SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
October 26, 2005 (October 26, 2005)
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Virginia |
1-8339 |
52-1188014 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
Of incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
Three Commercial
Place
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-9241
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(757)
629-2680
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No Change
(Former name
or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 2.02 Regulation FD Disclosure and
Item 7.01 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 26, 2005, the Registrant issued a Press Release, attached hereto as an Exhibit 99. The press release, which reports third quarter results, includes non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by SEC Regulation G, which are reconciled within the release. Specifically, the release excludes the effects of the Conrail corporate reorganization, which occurred in the third quarter of 2004, from net income and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2004 for the purpose of comparing them to results in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005, respectively. The release also excludes the effects of Ohio tax legislation, which was enacted during the second quarter of 2005, from net income and diluted earnings per share for the first nine months of 2005 for the purposes of comparing them to results in the first nine months of 2004.
These measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income and diluted earnings per share reported in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Management believes that net income and diluted earnings per share excluding these items may be more indicative of operating results for comparison to prior periods and to other companies, and it intends to use these non-GAAP financial measures for comparison purposes at its analysts' meeting scheduled today and in future comparisons to periods which involve the third quarter of 2004 and the second quarter of 2005
SIGNATURES |
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
CORPORATION |
/s/ Dezora M. Martin |
|
Date: October 26, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99 Press Release dated October 26, 2005.