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):
JANUARY 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
of incorporation) number) Identification 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 January
7, 2003 entitled, "Kansas City Southern Announces Fourth
Quarter & Year 2002 Financial Release Date, and Presentation
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 January 7, 2003, announcing
the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's fourth
quarter meeting and conference call of its financial results for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2002.
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: January 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: January 7, 2003
Media Contact: William H. Galligan, Assistant V.P., Corporate Affairs
Phone: 816-983-1551, william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER & YEAR 2002 FINANCIAL RELEASE
DATE, AND PRESENTATION DETAILS
Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release financial results for its Fourth Quarter
and Year 2002 on Thursday, January 30th, prior to the opening of trading on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
KCS management will discuss the Company's Fourth Quarter and Year 2002 results
on January 30th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at the JPMorgan building at
270 Park Avenue, New York. At buffet lunch will precede the presentation at
12:30 p.m.
For those unable to attend, the presentation can be accessed via telephone at
1-800-955-1795 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-643-0096 (International/Local). A replay
of the presentation will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or
1-706-645-9291 (International/Local), Conference ID: 7130904. The replay will be
available two hours after the live conference and can be accessed for one week
(February 6). The accompanying slides to the presentation will be available on
the KCS website, www.kcsi.com, immediately prior to the live conference.
KCS is a transportation holding company with railroad investments in the United
States, Mexico, and Panama. Its primary holding is Kansas City Southern Railway
(KCSR), which serves customers in the central and south central regions of the
U.S. KCS, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has rail holdings and
investments that are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system that links the
commercial and industrial centers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.