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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2006

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 1-11869

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		13-3362547
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

601 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut		06851
(Address of principal executive office)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 810-1000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The total number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding on February 28, 2006, was 48,678,791.

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

Form 10-Q

Table of Contents


		Page
Part I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005	3

	Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005	5

	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	6

Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	32

Part II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33

Item 6	Exhibits	33

	Signature	34

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME–Unaudited


	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2006		2005		2006		2005
Revenues	$	93,665	$	76,472	$	183,319	$	150,535

Operating expenses
Cost of services (includes stock-based compensation (“SBC”) of $580 and $1,376 for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, respectively. SBC was $0 in the year ago periods ended February 28, 2005)		29,122		21,293		57,186		43,300
Selling, general and administrative (includes SBC of $1,295 and $3,037 for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, respectively. SBC was $0 in the year ago periods ended February 28, 2005).		34,899		28,147		69,086		54,358

Total operating expenses		64,021		49,440		126,272		97,658

Income from operations		29,644		27,032		57,047		52,877

Other income		562		216		2,264		384

Income before income taxes		30,206		27,248		59,311		53,261

Provision for income taxes		10,964		10,078		20,874		19,694

Net income (includes SBC, net of tax of $1,372 and $3,148 for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, respectively. SBC was $0 in the year ago periods ended February 28, 2005).	$	19,242	$	17,170	$	38,437	$	33,567

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.40	$	0.36	$	0.79	$	0.70
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.38	$	0.34	$	0.76	$	0.67

Weighted average common shares (Basic)		48,569		48,001		48,471		47,797
Weighted average common shares (Diluted)		50,767		50,397		50,308		50,213

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) on September 1, 2005. Historical periods, including the three and six months ended February 28, 2005, were not retroactively adjusted to include stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R). See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION


	February 28, 2006			August 31, 2005
(In thousands, except per share data)	(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	72,948		$	59,457
Investments		17,261			16,566
Receivables from clients and clearing broker, net		58,918			54,029
Deferred taxes		5,474			5,277
Other current assets		2,806			3,819

Total current assets		157,407			139,148

LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, at cost		134,000			125,511
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(81,471	)		(73,152	)

Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, net		52,529			52,359
OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Goodwill		135,098			110,793
Intangible assets, net		45,160			41,660
Deferred taxes		1,827			722
Other assets		2,487			2,847

TOTAL ASSETS	$	394,508		$	347,529

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	21,450		$	20,400
Accrued compensation		10,431			18,726
Deferred fees		21,073			17,835
Dividends payable		2,434			2,417
Taxes payable		9,358			4,307
Note payable		1,665			—

Total current liabilities		66,411			63,685

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred taxes		8,518			6,657
Deferred rent and other non-current liabilities		9,483			9,079

TOTAL LIABILITIES		84,412			79,421

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 54,822,377 and 54,460,668 shares issued; 48,678,791 and 48,340,697 shares outstanding at February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005, respectively		548			545
Capital in excess of par value		111,721			98,989
Retained earnings		339,227			305,636
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,893	)		(242	)
Treasury stock, at cost: 6,143,585 and 6,119,971 shares at February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005, respectively		(137,507	)		(136,820	)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		310,096			268,108

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	394,508		$	347,529

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS–Unaudited


	Six Months Ended February 28,
(In thousands)	2006			2005
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	38,437		$	33,567
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		11,432			9,081
Stock-based compensation expense		4,413			—
Deferred income taxes		(2,230	)		112
Gain on sale of company-owned real estate		(1,342	)		—
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
Receivables from clients and clearing broker, net		(3,377	)		(17,134	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(1,084	)		(5,643	)
Accrued compensation		(8,806	)		(6,451	)
Deferred fees		703			1,048
Taxes payable		3,156			(6,421	)
Landlord contributions		84			500
Other working capital accounts, net		2,059			4,432
Income tax benefits from stock option exercises		—			5,192

Net cash provided by operating activities		43,445			18,283

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of investments, net of proceeds from sales		(671	)		(6,452	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(27,873	)		(52,098	)
Proceeds from sale of company-owned real estate		2,910			—
Purchases of property, equipment and leasehold improvements		(7,090	)		(9,015	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(32,724	)		(67,565	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividend payments		(4,755	)		(4,214	)
Repurchase of common stock		(687	)		(280	)
Proceeds from employee stock plans		6,155			13,319
Income tax benefits from stock option exercises		1,825			—

Net cash provided by financing activities		2,538			8,825

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		232			(729	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		13,491			(41,186	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		59,457			78,580

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	72,948		$	37,394

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

February 28, 2006

(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (the “Company” or “FactSet”) supplies financial intelligence to the global investment community. FactSet applications support and make more efficient an array of workflows for buy and sell-side professionals. These professionals include portfolio managers, research and performance analysts, risk managers, marketing professionals, sell-side equity research professionals, investment bankers and fixed income professionals. FactSet applications provide users access to company analysis, multicompany comparisons, industry analysis, company screening, portfolio analysis, predictive risk measurements, alphatesting, portfolio optimization and simulation, real-time news and quotes and tools to value and analyze fixed income portfolios. Approximately 75% of the Company’s revenue is generated from its investment management clients, while the remaining revenue is primarily derived from investment banking clients.

The Company combines more than 200 databases, including content regarding tens of thousands of companies and securities from major markets across the globe into a single online platform of information and analytics. Clients have simultaneous access to content from an array of sources, which they can combine and utilize in any FactSet application. FactSet is also fully integrated with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint and allows for the creation of extensive custom reports.

FactSet revenues are derived from month-to-month subscriptions to services such as workstations, databases and financial applications. At the option of each investment management client, FactSet services may be paid either in commissions from securities transactions or in cash. To facilitate the payment for services in commissions, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, FactSet Data Systems, Inc. (“FDS”), is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and is a registered broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Services paid in commissions are derived from securities transactions introduced and cleared on a fully disclosed basis through one clearing broker. That is, a client paying subscription charges on a commission basis directs the clearing broker to credit the commission on the transaction to FDS at the time the client executes a securities transaction. Clients may also direct commissions to unrelated third party brokers and request cash be transmitted to FactSet to pay for its services. Approximately 35% of the Company’s revenues are paid directly or indirectly using commissions cleared through FDS or an unrelated third party broker.

The Company is supported by 1,266 employees as of February 28, 2006. Approximately one-third of the employees conduct sales and consulting services, another one-third are involved in product development, software and systems engineering and the remaining collect or provide administrative support.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In the opinion of management, the accompanying statements of financial condition and related interim statements of income and cash flows include all normal adjustments in order to present fairly the results of the Company’s operations for the interim periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and footnotes to them included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005. The significant accounting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries are summarized below. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany activity and balances have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

Shares of common stock and related per share amounts give retroactive effect for stock splits. All shares of common stock and related per share amounts have been adjusted to reflect a three-for-two common stock split, effected as a stock dividend, which occurred on February 4, 2005.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting

period. Significant estimates have been made in areas that include income and other taxes, useful lives of fixed and intangible assets, accrued liabilities, accrued compensation, stock-based compensation, receivable reserves and allocation of purchase price to assets and liabilities acquired. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

FactSet applies Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), Revenue Recognition, to its business arrangements for revenue recognition. Primarily all clients are invoiced monthly, in arrears, to reflect the actual services provided. Remaining clients are invoiced annually in advance. Subscription revenue is earned each month as the service is rendered to clients, according to the specific subscription and the number of users deployed for such month. A provision is estimated for billing adjustments as a result of cancellation of service or reduction in number of workstations. Such provisions are accounted for as a reduction of subscription revenue, with a corresponding reduction to subscriptions receivable. FactSet recognizes revenue when all the following criteria are met:

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The client subscribes to our research services,

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the FactSet service has been rendered and earned during the month,

•

the amount of the subscription is fixed and determinable based on established rates for each product offering, quoted on an annualized basis, and

•

collectibility is reasonably assured.

Under the guidance in SAB 104, the Company’s subscriptions represent a single earnings process. Collection of subscription revenues through FDS’s external clearing broker does not represent a separate service or earnings process since FDS is not the principal party to the settlement of the securities transactions for which the clearing broker charges clearing fees. Clearing fees are recorded in the period incurred, at the time that a client executes securities transactions through the clearing broker. The Company earns the right to recover the clearing fee from its clients at the time the securities transactions are executed, which is the period in which the clearing fees are incurred.

Amounts that have been earned but not yet paid through the receipt of commissions on securities transactions or through cash payments are reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as receivables from clients and clearing broker, net. As of February 28, 2006, the amount of receivables from clients and clearing broker, net that was unbilled totaled $29.4 million. Since the Company invoices its clients monthly in arrears, the $29.4 million unbilled as of February 28, 2006 was billed at the beginning of March 2006. Amounts that have been received through commissions on securities transactions or through cash payments that are in excess of earned subscription revenues are reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as deferred fees.

