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an integral part of the Financial Statements. Management has evaluated subsequent events and transactions through June 25, 2026, the date at which the financial statements were issued.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis of Presentation</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and Participating Subsidiary Companies (the Plan) meets the definition of a defined contribution employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and is thus subject to the reporting and disclosure, participation and vesting, fiduciary responsibility, and administration and enforcement provisions of Title I of ERISA. The Plan is not subject to the funding provisions of Title I as an individual account plan, nor to the benefit guaranty provisions of Title IV of ERISA. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investments</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The presentation of investments at fair value in the accompanying financial statements of the Plan is required by and in accordance with GAAP. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes Receivable from Participants </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Participant loans are classified as notes receivable from participants and are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The Form 5500 presents participant loans as an investment. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue Recognition </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Unrealized and realized appreciation and depreciation in the fair value of investments are recognized in the financial statements in the periods in which such changes occur. Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date that the order to buy or sell is executed). Interest is accrued when it is earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Payment of Benefits </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.</span></div> <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis of Presentation</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis.</span></div>The Thrift and Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and Participating Subsidiary Companies (the Plan) meets the definition of a defined contribution employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and is thus subject to the reporting and disclosure, participation and vesting, fiduciary responsibility, and administration and enforcement provisions of Title I of ERISA. The Plan is not subject to the funding provisions of Title I as an individual account plan, nor to the benefit guaranty provisions of Title IV of ERISA. <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Changes in facts and circumstances may result in revised estimates.</span></div> <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investments</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The presentation of investments at fair value in the accompanying financial statements of the Plan is required by and in accordance with GAAP. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Revenue Recognition </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Unrealized and realized appreciation and depreciation in the fair value of investments are recognized in the financial statements in the periods in which such changes occur. Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date that the order to buy or sell is executed). Interest is accrued when it is earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.</span></div> <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes Receivable from Participants </span></div>Participant loans are classified as notes receivable from participants and are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The Form 5500 presents participant loans as an investment. <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Payment of Benefits </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution.</span></div> Plan Description<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following is a brief discussion of the Plan in effect during 2025 and not the complete text of the plan document. Members should refer to the plan document for more complete information about the Plan’s provisions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in the plan document.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">General Information </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan was established effective June 1, 1982, by the Board of Directors of NS.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The purpose of the Plan is to encourage retirement savings among eligible employees. Generally, Nonagreement Employees of NS or any participating subsidiary company are automatically enrolled to become a participant of the Plan (Member) upon employment unless the employee opts out of participation.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan is intended to be a cash or deferred arrangement described in Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). A portion of the Plan is intended to be an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The ESOP is designed to invest primarily in NS common stock (NS stock), which is a qualifying security within the meaning of Sections 409(1) and 4975(e)(8) of the Code.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan is administered by a Board of Managers (Managers), the members of which are appointed by the chief executive officer of NS. However, the Plan designates the Benefits Investment Committee, consisting of NS’ chief financial officer, chief legal officer, and chief human resources officer, as responsible for choosing the Plan’s investment options and monitoring the continued appropriateness of those investment options. The Managers and members of the Benefits Investment Committee receive no remuneration with respect to their service in such capacity. The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company is the Plan’s independent trustee and The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the Plan’s record keeper. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Pre-Tax, Roth, Matching, Discretionary and Rollover Contributions Accounts </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Separate accounts (Accounts) are maintained for each type of contribution made under the Plan. The Plan allocates earnings or losses to Members’ Accounts based on their ownership in each investment option.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may elect that NS withhold and contribute to the Plan from 1% to 75% of the Member’s Compensation. A Member may prospectively change this contribution rate at any time. The Member must designate any such contribution to the Plan as a Pre-Tax Contribution or Roth Contribution.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">A Member who is automatically enrolled in the Plan is enrolled at an initial Pre-Tax Contribution rate of 6% of the Member’s Compensation. A Member’s contribution rate automatically increases 1% annually, up to a maximum of 10%.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">At any time, a Member may elect to stop contributing, to contribute a percentage other than the automatic percentage, or to change the automatic 1% increase. Under automatic enrollment, a Member’s contributions are invested by default in the Vanguard Target Retirement Trust that has a target date nearest to the date on which the Member will turn age 65.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Annual Pre-Tax and Roth Contributions are limited as provided in Section 402(g) of the Code ($23,500 for 2025). However, a Member who is at least age 50, or will attain age 50 by the end of the calendar year, may make additional annual contributions up to the limits as provided in Code Section 414(v)(2)(B)(i) ($7,500 for 2025). Additionally, under SECURE 2.0 (U.S. retirement law passed in 2022 that builds on the earlier SECURE Act of 2019), a higher catch-up contribution limit of $11,250 (instead of $7,500) applies for employees aged 60 to 63.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NS contributes Matching Contributions of 100% of the sum of the Member’s Pre-Tax Contributions plus Roth Contributions not to exceed 1% of the Member’s Compensation, and 50% of the sum of the Member’s Pre-Tax </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Contributions plus Roth Contributions that exceed 1% of the Member’s Compensation but does not exceed 6% of the Member’s Compensation.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NS may make Discretionary Contributions for employees of subsidiary companies who are ineligible to participate in the Retirement Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation or another subsidiary’s defined benefit retirement plan. The amount contributed for the Discretionary Contribution, if any, will be determined each year. If made, these contributions will be allocated to Members in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the Member’s compensation for the year. A Member generally must be employed on the last day of the year to be eligible for a Discretionary Contribution.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may contribute eligible rollover distributions from a tax-qualified retirement plan of a former employer or from an individual retirement account, and/or eligible rollover distributions from a designated Roth account from a tax-qualified retirement plan of a former employer.