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 April, 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)
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Canadian
National Railway Company
Table of
Contents
North America’s Railroad
NEWS
RELEASE
CN
declares second-quarter 2009 dividend
MONTREAL,
April 20, 2009 ¾ CN (TSX:CNR)(NYSE:CNI)
announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a second-quarter 2009
dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of
25.25 cents (C$0.2525) per common share will be paid on June 30, 2009, to
shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2009.
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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Contacts:
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Media
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Investment
Community
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Mark
Hallman
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Robert
Noorigian
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Director,
Communications, Media
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Vice-President,
Investor Relations
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(905)
669-3384
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(514)
399-0052
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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.
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Canadian
National Railway Company
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Date: April
20, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Cristina Circelli
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Name:
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Cristina
Circelli
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Title:
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Deputy
Corporate Secretary and
General Counsel
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