Edgar Filing: FIRST DATA CORP

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â COOPERMAN LEON G

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)

11431 W. PALMETTO PARK ROAD

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)

BOCA RATON,Â FLÂ 33428

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

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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	5,292,779	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Omega Overseas Partners ⁽²⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,410,697	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Managed Accounts ⁽³⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,027,540	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Omega Capital Partners ⁽⁴⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,876,042	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Omega Equity Investors ⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,809,605	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Omega Capital Investors ⁽⁶⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	395,455	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	I	Spouse ⁽⁷⁾
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,768,190	$ 0 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COOPERMAN LEON G 11431 W. PALMETTO PARK ROAD BOCA RATON,Â FLÂ 33428	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

Alan M. Stark, Atty In Fact, POA on file		10/22/2015
^**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)	Shares of Class B common stock ("Class B Common Stock") of First Data Corporation (the "Issuer") are convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis at any time at the option of the holder with the prior consent of the Issuer, upon the election of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, automatically upon any transfer, with certain exceptions, and upon certain other events.
(2)	The securities are held in the account of Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd, a private investment entity over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	The securities are held in Managed Accounts over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	The securities are held in the account of Omega Capital Partners, LP, a private investment entity over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	The securities are held in the account of Omega Equity Investors, LP, a private investment entity over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6)	The securities are held in the account of Omega Capital Investors, LP, a private investment entity over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(7)	The securities are held in the account of Toby Cooperman over which the reporting person has investment discretion. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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