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders confirm newly constituted board
Board of directors committed to working collaboratively, engaging with
shareholders as it charts
"The board and management team are aligned on enhancing shareholder value through the strategy and management team that have been endorsed by our shareholders," said
The final certified voting results of the election of 13 directors for a one-year term to the Norfolk Southern Board are as follows:
Nominees for Director |
Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
Percentage Supporting* |
|
158,000,865 |
18,922,320 |
89.01 % |
|
156,826,952 |
20,096,127 |
88.35 % |
|
156,252,279 |
20,684,529 |
88.03 % |
|
155,963,709 |
20,882,198 |
87.87 % |
|
148,120,555 |
27,961,598 |
83.45 % |
|
121,979,232 |
54,954,477 |
68.72 % |
|
121,001,573 |
54,596,890 |
68.17 % |
|
115,064,565 |
61,873,324 |
64.82 % |
|
113,918,528 |
63,022,232 |
64.18 % |
|
113,181,028 |
63,763,787 |
63.76 % |
|
111,026,536 |
64,570,407 |
62.55 % |
|
110,126,338 |
65,474,552 |
62.04 % |
Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp |
95,984,122 |
80,906,794 |
54.08 % |
|
87,180,961 |
88,422,646 |
49.12 % |
|
81,607,126 |
95,329,798 |
45.98 % |
|
78,694,346 |
93,921,110 |
44.33 % |
|
67,807,262 |
107,797,967 |
38.20 % |
|
64,271,195 |
112,663,573 |
36.21 % |
|
62,038,091 |
113,578,206 |
34.95 % |
|
52,012,141 |
124,923,422 |
29.30 % |
*Represents the total percentage of instructed shares voted at the meeting (177,500,540) that voted "For" each respective nominee. |
The final results have been certified by
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