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Quarterly Financial Data

 
Three months ended
 
March 31
June 30
Sept. 30
Dec. 31
 
(In millions of dollars, except per share amounts)
2003
Railway operating revenues
$
1,561
 
$
1,633
 
$
1,598
 
$
1,676
Income from railway operations
231
298
311
224
Income from continuing operations before accounting changes
85
137
137
522
Net income
2091
137
137
522
Earnings per share - basic and diluted:
    Income from continuing operations before accounting changes
$
0.22
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.132
    Net income
$
0.541
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.35
 
$
0.132
 
2002
Railway operating revenues
$
1,498
 
$
1,593
 
$
1,598
 
$
1,581
Income from railway operations
 
237
   
322
   
311
   
288
Net income
 
86
   
119
   
126
   
129
Earnings per share - basic and diluted
$
0.22
 
$
0.31
 
$
0.32
 
$
0.33

1 Includes a $114 million or 29 cents per share increase related to required accounting changes and $10 million or 3 cents per share from discontinued operations

2 Includes a $107 million pretax charge in operating expenses for a voluntary separation program, which reduced net income by $66 million or 17 cents per share. Also includes an $84 million pretax nonoperating impairment charge that reduced net income by $53 million or 13 cents per share.

Stock Price and Dividend Information

The Common Stock of Norfolk Southern Corporation, owned by 52,091 stockholders of record as of Dec. 31, 2003, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol NSC. The following table shows the high and low sales prices and dividends per share, by quarter, for 2003 and 2002.

 
Quarter
 
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
2003
Market price
             
    High
$ 20.89
$ 22.39
$ 20.20
$ 24.62
    Low
17.35
18.31
18.00
18.32
Dividends per share
 
$   0.07
 
$   0.07
 
$   0.08
 
$   0.08
 
2002
Market price
               
    High
 
$ 26.98
 
$ 24.45
 
$ 23.90
 
$ 22.54
    Low
 
18.26
 
19.85
 
17.20
 
18.70
Dividends per share
 
$   0.06
 
$   0.06
 
$   0.07
 
$   0.07