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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 * HEASLEY PHILIP G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. [ACIW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 3350 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2012 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10271 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 02/22/2012   M   30,000 A $ 14.99 292,310 D   Common Stock 02/22/2012   S   30,000 D $ 36.4 262,310 (1) 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

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 14.99

02/22/2012

M

30,000

(2)

02/07/2018

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HEASLEY PHILIP G 120 BROADWAY SUITE 3350 NEW YORK, NY 10271	X		CEO and President

Signatures

By: /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes, Attorney in Fact For: Philip G. Heasley		02/23/2012
**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 amount of securities owned has been updated to include 491 shares aquired under the ACI Worldwide, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
(2)	This option was granted pursuant to the Company's 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended. This option vests 25% per year beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant.
Remarks: As of the date of this report, Mr. Heasley's  beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein is 944,912 shares, consisting of  262,310 shares directly owned and 682,602 shares subject to currently exercisable options with a weighted average exercise price of $22.30.  Mr. Heasley has the right to acquire an additional 400,000 shares pursuant to options with an exercise price of $22.65,  the vesting of which are subject to the attainment by the issuer prior to March 9, 2015 of a market price of at least $50 per share for 60 consecutive trading days.

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