Shareholders of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation elected 11 directors, including Matthew K. Rose, chairman, president and chief executive officer, at the company's annual shareholders meeting held today in Fort Worth.

In addition to Rose, 46, the following directors were elected for a one-year term:

Alan L. Boeckmann, 57, chairman and chief executive officer of Fluor Corporation;
Donald G. Cook, 59, retired commander (general), Air Training and Education Command, United States Air Force;
Vilma S. Martinez, 62, partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP;
Marc F. Racicot, 57, president of the American Insurance Association;
Roy S. Roberts, 66, managing director of Reliant Equity Investors, L.L.C.;
Marc J. Shapiro, 57, retired vice chairman for finance, risk management, and administration of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.;
J.C. Watts, Jr., 48, chairman of J.C. Watts Companies L.L.C., and J.C. Watts Enterprises, Inc.;
Robert H. West, 67, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Butler Manufacturing Company;
J. Steven Whisler, 51, chairman and chief executive officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation;
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., 64, chairman and chief executive officer of SBC Communications Inc.

Shareholders also voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company