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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TRAPP MICHAEL W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC [GPN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NORTH TOWER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2011 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30328 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/01/2011   M   686 A $ 19.355 5,649 D   Common Stock 04/01/2011   S(1)   686 D $ 50 4,963 D   Common Stock 04/01/2011   M   4,770 A $ 33.755 9,733 D   Common Stock 04/01/2011   S(1)   4,770 D $ 50 4,963 D   Common Stock (2)               3,714 I by Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.355

04/01/2011

M

686

(3)

10/23/2013

Common Stock

686

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 33.755

04/01/2011

M

4,770

(4)

09/22/2015

Common Stock

4,770

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRAPP MICHAEL W 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NORTH TOWER ATLANTA, GA 30328	X

Signatures

Michael W Trapp		04/04/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to 10b(5)-1 Sales Plan executed by reporting person, when he/she was not in possession of material nonpublic information.
(2)	This form has been amended to reflect $0.00 in price as no consideration was exchaged for this transaction.
(3)	This option will become exercisable in 25% increments on the first (October 23, 2004), second (October 23, 2005), third (October 23, 2006) and fourth (October 23, 2007) anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	This grant will become exercisable in 25% increments on the first (September 22, 2006), second (September 22, 2007), third (September 22, 2008), and fourth (September 22, 2009) anniversary of the grant date.

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