Sec Form 4 Filing - Hinchman Benjamin IV @ Verso Corp - 2016-07-28

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Hinchman Benjamin IV 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verso Corp [ VRS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Chief Information Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/28/2016 (Street) MEMPHIS, TN38115 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 07/28/2016 A 5,765 ( 3 ) A $ 0 5,765 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hinchman Benjamin IV 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400 MEMPHIS, TN38115 VP & Chief Information Officer Signatures /s/ Peter H. Kesser, as Attorney-in-Fact 08/01/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On January 26, 2016, Verso Corporation and substantially all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"). On June 23, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Debtors' First Modified Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code dated as of June 20, 2016 (the "Plan"). ( 2 )(Continued from Footnote 1) On July 15, 2016 (the "Effective Date"), the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms and the Debtors emerged from their chapter 11 cases. On the Effective Date, all outstanding shares of Verso Corporation's old common stock, including all options to purchase such stock, were cancelled and extinguished. The Class A Common Stock is an issue of capital stock created as of the Effective Date and represents an ownership interest in Verso Corporation subsequent to the Effective Date. ( 3 )Consists of 5,765 Stock Units. Each Stock Unit represents the right, subject to vesting, to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The Stock Units vest in one-third (1/3) installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. ( 4 )Consists of the 5,765 Stock Units described in footnote (3).

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