Terms of Plan Govern. This deferral election is made pursuant to the Plan and the Award Agreement. I agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement, and by all determinations of the Committee thereunder. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Plan.

Terms of Plan Govern. Each Award made hereunder is made pursuant to the Norfolk Southern Corporation Long‑Term Incentive Plan (Plan), all the terms and conditions of which are deemed to be incorporated in this Agreement and which forms a part of this Agreement. The Participant agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan and by all determinations of the Committee thereunder. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

Plan Terms and Rules. Each Participant, as a condition of participation in this Plan, is bound by all the terms and conditions of this Plan and the Plan Rules.

Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Cash Collateral provided under this [Section 5.14] or [Section 5.15] in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest

Application. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, all payments on the Obligations under the Loan Documents shall be applied in the following order of priority: # the payment or reimbursement of any expenses, costs or obligations (other than the Outstanding Amount thereof and interest thereon) for which Borrower shall be obligated or Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or any Lender shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Notes or the other Loan Documents; # the payment of accrued but unpaid interest thereon; and # the payment of all or any portion of the principal balance thereof then outstanding hereunder as directed by Borrower; provided that any prepayment of the Term Loans shall be applied to installments due thereon in the inverse order of maturity. If an Event of Default exists under this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Notes or under any of the other Loan Documents, any such payment shall be applied as provided in Section 10.3 below.

Plan and Performance Bonus Plan Terms Control. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of any Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of any Award Agreement or the Plan and the terms and conditions of the Performance Bonus Plan, the terms and conditions of the Performance Bonus Plan shall prevail to the extent necessary for Long-Term Incentive Bonuses paid under the Plan to qualify as "performance-based compensation" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code and [Section 1.162-27]7] of the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of any Award Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Plan, the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Plan shall prevail.

Terms of the Plan Control. The Participant agrees to be bound in all respects by all provisions of the Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008 and subsequently amended or restated from time to time, including without limitation, all decisions of the Committee resolving questions concerning the operation and interpretation of the Plan. In all cases in which the Participant has an election or option under the Plan, the Participant must comply with the policies and procedures specified in the Plan or established by the Committee to make such election.

Stock Plan and Defined Terms. This Option is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which is has been provided to the Optionee, and the Optionee acknowledges having received and reviewed the Plan. The provisions of the Plan are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement are defined in the Plan.

Continuing Security Interest. Any and all of the Bank’s rights with respect to the security interests hereunder shall continue unimpaired, and the Grantors shall be and remain obligated in accordance with the terms hereof, notwithstanding the release or substitution of any Collateral at any time or of any rights or interests therein, or any delay, extension of time, renewal, compromise or other indulgence granted by the Bank in reference to any of the Secured Obligations, or any promissory note, draft, bill of exchange or other instrument or Credit Document given in connection therewith, the Grantors hereby waiving all notice of any such delay, extension, release, substitution, renewal, compromise or other indulgence, and hereby consenting to be bound thereby as fully and effectually as if the Grantors had expressly agreed thereto in advance.

Continuing, Absolute, Unconditional. This Guaranty is irrevocable, absolute, continuing, unconditional and general without any limitation. This Guaranty is unlimited in amount unless an amount is inserted in the following blank. Only if an amount is so inserted, this Guaranty is limited in amount to # ​of the principal amount of the Obligations plus # a proportionate share (i.e., in the same proportion as the amount in # above bears to the total principal amount of the Obligations) of all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums and Expenses (as defined below) incurred with respect to the Obligations and # all of the Expenses incurred with respect to this Guaranty (collectively, the “Guaranteed Amount”).