KCS' Patrick J. Ottensmeyer to Address Wolfe Research Transportation Conference

Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) executive vice president and chief financial officer, Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, will address the Wolfe Research Transportation Conference at 1:15 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Mr. Ottensmeyer will be participating in a panel presentation with the chief financial officers of Norfolk Southern and Canadian National Railway Company. Interested investors not attending the conference may listen to the presentation via a simultaneous webcast on KCS’ website at www.kcsouthern.com. A replay will be available for one week following the event. Any presentation materials will also be available on the website. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern 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. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. Kansas City Southern's 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.