UNITED STATES

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): October 30, 2013 (October 24, 2013) 

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN DE MÉXICO, S.A. DE C.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Montes Urales 625

Lomas de Chapultepec

11000 Mexico, D.F.

Mexico

(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

+ (5255) 9178-5836

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Purchase Agreement

On October 24, 2013, Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPM”), Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), as representatives of the several initial purchasers named in the Purchase Agreement (the “Initial Purchasers”), to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”) in a private placement transaction pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Notes are expected to be resold by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act or to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

The above description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Indenture

On October 29, 2013, the Company entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”) with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and paying agent (“U.S. Bank”), pursuant to which the Company issued the Notes. See the discussion below under Item 2.03 for a description of the material terms and conditions of the Indenture.

Registration Rights Agreement

On October 29, 2013, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with JPM, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, to use its reasonable best efforts to:

Promptly after the exchange registration statement has been declared effective, the Company will commence the registered exchange offer.

The above description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2.

The Notes are unsecured and senior obligations of the Company. The Notes bear interest at a rate equal to the three-month U.S. dollar LIBOR plus 70 basis points per annum. Interest is payable quarterly in cash on January 28, April 28, July 28 and October 28 of each year, beginning January 28, 2014, to persons who are the registered holders of the Notes at the close of business on the immediately preceding January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, respectively. The Notes will mature on October 28, 2016. The Company has agreed to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the Indenture) as necessary such that all payments made to holders of Notes shall be free of withholding tax.

Except in certain circumstances in connection with the Exchange Offer (as discussed below) or as a result of a change in the Mexican withholding tax rate, the Company may not redeem the Notes prior to maturity.

The Indenture limits the ability of the Company to incur liens on any stock or indebtedness of significant subsidiaries. In the event of a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the Indenture), the Company will be required to make an offer to each holder of Notes to repurchase all or any part of that holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased plus accrued interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

In addition, under the Indenture, the Notes issued thereunder may be declared immediately due and payable by the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of such Notes then outstanding if certain events of default occur and are continuing under the Indenture. Subject to certain qualifications and applicable grace periods as set forth in the Indenture, the events of default include the following:

The above description of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 30, 2013

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