UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ Commission File Number 1-14036 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: DST Systems, Inc. 333 West 11th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 REQUIRED INFORMATION 1. Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2. Audited Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 3. Audited Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 4. Notes to Financial Statements 5. Schedule of Assets Held at End of Year 6. Signature Page 7. Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Exhibit 23.1) 8. Certification of Thomas A. McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer (Exhibit 99.1) 9. Certification of Kenneth V. Hager, Chief Financial Officer (Exhibit 99.2) DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Financial Statements and Additional Information December 31, 2002 and 2001 DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Index to Financial Statements and Additional Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Report of Independent Auditors 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 3 Notes to Financial Statements 4-8 Additional information* Schedule Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) I * Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable. Report of Independent Auditors To the Participants and Advisory Committee of the DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Plan") at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Kansas City, Missouri June 24, 2003 DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31, -------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 -------------------- -------------------- Cash and cash equivalents $ 42,146 $ 43,244 Investments: Mutual funds 52,019,690 59,973,078 DST Common Stock 13,614,409 21,664,793 Loans to participants 3,058,714 4,060,095 -------------------- -------------------- Total investments 68,692,813 85,697,966 Employer contributions receivable 2,372 -------------------- -------------------- Net assets available for benefits $ 68,734,959 $ 85,743,582 ==================== ==================== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 2 DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ----------------------------------------- 2002 2001 ----------------- ----------------- Investments income: Dividends, interest and other distributions $ 2,071,754 $ 2,265,286 Net depreciation in fair value of investments (11,932,084) (16,787,587) ----------------- ----------------- (9,860,330) (14,522,301) ----------------- ----------------- Contributions: Employer 5,791 ----------------- ----------------- (9,860,330) (14,516,510) Benefits paid to participants (7,136,713) (9,259,575) Administrative expenses (11,580) (14,263) ----------------- ----------------- (7,148,293) (9,273,838) ----------------- ----------------- Net change in net assets available for benefits (17,008,623) (23,790,348) Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year 85,743,582 109,533,930 ------------------ ----------------- End of year $ 68,734,959 $ 85,743,582 ================== ================= The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Notes to Financial Statements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Description of the Plan The DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the "Plan") is a contributory, defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The following brief description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for more complete information. Sponsor The Plan Sponsor is DST Systems of California, Inc. (formerly USCS International, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"). Certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Sponsor") participate in the plan. Trustee The trustee of the Plan is UMB Bank, n.a. (the "Trustee"). Prior to April 1, 2001, the trustee was Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CIGNA). The Trustee holds and administers all assets of the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan agreement. Administration of the Plan An advisory committee (the "Advisory Committee"), which consists of members who are selected by the Board of Directors of the Sponsor, has full power, authority and responsibility to control and manage the operations and administration of the Plan. All expenses of operating the Plan may be paid out of Plan assets, except to the extent the Sponsor decides to pay these expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Sponsor paid Plan expenses of $98,610 and $100,145, respectively. Eligibility All employees of the Sponsor who were employed prior to January 1, 2000 and who were not members of a collective bargaining unit or nonresident aliens were eligible to participate in the Plan on the Plan entry date. The Plan entry date is the later of the first day of the month following the date the employee commences service or the date the employee attains age 21. After December 31, 1999, no new participants were allowed into the Plan. Contributions and Vesting Effective January 1, 2001, all invested balances in the Plan were fully vested and no further contributions are planned. Participant and Sponsor contributions under the Plan after December 31, 1999 are made to the DST Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and are subject to its terms and conditions. Participant accounts Each participant's account was credited with the participant's contributions, matching contributions, profit sharing contributions and rollover contributions. Each participant's account is credited with an allocation of Plan earnings or losses. Allocations of earnings or losses are based on account balances. Discretionary contributions were allocated to participant accounts based on the proportion which the participant's eligible compensation bore to the aggregate eligible compensation of all participants for the year. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account. 