--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-23-132459" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GPN" cik: "0001123360" company_name: "GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC" filed_at: "2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-16T02:38:52.785047+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.4 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Global Payments shareholders reject advisory vote on termination pay; re-elect all directors ## Summary - Proposal 5 (advisory vote on termination pay) failed: 127.3M against, 85.0M for. - All 11 director nominees elected; Joseph H. Osnoss received 151.6M for, 61.1M against (29% opposed). - Proposal 2 (advisory say-on-pay) passed with 184.3M for, 20.2M against, 8.3M abstentions. - Proposal 3 (frequency of say-on-pay): 1-year frequency approved with 210M votes. - Proposal 4 (ratification of Deloitte as auditor) passed with 220.3M for, 14.4M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-23-132459 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GPN - cik: 0001123360 - company_name: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC - filed_at: 2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.4 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/d395639d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-132459 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-132459.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-132459.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: Proposal 3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. Votes-1 Year Votes-2 Year Votes-3 Year Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 210,026,635 226,412 2,416,755 152,766 22,113,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: Proposal 1. Election of directors. Nominee Votes in Favor Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes M. Troy Woods 207,691,187 5,011,422 119,959 22,113,567 Jeffrey S. Sloan 211,543,409 1,130,706 148,453 22,113,567 F. Thaddeus Arroyo 210,083,357 2,623,593 115,618 22,113,567 Robert H.B. Baldwin, Jr. 207,910,427 4,795,145 116,996 22,113,567 John G. Bruno 204,908,660 7,792,000 121,908 22,113,567 Joia M. Johnson 209,658,604 3,065,527 98,437 22,113,567 Ruth Ann Marshall 205,627,041 7,103,241 92,286 22,113,567 Connie D. McDaniel 200,511,227 12,213,212 98,129 22,113,567 Joseph H. Osnoss 151,613,611 61,099,153 109,804 22,113,567 William B. Plummer 209,998,539 2,719,754 104,275 22,113,567 John T. Turner 204,553,338 8,158,739 110,491 22,113,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation for the year ended December 31, 2022 at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation for the year ended December 31, 2022. Votes in Favor Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 184,307,585 20,219,004 8,295,979 22,113,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders approved Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: Proposal 4. Ratification of the reappointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023. Votes in Favor Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 220,312,380 14,442,798 180,957 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm - Shareholder Votes GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC shareholders rejected Advisory vote on shareholder ratification of termination pay at the 2023-04-27 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-27 source text: Proposal 5. Advisory vote on shareholder ratification of termination pay. Votes in Favor Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 85,032,226 127,260,837 529,505 22,113,567 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000119312523132459/0001193125-23-132459-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.