Sec Form 4 Filing - DYER TERRANCE M @ Verso Corp - 2021-12-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 DYER TERRANCE M 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) SVP - HR & Comm (Last) (First) (Middle) 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/29/2021 (Street) MIAMISBURG, OH45342 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 Common Stock 12/29/2021 A 67.39( 1 ) A $ 0 20,884.42 D Common Stock 12/29/2021 F 2,049( 2 ) D $ 26.95 18,834.83( 3 ) 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 Ow ners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DYER TERRANCE M 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG, OH45342 SVP - HR & Comm Signatures /s/ Brian J. Russell, as Attorney-in-Fact 01/03/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Consists of 67.39 stock units credited to the Reporting Person in the form of dividend equivalent units on stock units previously granted to the Reporting Person. These stock units will vest and become payable on the same terms as the original stock units to which they relate. Each stock unit represents the right, subject to vesting, to receive one share of common stock. ( 2 )The reporting person surrendered to Verso Corporation 2,049 shares of common stock to satisfy applicable tax withholding arising from the vesting of 7,353 stock units, with a .59 fractional unit surrendered in connection with such vesting. As disclosed in Verso Corporation's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2021, on December 19, 2021, Verso Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved, pursuant to the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board, acceleration of the vesting of the Reporting Person's stock units scheduled to vest on or before March 31, 2022, so that such stock units vested on December 29, 2021, subject to recoupment or clawback (in whole or in part) under certain specified circumstances. ( 3 )Consists of: (i) 7,957 shares of common stock; (ii) 4,178.94 stock units vesting on January 1, 2023; and (ii) 6,698.89 stock units vesting in two substantially equal annual installments beginning on January 1, 2023.

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