Guido F. Sacchi - Aug 3, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)

Role: Senior EVP and CIO
Signature: /s/ David L. Green, attorney-in-fact for Guido F. Sacchi
Stock symbol: GPN
Transactions as of: Aug 3, 2021
Transactions value $: $4,794,761
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/5/2021, 04:46 PM
Previous filing: Jun 15, 2021
Next filing: Feb 24, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Award	$6.19M	+36.5K	+102.56%	$169.57	72.1K	Aug 3, 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$1.4M	-8.23K	-11.42%	$169.57	63.9K	Aug 3, 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.

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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.