VRS Verso Corporation

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nebel Randy J.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verso Corp [ VRS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/29/2021
(Street) MIAMISBURG, OH 45342 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/29/2021		A		332.84 (1)	A	$0.00	122624.95	D
Common Stock	12/29/2021		F		11309 (2)	D	$26.95	111315.34 (3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Consists of 332.84 stock units credited to the Reporting Person in the form of dividend equivalent units on stock units previously granted to the Reporting Person. These stock units will vest and become payable on the same terms as the original stock units to which they relate. Each stock unit represents the right, subject to vesting, to receive one share of common stock.
(2)	The reporting person surrendered to Verso Corporation 11,309 shares of common stock to satisfy applicable tax withholding arising from the vesting of 26,392 stock units, with a .61 fractional unit surrendered in connection with such vesting. As disclosed in Verso Corporation's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2021, on December 19, 2021, Verso Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved, pursuant to the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board, acceleration of the vesting of the Reporting Person's stock units scheduled to vest on or before March 31, 2022, so that such stock units vested on December 29, 2021, subject to recoupment or clawback (in whole or in part) under certain specified circumstances.
(3)	Consists of: (i) 47,672 shares of common stock; (ii) 53,586.87 stock units vesting in three substantially equal annual installments beginning on January 1, 2023; and (iii) 10,056.47 vested stock units that will become deliverable after the first to occur of (a) the date on which the Reporting Person ceases to provide services to Verso Corporation as a director, or (b) the date on which a Change in Control (as defined) occurs.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nebel Randy J. 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG, OH 45342	X		President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Brian J. Russell, as Attorney-in-Fact		1/3/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date