GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 13, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK: 0001123360
Period of Report: 2010-01-11

Reporting Person: KELLY JAMES G (Chief Operating Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-11	Common Stock	M	4000	$13.025	Acquired	104953	Direct
2010-01-11	Common Stock	S	100	$48.97	Disposed	104853	Direct
2010-01-11	Common Stock	S	3900	$47.62	Disposed	100953	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-01-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.025	M	4000	Disposed	2011-06-01	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Pursuant to 10b(5)-1 Sales Plan executed by reporting person, when he/she was not in possession of material nonpublic information.

F2: This option will become exercisable on the anniversary of the grant date in the following increments: 20% on the second anniversary (June 1, 2003), 25% on the third anniversary (June 1, 2004), 25% on the fourth anniversary (June 1, 2005) and 30% on the fifth anniversary (June 1, 2006).