{"id":957328,"date":"2026-05-01T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cn-announces-election-of-directors-3\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:48:01","slug":"cn-announces-election-of-directors-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cn-announces-election-of-directors-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CN Announces Election of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"justify\">MONTREAL, May  01, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced that the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 9, 2026 (the \u201cInformation Circular\u201d), were elected as directors of CN. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at CN\u2019s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (\u201cMeeting\u201d) on May 1, 2026 via online webcast are set out below.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <u>Election of Directors<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On a vote by ballot, each of the following 11 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of CN:<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Nominee<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Votes For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>% For<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Votes <br \/>Against<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>% <br \/>Against<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:52%;width:52%;min-width:52%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>S<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>hauneen Bruder<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">438,986,975<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">96.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">17,962,676<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>J<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>o-ann dePass Olsovsky<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">430,546,313<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">94.22<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">26,403,335<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5.78<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>D<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>avid Freeman<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">455,482,343<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.68<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">1,467,306<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.32<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>D<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>enise Gray<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">439,516,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">96.18<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">17,433,244<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>J<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>ustin M. Howell<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">438,989,575<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">96.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">17,959,954<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>S<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong>usan C. Jones<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">454,848,008<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.54<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">2,101,520<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.46<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Robert Knight<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">438,972,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">96.07<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">17,976,737<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3.93<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Michel Letellier<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">453,567,551<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.26<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">3,381,977<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.74<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Al Monaco<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">452,819,045<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.10<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">4,130,419<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.90<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Madeleine Paquin<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">455,415,305<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.66<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">1,534,223<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.34<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Tracy Robinson<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">455,394,959<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">99.66<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">1,555,622<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">0.34<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <br \/>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.<\/p>\n<p>Biographical information on all directors can be found in the Information Circular, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=XB1pOv8_C8Y8bmMHzkUftl21Br5V_2tCwvZwojZw6KE0QLRO4_tqktw2eHpgnjr0j5Hgf5aqDJs2ZAetBs9JIagavvJomQB_Mh1UYT4kQpSzuuOXHKuwOfjROjqKEdnyyBBdzAcxm3SZLKDxwou62sVHvLhz457Q7LrM0Frx04w=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cn.ca\/en\/investors\/regulatory-filings\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed with the Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About CN<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong><br \/>\n          <em><br \/>\n            <u>Contacts:\u00a0<\/u><br \/>\n          <\/em><br \/>\n        <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <em><br \/>\n                <u>Media<\/u><br \/>\n              <\/em><br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <em><br \/>\n                <u>Investment Community<\/u><br \/>\n              <\/em><br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Ashley Michnowski<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Jamie Lockwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Senior Manager<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Vice-President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Media Relations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">Investor Relations &amp; Special Projects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">(438) 596-4329<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">(514) 399-0052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <a href=\"mailto:media@cn.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">media@cn.ca<\/a>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-right: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;border-left: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <a href=\"mailto:investor.relations@cn.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">investor.relations@cn.ca<\/a><br \/>\n            \n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTcxMTcyMCM3NTc5MTEyIzIwMDY1NDM=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/ODU2ODAyY2EtOTQyNS00N2UwLThiNGYtMjZhM2U0OWY5NjQ0LTEwMTgxMTYtMjAyNi0wNS0wMS1lbg==\/tiny\/Canadian-National-Railway.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced that the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 9, 2026 (the \u201cInformation Circular\u201d), were elected as directors of CN. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at CN\u2019s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (\u201cMeeting\u201d) 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 \u00a0 % For Votes Against \u00a0 % Against S hauneen Bruder 438,986,975 \u00a0 96.07 % 17,962,676 \u00a0 3.93 % J o-ann dePass Olsovsky 430,546,313 \u00a0 94.22 % &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cn-announces-election-of-directors-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CN Announces Election of Directors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CN Announces Election of Directors - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cn-announces-election-of-directors-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CN Announces Election of Directors - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MONTREAL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced that the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 9, 2026 (the \u201cInformation Circular\u201d), were elected as directors of CN. 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