Guido F. Sacchi - 22 Feb 2022 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
Issuer symbol: GPN
Transactions as of: 22 Feb 2022
Net transactions value: +$4,486,348
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Feb 2022, 18:40:19 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Aug 2021
Next filing: 13 Jan 2023
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	$812,583	+5,974	+9.4%	$136.02	69,849	22 Feb 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Award	$575,093	+4,228	+6.1%	$136.02	74,077	22 Feb 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Tax liability	$243,476	-1,790	-2.4%	$136.02	72,287	22 Feb 2022	Direct	F3
transaction	GPN	Common Stock	Award	$1,081,087	+7,948	+11%	$136.02	80,235	22 Feb 2022	Direct	F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	GPN	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$2,261,060	+16,623		$136.02	16,623	22 Feb 2022	Common Stock	16,623	$136.02	Direct	F5

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
F2	Represents restricted shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The restricted shares will vest after one year from the anniversary of the grant date.
F3	Represents the disposition of shares to the company to cover taxes on the vesting of awards.
F4	Represents shares of common stock issued as a result of the vesting of a one-time grant of business performance and recovery awards in the form of performance units. The awards converted into restricted shares of our common stock on February 22, 2022, with one-third vesting as of such date and the remaining two-thirds vesting ratably over the ensuing two years.
F5	Represents unvested options to purchase shares of common stock, which were granted to the reporting person as compensation. The stock options will vest in equal installments in each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.