FactSet Research Systems Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2024
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On December 19, 2024, FactSet Research Systems Inc. ("FactSet" or the "Company") issued a press release announcing its results for the three months ended November 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition), including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Exhibit 99.1 to this Report contains certain financial measures that are considered non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Exhibit 99.1 to this Report also contains the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as well as the reasons why the Company’s management believes that presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding FactSet’s results of operations and, to the extent material, a statement disclosing any other additional purposes for which the Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On December 17, 2024, the Board of Directors of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (the "Company") elected Barak Eilam as a director of the Company. In conjunction with his election to the Board, Mr. Eilam was appointed to serve as a member of the Company's Compensation and Talent Committee.
Mr. Eilam has almost three decades of experience scaling enterprise software companies into global market leaders. From 2014 until 2024 he served as the CEO of NICE Ltd., a leading enterprise software company specializing in analytics and AI solutions. Mr. Eilam began his career at NICE in 1999 as an engineer and has since held various senior executive positions in engineering, product management, and sales leadership, including President of NICE Americas. Mr. Eilam serves on the boards of HMH, a K-12 education company, and SimilarWeb Ltd., a leading digital data and analytics firm. Mr. Eilam holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Eilam and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Eilam was selected as a director. Mr. Eilam has no direct or indirect material interest in any currently proposed transaction to which the Company is to be party, nor did he have a direct or indirect material interest in any such transaction since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year.
A copy of the press release, dated December 18, 2024, announcing the election of Mr. Eilam is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Press Release of FactSet Research Systems Inc., dated December 19, 2024, announcing its results for the three months ended November 30, 2024 | ||||||||
| Press Release of Factset Research Systems Inc., dated December 18, 2024 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||
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, hereunto duly authorized.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. (Registrant) | |||||||||||||||||
| December 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ HELEN L. SHAN | |||||||||||||||
| Helen L. Shan Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||||||||