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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 1 — Basis of Presentation</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Total System
Services, Inc.<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">®</sup> (TSYS<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">®</sup> or the Company) include the accounts of TSYS and its wholly and majority
owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q
and do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial
position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements
requires management of the Company to make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. These estimates and assumptions
are developed based upon all information available. Actual results could differ from estimated
amounts. All adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which, in the opinion of
management, are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations
for the periods covered by this report, have been included.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s summary of significant accounting policies, consolidated financial
statements and related notes appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2010. Results of interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be
expected for the year.
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