Norfolk Southern Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 1, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Norfolk Southern Corporation (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned freight railroad subsidiary Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSRC”), entered into certain amended and restated agreements to renew the lease of its corporate headquarters building located at 650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia (the “Building”) for an additional five-year term. Those agreements included (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”):

The Transaction Documents amend and restate the original operative documents entered into on March 1, 2019, as previously amended, which were entered into in connection with the construction and leasing of the Building. In connection with the amended and restated transaction, all interests previously held by the other bank counterparties under the original arrangement have been transferred to BAL, which now serves as the sole counterparty to NSRC.

The Participation Agreement and Lease govern the financing arrangements for the Building with an aggregate lease amount of approximately $498.7 million. Pursuant to the Lease, NSRC will pay monthly rent based on the outstanding balance at a floating interest rate equal to Term SOFR plus an applicable margin. As amended and restated, the Transaction Documents are structured to treat the lease as a finance lease for financial reporting purposes, as compared to the operating lease treatment applicable to the prior lease.

Under the Lease, NSRC leases the Building from BAL for a base term of five years commencing on the Closing Date. The Lease is a triple-net lease, under which NSRC is responsible for all maintenance, insurance, property taxes and other operating costs associated with the Building.

If NSRC is not in default under the Lease, at least 90 days prior to the end of the base term, NSRC must elect to do one of the following:

Pursuant to the Guaranty, the Company has unconditionally guaranteed all of NSRC’s obligations under the Lease and the other operative documents.

Copies of the Participation Agreement, Lease and Guaranty are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively. The foregoing descriptions of these agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

SIGNATURES

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