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* Robie Robert J. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. 601 MERRITT 7 (Street) NORWALK CT 06851 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2018	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, Head of Trading&Analytics	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	1,252	D
FactSet Common Stock	646(1)	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)	11/02/2018(2)	11/02/2027	FactSet Common Stock	5,179	189.98	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2017(2)	11/01/2026	FactSet Common Stock	4,817	152.28	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/02/2016(2)	11/02/2025	FactSet Common Stock	2,444	175.2	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	05/01/2018(3)	05/01/2025	FactSet Common Stock	1,557	159.14	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/03/2017(3)	11/03/2024	FactSet Common Stock	1,752	131.31	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/03/2017(3)	02/03/2024	FactSet Common Stock	2,720	102.01	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2014(4)	11/01/2022	FactSet Common Stock	191	92.22	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2012(4)	11/01/2021	FactSet Common Stock	19	94.84	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a previously granted restricted stock award, which will vest on November 1, 2018, subject to continued employment.

2. Represents stock option grants that vest 20% annually on the anniversary date of the grant and are fully vested after five years, subject to continued employment.

3. Represents stock option grants which vest over 5 years with 60% on the third anniversary of grant date and the remaining 40% on the fifth anniversary, subject to continued employment.

4. 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, subject to continued employment.

Remarks:

Effective September 1, 2018, FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet" or the "Company") appointed Robert J. Robie as Executive Vice President, Head of Analytics & Trading. Mr. Robie reports directly to Philip Snow, FactSet's Chief Executive Officer.

	/s/ Robert J. Robie	09/11/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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