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Ex 99.1
[Form of Consent Card]
Preliminary Copy -- Subject to Completion
WHITE ILLINOIS CENTRAL CORPORATION ("IC") IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF
CONSENT THE MERGER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 10, 1998, BY AND AMONG IC,
CARD CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY ("CN") AND BLACKHAWK MERGER SUB,
INC.("MERGER SUB"), AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF MARCH 4, 1998, BY AND AMONG IC,
CN AND MERGER SUB.
Unless otherwise indicated below, the undersigned, a holder of record of
shares of common stock of IC as of the close of business on March 24, 1998 (the
"Record Date"), hereby consents pursuant to Section 228 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware with respect to all shares of common
stock of IC held of record by the undersigned as of the Record Date to the
taking of the following action without a meeting of the shareholders of IC:
1. Adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 10, 1998,
by and among, IC, CN and Merger Sub, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 4, 1998, by and among IC,
CN and Merger Sub.
CONSENTS DOES NOT CONSENT ABSTAINS
(Continued and to be dated and signed on reverse side)
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The provisions of the Joint Consent Statement/Prospectus, dated May 5, 1998, of
IC and CN, which more fully sets forth the provisions of the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, and the transactions contemplated thereby, are incorporated herein by
reference. In the absence of a denotation that you do not consent or that you
abstain being indicated on the reverse, the undersigned hereby consents to each
action listed on the reverse.
Please sign exactly as name appears on stock
certificates or on label affixed hereto. When
shares are held by joint tenants, both should
sign. In case of joint owners, EACH joint owner
should sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee, guardian, corporate
officer, etcs. give full title as such.
Dated: ________________________________________
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Signature
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Signature, if held jointly
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Title of Authority
IN ORDER FOR YOUR CONSENT TO BE VALID, IT MUST BE DATED.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL YOUR CONSENT PROMPTLY
IN THE POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE ENCLOSED
