As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2013
Registration No. 333-                                  
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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FORM F-10
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Canadian National Railway Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Canada
 
98-0018609
(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
4011
 
( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number )
935 de La Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Québec, Canada H3B 2M9
(514) 399-5430
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
C T Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code)
of agent for service in the United States
___________________________
 
Copies to:
Sean Finn
Canadian National Railway Company
935 de La Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Québec, Canada H3B 2M9
(514) 399-7091
Alan Dean
John B. Meade
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
At such time or times on or after the effective date of this Registration Statement as the Registrant shall determine.
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Province of Québec, Canada
( Principal jurisdiction regulating this offering )
 
It is proposed that this filing shall become effective (check appropriate box):
 
A.      o upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 467(a) (if in connection with an offering being made contemporaneously in the United States and Canada).
 
B.        x at some future date (check the appropriate box below):
 
1.         o    pursuant to Rule 467(b) on (date) at (time) (designate a time not sooner than 7 calendar days after filing).
 
2.           o    pursuant to Rule 467(b) on (date) at (time) (designate a time not sooner than 7 calendar days or sooner after filing) because the securities regulatory authority in the review jurisdiction has issued a receipt or notification of clearance (date).
 
3.          x   pursuant to Rule 467(b) as soon as practicable after notification of the Commission by the Registrant or the Canadian securities regulatory authority of the review jurisdiction that a receipt or notification of clearance has been issued with respect thereto.
 
4.          o    after the filing of the next amendment to this Form (if preliminary material is being filed).
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to the home jurisdiction’s shelf prospectus offering procedures, check the following box.  x
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class
of securities to be registered
 
Amount to be registered (1)
 
Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (2)
 
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)
 
Amount of registration fee (3)
Debt Securities (4)
 
$ 2,872,000,000
 
100%
 
$ 2,872,000,000
 
$ 369,914

(1)
Such amount in U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof in foreign currencies as shall result in an aggregate initial public offering price for all securities of $ 2,872,000,000 and, if any debt securities are issued at original issue discount, such greater amount as shall result in net proceeds of $ 2,872,000,000 to the Registrant.  Such amount represents the U.S. dollar value of Cdn $3,000,000,000 based on an exchange rate of U.S.$ 0.9572 = Cdn $1.00, the Bank of Canada closing exchange rate on November 20, 2013.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee.
(3)
An aggregate of U.S.$ 82,741 of the amount of the registration fee was previously paid in connection with U.S.$722,000,000 of unissued debt securities registered under the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form F-9 (File No. 333-177633) initially filed on October 31, 2011 and declared effective on November 4, 2011, which unsold debt securities are hereby deregistered. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 457(p) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, U.S.$ 82,741 is being offset against the total registration fee due for this Registration Statement.
(4)
Also includes such indeterminate amount of debt securities as may be issued upon conversion of or in exchange for any other debt securities that provide for conversion or exchange into other debt securities.
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registration Statement shall become effective as provided in Rule 467 under the Securities Act of 1933 or on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a) of such Act, may determine.
 
 
 

 
 
PART I
 
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE
DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS
 
Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
 
PRELIMINARY SHORT FORM BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS
New Issue
November 22, 2013
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
CAD$3,000,000,000
Debt Securities
 
Canadian National Railway Company (the “Company”) may offer and issue from time to time unsecured debt securities (the “Securities”) in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed CAD$3,000,000,000, or the equivalent, based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of offering, in U.S. dollars or such other currencies or units based on or relating to such other currencies, as shall be designated by the Company at the time of offering.
 
This prospectus does not qualify the issuance of debt securities in respect of which the payment of principal and/or interest may be determined, in whole or in part, by reference to one or more underlying interests including, for example, an equity or debt security, a statistical measure of economic or financial performance including, but not limited to, any currency, consumer price or mortgage index, or the price or value of one or more commodities, indices or other items, or any other item or formula, or any combination or basket of the foregoing items.
 
The specific terms of any offering of Securities will be set forth in a prospectus supplement (a “prospectus supplement”) including, where applicable, the title of the Securities, any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, the maturity date of the Securities, whether payment on the Securities will be senior or subordinated to the Company’s other liabilities and obligations, whether the Securities will bear interest, the interest rate or method of determining the interest rate, whether any conversion or exchange rights attach to the Securities, whether the Company may redeem the Securities at its option and any other specific terms. The Company reserves the right to include in a prospectus supplement specific variable terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the descriptions set forth in this prospectus.
 
All shelf information permitted under applicable laws to be omitted from this prospectus will be contained in one or more prospectus supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together with this prospectus. Each prospectus supplement will be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of the prospectus supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which the prospectus supplement pertains.
 
The Company may offer and sell the Securities to or through underwriters or dealers purchasing as principals or through agents. The applicable prospectus supplement will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent engaged by the Company in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities and the method of distribution, including, to the extent applicable, the proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Securities, any public offering price, any fees, discounts, commissions or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers or agents and any other material terms of the plan of distribution. See “Plan of Distribution”.
 
In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise indicates, the “Company” refers to Canadian National Railway Company and its subsidiaries.
 
All dollar amounts referred to in this prospectus are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specifically expressed.
 
The Company is a Canadian issuer that is permitted, under a multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States, to prepare this prospectus in accordance with the disclosure requirements of all the provinces and territories of Canada. Prospective investors in the United States should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the United States.
 
Prospective investors should be aware that the acquisition of the Securities may have tax consequences both in the United States and in Canada. Such consequences for investors who are resident in, or citizens of, the United States may not be fully described herein or in any applicable prospectus supplement.
 
The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is a Canadian corporation, that a majority of its officers and directors are residents of Canada, that the underwriters may be residents of Canada, that experts named in the registration statement are residents of
 
 
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Canada and that a substantial portion of the assets of the Company and said persons may be located outside the United States.
 
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any U.S. state securities regulator nor has the SEC or any U.S. state securities regulator passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 

 
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Information has been incorporated by reference into this prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada . The following documents, filed with the securities commission or other similar authority in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, are incorporated by reference into, and form an integral part of, this prospectus:
 
 
(1)
the Annual Information Form of the Company dated February 1, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “AIF”);
 
 
(2)
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and notes related thereto, together with the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financing reporting;
 
 
(3)
the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis related to the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “2012 MD&A”);
 
 
(4)
the Company’s Management Information Circular dated March 12, 2013 prepared in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on April 23, 2013;
 
 
(5)
the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and notes related thereto; and
 
 
(6)
the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis related to the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013 (the “Q3 MD&A”).
 
Any document of the type referred to in the preceding paragraph and all material change reports (excluding confidential material change reports) filed by the Company with securities commissions or similar authorities in the provinces and territories of Canada subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the completion or withdrawal of any offering under any prospectus supplement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
 
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for purposes of this prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
 
Upon a new annual information form and the related annual financial statements being filed by the Company with, and, where required, accepted by, the applicable securities regulatory authorities during the currency of this prospectus, the previous annual information form, the previous annual financial statements and all interim financial statements, annual and interim management’s discussions and analyses, material change reports and annual filings or information circulars filed prior to the commencement of the Company’s fiscal year with respect to which the new annual information form is filed shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder.
 
A prospectus supplement containing the specific terms in respect of any Securities, updated disclosure of earnings coverage ratios, if applicable, and other information in relation to the Securities will be delivered to purchasers of such Securities together with this prospectus and will be deemed to be incorporated into this prospectus as of the date of such prospectus supplement, but only for purposes of the offering of such Securities covered by that prospectus supplement.
 
 
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Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Corporate Secretary, Canadian National Railway Company, 935 de La Gauchetière Street West, Montreal, Québec, H3B 2M9 (telephone: (514) 399-7091), and are also available electronically at www.sedar.com .
 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
In addition to its continuous disclosure obligations under the securities laws of the provinces of Canada, the Company is subject to the information requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the SEC. Under the multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States, such reports and other information may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which requirements are different from those of the United States. Such reports and other information, when filed by the Company in accordance with such requirements, can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operations of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov .
 
The Company has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form F-10 (the “Registration Statement”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the Securities and of which this prospectus is a part. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Reference is made to the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto for further information with respect to the Company and the Securities.
 
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Certain information included in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian securities laws. The Company cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company 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. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to growth opportunities; statements that the Company will benefit from growth in North American and global economies; the anticipation that cash flow from operations and from various sources of financing will be sufficient to meet debt repayments and future obligations in the foreseeable future; statements regarding future payments, including income taxes and pension contributions; as well as the projected capital spending program. Forward-looking statements could further be identified by the use of terminology such as the Company “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates” or other similar words. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or performance of the Company or the rail industry to be materially different from the outlook or any future results or performance implied by such statements.
 
Important risk factors that could affect the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic and business conditions; industry competition; inflation, currency and interest rate fluctuations; changes in fuel prices; legislative and/or regulatory developments; compliance with environmental laws and regulations; actions by regulators; various events which could disrupt operations, including natural events such as severe weather, droughts, floods and earthquakes; labor negotiations and disruptions; environmental claims; uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or other types of claims and litigation; risks and liabilities arising from derailments; and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with securities regulators in Canada and the United States. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors”.
 
The Company 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 Canadian securities laws. In the event the Company does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that the Company will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statement.
 
 
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THE COMPANY
 
Overview
 
The Company, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is engaged in the rail and related transportation business. The Company 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, Alabama, and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Mississippi, with connections to all points in North America. The Company’s freight revenues are derived from the movement of a diversified and balanced portfolio of goods, including petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, coal, metals and minerals, forest products, intermodal and automotive.
 
Additional information about the Company’s business is included in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
 
The Company’s registered and head office is located at 935 de La Gauchetière Street West, Montreal, Québec, H3B 2M9, and its telephone number is 1-888-888-5909. The Company’s common shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CNR” and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CNI”.
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Except as may otherwise be set forth in a prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of Securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, share repurchases, acquisitions and other business opportunities.
 
CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION
 
The following table sets forth the consolidated capitalization of the Company as at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated capitalization of the Company does not give effect to the issuance of Securities that may be issued pursuant to this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, since the aggregate principal amounts and terms of such Securities are not presently known.
 
The data in the table below is derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the audited consolidated financial statements and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and related notes thereto, respectively, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
 
   
As at
December 31, 2012
   
As at
September 30, 2013
 
   
(in millions)
 
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 577     $ 1,488  
Long-term debt
    6,323       6,010  
Total debt
    6,900       7,498  
Shareholders’ equity
               
Common shares
    4,108       4,036  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (3,257 )     (3,080 )
Retained earnings
    10,167       10,611  
Total shareholders’ equity
    11,018       11,567  
Total capitalization
  $ 17,918     $ 19,065  

On November 7, 2013, the Company issued US$350,000,000 in principal amount of floating rate notes due 2015 and US$250,000,000 in principal amount of 4.50% notes due 2043 (the “November 2013 Debt Issuance”) and used the proceeds therefrom for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness. The November 2013 Debt Issuance and the use of proceeds therefrom are not reflected in the above table.
 