4 Investment options Participants may direct their contributions into DST Common Stock ($0.01 par value) or any number of the investment options as selected by the Advisory Committee. The investment options contain different degrees of risks. Participants should refer to the respective fund prospectus for a more complete description of the investment objectives of each fund. The Advisory Committee reserves the right to change the available investment options from time to time. Participants may change their investment options daily. Plan participants The following summarizes the number of participants by investment option as of December 31, 2002: American Century Value 180 American Century Growth 60 American Century Select 59 American Century Ultra 86 American Century International 70 DST Systems, Inc. Common Stock 1,112 Davis NY Venture 153 Fidelity Advisor Growth 75 Janus Investment 158 Janus Investment Enterprise 115 Janus Investment Mercury 151 Janus Investment Overseas 127 Lord Abbett Affiliated Class A 18 Lord Abbett Bond Debenture 8 Managers Fund Special Equity 80 Money Market Obligs Prime Value 114 PIMCO Total Return 209 T. Rowe Price Mid-cap Growth 179 Royce Total Return 194 Standish Ayer & Wood Fixed Income 157 Vanguard Bond Index 1,230 Vanguard Index 500 1,198 Vanguard Value 109 Distribution of benefits Benefit distributions generally will be made in the event of retirement, death, disability, resignation or dismissal. A participant's normal retirement age is 59 1/2. Balances not exceeding $5,000 will be automatically distributed upon termination as a cash lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following termination of employment. Balances exceeding $5,000 (excluding rollover contributions and related earnings or losses) will be distributed upon participant election as soon as administratively practicable but no later than April 1st of the Plan year following the Plan year in which age 70 1/2 is attained. Such distributions may be elected as a lump sum or paid in monthly, quarterly or annual installments. Distributions shall be made in cash or, at the option of the 5 Participant, in cash plus the number of whole shares of DST Common Stock allocated to the Participant's account. Unless the participant otherwise elects, distributions begin no later than the 60th day after the close of the Plan year in which a participant reaches normal retirement age or celebrates their 10th anniversary as a Plan member (whichever is later). Participants under the age of 62 with balances exceeding $5,000 (excluding rollover contributions and related earnings or losses) must consent to any distribution. Upon death, all sums credited to the participant's account will be paid to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the participant. Distributions may also be made in the event of financial hardship of the participant. Certain restrictions apply. Participant loans Participants may borrow the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested accounts (subject to certain Plan and Internal Revenue Service limitations). Generally, loans must be repaid within five years. Loans bear a fixed rate of interest, which is set at loan origination using the Prime rate as publicly announced by the Trustee plus 1%. Plan termination The Sponsor believes the Plan will continue without interruption; however, it reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully vested in any unvested balances from Sponsor contributions and their respective account balances will be distributed in accordance with the Plan. 2. Significant Accounting Policies Basis of accounting The accompanying financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes in net assets available for plan benefits. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents Short-term liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, carrying value approximates market value. Investment valuation and security transactions Investments are recorded at fair value. Investments in mutual funds and DST Common Stock are valued at net asset value representing the value at which shares of the fund may be purchased or redeemed. Unrealized gains and losses are recognized in the year in which they occur. Loans are valued at the current amount due from participants. 6 Contributions Contributions are recognized in the year to which they relate. Accounting for obligations for benefit payments The Plan does not record a liability relating to the obligations for benefit payments. Distributions paid to participants in 2003 for withdrawals and employees terminated during 2002 was $279,670. The amount paid in 2002 for withdrawals and employees terminated during 2001 was $7,957. The Plan's Form 5500 reflects the liability in the year of withdrawal or termination. Income tax status of the Plan The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Sponsor by a letter dated August 2002, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (the "IRC"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Advisory Committee and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements. 3. Plan Investments The following investments represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits at year-end: December 31, ----------------------------------- 2002 2001 --------------- -------------- Mutual funds: Money Market Obligs Prime Value $ 3,634,296 $ PIMCO Total Return 3,926,879 Vanguard Bond Index 18,202,940 18,726,433 Vanguard Index 500 10,611,323 15,236,827 DST Common Stock 13,614,409 21,664,793 7 During 2002 and 2001, the Plan's investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year depreciated in value as follows: Year Ended December 31, ------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 -------------------- ------------------- Pooled separate accounts $ $ (4,122,199) Mutual funds (6,229,186) (2,695,651) DST Common Stock (5,702,896) (9,969,737) -------------------- ------------------- $ (11,932,082) $ (16,787,587) ==================== =================== The Plan has not held assets in pooled separate accounts since it changed trustees in April 2001. 8 Schedule I DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan EIN 94-1727009 / PIN 003 Schedule H, line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held At End of Year) December 31, 2002 (a) b) Identity (c) Description (d) Cost (e) Current Value ---------- --------------------------------- ------------------------------- -------------- ---------------------- American Century Value (1) $ 1,800,083 American Century Growth (1) 233,426 American Century Select (1) 360,586 American Century Ultra (1) 437,277 American Century International (1) 305,778 * DST Systems, Inc. Common Stock (1) 13,614,409 Davis NY Venture (1) 1,332,166 Fidelity Advisor Growth (1) 362,283 Janus Investment Investment (1) 731,903 Janus Investment Enterprise (1) 674,241 Janus Investment Mercury (1) 804,743 Janus Investment Overseas (1) 953,557 Lord Abbett Affiliated Class A (1) 98,372 Lord Abbett Bond Debenture (1) 17,217 Managers Fund Special Equity (1) 590,916 Money Market Obligs Prime Value (1) 3,634,296 PIMCO Total Return (1) 3,926,879 T. Rowe Price Mid-cap Growth (1) 1,346,517 Royce Total Return (1) 2,197,188 Standish Ayer & Wood Fixed Income (1) 2,473,075 Vanguard Bond Index (1) 18,202,940 Vanguard Index 500 (1) 10,611,323 Vanguard Value (1) 924,924 * Participant Loans Interest rate - Prime + 1% 0 3,058,714 * Indicates a party-in-interest (1) In accordance with instructions to the Form 5500, the Plan is not required to disclose the cost component of participant-directed investments SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereuntoduly authorized. DST Systems of California, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Date: June 27, 2003 By: /s/ Kenneth V. Hager ------------------------------------------ Kenneth V. Hager Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DST Systems of California, Inc., Plan Administrator