Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2011

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

FactSet conducts business globally and is managed on a geographic basis. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany activity and balances have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements. The presentation of prior year segment operating profit for each of the Company's reportable segments in Note 7 to the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition has been adjusted to conform to the current year's presentation. These reclassifications between the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific reportable segments had no effect on the Company's previously reported total operating profit.

The accompanying financial data as of May 31, 2011 and for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011 and 2010 has been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The August 31, 2010 Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the financial statements and notes to them included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying statements of financial condition and related interim statements of income and cash flows include all normal adjustments in order to present fairly the results of the Company's operations for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

FactSet has performed an evaluation of subsequent events occurring subsequent to the end of the Company's fiscal 2011 third quarter and through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued based on the accounting guidance for subsequent events.