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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> January 12, 2018<br>
Registration No. 333-</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
<font style="text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>FORM S-8</b></p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b>FactSet Research Systems Inc. </b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
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			<td style="width: 33.3%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Delaware</b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>13-3362547</b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction of<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>601 Merritt 7</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Norwalk, Connecticut</b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>06851</b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Zip Code)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. STOCK OPTION AND AWARD </b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>PLAN</b><b>,</b></font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>AS AMENDED AND RESTATED</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>and</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo; STOCK OPTION AND AWARD PLAN,</font></b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">AS AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></b></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Full title of the plan<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">s)</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Maurizio Nicolelli </b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>FactSet Research Systems Inc. </b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>601 Merritt 7 </b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Norwalk, CT 06851</b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>(203) 810-1000</b></p>
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			<td colspan="2" style="width: 66.7%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">(Name, address, telephone number,<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">including area code, of agent for service)</font></td>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company,&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Large accelerated</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">filer<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9745;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Accelerated filer<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Non-accelerated filer<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Do not check if a</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">smaller reporting</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">company)</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Smaller reporting<br>
			company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Emerging growth</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;&#9744;</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><b>Title of </b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>s</b><b>ecurities to </b></font></p>

			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>be </b><b>r</b><b>egistered</b></font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><b>Amount</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b><b>to be</b><br>
			<b>r</b><b>egistered</b><sup><b>(1)</b></sup></font></b></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><b>Proposed</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> m</b><b>aximum</b><br>
			<b>o</b><b>ffering</b><b> p</b><b>rice</b><br>
			<b>p</b><b>er </b><b>share</b><sup><b>(2)</b></sup></font></b></p>
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			<td id=".trail.D3" style="padding-bottom: 1px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><b>Proposed</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b> </b></font></b></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>m</b><b>aximum</b><br>
			<b>a</b><b>ggregate</b><b> o</b><b>ffering</b><br>
			<b>p</b><b>rice</b><sup><b>(2)</b></sup></font></b></p>
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			<td colspan="2" id=".amt.D5" style="text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 1%;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><b>Amount of</b><br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>r</b><b>egistration</b><b> f</b><b>ee</b></font></b></p>
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			<td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%;">Common Stock, <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">$0.01 par value</font></td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt;">Stock Option and Award Plan</p>
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			<td id=".symb.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">5,750,000</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$194.45</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$1,118,087,500</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.5" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">$139,201.89</td>
			<td id=".trail.5" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<td style="width: 40%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom;">
			<td style="width: 40%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B2" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B3" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B4" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B5" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr>
			<td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%;">Common Stock, <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">$0.01 par value</font></td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</td>
			<td nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 40%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 9pt;">Non-Employee Directors<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo; Stock Option and Award Plan</font></p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">250,000</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">$194.45</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">$48,612,500</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.5" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px none rgb(0, 0, 0);">$6,052.26</td>
			<td id=".trail.5" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">&nbsp;</td>
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		<tr style="vertical-align: bottom;">
			<td style="width: 40%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B2" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B2" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B3" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B3" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B4" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B4" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.B5" style="width: 12%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".trail.B5" style="width: 1%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%;">
			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">TOTAL</p>
			</td>
			<td id=".lead.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.2" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: double;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.2" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">6,000,000</td>
			<td id=".trail.2" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 3px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.3" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: double;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.3" style="width: 12%; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">N/A</td>
			<td id=".trail.3" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 3px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.4" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: double;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.4" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">1,166,700,000</td>
			<td id=".trail.4" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 3px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".lead.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".symb.5" style="width: 1%; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 3px; border-bottom-style: double;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td id=".amt.5" style="width: 12%; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">$145,254.15</td>
			<td id=".trail.5" nowrap="true" style="width: 1%; padding-bottom: 3px; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An aggregate of <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">17,250,000 shares of Common Stock may be offered or issued pursuant to the FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated, 11,500,000 of which were previously registered on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-134298 and File No. 333-171667), and 5,750,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8. An aggregate of 500,000 shares of Common Stock may be offered or issued pursuant to the FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors&rsquo; Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated, 250,000 of which were previously registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-156649), and 250,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also registers such shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing plans in connection with changes in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect to which the outstanding shares are converted or exchanged.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> the high and low prices of FactSet Research Systems Inc. Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 9, 2018 (i.e</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">., $194.45). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with respect to the additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional shares of our Common Stock underlying stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other awards that may be issued to our employees<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> and directors under the equity incentive plans listed below.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to securities offered pursuant to the following plans are hereby incorporated by reference:</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Plan, as Amended and Restated (File No. 333-134298 and File No. 333-171667); and</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Director<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">s&rsquo; Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (File No. 333-156649).</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>EXHIBITS</b></p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">EXHIBIT<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>NUMBER</u></font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>DESCRIPTION</u></p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.1</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 5, 1996)</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2001)</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.3</p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Second Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 16, 2011)</font></p>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.4</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2013)</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.5</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Description of FactSet Common Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June&nbsp;26, 1996)</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Opinion of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, as to the validity of the shares of FactSet Common Stock</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">23.1</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst &amp; Young LLP</p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">23.2</p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Consent of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">24.1</p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement)</p>
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			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">99.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)</font></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">99.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo; Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>

