form-6k.htm
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of January, 2009
 
Commission File Number: 001-02413
 
Canadian National Railway Company
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
935 de la Gauchetiere Street West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F        
 
Form 40-F    X  
 

 
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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes        
 
No    X  
 

 
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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes        
 
No    X  
 

 
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Yes        
 
No    X  
 

 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A

 
 

 

 
 
 
Canadian National Railway Company

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North America’s Railroad
 
 
 
 
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
CN announces 10 per cent increase in quarterly cash dividend

MONTREAL, Jan. 22, 2009 ¾ CN (TSX:CNR)(NYSE:CNI) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 10 per cent increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend.

A quarterly dividend of 25.25 cents (C$0.2525) per common share will be paid on March 31, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2009.

Including today’s announcement, CN has declared double-digit increases in its cash dividend 13 consecutive times since the Company’s initial public offering of shares in 1995.

CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information on CN, visit the company’s website at www.cn.ca.
 
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Media
Investment Community
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Robert Noorigian
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Vice-President, Investor Relations
(905) 669-3384
(514) 399-0052

 

 
 
 


SIGNATURES
 
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
Canadian National Railway Company
 
           
Date: January 22, 2009
By:
/s/ Cristina Circelli
 
     
Name:
Cristina Circelli
 
     
Title:
Deputy Corporate Secretary and
General Counsel