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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;7,
2010
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE<BR>
(State of Incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">44-0663509<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">427 WEST 12TH STREET<BR>
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN<BR>
Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">BRIAN P. BANKS<BR>
427 WEST 12TH STREET<BR>
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105<BR>
(816)&nbsp;983-1382<BR>
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
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<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><TR valign="top"><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                   <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" colspan="2"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (2)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>4,000,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">9,688</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purposes
of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of a
share of Common Stock of Kansas City Southern reported for trading on the New York Stock
Exchange on January&nbsp;5, 2010.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock
split, stock dividend or similar transaction.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement
will be sent or given to eligible employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not required to be and are not filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part
II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part
II of this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in this Section
10(a) Prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule
428(b) or additional information about the Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
are available without charge by contacting:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 3%; margin-top: 6pt">Office of the Corporate Secretary<BR>
Kansas City Southern<BR>
P.O. Box 219335<BR>
Kansas City, Missouri 64121<BR>
Phone: (888)&nbsp;800-3690
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Kansas City Southern (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Commission
(File No.&nbsp;1-4717) are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2009; June
30, 2009 and September&nbsp;30, 2009;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February&nbsp;2, 2009; March&nbsp;2, 2009; March&nbsp;23,
2009; May&nbsp;1, 2009; June&nbsp;2, 2009; August&nbsp;4, 2009; August&nbsp;12, 2009; September&nbsp;10, 2009; October&nbsp;2,
2009 and January 7, 2010;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Notice of Annual Meeting and definitive Proxy Statement filed on March&nbsp;30,
2009 in connection with Company&#146;s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;The description of the Series&nbsp;A Preferred Stock Purchase Right associated with our common
stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on May&nbsp;19, 1986 and any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating that description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
indicates that all Common Stock registered hereby has been sold or which deregisters such Common
Stock then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (such documents, and
the documents listed above, being hereinafter referred to as &#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;). Any
statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are authorized to issue up to (i)&nbsp;400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, (ii)&nbsp;840,000 shares of 4% Noncumulative, Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share (&#147;4%
Preferred Stock&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;2,000,000 shares of New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per
share (&#147;New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock&#148;), of which 150,000 shares are designated as Series&nbsp;B
Convertible Preferred Stock (&#147;Series&nbsp;B Preferred Stock&#148;), 400,000 shares are designated as 4.25%
Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;C (&#147;Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock&#148;)
and 210,000 shares are designated as 5<FONT style="font-size: 70%"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>/<FONT style="font-size: 60%">8</FONT>% Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;D
(&#147;Series&nbsp;D Preferred Stock&#148;). As of December&nbsp;31,
2009, 96,213,346 shares of common stock were
issued and outstanding, 242,170 shares of 4% Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, 209,995
shares of Series&nbsp;D Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, and no other shares of New Series
Preferred Stock were outstanding. The issued and outstanding shares of common stock, 4% Preferred
Stock and Series&nbsp;D Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. The common stock and 4% Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders of the common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the
Company&#146;s board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, provided
that, if any shares of New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock or 4% Preferred Stock are outstanding, no
dividends or other distributions may be made with respect to the common stock unless full required
dividends on the shares of New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred Stock have been paid,
including accumulated dividends in the case of any series of New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock designated
to receive cumulative dividends.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has not declared any cash dividends on the common stock during the last five
fiscal years and does not anticipate making any cash dividend payments to common stockholders in
the foreseeable future. The agreements governing the Company&#146;s
term loans, revolving credit
facility and debt securities impose restrictions on the Company&#146;s ability to pay cash dividends on
the common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share multiplied by the number of
directors to be elected in an election of directors, which may be cast cumulatively, and to one
vote per share on any other matter, voting as a single class. In the event of a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of KCS, holders of the common stock are entitled
to receive pro rata, after satisfaction in full of the prior rights of creditors (including holders
of the Company&#146;s indebtedness) and holders of New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred Stock,
all our remaining assets available for distribution. The issuance of additional shares of New
Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock or 4% Preferred Stock may result in a dilution in the voting power and
relative equity interests of the holders of common stock and would subject the common stock to the
prior dividend and liquidation rights of the additional New Series&nbsp;Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred
Stock issued. The issuance of common stock in payment of dividends on or upon conversion of Series
D Preferred Stock could also result in dilution in the voting power and relative equity interests
of the holders of the common stock. The common stock is not redeemable and has no preemptive
rights.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;), provides, generally, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.
Similar indemnity is authorized for such persons against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of any
such threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation if such
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and provided further that (unless a court of competent
jurisdiction otherwise provides) such person shall not have been adjudged liable to the
corporation. Any such indemnification (unless ordered by a court) may be made only as authorized
in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders, disinterested directors, committee
of such directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that indemnification is
proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct. Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL
provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith. Expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending
any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such director or officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is
not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL.
Such expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other
employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation
deems appropriate. Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL also provides that a corporation shall have power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of
such person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bylaws of the Registrant (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;) provide that directors and officers shall be
indemnified as described above in this paragraph to the fullest extent permitted under Section
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">145 of the DGCL. The foregoing right of indemnification shall in no way be exclusive of any other
rights of indemnification to which any such director, officer, employee or agent may be entitled,
under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Reference is made to Section&nbsp;1 of Article&nbsp;IX of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws, certain articles of which
are incorporated by reference as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 hereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides, generally, that the certificate of incorporation may
contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that
such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;under
section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. No such provision may eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act
or omission occurring before the date when such provision becomes effective. As permitted by the
DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation (the &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;) provides
that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and any amendments thereto, no director of the
Registrant shall be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and
directors. Those agreements are intended to supplement its officer and director liability insurance
and provide the officers and directors with specific contractual assurance that the protection
provided by its Bylaws will continue to be available regardless of, among other things, an
amendment to the Bylaws or a change in management or control of the Registrant. The
indemnification agreements provide for prompt indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by
law and for the prompt advancement of expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees and all other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the director or
officer is a witness or other participant, or to which the director or officer is a party, by
reason (in whole or in part) of service in certain capacities. Under the indemnification
agreements, the Registrant&#146;s determinations of indemnity are made by a committee of disinterested
directors unless a change in control of the Registrant has occurred, in which case the
determination is made by special independent counsel. The indemnification agreements also provide
a mechanism to seek court relief if indemnification or expense advances are denied or not received
within specified periods. Indemnification and advancement of expenses would also be provided in
connection with court proceedings initiated to determine rights under the indemnification
agreements and certain other matters.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits are listed in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index of this Registration Statement, which Exhibit
Index is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(a)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(b)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of the
restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the provisions of the Delaware law described
under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Kansas City, Missouri on
January&nbsp;7, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Michael R. Haverty
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Michael R. Haverty&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Board of Directors and<br>
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below appoints
Michael Haverty his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments, to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">SIGNATURE</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">TITLE</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">DATE</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael R. Haverty
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael R. Haverty
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of
Directors, <br>Chief Executive
Officer and Director<br>
(principal executive
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David L. Starling
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David L. Starling
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief
Operating Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael W. Upchurch
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael W. Upchurch
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President
and<br> Chief Financial Officer<br>
(principal financial
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mary K. Stadler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mary K. Stadler
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and <br>
Chief Accounting Officer<br>
(principal accounting
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Henry R. Davis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Henry R. Davis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert J. Druten
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Druten
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Terrence P. Dunn
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Terrence P. Dunn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James R. Jones
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James R. Jones
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas A. McDonnell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas A. McDonnell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Karen L. Pletz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Karen L. Pletz
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Rodney E. Slater
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Rodney E. Slater
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">January&nbsp;7, 2010</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="2">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description of Exhibit</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth paragraphs of the Company&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 originally filed July
12, 2002 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-92360), as amended and declared
effective on July&nbsp;30, 2002 (the &#147;2002 S-4 Registration Statement&#148;),
are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1.</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Article&nbsp;I, Sections&nbsp;1, 3 and 11 of Article&nbsp;II, Article&nbsp;V and Article
VIII of The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kansas City Southern, as
amended on November&nbsp;11, 2008 filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on November&nbsp;11, 2008 (File No.
