Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nicolelli Maurizio	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC [ FDS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 601 MERRITT 7	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/9/2018
(Street) NORWALK, CT 06851 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
FactSet Common Stock	7/9/2018		M		7898	A	$92.22	11352	D
FactSet Common Stock	7/9/2018		S		7898	D	$203.89   (1)	3454	D
FactSet Common Stock	7/9/2018		M		2589	A	$92.22	6043	D
FactSet Common Stock	7/9/2018		S		2589	D	$203.90   (1)	3454	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$92.22	7/9/2018		M			7898	11/1/2013	11/1/2022	FactSet Common Stock	7898	$0	41118	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$92.22	7/9/2018		M			2589	11/1/2014	11/1/2022	FactSet Common Stock	2589	$0	38529	D

Explanation of Responses:

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Price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price based on various sales prices within a range. For the shares aggregating 7,898, the per share sales prices ranged from $203.60 to $204.25 and for the shares aggregating 2,589, the per share sales prices ranged from $203.70 to $204.25. The reporting person undertakes to provide FactSet, any security holder of FactSet and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold in each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nicolelli Maurizio 601 MERRITT 7 NORWALK, CT 06851			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Maurizio Nicolelli		7/10/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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