Jeffrey Steven Sloan - Aug 3, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)

Role: CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ David L. Green, attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey S. Sloan
Stock symbol: GPN
Transactions as of: Aug 3, 2021
Transactions value $: $7,191,972
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/5/2021, 04:22 PM
Previous filing: Jun 15, 2021
Next filing: Aug 9, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Award	$9.29M	+54.8K	+22.27%	$169.57	301K	Aug 3, 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$2.09M	-12.3K	-4.11%	$169.57	288K	Aug 3, 2021	Direct	F2
holding	GPN	Common Stock						12K	Aug 3, 2021	By the Jeffrey S. Sloan Family Trust	F3
holding	GPN	Common Stock						138K	Aug 3, 2021	By the Sloan Descendants' Trust	F4
holding	GPN	Common Stock						51.1K	Aug 3, 2021	The 2020 Mid-Year Jeffrey S Sloan Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
holding	GPN	Common Stock						38.4K	Aug 3, 2021	By the Jeffrey S. Sloan Grantor Retained Annuity Trust	F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares of restricted common stock issued as a result of the vesting of performance-based synergy units which were originally granted on September 18, 2019 as a non-recurring, supplemental award and were earned based on the company's achievement of pre-established goals related to the TSYS merger. Half of the earned synergy units vested August 3, 2021 and the remaining half will vest on August 3, 2022.
F2	Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards.
F3	These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
F4	These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's lineal descendants. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
F5	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.