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Norfolk Southern Corp – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/09 – ‘EX-4’

On:  Wednesday, 2/17/10, at 5:16pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/09   ·   Accession #:  702165-10-49   ·   File #:  1-08339

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/17/10  Norfolk Southern Corp             10-K       12/31/09   47:8.7M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.37M 
 2: 10-K        Annual Report -- nsc09                               PDF   1.43M 
 3: EX-1        Underwriting Agreement                              HTML     17K 
 4: EX-2        Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     51K 
                Liquidation or Succession                                        
 5: EX-3        Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML    307K 
 6: EX-4        Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     36K 
 7: EX-5        Opinion of Counsel re: Legality                     HTML     61K 
 9: EX-8        Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML     17K 
10: EX-9        Voting Trust Agreement                              HTML     36K 
11: EX-10       Material Contract                                   HTML     18K 
 8: EX-7        Letter re: Non-Reliance on a Previously Issued      HTML     50K 
                Audit Report or Completed Interim Review                         
12: EX-11       Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share     HTML     17K 
37: XML         IDEA XML File -- Definitions and References          XML     73K 
43: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     58K 
41: XML.R1      Consolidated Statements of Income                    XML    161K 
42: XML.R2      Consolidated Balance Sheets                          XML    216K 
26: XML.R3      Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)          XML     50K 
31: XML.R4      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                XML    286K 
35: XML.R5      Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders   XML    302K 
                Equity                                                           
34: XML.R6      Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders   XML     52K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
46: XML.R7      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies           XML     53K 
22: XML.R8      Other Income - Net                                   XML     84K 
33: XML.R9      Income Taxes                                         XML    214K 
21: XML.R10     Fair Value                                           XML     62K 
20: XML.R11     Investments                                          XML     75K 
25: XML.R12     Properties                                           XML     64K 
39: XML.R13     Current Liabilities                                  XML     65K 
27: XML.R14     Debt                                                 XML     92K 
28: XML.R15     Lease Commitments                                    XML     73K 
32: XML.R16     Other Liabilities                                    XML     53K 
47: XML.R17     Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits            XML    341K 
24: XML.R18     Stock-based Compensation                             XML    171K 
19: XML.R19     Stockholders' Equity                                 XML    179K 
30: XML.R20     Stock Repurchase Program                             XML     32K 
38: XML.R21     Earnings Per Share                                   XML     78K 
23: XML.R22     Derivative Financial Instruments                     XML     35K 
36: XML.R23     Commitments and Contingencies                        XML     58K 
29: XML.R24     Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts        XML    193K 
45: XML.R25     Document Information                                 XML     39K 
40: XML.R26     Entity Information                                   XML    111K 
44: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS    119K 
13: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- nsc-20091231                        XML   1.56M 
15: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- nsc-20091231_cal                XML    103K 
16: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- nsc-20091231_def                 XML    806K 
17: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- nsc-20091231_lab                      XML    357K 
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‘EX-4’   —   Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders


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Exhibit 10(xx)

Execution version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO

TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of January 5, 2010, is by and among THOROUGHBRED FUNDING, INC., a Virginia corporation (the "SPV"), NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, a Virginia corporation, as originator (in such capacity, the "Originator"), and as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer"), the "Conduit Investors" from time to time party hereto, the "Committed Investors" from time to time party hereto, the "Managing Agents" from time to time party hereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association ("JPMorgan Chase"), as the Administrative Agent for the Investors and as a Managing Agent.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Transfer and Administration Agreement (defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the SPV, the Originator, NSC, the Conduit Investors, the Committed Investors, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Transfer and Administration Agreement dated as of November 8, 2007 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Transfer and Administration Agreement");

WHEREAS, the parties to the Transfer and Administration Agreement hereto have agreed to amend the Transfer and Administration Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

            Section 1.                 Amendments to the Transfer and Administration Agreement.  Effective as of the date first written above and subject to the execution of this Amendment by the parties hereto and the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 below, the Transfer and Administration Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                        1.1.            Section 1.1 of the Transfer and Administration Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the defined term "Debt Rating" thereof.

