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(Kansas City Southern issued the following news release on October 14.)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) announces the filing today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-3 registration statement relating to the resale of its 4.25% Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, and the underlying common stock, by the selling securityholders of these securities.

This registration statement has not yet been declared effective by the SEC and the selling securityholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security.

KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the United States, Mexico and Panama. Its primary holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR). Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, KCSR 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 United States, Canada and Mexico.