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* Miller Scott G. (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 MERRITT 7 (Street) NORWALK CT 06851 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/21/2015	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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Global Director of Sales	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(1)	0	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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	01/21/2018(2)	01/21/2025	FactSet Common Stock	25,075	139.02	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Miller owns no shares of FactSet Common Stock as of January 21, 2015.

2. Mr. Miller was granted 25,075 stock options with an aggregate grant date fair value of $1,000,000 on January 21, 2015 pursuant to the FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2004 Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated. These stock options cliff vest 60% after three years of service (on January 21, 2018) and the remaining 40% cliff vest after five years (on January 21, 2020).

	/s/ Scott G. Miller	01/21/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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