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): April 30, 2026

Commission file number 001-16111

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.)
3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, Georgia	30326
(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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value	GPN	New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Senior Notes due 2031	GPN31A	New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 30, 2026, Global Payments Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders (1) elected each of the twelve nominees listed below to serve on the Board of Directors, (2) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officers’ compensation for the year ended December 31, 2025, (3) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, and (4) rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a shareholder right to act by written consent.

The voting results at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

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
Cameron M. Bready		225,933,003		802,017		83,308		22,191,119
F. Thaddeus Arroyo		225,252,271		1,484,739		81,318		22,191,119
John G. Bruno		218,182,491		8,533,830		102,007		22,191,119
Archana Deskus		226,171,317		550,262		96,749		22,191,119
Joia M. Johnson		222,506,385		4,217,755		94,188		22,191,119
Kristen M. Kliphouse		225,807,817		916,025		94,486		22,191,119
Connie D. McDaniel		224,650,321		2,092,744		75,263		22,191,119
Joseph S. Osnoss		223,849,113		2,869,978		99,237		22,191,119
William B. Plummer		224,517,175		2,210,263		90,890		22,191,119
Vivek Sankaran		225,445,276		1,269,443		103,609		22,191,119
Patricia A. Watson		226,142,767		586,374		89,187		22,191,119

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

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

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

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.

Date: May 4, 2026	By:	/s/ Dara Steele-Belkin
	Dara Steele-Belkin
	Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary