GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-29 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) CIK: 0001123360 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Bready Cameron M CIK: 0001461620 Role: Director, Officer (Chief Executive Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: +9,703 | Price: $74.66 Total Value: $724,425.98 Shares Owned After: 441,661 | Ownership: D (Direct) [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -8,871 | Price: $88.27 Total Value: $783,043.17 Shares Owned After: 432,790 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Represents forfeitures in connection with a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options in connection with the expiration thereof. A total of 8,871 shares were withheld by Global Payments Inc. (the "Company") for payment of the exercise price, and the net exercise resulted in the issuance of 832 shares, in the aggregate, by the Company to the reporting person. [F2] Closing price of the Company's common stock on the transaction date. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date: 2026-07-29 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative) Shares: -9,703 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2026-07-29 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] This grant became exercisable in 33.33% increments on the first (July 29, 2017), second (July 29, 2018), and third (July 29, 2019) anniversary of the grant date. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Represents forfeitures in connection with a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options in connection with the expiration thereof. A total of 8,871 shares were withheld by Global Payments Inc. (the "Company") for payment of the exercise price, and the net exercise resulted in the issuance of 832 shares, in the aggregate, by the Company to the reporting person. F2: Closing price of the Company's common stock on the transaction date. F3: This grant became exercisable in 33.33% increments on the first (July 29, 2017), second (July 29, 2018), and third (July 29, 2019) anniversary of the grant date. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Dara Steele-Belkin, attorney-in-fact for Cameron M. Bready (2026-07-31)