FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hale Mark J. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2015 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC [FDS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 MERRITT 7 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NORWALK, CT 06851 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) FactSet Common Stock 7,320 D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2012	11/01/2021	FactSet Common Stock	9,458	$ 94.84	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2013	11/01/2022	FactSet Common Stock	12,035	$ 92.22	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/01/2013	11/01/2022	FactSet Common Stock	3,945	$ 92.22	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/03/2015	11/03/2024	FactSet Common Stock	10,888	$ 131.31	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hale Mark J. 601 MERRITT 7 NORWALK, CT 06851	Â	Â	  Chief Operating Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Mark J. Hale		03/17/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
  Remarks: On March 16, 2015, FactSet appointed Mark Hale as the Company's new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hale succeeds Peter Walsh and will report directly to Philip Snow. As Chief Operating Officer, Mark will focus on product development, technology and content collection. As of March 16, 2015, there was no oral or written plan, contract or arrangement entered into between Mr. Hale and the Company. In addition, Mark does not have any family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive officers and is not a party to any transactions listed in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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