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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): February 13, 2025
Commission file number 001-16111
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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

NONE
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value | GPN | New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Senior Notes due 2031 | GPN31A | New York Stock Exchange

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Item 8.01. Other Events
On February 13, 2025, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) program to repurchase an aggregate of $250 million of the Company’s shares of common stock as part of the Company’s previously announced, board-approved share repurchase program. Approximately 1,920,676 shares of the Company’s common stock to be repurchased under the ASR will be received by the Company on February 18, 2025. The total number of shares that the Company will repurchase under the ASR will generally be based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the Company’s common stock during the repurchase period, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms of the ASR. Final settlement of the ASR is expected to occur no later than March 31, 2025.

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: | February 14, 2025 | By: /s/ Joshua J. Whipple |
|  | Joshua J. Whipple |
|  | Chief Financial Officer |