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): April 10, 2002 KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC. --------------------------------------------------- (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 114 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (Former name or former address if changed since last report) Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Document (99) Additional Exhibits 99.1 Press Release issued by Kansas City Southern dated April 10, 2002 entitled, "Kansas City Southern Announces First Quarter Meeting, Conference Call," is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. ("KCSI" or "Company") is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the KCSI news release, dated April 10, 2002, announcing the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's first quarter meeting and conference call of its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2002. The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. 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 Industries, Inc. Date: April 15, 2002 By: /s/ Louis G. Van Horn ---------------------------- Louis G. Van Horn Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Kansas City Southern Press Release 427 West 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64105 NYSE Symbol: KSU EXHIBIT 99.1 Date: April 10, 2002 Media Contact: William H. Galligan 816/983-1551 William.h.galligan@kcsr.com Kansas City Southern Announces First Quarter Meeting, Conference Call Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial results for first quarter 2002 on Thursday, April 25th, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will hold its first quarter 2002 earnings presentation conference call on April 25th at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Interested parties are invited to call: (800) 810-0924 (domestic) or (913) 981-4900 (international), code # 437256, at least five minutes prior to 1:00 p.m. EDT. The accompanying slides to the presentation will be available on the KCS website, www.kcsi.com on April 25th. Additionally, a replay of the presentation will be available by calling (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820, confirmation # 437256. The replay will be available from April 25th to May 1st.