Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PATSLEY PAMELA H
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST DATA CORP [FDC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SR. EVP
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6200 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2007
(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
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
Common Stock 09/24/2007   D   135,534 D $ 34 0 D  

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.6396 (1) 09/24/2007   D     150,000 03/08/2001 03/08/2010 Common Stock 150,000 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.9665 (1) 09/24/2007   D     150,000 12/13/2001 12/13/2010 Common Stock 150,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.1879 (1) 09/24/2007   D     100,000 12/31/2002 02/07/2011 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.4379 (1) 09/24/2007   D     70,000 02/06/2003 02/06/2012 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 18.6833 (1) 09/24/2007   D     60,000 12/22/2005 02/05/2013 Common Stock 60,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.2256 (1) 09/24/2007   D     25,000 02/25/2005 02/25/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.2256 (1) 09/24/2007   D     25,000 12/12/2005 02/25/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.2256 (1) 09/24/2007   D     25,000 12/12/2005 02/25/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.2256 (1) 09/24/2007   D     25,000 12/12/2005 02/25/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.8226 (1) 09/24/2007   D     31,250 12/12/2005 02/23/2015 Common Stock 31,250 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.8226 (1) 09/24/2007   D     31,250 12/12/2005 02/23/2015 Common Stock 31,250 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.8226 (1) 09/24/2007   D     31,250 12/12/2005 02/23/2015 Common Stock 31,250 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.555 09/24/2007   D     70,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.8226 (1) 09/24/2007   D     31,250 12/12/2005 02/23/2015 Common Stock 31,250 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.6842 (1) 09/24/2007   D     50,000 02/22/2007 02/22/2016 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.6842 (1) 09/24/2007   D     50,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.6842 (1) 09/24/2007   D     50,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.6842 (1) 09/24/2007   D     50,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/22/2016 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.555 09/24/2007   D     70,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.555 09/24/2007   D     70,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 25.555 09/24/2007   D     70,000 09/24/2007(3) 02/21/2017 Common Stock 70,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PATSLEY PAMELA H
6200 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111
      SR. EVP  

Signatures

 By: Stanley J. Andersen, Attorney-in-Fact   09/26/2007
**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) The exercise price shown reflects the anti-dilution adjustment for the issuer's spin-off of The Western Union Company on September 29, 2006.
(2) The price of all derivative securities in Table II, Column 8 is the difference between $34.00 and the exercise price for the security listed in Column 2.
(3) Immediately before the effective time of the merger of Omaha Acquisition Corporation with and into the Company, all unvested options and stock awards became fully vested and immediately exercisable.

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