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November 02, 2021

Letter Provides Important Context to Help CN Shareholders Better Assess TCIs Misguided and Misleading Campaign

MONTREAL, Nov. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR, NYSE: CNI) today issued a letter to CN shareholders in connection with its upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders (the SpecialMeeting) on March 22, 2022, and in response to recent materials filed by CIFF Capital and TCI (collectively TCI). A copy of the letter can be accessed from the CN website by clicking here.

CNs Board and management team continue to act in the best interests of the Companys shareholders, customers and all other stakeholders. Meanwhile, TCI, Canadian Pacifics (CP) largest shareholder, has made misleading claims which are disruptive to CNs sustainable value creation efforts. CNs letter provides important context to help CN shareholders better assess CNs strategy and TCIs misguided and misleading campaign.

About CNCN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canadas Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. South through a 19,500-mile rail network, CN, and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

Forward-Looking StatementsCertain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian securities laws. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. CN cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terminology such as believes, expects, anticipates, assumes, outlook, plans, targets, or other similar words.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of CN, to be materially different from the outlook or any future results, performance or achievements implied by such statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could affect the forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, uncertainties related to the Special Meeting. Reference should also be made to Managements Discussion and Analysis in CNs annual and interim reports, Annual Information Form and Form 40-F, filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators and available on CNs website, for a description of major risk factors relating to CN.

Forward-looking statements reflect information as of the date on which they are made. CN assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs, unless required by applicable securities laws. In the event CN does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that CN will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward- looking statement.

Contacts:

MediaCanadaMathieu GaudreaultCN Media Relations & Public Affairs(514) 249-4735Mathieu.Gaudreault@cn.ca Investment Community Paul ButcherLongview Communications & Public Affairs Vice-PresidentMartin Cej Investor Relations(403) 512-5730 (514) 399-0052mcej@longviewcomms.ca investor.relations@cn.ca

United StatesBrunswick GroupJonathan Doorley / Rebecca Kral(917) 459-0419 / (917) 818-9002jdoorley@brunswickgroup.comrkral@brunswickgroup.com