Kansas City Southern (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
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 27, 2010

Kansas City Southern
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-4717 44-0663509
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri   64105
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   816-983-1303

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 27, 2010, Kansas City Southern, a Delaware corporation ("KCS" or the "Company"), issued a news release announcing the commencement of an offering of shares of its common stock, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). A copy of the Company’s news release containing this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Company has filed a registration statement including a prospectus and a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the offering to which the communication incorporated herein by reference relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request them by calling BofA Merrill Lynch at 866-500-5408 or J.P. Morgan at 866-803-9204.

This report shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the common stock in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated April 27, 2010 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "KCS Announces Public Offering of Common Stock."





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Kansas City Southern
          
April 27, 2010   By:   /s/ Michael W. Upchurch
       
        Name: Michael W. Upchurch
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  News Release dated April 27, 2010 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "KCS Announces Public Offering of Common Stock."