2018 Guide to Effective Proxies

2.17.3 Business strategy | 299 6 TH EDITION | GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE PROXIES Proxy Summary This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement, but does not contain all of the information you should consider before voting your shares. For complete information regarding the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which we refer to as the “annual meeting,” the proposals to be voted on at the annual meeting, and our performance during the year ended December 31, 2017, please review the entire proxy statement and our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K, or the Annual Report on Form 10-K. In this proxy statement, the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Global Payments Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. Information About Our 2018 Annual Meeting Date and Time: Friday, April 27, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time Place: Our offices at 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30326 Record Date: March 5, 2018 Voting: Holders of our common stock as of the close of business on the record date may vote at the annual meeting. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote per share for each director nominee and one vote per share for each of the other proposals described below. Proposals and Voting Recommendations Proposal Board Vote Recommendation Page Number 1 – Election of Three Directors FOR each nominee 11 2 – Advisory Vote on Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers (“say-on-pay” vote) FOR 29 3 – Ratification of the Reappointment of Our Independent Public Accounting Firm FOR 60 Business and Strategy We are a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions delivering innovative services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to accept various payment types and operate their businesses more efficiently. We distribute our services across a variety of channels to customers in 30 countries throughout North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and Brazil and operate in three reportable segments: North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Our services enable our customers to accept card, electronic, check and digital-based payments at the point of sale. We offer high touch services that provide our customers with reliable and secure payment solutions coupled with high quality and responsive support services. We seek to leverage the adoption of, and transition to, card, electronic and digital-based payments by expanding share in our existing markets through our distribution channels and service innovation, as well as through acquisitions to improve our offerings and scale, while also seeking to enter new markets through acquisitions, alliances and joint ventures around the world. We intend to continue to invest in and leverage our technology infrastructure and our people to increase our penetration in existing markets. Our key objectives include the following: • Grow and control our direct distribution by adding new channels and partners, including expanding our ownership of additional enterprise software solutions in select vertical markets; • Deliver innovative services by developing value-added applications, enhancing existing services and developing new systems and services to blend technology with customer needs; • Leverage technology and operational advantages throughout our global footprint; GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. | 2018 Proxy Statement – 1 Total of 02 pages in section GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.