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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Jolliffe Lynn   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/06/2017 (Street) CARMEL, IN 46032 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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               2,955 (1) D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

5,788

5,788

D

Phantom Stock

(2)

01/06/2017

A

44.1514

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

44.1514

$ 44.61

411.1386 (5) (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jolliffe Lynn 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD. CARMEL, IN 46032	X

Signatures

Rececca C. Polak as Attorney In Fact		01/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	These shares of common stock were issued on June 8, 2016 to the reporting person as director fees and were issued pursuant to the KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan and one-fourth of the shares vest every three months from the date issued and are 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 her 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.
(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 payment of which all shares are vested.

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