OREANDA-NEWS. CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced a public two-tranche debt offering of USD 600 million, comprised of USD 250 million Floating Rate Notes due 2017, and USD 350 million 2.95% Notes due 2024. CN expects to close the offering on Nov. 14, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.

CN plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of outstanding indebtedness, and share repurchases.

The debt offering is being made in the United States under an effective shelf registration statement CN filed on Dec. 3, 2013. The joint book-running managers of the debt offering are: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The co-managers of the debt offering are HSBC, BMO Capital Markets, BNP PARIBAS, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Scotiabank, TD Securities, and US Bancorp.