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): July 25, 2016
Kansas City Southern
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-4717 | 44-0663509 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
427 West 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)
(816) 983-1303
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Kansas City Southern (the Company) is furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the KCS news release dated July 25, 2016, entitled Kansas City Southern de Mexico Experiencing Service Disruptions Due to Civil Protests.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | News Release dated July 25, 2016, entitled Kansas City Southern de Mexico Experiencing Service Disruptions Due to Civil Protests |
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 | ||
By: | /s/ Michael W. Upchurch | |
Name: | Michael W. Upchurch | |
Title: | EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: July 25, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
99.1 | News Release dated July 25, 2016, entitled Kansas City Southern de Mexico Experiencing Service Disruptions Due to Civil Protests |
Exhibit 99.1
Contact: William H. Galligan, 816-983-1551 bgalligan@kcsouthern.com
Kansas City Southern de Mexico Experiencing Service Disruptions
Due to Civil Protests
Kansas City, Mo., July 25, 2016. Over the last several days, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM), a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU), has been experiencing service interruptions and shipment delays due to a series of civil protests on or near its rail network. The protests are continuing to impede KCSMs ability to provide efficient freight rail service to its customers.
The track blockages are not the result of any action of KCSM, but part of more generalized civil disobedience directed at the government of Mexico. The protests are also impacting the service of other Mexican railroads and transportation companies. Resolution of the civil protests depends on the intervention and negotiations carried out by the relevant union and governmental authorities. To that end, KCSM, along with other transportation companies and businesses impacted by the civil disturbances, have requested the appropriate authorities to intervene so as to resolve the situation as expeditiously as possible. However, at this time it is not possible to project when regular service will be restored, nor estimate the financial impact, if any, the protests will have on KCSM.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. KCSs international holdings include Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM), serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in the Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCSs North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.