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Vesting</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member has an immediate, fully vested interest in all of the Member’s Accounts under the Plan, except that a Member will forfeit matching contributions associated with pre-tax contributions withdrawn under the Plan’s permissive withdrawal feature, which allows for withdrawals within 90 days of the first payroll in which pre-tax contributions were made to the Plan under the auto-enrollment feature.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Income and Dividends</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Income received, in the form of dividends or otherwise, is retained in the respective Accounts of each Member and is reinvested in the investment option from which such income was derived. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Notwithstanding the foregoing, all dividends paid with respect to NS stock held in the NS Stock Fund are paid to the Plan and, at the Member’s election, either (i) distributed in cash to the Member, or (ii) reinvested in the NS Stock Fund within the Member’s Accounts. A Member who does not make a timely election will have such dividends paid to the Plan and reinvested in the NS Stock Fund within the Member’s Accounts. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Distributions and Withdrawals </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If the value of the Member's Accounts in the Plan is greater than $7,000, a distribution of the Member’s Accounts will be made upon request following a Member’s termination of employment. If the value of the Member’s Accounts in the Plan is less than $7,000 following the Member’s termination of employment, then the Account balances will automatically be distributed to the Member as soon as practicable; however, if the distribution is greater than $1,000, but is less than $7,000, and the Member does not elect to have the distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan or receive the distribution directly, then the Plan Administrator will transfer the amount in a direct rollover to an individual retirement account for the Member.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member must begin taking required minimum distributions as required by Section 401(a)(9) of the Code. A Member’s beneficiary must take distributions as required by law within specified periods after the Member’s death. In either case there may be alternatives to continue to defer taxation of all or part of the Plan distribution.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may elect that the portion of Accounts invested in the NS Stock Fund be distributed in whole shares of NS stock rather than cash.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may request that an eligible rollover distribution from the Plan be made directly to another eligible retirement plan as the Member directs. However, no direct transfer will be made of any amount deemed to be distributed to a Member as the result of a default on a Member’s loan.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may at any time withdraw all or a portion of the balance of their Matching Contribution – Pre 2008 Account or Rollover Accounts.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may make either a written or electronic request for a hardship withdrawal as described in the plan document.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member who is automatically enrolled in the Plan may elect to withdraw all contributions to the Plan (as adjusted for earnings or losses) within 90 days of the date following the first payroll in which pre-tax contributions were made to the Plan under the auto-enrollment feature.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Transfers with other Plans</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If a Member becomes eligible for participation in the Thoroughbred Retirement Investment Plan of NS and Participating Subsidiary Companies (TRIP), the Member may transfer their Plan balance to the TRIP provided that the Member does not have a loan outstanding.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Loans </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may borrow from the balance of their Pre-Tax Contributions, Roth Contributions, and/or Rollover Contributions, as described in the plan document. The unpaid balance of any loan shall bear interest at a fixed rate in effect at the time the loan is made. The maximum loan term is approximately five years.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Where a loan has not been repaid in full immediately prior to the distribution of a Member’s account balances, the balance of such loan plus interest accrued will be deducted from any amount payable to the Member or their beneficiary from the Plan.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Administrative Expenses</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Administrative expenses are paid by the Plan, unless NS elects to pay for such expenses. Expenses paid by NS are excluded from these financial statements. Recordkeeping fees and fees on plan loans and managed accounts are paid by the Plan and deducted from participants accounts. Fees for legally required testing, certain notices and other administrative expenses are paid directly by NS or from participant forfeitures.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan Termination</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, NS has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan were to terminate, Members would remain 100% vested in their Account balances as set forth above.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan Amendments</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NS has reserved the right to amend the Plan at any time.</span></div> 0.01 0.75 0.06 0.01 0.10 0.01 1 0.01 0.50 0.01 0.06 7000 7000 1000 7000 P5Y Investment Program <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member must make an initial investment election which will apply to the Member’s Accounts. If a Member does not initially make an affirmative investment election, the Member will be deemed to have allocated all contributions to the Vanguard Target Retirement Trust that has a target date nearest to the date on which the Member will turn age 65.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A Member may elect at any time to exchange the existing balances in the Member’s Accounts invested in any option to another option(s), subject to any frequent trading policy or other restrictions.</span></div>A Member may elect to participate in the Vanguard Managed Account Program, under which the Member delegates ongoing, discretionary investment management services with respect to their entire interest in the Plan to Vanguard Advisers, Inc. 65 Fair Value Measurements<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820-10, “</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Fair Value Measurements</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">,” established a framework for measuring fair value and a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels, as follows:</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 1        Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical </span></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;padding-right:18pt;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.</span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 2     Inputs to the valuation methodology include:</span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.15pt">quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets,</span></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;padding-right:18pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.15pt">quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets,</span></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.15pt">inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and </span></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.15pt">inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.</span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 3        Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value     </span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> measurement.</span></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2025 and 2024. </span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registered investment companies: Shares held by the Plan at year end are valued at the official closing price as defined by the exchange or at the most recent trade price of a security at the close of the active market. The registered investment companies hold equity securities, fixed income securities and cash and cash equivalents.</span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Common collective trusts: The readily determinable fair value is based on the published fair value per unit of the trusts.  The common collective trusts hold equity securities, fixed income securities and cash and cash equivalents.