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 24, 2003
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 number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
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(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
24, 2003 entitled,
"SEC Declares
Effective Kansas City
Southern Registration
Statement Relating to
its 4.25% Redeemable
Cumulative Convertible
Perpetual Preferred
Stock for Resale by
Selling
Securityholders," 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 24, 2003, announcing
its registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the resale of its 4.25%
Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, and the
underlying common stock, by the selling securityholders of these securities has
been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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 27, 2003 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
Cathedral Square - 427 West 12TH Street - P.O. Box 219335
Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9335 NYSE SYMBOL: KSU
DATE: October 8, 2003
MEDIA CONTACT: William H. Galligan Phone: 816/983-1551
william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
SEC DECLARES EFFECTIVE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO
ITS 4.25% REDEEMABLE CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK FOR RESALE
BY SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Southern ("KCS") (NYSE: KSU) announces today its
registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the resale of its 4.25%
Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, and the
underlying common stock, by the selling securityholders of these securities has
been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, any security.
KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the
United States, Mexico and Panama. Its primary holding is The Kansas City
Southern Railway Company (KCSR). Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCSR
serves customers in the central and south central regions of the U.S. KCS' 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.