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Table of Contents ☑ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 1-4717 KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 427 West 12th Street Kansas City , Missouri ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) KANSAS CITY OUTHERN Lines 44-0663509 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 64105 ( Zip Code ) 816.983.1303 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Title of Each Class Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) KSU KSU Preferred Stock , Par Value $ 25 Per Share , 4 % , Noncumulative Common Stock , $ .01 Per Share Par Value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange No ☑ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ☑No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( $ 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ No ◎ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non - accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☑ The aggregate market value of common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 14.01 billion as of June 30 , 2020. There were 90,847,847 shares of $ .01 par common stock outstanding as of January 22 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Kansas City Southern's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be filed no later than 120 days after December 31 , 2020 , is incorporated by reference in Part III .