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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiMWU0MWQyM2RkNTQwYjk5NmVlYWVmN2Y5MDFkMjM0L3NlYzo4YjFlNDFkMjNkZDU0MGI5OTZlZWFlZjdmOTAxZDIzNF8xL2ZyYWc6NGE5ZDEyNWU1NjAwNDI2Y2IzY2Q1ZGRjZjFkNmViNDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0YTlkMTI1ZTU2MDA0MjZjYjNjZDVkZGNmMWQ2ZWI0OV8zMDg_4fcc59ed-069a-4b9d-9903-45ef92ffd26a">Missouri</ix:nonNumeric> <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6ef4ea54df084221bc1cbea8dc2e5b8f_D20200117-20200117" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiMWU0MWQyM2RkNTQwYjk5NmVlYWVmN2Y5MDFkMjM0L3NlYzo4YjFlNDFkMjNkZDU0MGI5OTZlZWFlZjdmOTAxZDIzNF8xL2ZyYWc6NGE5ZDEyNWU1NjAwNDI2Y2IzY2Q1ZGRjZjFkNmViNDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0YTlkMTI1ZTU2MDA0MjZjYjNjZDVkZGNmMWQ2ZWI0OV8zMTE_fdf38ea7-b617-4acc-8e6a-ea3557bfdf77">64105</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6ef4ea54df084221bc1cbea8dc2e5b8f_D20200117-20200117" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiMWU0MWQyM2RkNTQwYjk5NmVlYWVmN2Y5MDFkMjM0L3NlYzo4YjFlNDFkMjNkZDU0MGI5OTZlZWFlZjdmOTAxZDIzNF8xL2ZyYWc6NGE5ZDEyNWU1NjAwNDI2Y2IzY2Q1ZGRjZjFkNmViNDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0YTlkMTI1ZTU2MDA0MjZjYjNjZDVkZGNmMWQ2ZWI0OV80MjE_492d5247-4c5f-41e8-9445-720178b8a0ff">816</ix:nonNumeric>) <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i6ef4ea54df084221bc1cbea8dc2e5b8f_D20200117-20200117" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjhiMWU0MWQyM2RkNTQwYjk5NmVlYWVmN2Y5MDFkMjM0L3NlYzo4YjFlNDFkMjNkZDU0MGI5OTZlZWFlZjdmOTAxZDIzNF8xL2ZyYWc6NGE5ZDEyNWU1NjAwNDI2Y2IzY2Q1ZGRjZjFkNmViNDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0YTlkMTI1ZTU2MDA0MjZjYjNjZDVkZGNmMWQ2ZWI0OV80MjU_f87b41ae-31b3-4777-84bd-4d1609c6a1c0">983-1303</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Not Applicable</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(Former name or former address if changed since last report)</span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table 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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-top:6pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:94.722%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:46.240%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:15.008%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:32.752%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span 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style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.861%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:16.497%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:16.497%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:16.497%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:16.497%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:24.012%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:3pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div id="i_0_10"></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="height:54pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Item 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Kansas City Southern (the &#8220;Company&#8221;, &#8220;KCS&#8221;) is furnishing under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the Company&#8217;s press release, dated January&#160;17, 2020, announcing the Company&#8217;s fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 earnings and operating results. Included in Exhibit 99.1 are schedules regarding certain financial information discussed during the Company&#8217;s fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 analyst presentation and conference call.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The information included in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of KCS under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of KCS, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div id="i_0_13"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Item 9.01 &#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits. </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(d)</span></div><div><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:91.517%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:8.894%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:87.106%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"></span></span></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-decoration: underline;">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">99.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="q42019exhibit991.htm">Press Release dated January 17, 2020 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled &#8220;Kansas City Southern Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Results&#8221;.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Cover page information from Kansas City Southern&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) and included as Exhibit 101.</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div id="i_0_16"></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:54pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="height:45pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Date:   January&#160;17, 2020    </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:54.027%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:10.596%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:85.404%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">/s/ Suzanne M. Grafton</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"></span></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Name:  Suzanne M. Grafton</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"></span></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Title:    Vice President &amp; Chief Accounting Officer</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:29.25pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Principal Accounting Officer)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:45pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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ksu-20200117
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):
January 17, 2020
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
Preferred Stock, Par Value $25 Per Share, 4%, Noncumulative
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
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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 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Kansas City Southern (the "Company", "KCS") is furnishing under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the Company's press release, dated January 17, 2020, announcing the Company's fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 earnings and operating results. Included in Exhibit 99.1 are schedules regarding certain financial information discussed during the Company's fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 analyst presentation and conference call.
The information included in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of KCS under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of KCS, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated January 17, 2020 issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "Kansas City Southern Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Results".
104
Cover page information from Kansas City Southern's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2020, 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:   January 17, 2020
By:
/s/ Suzanne M. Grafton
Name:  Suzanne M. Grafton
Title:    Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)