The Company calculates a receivable reserve through analyzing aged client receivables each month and reviewing historical company information, industry trends and general market conditions. As of February 28, 2006 and August 31, 2005, the receivable reserve was $1.1 million, respectively.

Cost of Services

Cost of services is composed of employee compensation and benefits for the software engineering and consulting groups, stock-based compensation, clearing fees net of recoveries, data costs, amortization of identifiable intangible assets, computer maintenance and depreciation expenses and client-related communication costs.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative expense include employee compensation and benefits for the sales, product development and various other support departments, stock-based compensation, travel and entertainment expenses, promotional costs, rent, amortization of leasehold improvements, depreciation of furniture and fixtures, office expenses, professional fees and other expenses.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and money market investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition and are reported at fair value.

Investments

Investments which have maturities greater than three months from the date of acquisition are classified as available-for-sale securities and are reported at fair value. Fair value of investments is determined from readily available quoted market prices. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included net of tax in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

Property, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

Computers and related equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of three years or less. Depreciation of furniture and fixtures is recognized using the double declining balance method over estimated useful lives between five and seven years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases or estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever period is shorter.

Goodwill

Goodwill has resulted from the acquisitions of the Insyte, LionShares, Mergerstat, CallStreet, JCF, TrueCourse, DSI, StreamVPN Limited and europrospectus.com Limited businesses. Depending on the structure of the acquisition, goodwill may or may not be income tax-deductible. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the acquired businesses and related assets at the reporting unit level for indications of potential impairment. The Company performed an annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of fiscal years 2005, 2004 and 2003 and determined that there had been no impairment.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships, acquired technology, trade names, non-compete agreements, and certain acquired content databases resulting from the acquisitions of the Insyte, LionShares, Mergerstat, CallStreet, JCF, TrueCourse, DSI, StreamVPN Limited and europrospectus.com Limited businesses and are amortized on either a straight-line or an accelerated basis using estimated useful lives ranging between two and twenty years. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of any impairment loss for intangible assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the amount the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. There has been no impairment of intangible assets as of February 28, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Internal Use Software

Certain costs related to computer software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized in accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. The Company capitalizes only those direct costs incurred during the application development and implementation stages for developing, purchasing or otherwise acquiring software for internal use that management believes have a probable future application in the Company’s subscription-based service. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the underlying software, generally three years or less. As of February 28, 2006 and 2005, the Company has not capitalized any internal employee compensation costs associated with the application development and implementation stages for developing software for internal use only.

Product Development

The Company capitalizes software development costs related to software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. Capitalized software development costs include purchased materials and services, the salary and benefits for the Company’s development and technical support staff and other costs associated with the enhancements of existing products and services and development of new products and services. Software development costs are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time such costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to the public. Once the point of technological feasibility is reached, which is generally the completion of a working prototype that has been certified as having no critical bugs and is a release candidate or has alternative future uses, development costs are capitalized until the product is ready for general release. Capitalized software development costs are amortized over the estimated product useful life, principally three years using the straight-line method. Research and product development costs not subject to SFAS No. 86 are expensed as incurred. As of February 28, 2006 and 2005, there were no software development costs capitalized in accordance with SFAS No. 86.

Landlord Contributions to Leasehold Improvements

In conjunction with entering into leases for office space, the Company receives contributions from landlords toward leasehold improvements which are included in the Deferred Rent and Other Non-Current Liabilities line item of the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. These contributions are amortized as a reduction to rent expense over the non-cancelable lease terms to which they pertain.

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities include estimates relating to employee compensation, operating expenses and tax liabilities. Most of the Company’s employee incentive compensation programs are discretionary. A final review of departmental and individual performance is conducted each year to determine the ultimate amount of discretionary bonus pools.

Income and Deferred Taxes

Deferred taxes are determined by calculating the future tax consequences associated with differences between financial accounting and tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is established to the extent management considers it more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred taxes from income tax law changes is recognized immediately upon enactment. The deferred tax provision is derived from changes in deferred taxes on the balance sheet and reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Income as a component of income taxes.

On September 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, (“SFAS 123(R)”). The Company has elected the transition method provided in SFAS 123(R) for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The transition method establishes the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation and determines the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS 123(R).

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The Company reports comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income (loss) in a set of financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in net assets of a business enterprise during a period from transactions generated from non-owner sources. It includes all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

Foreign Currency

Effective September 1, 2005, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries within the European segment no longer operate as branch offices to the Company, but operate under a functional currency different from that of the Company. The financial statements of these foreign subsidiaries are remeasured into United States (“U.S.”) dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates for the period for revenues and expenses. Translation gains (losses) that arise from remeasuring assets and liabilities of foreign operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders’ equity, as required by SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation.

The Company’s primary foreign currency exchange exposures are related to those wholly owned subsidiaries that have non-dollar denominated revenues billed and expenses recorded in the Euro, British Pound Sterling and Yen. During the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, the Company’s net foreign currency exposure relating to those revenues billed and expenses recorded in non-dollar denominated currencies was approximately $3.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Historically, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the Company’s results of operations has not been material. The Company does not utilize any hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-denominated transactions.

Prior to September 1, 2005, the functional currency of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries, excluding the JCF companies, was the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, the foreign currency exchange gains and losses from translating net monetary assets were included in net income.

Earnings per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of employee stock options and

restricted common stock. SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share, requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted by the Company be treated as potential common shares outstanding in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money options which is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price paid by the optionee, future stock-based compensation expense that the Company has not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible are assumed to be used to repurchase shares.

Stock-Based Compensation

On September 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options and employee stock purchases related to the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“employee stock purchases”) based on estimated fair values. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) for periods beginning on September 1, 2005. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment, (“SAB 107”) relating to SFAS 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123(R).

The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of September 1, 2005, the first day of the Company’s 2006 fiscal year. The Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS 123(R) for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was $1.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation expense recognized during the three and six months ended February 28, 2005.

The Company estimates the fair value of awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The fair value of the award is recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods. Options expire between seven and ten years from the date of grant and vest at a rate of 20% after the first year and 1.67% per month thereafter for years two through five. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 as allowed under SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”).

Stock-based compensation expense recognized is based on the value of share awards that are scheduled to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 included compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock not vested as of September 1, 2005. Compensation expense was calculated using the grant date fair value estimated under the pro forma provisions of SFAS 123 and provisions of SFAS 123(R) for awards issued subsequent to August 31, 2005. Compensation expense for awards is recognized using the straight-line single-option method. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.

Commencing with the third quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company transitioned from the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to a lattice-binomial option-pricing model (“binomial model”) to estimate the fair value of new stock option grants. Management believes the binomial model provides a more refined estimate of the fair value of the Company’s employee stock options. The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using the binomial model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, interest rates and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors.

Restricted Stock Awards

The Company granted restricted stock awards which entitle the holder to shares of common stock as the award vests over time. Restricted stock grants are amortized to expense over the vesting period using the straight-line method. The Company granted 49,178 shares of common stock in restricted stock grants in fiscal 2005. Based on the $37.51 average market price of FactSet common stock on the grant date, a deferred compensation charge of $1.8 million was recorded as a reduction to capital in excess of par value in stockholders’ equity and is being amortized ratably to stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period of four years.

3. COMMON STOCK AND EARNINGS PER SHARE

On February 8, 2006, the Company announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share. The cash dividend was paid on March 21, 2006, to common stockholders of record on February 28, 2006. Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows (in thousands):


	Six months ended February 28,
	2006		2005
Balance at September 1	48,341		46,752
Common stock issued for employee stock plans	361		896
Common stock issued for acquisition of business	—		430
Repurchase of common stock	(23	)	(8	)

Balance at February 28	48,679		48,070

Shares of common stock and related per share amounts give retroactive effect for stock splits. A three-for-two common stock split, effected as a stock dividend, occurred on February 4, 2005.

On June 20, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of FactSet common stock. Repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions. No minimum number of shares to be repurchased has been fixed. There were no share repurchases under this program as of February 28, 2006.

On January 5, 2006, the executors of the estate of Howard E. Wille sold effectively all of its position in the Company’s common stock. Mr. Wille, a founder of FactSet, passed away on September 6, 2005. At that date, he owned approximately 11% of FactSet common stock. The executors undertook the sale to diversify the estate’s assets.

A reconciliation between the weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted EPS computations is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Net Income (Numerator)		Weighted Average Common Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Amount
For the three months ended February 28, 2006
Basic EPS
Income available to common stockholders	$	19,242	48,569	$	0.40
Diluted EPS
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock		—	2,198

Income available to common stockholders	$	19,242	50,767	$	0.38

For the three months ended February 28, 2005
Basic EPS
Income available to common stockholders	$	17,170	48,001	$	0.36
Diluted EPS
Dilutive effect of stock options		—	2,396

Income available to common stockholders	$	17,170	50,397	$	0.34


	Net Income (Numerator)		Weighted Average Common Shares (Denominator)	Per Share Amount
For the six months ended February 28, 2006
Basic EPS
Income available to common stockholders	$	38,437	48,471	$	0.79
Diluted EPS
Dilutive effect of stock options		—	1,837

Income available to common stockholders	$	38,437	50,308	$	0.76

For the six months ended February 28, 2005
Basic EPS
Income available to common stockholders	$	33,567	47,797	$	0.70
Diluted EPS
Dilutive effect of stock options		—	2,416

Income available to common stockholders	$	33,567	50,213	$	0.67

4. SEGMENTS

The Company has three reportable segments based on geographic operations: the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. Each segment markets online integrated database services to investment managers, investment banks and other financial services professionals. The U.S. segment services financial institutions throughout North America, while the European and Asia Pacific segments service investment professionals located in Europe and other regions.

