SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
Filed pursuant to section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
1) Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Wille, Howard E.
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
One Greenwich Plaza
Greenwich, CT 06830
2) Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS)
3) IRS Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4) Statement for Month/Year:
December 1998
5) If Amendment, Date of Original ( Month/Year):
Not Applicable
6) Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer:
( ) Director (X) Officer (give title below)* (X) 10% Owner
( ) Other (specify below)
* Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
7) 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 ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
1. Title of Security 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D)
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Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Common Stock December 16, 1998 G 1,400 (D) N/A
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
2,044,338
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
D
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Not Applicable
TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative
Derivative Exercise Price Date Code Securities Acquired (A)
Security of Derivative or Disposed (D)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
N/A
8. Price of Derivative Security
N/A
9. Number of Derivative securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
N/A
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
N/A
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
N/A
Explanation of Responses:
N/A
Signature of Reporting Person
Dated: February 10, 1999 /s/ Howard E. Wille
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Howard E. Wille