Stern Rachel Rebecca Form 4 FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS / Rachel Rebecca Stern ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stern Rachel Rebecca

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.

45 GLOVER AVENUE

(Street)

NORWALK CT 06850

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Legal Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/12/2021		M		2,920	A	$131.31	2,920	D
Common Stock	08/12/2021		M		2,656	A	$175.2	5,576	D
Common Stock	08/12/2021		M		1,233	A	$92.22	6,809	D
Common Stock	08/12/2021		S		6,809	D	$363	0	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$131.31	08/12/2021		M			2,920	(1)	11/03/2024	Common Stock	2,920	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$175.2	08/12/2021		M			2,656	(2)	11/02/2025	Common Stock	2,656	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$92.22	08/12/2021		M			1,233	(3)	11/01/2022	Common Stock	1,233	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options were granted on November 3, 2014 and vest over a five year period with 60% exercisable on the third anniversary of the date of grant and 40% exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.

2. Options were granted on November 2, 2015 and vest ratably at 20% per year over five years upon the anniversary of the date of grant.

3. Options were granted on November 1, 2012 and are performance-based awards which vest based on the achievement by the issuer of certain financial performance criteria. These options vest over a five year period, with 40% exercisable on the second anniversary of the date of grant, with the remainder vesting at a rate of 1.67% per month thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rachel R. Stern	08/13/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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