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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McNulty Matthew J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

601 MERRITT 7

(Street)

NORWALK

06851

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/24/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC [ FDS ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Vice President, Controller

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
FactSet Common Stock	865	D
FactSet Common Stock	25⁽¹⁾	D
FactSet Common Stock	1,219⁽²⁾	D

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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/23/2011	10/23/2016	FactSet Common Stock	4,633	66.46	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy	11/01/2012⁽³⁾	11/01/2021	FactSet Common Stock	2,049	94.84	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy	11/01/2013⁽³⁾	11/01/2022	FactSet Common Stock	3,084	92.22	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2014⁽⁴⁾	11/01/2022	FactSet Common Stock	1,011	92.22	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/03/2017⁽⁵⁾	02/03/2024	FactSet Common Stock	2,147	102.01	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/03/2017⁽⁵⁾	11/03/2024	FactSet Common Stock	2,655	131.31	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares acquired through the FactSet Research Systems Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2. Represents restricted stock awards which vest over 5 years at a rate of 60% after 3 years and the remaining 40% after 5 years, subject to continued employment.

3. Twenty percent of option grant is exercisable one year after the grant date, with the remainder vesting at a rate of 1.67% per month thereafter.

4. These options shall become exercisable based on the achievement by the issuer of certain financial performance criteria. Options that do not vest at the end of a two-year performance period will be forfeited. Options that become exercisable vest 40% after the two-year performance period with the remainder vesting at 1.67% per month thereafter.

5. Represents options which vest over 5 years at a rate of 60% after 3 years and the remaining 40% after 5 years, subject to continued employment.

	/s/ Matthew J. McNulty	06/24/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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