 
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EARNINGS COVERAGE RATIOS
 
The following earnings coverage ratios are calculated for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 and give effect to the issuance of all long-term debt of the Company and repayment or redemption thereof since the beginning of such twelve month periods and the November 2013 Debt Issuance and the use of proceeds therefrom for the repayment of outstanding indebtedness, as if such transactions had occurred on the first day of such twelve-month periods, respectively. These earnings coverage ratios do not give effect to the issuance of any Securities that may be issued pursuant to this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, since the aggregate principal amounts and the terms of such Securities are not presently known.
 
   
Twelve months
ended
December 31, 2012
 
Twelve months
ended
September 30, 2013
Earnings coverage (U.S. GAAP)
 
11.3 times
 
10.8 times

Earnings coverage is equal to net income before interest and income taxes divided by interest expense on all debt.
 
Based on U.S. GAAP, the Company’s interest expense requirements would have amounted to approximately $354 million and $361 million for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013, respectively. Also based on U.S. GAAP, the Company’s earnings before interest expense and income taxes for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 were $4,000 million and $3,898 million, respectively, which is 11.3 times and 10.8 times the Company’s interest expense requirements for these periods.
 
If the Company offers Securities having a term to maturity in excess of one year under this prospectus and a prospectus supplement, the prospectus supplement will include earnings coverage ratios giving effect to the issuance of such Securities.
 
 
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
 
The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the Securities. The Company may issue Securities either separately, or together with or upon the conversion of or in exchange for other securities. The particular terms and provisions of each series of Securities the Company may offer will be described in greater detail in the related prospectus supplement which may provide information that is different from this prospectus. The Company reserves the right to include in a prospectus supplement specific variable terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the descriptions set forth in this prospectus. Senior Securities of the Company may be issued under a senior indenture dated as of July 12, 2013, between the Company and BNY Trust Company of Canada, as trustee (the “Canadian Senior Indenture”), or under a senior indenture dated as of June 1, 1998, as amended and supplemented, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “U.S. Senior Indenture” and together with the Canadian Senior Indenture, the “Senior Indentures”). Senior Securities issued under the Canadian Senior Indenture will not be offered or sold to persons in the United States. Subordinated Securities may be issued under a subordinated indenture, dated as of June 23, 1999, as amended and supplemented, between the Company and BNY Trust Company of Canada, as trustee (the “Subordinated Indenture”). Securities may also be issued under new indentures between the Company and a trustee or trustees as will be described in a prospectus supplement for such Securities. The Senior Indentures and the Subordinated Indenture are sometimes referred to collectively as the “indentures”, and the trustees under the indentures are sometimes referred to collectively as the “trustees”.
 
The following summary of certain provisions of the indentures and the Securities is not meant to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the detailed provisions of the indentures. For more information, you should refer to the full text of the indentures and the Securities, including the definitions of certain terms not defined herein, and the related prospectus supplement. Prospective investors should rely on information in the prospectus supplement if it is different from the following information.
 
Unless otherwise indicated, references to the “Company” in this description of Securities are to Canadian National Railway Company but not to any of its subsidiaries.
 
 
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General
 
The indentures do not limit the aggregate principal amount of Securities the Company may issue and do not limit the amount of other indebtedness the Company or any of its subsidiaries may incur. The Company may issue Securities from time to time in separate series. Securities may also be issued pursuant to a medium-term note program. Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement,
 
 
·
Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company;
 
 
·
senior Securities will rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company; and
 
 
·
subordinated Securities will be subordinate, in right of payment, to all senior indebtedness (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture).
 
The Company conducts a substantial portion of its operations through its subsidiaries. Claims of creditors of the Company’s subsidiaries generally have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of those subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Company, including holders of the Securities. The Securities therefore will effectively be subordinated to creditors of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Securities will also be subordinated to any liabilities of the Company that are secured by any of the Company’s assets including, without limitation, those under capital leases.
 
A prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of any series of Securities the Company may offer and may include the following:
 
 
·
the title of the Securities;
 
 
·
any limit on the aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be issued;
 
 
·
the date(s) of maturity;
 
 
·
the rate(s) of interest, if any, or the method of calculation, the date(s) interest will begin to accrue, the date(s) interest will be payable and the regular record date(s) for interest payments or the method for determining such date(s);
 
 
·
the covenants applicable to the Securities;
 
 
·
any mandatory or optional sinking fund or analogous provisions;
 
 
·
the date(s), if, any, and the price(s) at which the Company is obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at a holder’s option to purchase, such series of Securities and other related terms and provisions;
 
 
·
the currency or currencies of any payments to be made on the Securities;
 
 
·
whether or not the Securities will be issued in global form, their terms and the depositary;
 
 
·
the terms upon which a global note may be exchanged in whole or in part for other Securities;
 
 
·
the terms, if any, under which the Securities are convertible into common shares or any other security of the Company; and
 
 
·
any other terms of the series of Securities.
 
In addition to new issues of Securities, this prospectus may be used in connection with the remarketing of outstanding Securities, in which case the terms of the remarketing and of the remarketed Securities will be set forth in the prospectus supplement.
 
 
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Conversion or Exchange of Securities
 
If applicable, the prospectus supplement will set forth the terms on which a series of Securities may be converted into or exchanged for other securities of the Company. These terms will include whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, or is at the option of the holder or of the Company. The Company will also describe in the prospectus supplement how it will calculate the number of securities that holders of Securities would receive if they convert or exchange their Securities.
 
Events of Default
 
Under the indentures, an “event of default” with respect to any series of Securities includes any of the following:
 
 
·
failure to pay any principal or premium, when due;
 
 
·
failure to pay any interest when due, and this failure continues for 30 days;
 
 
·
failure to pay any sinking fund installment when due;
 
 
·
failure to perform any covenant or agreement relating to the Securities or in the applicable indenture, and the failure continues for 90 days (60 days in the case of series of Securities issued under the Subordinated Indenture) after written notice by the trustee or by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount outstanding;
 
 
·
certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and
 
 
·
any other event of default provided for that series of Securities.
 
If an event of default occurs and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series affected by the default, may notify the Company (and the trustee, if notice is given by the holders) and declare that the unpaid principal is due and payable immediately. However, subject to certain conditions, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the affected series can rescind and annul this declaration for accelerated payment. The Company will furnish the trustees with an annual certificate as to compliance with certain covenants contained in the particular indenture.
 
No event of default with respect to any particular series of securities necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of securities. In particular, for each series of securities originally issued prior to November 20, 2012 under the Senior Indentures, an “event of default” also includes the failure to pay principal when due, or acceleration, of any indebtedness of the Company in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $75 million, and such acceleration is not rescinded or annulled within 30 days after written notice by the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount outstanding. In addition, for each series of securities originally issued prior to November 20, 2012, an event of default occurs upon the failure to perform any covenant or agreement relating to the securities or in the applicable indenture if the failure continues for 60 days instead of the 90 days for the Securities.
 
Subordinated Securities
 
The terms of a series of subordinated Securities will be set forth in the relevant indenture and the prospectus supplement. The subordinated Securities will be unsecured obligations of the Company and will be subordinate in right of payment to Securities issued under the Senior Indentures and certain other indebtedness of the Company.
 
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indentures
 
The Company may terminate its obligation with respect to a series of Securities under the indentures if:
 
 
·
all the outstanding Securities of a series have been delivered to the trustee for cancellation;
 
 
·
the Company has paid all sums it is required to pay under the respective indenture; or
 
 
 
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·
the Company deposits with the trustee, in trust, sufficient funds, or governmental securities, to cover payments due on all Securities of such series for principal, premium, if any, and interest and any other sums due under the applicable indenture to the stated maturity date or a redemption date of the Securities.
 
Such defeasance is subject to the Company meeting certain conditions set forth in the indentures.
 
Modification and Waiver
 
The Company and the trustees may modify or amend the indentures by obtaining approval by the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each series that is affected. However, certain changes cannot be made without the consent of the holders of all outstanding Securities affected by such changes. In particular, the holders of all outstanding Securities so affected must consent to changes in:
 
 
·
the stated maturity date;
 
 
·
the principal, premium, or interest payments, if any;
 
 
·
the place or currency of any payment;
 
 
·
the rights of holders to enforce payment;
 
 
·
the percentage in principal amount of outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is needed to modify, amend or waive certain provisions of the indentures or certain defaults; or
 
 
·
if applicable, the subordination provisions.
 
Except as otherwise specified for a series of Securities, the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series issued, can consent, or cause the trustees, on behalf of the holders of the entire series, to waive compliance with certain provisions of the relevant indenture. In addition, holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a series can consent to, or cause the trustees to waive any past default under the relevant indentures, except for the following:
 
 
·
a default in any payments due under the relevant indenture; and
 
 
·
a default under an indenture provision that can be modified or amended only with the consent of each holder of an outstanding series of Securities.
 
For each series of securities originally issued under the U.S. Senior Indenture prior to November 20, 2012, consent of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series is required for modifications, amendments or waivers.
 
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
 
Each indenture provides that the Company may consolidate, amalgamate or merge with or into any other corporation or sell, convey or lease all or substantially all of its property to any other corporation authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided that upon any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease, (i) the successor entity (if other than the Company) is organized under the laws of a Canadian or U.S. jurisdiction; (ii) the payment of the principal and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities according to their terms, and the performance of all the covenants and conditions under that indenture to be performed by the Company, shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture satisfactory to the relevant trustee, by the corporation (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or amalgamation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by the corporation which shall have acquired or leased such property; and (iii) no event of default or event that could give rise to an event of default will have occurred and be continuing.
 
Restrictions on Secured Debt
 
The Company has covenanted in the Senior Indentures that it will not, nor will it permit a subsidiary to, create, issue, incur, assume or guarantee, any indebtedness for money borrowed, or guarantees of such indebtedness, now or hereafter existing which is secured by any mortgage, pledge, hypothec, lien, security interest, privilege, conditional
 
 
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sale or other title retention agreement or similar encumbrance (a “Mortgage”) on any present or future Railway Properties of the Company or on any shares of stock of any Railroad Subsidiary (“Secured Debt”), without first making effective provision whereby all outstanding Securities issued thereunder shall be secured by the Mortgage equally and ratably with such other indebtedness or guarantee thereby secured unless, after giving effect to such creation, issuance, incurrence, assumption or guarantee, the sum of the aggregate amount of all outstanding Secured Debt of the Company and its subsidiaries would not exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. For Secured Debt that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon the acceleration of its final maturity, the principal amount of the Secured Debt at any time its principal amount is measured shall be the principal amount due and payable on the Secured Debt if the Secured Debt were to be accelerated at that time. The negative pledge covenant is also subject to certain exceptions. For example, this restriction excludes any Mortgage upon Railway Properties existing or created at the time the Railway Properties are acquired, or Mortgages existing on the shares or to secure indebtedness of a corporation at the time such corporation becomes a subsidiary, and any extension, renewal or replacement of any such Mortgage. As used in such covenant, the term “Railway Properties” means all main and branch lines of railway located in Canada or the United States, including all real property used as the right of way for such lines; the term “Railroad Subsidiary” means a subsidiary whose principal assets are Railway Properties; the term “subsidiary”, subject to certain exceptions, means a corporation a majority of the outstanding voting shares of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more subsidiaries of the Company, or by the Company and one or more subsidiaries of the Company; and the term “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date, the total amount of assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis after deducting all liabilities due within one year, all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expenses and other like intangible and all appropriate adjustments on account of minority interests of other persons holding stock of the subsidiaries, as set forth or reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company. The 10% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets exclusion does not apply in the case of series of securities originally issued under the Senior Indentures prior to November 20, 2012.
 
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
The Company may sell the Securities to or through underwriters or dealers purchasing as principals or through agents.
 
The applicable prospectus supplement will identify each underwriter, dealer or agent engaged by the Company in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities and the method of distribution, including, to the extent applicable, the proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Securities, any public offering price, any fees, discounts, commissions or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers or agents and any other material terms of the plan of distribution. Any initial public offering price and any fees, discounts, commissions or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers or agents may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement relating thereto, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the Securities will be subject to certain conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the Securities if any are purchased.
 
The Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices which may be changed or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, or at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.
 
Underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of the Securities may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain liabilities, including liabilities under securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Such underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for, the Company in the ordinary course of business.
 
One or more firms, referred to as “remarketing firms”, may also offer or sell Securities, if the prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with a remarketing arrangement upon their purchase. Remarketing firms will act as principals for their own accounts or as agents for the Company. These remarketing firms will offer or sell the Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities. The prospectus supplement will identify any remarketing firm and the terms of its agreement, if any, with the Company and will describe the remarketing firm’s compensation. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the Securities they remarket. Remarketing
 
 
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firms may be entitled under agreements that may be entered into with the Company to indemnification by the Company against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under securities legislation, or to contribution in respect thereof, and may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for the Company in the ordinary course of business.
 
RISK FACTORS
 
Investment in the Securities is subject to a number of risks. Before deciding whether to invest in any Securities, prospective investors should carefully consider the information contained in, or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus, including, without limitation, the risks identified and discussed in the AIF, the 2012 MD&A and the Q3 MD&A of the Company which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and those described or incorporated by reference in a prospectus supplement relating to a specific offering of Securities.
 
TAXATION
 
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the material Canadian and United States federal income tax consequences to an initial investor acquiring the Securities, including whether payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Securities will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax and any such consequences relating to Securities payable in a currency other than United States dollars, Securities that are issued at an original issue discount or subject to early redemption or other special terms.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities, certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Company by the Executive Vice-President Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer of the Company. The validity of Securities governed by New York law will be passed upon for the Company by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP may rely on the opinion of the Executive Vice-President Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer of the Company as to all matters of Canadian federal and Québec laws.
 
As of the date hereof, the partners and associates of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the outstanding common shares of the Company.
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
KPMG LLP, Montreal, Québec, is the external auditor who prepared the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the Shareholders and Board of Directors of the Company on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, incorporated by reference in this prospectus. KPMG LLP is independent of the Company within the meaning of the relevant rules and related interpretations prescribed by the relevant professional bodies in Canada and any applicable legislation or regulation.
 
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES UNDER THE U.S. FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS
 
The Company is a Canadian company and is governed by the laws of Canada. A substantial portion of its assets are located outside the United States and a majority of its directors and officers and of the experts named herein are residents of Canada. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service within the United States upon the Company and those directors, officers and experts, or to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon civil liability of the Company and such directors, officers or experts under the United States federal securities laws. The Company has been advised by its Chief Legal Officer that there is doubt as to the enforceability in a Canadian court in original actions, or in actions to enforce judgments of United States courts, of civil liabilities predicated upon United States federal securities laws.
 
 
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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
The following documents have been filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part: (i) the documents listed in the first paragraph under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”; (ii) the consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm; (iii) powers of attorney from directors and officers of the Company; (iv) the U.S. Senior Indenture, the Canadian Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture; and (v) Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under the U.S. Senior Indenture.
 


 
 
 

 
 
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PART II
 
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE
DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS
 
Indemnification
 
Under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), a corporation may indemnify a present or former director or officer of the corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the corporation’s request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the corporation or other entity. A corporation may advance moneys to a director, officer or other individual for the costs, charges and expenses of a proceeding referred to above. A corporation may not indemnify an individual as aforesaid unless the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation’s request and, in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that the individual’s conduct was lawful. If the individual does not fulfill the aforesaid conditions, the individual shall repay the moneys advanced by the corporation. A corporation may, with the approval of a court, indemnify or advance moneys as aforesaid in connection with a derivative action. A present or former director or officer of the corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the corporation’s request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, is entitled to indemnity from the corporation in respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which the individual is subject, because of the individual’s association with the corporation or other entity if the individual seeking indemnity was not judged by the court or other competent authorities to have committed any fault or admitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and fulfill the conditions referred to above.
 
In accordance with the CBCA, the by-laws of the Company indemnify a director or officer of the Company, a former director or officer of the Company or any person who acts or acted at the Company’s request as a director or officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the Company or other entity.  The Company may extend the benefits of the foregoing indemnification to other persons provided such persons are designated by way of a resolution of the board of directors of the Company.
 
A policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance is maintained by the Company which insures its directors and officers for losses as a result of claims based upon their acts or omissions as directors and officers of the Company, and also reimburses the Company for amounts paid by the Company to indemnify its directors and officers as a result of such claims.
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.
 
 
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Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
     
4.1
 
Annual Information Form of the Company dated February 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2013)
     
4.2
 
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and related notes thereto, together with the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon and on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results of the Company, as contained in the Annual Report of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2013)
     
4.3
 
The Management Information Circular of the Company dated March 12, 2013 prepared in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held on April 23, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2013)
     
4.4
 
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and related notes thereto, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results of the Company (incorporated by reference to Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2013)
     
5.1
 
Consent of KPMG LLP
     
6.1
 
Powers of Attorney given by officers and directors signing this Registration Statement (set forth on the signature page)
     
7.1
 
Indenture dated as of June 1, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Registration Statement (File No. 333-8518) on Form F-9 filed June 5, 1998, Exhibit 7.4)
     
7.2
 
Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 20, 2012 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference to Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2012, Item 1)
     
7.3
 
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as Trustee
     
7.4
 
Indenture dated as of July 12, 2013 between the Company and BNY Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee

Additional exhibits to this Registration Statement may be subsequently filed in reports on Form 40-F or on Form 6-K that specifically state that such materials are incorporated by reference as exhibits in Part II of this Registration Statement.
 
 
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PART III
 
 
UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
 
Item 1.  Undertaking
 
The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities regi stered pursuant to Form F-10 or to transactions in said securities.
 
Item 2.  Consent to Service of Process
 
Concurrently with the filing of this Registration Statement on Form F-10, the Registrant is filing with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.
 
Prior to the effectiveness of this Registration Statement on Form F-10, BNY Trust Company of Canada will file with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.
 
Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of the Registrant or BNY Trust Company of Canada shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of this Registration Statement.
 

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that is has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-10 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Montreal, Province of Québec, Country of Canada, on this 22 nd day of November, 2013.
 
 
Canadian National Railway Company
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Claude Mongeau
   
Claude Mongeau
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
   
 
By:
/s/ Sean Finn
   
Sean Finn
   
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer

 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes any one of Claude Mongeau, Luc Jobin, Sean Finn or Sunil Panray, with full power of substitution, to execute in the name of such person and to file any amendment or post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, making such changes in this Registration Statement as the Registrant deems appropriate, and appoints any one of Claude Mongeau, Luc Jobin, Sean Finn or Sunil Panray, with full power of substitution, attorney-in-fact to sign in his behalf individually and in each capacity below and to file any amendment and post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form F-10 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on this 22 nd day of November, 2013.

Signature
 
Title
     
/s/ Claude Mongeau
 
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Claude Mongeau
   
     
/s/ Luc Jobin
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Luc Jobin
   
     
/s/ David G.A. McLean
 
Director and Chairman of the Board
David G.A. McLean
   
     
/s/ Michael R. Armellino
 
Director
Michael R. Armellino
   
     
/s/ A. Charles Baillie
 
Director
A. Charles Baillie
   
     
/s/ Hugh J. Bolton
 
Director
Hugh J. Bolton
   
     
/s/ Donald J. Carty
 
Director
Donald J. Carty
   
     
/s/ Gordon D. Giffin
 
Director
Gordon D. Giffin
   
     
/s/ Edith E. Holiday
 
Director
Edith E. Holiday
   
     
/s/ V. Maureen Kempston Darkes
 
Director
V. Maureen Kempston Darkes
   
     
/s/ Denis Losier
 
Director
Denis Losier
   
     
/s/ Edward C. Lumley
 
Director
Edward C. Lumley
   
     
/s/ James E. O’Connor
 
Director
James E. O’Connor
   
     
/s/ Robert Pace
 
Director
Robert Pace
   
 
 
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-10, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Canadian National Railway Company in the United States on this 22 nd day of November, 2013.
 
   
 
By:
/s/ Michael T. Novak
   
Michael T. Novak
   
Authorized Representative in the United States

 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT 5.1
 
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

The Board of Directors
Canadian National Railway Company
 
We consent to the use of our audit report dated February 1,  2013, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Canadian National Railway Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011,  and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and our audit report dated February 1, 2013 on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, which are incorporated herein by reference.
 

/s/ KPMG LLP*
 

 
November 22, 2013
Montreal, Canada
 


________________
 
*FCPA auditor, FCA, public accountancy permit No. A106087
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT 7.3
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
 
FORM T-1
 
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
 
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2)           |__|
___________________________
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
 
New York
(Jurisdiction of incorporation
if not a U.S. national bank)
13-5160382
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
   
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.
(Address of principal executive offices)
10286
(Zip code)
___________________________
 
Canadian National Railway Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
 
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
98-0018609
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
   
935 de La Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Québec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip code)
___________________________
 
Debt Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
1.
General information.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:
 
 
(a)
Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
 
Name
Address
Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York
One State Street, New York, N.Y.  10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223
   
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.  10045
   
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.  20429
   
New York Clearing House Association
New York, N.Y.  10005
 
(b)
Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
 
Yes.
 
2.
Affiliations with Obligor.
 
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.
 
None.
 
16.
List of Exhibits.
 
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).
 
 
1.
A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).
 
 
4.
A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-188382).
 
 
6.
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-188382).
 
 
7.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 21st day of November, 2013.
 
 
 
  THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
     
     
  By: /s/    M. Drinkard
    Name: M. Drinkard
    Title: Vice President
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXHIBIT 7
 

 
Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
 
of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 2013, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
 
ASSETS
 
 
Dollar amounts in thousands
 
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin
    5,498,000  
Interest-bearing balances
    128,722,000  
Securities:
       
Held-to-maturity securities
    19,612,000  
Available-for-sale securities
    73,165,000  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
       
   Federal funds sold in domestic offices
    136,000  
   Securities purchased under agreements to  resell
    2,636,000  
Loans and lease financing receivables:
       
Loans and leases held for sale
    0  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income
    30,561,000  
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses
    194,000  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance
    30,367,000  
Trading assets
    6,502,000  
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)
    1,118,000  
Other real estate owned
    2,000  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
    1,112,000  
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures
    0  
Intangible assets:
       
   Goodwill
    6,465,000  
   Other intangible assets
    1,324,000  
Other assets
    14,816,000  
Total assets
    291,475,000  
LIABILITIES
       
Deposits:
       
In domestic offices
    126,639,000  
Noninterest-bearing
    77,291,000  
Interest-bearing
    49,348,000  
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs
    121,967,000  
Noninterest-bearing
    9,942,000  
Interest-bearing
    112,025,000  
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
       
   Federal funds purchased in domestic  offices
    2,127,000  
   Securities sold under agreements to  repurchase
    1,309,000  
Trading liabilities
    7,012,000  
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)…….
    5,388,000  
Not applicable
       
Not applicable
       
Subordinated notes and debentures
    1,065,000  
Other liabilities
    6,607,000  
Total liabilities
    272,114,000  
EQUITY CAPITAL
       
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
    0  
Common stock
    1,135,000  
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
    9,844,000  
Retained earnings
    9,125,000  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    -1,093,000  
Other equity capital components
    0  
Total bank equity capital
    19,011,000  
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries
    350,000  
Total equity capital
    19,361,000  
Total liabilities and equity capital
    291,475,000  
 
 
 

 
 
 
I, Thomas P. Gibbons, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 
Thomas P. Gibbons,
Chief Financial Officer
 
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.
 
Gerald L. Hassell
Catherine A. Rein
Michael J. Kowalski
Directors
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXHIBIT 7.4
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
 
AND
 
BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
Trustee
 
______________
 
Indenture
 
Dated as of July 12, 2013
 
______________
 

 
 
 
     
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Page
     ARTICLE ONE DEFINITIONS, OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
7
     
Section 1.01.
Definitions.
7
 
Act
7
 
Affiliate
7
 
Board of Directors
8
 
Board Resolution
8
 
Business Day
8
 
Company
8
 
Company Request
8
 
Company Order
8
 
Corporate Trust Office
8
 
Covenant Defeasance
8
 
Defaulted Interest
8
 
Defeasance
9
 
Depositary
9
 
Event of Default
9
 
Expiration Date
9
 
Global Security
9
 
Holder
9
 
Indenture
9
 
interest
9
 
Interest Payment Date
9
 
Maturity
9
 
Mortgage
9
 
Officers' Certificate
10
 
Opinion of Counsel
10
 
Original Issue Discount Security
10
 
Outstanding
10
 
Paying Agent
11
 
Person
11
 
Place of Payment
11
 
Predecessor Security
11
 
Railroad Subsidiary
11
 
Railway Properties
11
 
Redemption Date
11
 
Redemption Price
11
 
Regular Record Date
11
 
Responsible Officer
11
 
Secured Debt
12
 
Securities
12
 
Security Register
12
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Security Registrar
12
 
Special Record Date
12
 
Stated Maturity
12
 
Subsidiary
12
 
Subsidiary
12
 
Trustee
12
 
Vice-President
12
Section 1.02.
Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
13
Section 1.03.
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
13
Section 1.04.
Acts of Holders; Record Dates.
13
Section 1.05.
Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company.
13
Section 1.06.
Notice to Holders; Waiver.
16
Section 1.07.
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
17
Section 1.08.
Successors and Assigns.
17
Section 1.09.
Separability Clause.
17
Section 1.10.
Benefits of Indenture.
17
Section 1.11.
Governing Law.
17
Section 1.12.
Legal Holidays.
17
Section 1.13.
Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers, Directors and Employees of Company Exempt
from Individual Liability.
18
Section 1.14.
Waiver of Jury Trial.
18
Section 1.15.
Force Majeure.
18
ARTICLE TWO SECURITY FORMS 19
Section 2.01.
Forms Generally.
19
Section 2.02.
Form of Face of Security.
19
Section 2.03.
Form of Reverse of Security.
21
Section 2.04.
Form of Legend for Global Securities.
25
Section 2.05.
Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
25
ARTICLE THREE THE SECURITIES
25
Section 3.01.
Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
25
Section 3.02.
Denominations.
28
Section 3.03.
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
28
Section 3.04. Temporary Securities. 30
 
 
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Section 3.05.
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
30
Section 3.06.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
32
Section 3.07.
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
32
Section 3.08.
Persons Deemed Owners.
33
Section 3.09.
Cancellation.
34
Section 3.10.
Computation of Interest.
34
Section 3.11.
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
34
ARTICLE FOUR SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
34
Section 4.01.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
34
Section 4.02.
Application of Trust Money.
35
ARTICLE FIVE REMEDIES
36
Section 5.01.
Events of Default.
36
Section 5.02.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
37
Section 5.03.
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
38
Section 5.04.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
38
Section 5.05.
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
39
Section 5.06.
Application of Money Collected.
39
Section 5.07.
Limitation on Suits.
39
Section 5.08.
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
40
Section 5.09.
Reparation of Rights and Remedies.
40
Section 5.10.
Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
40
Section 5.11.
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
41
Section 5.12.
Control by Holders.
41
Section 5.13.
Waiver of Past Defaults.
41
Section 5.14.
Undertaking for Costs.
41
ARTICLE SIX THE TRUSTEE
42
Section 6.01.
Trust Provisions.
42
Section 6.02.
Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
42
Section 6.03.
Compliance Certificate and Notice of Defaults.
43
Section 6.04.
Certain Rights of Trustee.
43
 
 
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Section 6.05.
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
44
Section 6.06.
May Hold Securities.
45
Section 6.07.
Money Held in Trust.
45
Section 6.08.
Compensation and Reimbursement.
45
Section 6.09.
Conflicting Interests.
45
Section 6.10.
Eligibility and Disqualification.
46
Section 6.11.
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
46
Section 6.12.
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.
47
Section 6.13.
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
48
Section 6.14.
Appointment of Co-Trustee.
48
ARTICLE SEVEN CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE 50
Section 7.01.
Company May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.
50
Section 7.02.
Succession.
51
Section 7.03.
Evidence to be Furnished Trustee.
51
ARTICLE EIGHT SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES 51
Section 8.01.
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
51
Section 8.02.
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.
52
Section 8.03.
Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
53
Section 8.04.
Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
53
Section 8.05.
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.
53
ARTICLE NINE MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES 54
Section 9.01.
Purpose, Effect and Convention of Meetings.
54
Section 9.02.
Notices of Meetings.
54
Section 9.03.
Chairman.
54
Section 9.04.
Quorum; Action.
54
Section 9.05.
Serial Meetings.
55
Section 9.06.
Power to Adjourn.
55
Section 9.07.
Show of Hands.
55
Section 9.08.
Poll.
56
Section 9.09.
Voting.
56
 
 
 
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Section 9.10.
Regulations.
56
Section 9.11.
Company and Trustee may be Represented.
57
Section 9.12.
Powers Cumulative.
57
Section 9.13.
Minutes.
57
Section 9.14.
Notice of Holders’ Resolution.
57
ARTICLE TEN COVENANTS
58
Section 10.01.
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
58
Section 10.02.
Maintenance of Office or Agency.
58
Section 10.03.
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
58
Section 10.04.
Existence.
59
Section 10.05.
Restrictions on Secured Debt.
59
Section 10.06.
Further Instruments and Acts.
60
Section 10.07.
Waiver of Certain Covenants.
61
ARTICLE ELEVEN REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
61
Section 11.01.
Applicability of Article.
61
Section 11.02.
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
61
Section 11.03.
Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.
61
Section 11.04.
Notice of Redemption.
62
Section 11.05.
Deposit of Redemption Price.
62
Section 11.06.
Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
63
Section 11.07.
Securities Redeemed in Part.
63
ARTICLE TWELVE SINKING FUNDS
63
Section 12.01.
Applicability of Article.
63
Section 12.02.
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
64
ARTICLE THIRTEEN DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
64
Section 13.01.
Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
64
Section 13.02.
Defeasance and Discharge.
64
Section 13.03.
Covenant Defeasance.
65
Section 13.04.
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
65
 
 
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Section 13.05.
Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
66
Section 13.06.
Reinstatement.
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
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INDENTURE, dated as of July 12, 2013 between CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Canada (herein called the " Company "), having its principal office at 935 de La Gauchetière Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2M9 and BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA, a trust company duly organized and existing under the laws of Canada, as Trustee (herein called the " Trustee ").
 
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
 
The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the " Securities "), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.
 
All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:
 
For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows:
 
 
Article One
DEFINITIONS, OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
 
Section 1.01.
Definitions.
 
For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
 
(1)            the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in, this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;
 
(2)            all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided the term "generally accepted accounting principles" with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of such computation;
 
(3)            unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an " Article " or a " Section " refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and
 
(4)            the words "herein", "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.
 
" Act ", when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 1.04 .
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
" Affiliate " of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
 
" Board of Directors " means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.
 
" Board Resolution " means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
 
" Business Day ", when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
 
" CBCA " means the Canada Business Corporations Act .
 
" Civil Code " means the Civil Code of Quebec, as amended from time to time.
 
" Company " means the Person named as the "Company" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Company" shall mean such successor Person.
 
" Company Request " or " Company Order " means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President and Chief Executive Officer or a Vice-President, and by its Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary,   and delivered to the Trustee.
 
