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 *
GIVENS GREGG WM
  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)
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
333 WEST 11TH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2013
(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               645 (1) I ESOP
Common Stock               1,497 (2) I 401(k)
Common Stock 12/03/2013   M   4,049 A $ 47.51 70,192 D  
Common Stock 12/03/2013   F   3,093 (3) D $ 88.43 67,099 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
Stock Option $ 47.51 12/03/2013   M     4,049 12/01/2013 12/01/2021 Common Stock 4,049 $ 0 4,049 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GIVENS GREGG WM
333 WEST 11TH STREET
KANSAS CITY, MO 64105
      VP & Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

 Randall D. Young for Gregg Wm. Givens by power of attorney   12/03/2013
**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 Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Issuer. The acquisition is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
(2) Shares are allocated to the Reporting Persons account in the 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Issuer. The acquisition is exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c).
(3) This number is an aggregate of the number of shares of Issuer common stock that the Reporting Person surrendered to the Issuer in payment of the exercise price of the option and the number of shares of Issuer common stock that were withheld from the shares being purchased in order to satisfy the Reporting Persons tax withholding obligation. The surrender and withholding of shares ("Allowable Transactions") occurred in accordance with procedures of the Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors, which approved the Reporting Persons Allowable Transactions at the time it granted the options to him.

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