Factset Research Systems (FDS) Tops Q4 EPS by 1c; Elects New Director

Factset Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) reported Q4 EPS of $1.48, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $1.47. Revenue for the quarter came in at $261.78 million versus the consensus estimate of $261.76 million.

Factset Research Systems sees Q1 2016 EPS of $1.51-$1.53, versus the consensus of $1.49. Factset Research Systems sees Q1 2016 revenue of $265-269 million, versus the consensus of $265.9 million.

Election of new Director, Laurie Siegel

On September 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of FactSet elected a new director, Laurie Siegel. She will stand for election by a vote of stockholders at the Company's 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Siegel has not yet been appointed to serve on any of the committees of the Board.

Ms. Siegel, age 59, is a business and human resources consultant who currently serves as a member of the board of directors of CenturyLink, Inc., a global broadband telecommunications and data hosting company, and of Volt Information Sciences, a provider of global infrastructure solutions in technology, information services and staffing acquisition. She retired in September 2012 from Tyco International Ltd., a diversified manufacturing and service company, where she served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Internal Communications since 2003. From 1994 to 2002, she held various positions with Honeywell International Inc., including Vice President of Human Resources – Specialty Materials. She was previously a director of global compensation at Avon Products and a principal of Strategic Compensation Associates. Ms. Siegel has an MBA and a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning, both from Harvard University. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the University of Michigan.

Phil Hadley, Executive Chairman of FactSet said, "We are pleased to welcome Laurie Siegel to our Board of Directors. Laurie brings to our Board a wealth of experience in compensation and talent management, which we hope to leverage to enhance our own development processes. She has seen how successful, large, global human resource practices enable a company to stay ahead of the competition."

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