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Audit
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Compensation
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Nominating and Corporate Governance
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Robin A Abrams
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Director
Ms. Abrams has served on the Board since 2011 and her current term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2014. She has not yet been appointed to serve on any of the committees of the Board. Ms. Abrams is a private investor who currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Openwave Systems, Inc., a global software innovator delivering all-Internet protocol mediation and messaging solutions, HCL Technologies Ltd., a global offshore IT and software development company, Sierra Wireless, Inc., a leader in the design and delivery of customized connected lifestyle devices and services and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the source for innovative FPGA, PLD, programmable Power Manager and Clock Management solutions. In addition, Ms. Abrams serves on the board of trustees for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. From August 2006 to January 2007, Ms. Abrams served as Interim CEO of ZILOG, Inc., a provider of integrated microcontroller products, where she also served as a director fro 2004 to 2010. From July 2004 to July 2006, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Firefly Communications, Inc., a company with a range of mobile products that address the youth market. From September 2003 to July 2004, Ms. Abrams was President of Accenture's Connection to eBay unit, a company which provides mid- and large-sized retailers, manufacturers and distributors with a cost effective channel for selling large volumes of inventory, where she also served as a consultant from May 2003 to September 2003. From May 2001 to January 2003, Ms. Abrams served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BlueKite, a leading provider of bandwidth optimization software for wireless operators. In addition to leading several start-ups, Ms. Abrams was president and CEO of Palm Computing, Inc, where she launched the Palm V and Palm VII. Prior to Palm, she was President and CEO of VeriFone, the global leader in debit/credit card authorization solutions. Ms. Abrams also held key executive positions at Apple. As managing director of Apple Asia, she helped open the Chinese and Indian markets to Apple products, and subsequently became president of Apple Americas. Previously, Ms. Abrams held senior product marketing positions at Norwest Bank (Wells Fargo) and Unisys. She received her BA in political science and history and her JD from the University of Nebraska.
Ms. Abrams brings to the Board a wealth of experience at technology companies, which FactSet hopes to leverage to enhance its own development processes. She has seen how several highly successful technology companies stay ahead of the competition through properly planning their product development strategy. Her previous experiences as an executive officer at several technology companies makes Ms. Abrams an important resource for the Board as it assesses financial and strategic decisions.
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Scott A. Billeadeau
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Director
Mr. Billeadeau is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and has served on the Board since 2001. His current board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2015. He is a business consultant and former Managing Director for small-cap and mid-cap growth strategies at Fifth Third Asset Management ("Fifth Third"). Prior to working at Fifth Third between March 2003 and October 2012, he was a Principal, Founder, and Senior Portfolio Manager with Paladin Investment Associates, LLC ("Paladin"). Prior to co-founding Paladin, Mr. Billeadeau spent eight years managing over $2 billion in small-cap and mid-cap assets for Bank of America and Nations Bank. Mr. Billeadeau began his career in 1985 with American Express Financial Advisers, previously IDS Financial Services, Inc., where he was a quantitative analyst. Mr. Billeadeau received a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
Mr. Billeadeau provides to the Board of Directors expertise in corporate finance, accounting and strategy, including experience gained as the Managing Director of Fifth Third, a public company and Paladin. Through this experience, he has developed expertise in several valued areas including strategic development, business development and finance. Mr. Billeadeau also brings a background in organizational leadership and management, and experience serving as a director for two privately-held companies. His experience in the financial industry has provided him experience as an outside board member and audit committee member.
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Joseph E. Laird, Jr.
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Director
Mr. Laird serves as Managing Director of Petsky Prunier LLC. From 1999 to 2009, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Laird Squared LLC, an investment banking company that he formed in January 1999, exclusively to serve the database information services industry. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Laird was a Managing Director of Veronis, Suhler & Associates, a leading specialty merchant bank that serves the media and information industries. From 1982 to 1989, he was an institutional equity salesman and a senior securities analyst of database information services for Hambrecht & Quist. From 1975 to 1982, Mr. Laird was an institutional equity salesman and investment strategist for PaineWebber Mitchell Hutchins. He is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and has served on the Board since 1993. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2013.
Mr. Laird brings to the Board of Directors leadership experience, including service as the Chief Executive Officer of an investment banking company. This role has required industry knowledge combined with operational and management expertise. Mr. Laird also has experience as an outside director for two separate public companies in the past ten years.
Holdings: 7,000 shares
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| Date |
Type |
Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 03-27-13 |
Sell |
2,000 |
92.50 |
| 01-03-13 |
Option Execute |
4,500 |
19.47 |
| 01-04-12 |
Option Execute |
4,500 |
24.47 |
| 01-03-11 |
Sell |
4,500 |
95.66 |
| 01-03-11 |
Option Execute |
4,500 |
23.08 |
| 09-29-09 |
Sell |
6,000 |
67.24 |
| 09-29-09 |
Option Execute |
6,000 |
22.04 |
| 01-02-09 |
Sell |
9,000 |
43.98 - 45.00 |
| 01-02-09 |
Option Execute |
9,000 |
45.48 |
| 10-10-08 |
Option Execute |
9,000 |
40.40 |
| 10-08-08 |
Option Execute |
2,500 |
44.02 |
| 01-02-08 |
Option Execute |
11,500 |
6.26 |
| 07-06-06 |
Sell |
2,000 |
46.70 |
| 07-06-06 |
Option Execute |
2,000 |
6.26 |
| 01-18-05 |
Sell |
1,500 |
56.00 |
| 10-09-02 |
Sell |
2,500 |
22.98 |
| 10-03-02 |
Option Execute |
2,500 |
9.40 |
| 10-02-02 |
Sell |
2,000 |
26.47 |
| 09-25-02 |
Option Execute |
2,000 |
9.40 |
| 09-24-02 |
Sell |
2,000 |
25.35 |
| 09-24-02 |
Option Execute |
2,000 |
9.40 |
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James J. McGonigle
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Director
Mr. McGonigle serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Corporate Executive Board Company ("CEB"). Mr. McGonigle was a special advisor to the Board of CEB between January 2008 and May 2009. He served as the Director and non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CEB from July 2005 until January 2008. From July 1998 until July 2005, Mr. McGonigle served as CEB's Chief Executive Officer. From October 1997 until July 1998, Mr. McGonigle was CEB's General Manager, and from 1995 until October 1997, he was the General Manager of the corporate division of The Advisory Board Company. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. McGonigle was a consultant in the Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey & Company, an independent consulting firm. Mr. McGonigle received a B.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. McGonigle has served on the Board since 2002 and is the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. On September 19, 2005, he was named the Lead Independent Director. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2013.
Mr. McGonigle brings to the Board of Directors leadership experience, including service as the Chief Executive Officer of a public company for over seven years. This role required industry knowledge combined with operational and management expertise. In addition, Mr. McGonigle brings to the Board of Directors market and corporate governance insights from his experience as an outside public company board member.
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Walter F. Siebecker
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Director
Mr. Siebecker, serves as President of Burgess Consulting LLC with a background in retail and institutional investment services in the domestic and global markets. He is currently a Director of qval, Inc., a provider of data management solutions and valuation services to global investors of both privately held and publicly traded companies. Mr. Siebecker is a former member of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc and the National Securities Clearing Corporation. During his time with Smith Barney, he served on the Board of the Securities Industry Association-Operations Division and its various committees and served for a year as its President. The directorship of each of these firms include memberships on their Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance committees. During his directorship at FactSet, Mr. Siebecker completed the Columbia University Corporate Director Program and the Duke University Corporate Directors Institute Program. Mr. Siebecker received a B.B.A in Finance & Investments from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee and has served on the Board since 1997. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2014.
With his many years of experience leading banking and financial services companies, Mr. Siebecker contributes financial management and strategy expertise. Mr. Siebecker has leadership experience, including service as an outside board member of companies in retail and institutional investment services in the domestic and global markets. He provides valuable market perspective as current President of a consulting firm in the industry as well as expertise in finance, strategy and operations. His employment in the financial industry has provided him experience as an outside board member and audit committee member.
