Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2021     CSX CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Virginia   1-08022   62-1051971 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   500 Water Street , 15 th Floor , Jacksonville , Florida   32202 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904)   359-3200 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 Par Value   CSX   Nasdaq Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act       Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. CSX held its Annual Meeting on Friday, May 7, 2021. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a shareholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.   Item 1: The following eleven persons were elected to the CSX Board of Directors:        For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes      Total   Donna M. Alvarado      557,960,864        20,333,251        1,313,667        78,902,000        658,509,782   Thomas P. Bostick      572,823,338        5,406,281        1,378,163        78,902,000        658,509,782   James M. Foote      572,281,911        5,915,526        1,410,345        78,902,000        658,509,782   Steven T. Halverson      546,771,480        31,470,192        1,366,110        78,902,000        658,509,782   Paul C. Hilal      568,216,540        10,020,514        1,370,728        78,902,000        658,509,782   David M. Moffett      561,791,610        16,452,685        1,363,487        78,902,000        658,509,782   Linda H. Riefler      565,158,515        13,162,220        1,287,047        78,902,000        658,509,782   Suzanne M. Vautrinot      567,061,622        11,275,468        1,270,692        78,902,000        658,509,782   James L. Wainscott      572,498,135        5,736,317        1,373,330        78,902,000        658,509,782   J. Steven Whisler      570,494,793        7,728,375        1,384,614        78,902,000        658,509,782   John J. Zillmer      363,348,425        211,871,969        4,387,388        78,902,000        658,509,782     Item 2: Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CSX’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, by the votes set forth in the table below:   For   Against   Abstain   Total 629,115,948   27,567,543   1,826,291   658,509,782   Item 3: Shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of CSX’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes   Total 535,653,282   39,840,473   4,114,027   78,902,000   658,509,782 No other matters were submitted for shareholder action. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       CSX CORPORATION     By:   /s/ Nathan D. Goldman     Name:   Nathan D. Goldman     Title:   Executive Vice President - Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary DATE: May 13, 2021