Establishes Growth Targets for 2023

Expects to Complete Acquisition of EVO Payments no later than March 31

Netspend Consumer Divestiture On Track to Close by end of First Quarter

Executes Agreement to Sell Gaming Solutions Business

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

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"We delivered strong results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022, highlighting consistent execution across market cycles,” said Jeff Sloan, Chief Executive Officer. "For the fourth quarter, our Merchant business delivered 9% adjusted net revenue growth (excluding dispositions) and our Issuer business delivered 5% adjusted net revenue growth, each on a foreign exchange neutral (FXN) basis relative to the prior year. Notably, our core Issuer business accelerated sequentially in the fourth quarter to produce its best performance since our merger with TSYS in 2019.

“For calendar 2022, our Merchant business delivered 13% adjusted net revenue growth (excluding dispositions) and our Issuer business delivered 5% adjusted net revenue growth, each on a FXN basis. For the year, we produced 10% adjusted net revenue growth (FXN and excluding dispositions), expanded adjusted margins by 190 basis points and delivered 17% adjusted earnings per share growth (on a FXN basis), consistent with our September 2021 cycle guidance despite the incremental challenges of the macroeconomic environment.”

Sloan continued, “We also made great progress on our strategy in 2022. First, we look forward to closing our acquisition of EVO Payments no later than the end of March as anticipated. The transaction will significantly increase our target addressable markets, enhance our leadership in integrated payments worldwide, expand our presence in new and provide further scale in existing faster growth geographies, and augment our business-to-business software and payment solutions.

“Second, we remain on track to close the divestiture of Netspend’s consumer business by the end of the first quarter. Third, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our Gaming Solutions business to Parthenon Capital Partners for $415 million, which is consistent with our efforts to refine our portfolio to focus on our corporate clients and away from consumer centric businesses.

“Fourth and finally, we effectively balanced capital investment with return of capital to our shareholders. Through stock repurchases and dividends, we returned over $3 billion in 2022. And we welcomed Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, to our base of investors.”

Sloan concluded, “These transactions further our strategic objectives, simplify our businesses and provide us with enhanced confidence in our growth and margin targets over the cycle. Each of our primary businesses is growing at attractive rates with improved margin profiles.”

Fourth Quarter 2022 Summary

• GAAP revenues were $2.25 billion, compared to $2.19 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021; diluted earnings per share were $0.94 compared to $0.72 in the prior year; and operating margin was 18.1% compared to 14.6% in the prior year.
• Adjusted net revenues increased 2% (4% constant currency) to $2.02 billion, compared to $1.98 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021; excluding the impact of dispositions, adjusted net revenue increased 7% on a constant currency basis.
• Adjusted earnings per share increased 14% (17% constant currency) to $2.42, compared to $2.13 in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Adjusted operating margin expanded 240 basis points to 44.4%.

Full Year 2022 Summary

• GAAP revenues were $8.98 billion, compared to $8.52 billion in 2021; diluted earnings per share were $0.40 compared to $3.29 in the prior year; and operating margin was 7.1% compared to 15.9% in the prior year.
• Adjusted net revenues increased 5% (7% constant currency) to $8.09 billion, compared to $7.74 billion in 2021; excluding the impact of dispositions, adjusted net revenue increased 10% on a constant currency basis.
• Adjusted earnings per share increased 14% (17% constant currency) to $9.32, compared to $8.16 in 2021.
• Adjusted operating margin expanded 190 basis points to 43.7%.

2023 Outlook

“We achieved strong financial performance in the fourth quarter and for the full year, which highlights the durability of our business model and consistent execution of our technology-enabled strategy,” said Josh Whipple, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “We remain well positioned from a financial and operating perspective as we enter 2023.

“Looking ahead, the company expects adjusted net revenue to be in a range of $8.575 billion to $8.675 billion, reflecting growth of 6% to 7% over 2022, and adjusted earnings per share to be in a range of $10.25 to $10.37, reflecting growth of 10% to 11% over 2022 (15% to 16% excluding dispositions). Annual adjusted operating margin for 2023 is expected to expand by up to 120 basis points.