The European segment is headquartered in London, England and maintains office locations in France, Germany, and Italy. The Asia Pacific segment is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with office locations in Hong Kong, and Australia. Mainly sales and consulting personnel staff each of these foreign operations. Segment revenues reflect direct sales of products and services to clients based in their respective geographic locations. There are no intersegment or intercompany sales of the FactSet service. Each segment records compensation, travel, office and other direct expenses related to its employees. Expenditures related to the Company’s computer centers, data fees and corporate headquarters charges are recorded by the U.S. segment and are not allocated to the European and Asia Pacific segments. At February 28, 2006, total goodwill of $135.1 million, is allocated to the U.S. segment totaling $62.9 million and in the European segment totaling $72.2 million. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 2, Accounting Policies.

Segment Information


(In thousands)	U.S.		Europe		Asia Pacific		Total
For the three months ended February 28, 2006
Revenues from clients	$	67,175	$	21,635	$	4,855	$	93,665
Segment operating profit *		18,120		8,502		3,022		29,644
Capital expenditures		5,030		131		512		5,673
Total assets at February 28, 2006		259,950		127,287		7,271		394,508

For the three months ended February 28, 2005
Revenues from clients	$	55,885	$	16,912	$	3,675	$	76,472
Segment operating profit *		21,030		4,113		1,889		27,032
Capital expenditures		4,912		146		—		5,058
Total assets at February 28, 2005		186,196		108,573		4,561		299,330

For the six months ended February 28, 2006
Revenues from clients	$	132,760	$	41,294	$	9,265	$	183,319
Segment operating profit *		36,448		14,699		5,900		57,047
Capital expenditures		5,997		309		784		7,090

For the six months ended February 28, 2005
Revenues from clients	$	110,581	$	32,719	$	7,235	$	150,535
Segment operating profit *		38,992		10,048		3,837		52,877
Capital expenditures		8,436		574		5		9,015

*	Expenses are not allocated or charged between segments. Expenditures associated with the Company’s computer centers, clearing fees net of recoveries, data fees, and corporate headquarters charges are recorded by the U.S. segment.

5. NOTE PAYABLE

On September 1, 2005, the Company issued an unsecured floating rate note in the amount of $1.7 million, maturing in September 2010. The note bears interest from and including September 1, 2005 at the rate of one percent below LIBOR and payable semi-annually. The note was issued in accordance with the Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of the Share Capital of the AlphaMetrics business dated as of July 27, 2005 among the Company, AlphaMetrics and other parties. The note was issued in lieu of a seller’s cash entitlement. The noteholder has the option to require the Company to repay the whole or any part of the note as of March 1, 2006 or any subsequent interest payment date.

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

The Company leases office space in the U.S. in Norwalk, Connecticut; Newark, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Manchester, New Hampshire; Reston, Virginia; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; San Mateo and Santa Monica, California; and outside the U.S. in London; Tokyo; Hong Kong; Sydney; Frankfurt; Milan; and Paris and Avon, France. The leases expire on various dates through December 2020. Total minimum rental payments associated with the leases are recorded as rent (a component of selling, general and administrative expenses) on a straight-line basis over the periods of the respective non-cancelable lease terms.

On January 19, 2006, the Company agreed to lease space to serve as the new headquarters for Company’s London-based operations. The new location will be governed by a 15-year lease with an option to extend for an additional 10 years. The Company will consolidate its four London-based offices into one, new location. The Company continues to occupy its existing leased office space until the new facility is ready for occupancy in the summer of 2006. As a result, incremental expenses primarily representing a significant short-term redundancy of leased office space will be incurred. Incremental expenses from this action were $0.3 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2006.

At February 28, 2006, the Company’s lease commitments for office space provide for the following future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases with remaining terms in excess of one year (in thousands):


Years Ended August 31,
2006 (Remainder)	$	5,210
2007		9,097
2008		8,801
2009		9,508
2010		10,270
Thereafter		68,993

Minimum lease payments	$	111,879

Revolving Credit Facilities

In March 2006, the Company renewed its 364-day revolving credit facility and continued to maintain its three-year credit facility. The credit facilities (the “facilities”) are available in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million for working capital and general corporate purposes, with the facilities split into two equal tranches and maturing in March 2007 and March 2008. Approximately $3.1 million in aggregate of these credit facilities has been utilized for letters of credit issued during the ordinary course of business as of February 28, 2006. The Company is obligated to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the facilities at a weighted average annual rate of 0.125%. The facilities also contain covenants that, among other things, require the Company to maintain minimum levels of consolidated net worth and certain leverage and fixed charge ratios.

Taxes

In the normal course of business, the Company’s tax filings are subject to audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. An audit by one tax authority is currently ongoing. There is inherent uncertainty in the audit process. The Company made its best estimate of the probable liabilities that exist and recorded an estimate. The Company has no reason to believe that such audits will result in the payment of additional taxes or penalties, or both, that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position, beyond current estimates.

7. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

europrospectus.com Limited

On February 17, 2006, the Company acquired all the outstanding share capital of europrospectus.com Limited (“europrospectus”), pursuant to a definitive agreement dated February 17, 2006 for $7.5 million in cash. europrospectus provides access to equity and fixed income prospectuses. The service offers full text, clause and field searching on debt, equity and warrant prospectuses, pricing supplements and M&A transactions.

The acquisition is consistent with the Company’s strategy of selectively creating and distributing its own financial information content in order to offer its clients best of breed content choices. This factor contributed to a purchase price in excess of fair value of the europrospectus net tangible and intangible assets, and as a result, the Company has recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction.

The total purchase price of the acquisition is as follows (in thousands):


Cash consideration	$	7,485
Direct acquisition costs		231

Total purchase price	$	7,716

Allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has not been finalized for this acquisition. The final purchase price is dependent on the actual direct acquisition costs. The total estimated purchase price is being allocated to europrospectus’ net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair value as of the date of acquisition. Based upon the purchase price and the valuation, the preliminary purchase price allocation, which is subject to change based on working capital adjustments, is as follows (in thousands):


Tangible assets acquired	$	1,470
Amortizable intangible assets:
Software technology		118
Customer relationships		475
Data content		1,539
Non-compete agreements		78
Goodwill		6,640

Total assets acquired		10,320
Liabilities assumed		(2,604	)

Net assets acquired	$	7,716

Intangible assets of $2.2 million have been allocated to amortizable intangible assets consisting of software technology, amortized over five years using a straight-line amortization method; customer relationships, amortized over five years using an accelerated amortization method; data content, amortized over five years using a straight-line amortization method; and non-compete agreements, amortized over two years using a straight-line amortization method.

Goodwill totaling $6.6 million represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill will not be amortized and will be tested for impairment at least annually. Any change in the fair value of the net assets of europrospectus will change the amount of the purchase price allocable to goodwill. Goodwill generated from the europrospectus acquisition is included in the European segment and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The results of operations of europrospectus have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income since the completion of the acquisition on February 17, 2006. Pro forma information has not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material on the Company’s consolidated financial results.

StreamVPN Limited

On September 1, 2005, the Company acquired all the outstanding share capital of StreamVPN Limited (now known as FactSet Research Systems Limited, the “AlphaMetrics business”), pursuant to a definitive agreement dated July 27, 2005 for aggregate consideration of $23.8 million. FactSet paid an additional $2.6 million based on the level of working capital of the AlphaMetrics business as of September 1, 2005. In addition, contingent consideration will be payable if certain revenue targets are met during the twelve-month period ending October 31, 2006.

The AlphaMetrics business provides institutional clients with a suite of software tools for capturing, measuring and ranking the value of ideas provided by sell-side professionals, as well as those ideas generated internally by research staff. This acquisition is consistent with the Company’s strategy of developing tools to make client workflows more efficient. This factor contributed to a purchase price in excess of fair value of the AlphaMetrics business net tangible and intangible assets, and as a result, the Company has recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction.

