UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): 

October 22, 2012 (October 18, 2012)

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Effective as of October 18, 2012, the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 9 to Transfer and Administration Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99 (the "Amendment"), renewing the Registrant's receivables securitization facility (the “Facility”).  Please see Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated November 14, 2007; Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2008; Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 23, 2008; Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 22, 2009; Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 22, 2010; and Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Form 8-K dated October 20, 2011.

 

The parties to the Amendment are the Registrant; Norfolk Southern Railway Company ("NSR"), the Registrant's wholly-owned operating subsidiary, as Originator and as Servicer; Thoroughbred Funding, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSR; the Conduit Investors from time to time party thereto; the Committed Investors from time to time party thereto; the Managing Agents from time to time party thereto; and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch (“BTMU”), as the Administrative Agent for the Investors and as a Managing Agent.  BTMU has assumed the duties of Administrative Agent from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., who has resigned from that position and ceased its participation in the Facility upon mutual agreement with the Registrant.

  

With respect to the other parties to the Amendment, the Registrant has or may have had customary banking relationships based on the provision of a variety of financial services, including pension fund, cash management, investment banking, and equipment financing and leasing services, none of which are material individually or in the aggregate with respect to any individual party.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Amendment No. 9 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of October 18, 2012.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  

                                                            SIGNATURES

                                                            NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

                                                            (Registrant)

                                                            

                                                                    /s/ Howard D. McFadden                      

                                                            Name:  Howard D. McFadden
                                                            Title:    Corporate Secretary

Date:  October 22, 2012

 

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                                                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Amendment No. 9 to Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of October 18, 2012.