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 20, 2004
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 number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) 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 5. OTHER EVENTS
On January 20, 2004, Kansas City Southern ("KCS" or "Company") announced that
TFM S.A. de C.V. ("TFM") received, on January 19, 2004, a Special Certificate
from the Mexican Federal Treasury in the amount of 2,111,111,790 pesos. The
Special Certificate has the same face amount as the value added tax refund
claimed by TFM. See the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 for
further information.
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
20, 2004 entitled,
"KCS Announces TFM
Receives Special
Certificate," is
attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1
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 20, 2004 By: /S/ RONALD G. RUSS
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Ronald G. Russ
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial 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: JANUARY 20, 2004
CONTACT: William H. Galligan Phone: 816/983-1551
William.h.galligan@kcsr.com
KCS ANNOUNCES TFM RECEIVES SPECIAL CERTIFICATE
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) announced today that TFM, S.A. de C.V.
(TFM) received, on January 19, 2004, a Special Certificate from the Mexican
Federal Treasury in the amount of 2,111,111,790 pesos. The Special Certificate
has the same face amount as the value added tax refund claimed by TFM.
TFM initiated legal proceedings to recover the Special Certificate in 1997. TFM
received a ruling from the Mexican Federal Court of the First Circuit on
November 5, 2003 sustaining the Fiscal Court's ruling in favor of TFM. KCS has
an indirect 37.3% economic interest in TFM. KCS is currently reviewing the
significance of the delivery of the Special Certificate to TFM with its legal
advisors and with TFM officers, and KCS will provide additional information as
appropriate.
KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the
United States, Mexico and Panama. Its primary holding is The Kansas City
Southern Railway Company (KCSR). Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCSR
serves customers in the central and south central regions of the U.S. KCS' rail
holdings and investments are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system that
links the commercial and industrial centers of the United States, Canada and
Mexico.
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