Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Subrahmanyam Srisu

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/9/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

KAR Auction Services, Inc. [KAR]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres KAR Svcs Group, EVP Ops /

(Street)

CARMEL, IN 46032

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

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 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	22321 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1124.0	⁽³⁾	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	3/4/2031	Common Stock	35574.0	$13.81	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	3/4/2031	Common Stock	142293.0	$13.81	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	6/4/2031	Common Stock	52838.0	$18.23	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁷⁾	6/4/2031	Common Stock	211350.0	$18.23	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	These restricted stock units remain subject to a time-vesting requirement and are scheduled to vest and settle in common stock on February 21, 2023, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit is convertible into a share of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
(4)	These options were granted on March 4, 2021 and will vest and become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued employment through such vesting date.
(5)	These options were granted on March 4, 2021 and will become eligible to vest and become exercisable in equal 25% increments, each upon the later of the occurrence of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, respectively, and the attainment of the closing price of the Company's common stock at or above, for each respective 25% increment, $18.81, $23.81, $28.81, and $33.81, for twenty consecutive trading days, subject to continued employment through such vesting date.
(6)	These options were granted on June 4, 2021 and will vest and become exercisable in equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued employment through such vesting date.
(7)	These options were granted on June 4, 2021 and will become eligible to vest and become exercisable in equal 25% increments, each upon the later of the occurrence of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, respectively, and the attainment of the closing price of the Company's common stock at or above, for each respective 25% increment, $23.23, $28.23, $33.23, and $38.23, for twenty consecutive trading days, subject to continued employment through such vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Subrahmanyam Srisu C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC. CARMEL, IN 46032			Pres KAR Svcs Group, EVP Ops

Signatures
Charles S. Coleman, as Attorney-in-Fact		5/19/2022
^**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 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).
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 control number.