Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Godderz Adam J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [KSU]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
427 W 12TH STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel & Corp. Sec.
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

KANSAS CITY, MO 64105
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,637
D
 
Common Stock 1,383.446
I
By 401(k)/PS Plan

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 02/22/2021 Common Stock 550 $ 52.62 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/21/2022 Common Stock 446 $ 66.99 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/20/2023 Common Stock 604 $ 97.77 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/19/2024 Common Stock 631 $ 94.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/17/2025 Common Stock 607 $ 119.35 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 02/18/2026 Common Stock 1,218 $ 82.71 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 02/16/2027 Common Stock 1,145 $ 86.89 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 03/05/2028 Common Stock 982 $ 105.83 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Godderz Adam J
427 W 12TH STREET
KANSAS CITY, MO 64105
      General Counsel & Corp. Sec.  

Signatures

Adam J. Godderz 01/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 23, 2012, February 23, 2013 and February 23, 2014.
(2) These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 22, 2013, February 22, 2014 and February 22, 2015.
(3) These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 21, 2014, February 21, 2015 and February 21, 2016.
(4) These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 20, 2015, February 20, 2016 and February 20, 2017.
(5) These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments on February 18, 2016, February 18, 2017 and February 18, 2018.
(6) These options become exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first and second installments became exercisable on February 19, 2017 and February 19, 2018, respectively. The third installment will become exercisable on February 19, 2019.
(7) These options become exercisable in three equal annual installments. The first installment became exercisable on February 17, 2018. The second and third installments will become exercisable on February 17, 2019 and February 17, 2020, respectively.
(8) These options will become exercisable in three equal annual installments on March 6, 2019, March 6, 2020 and March 6, 2021, respectively.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.