</span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following tables set forth the Plan’s investments by valuation technique level, within the fair value hierarchy, excluding Plan interest in the Master Trust for NS stock. There were no level 3 valued investments. </span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:92.690%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.489%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.796%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.796%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.043%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common collective trusts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,386,041 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common collective trusts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,262,932 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following tables set forth the Plan’s investments by valuation technique level, within the fair value hierarchy, excluding Plan interest in the Master Trust for NS stock. There were no level 3 valued investments. </span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:92.690%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.489%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.796%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.796%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.043%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common collective trusts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,386,041 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered investment companies</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common collective trusts</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 30.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">803,762 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">459,170 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,262,932 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 486978 0 486978 0 899063 899063 486978 899063 1386041 803762 0 803762 0 459170 459170 803762 459170 1262932 Interest in Master Trust for Norfolk Southern Corporation Common Stock<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan’s investment in NS stock is included in a Master Trust along with investments in NS stock held by TRIP. The NS Stock Fund consists of shares of NS stock, measured at fair value, and a small cash balance for liquidity purposes, and is divided into units (rather than shares of stock) for the purpose of valuing assets of the participating plans and the Members’ accounts. A unit represents a proportionate ownership interest in investments of the Master Trust. A unit value is calculated daily by dividing the total value of NS stock and cash, reduced by any unpaid commissions and fees associated with the Master Trust’s transactions, by the number of units credited to Members of both plans in the Master Trust. Units are allocated among the plans based on total units credited to Members of each plan. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.057%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.373%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.378%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2024</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan’s Interest</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan’s Interest</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NS stock</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">561,661 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,637 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">488,748 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">274,002 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Money market fund</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">582 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">319 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,003 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,124 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments at fair value</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,243 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,956 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">490,751 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275,126 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Due from brokers for securities sold</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">19 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">159 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">89 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Due to brokers for securities purchased</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(34)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(19)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(48)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(27)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,244 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,956 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">490,862 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275,188 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents the changes in net assets of the Master Trust:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:69.736%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:74.371%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.429%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year ended</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31,</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net appreciation in fair value of investments</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">110,179 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dividends and interest</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,866 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net investment gain</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">121,045 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net deductions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(49,663)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Increase in net assets</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">71,382 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Plan’s increase in net assets</span></div></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">32,768 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value:</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NS stock: Valued based upon the closing price reported on the New York Stock Exchange at year end.</span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Money market fund: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the fund is traded.</span></div>All of the Master Trust investments at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are level 1 investments in accordance with the valuation technique level. <div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents the net assets of the Master Trust:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.057%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.373%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.700%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.378%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2024</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan’s Interest</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan’s Interest</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NS stock</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">561,661 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,637 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">488,748 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">274,002 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Money market fund</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">582 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">319 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,003 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,124 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments at fair value</span></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,243 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,956 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">490,751 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275,126 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Due from brokers for securities sold</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">19 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">159 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">89 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Due to brokers for securities purchased</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(34)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(19)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(48)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(27)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,244 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,956 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">490,862 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275,188 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following table presents the changes in net assets of the Master Trust:</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:69.736%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:74.371%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.429%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year ended</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31,</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2025</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net appreciation in fair value of investments</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">110,179 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dividends and interest</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,866 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net investment gain</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">121,045 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net deductions</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(49,663)</span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Increase in net assets</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">71,382 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Plan’s increase in net assets</span></div></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">32,768 </span></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 561661000 307637000 488748000 274002000 582000 319000 2003000 1124000 562243000 307956000 490751000 275126000 35000 19000 159000 89000 -34000 -19000 -48000 -27000 562244000 307956000 490862000 275188000 110179000 10866000 121045000 -49663000 71382000 32768000 Federal Income Taxes<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determined and informed NS by a letter dated March 24, 2015 that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Code. