John C Hammer Form 4 KAR Auction Services / John C Hammer ownership change

SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hammer John C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC.

11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET

(Street)

CARMEL IN 46032

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)
CCO of KAR, President of ADESA

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	03/01/2022		M		1,870	A	$0(1)	40,182.333(2)	D
Common Stock	03/01/2022		F(3)		482	D	$18.08	39,700.333	D
Common Stock	03/01/2022		M		284	A	$0(1)	39,984.333	D
Common Stock	03/01/2022		F(3)		74	D	$18.08	39,910.333	D

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 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
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/01/2022		M			1,870	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,870	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/01/2022		M			284	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	284	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit is convertible into a share of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. The restricted stock units vested in common stock on March 1, 2022.

2. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. Shares withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding requirements.

4. Each restricted stock unit is convertible into a share of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

5. These restricted stock units were subject to a time-vesting requirement and 13,124 restricted stock units vested and settled in common stock on February 22, 2022 and the remaining restricted stock units vested and settled in common stock on March 1, 2022.

6. These restricted stock were remain subject to a time-vesting requirement and vested and settled in common stock as follows: one-third of these restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2020, one-third of these restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2021 and the remaining one-third of these restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2022.

Remarks:

	Charles S. Coleman, as Attorney In Fact	03/03/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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