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(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
John D. Connelly
1 Greenwich Plaza
Greenwich, CT 06830
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
1/7/99
3 IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
(X ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than one Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Securities Form: Indirect
Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
Owned or Ownership
(Instr. 4) Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)
(Instr. 5)
</TABLE>
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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<TABLE>
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Derivative and Expiration of Securities or Exercise Form of Indirect
Security Date (Month/Day/ Underlying Price of Derivative Beneficial
Year) Derivative Derivative Security: Ownership
Security Security Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Title Amount or
Exercisable tion Number of
Date Shares
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Stock Option 1/8/00 (2,000) 1/6/09 Common 10,000 62.25 D
(Right to Buy) 1/8/01 (2,000) Stock,
1/8/02 (2,000) .01 par
1/8/03 (2,000) value
1/8/04 (2,000)
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Note: The options were received through the Non-Employee Director Stock Option
Plan and vest at a rate of 20% per year, beginning one year after the grant date
of the options.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ John D. Connolly January 22, 1999
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
John D. Connolly
