Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. On October 28, 2026, in connection with recent amendments to the Georgia Business Corporation Code, the Board of Directors of Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Twelfth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), effective immediately. The amendments to the Bylaws:…
Filed Nov 3, 2026Accepted Nov 2, 2026, 5:52 PM ESTCIK 1123360Accession 0001104659-26-121506
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Item 5.03Item 5.03 - Amendments to Articles/Bylaws
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
On October 28, 2026, in connection with recent amendments to the Georgia Business Corporation Code, the Board of Directors of
Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Twelfth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”),
effective immediately. The amendments to the Bylaws:
(i) provide that the Georgia State-wide Business
Court will be the sole and exclusive forum for internal entity claims, including, but not limited to, proceedings related to the court-ordered
inspection of corporate records by a shareholder; and
(ii) establish a minimum ownership threshold of
1 percent for shareholders to commence or maintain a derivative proceeding on behalf of the Company.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Bylaws, as amended and restated, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.