" Consolidated Net Tangible Assets " means, at any date, the total amount of assets of the Company determined on a consolidated basis after deducting therefrom:
 
(1)            all current liabilities (due within one year);
 
(2)            all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles; and
 
(3)            appropriate adjustments on account of minority interests of other Persons holding stock of the Company's Subsidiaries,
 
all as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company.
 
" Corporate Trust Office " means the principal office of the Trustee at 320 Bay Street, 11 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4A6 ATTN: Vice-President, Transaction Management Group at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered.
 
 
 
 
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" Covenant Defeasance " has the meaning specified in Section 13.03 .
 
" Defaulted Interest " has the meaning specified in Section 3.07 .
 
" Defeasance " has the meaning specified in Section 13.02 .
 
" Depositary " means with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc. or such other Person that is designated to act as depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 3.01 .
 
" Event of Default " has the meaning specified in Section 5.01 .
 
" Expiration Date " has the meaning specified in Section 1.04 .
 
" Global Security " means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 2.04 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such Securities).
 
" Government Securities " means direct non-callable obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the Government of Canada for the payment of which obligations or guarantee the full faith and credit of the Government of Canada is pledged.
 
" Holder " means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.
 
" Holders' Request " means an instrument signed in one or more counterparts by Holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities.
 
" Holders' Resolution " means any Act of Holders which has been either (i) adopted by the favorable votes of the Holders of not less than 50% in principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities presented and voted thereon at a meeting of the Holders duly called and held pursuant to the provisions of Article Nine; or (ii) signed by or for the Holders of not less than 50% in principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities.
 
" Indenture " means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof. The term "Indenture" shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 3.01 .
 
" interest ", when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
 
" Interest Payment Date " when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an instalment of interest on such Security.
 
" Maturity ", when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an instalment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or
 
 
 
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herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
 
" Mortgage " means and includes any mortgage, pledge, hypothec, lien, security interest, privilege, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other similar encumbrance.
 
" Officers' Certificate " means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President and Chief Executive Officer or a Vice-President, and by the Treasurer, an Assistant-Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officers' Certificate given pursuant to Section 6.03 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
 
" Opinion of Counsel " means a written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Company, and who shall be acceptable to the Trustee.
 
" Original Issue Discount Security " means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02 .
 
" Outstanding ", when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
 
(4)            Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
 
(5)            Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;
 
(6)            Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 13.02; and
 
(7)            Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 3.06 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;
 
provided that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A)   the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof
 
 
 
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which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 5.02, (B)   if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 3.01, (C)   the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the Canadian dollar equivalent; determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 3.01, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A)   or (B)   above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D)   Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded.
 
" Paying Agent " means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.
 
" Person " means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
" Place of Payment ", when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 .
 
" Predecessor Security " of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
 
" Railroad Subsidiary " means any Subsidiary whose principal assets are Railway Properties.
 
" Railway Properties " means all main and branch lines of railway located in Canada or the United States, including all real property used as the right of way for such lines.
 
" Redemption Date ", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.
 
" Redemption Price ", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.
 
 
 
 
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" Regular Record Date " for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 3.01 .
 
" Responsible Officer ", when used with respect to the Trustee, means any vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust officer, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
 
" Secured Debt " means indebtedness for money borrowed, or guarantees of such indebtedness, now or hereafter existing, of the Company or a Subsidiary which is secured by a Mortgage on any present or future Railway Properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries incorporated under the laws of Canada or any or its Provinces or Territories or the United States or any State thereof or on any shares of stock of any Railroad Subsidiary.
 
" Securities " has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
 
" Security Register " and " Security Registrar " have the respective meanings specified in Section 3.05 .
 
" Special Record Date " for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07 .
 
" Stated Maturity ", when used with respect to any Security or any instalment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such instalment of principal or interest is due and payable.
 
" Subsidiary " means a corporation a majority of the outstanding voting shares of which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, or by the Company and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company; provided that no corporation shall become or shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of the Company for purposes of this Indenture if, and so long as, the Company does not control such entity by reason of any law, regulation, executive order or other legal requirement, including without limitation pursuant to any voting trust or similar arrangement entered into in connection with the acquisition of such corporation by the Company pending regulatory approval of such acquisition.
 
" Trustee " means the Person named as the "Trustee" in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter "Trustee" shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, "Trustee" as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.
 
 
 
 
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" Vice-President ", when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee,  means a vice-president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title "vice-president" and when used with respect to the Company shall also mean the Chief Legal Officer of the Company.
 
Section 1.02.
Compliance Certificates and Opinions.
 
Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the CBCA. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officers' Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the CBCA and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture.
 
Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 10.04) shall include,
 
(1)            a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;
 
(2)            a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
 
(3)            a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
 
(4)            a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
 
Section 1.03.
Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.
 
In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.
 
Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in
 
 
 
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the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.
 
Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.
 
Section 1.04.
Acts of Holders; Record Dates .
 
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced either by (i) a resolution duly adopted by the requisite percentage of such relevant Holders represented at a meeting thereof duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article Nine, or (ii) one or more instruments signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing representing the requisite percentage of the relevant Outstanding Securities. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments and resolution (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the "Act" of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments or so voting on such resolution. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section. Proof of the due adoption of any such resolution by the appropriate percentage of Holders at a meeting thereof shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture if such resolution forms part of and its due adoption by such appropriate percentage is evident from the record of such meeting prepared, signed and verified in the manner provided in Section 9.13 .
 
The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.
 
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.
 
Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.
 
 
 
 
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The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.06 .
 
The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 5.02, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 5.07(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 5.12, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which  a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company's expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.06 .
 
With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the "Expiration Date" and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be
 
 
 
 
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effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 1.06, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180 th   day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180 th   day after the applicable record date.
 
Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.
 
Section 1.05.
Notices, Etc. to Trustee and Company.
 
Any, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders, a Holders' Request or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,
 
(1)            the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, ATTN: Vice-President, Transaction Management Group, or
 
(2)            the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to the attention of the Treasurer at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company. Notices sent to the Trustee shall be deemed delivered when actually received.
 
The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company or any Holder providing electronic instructions each agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as long as the Securities are in the form of a Global Security, notice to the Holders may be made electronically in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.
 
 
 
 
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Section 1.06.
  Notice to Holders; Waiver.
 
Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.
 
In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.
 
Section 1.07.
Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.
 
The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
 
Section 1.08.
Successors and Assigns.
 
All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.
 
Section 1.09.
  Separability Clause.
 
In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
Section 1.10.
Benefits of Indenture.
 
Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
 
Section 1.11.
Governing Law.
 
This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Quebec and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
 
 
 
 
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Section 1.12.
Legal Holidays.
 
In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.
 
Section 1.13.
Incorporators, Shareholders, Officers, Directors and Employees of Company Exempt from Individual Liability.
 
No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, or of any Security or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Indenture and the obligations issued hereunder are solely corporate obligations, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by, the incorporators, shareholders, officers, directors or employees, as such, of the Company or of any successor corporation, or any of them, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or employee, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution and delivery of this Indenture and the issue of Securities hereunder.
 
Section 1.14.
Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE SECURITIES.
 
Section 1.15.
Force Majeure.
 
In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software
 
 
 
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and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
 
 
Article Two
SECURITY FORMS
 
Section 2.01.
Forms Generally.
 
The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof.  If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 3.03 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.
 
The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
 
Section 2.02.
Form of Face of Security.
 
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
 
……………………………………………………………….
 
No. ___________ 
$ l
 
 
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Canada (herein called the " Company ", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to l , or registered assigns, the principal sum of l   Canadian Dollars on l [ if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert _______,] and to pay interest thereon from l or from the most recent  Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on l and l in each year, commencing l , at the rate of l % per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [ if applicable insert ____, provided that any principal and premium, and any such instalment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of l % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor
 
 
 
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Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the l or l (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person, in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the  Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior, to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture].
 
[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert l The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of l % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of l % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]
 
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [ if applicable , insert l any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in l , in lawful money of Canada as at the time of payment [ if applicable , insert l ; provided that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register].
 
[ Insert securities laws legend, as applicable ]
 
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this  Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
 
 
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
   
 
By
   
   
   

 
 
 
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Section 2.03.
Form of Reverse of Security.
 
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the " Securities "), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of July 12, 2013 (herein called the " Indenture ", which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and BNY Trust Company of Canada, as Trustee (herein called the " Trustee ", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations and duties thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [ if applicable , insert l , limited in aggregate principal amount to $ l ].
 
[ If applicable , insert l The  Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, [ if applicable , insert l (1) on l in any year commencing with the year l and ending with the year l through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [ if applicable , insert l on or after l , l ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed   [ if applicable , insert l on or before l , l %, and if redeemed]   during the 12-month period beginning l of the years indicated,
 
Year
Redemption Price
Year
Redemption Price
       
       
       
 
 
 

 
 
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to l % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption   [ if applicable , insert l (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest instalments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
 
 
 
 
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[ If applicable , insert l The  Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days' notice by mail, (1) on l in any year commencing with the year l and ending with the year l through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [ if applicable , insert l on or after l , l , as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning l of the years indicated,
 
Year
Redemption Price For Redemption Through Operation of the Sinking Fund
Redemption Price For Redemption Otherwise Than Through Operation of the Sinking Fund
     
     
     

 
 
 
 
and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to l % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest instalments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]
 
[ If applicable , insert - Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not prior to, redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [ if applicable, insert Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than l % per annum.]
 
[ If applicable , insert - The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on l in each year beginning with the year  l and ending with the year  l of [ if applicable , insert - not less than $ l (" mandatory sinking fund ") and not more than] $ l aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [ if applicable, insert — mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [ if applicable , insert — mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [ if applicable, insert , in the inverse order in which they become due].]
 
 
 
 
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[ If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert — In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]
 
[ If applicable, insert —The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security] [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.]
 
[ If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]
 
[ If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to — insert formula for determining the amount . Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company's obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]
 
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of Securities presented at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture or by instrument in writing. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.
 
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a
 
 
 
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majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
 
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
 
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $ l and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
 
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indenture or this Security, no Global Security representing the Securities of this series may be exchanged in whole or in part for the Securities of this series, and no transfer of a Global Security representing the Securities of this series in whole or in part may be registered in the name of any Person other than the Depository for such Global Security or any nominee of the Depository, unless (i) the Depository has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for the Global Security representing the Securities of this series or has ceased to be qualified to act as such as required pursuant to the Indenture or (ii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series represented by such Global Security.  All Securities of this series issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof will be registered in such names as the Depository may direct.
 
Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be
 
 
 
 
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overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of any registered Holders of the Securities of this series, create and issue further Securities ranking equally and ratably with the Securities of this series. These further Securities will be consolidated with and form a single series with the Securities of this series, as the case may be, and will have the same terms (except for the issue date, the issue price and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date) as to status, redemption or otherwise.
 