                        1.2.            Section 1.1 of the Transfer and Administration Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:

                                "Long Term Debt Rating" means, with respect to any Obligor at any time, the senior unsecured long term debt rating assigned by S&P or Moody's for such Obligor, in each case without giving effect to any third party credit enhancement.

                                 "Short Term Debt Rating" means, with respect to any Obligor at any time, the senior unsecured short term debt rating assigned by S&P or Moody's for such Obligor, in each case without giving effect to any third party credit enhancement.

                        1.3.            The definition of "Ratings Event" set forth is Section 1.1 of the Transfer and Administration Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

                                        "Ratings Event" means, with respect to an Obligor, any of the following events shall have occurred: (i) such Obligor does not have a Long Term Debt Rating of at least "Baa3" and does not have a Short Term Debt Rating of at least "P3" by Moody's or (ii) such Obligor does not have a Long Term Debt Rating of at least "BBB-" and does not have a Short Term Debt Rating of at least "A3" by S&P.

                Section 2.                 Certain Agreement of the Parties.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transfer and Administration Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree that, solely for the purposes of the Servicer Report covering November 2009, the $129,414,437.12 reduction of the Unpaid Balances of the Receivables owing from Virginia Electric and Power Company resulting from the final order and judgment entered as of November 13, 2009, in Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Virginia Electric and Power Company, No. 03000227-00, Circuit Court of Halifax County, VA, shall not constitute Dilution.

                Section 3.                 Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall become effective and be deemed effective, as of the date first above written, upon the later to occur of (i) the date hereof and (ii) receipt by the Agent of one copy of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto.

                Section 4.                 Reference to and Effect on the Transfer and Administration Agreement.  From and after the effective date hereof, each reference in the Transfer and Administration Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein," "hereby" or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Transfer and Administration Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Transfer and Administration Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Transfer and Administration Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Transfer and Administration Agreement as amended hereby.

                Section 5.                 CHOICE OF LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES).

                Section 6.                 Execution of Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

                Section 7.                 Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.


            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

THOROUGHBRED FUNDING, INC.,

as SPV

 

 

By: __/s/ Marta R. Stewart___________________

Name:  Marta R. Stewart

Title:    Chairman & President

 

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY,

as Originator and as Servicer

 

 

By: ___/s/ Marta R. Stewart__________________

Name:  Marta R. Stewart

Title:    Vice President & Treasurer

 

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

 

 

By:  __/s/ Marta R. Stewart__________________

Name:  Marta R. Stewart

Title:    Vice President & Treasurer

 


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
,

as Administrative Agent, a Managing Agent and a Committed Investor

 

 

By: _/s/ John M. Kuhns______________________

Name:  John M. Kuhns

Title:    Executive Director

 

CHARIOT FUNDING LLC,

as a Conduit Investor

 

 

By:       JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

            its Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

By: __/s/ John M. Kuhns_____________________

Name:  John M. Kuhns

Title:    Executive Director


BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Managing Agent and a Committed Investor

 

 

By: __/s/ Steven Maysonet___________________

Name:  Steven Maysonet

Title:    Vice President

 

YC SUSI TRUST,

as a Conduit Investor

 

By:       Bank of America, National Association,

            as Administrative Trustee

 

 

By:  __/s/ Steven Maysonet__________________

Name:  Steven Maysonet

Title:    Vice President


VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,

as a Conduit Investor

 

 

By:__/s/ David V. DeAngelis_____________

Name:  David V. DeAngelis

Title:    Vice President

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Managing Agent

 

 

By:__/s/ Van Dusenbury________________

Name:  Van Dusenbury

Title:    Senior Vice President

 

THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,

NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Committed Investor

 

 

By:__/s/ George Stoecklein_____________

Name:  George Stoecklein

Title:    Authorized Signatory

 C: 

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6 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 2/05/24  Norfolk Southern Corp.            10-K       12/31/23  117:12M
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