Global Payments shareholders elect all 12 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify auditor, reject written consent proposal

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

All 12 board nominees elected with strong majority; broker non-votes of 22.2M shares.
Say-on-pay approved with ~64% of votes cast in favor (146.6M for, 79.7M against).
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor for 2026 fiscal year passed with 94% support.
Shareholder proposal allowing written consent rejected with 74% of votes against.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of the named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025. at the 2026-04-30 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-30

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Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve compensation of the named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 146,640,626 79,718,672 459,030 22,191,119

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-04-30 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-30

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Proposal 1. Election of Directors Board of Directors Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes M. Troy Woods 223,200,682 3,541,472 76,174 22,191,119

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-04-30 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-04-30

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Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 235,165,069 13,648,321 196,057 0

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders rejected Advisory vote on shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. at the 2026-04-30 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: failed
Meeting: 2026-04-30

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Proposal 4. Advisory vote on shareholder proposal regarding shareholder right to act by written consent. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 58,311,193 167,913,794 593,341 22,191,119

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