As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2019
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located in the shaded bar below. Votes submitted electronically must be received by 11:59 PM (ET), on April 24, 2019.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Global Payments Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on April 25, 2019. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy
materials for the annual meeting of shareholders are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse
side. Your vote is important! This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy
materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to shareholders are available at:
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Shareholder Meeting Notice
The Global Payments
Inc. Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 25, 2019 at 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA 30326 at 9:30 AM Eastern Time. Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommend a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3: 1. Elect the following two Directors nominated by the
Board of Directors: (01) Mitchell L. Hollin, Class I and (02) Ruth Ann Marshall, Class I. 2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for 2018.
3. To ratify the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. PLEASE NOTE – YOU
CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you. Directions to the
Global Payments Inc. Annual Shareholder Meeting
Global Payments Inc. 3550 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA 30326 770.829.8000 Using GA 400 North to Connector State Road
141/Lenox Road NE. Take Exit 2 from GA-400 S. Merge onto Connector State Road 141/Lenox Road NE.
Using GA 400 S/US 195S, follow GA-400 S, take Exit 2. Merge onto
Connector State Road 141/Lenox Road NE. Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will
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Global Payments Inc.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
April 25, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time
3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326
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Your Global Payments Inc. proxy statement and annual report are now available online, and you may now vote your shares for the 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting.
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To cast your vote, please visit www.envisionreports.com/GPN and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to enter your Control Number provided above in this email to access this voting site. Note that votes submitted through this site must be received by 11:59 p.m. on April 24, 2019.
Thank you for viewing the 2019 Global Payments Inc. Annual Meeting Materials and for submitting your vote.
Notice of Annual Shareholder Meeting
Global Payments Inc.’s 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting will be held on April 25, 2019, at 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. We look forward to your attendance either in person or by proxy. At this year’s Annual Meeting, the agenda includes: (1) the election of two directors; (2) an advisory vote to approve the Global Payments Inc.’s compensation of our named executive officers for 2018; and (3) the ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Global Payments Inc.’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all of the director nominees, and FOR Proposals (2) and (3). Please refer to the Proxy Statement for detailed information on each of the proposals and the Annual Meeting.
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