Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 7, 2020, Global Payments Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, $1 billion aggregate principal amount of the Company's 2.900% Senior Notes due 2030 in a public offering (the "Offering"). The Offering is expected to close on May 15, 2020.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The description of the Underwriting Agreement set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The Notes are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-232933) that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2019. The Company is also filing the Underwriting Agreement as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K for purposes of such Registration Statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.

 Exhibit
 Number          Description

   1.1             Underwriting Agreement, dated May 7, 2020, among the Company and
                 the underwriters named therein.

   104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                 document).

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