Edgar Filing: Viking Global Equities LP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:

3235-0104

Expires:

January 31, 2005

Estimated average burden hours per response...

0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST DATA CORP [FDC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

55 RAILROAD AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.			SEC 1473 (7-02)
	Persons who 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.

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	21,750,064	$ 0	I	See explanation of responses ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,413,702	$ 0	D ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	317,519	$ 0	D ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	10,144,738	$ 0	D ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,874,105	$ 0	D ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
VIKING GLOBAL PERFORMANCE LLC 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Global Equities LP 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Global Equities II LP 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
VGE III Portfolio Ltd. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Long Fund GP LLC 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Viking Long Fund Master Ltd. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
HALVORSEN OLE ANDREAS 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Ott David C. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Sundheim Daniel S. 55 RAILROAD AVENUE GREENWICH,Â CTÂ 06830	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ O. Andreas Halvorsen (7)(8)		10/15/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ David C. Ott (7)(8)		10/15/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Daniel S. Sundheim (7)(8)		10/15/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Prior to the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, First Data Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"), the direct parent company of the Issuer, merged with and into the Issuer with the Issuer being the surviving entity (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, all shares of Holdings' capital stock previously owned by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) will be converted into shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer and the Issuer will also effect a 3.16091-for-one reverse stock split of its capital stock (together with the Merger, the "Reorganization"). Each share of Class B common stock of the Issuer will be convertible into one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer automatically upon transfer, subject to certain exceptions. These securities have no expiration date.
(2)	O. Andreas Halvorsen, David C. Ott and Daniel S. Sundheim are Executive Committee members of certain management entities, including Viking Global Investors LP ("VGI"), Viking Global Performance LLC ("VGP") and Viking Long Fund GP LLC ("VLFGP"). VGI provides managerial services to various investment funds, including Viking Global Equities LP ("VGE"), Viking Global Equities II LP ("VGE II"), VGE III Portfolio Ltd. ("VGE III") and Viking Long Fund Master Ltd. ("VLFM", together with VGE, VGE II and VGE III, the "Viking Funds"; and the Viking Funds together with Mr. Halvorsen, Mr. Ott, Mr. Sundheim, VGI, VGP and VLFGP, the "Reporting Persons"). VGP is the general partner of VGE and VGE II and the investment manager of VGE III. VLFGP serves as the investment manager of VLFM.
(3)	VGI provides managerial services to (i) VGE, which directly holds 17,112,226 shares of Holdings Class B common stock that will convert into 5,413,702 shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer in the Reorganization; (ii) VGE II, which directly holds 1,003,650 shares of Holdings Class B common stock that will convert into 317,519 shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer in the Reorganization; (iii) VGE III, which directly holds 32,066,606 shares of Holdings Class B common stock that will convert into 10,144,738 shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer in the Reorganization; and (iv) VLFM, which directly holds 18,567,518 shares of Holdings Class B common stock that will convert into 5,874,105 shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer in the Reorganization.
(4)	Because of the relationships between VGI and the Viking Funds, VGI may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Class B common stock directly held by the Viking Funds. VGP is the general partner of VGE and VGE II and the investment manager of VGE III. Because of the relationships between VGP and VGE, VGE II and VGE III, respectively, VGP may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Class B common stock directly held by VGE, VGE II and VGE III.
(5)	VLFGP serves as the investment manager of VLFM. Because of the relationship between VLFGP and VLFM, VLFGP may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Class B common stock directly held by VLFM.
(6)	The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Â Remarks: (7)Â TheÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ areÂ jointlyÂ filingÂ thisÂ FormÂ 3Â pursuantÂ toÂ RuleÂ 16a-3(j)Â underÂ theÂ ExchangeÂ Act. (8)Â EachÂ ofÂ O.Â AndreasÂ Halvorsen,Â DavidÂ C.Â OttÂ andÂ DanielÂ S.Â SundheimÂ isÂ signingÂ individuallyÂ andÂ asÂ anÂ ExecutiveÂ CommitteeÂ MemberÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ PARTNERSÂ LLC,Â onÂ behalfÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ INVESTORSÂ LP,Â andÂ asÂ anÂ ExecutiveÂ CommitteeÂ MemberÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ PERFORMANCEÂ LLC,Â onÂ behalfÂ ofÂ itselfÂ andÂ VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ EQUITIESÂ LP,Â VIKINGÂ GLOBALÂ EQUITIESÂ IIÂ LPÂ andÂ VGEÂ IIIÂ PORTFOLIOÂ LTD.,Â andÂ asÂ anÂ ExecutiveÂ CommitteeÂ MemberÂ ofÂ VIKINGÂ LONGÂ FUNDÂ GPÂ LLC,Â onÂ behalfÂ ofÂ itselfÂ andÂ VIKINGÂ LONGÂ FUNDÂ MASTERÂ LTD.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

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 number.