X0306 4 2016-03-15 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 2016-03-15 4 A false 39 0 A 12435 D Common Stock 2016-03-15 4 F false 13 0 D 12422 D The acquisition is of vested and unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs) received automatically on March 15, 2016 as dividend equivalents pursuant to the terms and conditions of the award agreements (Dividend RSUs). The Dividend RSUs were granted in connection with RSUs granted February 21, 2013, February 25, 2014, February 23, 2015 and February 26, 2016, and the Dividend RSUs previously received in connection therewith; and the Dividend RSUs granted in connection with PSUs granted February 21, 2013 and dividend equivalents from the time of the PSU award until certification. 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 Dividend Equivalents (DEs). The Committee pre-approves, at the time of grant, the Tax Withholding Transactions. The Reporting Person holds RSUs, PSUs and DEs reported in other Section 16 filings. This form reports the number of shares retained in the March 15, 2016 dividend payout for the Tax Withholding Transactions. Randall D. Young for Edmund J. Burke by power of attorney 2016-03-17