SEC Comment Letter for GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) (CIK 0001123360) (GPN) — Oct 1, 2019
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC (GPN) (CIK 0001123360)
Date: Oct. 1, 2019 · CIK: 0001123360 · Accession: 0000000000-19-014145
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Referenced dates: July 30, 2019
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October 1, 2019
Jeffrey Sloan
Chief Executive Officer
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
3550 Lenox Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Re:GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
Filed February 21, 2019
Form 8-K filed July 30, 2019
Response dated August 19, 2019
File No. 1-16111
Dear Mr. Sloan:
We have reviewed your August 19, 2019 response to our comment letter and have the
following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may
better understand your disclosure.
Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the requested
information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our
comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional comments.
Form 8-K Filed July 30, 2019
Exhibit 99.1, page 1
1. We reviewed your response to the prior comment in our letter dated July 30, 2019 and
note your proposed disclosures related to Adjusted net revenue plus network fees. Please
revise this measure in future filings to exclude the adjustment for "network fees." The
measure does not conform to Question 100.04 of the Non-GAAP Compliance
& Disclosure Interpretations. The term "revenue" should not be used when discussing this
measure on a gross basis.
You may contact Ta Tanisha Meadows, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3322 or Donna Di
Silvio, Staff Accountant, at (202) 551-3202 if you have questions regarding comments on the
financial statements and related matters. Please contact Lilyanna Peyser, Special Counsel, at
(202) 551-3222 with any other questions.
FirstName LastNameJeffrey Sloan
Comapany NameGLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
October 1, 2019 Page 2
FirstName LastName
Jeffrey Sloan
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
October 1, 2019
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Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
CF Office of Trade & Services
cc: David Green, General Counsel