The total purchase price of the acquisition is as follows (in thousands):


Cash consideration	$	24,698
Note payable		1,710
Direct acquisition costs		602

Total purchase price	$	27,010

Allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has not been finalized for this acquisition. The final purchase price is dependent on the actual direct acquisition costs. The total estimated purchase price is being allocated to the AlphaMetrics business’ net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair value as of the date of acquisition. Based upon the purchase price and the valuation, the preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):


Tangible assets acquired	$	4,318
Amortizable intangible assets:
Software technology		2,603
Customer relationships		3,082
Trade name		250
Non-compete agreements		308
Goodwill		19,754

Total assets acquired		30,315
Liabilities assumed		(3,305	)

Net assets acquired	$	27,010

Intangible assets of $6.2 million have been allocated to amortizable intangible assets consisting of software technology, amortized over seven years using a straight-line amortization method; customer relationships, amortized over seven years using an accelerated amortization method; trade name, amortized over three years using a straight-line amortization method; and non-compete agreements, amortized over three years using a straight-line amortization method.

Goodwill totaling $19.8 million represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, goodwill will not be amortized and will be tested for impairment at least annually. Any change in the fair value of the net assets of the AlphaMetrics business will change the amount of the purchase price allocable to goodwill. Goodwill generated from the AlphaMetrics business acquisition is included in the European segment and is not deductible for income tax purposes.

The results of operations of the AlphaMetrics business have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income since the completion of the acquisition on September 1, 2005. Pro forma information has not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material on the Company’s consolidated financial results.

8. GOODWILL

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the six months ended February 28, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):


	U.S.		Europe			Total
Balance at August 31, 2005	$	62,699	$	48,094		$	110,793
Goodwill acquired during the period		—		26,394			26,394
Other		243		(2,332	)		(2,089	)

Balance at February 28, 2006	$	62,942	$	72,156		$	135,098

“Other” primarily includes the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments and final purchase accounting adjustments.

9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets consist primarily of acquired technology, customer relationships, trade names, non-compete agreements and certain acquired content databases resulting from the acquisitions of the Insyte, LionShares, Mergerstat, CallStreet, JCF, TrueCourse, DSI, AlphaMetrics and europrospectus businesses in August 2000, April 2001, January 2003, May 2004, September 2004, January 2005, August 2005, September 2005, and February 2006, respectively. During the first six months of fiscal 2006, $8.5 million of identifiable intangible assets were added as a result of the acquisition of the AlphaMetrics business and europrospectus. The acquired businesses and related assets have been fully integrated into the Company’s operations. The weighted average useful life of all acquired intangible assets is 9.8 years. These intangible assets have no assigned residual values.

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization totals related to the Company’s identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):


	February 28, 2006				August 31, 2005
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Customer relationships	$	13,492	$	1,830	$	10,205	$	753
Software technology		18,653		4,058		16,124		2,397
Data content		20,652		3,385		19,512		2,533
Trade names		1,562		632		1,354		393
Non-compete agreements		1,287		581		887		346

Total	$	55,646	$	10,486	$	48,082	$	6,422

Intangible assets acquired during the six months ended February 28, 2006 are as follows (in thousands):


	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Acquisition Cost
Software technology	6.9 years	$	2,721
Customer relationships	6.7 years		3,557
Data content	5.0 years		1,539
Trade names	3.0 years		250
Non-compete agreements	2.8 years		386

Weighted average total	6.2 years	$	8,453

Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 was $2.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets for the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 was $4.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for fiscal 2006 and the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):


Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization Expense
2006 (Remainder)	$	3,996
2007		7,568
2008		6,724
2009		6,334
2010		5,861
Thereafter		14,677

Total	$	45,160

10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective September 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors. For the Company, these awards include employee stock options, common shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“employee stock purchases”) and restricted stock. SFAS 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous accounting under APB 25 for periods prior to September 1, 2005. The Company adopted the modified prospective transition method as provided by SFAS 123(R). Accordingly, the consolidated financial statement amounts for the prior periods have not been restated to reflect stock-based compensation expense.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 which was allocated as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended February 28, 2006			Six months ended February 28, 2006
Cost of services	$	580		$	1,376
Selling, general and administrative		1,295			3,037

Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses		1,875			4,413

Tax impact of stock-based compensation		(503	)		(1,266	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	1,372		$	3,147

The table below reflects net income and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended February 28, 2006 compared with the pro forma information for the three months ended February 28, 2005 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended February 28,
	2006			Pro Forma 2005
Stock-based compensation	$	1,875		$	2,438
Tax impact of stock-based compensation		(503	)		(655	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	1,372		$	1,783

Net income, including stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	19,242		$	15,387

Diluted earnings per share, as reported	$	0.38		$	0.34
Diluted earnings per share, including the effect of stock-based compensation	$	0.38		$	0.31

The table below reflects net income and diluted earnings per share for the six months ended February 28, 2006 compared with the pro forma information for the six months ended February 28, 2005 as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2006			Pro Forma 2005
Stock-based compensation	$	4,413		$	5,011
Tax impact of stock-based compensation		(1,266	)		(1,345	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	3,147		$	3,666

Net income, including stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	38,437		$	29,901

Diluted earnings per share, as reported	$	0.76		$	0.67
Diluted earnings per share, including the effect of stock-based compensation	$	0.76		$	0.60

General Option Activity

A summary of option activity follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Options Available for Grant		Number Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Balance at August 31, 2004	9,181		6,955		$	18.52
Granted	(1,344	)	1,344			31.03
Exercised	—		(1,135	)		20.15
Forfeited	144		(144	)		20.52

Balance at August 31, 2005	7,981		7,020		$	21.32
Granted	(59	)	59			37.63
Exercised	—		(314	)		15.83
Forfeited	59		(59	)		26.75

Balance at February 28, 2006	7,981		6,706		$	21.64

The total pre-tax intrinsic value of options exercised for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was $4.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options as of February 28, 2006 (shares in thousands):


		Outstanding					Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices Per Share	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$3.78 – $15.00	1,477	4.13	$	11.83	$	40,352	1,232	$	11.21	$	34,422
$15.01 – $25.00	3,851	5.66	$	22.03	$	65,929	3,037	$	21.72	$	52,935
$25.01 – $42.04	1,378	9.18	$	31.29	$	10,831	18	$	35.89	$	59

	6,706	6.04	$	21.64	$	117,112	4,287	$	18.76	$	87,416

The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value, based on our closing stock price of $39.15 as of February 28, 2006, which would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money options exercisable as of February 28, 2006 was 6.7 million. As of August 31, 2005, 4.2 million outstanding options were exercisable, and the weighted average exercise price was $18.30.

Commencing with the third quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company transitioned from the Black-Scholes options model to a lattice-binomial model to estimate the fair value of new employee stock options on the date of grant. Management believes the lattice-binomial option pricing model provides a more refined estimate of the fair value of the Company’s employee stock options. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for all grants prior to March 2005. For option grants in March 2005 and thereafter, the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the lattice-binomial option pricing model. Because the lattice-binomial option pricing model incorporates ranges of assumptions for inputs, those ranges are disclosed.

As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the first six month of fiscal 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based primarily on historical experience. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to fiscal 2006, the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.

As of February 28, 2006, $18.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.7 years. There were no stock-based compensation costs capitalized as of February 28, 2006.

Stock Option Plans

The weighted average estimated value of employee stock options granted during the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was $12.66 and $11.76 per share, respectively, using the lattice-binomial option model with the following weighted average assumptions:


	Three months ended February 28, 2006	Six months ended February 28, 2006
Term structure of risk-free interest rate	3.9% - 4.5%	3.4% - 4.5%
Expected life **	4.9 years	4.6 years
Term structure of volatility	25.4% - 46.1%	24.8% - 46.6%
Dividend yield	0.5%	0.5%

**	Expected life is an output in a binomial model as opposed to being an input in the Black-Scholes model.

The weighted average estimated value of employee stock options granted during the three and six months ended February 28, 2005 was $11.99 and $11.75 per share using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted average assumptions:


	Three months ended February 28, 2005		Six months ended February 28, 2005
Risk-free interest rate	3.7	%	3.5	%
Expected life	6.0 years		5.4 years
Expected volatility	47	%	46	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For the Company’s employee stock purchase plan, FactSet continues to use the Black-Scholes model to calculate the estimated fair value. The weighted average estimated value of employee stock purchase plan grants during the three months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 was $6.78 and $5.69 per share, respectively. The following weighted average assumptions were used to calculate the estimated fair value of employee stock purchase plan grants in the three months of fiscal 2006 and 2005:


	Three Months Ended February 28,
	2006		2005
Risk-free interest rate	4.6	%	2.8	%
Expected life	3 months		3 months
Expected volatility	11	%	38	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%

The weighted average estimated value of employee stock purchase plan grants during the six months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 was $7.96 and $6.99 per share, respectively. The following weighted average assumptions were used to calculate the estimated fair value of employee stock purchase plan grants in the six months of fiscal 2006 and 2005:


	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2006		2005
Risk-free interest rate	4.0	%	2.5	%
Expected life	3 months		3 months
Expected volatility	41	%	33	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%

Fair Value Assumptions

The risk-free interest rate assumption for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee termination within the valuation model. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts.

