KCS Stockholders OK Merger With CP

Stockholders of Kansas City Southern voted overwhelmingly on Friday in favor of a merger with Canadian Pacific.

KCS said the merger won approval of 99.6 percent of the votes cast. Earlier in the week CP shareholders approved the merger by a similar tally.

CP has proposed acquiring KCS in a stock and cash transaction by which KCS common share holders will receive $90 in cash and 2.844 CP shares for each KCS share held.

KCS preferred shareholders will receive $37.50 in cash. The deal is expected to close on Dec. 14 at which time KCS will be placed in a voting trust while the U.S. Surface Transportation Board reviews the proposed merger.

If the merger wins regulatory approval, the surviving company will be known as Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

The STB is expected to rule on the merger by the fourth quarter of 2022. The merger earlier received approval of regulators in Mexico.

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