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or the interest on this Security, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
 
All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
 
Section 2.04.
Form of Legend for Global Securities.
 
Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
 
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
 
Section 2.05.
Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication.
 
The Trustee's certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:
 
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within- mentioned Indenture.
 
 
BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA,
As Trustee
 
DATED:                                                                           
   
 
 
 
 
 
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By:                                                                                     
 
Authorized Signatory

 
 
Article Three
THE SECURITIES
 
Section 3.01.
Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.
 
The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.
 
The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 3.03, set forth, or determined in the manner provided in an Officers' Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series,
 
(1)            the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);
 
(2)            any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 8.05 or 11.07 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 3.03, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);
 
(3)            the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;
 
(4)            the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the series is payable;
 
(5)            the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;
 
(6)            the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable;
 
(7)            the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;
 
 
 
 
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(8)            the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
 
(9)            if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;
 
(10)            if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;
 
(11)            if other than lawful money of Canada, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in lawful money of Canada for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of "Outstanding" in Section 1.01;
 
(12)            if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);
 
(13)            if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be, payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02;
 
(14)            if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);
 
(15)            if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 13.02 or Section 13.03 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;
 
(16)            if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and in such case, the Depositary for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the
 
 
 
 
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last paragraph of Section 3.05 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;
 
(17)            any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 5.02;
 
(18)            any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Nine which applies to Securities of the series; and
 
(19)            any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 8.01(5)).
 
All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 3.03) set forth, or determined in the manner provided in the Officers' Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.
 
If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officers' Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.
 
Section 3.02.
Denominations.
 
The Securities of each series shall be issuable in registered or unregistered form with or without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 3.01. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
 
Section 3.03.
Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.
 
The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its Vice Chairman of the Board, its President or one of its Vice-Presidents. The signature of any of these officers on the Securities may be manual or facsimile.
 
Securities bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.
 
At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and
 
 
 
 
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deliver such Securities. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,
 
(1)            if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 2.01, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
 
(2)            if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 3.01, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;
 
(3)            that such Securities when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles; and
 
(4)            that all applicable laws and requirements in respect of the execution and delivery by the Company of such Securities have been complied with.
 
If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee's own rights, obligations and duties under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officers' Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 3.01 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.
 
Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
 
No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 3.09, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be
 
 
 
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deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.
 
The Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities under this Section if the Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that such action may not lawfully be taken or if the Trustee in good faith shall determine that such action would expose the Trustee to personal liability to existing Holders.
 
Section 3.04.
Temporary Securities.
 
Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.
 
If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series.
 
Section 3.05.
Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
 
The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the " Security Register ") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed " Security Registrar " for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.
 
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and aggregate principal amount.
 
 
 
 
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At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
 
All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
 
Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
 
No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Sections 3.04, 8.05 or 11.07 not involving any transfer.
 
If the Securities of any series (or of any series) are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 11.03 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in, whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.
 
The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) below shall apply only to Global Securities:
 
(1)            Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.
 
(2)            Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a recognized clearing agency under applicable securities legislation, or otherwise ceases to be eligible to be Depositary, and the Company has not appointed a successor, (B) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to
 
 
 
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such Global Security or (C) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 3.01.
 
(3)            Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.
 
(4)            Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Sections 3.04, 3.06, 8.05 or 11.07 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.
 
(5)            It is expressly acknowledged that transfer of beneficial ownership in any Security issuable in the form of or represented by a Global Security will be effected only (i) with respect to the interests of participants in the Depositary (collectively, the " Participants ", and individually, a " Participant "), through records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee for the Global Security, and (ii) with respect to interests of Persons other than Participants, through records maintained by Participants. Holders who are not Participants but who desire to purchase, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of or other interest in Securities represented by a Global Security may do so only through a Participant.
 
Section 3.06.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
 
If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefore a new Security of the same series and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
 
If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
 
In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
 
Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.
 
 
 
 
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Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.
 
The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.
 
Section 3.07.
Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.
 
Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 3.01 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.
 
Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called " Defaulted Interest ") shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:
 
(1)            The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice, of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 10.05, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).
 
 
 
 
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(2)            The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange; if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause (2), such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.
 
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.
 
Section 3.08.
Persons Deemed Owners.
 
Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 3.07) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
Section 3.09.
Cancellation.
 
All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of as directed by a Company Order; provided that the Trustee shall not be obligated to destroy cancelled securities.
 
Section 3.10.
Computation of Interest.
 
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30 day months.
 
Whenever interest is computed on the basis of a year (the " deemed year ") which contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of the calculation, such rate of interest shall be expressed as a yearly rate for purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) by multiplying such rate of interest by the actual number of days in the calendar year of calculation and dividing such product by the number of days in the deemed year.
 
 
 
 
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Section 3.11.
CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.
 
The Company in issuing the Securities may use "CUSIP" and/or "ISIN" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use any applicable "CUSIP" and "ISIN" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" and/or "ISIN" numbers.
 
 
Article Four
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
 
Section 4.01.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
 
This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
 
(1)            either
 
(A)            all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 10.03) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
 
(B)            all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation
 
(i)            have become due and payable, or
 
(ii)           will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or
 
(iii)          are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,
 
and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii)   or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of
 
 
 
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Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;
 
(2)            the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and
 
(3)            the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.
 
Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.08 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B)   of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 4.02 and the last paragraph of Section 10.03 shall survive.
 
Section 4.02.
Application of Trust Money.
 
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.
 
 
Article Five
REMEDIES
 
Section 5.01.
Events of Default.
 
" Event of Default ", wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be, voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
 
(1)            default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or
 
(2)            default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series at its Maturity; or
 
(3)            default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or
 
(4)            default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and
 
 
 
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continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a notice of default hereunder; or
 
(5)            the Company shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall file a petition in bankruptcy; or the Company shall be adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt, or shall petition or shall apply to any court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or sequestrator of, or for, the Company or any substantial portion of the property, of the Company; or the Company shall commence any proceeding relating to the Company or any substantial portion of the property of the Company under any insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, or readjustment of debt, dissolution, winding-up, adjustment, composition or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect (hereinafter in this subsection (5) called " Proceeding "); or if there shall be commenced against the Company any Proceeding and an order approving the petition shall be entered, or such Proceeding shall remain undischarged for a period of 90 days; or a receiver, trustee, liquidator or sequestrator of, or for, the Company or any substantial portion of the property of the Company shall be appointed and shall not be discharged within a period of 90-days; or the Company by any act shall indicate consent to or approval of or acquiescence in any Proceeding or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or sequestrator of or for, the Company or any substantial portion of the property of the Company; provided that a resolution or order for winding-up the Company with a view to its consolidation; amalgamation or merger with another company or the transfer of its assets as a whole, or substantially as a whole, to such other company as provided in Section 7.01 shall not make the rights and remedies herein enforceable under this subsection (5) of Section 5.01 if such last-mentioned company shall, as a part of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer, and within 90 days from the passing of the resolution or the date of the order, comply with the conditions to that end stated in Section 7.01; or
 
(6)            any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.
 
Section 5.02.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
 
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(5) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.01(5) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms
 
 
 
 
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thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.
 
At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if
 
(1)            the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay
 
(A)           all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,
 
(B)            the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,
 
(C)            to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and
 
(D)            all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel;
 
and
 
(2)            all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.13.
 
No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
Section 5.03.
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
 
The Company covenants that if
 
(1)            default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or
 
(2)             default is made in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Security at the Maturity thereof,
 
the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount
 
 
 
 
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as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
 
If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
 
Section 5.04.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
 
In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take action in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.08 .
 
No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors' or other similar committee.
 
Section 5.05.
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
 
All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
 
Section 5.06.
Application of Money Collected.
 
Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities
 
 
 
 
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and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
 
First : To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 6.08;
 
Second : To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, rateably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and
 
Third : The remainder, if any, to the Company.
 
Section 5.07.
Limitation on Suits.
 
No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless
 
(1)            such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;
 
(2)            the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
 
(3)            such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;
 
(4)            the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and
 
(5)            no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;
 
it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.
 
 
 
 
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Section 5.08.
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.
 
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 3.07) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
 
Section 5.09.
Reparation of Rights and Remedies.
 
If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
 
Section 5.10.
Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
 
Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 3.06, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.
 
Section 5.11.
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
 
No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
 
Section 5.12.
Control by Holders.
 
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that
 
 
 
 
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(1)            such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and
 
(2)            the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.
 
Section 5.13.
Waiver of Past Defaults.
 
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default,
 
(1)            in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or
 
(2)            in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Eight cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.
 
Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
Section 5.14.
Undertaking for Costs.
 
In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, provided that this Section shall not be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company.
 
 
Article Six
THE TRUSTEE
 
Section 6.01.
Trust Provisions.
 
Notwithstanding the references herein or in any Security to BNY Trust Company of Canada (or its successor hereunder, if any) as a "Trustee" or to it acting as Trustee, and except for any trust which may be created or constituted in Quebec for the purposes of Section 10.03, Section 11.05, Section 13.04 and Section 13.05 of this Indenture (and only to the extent contemplated by such Sections), no trust within the meaning of Chapter 11 of Title Six of book Four of the Civil Code is intended to be or is created or constituted by this Indenture. In addition, for greater certainty and subject as hereinafter in this Section provided in the case of any trust created or constituted in Quebec for the purposes of Section 10.03, Section 11.05, Section 13.04 and Section 13.05 of this Indenture, the provisions of Title Seven of Book Four of the Civil Code shall not apply to any administration thereof by the Trustee hereunder.
 
 
 
 
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Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires references in this Indenture to "trust" in "in trust", and other similar wording shall only refer to any trust that shall be created or constituted for the purposes of Section 10.03, Section 11.05, Section 13.04 and Section 13.05 of this Indenture, as the case may be, which trust shall be created or constituted either under Quebec law or under the law of any other appropriate jurisdiction and, if so created or constituted in another appropriate jurisdiction, shall be subject to the trust laws of such jurisdiction. Any such trust shall be automatically created by the mere fact of the transfer to or taking of possession by the Trustee of the property subject to and for the purposes of such trust and such provisions of the Civil Code shall automatically apply thereto unless such transfer and taking of possession occurs outside of Quebec and it has previously been, or is then, expressly agreed between the Company and the Trustee (acting in its sole discretion) that the trust laws in the jurisdiction where such transfer or taking of possession occurs shall apply or the laws of such jurisdiction make it mandatory that its trust laws apply to any trust created hereunder as a result of such transfer or taking of possession.
 
Section 6.02.
Certain Duties and Responsibilities.
 
