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    <periodOfReport>2026-05-14</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>true</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001005757</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CSGS</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001804708</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Song Haiyan</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>169 INVERNESS DR. W SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ENGLEWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-05-14</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>22560</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>80.70</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On May 14, 2026, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2025 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), by and among CSG Systems International, Inc. (the &quot;Issuer&quot;), NEC Corporation  (&quot;Parent&quot;) and Canvas Transaction Company, Inc., a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (&quot;Merger Sub&quot;), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the &quot;Merger&quot;), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Issuer common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and each unvested share of restricted stock (&quot;RSA&quot;) held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was converted into the right to receive $80.70 in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 3,085 RSAs. Any payment with respect to unvested RSAs will be subject to vesting conditions on substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to such awards immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, except for terms rendered inoperative by reason of the Merger.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Andrea Matheny, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-05-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
