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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAGER KENNETH V   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, Controller & Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 WEST 11TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2013 (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               20,000 I Irrevocable Trust Common Stock               20,000 I GRAT Common Stock 02/21/2013   A   2,444 (1) A $ 0 137,565 D   Common Stock 02/21/2013   A   6,000 (2) A $ 0 143,565 D   Common Stock 02/21/2013   A   3,640 (3) A $ 0 147,205 D   Common Stock 02/21/2013   A   230 (4) A $ 0 147,435 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
HAGER KENNETH V 333 WEST 11TH STREET KANSAS CITY, MO 64105			VP, Controller & Treasurer

Signatures

Randall D. Young for Kenneth V. Hager by power of attorney		02/25/2013
**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)	This is the number of time-based RSUs granted by the Compensation Committee of the Issuers Board of Directors. The RSUs will vest in increments of 20%, 30% and 50%, respectively, on the second Friday in March of each of 2014, 2015 and 2016, subject to forfeiture for termination of employment and to accelerated vesting for certain special events as provided in the award agreement.
(2)	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 (RSUs) granted on February 24, 2011 by the Committee. The number shown is the number of shares that will issue as of the March 8, 2013 vesting date of the RSUs.
(3)	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 (RSUs) granted on December 1, 2011 by the Committee. The number shown is the number of shares that will issue as of the March 8, 2013 vesting date of the RSUs.
(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 other notes to this Form. The grant dates of such Performance RSUs are provided in such other notes. The number shown is the aggregate number of shares that will issue as of the March 8, 2013 vesting date of the DE RSUs.

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