The expected life of employee stock options represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding and is a derived output of the lattice-binomial model. The expected life of employee stock options is impacted by all of the underlying assumptions and calibration of the Company’s model. The lattice-binomial model assumes that employees’ exercise behavior is a function of the option’s remaining vested life and the extent to which the option is in-the-money. The lattice-binomial model estimates the probability of exercise as a function of these two variables based on the entire history of exercises and cancellations on all past option grants made by the Company.

Accuracy of Fair Value Estimates

The Company uses third-party analyses to assist in developing the assumptions used in, as well as calibrating, its lattice-binomial model. The Company is responsible for determining the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of its share-based payment awards.

The Company’s determination of fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, interest rates and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. Option-pricing models were developed for use in estimating the value of traded options that have no vesting or hedging restrictions and are fully transferable.

11. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The components of comprehensive income were as follows for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,
	2006		2005		2006			2005
Net income	$	19,242	$	17,170	$	38,437		$	33,567
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net changes in unrealized gain and loss on investments		28		38		25			19
Foreign currency translation adjustments		629		440		(3,676	)		5,722

Comprehensive income	$	19,899	$	17,648	$	34,786		$	39,308

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):


	February 28, 2006			August 31, 2005
Accumulated unrealized gain on investments, net of tax	$	55		$	30
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment		(3,948	)		(272	)

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(3,893	)	$	(242	)

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

We supply financial intelligence to the global investment community. Our applications support and make more efficient an array of workflows for buy and sell-side professionals. These professionals include portfolio managers, research and performance analysts, risk managers, marketing professionals, sell-side equity research professionals, investment bankers and fixed income professionals. Our applications provide users access to company analysis, multicompany comparisons, industry analysis, company screening, portfolio analysis, predictive risk measurements, alphatesting, portfolio optimization and simulation, real-time news and quotes and tools to value and analyze fixed income portfolios.

We combine more than 200 databases, including content regarding tens of thousands of companies and securities from major markets all over the globe into a single online platform of information and analytics. Clients have simultaneous access to content from an array of sources, which they can combine and utilize in any of our applications. We are also fully integrated with Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint and allows for the creation of extensive custom reports. Our revenues are derived from month-to-month subscriptions to services as users, databases and financial applications. Approximately 75% of our revenue is generated from our investment management clients, while the remaining revenue is primarily derived from investment banking clients.

We are supported by 1,266 employees as of February 28, 2006. Approximately one-third of our employees conduct sales and consulting services, another one-third are involved in product development, software and systems engineering and the remaining collect or provide administrative support.

Results of Operations – Unaudited


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2006		2005		Change		2006		2005		Change
Revenues	$	93,665	$	76,472	22.5	%	$	183,319	$	150,535	21.8	%
Cost of services		29,122		21,293	36.8			57,186		43,300	32.1
Selling, general and administrative		34,899		28,147	24.0			69,086		54,358	27.1
Income from operations		29,644		27,032	9.7			57,047		52,877	7.9
Net income		19,242		17,170	12.1			38,437		33,567	14.5
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.38	$	0.34	11.8	%	$	0.76	$	0.67	13.4	%
Diluted weighted average common shares		50,767		50,397				50,308		50,213

Revenues

Revenues for the three months ended February 28, 2006 increased 22.5% to $93.7 million from $76.5 million for the period ended February 28, 2005. Excluding acquisitions owned less than one year, revenues grew 16% for the second fiscal quarter of 2006 compared to the prior year period. Acquisitions over the last twelve months, including europrospectus, the AlphaMetrics business and DSI accounted for 6% or $5.0 million of the revenue growth in the second fiscal quarter versus the year ago period. For the first six months of fiscal 2006, revenues advanced 21.8% to $183.3 million from $150.5 million in the prior year period. The 21.8% increase in the first half of fiscal 2006 compared to the first half of fiscal 2005 breaks down into 16.0% growth in the underlying organic business and 5.8% growth from acquisitions owned less than one year. The increase in revenues was driven by broad-based growth. This growth included selling applications and new database subscriptions to existing clients, expanding the number of users and establishing new client relationships. We have deployed our capital to develop a diverse and valuable product suite that attracts and engages a valuable audience. Expanded features in our suite of Portfolio Analytics products, further adoption of AlphaMetrics and incremental content for non-U.S. investors helped increase demand for our services.

“Subscriptions” at a given point in time represent the forward-looking revenues for the next twelve months from all subscription services currently being supplied to our clients. At February 28, 2006, subscriptions were $380.3 million, representing an increase of $72.7 million or 23.6% compared to the same period a year ago. On a constant currency basis and excluding the acquisition of europrospectus, the AlphaMetrics business and DSI, subscriptions increased $49.9 million or 16% since February 28, 2005. Subscriptions from overseas operations were $110.1 million at February 28, 2006, representing 29% of the company-wide total. Subscription growth was strong representing the power of our products and client service model. We also experienced expansion in net new clients, incremental subscriptions to our services by existing clients and an increased number of users. At quarter-end, the average subscription per client was $228,000, an increase of 1.8% since November 30, 2005 and consistent with the average subscription per client at February 28, 2005.

At the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2006, there were 1,666 clients, including 20 new firms via the europrospectus acquisition, who subscribed to our services. This is an increase of 229 clients or 16% over the prior 12 months. Included in this rise was the net addition of 78 clients from the acquisitions of DSI and AlphaMetrics. There were 27,700 users as of February 28, 2006, up from 23,200 at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2005. This count excludes professionals who subscribe exclusively to the AlphaMetrics web-based product. While there are many users, the price per user is materially lower than that of our Directions platform.

Domestic (U.S.) business produced revenues increased 20.2% to $67.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to $55.9 million in the same period a year ago. Domestic revenues, excluding the DSI acquisition, grew 15%. For the first six months of fiscal 2006, revenues from domestic operations increased 20.1% to $132.8 million compared to $110.6 million for the same period a year ago.

International revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 were $26.5 million, an increase of 28.6% from $20.6 million in the prior year period. On a constant currency basis and excluding the acquisition of europrospectus and the AlphaMetrics, revenue growth from international operations advanced 22% for the quarter ended February 28, 2006 compared to a year ago. European revenues advanced 27.8% to $21.6 million, largely related to content additions in our non-U.S. product suite and an increase in the number of employees servicing clients abroad, as well as the inclusion of revenues derived from the acquisition of europrospectus and the AlphaMetrics business. Asia Pacific revenues grew to $4.9 million, up 32.1% from the same period a year ago. Revenues from international operations accounted for 28.3% and 26.9% of our consolidated revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively and 27.6% and 26.6% of our consolidated revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Demand for our Portfolio Analytics applications rose during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. This suite is comprehensive and includes the applications for portfolio attribution, risk and quantitative analysis. The portfolio analysis workstation is the largest revenue contributing member of this product suite. During the second quarter of fiscal 2006, the number of Portfolio Analytics users increased by over 200, on a net basis, representing the largest quarterly increase in users since we began tracking and publishing the metric in fiscal 2001. At February 28, 2006, there were 446 clients representing approximately 3,600 users who subscribed to this service. These figures compare favorably to a total of 405 clients and 3,100 users a year ago.

Effective September 1, 2005, our wholly owned subsidiaries within the European segment no longer operate as a branch office and operate under a functional currency different from that of the Company. The financial statements of these foreign subsidiaries are remeasured into U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates for the period for revenues and expenses. Translation gains (losses) that arise from remeasuring assets and liabilities of foreign operations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Our primary foreign currency exchange exposures are related to those wholly owned subsidiaries that have non-dollar denominated revenues billed and expenses recorded in the Euro, British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen. During the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, our net foreign currency exposure relating to those revenues billed and expenses recorded in non-dollar denominated currencies was approximately $3.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Historically, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of operations has not been material. We do not utilize any hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-denominated transactions.

A portion of our non-U.S. clients are billed in local currencies such as the Euro, British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen, in their native foreign jurisdictions. Volatility in these and other currencies may have either positive or negative effects on our total reported revenues. The effect of currency movements on the second quarter’s revenue was immaterial.

No individual client accounted for more than 3% of total subscriptions as of February 28, 2006. Subscriptions from the ten largest clients did not surpass 15% of total client subscriptions. At February 28, 2006, client retention, as measured in terms of client subscriptions, remained at a rate in excess of 95%.

Cost of Services

For the three months ended February 28, 2006, cost of services increased 36.8% to $29.1 million from $21.3 million in the comparable prior year period. During the first six months of fiscal 2006, cost of services advanced 32.1% to $57.2 million from $43.3 million in the first half of fiscal 2005. The rise in cost of services for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was driven by increases in data costs, employee compensation and benefits, amortization of intangible assets and the first time inclusion of stock-based compensation, partially offset by lower depreciation on computer-related equipment.

