FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Matlin Howard A. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KELSO & COMPANY, 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 38,738,129 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) I By KAR Holdings II, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Matlin Howard A. C/O KELSO & COMPANY 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Rosanna T. Leone, as Attorney-in-Fact		03/08/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes (i) 15,794,975 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC (which are attributable to Axle Holdings II, LLC), by virtue of Kelso Investment Associates VII, L.P.'s (KIA VII) ownership interest in Axle Holdings II, LLC, (ii) 3,911,135 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC (which are attributable to Axle Holdings II, LLC), by virtue of KEP VI, LLC's (KEP VI) ownership interest in Axle Holdings II, LLC, (iii) 15,254,672 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC, by virtue of KIA VII's ownership interest in KAR Holdings II, LLC and (iv) 3,777,347 shares of common stock held of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC, by virtue of KEP VI's ownership interest in KAR Holdings II, LLC.
(2)	Kelso GP VII, LLC (GP VII LLC) is the general partner of Kelso GP VII, L.P. (GP VII LP). GP VII LP is the general partner of KIA VII. KIA VII is the majority owner of KAR Holdings II, LLC. Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(3)	Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII, due to their common control, could be deemed to beneficially own each other's securities. GP VII LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LP and KIA VII, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(4)	GP VII LP disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC and KIA VII, except, in the case of KIA VII, to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC and GP VII LP, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(5)	KEP VI and GP VII LLC due to their common control could be deemed to beneficially own each other's securities. KEP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Each of GP VII LLC, GP VII LP and KIA VII disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the securities owned of record, or deemed beneficially owned, by KEP VI, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(6)	KEP VI disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned of record by KAR Holdings II, LLC, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(7)	Mr. Matlin was appointed a managing member of GP VII LLC and KEP VI effective as of March 1, 2013. Mr. Matlin may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities owned of record or beneficially owned by GP VII LLC, GP VII LP, KIA VII, KEP VI and KAR Holdings II, LLC, by virtue of his status as a managing member of GP VII LLC and KEP VI, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Matlin is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

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