X0306 4 2015-03-13 false 0000714603 DST SYSTEMS INC DST 0001281236 BURKE EDMUND J 1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100 DENVER CO 80203 false true false false President of Subsidiary Common Stock 435 I 401(k) Common Stock 2015-03-13 4 A false 18 0 A 8255 D Common Stock 2015-03-13 4 F false 569 0 D 7686 D 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). The acquisition is of unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) received automatically on March 13, 2015 as dividend equivalents pursuant to the terms and conditions of award agreements (Dividend RSUs). The Dividend RSUs were granted in connection with RSUs granted February 24, 2012, February 21, 2013, February 25, 2014 and February 23, 2015, and the Dividend RSUs previously received in connection therewith. The Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors allows the withholding of shares (Tax Withholding Transactions) to satisfy the Reporting Persons income tax obligation from the vesting of RSUs and Dividend RSUs. The Committee pre-approves, at the time of grant, the Tax Withholding Transactions. The Reporting Person holds RSUs and Dividend RSUs reported in other Section 16 filings and Dividend RSUs included in this filing that vested on March 13, 2015. This form reports the number of shares retained in the March 13, 2015 Tax Withholding Transactions for the vesting. Randall D. Young for Edmund J. Burke by power of attorney 2015-03-17