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the Plan was amended and restated.  Management believes the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan is still qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the plan and recognize a tax liability if the plan has taken an uncertain position that more than likely would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.</span></div> Related Party Transactions<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Certain Plan investments are shares of registered investment companies or units of common collective trusts managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the Plan’s independent trustee and the record keeper, respectively; therefore fees paid to these entities for trustee, administrative and other transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA and the Code.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Vanguard Advisers, Inc. provides ongoing discretionary management services to Members who elect to participate in the Vanguard Managed Account Program; therefore fees paid to this entity for management services qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA and the Code.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Participant loans, which are considered parties-in-interest, were granted throughout the year as part of normal Plan operations.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plan, through the Master Trust, holds NS stock.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NS is the Plan Sponsor and, as such, the investment in the Master Trust qualifies as an exempt party-in-interest transaction under ERISA and the Code.</span></div> <div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Thrift and Investment Plan of</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary Companies</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIN: 52-1188014 Plan 002</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Schedule H, line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 31, 2025 </span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.461%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.718%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.087%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:41.443%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.791%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Identity of issue, borrower,</span></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Description of investment, including maturity date,</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">lessor or similar party</span></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">  </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">rate of interest, collateral, par or maturity value</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Current Value</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">($ in thousands)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*Plan interest in Master Trust</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">     for NS stock</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,207,541</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NS Stock Fund</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,956 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Value of Interests in Registered Investment Companies:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">750,014</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188,366 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,555,924</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">120,102 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">878,569</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Value Index Fund Institutional Shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">65,462 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">693,118</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">55,020 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">325,265</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">40,196 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,864,394</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,451 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">381,315</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">shares of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Cash Reserve Federal MM Fund </span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">381 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">486,978 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Value of Interests in Common Collective Trusts:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,385,147</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust C</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">193,117 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">752,926</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional Total International Stock Market Index Trust C</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">105,937 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">758,428</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional Total Bond Market Index Trust C </span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">83,541 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">615,134</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">76,129 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">599,089</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">71,753 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">69,136,321</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust III</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">69,136 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">644,842</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">67,786 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">506,705</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">57,668 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">479,934</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">46,976 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275,203</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">41,534 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">307,597</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">28,302 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">253,150</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20,080 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">178,389</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">15,138 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">169,780</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12,849 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">168,731</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,231 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*The Vanguard Group, Inc.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">29,796</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">units of</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Trust I</span></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">886 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">899,063 </span></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*Participant loans</span></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant loans (interest rates of 4.00%-9.50%, maturing through 2031)</span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,477 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments at fair value</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,708,474 </span></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*Party-in-interest</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:11pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div> 52-1188014 002 3207541 307956000 750014 188366000 1555924 120102000 878569 65462000 693118 55020000 325265 40196000 1864394 17451000 381315 381000 486978000 1385147 193117000 752926 105937000 758428 83541000 615134 76129000 599089 71753000 69136321 69136000 644842 67786000 506705 57668000 479934 46976000 275203 41534000 307597 28302000 253150 20080000 178389 15138000 169780 12849000 168731 8231000 29796 886000 899063000 0.0400 0.0950 14477000 1708474000