Himanshu A. Patel Form 3 FIRST DATA / Himanshu A. Patel ownership change

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Patel Himanshu A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION

225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10281

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST DATA CORP [ FDC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
See Remarks

5. 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 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)
Class A Common Stock	316,365(1)	D

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: 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
Class B Common Stock	(2)(3)	(2)(3)	Class A Common Stock	375,682(3)	(2)	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(4)	06/03/2023	Class B Common Stock(2)	870,002	11.07	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(5)	02/10/2024	Class B Common Stock(2)	39,545	12.65	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(6)	01/14/2025	Class B Common Stock(2)	52,727	14.23	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	(7)	10/14/2025	Class A Common Stock	632,729	16	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a grant of restricted Class A common stock ("Class A Common Stock") of First Data Corporation (the "Issuer"), of which, subject to the reporting person's continued employment through each applicable vesting date, two thirds will vest over time, with one fourth of such amount vesting on each of December 31, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and one third will vest upon the Issuer's achievement of a closing trading price of the Class A Common Stock equal to or greater than $32.00 per share over any ten consecutive trading-day period following the Issuer's initial public offering.

2. Shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer ("Class B Common Stock") are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at any time at the option of the holder with the prior written consent of the Issuer, automatically upon transfer, with certain exceptions, and upon certain other events.

3. Includes 375,682 shares of restricted Class B Common Stock, of which 237,273 will vest on June 3, 2016, 59,318 will vest on January 1, 2017 and 79,091 of which (i) 20% will vest upon the expiration of the 180-day lock-up period in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering, (ii) 40% will vest on January 1, 2017 and (iii) the remaining 40% will vest on January 1, 2018, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

4. These stock options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first five anniversaries of June 3, 2013, subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date.

5. These stock options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of January 1, 2014, subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date.

6. These stock options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of January 1, 2015, subject to continued employment through each applicable vesting date.

7. Of the 632,729 stock options granted, subject to the reporting person's continued service through each applicable vesting date, two thirds will vest over time, with one fourth of such amount vesting on each of December 31, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, and one third will vest upon the Issuer's achievement of a closing trading price of the Class A Common Stock equal to or greater than $32.00 per share over any ten consecutive trading-day period following the Issuer's initial public offering.

Remarks:

Title - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	By: /s/ Gretchen A. Herron, attorney-in-fact	10/15/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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