UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
    

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2016
 
 
 
Commission file number 001-16111
    
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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 

Georgia
 
58-2567903
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 

10 Glenlake Parkway, North Tower, Atlanta, Georgia
 
30328-3473
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     (770) 829-8000

 
NONE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
    
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On September 28, 2016, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company’s shareholders voted on and approved all four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2016. The final voting results were as follows:

Proposal 1. Election of the following directors:

Nominee
 
Votes in Favor
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. (Class III)
Mitchell L. Hollin (Class I)
Ruth Ann Marshall (Class I)
John M. Partridge (Class I)
Jeffrey S. Sloan (Class II)
 
130,972,000
135,641,239
136,223,063
135,647,769
134,107,801
 
5,668,005
996,103
426,767
393,941
2,543,212
 
54,099
56,763
44,275
652,395
43,092
 
5,951,193
5,951,193
5,951,193
5,951,193
5,951,193

Proposal 2. Approval of the extension of the term of, and the limits on non-employee director compensation and the materials terms of the performance goals included in, the Global Payments Inc. Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan:

Votes in Favor
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
122,872,169
 
13,723,617
 
98,318
 
5,951,193

Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016:

Votes in Favor
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
134,736,892
 
1,603,934
 
353,278
 
5,951,193

Proposal 4. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the seven-month fiscal transition period ending December 31, 2016:

Votes in Favor
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
140,293,097
 
2,301,713
 
50,487
 
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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
 
 
 
Date: September 28, 2016
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready
 
 
Cameron M. Bready
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer