Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2009

Commission file number 001-16111

 

 

LOGO

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Georgia   58-2567903

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

10 Glenlake Parkway, North Tower, Atlanta, Georgia   30328-3473
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 829-8000

NONE

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On November 18, 2009, Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”)with an affiliate of Palladium Equity Partners, LLC to sell the Company’s DolEx- and Europhil-branded money transfer businesses. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will receive proceeds in the range of $85 million to $110 million based on the operating performance of the business determined at the time of closing. The Agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals including the consent to the transaction by the issuers of money transfer licenses in many of the states and countries where DolEx or Europhil currently operates.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

10.1

   

Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 18, 2009

99.1

   

Press release dated of November 18, 2009

 

2

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

Global Payments Inc.

 

(Registrant)

Date: November 23, 2009

  

By:

  

/S/    DAVID E. MANGUM        

    David E. Mangum
    Chief Financial Officer