Norfolk Southern Extends Registered Exchange Offer
October 16 2009 - 4:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE:NSC) announced that it has extended the
expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $500,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due 2016 (the
"Exchange Notes") registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, for an equal amount of its privately placed 5.75% Senior
Notes due 2016 (the "Original Notes"). The exchange offer, which
was scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on Oct.
16, 2009, will now expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on Nov.
4, 2009, unless further extended, to allow holders of the
outstanding Original Notes additional time to tender in the
exchange offer. Except for the extension of the expiration date,
the terms of the exchange offer remain as set forth in the
prospectus dated Sept. 16, 2009. Copies of the prospectus can be
obtained from U.S. Bank Trust National Association, which is
serving as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Contact
information for U.S. Bank Trust National Association is as follows:
U.S. Bank National Association Attn: Specialized Finance Department
EP-MN-WS-2N 60 Livingston Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55107
Telephone: 1-800-934-6802 Facsimile transmission: 1-651-495-8158
This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The exchange offer
is being made solely pursuant to the prospectus dated Sept. 16,
2009, including any supplements thereto and only in such
jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law. Norfolk
Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) 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, serves every major container port in the
eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other
rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive
intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal
and industrial products. DATASOURCE: Norfolk Southern Corporation
CONTACT: Media: Frank Brown, +1-757-629-2710, ; Investors: Leanne
Marilley, +1-757-629-2861, Web Site: http://www.nscorp.com/
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