Employee compensation and benefits for our software engineering and consulting departments advanced $3.3 million and $5.3 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 as compared to the identical periods in the previous year. Employee additions, including those acquired in connection with the acquisitions of DSI and the AlphaMetrics business, and normal merit increases were the primary drivers of the increase in employee compensation and benefits. Data costs grew $2.3 million and $4.7 million during the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 versus the prior year periods. The increased data expenses were largely due to incremental content costs associated with royalty payments to data content suppliers from additional client subscriptions and higher levels of proprietary content collection. Amortization of intangibles assets increased $1.1 million in second quarter of fiscal 2006 and $2.2 million in first half of fiscal 2006 compared to the same periods in fiscal 2005 due to our recent acquisitions, primarily DSI and the AlphaMetrics business. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the first time during fiscal 2006 amounted to increases in cost of services of $0.6 million and $1.4 million during the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 as compared to the identical prior year periods.

Partially offsetting these component increases of cost of services was a reduction in depreciation of computer-related equipment. Depreciation on computer equipment as a percentage of revenues declined due to efforts by our engineers to optimize software to improve computational capacity and lower industry pricing, partially offset by higher levels of client usage. We also benefited from lower prices on the part of our computer hardware suppliers, as that industry’s trends toward faster and less expensive computers continued to move in our favor.

Selling, General and Administrative

For the three months ended February 28, 2006, selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses advanced 24.0% to $34.9 million from $28.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2005. For the first half of fiscal 2006, SG&A expenses rose 27.1% to $69.1 million from $54.4 million in the six months ended February 28, 2005. The rise in SG&A for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was driven by the first time inclusion of stock-based compensation and higher occupancy costs in London as well as an increase in employee compensation and benefits, partially offset by lower travel and entertainment expenses.

Employee compensation and benefits expense expanded $2.6 million and $7.0 million during the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2006 compared to the prior year periods. The increase can be primarily attributed to more employees classified as SG&A over the past twelve months, additional employee headcount as the result of acquisitions, and merit increases in compensation. Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the first time during fiscal 2006 for amounted to an incremental cost to SG&A of $1.3 million and $3.0 million during the three and six months ended February 28, 2006. Occupancy costs as a percentage of revenue advanced to 4.8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2006 as compared to 4.5% for the same period a year ago. We are consolidating our four London-based offices into one new location which resulted in $0.3 million of incremental expenses from a redundancy of leased office space during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Partially offsetting these component increases of SG&A was a reduction in travel and entertainment expense as a percentage of revenues as we conducted a global sales conference in the year ago period.

Overall headcount at February 28, 2006 was 1,266, up 19% from a year ago. The percentage increase in employee headcount breaks down into 11% from organic growth and 8% from acquisitions over the last twelve months.

Income from Operations and Operating Margin

Income from operations during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 rose 9.7% to $29.6 million as compared to $27.0 million in the same period a year ago. For the six months ended February 28, 2006, income from operations advanced 7.9% to $57.0 million as compared to $52.9 million in the same period a year ago. Second quarter fiscal 2006 operating margin was 31.6% compared to 35.3% for the same period in fiscal 2005. The operating margin for the first six months of fiscal 2006 was 31.1% compared to 35.1% in the first half of fiscal 2005. The decrease in the operating margin in fiscal 2006 is due to pre-tax stock-based compensation charges of $1.9 million and $4.4 million recorded during the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 and the impact of acquisitions since August 31, 2005. Stock-based compensation expense reduced the operating margin percentage by 2.0% and 2.4% for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation expense in fiscal 2005. Excluding stock-based compensation expense and the impact from the acquisitions of europrospectus, the AlphaMetrics business and DSI, the operating margin for the three months and six months ended February 28, 2006 was 34.5% and 34.8%, respectively.

Other Income

During the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, other income increased $0.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively, year over year primarily due to the completion of the sale of our only piece of company-owned real estate. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $1.3 million or $0.02 per share during the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The gain was included in other income and had no impact on operating income for the period ended November 30, 2005. In addition, interest income improved during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 as compared to the prior year due to higher cash and investment balances, rising interest rates and shifting available cash from tax-exempt investments.

Income Taxes

For the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, the provision for income taxes advanced to $11.0 million and $20.9 million from $10.1 million and $19.7 million in the comparable prior year periods. Our effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 was 36.3% versus 37.0% for the prior year second quarter. The effective tax rate decline from the second quarter a year ago was the result of tax planning involving non-U.S. operations partially offset by the decline of investment levels in tax-exempt instruments. For the first six months of fiscal 2006 our effective tax rate was 35.2% versus 37.0% in the prior year period. The decrease in our effective tax rate during the first half of fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 was primarily due to the inclusion of a tax benefit of 1.3% from the closure of previously filed tax returns.

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 were both enacted in October 2004. These laws contain provisions which could potentially impact our effective tax rate. These items include the extension of the Research and Development Credit through December 2005, the repeal of the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion and the enactment of a Domestic Manufacturing Deduction. We have completed our evaluation and concluded that the effect on our effective tax rate is immaterial for the year ended August 31, 2006.

Net Income and Earnings per Share

Net income rose 12.1% to $19.2 million and diluted earnings per common share increased 11.8% to $0.38 for the first three months ended February 28, 2006. During the first half of fiscal 2006, net income advanced 14.5% to $38.4 million and diluted earnings per common share increased 13.4% to $0.76 as compared to same period a year ago.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents and investments aggregated to $90.2 million or 22.9% of our total assets at February 28, 2006, compared with $76.0 million at August 31, 2005. Our cash, cash equivalents and investments increased $14.2 million or 18.7% since August 31, 2005 as a result of cash provided by operations of $60.0 million, proceeds of $2.9 million generated from the sale of company-owned real estate and cash inflows of $6.2 million from the exercise of employee stock options. Partially offsetting these cash inflows were cash outflows of $27.9 million for the acquisitions of europrospectus and the AlphaMetrics business on February 17, 2006 and September 1, 2005, respectively, the payment of $16.6 million in variable employee compensation related to the previous fiscal year, dividends paid of $4.8 million and capital expenditures of $7.1 million.

The table below, for the periods indicated, provides selected cash flow information (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2006			2005			2006			2005
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	31,389		$	6,011		$	43,445		$	18,283
Net cash (used in) investing activities	$	(12,433	)	$	(19,427	)	$	(32,724	)	$	(67,565	)
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	3,007		$	504		$	2,538		$	8,825

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

All our operating and capital expense requirements were financed entirely from cash generated from our operations. Our cash provided by operating activities generally follows the trend in our net revenues and operating results. Cash generated by operating activities during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 increased $25.4 million over the comparable period in last fiscal year due to higher net income, non-cash expenses and strong cash collections. Improved cash collections resulted in an increase in cash by $12.1 million over the prior year quarter. Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.3 million and taxes payable advanced $4.9 million as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2005. These increases were partially offset by the reclassification of income tax benefits from stock option exercises from cash flows provided by operations to cash

flows from financing activities. In accordance with SFAS 123(R), we reported our second quarter fiscal 2006 income tax benefits from stock option exercises of $1.5 million in cash flows from financing activities, while the prior year amount of $1.1 million remained, as reported, in cash flows provided by operating activities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities of $12.4 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006, consisted primarily of cash used in the acquisition of europrospectus on February 17, 2006 for $6.7 million, net of cash acquired and capital expenditures of $5.7 million for the purchase of computer equipment and office expansions.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $3.0 million for the three months ended February 28, 2006, consisted of $5.8 million of proceeds and income tax benefits received from the issuance of common stock related to the exercise of employee stock options and employee stock purchase plan rights partially offset by $2.4 million in dividend payments.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures for the quarter ended February 28, 2006 totaled $5.7 million, up 11.8% from $5.1 million in the same period a year ago. The increase is driven by higher purchase levels of computer equipment in addition to office expansions during the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Capital expenditures for the first half of fiscal 2006 totaled $7.1 million, down 21.1% from $9.0 million in the same period a year ago. The decrease from the first half of fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 was due to higher levels of leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures from the build out of our new headquarters facility in Norwalk, Connecticut in the prior year. Capital expenditures are expected to total approximately $18 million to $22 million for fiscal 2006.

Capital Needs

On September 1, 2005, we issued an unsecured floating rate note in the amount of $1.7 million, maturing in September 2010. The note bears interest from and including September 1, 2005 at the rate of one percent below LIBOR, which is payable semi-annually. The note was issued in accordance with the Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of the Share Capital of the AlphaMetrics business, dated as of July 27, 2005 among the Company, StreamVPN Limited and other parties. The note was issued in lieu of a seller’s cash entitlement. The noteholder has the option to require us to repay the whole or any part of the note as of March 1, 2006 or any subsequent interest payment date.

Revolving Credit Facilities

In March 2006, we renewed our 364-day revolving credit facility and continued to maintain our three-year credit facility. The credit facilities (the “facilities”) are available in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million for working capital and general corporate purposes, with the facilities split into two equal tranches and maturing in March 2007 and March 2008. Approximately $3.1 million in aggregate of these credit facilities has been utilized for letters of credit issued during the ordinary course of business as of February 28, 2006. We are obligated to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the facilities at a weighted average annual rate of 0.125%. The facilities also contain covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain minimum levels of consolidated net worth and certain leverage and fixed charge ratios.

