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):
August 2, 2004
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
(Exact name of company as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-4717 44-0663509
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file (IRS Employer
of incorporation) number) Identification Number)
427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Company's telephone number, including area code:
(816) 983 - 1303
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
Kansas City Southern ("KCS" or "Company") announced on August 2, 2004, that
James S. Brook has been appointed Vice President and Comptroller. See the Press
Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 for further information.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Document
(99) Additional Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Kansas City Southern dated
August 2, 2004 entitled, "Kansas City Southern
Announces Appointment of James S. Brook as Vice
President and Comptroller," is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company
has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Kansas City Southern
Date: August 3, 2004 By: /s/ Ronald G. Russ
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Ronald G. Russ
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 99.1
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PRESS RELEASE
Cathedral Square - 427 West 12th Street - P.O. Box 219335
Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9335 NYSE SYMBOL: KSU
Date: August 2, 2004
Media Contact: Doniele Kane, 816-983-1372 or doniele.c.kane@kcsr.com
Kansas City Southern Announces Appointment of James S. Brook
as Vice President and Comptroller
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that James S.
Brook has been appointed vice president and comptroller. Mr. Brook joins
KCS from Aquila, Inc., where he held a variety of senior executive
positions from 1993 to 2004, most recently as vice president international
regulation. From 1993 to 1999, he served as vice president controller and
chief accounting officer.
Mr. Brook has 20 years of management experience in electric and gas
utilities and associated regulated and unregulated ventures. His skills
range from corporate governance, international mergers and acquisitions and
capital deployment to treasury, audit and regulatory and financial
reporting.
"We are pleased that Jim Brook will bring his financial and managerial
expertise to KCS," said Ronald G. Russ, executive vice president and chief
financial officer. "Jim brings a fresh perspective to the railroad industry
that will be an asset as Kansas City Southern grows and strengthens in the
NAFTA trade corridor."
Mr. Brook holds a master of business administration with an emphasis on
finance and marketing from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of
commerce with a major of accounting and finance from the University of
Manitoba. He is a chartered accountant, the Canadian equivalent to a
certified public accountant.
KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments
in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary holding is The Kansas City
Southern Railway Company, which serves customers in the central and south
central regions of the U.S. KCS' rail holdings and investments are primary
components of a NAFTA Railway system that links the commercial and
industrial centers of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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