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 | ||||
| Shauneen Bruder | 438,986,975 | 96.07 | % | 17,962,676 | 3.93 | % | ||
| Jo-ann dePass Olsovsky | 430,546,313 | 94.22 | % | 26,403,335 | 5.78 | % | ||
| David Freeman | 455,482,343 | 99.68 | % | 1,467,306 | 0.32 | % | ||
| Denise Gray | 439,516,285 | 96.18 | % | 17,433,244 | 3.82 | % | ||
| Justin M. Howell | 438,989,575 | 96.07 | % | 17,959,954 | 3.93 | % | ||
| Susan 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
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