PAGE 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 November 24, 2003 ----------------------------------- (Date of earliest event report) CNF Inc. ----------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-5046 94-1444798 ---------- ------ ---------- (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification incorporation or Number) organization) 3240 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 494-2900 PAGE 2 ITEM 5. Other Events CNF Inc. announced today that a United States District Judge, James Ware, has granted the Company's motion to dismiss in its entirety a complaint filed by former executives of Consolidated Freightways Corporation ("CFC") who were seeking to recover reduced pension benefits stemming from the 2002 bankruptcy and closure of CFC. CNF had spun-of CFC to shareholders in 1996 and asked that the lawsuit be dismissed. 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. CNF Inc. ------------ (Registrant) November 24, 2003 /s/Eberhard G. H. Schmoller --------------------------- Eberhard G. H. Schmoller General Counsel and Corporate Secretary