Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of DST Systems, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"), we,
Thomas A. McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Kenneth V.
Hager,Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: (1) The Report fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Thomas A. McDonnell
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Thomas A. McDonnell
Chief Executive Officer
August 4, 2003




/s/ Kenneth V. Hager
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Kenneth V. Hager
Chief Financial Officer
August 4, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to DST Systems, Inc. and will be retained by DST Systems, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.