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ATLANTA, Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - Corporate Executives will Ring the Closing Bell™ at the New York Stock Exchange to mark Global’s anniversary as an Independent Company. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN), one of the largest electronic transaction processors in the world, announced today that it will mark its first anniversary of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange by ringing the “Closing Bell” at the exchange on Friday, February 22, 2002. The occasion also marks the anniversary of the company’s spin from National Data Corporation, now NDCHealth™ (NYSE:NDC).

Atlanta, Friday, February 01, 2002 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic processing services, announced today that, on February 1, 2002, its board of directors approved a second quarter dividend of $0.04 per share payable February 28, 2002 to shareholders of record as of February 14, 2002.

Atlanta, Wednesday, January 23, 2002 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) announced today the migration of over 100,000 merchant accounts to Global Payments’ state-of-the-art processing facilities.

Atlanta, Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 ended November 30, 2001. Revenue grew by 41% to $115.6 million compared to normalized revenue of $81.8 million in the prior year. Net income of $11.6 million compares to normalized net income of $8.2 million in the prior year for a 43% increase. Basic earnings per share were $0.32 versus $0.31 in the prior year’s quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.31, which is equal to the prior year’s quarter. Global reported EBITDA of $27.7 million for the quarter compared to $20.9 million for last year’s quarter.

ATLANTA, Monday, December 03, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic processing services, will release financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2002 on Wednesday, December 19, 2001 after the market closes.

ATLANTA, Wednesday, December 05, 2001 - The State of New York has signed a long-term agreement to use Global Payments Inc.’s (NYSE:GPN) comprehensive processing services for its first statewide payment-processing program.

ATLANTA, Thursday, November 15, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) a leading provider of electronic processing services, announced today an agreement to provide transaction authorization and settlement processing services, as well as merchant accounting, to Electronic Exchange Systems (EXS).

Atlanta, Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) announced today the appointment of Jane M. Forbes to the position of Vice President, Planning and Investor Relations.

Atlanta, Monday, November 05, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) a leading provider of electronic processing services, announced today the support of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) processing for its merchant, acquiring partner and ISO customers in the United States. Global now provides a complete portfolio of payment delivery services including credit, debit, check, purchasing card and EBT processing.

Atlanta, Friday, November 02, 2001 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading provider of electronic processing services, announced today that, on November 2, 2001, its board of directors approved a first quarter dividend of $0.04 per share payable November 30, 2001 to shareholders of record as of November 16, 2001.