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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">authorized, in the City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut, on January 12, 2018.</font></p>

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			</td>
			<td colspan="2" valign="top" width="38%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">INC.</font></p>
			</td>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="text-align: left;" valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">By: </font></p>
			</td>
			<td align="left" nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;" valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">/s/&nbsp;</font>MAURIZIO NICOLELLI</p>
			</td>
			<td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;" valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="3%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="35%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Maurizio Nicolelli<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
			</td>
			<td valign="top" width="12%">
			<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</p>

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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>Signature</u></p>
			</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>Title</u></p>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>Date</u></p>
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			<td style="width: 32.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">/s/ F<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">. PHILIP SNOW</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">F. Phil<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">ip Snow</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chief Executive Officer,<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">and Director<br>
			(Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">January 12, 2018</p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 32.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 32.2%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">/s/ MAURIZIO NICOLELLI</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maurizio Nicolelli</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Senior Vice President and <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chief Financial </font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Officer</font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Principal Financial Officer)</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">January 12, 2018</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 32.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">/s/ MATTHEW J. MCNULTY</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Matthew <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">J. McNulty</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 44.2%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Vice President and <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Controller</font></p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Principal Accounting Officer)</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 23.5%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">January 12, 2018</p>
			</td>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">A majority of the Board of Directors (<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Robin A. Abrams, Scott A. Billeadeau, Malcolm Frank, Philip A. Hadley, Sheila B. Jordan, James J. McGonigle, Laurie Siegel, F. Philip Snow and Joseph R. Zimmel).</font></p>

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			<td style="width: 7%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Date:</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">January 12, 2018</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: right; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 35%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">/s/ MAURIZIO NICOLELLI</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 28%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 7%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 18%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 35%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: none;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Maurizio Nicolelli<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">For himself and as Attorney-in-Fact</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 28%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>EXHIBIT INDEX</b></p>

