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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 * HOWELL J MARK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/08/2016 (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

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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

Common Stock

(1)

06/08/2016

A

2,785 (2)

(2)(3)

(3)

Common Stock

2,785

$ 41.3

6,845

D

Common Stock

(1)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

130.2535

130.2535 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOWELL J MARK 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. CARMEL, IN 46032	X

Signatures

Rebecca C. Polak as Attorney In Fact		06/10/2016
**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)	The phantom stock will convert into shares of KAR common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Represents director fees deferred in the reporting person's account in the KAR Auction Services, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Shares of restricted stock were granted on 6/8/2016 at a price of $41.30 per share and will be settled only for shares of KAR common stock on a one-for-one basis. These shares of restricted stock were granted pursuant to the KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan and one-fourth of the grant vests every three months from the date of the grant and such grant is subject to forfeiture until vested.
(3)	The reporting person will receive shares of KAR common stock, on a one-for-one basis, at a future date(s) specified by him pursuant to the deferred compensation plan.
(4)	Reflects the reinvestment of dividend equivalents in additional shares of phantom stock pursuant to the terms of the KAR Auction Services, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

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