In the exercise of the rights, powers, obligations and duties prescribed or conferred by the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee shall act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Holders and exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent trustee would exercise in comparable circumstances. The Trustee shall read, and act upon (as required), all of the certificates, opinions and other documents delivered to it under or pursuant to this Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein expressly so provided every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.
 
The Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.
 
Section 6.03.
Compliance Certificate.
 
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers' Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.
 
 
 
 
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Section 6.04.
Certain Rights of Trustee.
 
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02:
 
(1)            the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
 
(2)            any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;
 
(3)            whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officers' Certificate;
 
(4)            the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;
 
(5)            the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;
 
(6)            the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, with the reasonable cost of such inquiry borne by the Company, and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;
 
(7)            the Trustee may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
 
 
 
 
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(8)            the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture;
 
(9)            the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;
 
(10)            the rights, privileges, protections, obligations and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;
 
(11)            in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein); and
 
(12)            in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
 
Section 6.05.
Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.
 
The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee's certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee does not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.
 
Section 6.06.
May Hold Securities.
 
The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Section 6.10, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.
 
 
 
 
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Section 6.07.
Money Held in Trust.
 
Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company.
 
Section 6.08.
Compensation and Reimbursement.
 
The Company agrees
 
(1)            to pay to the Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);
 
(2)            except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith; and
 
(3)            to indemnify each of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and their agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee), arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent that such loss, damage, claim, liability or expense is due to its own negligence or bad faith.
 
The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.08, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.
 
The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture, or the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
 
Section 6.09.
Conflicting Interests.
 
The Trustee represents that at the time of the execution and delivery hereof no material conflict of interest exists in the Trustee's role as a fiduciary hereunder and agrees that in the event of a material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within 90 days after ascertaining that it has such material conflict of interest, either eliminate the same or resign its functions hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee, in its personal or any other capacity, may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company and generally may contract and enter into financial transactions with the Company or any
 
 
 
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Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company without being liable to account for any profit made thereby.
 
Section 6.10.
Eligibility and Disqualification.
 
There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a Person organized and doing business under the laws of Canada or of any province thereof that is authorized under such laws to carry on the business of a trust company. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Article.
 
Section 6.11.
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.
 
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.12 .
 
The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 6.12 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
 
The Trustee may be removed at any time upon 30 Business Days written notice with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company.
 
If at any time:
 
(1)            the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 6.10 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or
 
(2)            the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 6.10 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or
 
(3)            the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,
 
then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 5.14, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee upon 30 Business Days written notice with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.
 
 
 
 
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If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 6.12. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.12, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 6.12, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.
 
The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 1.06. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.
 
Section 6.12.
Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .
 
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights and powers of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.
 
In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring, Trustee is not retiring with
 
 
 
 
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respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.
 
Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights and powers referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.
 
No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.
 
Section 6.13.
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.
 
Any corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.
 
Section 6.14.
Appointment of Co-Trustee .
 
(a)            Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of any trust under this Indenture may at the time be located, the Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments necessary to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Holders, such powers, duties, obligations and rights as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No notice to Holders of the
 
 
 
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appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 1.06 hereof provided that notice thereof shall promptly be given to the Company.
 
(b)            Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
 
(i)           all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to any portion of any trust thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;
 
(ii)           no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and
 
(iii)          the Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of, or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
 
(c)            Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture and the conditions of this Article Six. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the powers conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Indenture, specifically including every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.
 
(d)            Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name if any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights and remedies shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.
 
 
Article Seven
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OR CONVEYANCE
 
Section 7.01.
Company May Consolidate, Etc., on Certain Terms.
 
Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any Securities of any series shall prevent any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or
 
 
 
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corporations (whether or not affiliated with the Company), or successive consolidations, amalgamations or mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors shall be a party or parties, or shall prevent any sale, conveyance or lease of all or substantially all the property of the Company to any other corporation (whether or not affiliated with the Company) authorized to acquire and operate the same; provided and the Company hereby covenants and agrees, that:
 
(1)           in a transaction in which the Company does not survive or in which the Company sells, conveys, or leases all or substantially all of its property, the successor entity is incorporated under the laws of Canada or any Province or Territory thereof or the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia,
 
(2)           upon any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium if any) and interest on all of the Securities, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, shall be expressly assumed, by supplemental indenture satisfactory in form to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee, by the corporation (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or amalgamation, or into which the Company shall have been merged, or by the corporation which shall have acquired or leased such property, and
 
(3)           immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or event that with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
Section 7.02.
Succession.
 
In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all of the Securities then outstanding and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by the Company, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the Company and in the case of any such sale, conveyance or lease, the Company thereafter shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker on all the Securities and from its obligations under this Indenture. Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company, any or all of the Securities of any series issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor corporation instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver any Securities of any series which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication and any Securities of any series which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so
 
 
 
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issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as any Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
 
In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities of any series thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
 
Section 7.03.
Evidence to be Furnished Trustee.
 
The Trustee, subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.03, shall receive an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, conveyance or lease and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this Article Seven .
 
 
Article Eight
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
 
Section 8.01.
Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.
 
Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:
 
(1)            to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company herein and in the Securities; or
 
(2)            to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company; or
 
(3)            to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or
 
(4)            to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form; or
 
(5)            to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with
 
 
 
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respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or
 
(6)            to secure the Securities pursuant to the requirements of Section 10.05 or otherwise; or
 
(7)            to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 2.01 and 3.01; or
 
(8)            to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for the appointment of more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.12; or
 
(9)            to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture, provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (9) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect.
 
Section 8.02.
Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders .
 
With the consent of the Holders of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Holders’ Resolution of said Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,
 
(1)            extend the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any instalment of principal of interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 5.02, or change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date); or
 
(2)            reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture; or
 
 
 
 
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(3)            modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 5.13 or Section 10.07, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided that this clause (3) shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to "the Trustee" and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 10.07, or the deletion of this provison, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 6.12 and 8.01(8).
 
A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.
 
It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.
 
Section 8.03.
Execution of Supplemental Indentures.
 
In executing, or accepting the additional rights and obligations created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the rights and obligations created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 6.01) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee's own rights, obligations and duties under this Indenture or otherwise.
 
Section 8.04.
Effect of Supplemental Indentures.
 
Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.
 
Section 8.05.
Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures .
 
Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.
 
 
 
 
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Article Nine
MEETINGS OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
 
Section 9.01.
Purpose, Effect and Convention of Meetings .
 
A meeting of Holders of relevant Outstanding Securities may be convened pursuant to this Article Nine to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action of the Holders of Securities provided or permitted by this Indenture, including for the passing of a resolution as a Holders’ Resolution.
 
The Trustee may at any time and from time to time convene a meeting of Holders, and the Trustee shall convene a meeting of Holders upon receipt of a request of the Company or a Holders' Request and upon being funded and indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Company or by the Holders signing such request against the costs which may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding of such meeting. If the Trustee fails within 30 days after receipt of any such request and such indemnity to give notice convening a meeting, the Company or such Holders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting shall be held in Montreal, Québec, or at such other place as may be approved or determined by the Trustee, the Company or the Holders as convened in accordance with this Section 9.01 .
 
Section 9.02.
Notices of Meetings.
 
Notice of a meeting of Holders shall be given to the relevant Holders in the manner specified in Section 1.06 at least 25 days prior to the date of the meeting, and a copy of any notice sent by mail to Holders shall be sent by mail to the Trustee (unless the meeting has been called by the Holders) and to the Company (unless the meeting has been called by the Company). A notice of a meeting of Holders shall state the time and place at which the meeting is to be held and shall state briefly the general nature of the business to be transacted thereat, and it shall not be necessary for any such notice to set out the terms of any resolution to be proposed or any of the provisions of this Article Nine. The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to any Holder shall not invalidate any Act of Holders passed at any such meeting. A Holder may waive notice of a meeting either before or after the meeting.
 
Section 9.03.
Chairman.
 
A Person, who need not be a Holder, nominated in writing by the Company shall be the chairman of the meeting and if no Person is so nominated, or if the Person so nominated is not present within 30 minutes from the time fixed for the holding of the meeting, a majority of Holders present in person or represented by proxy shall choose an individual present to be the chairman of the meeting who need not be a Holder.
 
Section 9.04.
Quorum; Action.
 
The quorum for a meeting of Holders shall consist of two or more Holders present in person or represented by proxy and representing at least 25% in principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities. If a quorum is not present within 30 minutes from the time fixed for the holding of a meeting, the meeting, if convened by the Holders, shall be dissolved,
 
 
 
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but in any other case the meeting shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week (unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case it shall be adjourned to the next following Business Day thereafter) at the same time and place, and no notice shall be required to be given in respect of such adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Holders present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened notwithstanding that they may not represent at least 25% in principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities.
 
At a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid, any resolution and all matters shall be effectively passed and decided by the Persons entitled to vote not less than 50% in principal amount of the relevant Outstanding Securities represented and voted at such meeting. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders duly held in accordance with this Article Nine shall be binding on the Holders, whether or not present or represented at the meeting.
 
Section 9.05.
Serial Meetings.
 
If the business to be transacted at any meeting especially affects the rights of the Holders of any series of Securities in a manner or to an extent substantially differing from that in or to which the rights of the Holders of any other series thereof are affected (as to which an Opinion of Counsel shall be binding on all Holders, the Trustee and the Company), then
 
(1)            reference to such fact, indicating each series so especially affected, shall be made in the notice of the meeting and the meeting shall be called a “Serial Meeting”; and
 
(2)            the Holders of Securities of a series so especially affected shall not be bound by any resolution taken at the Serial Meeting unless, in addition to compliance with the other provisions of this Article Nine, at such Serial Meeting (i) there are two or more Holders present in person or represented by proxy and representing at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, subject to the provisions of this Article Nine as to adjourned meetings, and (ii) the resolution is adopted by the favorable votes of Holders of not less than 50% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series represented and voted thereon at such meeting.
 
Section 9.06.
Power to Adjourn.
 
The chairman of a meeting at which a quorum of Holders is present may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Securities present or represented thereat, adjourn such meeting, and no notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the meeting may prescribe.
 
Section 9.07.
Show of Hands.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, every Act of Holders submitted to a meeting shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast on a show of hands, and unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided a declaration by the chairman that an Act of Holders has been carried or carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a
 
 
 
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particular majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact. The chairman of any meeting shall be entitled, both on a show of hands and on a poll, to vote in respect of the Securities, if any, held by him.
 
Section 9.08.
Poll.
 
On any Act of Holders submitted to a meeting in respect of which the chairman of the meeting or one or more Holders or proxyholders for Holders demands a poll, a poll shall be taken in such manner and either at once or after an adjournment as the chairman of the meeting shall direct.
 
Section 9.09.
Voting.
 
On a show of hands, every Person who is present and entitled to vote, whether as a Holder or as proxyholder for one or more Holders or both, shall have one vote. On a poll, the amount of Securities to be voted by each Holder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by an instrument in writing shall equal the principal amount of Outstanding Securities held by such Holder on the record date fixed for the meeting. A proxyholder need not be a Holder. In the case of joint Holders of a Security, any one of them present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting may vote in the absence of the other or others, but if more than one of them are present in person or represented by proxy, they shall vote together in respect of the Securities of which they are joint Holders.
 
In the case of a Global Security, the Depositary may appoint or cause to be appointed a Person or Persons as proxies and shall designate the number of votes entitled to each such Person, and each such Person shall be entitled to be present at any meeting of Holders and shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting in accordance with the number of votes set out in the Depositary's designation.
 
Section 9.10.
Regulations.
 
The Trustee, or the Company with the approval of the Trustee, may from time to time make and from time to time vary such regulations as it shall from time to time think fit providing for or governing the following:
 
(1)            voting by proxy by Holders, the form of the instrument appointing a proxyholder (which shall be in writing) and the manner in which it may be executed, and the authority to be provided by any Person signing a proxy on behalf of a Holder;
 
(2)            the deposit of instruments appointing proxyholders at such place as the Trustee, the Company or the Holders convening the meeting, as the case may be, may, in the notice convening the meeting, direct and the time, if any, before the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof by which the same shall be deposited;
 
(3)            the deposit of instruments appointing proxyholders at an approved place or places other than the place at which the meeting is to be held and enabling particulars of such instruments appointing proxyholders to be provided before the meeting to the Company or to
 
 
 
 
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the Trustee at the place at which the meeting is to be held and for the voting of proxies so deposited as though the instruments themselves were produced at the meeting; and
 
(4)            generally for the calling of a meeting of Holders and the conduct of business thereat.
 
Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Except as such regulations may provide, the only Persons who shall be recognized at a meeting as the Holders of any Securities, or as entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in respect thereof, shall be Holders and Persons whom Holders have by instrument in writing duly appointed as their proxyholders.
 
Section 9.11.
Company and Trustee may be Represented.
 
The Company and the Trustee, by their respective officers, directors and employees, and the legal advisers of the Company and the Trustee may attend any meeting of the Holders, but shall have no voting rights.
 
Section 9.12.
Powers Cumulative.
 
Any one or more of the powers or any combination of the powers in this Indenture stated to be exercisable by the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and the exercise of any one or more of such powers or any combination of powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the rights of the Holders to exercise the same or any other such power or powers or combination of powers thereafter from time to time. No powers exercisable by the Holders shall derogate in any way from the rights of the Company under or pursuant to this Indenture or any Securities.
 
Section 9.13.
Minutes .
 
Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting of Holders shall be made and duly entered in books to be from time to time provided for that purpose by the Trustee at the expense of the Company, and any such minutes, if signed by the chairman of the meeting at which such resolutions were passed or proceedings had, or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting of the Holders, shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated and, unless the contrary is proved, every such meeting, in respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made, shall be deemed to have been duly held and convened, and all resolutions passed thereat or proceedings had shall be deemed to have been duly passed and had.
 
Section 9.14.
Notice of Holders’ Resolution.
 
Notice of any Holders’ Resolution passed in accordance with this Article Nine shall be given by the Trustee to the Holders within 30 days of the date on which such resolution was passed.
 
 
 
 
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Article Ten
COVENANTS
 
Section 10.01.
Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.
 
The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.
 
Section 10.02.
Maintenance of Office or Agency.
 
The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.
 
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
 
Section 10.03.
Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.
 
If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
 
Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.
 
The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall
 
 
 
 
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agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities for that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series.
 
The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.
 
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English and French languages, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.
 
Section 10.04.
Existence.
 
Subject to Article Seven, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.
 
Section 10.05.
Restrictions on Secured Debt.
 
The Company will not at any time create, issue, incur, assume or guarantee, and will not cause, or permit a Subsidiary to create, issue, incur, assume or guarantee, any Secured Debt without first making effective provision (and the Company covenants that in such case it will first make or cause to be made effective provision) whereby the Securities of any series then outstanding and which may subsequently be outstanding pursuant to this Indenture shall be secured by the Mortgage securing such Secured Debt equally and ratably with any and all other
 
 
 
 
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obligations and indebtedness thereby secured, so long as any such obligations and indebtedness shall be so secured unless, after giving effect thereto, the sum of the aggregate amount of all outstanding Secured Debt of the Company would not exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. For Secured Debt that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon the acceleration of its final maturity, the principal amount of the Secured Debt at any time its principal amount is measured shall be the principal amount due and payable on the Secured Debt if the Secured Debt were to be accelerated at that time.
 
This Section 10.05 shall not be applicable to and there shall be excluded from Secured Debt any computation pursuant hereto:
 
(a)             (i)  Any Mortgage on any Railway Properties acquired after the date of this Indenture or constructed by the Company; or a Subsidiary and created contemporaneously with, or within 180 days after, such acquisition or the completion of such construction and commencement of full operation of such Properties, whichever is later, to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase or construction price of such Properties, (ii) .  the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of Railway Properties subject to any Mortgage upon such Properties existing at the time of acquisition thereof, whether or not assumed by the Company or such Subsidiary, (iii) .  any conditional sales agreement or other title retention agreement with respect to any Railway Properties acquired after the date of this Indenture,    (iv) .  any Mortgage existing on Railway Properties or on the outstanding shares or indebtedness of a corporation at the time such corporation shall become a Subsidiary, (v) .  any Mortgage on Railway Properties or the outstanding shares or indebtedness of a Subsidiary existing at the date of this Indenture and (vi) .  any Mortgage on Railway Properties of a corporation existing at the time such corporation shall be merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Subsidiary or at the time of sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a corporation or firm as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary; provided that the lien of any such Mortgage or agreement does not spread to other Railway Properties except unimproved real property previously owned upon which any new construction has taken place and subsequent additions to such acquired or constructed property.
 
(b)            Any Mortgage extending, renewing or refunding, in whole or part, any Secured Debt or Mortgage permitted by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 10.05 or outstanding as an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary on the date of this Indenture; provided that the principal amount of indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or refunding and that such extension, renewal or refunding of any Secured Debt or Mortgage shall be limited to all or that part of the same property which at such time secured the Secured Debt or Mortgage, extended, renewed or refunded.
 
Section 10.06.
Further Instruments and Acts.
 
The Company will, upon request of the Trustee, execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may reasonably be necessary or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of this Indenture, including Section 10.05 .
 
 
 
 
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Section 10.07.
Waiver of Certain Covenants.
 
Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Sections 3.01(18), 8.01(2) or 8.01(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such series or in Section 10.05, if before the time for such compliance the Holders of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Holders’ Resolution, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain-in full force and effect.
 
 
Article Eleven
REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES
 
Section 11.01.
Applicability of Article.
 
Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article.
 
Section 11.02.
Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.
 
The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Company shall, at least 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officers' Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.
 
Section 11.03.
Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed .
 
If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be redeemed on a pro rata basis, provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
 
 
 
 
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The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.
 
The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.
 
For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.
 
Section 11.04.
Notice of Redemption.
 
Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.
 
All notices of redemption shall state:
 
(1)            the Redemption Date,
 
(2)            the Redemption Price,
 
(3)            if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,
 
(4)            that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,
 
(5)            the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price, and
 
(6)            that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.
 
Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company's request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable.
 
Section 11.05.
Deposit of Redemption Price.
 
Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust
 
 
 
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as provided in Section 10.03) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.
 
Section 11.06.
Securities Payable on Redemption Date.
 
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided however , that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01, instalments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 3.07 .
 
If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.
 
Section 11.07.
Securities Redeemed in Part.
 
Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute and the Trustee, shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.
 
 
Article Twelve
SINKING FUNDS
 
Section 12.01.
Applicability of Article.
 
The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such Securities.
 
The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a "mandatory sinking fund payment", and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an "optional sinking fund payment". If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in
 
 
 
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Section 13.02. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities.
 
Section 12.02.
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
 
Not less than 45 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities, to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 11.03 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 11.04. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 11.06 and 11.07 .
 
 
Article Thirteen
DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE
 
Section 13.01.
Company's Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
 
The Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 13.02 or Section 13.03 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, designated pursuant to Section 3.01 as being defeasible pursuant to such Section 13.02 or Section 13.03, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 3.01 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 3.01 for such Securities.
 
Section 13.02.
Defeasance and Discharge .
 
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 13.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called " Defeasance "). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 13.04 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company's obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 10.02 and 10.03, (3) the rights, powers, obligations and duties of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 13.03 applied to such Securities.
 
 
 
 
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Section 13.03.
Covenant Defeasance.
 
Upon the Company's exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Sections 10.05 and 10.06 and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 3.01(18), 8.01(2) or 8.01(7) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Section 5.01(4) (with respect to any of Sections 10.05 and 10.06 and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 3.01(18), 8.01(2) or 8.01(7) and Section 5.01(6) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 13.04 are satisfied (hereinafter called " Covenant Defeasance ") For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 5.01(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.
 
Section 13.04.
Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.
 
The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 13.02 or Section 13.03 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:
 
(1)            The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 6.10 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, money in an amount, or Government Securities which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment; money in an amount or, a combination thereof in each case sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent auditors expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee in Canada selected by the Company), to pay and discharge the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities, if any, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to Maturity and all other amounts due in respect of all such Securities.
 
(2)            The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel or an advance tax ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency (or successor agency) to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Canadian federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and exercise by the Company of the Defeasance and discharge or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to taxes, on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the times as would be the case if such deposit and Defeasance and discharge or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, were not to occur.
 
 
 
 
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(3)            The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.
 
(4)            No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Section 5.01(6), at any time on or prior to the 123 rd day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 123 rd day).
 
(5)            Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 6.10 hereof.
 
(6)            Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
 
(7)            The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which opinion of counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.
 
Section 13.05.
Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.
 
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 10.03, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 13.06, the Trustee and ay such other trustee are referred to collectively as the " Trustee ") pursuant to Section 13.04 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
 
The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 13.04 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.
 
Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 13.04 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which
 
 
 
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would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.
 
Section 13.06.
Reinstatement.
 
If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 13.02 or 13.03 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 13.05 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.
 
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
 
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Luc Jobin  
    Name: Luc Jobin  
    Title: Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer  
       
 
 
 
 
BNY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Steven Broude  
    Name: Steven Broude  
    Title: Vice President