Holdings: 25,828 shares
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| Date |
Type |
Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 07-13-10 |
Sell |
18,000 |
71.21 |
| 06-30-10 |
Option Execute |
18,000 |
19.47 - 24.97 |
| 01-12-10 |
Sell |
6,000 |
66.24 |
| 12-28-09 |
Option Execute |
6,000 |
22.04 |
| 03-26-09 |
Sell |
19,187 |
47.45 |
| 01-05-09 |
Option Execute |
10,000 |
45.08 |
| 01-02-09 |
Option Execute |
9,000 |
14.83 |
| 10-15-08 |
Option Execute |
10,000 |
42.56 |
| 06-20-08 |
Sell |
5,000 |
65.56 |
| 06-20-08 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
5,000 |
64.17 |
| 01-03-08 |
Option Execute |
45,000 |
6.26 |
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Charles J. Snyder
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
Mr. Snyder, a co-founder of FactSet in 1978, retired as President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company on August 31, 1999. At that time he became Vice Chairman of the Board and agreed to continue as a consultant for three years to FactSet's engineering and technology groups. In conjunction with FactSet's announcement of Howard Wille's retirement as Chief Executive Officer of FactSet effective May 22, 2000, Mr. Snyder was named FactSet's interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Snyder acted as interim Chief Executive Officer of FactSet until September 5, 2000, at which time Philip A. Hadley was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From 1964 to 1977, Mr. Snyder worked for Faulkner, Dawkins & Sullivan, Inc., eventually becoming Director of Computer Research, a position he retained with Shearson Hayden Stone, Inc. after its acquisition of Faulkner, Dawkins & Sullivan, Inc. in 1977. He has been a Director of FactSet since its formation in 1978 and is currently a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2013.
As a co-founder of FactSet, Mr. Snyder contributes a financial and technology development background. He brings to the Board of Directors strategy and leadership skills from his experience as a public company executive. Mr. Snyder's roles at FactSet required industry expertise combined with operational and global management expertise.
Holdings: 2,007,848 shares
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| Date |
Type |
Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 03-25-13 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
2,100 |
91.17 |
| 03-22-13 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
436,962 |
90.92 |
| 03-22-13 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
53,200 |
90.92 |
| 01-15-13 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
436,962 |
89.94 |
| 01-14-13 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
469,400 |
88.64 |
| 12-31-12 |
Sell |
29,000 |
87.85 |
| 12-21-12 |
Sell |
53,000 |
88.93 |
| 12-20-12 |
Sell |
86,000 |
90.16 |
| 12-19-12 |
Sell |
18,000 |
90.77 |
| 12-19-12 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
23,000 |
91.21 |
| 12-19-12 |
Option Execute |
18,000 |
19.47 - 42.05 |
| 09-27-12 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
15,000 |
97.62 |
| 09-26-12 |
Sell |
119,562 |
97.13 |
| 04-09-12 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
258,600 |
99.52 |
| 03-19-12 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
78,400 |
99.20 |
| 01-12-12 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
640,602 |
88.32 |
| 01-11-12 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
505,000 |
87.66 |
| 01-04-12 |
Sell |
4,500 |
87.41 |
| 01-04-12 |
Option Execute |
4,500 |
24.47 |
| 03-30-11 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
74,700 |
104.77 |
| 01-11-11 |
Sell |
4,500 |
94.15 |
| 01-11-11 |
Option Execute |
4,500 |
23.08 |
| 01-07-11 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
598,398 |
94.11 |
| 01-06-11 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
80,000 |
94.26 |
| 01-06-11 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
475,400 |
94.26 |
| 10-07-10 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
50,000 |
82.20 |
| 03-24-10 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
17,400 |
72.73 |
| 03-23-10 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
77,600 |
73.23 |
| 01-06-10 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
609,102 |
67.51 |
| 01-05-10 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
293,092 |
66.60 |
| 01-04-10 |
Acquisition (Non Open Market) |
316,010 |
66.60 |
| 06-22-09 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
5,000 |
47.99 |
| 03-30-09 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
100,000 |
46.93 |
| 03-23-09 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
116,700 |
45.17 |
| 12-31-08 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
1,000,000 |
44.24 |
| 06-23-08 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
154,000 |
63.13 |
| 07-10-07 |
Sell |
800,000 |
63.72 |
| 03-26-07 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
206,700 |
n/a |
| 06-26-06 |
Sell |
1,000,000 |
44.25 |
| 03-29-06 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
82,000 |
n/a |
| 10-07-05 |
Sell |
31,713 |
34.05 |
| 10-06-05 |
Sell |
15,000 |
35.35 |
| 10-05-05 |
Sell |
10,000 |
35.55 |
| 10-04-05 |
Sell |
10,000 |
35.02 |
| 10-03-05 |
Sell |
10,000 |
35.06 |
| 09-30-05 |
Sell |
10,000 |
33.18 |
| 09-29-05 |
Sell |
10,000 |
35.00 - 35.05 |
| 09-28-05 |
Sell |
7,100 |
34.15 |
| 09-27-05 |
Sell |
17,800 |
35.01 |
| 09-26-05 |
Disposition (Non Open Market) |
4,200 |
36.52 |
Additional Material Relationship Independent
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Joseph R. Zimmel
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Director Elected 2007
Mr. Zimmel is a financial consultant and retired Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. From December 2001 until November 2002, Mr. Zimmel served as an Advisory Director to the Goldman Sachs Group. In the investment banking division at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Mr. Zimmel held the position of Managing Director of the Communications, Media & Entertainment Group for the Americas from 1999 to 2001, after acting as a Managing Director and a co-head of the group from 1992 to 1999. In addition to his appointment to FactSet's Board of Directors, Mr. Zimmel serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Century Link, Inc. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and has served on the Board since 2007. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2015.
