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): May 6, 2010

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

 

(Exact name of company as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		1-4717		44-0663509
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (816) 983-1303

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Kansas City Southern (the “Company”) held on May 6, 2010, the proposals listed below were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2010. Each of the proposals was approved by the stockholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.

Proposal 1 — Election of four directors

The following nominees for the Board of Directors of the Company were elected to hold office until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company in the years indicated in the table below:

Nominee		End of Term				Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Vote
Lu M. Cordova			2012				79,958,041				442,092				9,267,332
Terrence P. Dunn			2013				79,766,324				633,809				9,267,332
Antonio O. Garza, Jr.			2013				79,526,897				873,236				9,267,332
David L. Starling			2013				79,923,742				476,391				9,267,332

Proposal 2 — Ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010.

The appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2010 was ratified by the following vote:

For		Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Vote
88,274,733			1,124,609				268,123			—

SIGNATURE

     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.