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):
JULY 14, 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
of incorporation) number) 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
July 14, 2003 entitled, "Kansas City Southern
Reschedules Second 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 July 14, 2003, announcing
the rescheduled date, time and other relevant information regarding the
Company's second quarter meeting and conference call of its financial results
for the three and six months ended June 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: July 14, 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: July 14, 2003
Media Contact: William H. Galligan Phone: 816/983-1551
william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RESCHEDULES SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE
DATE, CONFERENCE CALL
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) has rescheduled the release of its Second
Quarter 2003 earnings to before the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange on Wednesday, July 30, 2003. KCS has made the adjustment to accommodate
the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) scheduling of a public hearing related
to KCS's petition to acquire majority control of the Texas Mexican Railway
(Tex-Mex).
In addition, KCS has rescheduled its Second Quarter earnings presentation to
Wednesday, July 30, at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The presentation will take place at the
JPMorgan building, 270 Park Avenue, 50th Floor, New York, NY. A buffet lunch
will be available at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Shareholders and interested parties not
able to attend are invited to listen to the presentation via telephone. To
listen, please call 1-800-955-1795 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-706-643-0096
(International). A replay of the presentation will be available two hours after
the conference and can be accessed until August 6 by dialing 1-800-642-1687
(U.S. and Canada) or 1-706-645-9291 (International), and providing the
conference ID: 1599169. The accompanying visuals to the presentation will be
available on the KCS website, www.kcsi.com on July 30 prior to the conference.
KCS is comprised of, among others, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company
(KCSR) and equity investments in Grupo TFM, Southern Capital Corporation
(Southern Capital) and the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC).