DST Systems, Inc. Announces New $300 Million Share Repurchase Program, 3 Percent Increase In Quarterly Dividend, And Two-For-One Stock Split

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE:  DST) announced today that its Board of Directors  approved a new $300 million program to repurchase shares of DST's Common Stock. The Company's previous $300 million share repurchase programs were completed in April 2017. Repurchases under the Company's new program will be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other relevant factors. This share repurchase plan does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended at any time at the Company's discretion. DST had approximately 30,881,651 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 28, 2017.

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's outstanding Common Stock of $0.36 per share, on a pre-split basis, payable on June 9, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2017. The dividend represents an approximate 3 percent increase over the previous pre-split quarterly rate of $0.35 per share.

The Board of Directors also approved a two-for-one split of DST's Common Stock. The stock split will be a stock dividend payable on June 8, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business May 26, 2017.  Upon completion of the split, the outstanding shares of DST's Common Stock will increase to approximately 61,763,302 based on the outstanding shares as of April 28, 2017. The Company expects its common stock to begin trading at the split-adjusted price on June 9, 2017.

Contact:
Gregg Wm. Givens
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
DST Systems, Inc.
333 West 11^th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105-1594
(816) 435-5503

About DST Systems
DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE:  DST) is a leading provider of specialized technology, strategic advisory, and business operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries. We enable clients to transform complexity into strategic advantage by helping them continually stay ahead of and capitalize on ever-changing customer, business and regulatory requirements in the world's most demanding industries. For more information, visit the DST website at www.dstsystems.com.

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SOURCE DST Systems, Inc.

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