Edgar Filing: FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SNYDER CHARLES J

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC [FDS]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

601 MERRITT 7

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2014

(Street)

NORWALK, CT 06851

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
FactSet Common Stock	01/14/2014		J⁽¹⁾		272,000	A	$ 107.09 ⁽⁵⁾	2,007,848 ⁽⁴⁾	D
FactSet Common Stock	01/14/2014		J⁽²⁾		179,400	A	$ 107.09 ⁽⁵⁾	2,007,848 ⁽⁴⁾	D
FactSet Common Stock	01/14/2014		J⁽³⁾		402,834	A	$ 107.09 ⁽⁵⁾	2,007,848 ⁽⁴⁾	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SNYDER CHARLES J 601 MERRITT 7 NORWALK, CT 06851	X

Signatures

/s/ Charles J. Snyder		01/15/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Mr. Snyder transferred 272,000 shares of FactSet Common Stock from The Charles J. Snyder 2012 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Snyder is the sole trustee, to himself.
(2)	Mr. Snyder transferred 179,400 shares of FactSet Common Stock from The Charles J. Snyder 2013 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Snyder is the sole trustee, to himself.
(3)	Mr. Snyder transferred 402,834 shares of FactSet Common Stock to The Charles J. Snyder 2014 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Mr. Snyder is the sole trustee. He will have complete authority in connection with the shares held by the trust.
(4)	Note that 878,052 of Mr. Snyder's shares are held directly and that an additional 1,129,796 shares are held indirectly as follows: 436,962 shares held in the name of his wife Susan, 290,000 shares in the 2013 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust and 402,834 shares in the 2014 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.
(5)	Based upon the average of the high and low price of FactSet Common Stock on January 14, 2014.

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