FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of November, 2007
Commission
File Number: 001-02413
Canadian
National Railway Company
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
935
de la Gauchetiere Street West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Canadian
National
Railway Company
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Item
| 1. | Press Release dated November 29, 2007 entitled, "CN files shelf prospectus for US$2.5 billion of debt securities". |
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North
America’s Railroad
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NEWS
RELEASE
CN
files
shelf prospectus for US$2.5 billion of debt securities
MONTREAL,
Nov. 29, 2007— CN (TSX:
CNR)(NYSE:
CNI) today filed a preliminary shelf prospectus with Canadian securities
regulators and a registration statement with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), providing for the issuance by CN of up to US$2.5
billion of debt securities in Canadian and U.S. markets over the next two
years.
CN
expects
to use net proceeds from the sale of debt securities under the shelf prospectus
for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of
outstanding debt, share repurchases, acquisitions, and other business
opportunities.
A
registration statement related to these debt securities has been filed with
the
SEC; however, it is not yet effective. Securities may not be sold, nor may
offers to buy be accepted, before the registration statement becomes effective.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of
an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities
in
any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such
jurisdiction.
A
copy of
the preliminary shelf prospectus will be available on the Canadian Securities
Administrators' web site, www.sedar.com, or from the SEC, or may be obtained
on
request from the Corporate Secretary, Canadian National Railway Company, 935
de
La Gauchetière Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 2M9 (telephone:
514-399-7091).
This
news release
contains forward-looking statements. CN cautions that, by their nature,
forward-looking statements involve risk, uncertainties and assumptions, and
while there may be a risk of recession in the United States economy, the
Company’s assumption is that positive economic conditions in North America and
globally will continue, which assumption may not materialize, and that its
results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such
statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but
are
not limited to, industry competition, legislative and/or regulatory
developments, compliance with environmental laws and regulations, various events
which could disrupt operations, including natural events such as severe weather,
droughts, floods and earthquakes, the effects of adverse general economic and
business conditions, inflation, currency fluctuations, changes in fuel prices,
labour disruptions, environmental claims, investigations or proceedings, other
types of claims and litigation, and other risks detailed from time to time
in
reports filed by CN with securities regulators in Canada and the United States.
Reference should be made to CN’s most recent Form 40-F filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, its Annual Information Form filed
with the Canadian securities regulators, and its 2006 Annual Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis
(MD&A), as well as its 2007 quarterly consolidated financial statements and
MD&A, for a summary of major risks.
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, St. Louis, 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
Mark
Hallman
Director,
Communications, Media & Eastern Region
(905)
669-3384
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Investment
Community
Robert Noorigian
Vice-President, Investor Relations
(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.
| Canadian National Railway Company | |||||
| Date: November 29, 2007 | By: | /s/ Cristina Circelli | |||
| Name: | Cristina Circelli | ||||
| Title: | Deputy
Corporate Secretary and General Counsel |
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