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): April 27, 2023

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)		(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
4.875% Senior Notes due 2031		GPN31A		New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 27, 2023, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were submitted to a vote of the shareholders:

Proposal 1. Election of directors.

 

Nominee		Votes in Favor				Votes Against				Abstentions				Broker Non-Votes
M. Troy Woods			207,691,187				5,011,422				119,959				22,113,567
Jeffrey S. Sloan			211,543,409				1,130,706				148,453				22,113,567
F. Thaddeus Arroyo			210,083,357				2,623,593				115,618				22,113,567
Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr.			207,910,427				4,795,145				116,996				22,113,567
John G. Bruno			204,908,660				7,792,000				121,908				22,113,567
Joia M. Johnson			209,658,604				3,065,527				98,437				22,113,567
Ruth Ann Marshall			205,627,041				7,103,241				92,286				22,113,567
Connie D. McDaniel			200,511,227				12,213,212				98,129				22,113,567
Joseph H. Osnoss			151,613,611				61,099,153				109,804				22,113,567
William B. Plummer			209,998,539				2,719,754				104,275				22,113,567
John T. Turner			204,553,338				8,158,739				110,491				22,113,567

Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Votes in Favor		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
184,307,585		20,219,004		8,295,979		22,113,567

Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

Votes-1 Year		Votes-2 Year		Votes-3 Year		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
210,026,635		226,412		2,416,755		152,766		22,113,567

Proposal 4. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

Votes in Favor		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
220,312,380		14,442,798		180,957		—

Proposal 5. Advisory vote on shareholder ratification of termination pay.

 

Votes in Favor		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
85,032,226		127,260,837		529,505		22,113,567

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: May 2, 2023		By:		/s/ David L. Green
				David L. Green
				Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary