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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares sold by the following entities: 1,420,598 shares of common stock sold by Summit Ventures VI-A, L.P., 592,446 shares of common stock sold by Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., 29,545 shares of common stock sold by Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P., 45,361 shares of common stock sold by Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., 11,895 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors VI, L.P., 36,781 shares of common stock sold by Summit Subordinated Debt Fund II, L.P., 226,124 shares of common stock sold by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-A, L.P., 135,813 shares of common stock sold by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-B, L.P., 1,301 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors I, LLC and 136 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors I (UK), L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares sold back to FleetCor Technologies, Inc., the issuer, pursuant to a Stock Repurchase Agreement by the following entities: 1,368,328 shares of common stock sold by Summit Ventures VI-A, L.P., 570,647 shares of common stock sold by Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., 28,457 shares of common stock sold by Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P., 43,692 shares of common stock sold by Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., 11,457 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors VI, L.P., 35,428 shares of common stock sold by Summit Subordinated Debt Fund II, L.P., 217,804 shares of common stock sold by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-A, L.P., 130,816 shares of common stock sold by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-B, L.P., 1,253 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors I, LLC and 132 shares of common stock sold by Summit Investors I (UK), L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares held by the following entities: 5,757,485 shares of common stock held by Summit Ventures VI-A, L.P., 2,401,102 shares of common stock held by Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., 119,740 shares of common stock held by Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P., 183,840 shares of common stock held by Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., 48,208 shares of common stock held by Summit Investors VI, L.P., 149,071 shares of common stock held by Summit Subordinated Debt Fund II, L.P., 916,450 shares of common stock held by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-A, L.P., 550,434 shares of common stock held by Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-B, L.P., 5,273 shares of common stock held by Summit Investors I, LLC and 553 shares of common stock held by Summit Investors I (UK), L.P.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The entities mentioned in Footnotes 1, 2 and 3 are collectively referred to as the &quot;Summit Entities.&quot; Each of the Summit Entities disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares except those specifically listed in the Footnotes as held by such entity, except to the extent of each such entity's pecuniary interest therein.</remarks>

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        <signatureDate>2012-12-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Summit Ventures VI-B, L.P., by Summit Partners VI (GP), L.P., Its GP, by Summit Partners VI (GP), LLC, Its GP, by Summit Partners, L.P., its Manager, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its GP, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph F. Trustey,  Member</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>Summit VI Advisors Fund, L.P., by Summit Partners VI (GP), L.P., its GP, by Summit Partners VI (GP), LLC, its GP, by Summit Partners, L.P., its Manager, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its GP, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph F. Trustey, Member</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>Summit VI Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., by Summit Partners VI (GP), L.P., its GP, by Summit Partners VI (GP), LLC, its GP, by Summit Partners, L.P., its Manager, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its GP, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph F. Trustey, Member</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund II,  L.P., by Summit Partners Subordinated Debt II, LLC, its GP, by Stamps, Woodsum &amp; Company IV, its GP, by Summit Partners, L.P., its GP, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its GP, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-A, L.P., by Summit Partners PE VII, L.P., its GP, by Summit Partners PE VII, LLC, its GP, by Summit Partners, L.P., its GP, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its GP, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph Trustey, Member</signatureName>
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        <signatureDate>2012-12-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Summit Investors I (UK), L.P., by Summit Investors Management, LLC, its General Partner, by Summit Partners, L.P., its Managing Member, by Summit Master Company, its General Partner, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph F. Trustey, Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-05</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Summit Investors I, LLC, by Summit Investors Management, LLC, its Manager, by Summit Partners, L.P., its Managing Member, by Summit Master Company, LLC, its general partner, by Robin W. Devereux, POA for Joseph F. Trustey, Member</signatureName>
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