Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOWLE STEVEN J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DST SYSTEMS INC [DST]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO of Subsidiary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 WEST 11TH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2014
(Street)

KANSAS CITY, MO 64105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               844 (1) I 401(k)
Common Stock               1,140 (2) I Deferred Compensation
Common Stock 02/25/2014   A   5,850 (3) A $ 0 45,519 D  
Common Stock 02/25/2014   A   359 (4) A $ 0 45,878 D  
Common Stock 02/25/2014   A   4,200 (5) A $ 0 50,078 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOWLE STEVEN J
333 WEST 11TH STREET
KANSAS CITY, MO 64105
      President & CEO of Subsidiary  

Signatures

 Randall D. Young for Steven J. Towle by power of attorney   02/27/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Shares are allocated to the Reporting Persons account in the 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Issuer. The acquistion is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c),
(2) Held through the deferred compensation plan of Boston Financial Services, Inc., owned 50% by the Issuer and the prior employer of Reporting Person.
(3) This transaction is in connection with the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors of the achievement of a goal level for performance based restricted stock units (Performance RSUs) granted on February 23, 2010 by the Committee. The number shown is the number of shares that will vest as of the March 14, 2014 vesting date.
(4) This transaction is in connection with the certification by the Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors of the achievement of goals for performance based restricted stock units received automatically as dividend equivalents (DE RSUs) pursuant to the terms and conditions of award agreements that govern the Performance RSUs reported as acquisitions on and described in note (3) to this Form. The grant dates of such Performance RSUs are provided in note (3). The number shown is the aggregate number of shares that will vest as of the March 14, 2014 vesting date.
(5) This is the number of time-based RSUs granted by the Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors. The RSUs will vest in three approximate equal installments, respectively, on the second Friday in March of each of 2015, 2016 and 2017, subject to forfeiture for termination of employment and to accelerated vesting for certain special events as provided in the award agreement.

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