As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2017

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Global Payments Inc. Annual Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 3, 2017

Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual shareholder meeting are available on the internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual shareholder meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report are available at:

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The Global Payments Inc. Annual Shareholder Meeting will be held on May 3, 2017 at 3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30321, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.

1.	Elect the following three directors nominated by the Board of Directors:
	01	John G. Bruno, Class II	02	Jeffrey S. Sloan, Class II	03	William B. Plummer, Class II
2.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for the 2016 fiscal transition period.
3.	To approve, on an advisory basis, a frequency of every year for future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.
4.	To ratify the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent public accountants.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

Directions to the Global Payments Inc. Annual Shareholder Meeting

Global Payments Inc. 3550 Lenox Road Atlanta, GA 30321 770.829.8000   Using GA 400 North to Connector State Road 141/Lenox Road NE. Take Exit 2 from GA-400 S. Merge onto Connector State Road 141/Lenox Road NE.   Using GA 400 S/US 195S, follow GA-400 S, take Exit 2. Merge onto Connector State Road 141/Lenox Road NE.

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	g	Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials for Global Payments Inc.” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side of the notice, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
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