UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a
broker to execute sale or CUSIP NUMBER executing a sale directly with a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
Factset Research Systems Inc. 13-3362547 001-11869
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
(e) TELEPHONE NO.
601 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851
AREA CODE NUMBER
(203) 863-1500
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR (b) IRS IDENT. (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
WHOSE ACCOUNT NO. TO ISSUER
THE SECURITIES ARE
TO BE SOLD
Estate of Howard E. Wille (1) N/A 10% Stockholder c/o Brian C. Wille, New York NY 10128
Executor
1088 Park Avenue
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the
I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
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3 (a) (b)
SEC USE ONLY (c) (d)
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Number of
Shares
or Other Aggregate
Units Market
Title of the Class Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the To Be Sold Value
of Securities Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker Broker-Dealer (See instr. (See instr.
To Be Sold who is Acquiring the Securities File Number 3(c)) 3(d))
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Morgan Stanley
Common 1585 Broadway
Stock New York, NY 10036 1,800,000 $64,080,000 (2)
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(e) (f) (g)
Number of
Shares
or Other Approximate Name of Each
Units Date of Sale Securities
Outstanding (See instr. Exchange
(See instr. 3(f)) (See instr.
3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) 3(g))
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NYSE
47,872,882 9/27/2005
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of issuer.
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number. (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file
number, if any. (d) Issuer's address, including zip code. (e) Issuer's
telephone number, including area
code.
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an
entity.
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
(d) Such person's address, including zip code.
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold.
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are
intended to be sold. (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold
(if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount). (d) Aggregate
market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
within 10 days prior to the filing of
this notice.
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if
debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by
the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities
are intended to be sold.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1147 (01-04)
TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the
acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to
the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other
consideration therefor:
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Name of Person from
Whom Acquired Amount of
Title of Date you Nature of Acquisition (If gift, also give Securities Date of Nature
the Class Acquired Transaction date donor acquired) Acquired Payment of Payment
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Common Stock Sep. 1978 Property passed to Howard E. Wille 3,900,555 (3) N/A Property passed to
the estate the estate on death
on death of decedent of Howard E. Wille,
co-founder of the
issuer
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INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment
therefor was not made in cash at the time of
purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto
the nature of the consideration given. If the
consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments
describe the arrangement and state when the note or
other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.
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TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person
for whose account the securities are to be sold.
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Amount of
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Gross Proceeds
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None
Estate of Howard E. Wille
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REMARKS:
(1) This Form 144 is also filed on behalf of the co-executors of the
estate, Nancy E. Blair , P.O. Box 1214, Stamford, CT 06904-1214 and
Brian C. Wille, 1088 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Neither of Nancy
E. Blair or Brian C. Wille have sold any securities of Factset within
the past 3 months.
(2) Aggregate Market Value in item 3(d) above is based upon the closing
price of $35.60 for Factset common stock as of September 26, 2005.
(3) 3,900,555 shares of Factset common stock passed directly to the
estate on the death of Howard E. Wille. A non-managing interest in Wille
Family Investments LLC also passed to the estate. Wille Family
Investments LLC holds 1,500,000 shares of Factset comon stock. Brian C.
Wille, co-executor of the estate, is the managing member of Wille Family
Investments LLC.
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTENTION:
See the definition of "person" The person for whose account the securities
in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. to which this notice relates are to
Information is to be given not only be sold hereby represents by signing
as to the person for whose account this notice that he does not know any
the securities are to be sold but also material adverse information in regard to the
as to all other persons included current and prospective operations
in that definition. In addition, of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has
information shall be given as to not been publicly disclosed.
sales by all persons whose sales are
required by paragraph (e) of Rule
144 to be aggregated with sales for the
account of the person filing this notice.
Estate of Howard E. Wille Nancy E. Blair Brian C. Wille
September 27, 2005 By:/s/ Nancy E. Blair By: /s/ Nancy E. Blair By:/s/ Brian C. Wille
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DATE OF NOTICE Nancy E. Blair, Co-Executor Nancy E. Blair Brian C. Wille
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities
are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any
copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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SEC 1147 (01-04)