X0306 4 2017-03-01 0001123360 GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0001441089 SHEFFIELD DAVID M 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NORTH TOWER ATLANTA GA 30328 1 Chief Accounting Officer Common Stock 2017-03-01 4 A 0 2518 79.45 A 9543 D 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. Balance includes shares from Dividend Reinvestment Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. /s/ David L. Green, attorney-in-fact for David Sheffield 2017-03-03