KCS Announces Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations

Kansas City Southern KSU announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, has commenced a cash tender offer for all of its $32.4 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 7-5/8% Senior Notes due 2013 and a consent solicitation to amend the related indenture to shorten the minimum notice period for a redemption of such notes and a cash tender offer for all of its $165.0 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 7-3/8% Senior Notes due 2014 and a consent solicitation to amend the related indenture to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants contained therein and to shorten the minimum notice period for a redemption of such notes. The terms and conditions of the 7-5/8% Notes Offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated May 6, 2011 related thereto . The terms and conditions of the 7-3/8% Notes Offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 6, 2011 related thereto.