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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 5 — Comprehensive Income</b>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     For the three months ended March 31, comprehensive income is summarized below:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="28%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Three months ended March 31, 2011</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Three months ended March 31, 2010</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>TSYS</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Noncontrolling</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">TSYS</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Noncontrolling</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Shareholders</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Interests</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Total</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Shareholders</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Interests</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Total</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>48,790</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>622</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>49,412</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">51,327</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">492</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">51,819</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other comprehensive
income (OCI), net
of tax:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign currency
translation
adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>10,172</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>99</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>10,271</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(12,855</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(721</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(13,576</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Change in
accumulated OCI
related to
postretirement
healthcare plans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(182</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(182</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">37</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="23" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>58,780</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>721</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>59,501</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">38,509</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(229</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">38,280</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The income tax effects allocated to and the cumulative balance of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="40%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Beginning Balance</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Pretax</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Ending Balance</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><i>(in thousands)</i></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">December 31, 2010</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Amount</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Tax Effect</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Net-of-Tax Amount</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">March 31, 2011</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign currency translation adjustments
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>(1,242</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>12,281</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(2,109</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>10,172</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>8,930</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Change in accumulated OCI related to
postretirement healthcare plans
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(1,343</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(285</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>103</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(182</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(1,525</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>(2,585</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>11,996</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(2,006</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">9<b>,990</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>7,405</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Consistent with its overall strategy of pursuing international investment opportunities,
TSYS adopted the permanent reinvestment exception under ASC 740, <i>“Income Taxes,” </i>with respect to
future earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. Its decision to permanently reinvest foreign
earnings offshore means TSYS will no longer allocate taxes to foreign currency translation
adjustments associated with these foreign subsidiaries accumulated in other comprehensive income.
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