secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN)
CIK:        0001123360
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001123360-24-000021
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Global Payments appoints Robert Cortopassi as President and COO effective immediately
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- Cortopassi, 49, previously President of International and Vertical Markets, assumes role effective August 6, 2024.
- Compensation: $775k base salary, 125% target bonus, $5M target equity grant, and $2.35M initial one-time equity grant.
- Employment agreement: 3-year term with automatic renewal, 24-month non-compete and non-solicit post-termination.
- Severance: 18 months base salary for non-cause termination; 2x base salary plus bonus in change-in-control scenario.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336024000021/0001123360-24-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336024000021/gpn-20240731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-24-000021

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