CN Announces Election of Directors

MONTREAL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced that the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 9, 2026 (the “Information Circular”), were elected as directors of CN. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at CN’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”) on May 1, 2026 via online webcast are set out below.


Election of Directors

On a vote by ballot, each of the following 11 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of CN:

Nominee Votes For   % For Votes
Against
  %
Against
S
hauneen Bruder
438,986,975   96.07 % 17,962,676   3.93 %
J
o-ann dePass Olsovsky
430,546,313   94.22 % 26,403,335   5.78 %
D
avid Freeman
455,482,343   99.68 % 1,467,306   0.32 %
D
enise Gray
439,516,285   96.18 % 17,433,244   3.82 %
J
ustin M. Howell
438,989,575   96.07 % 17,959,954   3.93 %
S
usan C. Jones
454,848,008   99.54 % 2,101,520   0.46 %
Robert Knight 438,972,788   96.07 % 17,976,737   3.93 %
Michel Letellier 453,567,551   99.26 % 3,381,977   0.74 %
Al Monaco 452,819,045   99.10 % 4,130,419   0.90 %
Madeleine Paquin 455,415,305   99.66 % 1,534,223   0.34 %
Tracy Robinson 455,394,959   99.66 % 1,555,622   0.34 %


Shauneen Bruder was unanimously re-elected by the board of directors as board chair. Ms. Bruder is a Corporate Director and retired Executive Vice-President, Operations at the Royal Bank of Canada.

Biographical information on all directors can be found in the Information Circular, available at https://www.cn.ca/en/investors/regulatory-filings/

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About CN

CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.



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