The Executive Committee of Kansas City Southern’s (KCS)(NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of $5.3125 per share on the outstanding 4.25% Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock. The dividends will be payable May 15, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2008.
The Executive Committee also declared a cash dividend of $12.8125 per share on the outstanding 5.125% Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock. The dividend will be payable May 15, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 1, 2008.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Contacts:
William H. Galligan, 816-983-1551
bgalligan@kcsouthern.com