1-4717), are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2.</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed as
Appendix&nbsp;A to the Company&#146;s definitive Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2009 in connection with Company&#146;s 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (File No.&nbsp;1-4717), is incorporated herein by reference
as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1.</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7,
2010
Registration No. __________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)
44-0663509
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
427 WEST 12TH STREET
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
BRIAN P. BANKS
427 WEST 12TH STREET
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
(816) 983-1382
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED
PROPOSED
MAXIMUM
MAXIMUM
OFFERING
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO
AMOUNT TO
PRICE
OFFERING
REGISTRATION
BE REGISTERED
BE REGISTERED
PER SHARE (1)
PRICE
FEE
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (2)
4,000,000 shares
$
33.97
$
135,880,000
$
9,688
(1)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purposes
of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices of a
share of Common Stock of Kansas City Southern reported for trading on the New York Stock
Exchange on January 5, 2010.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock
split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of this Registration Statement
will be sent or given to eligible employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not required to be and are not filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration
Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and
the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part
II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part
II of this Registration Statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in this Section
10(a) Prospectus), other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant to Rule
428(b) or additional information about the Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
are available without charge by contacting:
Office of the Corporate Secretary
Kansas City Southern
P.O. Box 219335
Kansas City, Missouri 64121
Phone: (888) 800-3690
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by Kansas City Southern (the "Registrant") with the Commission
(File No. 1-4717) are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Registration
Statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008;
(b) The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2009; June
30, 2009 and September 30, 2009;
(c) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February 2, 2009; March 2, 2009; March 23,
2009; May 1, 2009; June 2, 2009; August 4, 2009; August 12, 2009; September 10, 2009; October 2,
2009 and January 7, 2010;
(d) The Company's Notice of Annual Meeting and definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 30,
2009 in connection with Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and
(e) The description of the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Right associated with our common
stock contained in our Form 8-A filed on May 19, 1986 and any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating that description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this Registration Statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
indicates that all Common Stock registered hereby has been sold or which deregisters such Common
Stock then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (such documents, and
the documents listed above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents"). Any
statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
We are authorized to issue up to (i) 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, (ii) 840,000 shares of 4% Noncumulative, Preferred Stock, par value $25.00 per share ("4%
Preferred Stock"), and (iii) 2,000,000 shares of New Series Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per
share ("New Series Preferred Stock"), of which 150,000 shares are designated as Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock"), 400,000 shares are designated as 4.25%
Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C ("Series C Preferred Stock")
and 210,000 shares are designated as 5
1
/
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% Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D
("Series D Preferred Stock"). As of December 31,
2009, 96,213,346 shares of common stock were
issued and outstanding, 242,170 shares of 4% Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, 209,995
shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, and no other shares of New Series
Preferred Stock were outstanding. The issued and outstanding shares of common stock, 4% Preferred
Stock and Series D Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. The common stock and 4% Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE.
Holders of the common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the
Company's board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, provided
that, if any shares of New Series Preferred Stock or 4% Preferred Stock are outstanding, no
dividends or other distributions may be made with respect to the common stock unless full required
dividends on the shares of New Series Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred Stock have been paid,
including accumulated dividends in the case of any series of New Series Preferred Stock designated
to receive cumulative dividends.
The Company has not declared any cash dividends on the common stock during the last five
fiscal years and does not anticipate making any cash dividend payments to common stockholders in
the foreseeable future. The agreements governing the Company's
term loans, revolving credit
facility and debt securities impose restrictions on the Company's ability to pay cash dividends on
the common stock.
Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share multiplied by the number of
directors to be elected in an election of directors, which may be cast cumulatively, and to one
vote per share on any other matter, voting as a single class. In the event of a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of KCS, holders of the common stock are entitled
to receive pro rata, after satisfaction in full of the prior rights of creditors (including holders
of the Company's indebtedness) and holders of New Series Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred Stock,
all our remaining assets available for distribution. The issuance of additional shares of New
Series Preferred Stock or 4% Preferred Stock may result in a dilution in the voting power and
relative equity interests of the holders of common stock and would subject the common stock to the
prior dividend and liquidation rights of the additional New Series Preferred Stock and 4% Preferred
Stock issued. The issuance of common stock in payment of dividends on or upon conversion of Series
D Preferred Stock could also result in dilution in the voting power and relative equity interests
of the holders of the common stock. The common stock is not redeemable and has no preemptive
rights.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), provides, generally, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an
action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
Similar indemnity is authorized for such persons against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of any
such threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation if such
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and provided further that (unless a court of competent
jurisdiction otherwise provides) such person shall not have been adjudged liable to the
corporation. Any such indemnification (unless ordered by a court) may be made only as authorized
in each specific case upon a determination by the stockholders, disinterested directors, committee
of such directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that indemnification is
proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct. Section 145 of the DGCL
provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending
any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such director or officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is
not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized under Section 145 of the DGCL.
Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other
employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation
deems appropriate. Section 145 of the DGCL also provides that a corporation shall have power to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of
such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
The bylaws of the Registrant (the "Bylaws") provide that directors and officers shall be
indemnified as described above in this paragraph to the fullest extent permitted under Section
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145 of the DGCL. The foregoing right of indemnification shall in no way be exclusive of any other
rights of indemnification to which any such director, officer, employee or agent may be entitled,
under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Reference is made to Section 1 of Article IX of the Registrant's Bylaws, certain articles of which
are incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 hereto.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides, generally, that the certificate of incorporation may
contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that
such provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not
in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit. No such provision may eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act
or omission occurring before the date when such provision becomes effective. As permitted by the
DGCL, the Registrant's certificate of incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") provides
that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and any amendments thereto, no director of the
Registrant shall be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director.
In addition, the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and
directors. Those agreements are intended to supplement its officer and director liability insurance
and provide the officers and directors with specific contractual assurance that the protection
provided by its Bylaws will continue to be available regardless of, among other things, an
amendment to the Bylaws or a change in management or control of the Registrant. The
indemnification agreements provide for prompt indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by
law and for the prompt advancement of expenses, including attorneys' fees and all other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which the director or
officer is a witness or other participant, or to which the director or officer is a party, by
reason (in whole or in part) of service in certain capacities. Under the indemnification
agreements, the Registrant's determinations of indemnity are made by a committee of disinterested
directors unless a change in control of the Registrant has occurred, in which case the
determination is made by special independent counsel. The indemnification agreements also provide
a mechanism to seek court relief if indemnification or expense advances are denied or not received
within specified periods. Indemnification and advancement of expenses would also be provided in
connection with court proceedings initiated to determine rights under the indemnification
agreements and certain other matters.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement, which Exhibit
Index is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions of the
restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the provisions of the Delaware law described
under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Kansas City, Missouri on
January 7, 2010.
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
By:
/s/ Michael R. Haverty
Michael R. Haverty
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below appoints
Michael Haverty his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments, to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Michael R. Haverty
Michael R. Haverty
Chairman of the Board of
Directors,
Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(principal executive
officer)
January 7, 2010
/s/ David L. Starling
David L. Starling
President and Chief
Operating Officer
January 7, 2010
/s/ Michael W. Upchurch
Michael W. Upchurch
Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial
officer)
January 7, 2010
/s/ Mary K. Stadler
Mary K. Stadler
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting
officer)
January 7, 2010
/s/ Henry R. Davis
Henry R. Davis
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ Robert J. Druten
Robert J. Druten
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ Terrence P. Dunn
Terrence P. Dunn
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ James R. Jones
James R. Jones
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ Thomas A. McDonnell
Thomas A. McDonnell
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ Karen L. Pletz
Karen L. Pletz
Director
January 7, 2010
/s/ Rodney E. Slater
Rodney E. Slater
Director
January 7, 2010
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
The Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth paragraphs of the Company's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 originally filed July
12, 2002 (Registration No. 333-92360), as amended and declared
effective on July 30, 2002 (the "2002 S-4 Registration Statement"),
are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 4.1.
4.2
Article I, Sections 1, 3 and 11 of Article II, Article V and Article
VIII of The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kansas City Southern, as
amended on November 11, 2008 filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 11, 2008 (File No.
1-4717), are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 4.2.
5.1
Opinion of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP.
10.1
Kansas City Southern 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed as
Appendix A to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement filed on March
30, 2009 in connection with Company's 2009 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (File No. 1-4717), is incorporated herein by reference
as Exhibit 10.1.
15.1
KPMG LLP Awareness Letter.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
Registration Statement).
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