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Global Payments filings document public reporting for a merchant payment technology company focused on payment acceptance, software and commerce enablement. Form 8-K reports cover material events such as accelerated share repurchase programs, senior notes issuances, material agreements, operating results and pro forma financial information tied to the completed Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture.
Proxy and annual meeting records describe board elections, executive compensation votes, auditor ratification and shareholder proposal voting. The filings also identify the company’s listed common stock under GPN and its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2031 under GPN31A on the New York Stock Exchange, alongside governance and capital-structure disclosures.
JOHNSON JOIA M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director Joia M. Johnson reported an equity grant of common stock. Johnson received 3,179 fully-vested shares of common stock at $0.00 per share as compensation for service as a non-employee director. Following this award, Johnson directly holds 6,352 shares of common stock.
The filing also reports an indirect holding of 13,394 shares of common stock held by a 2016 Revocable Trust, which includes 1,213 shares that were previously reported as directly held. The transactions reflect compensation and ownership reporting rather than open-market buying or selling.
Arroyo F. Thaddeus reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director Thaddeus Arroyo received an equity grant of common stock. He was awarded 3,179 fully-vested shares as compensation for his service as a non-employee director, at no cash cost per share. Following this grant, he directly holds 16,272 shares of Global Payments common stock.
PLUMMER WILLIAM B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director William B. Plummer received a grant of 3,179 fully vested shares of common stock as compensation for his service as a non-employee director. The shares were awarded at no cash cost, bringing his direct holdings to 18,685 shares.
BRUNO JOHN G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director John G. Bruno received a grant of 3,179 fully-vested shares of common stock as compensation for serving as a non-employee director. The shares were awarded at no cash cost to him and increased his direct holdings to 21,849 common shares.
Deskus Archana reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director Archana Deskus received a grant of 3,179 shares of common stock as compensation for her service as a non-employee director. These fully-vested shares increased her direct holdings to 4,499 shares of common stock following the transaction.
WOODS M TROY reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director M Troy Woods received a grant of 3,939 fully-vested shares of common stock as compensation for service as a non-employee director. The shares were awarded at $0.00 per share, bringing Woods’ directly held common stock to 85,795 shares following the award.
The filing also lists indirect holdings of Global Payments common stock held through family-related entities and accounts, including the Woods Family GST Trust, the M Troy Woods 2025 GRAT, two 2016 family trusts, and shares held by Woods’ spouse. One footnote notes that 196,245 shares previously reported as directly held are now held through the 2025 GRAT.
Global Payments Inc. reported voting results from its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Investors elected twelve directors to the Board, with each nominee receiving over 218 million votes in favor alongside typical levels of broker non-votes.
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, compensation for named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025, with about 146.6 million votes for and 79.7 million against. They also ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. A shareholder proposal to grant a right to act by written consent was rejected, with approximately 167.9 million votes against and 58.3 million for.
Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 17,000,921 shares of Global Payments Inc. common stock, representing 6.17% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 17,000,921 shares and sole voting power for 2,218,521 shares. The filing is signed on 04/29/2026.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership of 0 shares (0%) of Global Payments Inc common stock. The filing states this follows an internal realignment and disaggregation under SEC Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998), with certain Vanguard subsidiaries now reporting separately.
Sankaran Vivek reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC director Vivek Sankaran received a stock grant of 239 common shares as compensation for serving as a non-employee director. The award was recorded at a price of $80.25 per share on February 19, 2026, leaving him with 239 shares held directly after the transaction.