UNITED STATES
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
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| Common Shares, without par value, of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | CP | Toronto Stock Exchange | ||
| Perpetual 4% Consolidated Debenture Stock of Canadian Pacific Railway Company | BC87 | London Stock Exchange |
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| ITEM 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
At the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (“CPKC”) held on April 29, 2026 (the “2026 Shareholder Meeting”), the shareholders of CPKC voted on (1) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CPKC’s auditor until the close of CPKC’s next annual meeting of shareholders, (2) an advisory vote to approve the approach to the compensation of CPKC’s named executive officers (“Say on Pay”), (3) an advisory vote to approve CPKC’s approach to climate change (“Say on Climate”) and (4) the election of fourteen directors nominated by CPKC’s board of directors (the “Board”) to serve on the Board until the close of CPKC’s next annual meeting of shareholders, unless a director resigns or is otherwise removed earlier. The proposals are further described in CPKC’s management proxy circular filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K on March 25, 2026 (the “Proxy Circular”).
The tables below set forth the number of votes cast for, against, withheld/abstained, and the number of broker non-votes, for each matter voted upon by CPKC’s shareholders.
1) Appointment of Auditor. The shareholders voted to approve the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as CPKC’s auditor until the close of CPKC’s next annual meeting of shareholders.
| For | Against | Withheld/Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 728,445,789 (99.88%) | 0 (0%) | 864,519 (0.12%) | 3 |
2) Advisory Vote to Approve the Approach to Say on Pay. The shareholders voted for, on a non-binding advisory basis, the approval of the approach to the compensation of CPKC’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, executive compensation tables and accompanying narrative discussions contained in the Proxy Circular.
| For | Against | Withheld/Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 619,719,132 (87.48%) | 88,693,966 (12.52%) | 0 (0%) | 20,897,213 |
3) Advisory Vote to Approve CPKC’s Approach to Say on Climate. The advisory vote on approach to climate change was approved.
| For | Against | Withheld/Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 628,528,416 (88.72%) | 79,884,679 (11.28%) | 0 (0%) | 20,897,216 |
4) Election of Directors. The following directors were elected to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders:
| Name | For | Against | Withheld/Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
Hon. John Baird, P.C. |
|
680,112,841 (96.01% |
) |
|
28,300,259 (3.99% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Isabelle Courville |
|
695,931,998 (98.24% |
) |
|
12,481,102 (1.76% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Keith Creel |
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705,982,913 (99.66% |
) |
|
2,430,186 (0.34% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,212 | |||||||
Amb. Antonio Garza (Ret.) |
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698,949,601 (98.66% |
) |
|
9,463,495 (1.34% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,215 | |||||||
Arturo Gutiérrez Hernández |
|
688,932,410 (97.25% |
) |
|
19,480,690 (2.75% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Hon. Edward Hamberger |
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706,243,520 (99.69% |
) |
|
2,169,580 (0.31% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Janet Kennedy |
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705,396,551 (99.57% |
) |
|
3,016,549 (0.43% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Henry Maier |
|
700,168,044 (98.84% |
) |
|
8,245,054 (1.16% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,213 | |||||||
Marc Parent |
|
696,052,490 (98.26% |
) |
|
12,360,610 (1.74% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Matthew Paull |
|
678,971,328 (95.84% |
) |
|
29,441,772 (4.16% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,211 | |||||||
Jane Peverett |
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695,740,839 (98.21% |
) |
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12,672,257 (1.79% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,215 | |||||||
Andrea Robertson |
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696,035,177 (98.25% |
) |
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12,377,919 (1.75% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,215 | |||||||
Katharine Stevenson |
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698,483,377 (98.60% |
) |
|
9,929,722 (1.40% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,212 | |||||||
Gordon Trafton |
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700,662,491 (98.91% |
) |
|
7,750,611 (1.09% |
) |
0 | (0%) | 20,897,209 | |||||||
| ITEM 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 29, 2026, CPKC issued a press release announcing the results of the 2026 Shareholder Meeting and director elections. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated April 29, 2026. | |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: April 30, 2026 | ||||||
| CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LIMITED | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Tyler Robinson | |||||
| Name: | Tyler Robinson | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary | |||||