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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">EXHIBIT<br>
			<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>NUMBER</u></font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u>DESCRIPTION</u></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/0000950112-96-001888.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 5, 1996)</font></a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000101323701500062/exhibit3_12.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2001)</font></a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.3</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000143774911009546/ex3-1.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Second Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 16, 2011)</font></a></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.4</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000143774913016204/ex3.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2013)</font></a></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">4.5</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/0000950112-96-002172.txt" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Description of FactSet Common Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June&nbsp;26, 1996)</font></a></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">5.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_102881.htm" style="-sec-extract: exhibit;">Opinion of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, as to the validity of the shares of FactSet Common Stock</a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">23.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_102882.htm" style="-sec-extract: exhibit;">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst &amp; Young LLP</a></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">23.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_102881.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Consent of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (contained in Exhibit 5.1)</a></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">24.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="ex_102883.htm" style="-sec-extract: exhibit;">Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement)</a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">99.1</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000143774917017847/fds20171027_def14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated <font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)</font></a></p>
			</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="width: 12%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">99.2</p>
			</td>
			<td style="width: 88%; vertical-align: top;">
			<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000143774917017847/fds20171027_def14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors<font style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&rsquo; Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)</font></a></p>
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fds20180110_s8.htm
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 12, 2018
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
13-3362547
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
601 Merritt 7
Norwalk, Connecticut
06851
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. STOCK OPTION AND AWARD
PLAN
,
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
and
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
' STOCK OPTION AND AWARD PLAN,
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
(Full title of the plan
s)
Maurizio Nicolelli
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
601 Merritt 7
Norwalk, CT 06851
(203) 810-1000
(Name, address, telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act
.
Large accelerated
filer
☑
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting
company)
Smaller reporting
company
☐
Emerging growth
company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
s
ecurities to
be
r
egistered
Amount
to be
r
egistered
(1)
Proposed
m
aximum
o
ffering
p
rice
p
er
share
(2)
Proposed
m
aximum
a
ggregate
o
ffering
p
rice
(2)
Amount of
r
egistration
f
ee
Common Stock,
$0.01 par value
Stock Option and Award Plan
5,750,000
$194.45
$1,118,087,500
$139,201.89
Common Stock,
$0.01 par value
Non-Employee Directors
' Stock Option and Award Plan
250,000
$194.45
$48,612,500
$6,052.26
TOTAL
6,000,000
N/A
1,166,700,000
$145,254.15
(1)     An aggregate of
17,250,000 shares of Common Stock may be offered or issued pursuant to the FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated, 11,500,000 of which were previously registered on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-134298 and File No. 333-171667), and 5,750,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8. An aggregate of 500,000 shares of Common Stock may be offered or issued pursuant to the FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated, 250,000 of which were previously registered on Form S-8 (File No. 333-156649), and 250,000 of which are registered on this Form S-8. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also registers such shares of Common Stock that become available under the foregoing plans in connection with changes in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock because of events such as recapitalizations, stock dividends, stock splits and reverse stock splits, and any other securities with respect to which the outstanding shares are converted or exchanged.
(2)     Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h). The proposed maximum offering price per share, proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are based on the average of
the high and low prices of FactSet Research Systems Inc. Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 9, 2018 (i.e
., $194.45). Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the registration fee is calculated with respect to the additional securities registered on this Form S-8 only.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 registers additional shares of our Common Stock underlying stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other awards that may be issued to our employees
and directors under the equity incentive plans listed below.
In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
following Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to securities offered pursuant to the following plans are hereby incorporated by reference:
(1)     FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award
Plan, as Amended and Restated (File No. 333-134298 and File No. 333-171667); and
(2)     FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Director
s' Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (File No. 333-156649).
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post
-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 5, 1996)
4.2
Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Company
's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2001)
4.3
Second Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
's periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 16, 2011)
4.4
Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company
's periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2013)
4.5
Description of FactSet Common Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company
's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 26, 1996)
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5.1
Opinion of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, as to the validity of the shares of FactSet Common Stock
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement)
99.1
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)
99.2
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors
' Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut, on January 12, 2018.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS
INC.
By:
/s/
MAURIZIO NICOLELLI
Maurizio Nicolelli
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ F
. PHILIP SNOW
F. Phil
ip Snow
Chief Executive Officer,
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 12, 2018
/s/ MAURIZIO NICOLELLI
Maurizio Nicolelli
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
January 12, 2018
/s/ MATTHEW J. MCNULTY
Matthew
J. McNulty
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
January 12, 2018
A majority of the Board of Directors (
Robin A. Abrams, Scott A. Billeadeau, Malcolm Frank, Philip A. Hadley, Sheila B. Jordan, James J. McGonigle, Laurie Siegel, F. Philip Snow and Joseph R. Zimmel).
Date:
January 12, 2018
By:
/s/ MAURIZIO NICOLELLI
Maurizio Nicolelli
For himself and as Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 5, 1996)
4.2
Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Company
's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2001)
4.3
Second Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
's periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 16, 2011)
4.4
Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Company
's periodic report on Form 8-K, filed on December 19, 2013)
4.5
Description of FactSet Common Stock (incorporated by reference to the Company
's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-04238) filed on June 26, 1996)
5.1
Opinion of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, as to the validity of the shares of FactSet Common Stock
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Ernst & Young LLP
23.2
Consent of Rachel R. Stern, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement)
99.1
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)
99.2
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Non-Employee Directors
' Stock Option and Award Plan, as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF 14A filed on October 30, 2017)
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