Business Combinations

europrospectus.com Limited

On February 17, 2006, we acquired all the outstanding share capital of europrospectus, pursuant to a definitive agreement dated February 17, 2006 for $7.5 million in cash. europrospectus provides access to equity and fixed income prospectuses. The service offers full text, clause and field searching on debt, equity and warrant prospectuses, pricing supplements and M&A transactions.

The acquisition is consistent with our strategy of selectively creating and distributing our own financial information content in order to offer our clients best of breed content choices. This factor contributed to a purchase price in excess of fair value of the europrospectus net tangible and intangible assets, and as a result, we have recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction.

The total purchase price of the acquisition is as follows (in thousands):


Cash consideration	$	7,485
Direct acquisition costs		231

Total purchase price	$	7,716


Tangible assets acquired	$	1,470
Amortizable intangible assets:
Software technology		118
Customer relationships		475
Data content		1,539
Non-compete agreements		78
Goodwill		6,640

Total assets acquired		10,320
Liabilities assumed		(2,604	)

Net assets acquired	$	7,716

The results of operations of europrospectus have been included in our Consolidated Statement of Income since the completion of the acquisition on February 17, 2006. Pro forma information has not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material on our consolidated financial results.

StreamVPN Limited

On September 1, 2005, we acquired all the outstanding share capital of the AlphaMetrics business, pursuant to a definitive agreement dated July 27, 2005 for aggregate consideration of $23.8 million. We paid an additional $2.6 million based on the level of working capital of the AlphaMetrics business as of September 1, 2005. In addition, contingent consideration will be payable if certain revenue targets are met during the twelve-month period ending October 31, 2006.

The AlphaMetrics business provides institutional clients with a suite of software tools for capturing, measuring and ranking the value of ideas provided by sell-side professionals, as well as those ideas generated internally by research staff. This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of developing tools to make client workflows more efficient. This factor contributed to a purchase price in excess of fair value of the AlphaMetrics business net tangible and intangible assets, and as a result, we have recorded goodwill in connection with this transaction.

The total purchase price of the acquisition is as follows (in thousands):


Cash consideration	$	24,698
Note payable		1,710
Direct acquisition costs		602

Total purchase price	$	27,010

Allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has not been finalized for this acquisition. The final purchase price is dependent on the actual direct acquisition costs. The total estimated purchase price is being allocated to the AlphaMetrics business’ net tangible and intangible assets based upon their estimated fair value as of the date of acquisition. Based upon the purchase price and the valuation, the preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):


Tangible assets acquired	$	4,318
Amortizable intangible assets:
Software technology		2,603
Customer relationships		3,082
Trade name		250
Non-compete agreements		308
Goodwill		19,754

Total assets acquired		30,315
Liabilities assumed		(3,305	)

Net assets acquired	$	27,010

The results of operations of the AlphaMetrics business have been included in our Consolidated Statement of Income since the completion of the acquisition on September 1, 2005. Pro forma information has not been presented because the effect of this acquisition was not material on our consolidated financial results.

Stock-based Compensation

Effective September 1, 2005, we adopted SFAS 123(R) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors. For us, these awards include employee stock options, common shares acquired under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“employee stock purchases”) and restricted stock. SFAS 123(R) supersedes our previous accounting under APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) for periods prior to September 1, 2005. We adopted the modified prospective transition method as provided by SFAS 123(R). Accordingly, the consolidated financial statement amounts for the prior periods have not been restated to reflect stock-based compensation expense.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense under SFAS 123(R) for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 which was allocated as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended February 28, 2006			Six months ended February 28, 2006
Cost of services	$	580		$	1,376
Selling, general and administrative		1,295			3,037

Stock-based compensation included in operating expenses		1,875			4,413

Tax impact of stock-based compensation expense		(503	)		(1,266	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	1,372		$	3,147


	Three Months Ended February 28,
	2006			Pro Forma 2005
Stock-based compensation	$	1,875		$	2,438
Tax impact of stock-based compensation		(503	)		(655	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	1,372		$	1,783

Net income, including stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	19,242		$	15,387

Diluted earnings per share, as reported	$	0.38		$	0.34
Diluted earnings per share, including the effect of stock-based compensation	$	0.38		$	0.31


	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2006			Pro Forma 2005
Stock-based compensation	$	4,413		$	5,011
Tax impact of stock-based compensation		(1,266	)		(1,345	)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	3,147		$	3,666

Net income, including stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	38,437		$	29,901

Diluted earnings per share, as reported	$	0.76		$	0.67
Diluted earnings per share, including the effect of stock-based compensation	$	0.76		$	0.60

General Option Activity

A summary of option activity follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	Options Available for Grant		Number Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Balance at August 31, 2004	9,181		6,955		$	18.52
Granted	(1,344	)	1,344			31.03
Exercised	—		(1,135	)		20.15
Forfeited	144		(144	)		20.52

Balance at August 31, 2005	7,981		7,020		$	21.32
Granted	(59	)	59			37.63
Exercised	—		(314	)		15.83
Forfeited	59		(59	)		26.75

Balance at February 28, 2006	7,981		6,706		$	21.64

The total pre-tax intrinsic value of options exercised for the three and six months ended February 28, 2006 was $4.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options as of February 28, 2006 (shares in thousands):


Range of Exercise Prices Per Share	Number Outstanding	Outstanding					Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices Per Share	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Remaining Years of Contractual Life	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$3.78 – $15.00	1,477	4.13	$	11.83	$	40,352	1,232	$	11.21	$	34,422
$15.01 – $25.00	3,851	5.66	$	22.03	$	65,929	3,037	$	21.72	$	52,935
$25.01 – $42.04	1,378	9.18	$	31.29	$	10,831	18	$	35.89	$	59

	6,706	6.04	$	21.64	$	117,112	4,287	$	18.76	$	87,416

Commencing with the third quarter of fiscal 2005, we transitioned from the Black-Scholes options model to a lattice-binomial model to estimate the fair value of new employee stock options on the date of grant. Management believes the

lattice-binomial option pricing model provides a more refined estimate of the fair value of our employee stock options. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for all grants prior to March 2005. For option grants in March 2005 and thereafter, the fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the lattice-binomial option pricing model. Because the lattice-binomial option pricing model incorporates ranges of assumptions for inputs, those ranges are disclosed.

As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income for the first six month of fiscal 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Forfeitures were estimated based primarily on historical experience. In our pro forma information required under SFAS 123 for the periods prior to fiscal 2006, we accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.

Stock Option Plans


	Three months ended February 28, 2006	Six months ended February 28, 2006
Term structure of risk-free interest rate	3.9% - 4.5%	3.4% - 4.5%
Expected life **	4.9 years	4.6 years
Term structure of volatility	25.4% - 46.1%	24.8% - 46.6%
Dividend yield	0.5%	0.5%

**	Expected life is an output in a binomial model as opposed to being an input in the Black-Scholes model.


	Three months ended February 28, 2005		Six months ended February 28, 2005
Risk-free interest rate	3.7	%	3.5	%
Expected life	6.0 years		5.4 years
Expected volatility	47	%	46	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

For our employee stock purchase plan, we continue to use the Black-Scholes model to calculate the estimated fair value. The weighted average estimated value of employee stock purchase plan grants during the three months ended February 28, 2006 and 2005 was $6.78 and $5.69 per share, respectively. The following weighted average assumptions were used to calculate the estimated fair value of employee stock purchase plan grants in the three months of fiscal 2006 and 2005:


	Three Months Ended February 28,
	2006		2005
Risk-free interest rate	4.6	%	2.8	%
Expected life	3 months		3 months
Expected volatility	11	%	38	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%


	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2006		2005
Risk-free interest rate	4.0	%	2.5	%
Expected life	3 months		3 months
Expected volatility	41	%	33	%
Dividend yield	0.5	%	0.5	%

Fair Value Assumptions

The risk-free interest rate assumption for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock. We use historical data to estimate option exercises and employee termination within the valuation model. The dividend yield assumption is based on our history and expectation of dividend payouts.

The expected life of employee stock options represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding and is a derived output of the lattice-binomial model. The expected life of employee stock options is impacted by all of the underlying assumptions and calibration of our model. The lattice-binomial model assumes that employees’ exercise behavior is a function of the option’s remaining vested life and the extent to which the option is in-the-money. The lattice-binomial model estimates the probability of exercise as a function of these two variables based on the entire history of exercises and cancellations on all past option grants made by us.

Share Repurchases

On June 20, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of common stock. Repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions. No minimum number of shares to be repurchased has been fixed. There were no share repurchases under this program as of February 28, 2006.

On January 5, 2006, the executors of the estate of Howard E. Wille sold effectively all of its position in our common stock. Mr. Wille, a founder of FactSet, passed away on September 6, 2005. At that date, he owned approximately 11% of our common stock. The executors undertook the sale to diversify the estate’s assets.

Shares of common stock and related per share amounts give retroactive effect for stock splits. A three-for-two common stock split, effected as a stock dividend, occurred on February 4, 2005.

