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| Your Vote Counts! Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V84985-P47170-Z92168 You invested in GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on April 30, 2026. *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. 2026 Annual Meeting Vote by April 29, 2026 11:59 PM ET GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. 3550 LENOX ROAD, SUITE 3000 ATLANTA, GA 30326 Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and the 2025 Annual Report to Shareholders online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to April 16, 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to [email protected]. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* April 30, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GPN2026 |
| Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. Voting Items Board Recommends V84986-P47170-Z92168 THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. 1. Election of Twelve Nominees as Directors: 1a. M. Troy Woods For 1b. Cameron M. Bready For 1c. F. Thaddeus Arroyo For 1d. John G. Bruno For 1e. Archana Deskus For 1f. Joia M. Johnson For 1g. Kirsten M. Kliphouse For 1h. Connie D. McDaniel For 1i. Joseph H. Osnoss For 1j. William B. Plummer For 1k. Vivek Sankaran For 1l. Patricia A. Watson For 2. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the company’s named executive officers for 2025. For 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. For 4. Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. Against |
