UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CSX Corporation
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 11, 2016.
CSX CORPORATION
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C/O BROADRIDGE
P.O. BOX 1342
BRENTWOOD, NY 11717
Meeting Information | ||
Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | |
For holders as of: | March 14, 2016 | |
Date:May 11, 2016 | Time:10:00 AM, EDT | |
Location: | The St. Regis Atlanta | |
Eighty-Eight West Paces Ferry Road | ||
Atlanta, Georgia 30305 |
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Voting Items |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. | ||
1. | Election of Directors | |
Nominees: | ||
1a. | D. M. Alvarado | |
1b. | J. B. Breaux | |
1c. | P. L. Carter | |
1d. | S. T. Halverson | |
1e. | E. J. Kelly, III | |
1f. | J. D. McPherson | |
1g. | D. M. Moffett | |
1h. | T. T. O'Toole | |
1i. | D. M. Ratcliffe | |
1j. | D. J. Shepard | |
1k. | M. J. Ward | |
1l. | J. S. Whisler |
2. | The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2016; and |
3. | Advisory resolution to approve compensation for the company's named executive officers. |
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March 28, 2016 | ||||
CSX CORPORATION 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of CSX Corporation will be held at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the St. Regis Atlanta, Eighty-Eight West Paces Ferry Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305. The meeting agenda includes the annual election of directors, the ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, and an advisory vote to approve executive compensation. You have received this message on behalf of CSX Corporation from Broadridge, CSX’s proxy mailing agent.Each email you receive contains a unique control number that enables you to vote your shares electronically. This notice provides instructions and deadlines to vote the shares of CSX stock you may hold. VOTE NOW!
VisitProxy Loginand follow the instructions to vote. To vote, you will need your 16 Digit Control Number noted below: Control Number:0123456789012345 | ||||
Voting Recommendations The CSX Board of Directors recommends that you vote as follows: | ||||
✓ | FOR: Election of each of the director nominees, | |||
✓ | FOR: Ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm, and | |||
✓ | FOR: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation | |||
Please refer to the2016 Proxy Statementfor detailed information on each of the proposals and the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. | ||||
Critical voting deadlines: May 8 (for 401(k) plans and deferred shares); and If you hold CSX stock in the Company’s 401(k) Savings Plan, you must submit your vote by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) onMay 8, 2016to allow J.P. Morgan time to receive your voting instructions and vote on behalf of the plan. J.P. Morgan has designated Broadridge, CSX’s proxy mailing agent, to collect and tally the votes for the plan shares and vote on behalf of the plan. Broadridge will keep your vote confidential - only total results will be reported at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders or to CSX. The deadline to vote your shares in all other accounts is 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) onMay 10, 2016. If you hold shares in your CSX stock account at Merrill Lynch, Merrill Lynch and its designee will keep your beneficial ownership information as well as your voting instructions confidential, and only total voting results will be reported at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. | ||||