GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK: 0001123360
Period of Report: 2011-03-15

Reporting Person: Hyde Joseph C (President - International)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-15	Common Stock	M	2750	$32.2	Acquired	33087	Direct
2011-03-15	Common Stock	S	2750	$45.77	Disposed	30337	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-15	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.2	M	2750	Disposed	2015-08-24	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. This option will become exercisable in 25% increments on the first (August 24, 2006), second (August 24, 2007), third (August 24, 2008) and fourth (August 24, 2009) anniversary of the grant.