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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ice800b792f1b42069002ef2738c790f0_D20210421-20210421" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjozZmJkODk4Mjk5YzU0ODE0YjNlMmI3YTc3MDZiYTVmMl8xNjUz_592fa5ff-cc44-464a-9e2f-5679c08599ef">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ice800b792f1b42069002ef2738c790f0_D20210421-20210421" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjozZmJkODk4Mjk5YzU0ODE0YjNlMmI3YTc3MDZiYTVmMl83Njg_6ebb40b6-ba96-400f-b26f-7b60a5774350">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ice800b792f1b42069002ef2738c790f0_D20210421-20210421" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjozZmJkODk4Mjk5YzU0ODE0YjNlMmI3YTc3MDZiYTVmMl84NTg_37737863-e5bf-44a7-a0b8-2d60814a24bc">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ice800b792f1b42069002ef2738c790f0_D20210421-20210421" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjozZmJkODk4Mjk5YzU0ODE0YjNlMmI3YTc3MDZiYTVmMl85NjQ_c140de2a-729a-48bd-93dc-90fa652fcbcb">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.722%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.140%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.908%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.652%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Title of each class</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol(s)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ie4906d4b28be48639d5ba3a422431a84_D20210421-20210421" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGFibGU6MGI1ZDE0NmRjMWUyNDMwZGI3NWU1NDBlMGEwY2IwYTAvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowYjVkMTQ2ZGMxZTI0MzBkYjc1ZTU0MGUwYTBjYjBhMF8xLTAtMS0xLTA_592cf5b9-036b-40e9-82ee-c6f4c35df0ca">Preferred Stock, Par Value $25 Per Share, 4%, 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format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGFibGU6MGI1ZDE0NmRjMWUyNDMwZGI3NWU1NDBlMGEwY2IwYTAvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowYjVkMTQ2ZGMxZTI0MzBkYjc1ZTU0MGUwYTBjYjBhMF8xLTItMS0xLTA_28d175e4-8e62-461d-ac4f-055a81915ffa">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i627c85aa7a2847999daa937b0a743a40_D20210421-20210421" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGFibGU6MGI1ZDE0NmRjMWUyNDMwZGI3NWU1NDBlMGEwY2IwYTAvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowYjVkMTQ2ZGMxZTI0MzBkYjc1ZTU0MGUwYTBjYjBhMF8yLTAtMS0xLTA_3e2a3d59-801e-4662-b7e7-a028a7eab2bd">Common Stock, $.01 Per Share Par Value</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i627c85aa7a2847999daa937b0a743a40_D20210421-20210421" name="dei:TradingSymbol" 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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGFibGU6MGI1ZDE0NmRjMWUyNDMwZGI3NWU1NDBlMGEwY2IwYTAvdGFibGVyYW5nZTowYjVkMTQ2ZGMxZTI0MzBkYjc1ZTU0MGUwYTBjYjBhMF8yLTItMS0xLTA_bf9fd440-d880-4692-a232-cab7e11e3901">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="ice800b792f1b42069002ef2738c790f0_D20210421-20210421" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiZDliZDBmM2YwYTRkMWE5OTY4NThhMzE3MjYyMWY0L3NlYzo4YmQ5YmQwZjNmMGE0ZDFhOTk2ODU4YTMxNzI2MjFmNF8xL2ZyYWc6M2ZiZDg5ODI5OWM1NDgxNGIzZTJiN2E3NzA2YmE1ZjIvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjozZmJkODk4Mjk5YzU0ODE0YjNlMmI3YTc3MDZiYTVmMl8xNjU0_5bac04ff-0e7a-4716-91db-44d04eee7c9e">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &#9744;</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.861%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.397%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.397%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.397%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.397%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.912%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i8bd9bd0f3f0a4d1a996858a3172621f4_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">On April 15, 2021, Kansas City Southern (&#8220;KCS&#8221;) announced that Jeffrey M. Songer would transition from Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to a new role as Executive Vice President &#8211; Strategic Merger Planning, effective April 16, 2021. In this role, Mr. Songer will be responsible for managing the process and strategic planning of the proposed merger between KCS and Canadian Pacific. For Mr. Songer&#8217;s biography, see &#8220;Information about Executive Officers,&#8221; in KCS&#8217;s annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on January 29, 2021, and for a description of his compensation, see &#8220;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&#8221; and &#8220;Executive Compensation&#8221; in KCS&#8217;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 9, 2021. Mr. Songer did not enter into any new or amended plans or arrangements with KCS pursuant to his appointment as Executive Vice President &#8211; Strategic Merger Planning.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">On April 15, 2021, KCS also announced the appointment of John F. Orr to the role of Executive Vice President &#8211; Operations, effective April 16, 2021. In this new role, Mr. Orr will assume Mr. Songer&#8217;s responsibilities in managing and overseeing KCS&#8217;s network operations and identifying opportunities for further development. Mr. Orr, 57, previously served as an executive consultant to KCS since February 2021. He brings over 20 years of precision scheduled railroading operations experience to KCS, having previously held a wide variety of operational leadership positions at Canadian National Railway Company (&#8220;CN&#8221;) from 2009 to 2019, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer, where he was responsible for transportation and network assets across the United States and Canada. In addition, Mr. Orr also served as Senior Vice President &#8211; Operations for CN&#8217;s United States (Southern) Region, Senior Vice President &#8211; Transportation for CN&#8217;s Eastern Canada network and Vice President &#8211; Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer for CN&#8217;s North American.