Cameron M. Bready - 03 Aug 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)

Role: President and COO
Signature: /s/ David L. Green, attorney-in-fact for Cameron M. Bready
Issuer symbol: GPN
Transactions as of: 03 Aug 2021
Net transactions value: +$9,589,523
Form type: 4
Filing time: 05 Aug 2021, 16:27:58 UTC
Previous filing: 15 Jun 2021
Next filing: 24 Feb 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Award	$12,381,493	+73,017	+64%	$169.57	186,726	03 Aug 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Tax liability	$2,791,970	-16,465	-8.8%	$169.57	170,261	03 Aug 2021	Direct	F2

* 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.

Content

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.

Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards.