GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC — Director's Dealing 2010

May 18, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK: 0001123360
Period of Report: 2010-05-17

Reporting Person: Hyde Joseph C (President - International)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-17	Common Stock	M	2750	$31.575	Acquired	24527	Direct
2010-05-17	Common Stock	S	2750	$41.64	Disposed	21777	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-17	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.575	M	2750	Disposed	2015-07-19	Common Stock (2750)	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: Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of stock. The option will become exercisable in 25% increments on the first (July 19, 2006), second (July 19, 2007), third (July 19, 2008) and fourth (July 19, 2009) anniversary of the grant.