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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FactSet Research Systems Inc. </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Prior to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (&#8220;FactSet&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held on December 20, 2016, the Board of Directors of FactSet accepted the resignation of Joseph E. Laird, Jr., director, and his related responsibilities as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Laird&#8217;s resignation was effective December 20, 2016, the date of the Company&#8217;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Laird had served on the board since 1993 and had no disagreement with FactSet&#8217;s Board of Directors or management at the time of his resignation.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The following three proposals were submitted to stockholders of FactSet at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) held on December 20, 2016:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA111 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">To ratify the appointment of the accounting firm of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as FactSet&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For more information about the foregoing proposals, refer to the Company&#8217;s 2016 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016. Holders of FactSet common stock were entitled to one vote per share and vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The ratification of the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal&nbsp;2) is a discretionary item as defined by the New York Stock Exchange; however, Proposal 1 (election of directors) and Proposal 3 (approval of compensation) are considered non-discretionary items and thus brokers were not permitted to vote shares in these matters unless instructions on how to vote these shares were provided to the broker. </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA126 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Under the Company&#8217;s amended by-laws, the nominees for election as directors of the Company are elected by majority vote, meaning that in an uncontested director election when the number of votes cast &#8220;FOR&#8221;<B> </B>a director exceeds the number of votes cast &#8220;AGAINST&#8221; that director, the nominee will be elected as a director. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA127 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA130 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA131 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The ratification of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended August 31, 2017 requires that a majority of the votes cast at the meeting (either in person or by proxy) be voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; this proposal.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA132 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA135 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9679;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA136 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The approval of a resolution approving the compensation of FactSet&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement is an advisory vote; however, the Company values the opinions of its stockholders and will take into account the outcome of this vote in considering future compensation arrangements.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA137 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below: </FONT></P>
<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><I>Proposal 1:</I></U> To elect four members to FactSet&#8217;s Board of Directors.</FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 40%">
<P id=PARA252 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">
<P id=PARA253 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%">
<P id=PARA254 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nominee</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">
<P id=PARA255 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">
<P id=PARA256 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Against&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">
<P id=PARA257 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstained&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">
<P id=PARA258 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 40%; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA259 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Malcolm Frank</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA260 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">33,833,487</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA261 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">115,610</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA262 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,312</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA263 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,263,229</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA264 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sheila B. Jordan</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA265 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">33,837,072</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA266 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">112,241</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA267 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,096</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA268 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,263,229</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA269 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;James J. McGonigle</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA270 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">33,570,478</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA271 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">378,249</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA272 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,682</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA273 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,263,229</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 40%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA274 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F. Philip Snow</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA275 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">33,640,177</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA276 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">307,963</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA277 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">13,269</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA278 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,263,229</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA193 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I></I></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>The four nominees were elected to FactSet&#8217;s </I><I>Board of Direc</I><I>tors. </I><I>Sheila B. Jordan</I><I>, </I><I>James J. McGonigle </I><I>and F. Philip Snow will serve as directors until the Company&#8217;s 2</I><I>01</I><I>9 A</I><I>nnua</I><I>l M</I><I>eeting </I><I>of Stockholders </I><I>or until their respective succe</I><I>ssors are elected and qualified. Malcolm Frank will serve as a director until the Company&#8217;s 2</I><I>01</I><I>7 A</I><I>nnua</I><I>l M</I><I>eeting</I><I> of Stockholders</I><I> </I><I>or until </I><I>a</I><I> succe</I><I>ssor is elected and qualified. </I><I>The other directors whose terms of office continued after the </I><I>M</I><I>eeting are: </I><I>Robin A. Abrams, Scott A. Billeadeau, Philip A. Hadley, Laurie Siegel and Joseph R. Zimmel.</I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA194 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<DIV id=PGFTR281  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV id=PGHDR281  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
<P id=PARA281.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA195 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA196 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><I>Proposal 2:</I></U> To ratify the appointment of the accounting firm of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as FactSet&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA289 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA282 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA283 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">37,181,390</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA284 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA285 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">33,883</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA286 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstained</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 50.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA287 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9,365</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA208 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA207 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>The appointment of Ernst &amp; Young</I><I> LLP was ratified.</I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA209 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA210 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><I>Proposal 3:</I></U> To approve, by a non-binding vote, the fiscal 2016 compensation awarded to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA299 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 33.6%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA290 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA291 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">32,644,212</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA292 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA293 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,210,920</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA294 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstained</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA295 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">106,277</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA296 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.7%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 33.6%; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA297 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,263,229</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA227 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA226 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>The </I><I>fiscal </I><I>201</I><I>6 c</I><I>ompensation awarded to </I><I>FactSet</I><I>&#8217;s named</I><I> executive officers was approved by a non-binding vote</I><I>.</I></FONT></P>
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fds20161222_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 20, 2016
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-11869
13-3362547
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
601 Merritt 7
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
(Address of principal executive offices)
(203) 810-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
Prior to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet" or the "Company") held on December 20, 2016, the Board of Directors of FactSet accepted the resignation of Joseph E. Laird, Jr., director, and his related responsibilities as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Laird's resignation was effective December 20, 2016, the date of the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Laird had served on the board since 1993 and had no disagreement with FactSet's Board of Directors or management at the time of his resignation.
