Archived News Releases

ATLANTA, Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that the Atlanta Business Chronicle has named its Chairman, President and CEO, Paul R. Garcia, among “The Top Performing CEOs in Georgia.”

Atlanta, Monday, October 06, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN) will host an investor and analyst conference on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in the Main Dining Room at the New York Stock Exchange. The meeting will focus on Global Payments’ business strategy and will feature presentations by divisional executives, including the heads of the company's International Merchant Services division from its Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, followed by a Question and Answer session. Paul R. Garcia, Chairman, President, and CEO will host the conference, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EDT and concludes by 11:30 a.m.

ATLANTA, Thursday, October 02, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended August 31, 2008. For the first quarter, revenues grew 30 percent to $405.8 million compared to $311.0 million in the prior year. Excluding a prior period restructuring charge relating to a facility closure, diluted earnings per share grew 31 percent to $0.71 compared to $0.54 in the prior year quarter.

Atlanta, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leader in both payment processing and gaming cash access services today announced agreements to provide its VIP LightSpeed® suite of cash access products and services to nine additional U.S. casinos.

ATLANTA, Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) has moved its first quarter earnings release from October 1, 2008 to October 2, 2008 in observance of the full Rosh Hashanah holiday. The company will release its financial results after the market closes.

ATLANTA and MOSCOW, Tuesday, September 09, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today it has agreed to acquire ZAO United Card Service (“UCS”) from ZAO United Investments in a stock purchase transaction. The transaction is subject to regulatory and noteholders’ approval and customary closing conditions as described in more detail in the accompanying Fact Sheet. In particular, noteholders’ approval is required as the shares of UCS are pledged as collateral in connection with a structured notes receivable financing transaction in 2004.

Atlanta, Monday, September 08, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. will release first quarter financial results for fiscal year 2009 after the market closes on October 1, 2008.

Atlanta, Thursday, September 04, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that its Asia-Pacific joint venture with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”), Global Payments Asia-Pacific, has completed its agreement to expand into the Philippines to provide payment processing services to merchants.

Atlanta, Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that its board of directors approved a fourth quarter dividend of $0.02 per common share payable August 31, 2008 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2008.

Atlanta and Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - Global Payments Inc. announced today that its joint venture with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (“HSBC”) will expand to provide payment processing services to merchants in the Philippines. The Philippines will also be included in the current ten-year marketing alliance agreement, in which HSBC refers new merchant customers exclusively to the joint venture for payment processing services.