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Georgia		58-2567903
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia		30326
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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On April 25, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the recommendation of the Board’s Governance and Nominating Committee, approved the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to change the compensation for the Company’s non-employee directors as follows:



Position Held	Annual Basic Cash Retainer		Annual Supplemental Cash Retainer		Annual Stock Retainer (FMV)
Non-Employee Chairperson		$100,000		$95,000		$230,000
Lead Director		$100,000		$65,000		$195,000
Audit Committee Chair		$100,000		$30,000		$175,000
Compensation Committee Chair		$100,000		$20,000		$175,000
Other Committee Chairs		$100,000		$20,000		$175,000
Other Non-Employee Directors		$100,000	n/a			$175,000

A copy of the Plan, effective April 25, 2019, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

On April 25, 2019, the Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company’s shareholders voted on and approved all three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2019. The final voting results were as follows:



Nominee	Votes in Favor	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Mitchell L. Hollin	125,550,178	13,106,401	94,326	5,361,036
Ruth Ann Marshall	134,484,219	4,212,573	54,112	5,361,036

Proposal 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2018.



Votes in Favor	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
105,628,807	29,852,199	3,269,899	5,361,036

Proposal 3. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touch LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the calendar year ending December 31, 2019.



Votes in Favor	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
141,293,123	2,762,442	56,376	0

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

Date:	April 26, 2019	By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready
		Cameron M. Bready
		Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Global Payments Inc. Fifth Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, dated April 25, 2019.