I
tem 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
.
The following three proposals were submitted to stockholders of FactSet at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") held on December 20, 2016:
1.
To elect four directors to the Board of Directors.
2.
To ratify the appointment of the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP as FactSet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.
3.
To approve, by a non-binding vote, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For more information about the foregoing proposals, refer to the Company's 2016 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2016. Holders of FactSet common stock were entitled to one vote per share and vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The ratification of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm (Proposal 2) is a discretionary item as defined by the New York Stock Exchange; however, Proposal 1 (election of directors) and Proposal 3 (approval of compensation) are considered non-discretionary items and thus brokers were not permitted to vote shares in these matters unless instructions on how to vote these shares were provided to the broker.
Since a quorum was present at the Meeting, the approval of each proposal required the number of votes described below:
●
Under the Company's amended by-laws, the nominees for election as directors of the Company are elected by majority vote, meaning that in an uncontested director election when the number of votes cast "FOR"
a director exceeds the number of votes cast "AGAINST" that director, the nominee will be elected as a director.
●
The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended August 31, 2017 requires that a majority of the votes cast at the meeting (either in person or by proxy) be voted "FOR" this proposal.
●
The approval of a resolution approving the compensation of FactSet's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement is an advisory vote; however, the Company values the opinions of its stockholders and will take into account the outcome of this vote in considering future compensation arrangements.
The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:
Proposal 1:
To elect four members to FactSet's Board of Directors.
Broker
Nominee
For
Against
Abstained
Non-Votes
Malcolm Frank
33,833,487
115,610
12,312
3,263,229
Sheila B. Jordan
33,837,072
112,241
12,096
3,263,229
James J. McGonigle
33,570,478
378,249
12,682
3,263,229
F. Philip Snow
33,640,177
307,963
13,269
3,263,229
The four nominees were elected to FactSet's
Board of Direc
tors.
Sheila B. Jordan
,
James J. McGonigle
and F. Philip Snow will serve as directors until the Company's 2
01
9 A
nnua
l M
eeting
of Stockholders
or until their respective succe
ssors are elected and qualified. Malcolm Frank will serve as a director until the Company's 2
01
7 A
nnua
l M
eeting
of Stockholders
or until
a
succe
ssor is elected and qualified.
The other directors whose terms of office continued after the
M
eeting are:
Robin A. Abrams, Scott A. Billeadeau, Philip A. Hadley, Laurie Siegel and Joseph R. Zimmel.
Proposal 2:
To ratify the appointment of the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP as FactSet's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.
For
37,181,390
Against
33,883
Abstained
9,365
The appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP was ratified.
Proposal 3:
To approve, by a non-binding vote, the fiscal 2016 compensation awarded to the Company's named executive officers.
For
32,644,212
Against
1,210,920
Abstained
106,277
Broker Non-Votes
3,263,229
The
fiscal
201
6 c
ompensation awarded to
FactSet
's named
executive officers was approved by a non-binding vote
.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC.
(Registrant)
Date: December 22, 2016
/s/ MAURIZIO NICOLELLI
Maurizio Nicolelli
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)