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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Form</B></FONT><B>
8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Current
Report</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>February 6, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>DST
Systems, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Delaware</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">1-14036</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>43-1581814</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>333 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>64105</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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area code</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">See attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
a News Release dated February 7, 2012 concerning the announcement of financial results for the DST Systems, Inc. (&quot;DST&quot;)
quarter ended December 31, 2011.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;). Unless expressly
incorporated into a filing of DST under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;), or the Exchange
Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by
reference into any filing of DST, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language
in such filing.</P>

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Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers &nbsp;</B></P>

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<FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">b) On February 6, 2012, each of Thomas A. McCullough and William C. Nelson
notified the Board of Directors (the &quot;Board&quot;) of DST that he will not stand for re-election at DST's 2012 annual meeting
of stockholders (the &quot;2012 Annual Meeting&quot;). &nbsp;Messrs. McCullough and Nelson will continue to serve as directors
of DST until the 2012 Annual Meeting. &nbsp;<BR>
<B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ITEM 8.01.&#9;Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 7, 2012, DST issued a News Release
regarding DST's nominees for election as directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting. A copy of the News Release is filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.2.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><I>(d). Exhibits.</I></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Number</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>News Release dated February 7, 2012</TD></TR>
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    <TD>99.2</TD>
    <TD>News Release dated February 7, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized on this 7<SUP>th</SUP> day February, 2012.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">DST Systems, Inc.</TD></TR>
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    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Kenneth V. Hager</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Kenneth V. Hager</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President, Chief Financial</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 11pt">Officer and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 6, 2012
DST
Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-14036
43-1581814
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
333 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(816) 435-1000
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
(17 CFR 230.425)
x
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
See attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K
a News Release dated February 7, 2012 concerning the announcement of financial results for the DST Systems, Inc. ("DST")
quarter ended December 31, 2011.
The information in this Item 2.02, and Exhibit
99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Unless expressly
incorporated into a filing of DST under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange
Act made after the date hereof, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by
reference into any filing of DST, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language
in such filing.
ITEM 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
b) On February 6, 2012, each of Thomas A. McCullough and William C. Nelson
notified the Board of Directors (the "Board") of DST that he will not stand for re-election at DST's 2012 annual meeting
of stockholders (the "2012 Annual Meeting").  Messrs. McCullough and Nelson will continue to serve as directors
of DST until the 2012 Annual Meeting.
ITEM 8.01.	Other Events.
On February 7, 2012, DST issued a News Release
regarding DST's nominees for election as directors at the 2012 Annual Meeting. A copy of the News Release is filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d). Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
News Release dated February 7, 2012
99.2
News Release dated February 7, 2012
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized on this 7
th
day February, 2012.
DST Systems, Inc.
By:
/s/ Kenneth V. Hager
Name:
Kenneth V. Hager
Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer