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.
Global Payments Inc. outlines a major reshaping of its business around payments technology and software. The company is a Fortune 500, S&P 500 member headquartered in Georgia with about 26,000 team members across 37 countries, focused on merchant payment and commerce solutions.
In January 2026, Global Payments acquired 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC, paying GTCR approximately $6.2 billion in cash plus 43.3 million Global Payments shares, while simultaneously divesting its Issuer Solutions business to FIS for approximately $7.7 billion in cash and FIS’s Worldpay interest. Earlier, it sold Heartland Payroll Solutions and AdvancedMD for roughly $1.1 billion each, plus contingent consideration.
The company is running a multiyear transformation program through the first half of 2027 to streamline operations into a unified global platform, consolidate technology under common leadership and centralize operations. It highlights intense competition, cybersecurity threats, regulatory complexity and integration risk—especially around Worldpay—as key risk factors that could materially affect results.
David Lawrence Green filed a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of Common Stock related to GPN. The filing records a prior sale of 11,600 shares on 12/03/2025 for $927,992.26 as a transaction within the past three months.
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) notice of proposed sale of common stock by an affiliate under Rule 144. The filing lists multiple past restricted stock vesting events and discloses a sale by David L. Green of 11,600 common shares on 12/03/2025 for $927,992.96.
The excerpt primarily records vesting dates and quantities for compensation awards across 2013–2016 and reports the recent affiliate sale detail above.
GPN Form 144 sale notice: David L. Green reported a sale of 11,600 common shares on 12/03/2025 for $927,992.96. The filing lists prior restricted stock vesting dates in 2016–2017.
GPN notice of proposed sale: the filing shows 11,600 shares sold by David L. Green on 12/03/2025 for $927,992.96.
David L. Green reported the sale of 11,600 common shares on 12/03/2025, with gross proceeds of $927,992.96. The filing is a Form 144 notice of an insider sale; timing and the reported dollar amount are stated on the form.
Global Payments Inc. entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement to buy back $550 million of its common stock under its existing board-approved repurchase program. The company expects to initially receive about 5,414,718 shares on February 20, 2026, with the final number of shares determined by the average daily volume-weighted average price of its stock during the ASR period, less a discount and subject to contractual adjustments. Final settlement is expected no later than March 30, 2026.
Global Payments Inc. reported 2025 results and highlighted a major business transformation. For 2025, GAAP revenues were $7.71 billion with diluted EPS of $5.78, while adjusted net revenues rose to $9.32 billion and adjusted EPS increased 11% to $12.22. Fourth quarter GAAP revenues were $1.90 billion with diluted EPS of $0.92, and adjusted EPS grew to $3.18.
The company completed the acquisition of Worldpay and the divestiture of Issuer Solutions, repositioning itself as a pure-play merchant solutions provider. It authorized $2.5 billion of share repurchases and is entering a $550 million accelerated share repurchase, expecting to return over $2 billion to shareholders in 2026 and $7.5 billion through the end of 2027.
For 2026, Global Payments targets constant currency adjusted net revenue growth of about 5% excluding dispositions, adjusted operating margin expansion of about 150 basis points, and adjusted EPS of $13.80 to $14.00, implying growth of 13% to 15%. The company also appointed Vivek Sankaran to its board and named Jennifer Bozeman Whyte as chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer.
Global Payments Inc. reported changes in its senior leadership team. Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer David Sheffield notified the company on January 9, 2026 of his intention to retire, effective March 1, 2026. He will remain in his current role until his retirement, and the company expects to appoint a successor Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer before that date.
On the same date, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer David Green notified the company that he will resign for good reason under his existing employment agreement. As of January 9, 2026, he no longer serves in that executive role but will remain for a brief period in a non-executive capacity to help with the transition and other key initiatives. Both departures are stated as not resulting from any disagreement with the company on its operations, policies, or accounting practices. Mr. Green will receive payments and benefits under his employment agreement and will sign a customary release of claims in favor of the company.
Global Payments Inc. discloses that GTCR W Aggregator LP and related entities have become significant shareholders. The GTCR reporting group beneficially owns 43,268,041 shares of Global Payments common stock, representing 15.45% of the outstanding class. This ownership percentage is based on 236,702,659 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025, plus the 43,268,041 shares issued to GTCR W Aggregator LP on January 9, 2026 under a Transaction Agreement among Global Payments, Worldpay Holdco, LLC, GTCR affiliates and certain Global Payments subsidiaries. The GTCR entities report shared voting and dispositive power over all of these shares and certify that the securities were not acquired to change or influence control of Global Payments.