Mr. Zimmel's background in finance and advisory roles is complemented by his knowledge of FactSet and its industry. His contributions are augmented by his experience serving as an outside director of a public company and multiple private companies. In addition, Mr. Zimmel's employment at Goldman, Sachs & Co., including service in senior leadership positions, brings a valued perspective to the Board of Directors and to the audit committee.
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Philip A. Hadley
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Hadley was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FactSet on September 5, 2000. Mr. Hadley joined FactSet in 1985 as a Consultant. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Hadley was the Company's Vice President, Sales. From 1989 to 2000, Mr. Hadley was Senior Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing with FactSet. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hadley was employed by Cargill Corporation. He currently serves as a member of the board of advisors of Kum & Go. Mr. Hadley received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. Mr. Hadley has served on the Board since 2000. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2015.
Mr. Hadley has led FactSet for more than 10 years. Since his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, FactSet's annual revenue has grown from $134 million in fiscal 2000 to $806 million in fiscal 2012. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hadley brings to the Board of Directors his thorough knowledge of FactSet's business, strategy, people, operations, competition and financial position. He provides recognized executive leadership and vision. In addition, Mr. Hadley brings with him a global network of client and industry relationships.
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Michael F. DiChristina
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Director
Mr. DiChristina joined FactSet in 1986 as a Software Engineer and held the position of Director of Software Engineering from 1990 to 1999. In 2000, Mr. DiChristina assumed the role of President and Chief Operating Officer until stepping down on October 1, 2009. He continues to be a FactSet employee and serves on the Company's Board of Directors. Prior to joining FactSet, Mr. DiChristina was a Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley & Co. Mr. DiChristina received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. DiChristina has served on the Board since 2000. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2014.
Mr. DiChristina has leadership and management experience as the President and Chief Operating Officer of FactSet, a global technology company since 2000. His management and operational expertise is accompanied by engineering industry background and technology acumen. Mr. DiChristina brings to the Board of Directors skill in the development of information technology combined with software engineering. His background in software engineering is complemented by his knowledge of FactSet, its financial position and its industry, which he developed in part through his service as FactSet's President and Chief Operating Officer.
Holdings: 0 shares
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| Date |
Type |
Shares Traded |
Price Range |
| 04-01-13 |
Sell |
11,998 |
92.66 |
| 04-01-13 |
Option Execute |
11,998 |
35.80 - 65.67 |
| 09-27-11 |
Sell |
16,017 |
92.67 |
| 09-27-11 |
Option Execute |
16,017 |
35.80 - 65.67 |
| 09-26-11 |
Sell |
10,979 |
90.89 |
| 09-27-10 |
Sell |
38,758 |
81.00 |
| 09-24-10 |
Sell |
33,338 |
80.41 |
| 09-24-10 |
Option Execute |
72,096 |
29.00 - 65.67 |
| 10-07-09 |
Sell |
68,000 |
64.94 |
| 10-06-09 |
Sell |
22,000 |
65.44 |
| 09-25-09 |
Sell |
125,000 |
65.95 |
| 09-25-09 |
Option Execute |
125,000 |
14.97 - 29.00 |
| 06-26-09 |
Sell |
25,000 |
49.71 |
| 10-01-07 |
Sell |
100,000 |
68.45 |
| 10-01-07 |
Option Execute |
100,000 |
22.83 - 23.08 |
| 04-03-07 |
Sell |
58,831 |
62.99 |
| 04-03-07 |
Option Execute |
58,831 |
12.94 - 23.08 |
| 07-05-06 |
Sell |
58,750 |
46.58 - 46.85 |
| 07-05-06 |
Option Execute |
33,750 |
6.67 |
| 10-07-05 |
Sell |
80,000 |
34.01 |
| 10-06-04 |
Sell |
40,923 |
50.24 - 50.42 |
| 10-06-04 |
Option Execute |
40,923 |
19.41 - 34.25 |
| 03-29-04 |
Sell |
40,900 |
41.50 |
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