SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 8-A12B/A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 4

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                                DST SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                                         43-1581814
(State of incorporation                                 (I.R.S. Employer
   or organization)                                     Identification No.)


333 WEST 11TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI                  64105
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)


     If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities  pursuant
to  Section  12(b) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant  to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ] Not Applicable.

     If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities  pursuant
to  Section  12(g) of the  Exchange  Act and is  effective  pursuant  to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ] Not Applicable.

     Securities  Act  registration  statement  file  number  to which  this form
relates: Not applicable.

     Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

      Title of Each Class                   Name of Each Exchange on Which
      TO BE SO REGISTERED                   EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS                NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

     Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None




                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

     This Amendment No. 4 amends the Registrant's registration statement on Form
8-A dated November 15, 1995 and amended on July 30, 1998, September 27, 1999 and
November 26, 2001 in connection with the  Registrant's  listing of the Preferred
Share Purchase  Rights on the New York Stock  Exchange.  This Amendment No. 4 is
being  filed to reflect  that the  Preferred  Stock  Purchase  Rights  have been
delisted from the Chicago Stock Exchange effective at the opening of business on
February 12, 2003.

     Except as amended hereby,  there are no other changes to this  Registration
Statement.

ITEM 1.           DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

                  No changes.

ITEM 2.           EXHIBITS.

         99.1     The Certificate of Designations dated October 16, 1995,
                  establishing the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company,
                  which is attached as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration
                  Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 1, 1995, as amended
                  (Registration No. 33-96526)(the "Registration Statement"),
                  is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

         99.2     The Summary of the preferred stock purchase rights set forth
                  in the Company's Form 8-A dated November 15, 1995 in
                  connection with the listing of the preferred stock purchase
                  rights on the New York Stock Exchange (the "Form 8-A")
                  (Commission File No. 1-14036), and the related Rights
                  Agreement dated as of October 6, 1995, between the Company and
                  State Street Bank and Trust Company, as rights agent, which is
                  attached as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Registration
                  Statement (Registration No. 33-96526), are hereby incorporated
                  by reference as Exhibit 99.2.

         99.3     The First Amendment dated as of July 9, 1998 to the Rights
                  Agreement, which amendment is attached as Exhibit 99 to Form
                  8-A12B/A, Amendment No. 1, dated July 30, 1998 (Commission
                  File No. 1-14036), to the Form 8-A, is hereby incorporated by
                  reference as Exhibit 99.3.

         99.4     The Second Amendment dated as of September 10, 1999 to the
                  Rights Agreement, which amendment is attached as Exhibit 99 to
                  Form 8-A12B/A, Amendment No. 2, dated September 27, 1999
                  (Commission File No. 1-14036), to the Form 8-A, is hereby
                  incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.4.

         99.5     The Third Amendment dated as of September 25, 2001 to the
                  Rights Agreement, which amendment is attached as Exhibit 99 to
                  Form 8-A12B/A, Amendment No. 3, dated November 26, 2001
                  (Commission File No. 1-14036), to the Form 8-A, is hereby
                  incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.5.

         99.6     The Assignment, Acceptance and Consent dated as of November 7,
                  2001 and among the Company, State Street Bank and Trust
                  Company, and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., and pertaining to
                  the Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 4.3.4 to
                  the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                  December 31, 2001 (Commission File No. 1-14036), is hereby
                  incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.6.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                  DST SYSTEMS, INC.



Date:  March 14, 2003             By: /S/ RANDY D. YOUNG
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                                     Randall D. Young
                                     Vice President, General Counsel and
                                     Secretary