Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend
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FORT WORTH, TX, Oct 23 (MARKET WIRE) --
Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI) voted
today, October 23, 2008, to pay a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per
share on outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid January 2,
2009, to shareholders of record December 12, 2008. Common shares
outstanding on September 30, 2008, totaled approximately 342 million.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation's subsidiary BNSF Railway Company
operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America, with about
32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. The railway is
among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain
than any other North American railroad, transports the components of many
of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to
generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United
States. BNSF is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer
transactions at www.bnsf.com.
Contact:
Patrick Hiatte
(817) 867-6418
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