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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DiChristina, Michael F. 1 Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, CT 06830 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 9/1/99 3 IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS) 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) President 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X ) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than one Reporting PersonTable I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of (Instr. 4) Securities Form: Indirect Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial Owned or Ownership (Instr. 4) Indirect (Instr. 5) (I) (Instr. 5) ----------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- Common Stock, 74,480 D .01 par value per share Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of Derivative and Expiration of Securities or Exercise Form of Indirect Security Date (Month/Day/ Underlying Price of Derivative Beneficial Year) Derivative Derivative Security: Ownership Security Security Direct (D) or (Instr. 5) Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) ------------ ----------------------- ------------------ ----------- ------------- ----------- Date Expira- Title Amount or Exercisable tion Number of Date Shares -------------- ------- ------ --------- Stock Option 1/03/98 (15,000)1/3/05 Common 75,000 1.80 D (Right to Buy) 1/03/99 (30,000) Stock, 1/03/00 (30,000) .01 par value per share Stock Option 2/09/99 (2,250) 2/9/08 Common 11,250 20.00 D (Right to Buy) 2/09/00 (2,250) Stock, 2/09/01 (2,250) .01 par 2/09/02 (2,250) value per 2/09/03 (2,250) share Stock Option 3/29/00 (2,000) 3/29/09 Common 10,000 38.8125 D (Right to Buy) 3/29/01 (2,000) Stock, 3/29/02 (2,000) .01 par 3/29/03 (2,000) value per 3/29/04 (2,000) share Explanation of Response: These options were granted under the 1994 and 1996 FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option Plans. Each stock option grant vests at a rate of 20% per year, beginning one year after the grant date of the options. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Michael F. DiChristina November 5, 1999 - ----------------------------- ---------------- Signature of Reporting Person Date Michael F. DiChristina