Ownership Submission
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 OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
St. John Adam
   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 - Manufacturing
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2018
(Street)

MIAMISBURG, OH 45342		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 02/22/2018   A   14,819 (1) A $ 0 63,657 (2) D  
Class A Common Stock 02/22/2018   A   3,882 (3) A $ 0 17,068 (4) I By Spouse

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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
St. John Adam
8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE
MIAMISBURG, OH 45342		       SVP - Manufacturing  

Signatures

 /s/ St. John Daugherty, as Attorney-in-Fact   02/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Consists of 14,819 Stock Units. Each Stock Unit represents the right, subject to vesting, to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The Stock Units will vest as follows: (a) 7,409 Stock Units will vest on January 1, 2021; and (b) 7, 410 Stock Units will vest on January 1, 2022. The reported Stock Units do not include 14,819 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2021, if certain performance objectives established by the issuer have been met.
(2) Consists of: (i) the 14,819 Stock Units described in footnote (1); (ii) 1,660 shares of Class A Common Stock; (iii) 4,805 Stock Units vesting in two substantially equal installments beginning on July 28, 2018; (iv) 21,186 Stock Units that will vest on January 1, 2020; and (v) 21,187 Stock Units that will vest on January 1, 2021. The reported Stock Units do not include: (a) 42,373 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2020, if certain performance objectives which have been established by the issuer have been met; and (b) the 14,819 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2021, if certain performance objectives established by the issuer have been met, as described in footnote (1).
(3) Consists of 3,882 Stock Units held by Mr. St. John's spouse. Each Stock Unit represents the right, subject to vesting, to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The Stock Units will vest as follows: (a) 1,941 Stock Units will vest on January 1, 2021; and (b) 1,941 Stock Units will vest on January 1, 2022. The reported Stock Units do not include 3,883 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2021, if certain performance objectives established by the issuer have been met.
(4) Consists of: (i) the 3,882 Stock Units described in footnote (3); (ii) 535 shares of Class A Common Stock; (iii) 1,550 Stock Units vesting in two substantially equal installments beginning on July 28, 2018; (iv) 5,550 Stock Units that will vest on January 1, 2020; and (v) 5,551 Stock Units that will vest on January 1, 2021. The reported Stock Units do not include: (a) 11,102 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2020, if certain performance objectives which have been established by the issuer have been met; and (b) the 3,883 Stock Units that will vest on or about January 1, 2021, if certain performance objectives established by the issuer have been met, as described in footnote (3).

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