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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * PLUMERI JOSEPH J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST DATA CORP [FDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/14/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10281 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 14.23

10/14/2015

J(1)

170,836

(2)

01/28/2025(1)

Class B Common Stock (3)

170,836

(1)

170,836 (1)

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 13

02/04/2016

A

75,473

(4)

01/15/2025

Class A Common Stock

75,473

(1)

75,473

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PLUMERI JOSEPH J C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10281	X

Signatures

/s/ Gretchen A. Herron, by power of attorney		02/08/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Effective October 14, 2015, the Reporting Person agreed to modify the stock options granted to him on January 28, 2015 such that instead of expiring on January 28, 2025, they are scheduled to expire on October 14, 2020.
(2)	These stock options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of January 1, 2015, subject to continued service through each applicable vesting date.
(3)	Shares of Class B common stock of First Data Corporation ("the Issuer") are convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis at any time at the option of the holder with the prior written consent of the Issuer, automatically upon transfer, with certain exceptions, and upon certain other events.
(4)	These stock options vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of February 4, 2016, subject to continued service through each applicable vesting date.

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