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 6, 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
6, 2003 entitled,
"Kansas City Southern
Announces Third
Quarter 2003 Release
Date, Presentation and
Conference Call
Details," 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 6, 2003, announcing
the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's third
quarter presentation and conference call of its financial results for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2003.
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 8, 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 6, 2003
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mexico Gabriel Guerra Phone: 011-5255-5273-5359
Gguerra@gcya.net
U.S. William H. Galligan Phone: 816/983-1551
william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2003 RELEASE DATE,
PRESENTATION AND CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will report its third quarter 2003
financial results on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, prior to the opening of
trading of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
KCS will hold its third quarter 2003 earnings and operations overview
presentation on October 29 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. The presentation will be held
at the JPMorgan building, 270 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, Conference Room F. A
buffet lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m.
Shareholders and other interested parties who are not able to attend the meeting
can listen to the presentation via telephone. To access the presentation, call
1-800-955-1795 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-706-643-0096 (International) approximately
five minutes before the meeting. A replay of the presentation will be available
for one week (11/6/03) by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S. and Canada) or
1-706-645-9291 (International), Conference ID #: 2982366. The accompanying
charts to the presentation can be accessed on the KCS website, www.kcsi.com, on
October 29 immediately prior to the presentation.
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 (KCSR). Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCSR 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.