{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"17607","rtpr_id":"nGNX4HYmKX","ticker":"CNI","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CNI","CNR"],"title":"CN Announces Election of Directors","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-01T20:45:00.151Z","article_body":"MONTREAL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced\nthat the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated\nMarch 9, 2026 (the “Information Circular”), were elected as directors of\nCN. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at\nCN’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”) on May 1, 2026 via\nonline webcast are set out below.\n\nElection of Directors\n\nOn a vote by ballot, each of the following 11 nominees proposed by management\nwas elected as a director of CN:\n\n Nominee                  Votes For      % For       Votes         %             \n                                                     Against       Against       \n S hauneen Bruder         438,986,975    96.07  %    17,962,676    3.93   %      \n J o-ann dePass Olsovsky  430,546,313    94.22  %    26,403,335    5.78   %      \n D avid Freeman           455,482,343    99.68  %    1,467,306     0.32   %      \n D enise Gray             439,516,285    96.18  %    17,433,244    3.82   %      \n J ustin M. Howell        438,989,575    96.07  %    17,959,954    3.93   %      \n S usan C. Jones          454,848,008    99.54  %    2,101,520     0.46   %      \n Robert Knight            438,972,788    96.07  %    17,976,737    3.93   %      \n Michel Letellier         453,567,551    99.26  %    3,381,977     0.74   %      \n Al Monaco                452,819,045    99.10  %    4,130,419     0.90   %      \n Madeleine Paquin         455,415,305    99.66  %    1,534,223     0.34   %      \n Tracy Robinson           455,394,959    99.66  %    1,555,622     0.34   %      \n\nShauneen Bruder was unanimously re-elected by the board of directors as board\nchair. Ms. Bruder is a Corporate Director and retired Executive\nVice-President, Operations at the Royal Bank of Canada.\n\nBiographical information on all directors can be found in the Information\nCircular, available at https://www.cn.ca/en/investors/regulatory-filings/\n\nFinal voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed with\nthe Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.\n\nAbout CN\nCN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of\nnatural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North\nAmerica every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network\nand related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and\nWestern coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to\nsustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates\nsince 1919.\n\nContacts: \n\n Media              Investment Community                   \n Ashley Michnowski  Jamie Lockwood                         \n Senior Manager     Vice-President                         \n Media Relations    Investor Relations & Special Projects  \n (438) 596-4329     (514) 399-0052                         \n media@cn.ca        investor.relations@cn.ca               \n\n\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d8f3f116-ccaf-4c51-af12-154863973974)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX4HYmKX","title":"CN Announces Election of Directors","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"CNI","created":"2026-05-01T20:45:00.151Z","tickers":["CNI","CNR"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"MONTREAL, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced\nthat the director nominees listed in the management information circular dated\nMarch 9, 2026 (the “Information Circular”), were elected as directors of\nCN. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at\nCN’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Meeting”) on May 1, 2026 via\nonline webcast are set out below.\n\nElection of Directors\n\nOn a vote by ballot, each of the following 11 nominees proposed by management\nwas elected as a director of CN:\n\n Nominee                  Votes For      % For       Votes         %             \n                                                     Against       Against       \n S hauneen Bruder         438,986,975    96.07  %    17,962,676    3.93   %      \n J o-ann dePass Olsovsky  430,546,313    94.22  %    26,403,335    5.78   %      \n D avid Freeman           455,482,343    99.68  %    1,467,306     0.32   %      \n D enise Gray             439,516,285    96.18  %    17,433,244    3.82   %      \n J ustin M. Howell        438,989,575    96.07  %    17,959,954    3.93   %      \n S usan C. Jones          454,848,008    99.54  %    2,101,520     0.46   %      \n Robert Knight            438,972,788    96.07  %    17,976,737    3.93   %      \n Michel Letellier         453,567,551    99.26  %    3,381,977     0.74   %      \n Al Monaco                452,819,045    99.10  %    4,130,419     0.90   %      \n Madeleine Paquin         455,415,305    99.66  %    1,534,223     0.34   %      \n Tracy Robinson           455,394,959    99.66  %    1,555,622     0.34   %      \n\nShauneen Bruder was unanimously re-elected by the board of directors as board\nchair. Ms. Bruder is a Corporate Director and retired Executive\nVice-President, Operations at the Royal Bank of Canada.\n\nBiographical information on all directors can be found in the Information\nCircular, available at https://www.cn.ca/en/investors/regulatory-filings/\n\nFinal voting results on all matters voted on at the Meeting will be filed with\nthe Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.\n\nAbout CN\nCN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of\nnatural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North\nAmerica every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network\nand related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and\nWestern coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to\nsustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates\nsince 1919.\n\nContacts: \n\n Media              Investment Community                   \n Ashley Michnowski  Jamie Lockwood                         \n Senior Manager     Vice-President                         \n Media Relations    Investor Relations & Special Projects  \n (438) 596-4329     (514) 399-0052                         \n media@cn.ca        investor.relations@cn.ca               \n\n\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/d8f3f116-ccaf-4c51-af12-154863973974)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-01T20:45:00.184958106Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777668300184},"received_at":"2026-05-01T20:45:00.311Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/05/02/3073503/0/en/cn-announces-election-of-directors.html"},"analysis":{"id":"12901","press_release_id":"17607","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Transportation","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"board_change","narrative":"CN shareholders elected all 11 director nominees at the Annual Meeting, with support ranging from 94.22% to 99.68%.\n\nShauneen Bruder was unanimously re-elected as board chair by the directors following the shareholder vote.\n\nFinal voting results on all meeting matters will be filed with Canadian and U.S. regulators.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine board election with no material changes."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Shauneen Bruder","role":"Board Chair"},{"name":"Jo-ann dePass Olsovsky","role":"Director"},{"name":"David Freeman","role":"Director"},{"name":"Denise Gray","role":"Director"},{"name":"Justin M. 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