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GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 5, 2026)

Filed March 5, 2026For Securities:GPN

Summary

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K detailing significant strategic transactions that closed in January 2026. The company has acquired 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC from Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. and affiliates of GTCR LLC, concurrently divesting its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. This filing serves to update investors with crucial financial information related to these transactions, including the audited financial statements of the acquired Worldpay entity and pro forma combined financial data reflecting the post-transaction combined company. These filings are critical for investors to assess the financial impact of the Worldpay acquisition and the Issuer Solutions divestiture. The inclusion of Worldpay's audited financial statements as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, alongside pro forma condensed combined financial information for the year ended December 31, 2025, provides a basis for understanding the combined entity's financial position and performance going forward. Investors should review these exhibits carefully to evaluate the accretion of Worldpay and the implications of the divested business on Global Payments' overall strategic direction and financial health.

Key Highlights

  • 1Global Payments Inc. acquired 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC in January 2026.
  • 2The acquisition of Worldpay occurred simultaneously with the divestiture of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business to FIS.
  • 3The filing includes audited combined and consolidated financial statements for Worldpay Holdco, LLC as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
  • 4Financial statements for Worldpay cover the year ended December 31, 2025, and the eleven-month period ended December 31, 2024 (Successor periods) and the one-month period ended January 31, 2024 (Predecessor period).
  • 5Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for Global Payments as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025, is also included.
  • 6These exhibits are being filed to update investors with financial data related to the Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main events are the acquisition of 100% of Worldpay Holdco, LLC and the simultaneous divestiture of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions business to FIS, both occurring in January 2026.

Global Payments is filing these financial statements to update investors with the audited financial statements of the acquired Worldpay entity and unaudited pro forma combined financial data, reflecting the impact of the Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture.

The audited financial statements of Worldpay Holdco, LLC cover the periods as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (Successor), and for the year ended December 31, 2025, the eleven-month period ended December 31, 2024 (Successor periods), and the one-month period ended January 31, 2024 (Predecessor period).

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is provided to give investors a view of the combined company's financial position and performance as if the Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions divestiture had occurred at an earlier date, specifically as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025.