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The appointment of Mr. Orr was not pursuant to any agreement or understanding between him and any other person. There is no family relationship between Mr. Orr and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Orr and the Company that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span><br/></span></div><div id="i8bd9bd0f3f0a4d1a996858a3172621f4_13"></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(d) Exhibits</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.632%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.168%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline" href="kcsex9914212021.htm">Press release dated April 15, 2021 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "Kansas City Southern Names Jeffrey M. Songer Executive Vice President - Strategic Merger Planning and John F. Orr Executive Vice President - Operations"(furnished herewith)</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline" href="kcsex9914212021.htm">.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Cover page information from Kansas City Southern&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2021, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) and included as Exhibit 101.</span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i8bd9bd0f3f0a4d1a996858a3172621f4_16"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:288pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">                      Kansas City Southern          </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date:   April 21, 2021  </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">                           </span></div><div style="padding-left:180pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">                         </span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:54.027%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.496%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:86.304%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Adam J. Godderz</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adam J. Godderz</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer &amp; Corporate Secretary</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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ksu-20210421
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 21, 2021
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-4717
44-0663509
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
file number)
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)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Preferred Stock, Par Value $25 Per Share, 4%, Noncumulative
KSU
New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock, $.01 Per Share Par Value
KSU
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 15, 2021, Kansas City Southern ("KCS") announced that Jeffrey M. Songer would transition from Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to a new role as Executive Vice President – Strategic Merger Planning, effective April 16, 2021. In this role, Mr. Songer will be responsible for managing the process and strategic planning of the proposed merger between KCS and Canadian Pacific. For Mr. Songer's biography, see "Information about Executive Officers," in KCS's annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January 29, 2021, and for a description of his compensation, see "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Executive Compensation" in KCS's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 9, 2021. Mr. Songer did not enter into any new or amended plans or arrangements with KCS pursuant to his appointment as Executive Vice President – Strategic Merger Planning.
On April 15, 2021, KCS also announced the appointment of John F. Orr to the role of Executive Vice President – Operations, effective April 16, 2021. In this new role, Mr. Orr will assume Mr. Songer's responsibilities in managing and overseeing KCS's network operations and identifying opportunities for further development. Mr. Orr, 57, previously served as an executive consultant to KCS since February 2021. He brings over 20 years of precision scheduled railroading operations experience to KCS, having previously held a wide variety of operational leadership positions at Canadian National Railway Company ("CN") from 2009 to 2019, including as Senior Vice President and Chief Transportation Officer, where he was responsible for transportation and network assets across the United States and Canada. In addition, Mr. Orr also served as Senior Vice President – Operations for CN's United States (Southern) Region, Senior Vice President – Transportation for CN's Eastern Canada network and Vice President – Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer for CN's North American.
The appointment of Mr. Orr was not pursuant to any agreement or understanding between him and any other person. There is no family relationship between Mr. Orr and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Orr and the Company that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated April 15, 2021 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "Kansas City Southern Names Jeffrey M. Songer Executive Vice President - Strategic Merger Planning and John F. Orr Executive Vice President - Operations"(furnished herewith)
.
104
Cover page information from Kansas City Southern's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2021, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) and included as Exhibit 101.
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.
Kansas City Southern
Date:   April 21, 2021
By:
/s/ Adam J. Godderz
Name:
Adam J. Godderz
Title:
Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary