gpn-20221027

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): October 27, 2022

Commission file number 001-16111

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.)

3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia

30326

(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)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	GPN	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 27, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joseph Osnoss to serve on the Board, effective that day, for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Concurrent with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Osnoss was appointed to the Compensation Committee and the Technology Committee of the Board. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Osnoss to the Board, the size of the Board was increased from eleven to twelve directors.

Mr. Osnoss was appointed to the Board pursuant to the previously announced Investment Agreement (the “Investment Agreement”), dated as of August 1, 2022, by and among the Company and Silver Lake Partners VI DE (AIV), L.P. and Silver Lake Alpine II, L.P. The Investment Agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 2, 2022 (the “Previous 8-K”), and is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the arrangements and understandings with respect to Board representation in the Investment Agreement contained in the Previous 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Except as set forth above, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Osnoss and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director. Additionally, there are no transactions involving the Company and Mr. Osnoss that the Company would be required to report pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Osnoss will be entitled to receive compensation for his Board and committee service in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022.

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:	October 28, 2022	By: /s/ David L. Green
		David L. Green
		Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary