NORFOLK, Va., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced that its Board of Directors today voted
to increase the regular quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by
10 percent, or 3 cents per share, from 29 to 32 cents per share. The
increased dividend is payable on Sept. 10 to stockholders of record on Aug.
1.
Today's dividend increase is in addition to a 12 percent increase
announced in January 2008. In total, Norfolk Southern has increased its
dividend 23 percent over the last 12 months.
Since its inception in 1982, Norfolk Southern has paid dividends on its
common stock for 104 consecutive quarters.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates
approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia,
serving every major container port in the eastern United States and
providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern
operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North
America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.
SOURCE Norfolk Southern Corporation
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CONTACT:
Media: Frank Brown, +1-757-629-2710,
fsbrown@nscorp.com; or Investors: Leanne Marilley,
+1-757-629-2861, leanne.marilley@nscorp.com, both of Norfolk
Southern Corporation
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