Dividend Payment

On February 8, 2006, we announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share. The cash dividend was paid on March 21, 2006, to common stockholders of record on February 28, 2006.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of SEC Regulation S-K as of February 28, 2006.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies, which are in compliance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, require us to apply methodologies, estimates and judgments that have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. In our annual report on Form 10-K, we discussed those policies that we believe are critical and require the use of judgment in their application. Since the date of that Form 10-K, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies or the methodologies or assumptions applied under them.

Forward-Looking Factors

Recent Events and Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect our expectations as of April 10, 2006. Given the number of risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. We do not intend to update our forward-looking statements until our next quarterly results announcement, other than in publicly available statements.

On January 19, 2006, we agreed to lease space to serve as the new headquarters for our London-based operations. The new location will be governed by a 15-year lease with an option to extend for an additional 10 years. We will consolidate our four London-based offices into one, new location. We will continue to occupy our existing leased office space until the new facility is ready for occupancy in the summer of 2006. As a result, incremental expenses primarily representing a significant short-term redundancy of leased office space will be incurred. Incremental expenses from this action were $0.3 million during the second quarter and are expected to range between $1.7 million and $1.9 million over the remaining six months of the 2006 fiscal year. Approximately $0.6 million of the remaining incremental expenses should be incurred during the third fiscal quarter and approximately $1.2 million incurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2006 Expectations

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Revenues are expected to range between $95.0 million and $97.0 million.

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Operating margins are expected to range between 31% and 33%, including the impact from SFAS 123(R). Excluding stock-based compensation between $1.8 million and $2.1 million and redundant London occupancy costs of $0.6 million, operating margins would be between 33% and 35%.

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The effective tax rate is expected to range between 36.3% and 36.8%.

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The acquisition of europrospectus on February 17, 2006 is expected to reduce diluted earnings per common share by $0.01 over the next twelve months.

Full Year Fiscal 2006

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Capital expenditures should total approximately $18 million to $22 million and includes the build out of the new headquarters for our London-based operations.

Market Sensitivities

We are exposed to various economic and financial risks associated with equity and foreign currency markets as well as risks related to interest rate fluctuations during the normal course of business. The major equity indices (for example Dow Jones 30 Industrials, Russell 2000^®, NASDAQ Composite^®, and MSCI EAFE Index) have experienced significant volatility during the past five years. Continued volatility in general economic and market conditions is still possible in the near future. External factors such as the threat of terrorist activities or rising energy prices could undermine any potential continued economic recovery. A decline in the worldwide markets could adversely impact a significant number of our clients (primarily investment management firms and investment banks) and increase the likelihood of personnel and spending reductions among our existing and potential clients. Continued investigations into the investment management industry by various regulatory bodies could have an adverse effect on our business. A policy of persistent interest rate increases adopted by the Federal Reserve Bank, continued inflationary pressures or both, could derail the current economic environment and adversely affect the operations of our clients. In addition, changes to regulations regarding soft dollar payments could have a negative impact on our operations.

The fair market value of our investment portfolio at February 28, 2006 was $17.3 million. It is anticipated that the fair market value of our portfolio will continue to be immaterially affected by fluctuations in interest rates. Preservation of principal is the primary goal of our investment portfolio. Pursuant to our established investment guidelines, third-party managers construct portfolios to achieve high levels of credit quality, liquidity and diversification. Our investment policy dictates that the weighted average duration of short-term investments may not exceed two years. Our investment guidelines do not permit us to invest in puts, calls, strips, short sales, straddles, options or futures, nor are we permitted to invest on margin. Because we have a restrictive investment policy, our financial exposure to fluctuations in interest rates is expected to remain low.

Income Taxes

In the normal course of business, our tax filings are subject to audit by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. An audit by one tax authority is currently ongoing. Although there is inherent uncertainty in the audit process, we have no reason to believe that such audits will result in the payment of additional taxes or penalties or both that would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position, beyond current estimates.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about our strategy for growth, product development, market position, subscriptions and expected expenditures and financial results are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like “expected,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “intends,” “projects,” “should,” “indicates,” “continues,” “subscriptions,” and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions

(“future factors”). Therefore, actual results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. We will publicly update forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events in accordance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.

Future factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to integrate newly acquired companies; the ability to hire and retain qualified personnel; the maintenance of our leading technological position; the impact of global market trends on our revenue growth rate and future results of operations; the negotiation of contract terms supporting new and existing databases or products; retention of key clients and their current service levels; increased competition in our industry; the successful resolution of ongoing and other probable audits by tax authorities; the continued employment of key personnel; the absence of U.S. or foreign governmental regulation restricting international business; and the sustainability of historical levels of profitability and growth rates in cash flow generation.

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily through our portfolio of cash, cash equivalents and investments. Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and money market investments with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. Our investment portfolio, which is designed for the preservation of principal, consists of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, corporate bonds and municipal bonds. The investment portfolio is subject to interest rate risk as investments are sold or mature and are reinvested at current market rates. Derivative financial instruments are not permitted by our investment guidelines.

Prior to September 1, 2005, the functional currency of our wholly owned subsidiaries, excluding JCF, was the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, the foreign currency exchange gains and losses from translating net monetary assets were included in net income. Our primary foreign currency exchange exposures are related to those wholly owned subsidiaries that have non-dollar denominated revenues billed and expenses recorded in the Euro, British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen. During the three and six months ended February 28, 2006, our net foreign currency exposure relating to those revenues billed and expenses recorded in non-dollar denominated currencies was approximately $3.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Historically, the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on our results of operations has not been material. We do not utilize any hedging instruments to limit specific currency risks related to foreign currency-denominated transactions. A portion of our non-U.S. clients are billed in local currencies such as the Euro, British Pound Sterling and the Japanese Yen, in their native foreign jurisdictions. Volatility in these and other currencies may have either positive or negative effects on our total reported revenues. The effect of currency movements on the second quarter’s revenue was immaterial.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report has been made known to them in a timely fashion.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Items 2(a) and (b) are inapplicable.

(c)	The following table provides a month-to-month summary of the share repurchase activity under the current stock repurchase program during the three months ended February 28, 2006:


Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share	(1) Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	(1) Maximum number of shares (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in thousands)
December 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005	—	—	—	$	50,000
January 1, 2006 – January 31, 2006	—	—	—		50,000
February 1, 2006 – February 28, 2006	—	—	—		50,000

	—		—	$	50,000

(1)

On June 20, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of common stock. Repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market and privately negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions. No minimum number of shares to be repurchased has been fixed. The Company intends to fund its share repurchases with cash on hand and cash generated from future operations. There were no share repurchases during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 under this program.

ITEM 6. Exhibits

(a) EXHIBITS:


EXHIBIT NUMBER		DESCRIPTION
10.1		Seventh Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated March 22, 2006

31.1		Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

31.2		Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

32.1		Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

32.2		Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. Registrant

Date: April 10, 2006		/s/ PETER G. WALSH
		Peter G. Walsh Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NUMBER
10.1		Seventh Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated March 22, 2006

31.1		Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

31.2		Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

32.1		Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

32.2		Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

Seventh Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated March 22, 2006

EXHIBIT 10.1

AMENDMENT TO 364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Seventh Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), dated as of March 22, 2006, is between (i) FactSet Research Systems, Inc. (the “Borrower”), and (ii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank are parties to a 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of November 20, 1998, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Bank and the Borrower desire to amend the Credit Agreement to extend the Maturity Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendment to Section 1.01. The definition of the term Maturity Date, in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“Maturity Date” means March 21, 2007.

Section 3. Representations. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Bank that: (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date; (ii) before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) the making and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.

Section 4. Conditions. The amendment set forth in Section 2 above shall become effective on the date first above written provided that the Bank shall have received a counterpart of this Amendment duly executed and delivered by the Borrower.

Section 5. Miscellaneous. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date hereof, any reference to “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar terms referring to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment (i) shall become effective as of the date first above written, (ii) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, and (iii) may be executed in counterpart (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Should any terms or provisions of the Credit Agreement conflict with the terms and provisions contained in this Amendment, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall prevail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.


FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC.		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

By:	/s/ PETER G. WALSH	By:	/s/ T. DAVID SHORT
Its:	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	Its:	VICE PRESIDENT

Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Philip A. Hadley, Chief Executive Officer of FactSet Research Systems Inc., certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FactSet Research Systems Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the registrant and have:

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have any significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: April 10, 2006

		/s/ Philip A. Hadley
		Philip A. Hadley Chief Executive Officer

Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Peter G. Walsh, Chief Financial Officer of FactSet Research Systems Inc., certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FactSet Research Systems Inc.;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have any significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


Date: April 10, 2006

		/s/ Peter G. Walsh
		Peter G. Walsh Chief Financial Officer

Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending February 28, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Philip A. Hadley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Philip A. Hadley

Philip A. Hadley

Chief Executive Officer

April 10, 2006

Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.2

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending February 28, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter G. Walsh, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Peter G. Walsh

Peter G. Walsh

Chief Financial Officer

April 10, 2006