| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAR Auction Services, Inc. [ KAR ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/02/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 5,922(1) | D | ||||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| Phantom Stock | (2) | (3)(4) | (3) | Common Stock | 2,422 | 2,422 | D | ||||||||
| Phantom Stock | (2) | 04/02/2015 | A | 18(5) | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 18 | $38.06 | 86(5)(6) | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. 1,584 of these shares are shares of restricted stock that 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 grant (June 10, 2014) and such grant is subject to forfeiture until vested. |
| 2. The phantom stock will convert into shares of KAR common stock on a one-for-one basis. |
| 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. Represents director fees deferred in the reporting person's account in the KAR Auction Services, Inc. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. 2,422 of these shares of restricted stock were granted on 6/10/2014 at a price of $31.57 per share and will be settled only for shares of KAR common stock on a one-for-one basis. These 2,422 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. |
| 5. 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. |
| 6. Reflects dividend payments of which 69 shares are vested and the remaining 17 shares vest on 6/9/2015. |
| Remarks: |
| Rebecca C. Polak | 04/06/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
