8-K 1 form8-kannualshareholdersm.htm 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2018
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Commission file number 001-16111

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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 829-8000
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 27, 2018, the Company held its 2018 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 16, 2018. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1. Election of the following directors:

Nominee | Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes
William I Jacobs | 137,857,363 | 2,180,300 | 223,280 | 6,595,308
Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr. | 135,545,597 | 4,490,876 | 224,470 | 6,595,308
Alan M. Silberstein | 136,116,366 | 3,720,592 | 423,985 | 6,595,308

Proposal 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes
137,081,130 | 2,881,233 | 298,580 | 6,595,308

Proposal 3. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touch LLP as the Company’s independent public accountants for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018.

Votes in Favor | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes
144,918,223 | 1,739,983 | 198,045 | —

Signatures
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: | May 3, 2018 | By: /s/ Cameron M. Bready |
|  | Cameron M. Bready |
|  | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |