Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Caruso Thomas J.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO of ADESA
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O: KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/16/2013
(Street)

CARMEL, IN 46032		 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 12/16/2013   M   5,000 A $ 13.46 5,000 D  
Common Stock 12/16/2013   S   5,000 D $ 28.73 0 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10               (1)(2)(3) 08/20/2017 Common Stock 105,880 (1) (2) (3)   105,880 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.677               (3)(4)(5) 08/19/2018 Common Stock 54,800 (3) (4) (5)   54,800 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.46 12/16/2013   M     5,000   (3)(6)(7) 03/01/2020 Common Stock 5,000 (3) (6) (7) $ 13.46 160,535 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.44               (3)(8) 02/25/2021 Common Stock 100,000 (3) (8)   100,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Caruso Thomas J.
C/O: KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC.
13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BOULEVARD
CARMEL, IN 46032		       President & CEO of ADESA  

Signatures

 Rebecca C. Polak as Attorney In Fact   12/18/2013
**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) 3,970 of these service options are currently exercisable.
(2) 35,955 of these performance options are currently exercisable. 32,977 of these options vest if the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock exceeds $30.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days and 32,978 of these options vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock exceeds $35.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days.
(3) An additional condition to vesting is that the reporting person must be a director, officer, employee, consultant or agent of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the date on which the conditions set forth above are satisfied.
(4) 13,700 of these options are service options that are currently exercisable.
(5) 20,550 of these performance options are currently exercisable. 10,275 of these options vest if the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock exceeds $30.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days and 10,275 of these options vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock exceeds $35.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days.
(6) 15,000 of these options are service options that are currently exercisable. 11,195 of these service options become exercisable on 3/1/2014.
(7) 67,170 of these performance options are currently exercisable. 33,585 of these options vest if the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock exceeds $30.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days and 33,585 of these options vest if the closing price of the Company's common stock exceeds $35.00 for twenty (20) consecutive trading days.
(8) 50,000 of these service options are currently exercisable. 25,000 of these options become exercisable on 2/25/2014 and 25,000 of these options become exercisable on 2/25/2015.

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