“Our 2023 outlook reflects the closings of the acquisition of EVO Payments, the divestiture of Netspend’s consumer business and the sale of Gaming Solutions in each case by the end of the first quarter.”

Whipple concluded, “We presume a stable worldwide macroeconomic backdrop throughout calendar year 2023.”

Capital Allocation

Global Payments’ Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.25 per share payable March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as of March 17, 2023. Our Board of Directors has also reauthorized up to $1.5 billion of share repurchase capacity.

Conference Call

Global Payments’ management will host a live audio webcast today, February 10, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. EST to discuss financial results and business highlights. The audio webcast, along with supplemental financial information, can be accessed via the investor relations page of the company’s website at investors.globalpayments.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be archived on the company's website following the live event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Global Payments supplements revenues, operating income, operating margin and net income and earnings per share determined in accordance with GAAP by providing these measures with certain adjustments (such measures being non-GAAP financial measures) in this earnings release to assist with evaluating our performance. In addition to GAAP measures, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to focus on the factors the company believes are pertinent to the daily management of our operations. The constant currency growth measures adjust for the impact of exchange rates and are calculated using average exchange rates during the comparable period in the prior year.

Global Payments also has provided supplemental non-GAAP information to reflect the pending divestiture of the consumer portion of the Consumer Solutions segment. Management believes that providing such supplemental financial information should enhance shareholders’ ability to evaluate how the business will be managed going forward.

Reconciliations of each of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure are included in the schedules to this release, except for forward-looking measures where a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the items that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measures.

About Global Payments

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and team member expertise allow us to provide a broad range of solutions that enable our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world.

Headquartered in Georgia with approximately 25,000 team members worldwide, Global Payments is a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 170 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For more information, visit www.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on Twitter (@globalpayinc), LinkedIn and Facebook.

Forward-Looking Statements

Investors are cautioned that some of the statements we use in this report contain forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate, and beliefs of and assumptions made by our management, involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect the financial condition, results of operations, business plans and the future performance of Global Payments. Actual events or results might differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that our plans and expectations will be achieved. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding guidance and projected financial results for the year 2023; the effects of general economic conditions on our business, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; statements about the strategic rationale and benefits of the proposed acquisition of EVO Payments, Inc. (“EVO”), including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and the expected timing of completion of the proposed transaction; planned divestitures, including Netspend’s consumer business and our gaming solutions business, or strategic initiatives; our success and timing in developing and introducing new services and expanding our business; and other statements regarding our future financial performance. Although we believe that the plans and expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our plans and expectations will be attained, and therefore actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Global Payments’ reports filed with the SEC and those identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the effects of global economic, political, market, health and social events or other conditions, including the effects and duration of, and actions taken in response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; foreign currency exchange, inflation and rising interest rate risks; difficulties, delays and higher than anticipated costs related to integrating the businesses of acquired companies, including with respect to implementing controls to prevent a material security breach of any internal systems or to successfully manage credit and fraud risks in business units; the effect of a security breach or operational failure on our business; our ability to complete the proposed transaction with EVO on the proposed terms or on the proposed timeline, or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to securing the necessary regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other closing conditions; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement relating to the transaction with EVO; failure to realize the expected benefits of the proposed transaction with EVO; effects relating to the announcement of the proposed transaction with EVO, including on the market price of our common stock and our relationships with customers, employees and suppliers; the risk of potential shareholder litigation associated with the proposed transaction with EVO; failing to comply with the applicable requirements of Visa, Mastercard or other payment networks or card schemes or changes in those requirements; the ability to maintain Visa and Mastercard registration and financial institution sponsorship; the ability to retain, develop and hire key personnel; the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations; the continued availability of capital and financing; increased competition in the markets in which we operate and our ability to increase our market share in existing markets and expand into new markets; our ability to safeguard our data; risks associated with our indebtedness; our ability to meet environmental, social or governance targets, goals and commitments; the potential effect of climate change including natural disasters; the effects of new or changes in current laws, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards on us or our partners and customers, including privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations; and other events beyond our control, and other factors included in the “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other documents that we file with the SEC, which are available at https://www.sec.gov.

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