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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 * McCarthy Barry C   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) See remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/29/2017 (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 Class A Common Stock (1) 08/29/2017   C   81,858 A $ 0 406,890 D   Class A Common Stock 08/29/2017   S   81,858 D $ 18.1706 (2) 325,032 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
Stock Options (right to buy)	$ 9.49	08/29/2017		M			53,386	(3)	01/30/2018	Class B Common Stock (4)	53,386	$ 0	0	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	$ 9.49	08/29/2017		M			28,472	(3)	03/11/2018	Class B Common Stock (4)	28,472	$ 0	0	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	08/29/2017		M		53,386		(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	53,386	$ 9.49	230,072	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	08/29/2017		M		28,472		(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	28,472	$ 9.49	258,544	D
Class B Common Stock	(4)	08/29/2017		C			81,858	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	81,858	$ 0	176,686	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCarthy Barry C C/O FIRST DATA CORPORATION 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10281			See remarks

Signatures

/s/ Gretchen A. Herron, by power of attorney		08/31/2017
**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)	Each share of Class A Common Stock was issued upon the conversion of one share of Class B Common Stock.
(2)	The price represents the weighted average purchase price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The prices of the transactions ranged from $18.13 to $18.23, inclusive. Upon request of the SEC staff, First Data Corporation (FDC), or a security holder of FDC, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	These stock options are fully vested and exercisable.
(4)	Shares of Class B common stock are convertible into shares of Class A common stock 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.
Remarks: Executive Vice President, Head of Network & Security Solutions

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