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):
April 7, 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 (IRS Employer Identification
of incorporation) number) 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
April 7, 2003 entitled, "KCS Announces First Quarter
Earnings Release Date, 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 April 7, 2003, announcing
the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's first
quarter meeting and conference call of its financial results for the three
months ended March 31, 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: April 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
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105 NYSE SYMBOL: KSU
Date: April 7, 2003
Media Contact: William H. Galligan, 816-983-1551 or
william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
KCS Announces First Quarter Earnings Release Date, Conference Call Details
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will report financial results for First
Quarter 2003 on Tuesday, April 29, prior to the opening of trading on the New
York Stock Exchange.
KCS management will discuss the Company's first quarter results via a telephone
conference on Tuesday, April 29 at 1:00 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). A replay of the conference call
will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-645-9291
(International), Conference ID: 9638919. The replay will be available after the
conference and can be accessed from April 29 through May 7. The accompanying
slides to the presentation will be available on the KCS website, www.kcsi.com,
immediately prior to the telephone conference.
KCS is comprised of, among others, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
(KCSR) and equity investments in Grupo TFM, Southern Capital Corporation and
Panama Canal Railway Company.