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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
OCTOBER 8, 2002
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
(Exact name of company as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-4717 44-0663509
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file (IRS Employer
of incorporation) number) Identification Number)
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
COMPANY'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(816) 983 - 1303
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DOCUMENT
(99) Additional Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Kansas City
Southern dated October 8, 2002 entitled,
"Kansas City Southern Announces Third
Quarter Earnings Release Date,
Conference Call," is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Kansas City Southern ("KCS" or "Company") is furnishing under Item 9 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report. Exhibit 99.1 is the KCS news release, dated October 8, 2002, announcing
the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's third
quarter meeting and conference call of its financial results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2002.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit
99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Kansas City Southern
Date: October 10, 2002 By: /S/ LOUIS G. VAN HORN
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Louis G. Van Horn
Vice President and Comptroller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT 99.1
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PRESS RELEASE
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105 NYSE SYMBOL: KSU
Date: October 8, 2002
Media Contact: William H. Galligan Phone: 816/983-1551
william.h.galligan@kcsr.com Fax: 816/983-1590
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE DATE, CONFERENCE
CALL
Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial results for Third Quarter 2002
on Thursday, October 31st, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE).
KCS management will discuss the Company's third quarter results via a telephone
conference on Thursday, October 31st at 10:00 am Eastern time. Shareholders and
interested parties are invited to participate by calling 1-800-955-1795 (U.S.
and Canada) or 1-706-643-0096 (International/Local). A replay of the conference
call will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-645-9291
(International/Local), Conference ID: 6075947. The replay will be available two
hours after the conference and can be accessed for one week (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6).
The accompanying slides to the presentation will be available on the KCS
website, WWW.KCSI.COM, immediately prior to the telephone conference.
KCS is a transportation holding company with railroad investments in the United
States, Mexico, and Panama. Its primary holding is Kansas City Southern Railway.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCS serves customers in the central and
south central regions of the U.S. KCS's rail holdings and investments are
primary components of a NAFTA Railway system that links the commercial and
industrial centers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.