GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC — Director's Dealing 2017

Oct 10, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK: 0001123360
Period of Report: 2017-10-05

Reporting Person: Green David Lawrence (EVP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-10-05	Common Stock	A	29073	$96.79	Acquired	63690	Direct
2017-10-05	Common Stock	F	4646	$96.79	Disposed	59044	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of restricted common stock issued as a result of the conversion of performance-based restricted units, which were originally granted on September 30, 2014, and were earned based on the absolute share price appreciation of the Company's stock and the relative share price appreciation of the Company's stock compared to the S&P 500 index at the end of a three-year performance period. One-third of the restricted shares vested immediately on October 5, 2017, and the remaining two-thirds of the shares will vest in equal increments on each of September 30, 2018 and 2019.

F2: Balance includes shares acquired under the company's dividend reinvestment plan.

F3: Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards.