Greater than 130 Letters Urge STB to Reject CN’s Use of a Voting Belief
CP Stays Assured in Superior Standing as Solely Viable Class 1 Mixture with KCS
CALGARY, AB, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway Restricted (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (“CP”) right this moment introduced that greater than 130 stakeholders have filed statements with the Floor Transportation Board (“STB”) requesting the STB reject Canadian Nationwide’s (“CN”) proposed use of a voting belief. This brings the whole letters submitted to greater than 960, together with 250-plus expressing concern about CN and Kansas Metropolis Southern’s (“KCS”) mixture, its use of a voting belief, or each, and greater than 730 in assist of CP-KCS.
The opposition letters – from a spread of stakeholders together with shippers, ports, native governments, transportation associations and different stakeholders – spotlight the in depth dangers the proposed CN-KCS voting belief poses to competitors by lowering shipper choices. Stakeholders additionally expressed robust considerations over the probability of lowered service high quality and infrastructure investments on account of the proposed CN transaction.
These considerations echo these of the Division of Justice (“DOJ”), which on Could 14 filed feedback with the STB objecting to CN’s proposed use of a voting belief on the grounds {that a} CN merger with KCS would pose larger dangers to competitors than the CP-KCS settlement.
CN’s current announcement that it intends to “divest” KCS’ 70-mile line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge (however nonetheless retain full working rights) fails to deal with these considerations. For instance, this token divestment wouldn’t start to deal with the aggressive points within the rail corridors operating north from Louisiana and Mississippi via America’s heartland, the place KCS and CN have traditionally competed; nor would it not tackle many shippers and stations which might be right this moment served by each KCS and CN in markets like Omaha/Council Bluffs, Jackson, MS, Springfield, IL, and St. Louis.
CP-KCS is the one viable Class 1 mixture and has acquired overwhelming assist throughout the transportation provide chain. As beforehand introduced, CP intends to proceed with its STB software course of to amass KCS. CP believes that pursuing its software is in one of the best pursuits of each KCS and the general public in order that the pro-competitive CP-KCS transaction can proceed to be reviewed by the STB and – within the occasion KCS’ settlement with CN is terminated or CN is in any other case unable to amass management of KCS – a possible acquisition of KCS by CP may very well be applied with out undue delay.
Importantly, the STB has already authorised CP’s use of a voting belief and affirmed KCS’ waiver from the brand new rail merger guidelines it adopted in 2001 as a result of a CP-KCS mixture is really end-to-end and pro-competitive. CP stands able to reengage with KCS.
For extra info on the transaction and the advantages it’s anticipated to carry to the complete vary of stakeholders, go to FutureForFreight.com.
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