UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 FORM 10-K/A
 Amendment No. 1
 Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
 Commission file number 1-10254
 TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
  Georgia
    
    58-1493818(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
    
    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)One TSYS WayColumbus, Georgia
    
    31901(Address of principal executive offices)
    
    (Zip Code)(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
    
    (706) 649-2310
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    Name of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, $.10 Par Value
    
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   DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 Incorporated Documents
    
    Form 10-K Reference LocationsPortions of the Annual Report to Shareholders
for the year ended December 31, 2009 (Annual Report)
    
    Parts I, II, III and IVPortions of the 2010 Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 21, 2010
(Proxy Statement)
    
    Part III




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EXPLANATORY NOTE
  PART IV
 Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 (a) 1 Financial Statements
  Consolidated Balance Sheets  December 31, 2009 and 2008.Consolidated Statements of Income  Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and
2007.Consolidated Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Income  Years Ended December
31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (on consolidated
financial statements).Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (on the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting).2.
    
    Financial Statement Schedules
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.Schedule II  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
 Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
  3.
    
    Exhibits
  ExhibitNumber
    
    Description3.1
    
    Articles of Incorporation of TSYS, as amended, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30,
2009.3.2
    
    Bylaws of TSYS, as amended, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 28, 2009.10.1
    
    Credit Agreement of TSYS with Bank of America N.A., as
Administrative Agent, the Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent, and
the other lenders named therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 27, 2007.10.2
    
    Indemnification and Insurance Matters Agreement by and among
Synovus Financial Corp. and TSYS, dated as of November 30, 2007, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
30, 2007.10.3
    
    Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Synovus Financial Corp.,
Columbus Bank and Trust Company and TSYS, dated as of November 30, 2007,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K
dated November 30, 2007.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS10.4
    
    Director Stock Purchase Plan of TSYS.
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description10.5
    
    Total System Services, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as filed with the SEC on March 19,
2002.10.6
    
    Amended and Restated Total System Services, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the SEC
on August 7, 2008.10.7
    
    Total System Services, Inc. 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
which was renamed the Total System Services, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive
Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of TSYS Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, as filed with the SEC on
March 18, 1993.10.8
    
    Amended and Restated Total System Services, Inc. Directors
Deferred Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of TSYS
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, as filed
with the SEC on August 7, 2008.10.9
    
    Wage Continuation Agreement of TSYS, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.7 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1992, as filed with the SEC on March 18, 1993.10.10
    
    Agreement in Connection With Personal Use of Company Aircraft,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on February
27, 2009.10.11
    
    Split Dollar Insurance Agreement of TSYS, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1993, as filed with the SEC on March 22, 1994.10.12
    
    Change of Control Agreement for executive officers of TSYS,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on February
29, 2008.10.13
    
    Split Dollar Insurance Agreement and related Executive Benefit
Substitution Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of TSYS
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, as
filed with the SEC on March 19, 2002.10.14
    
    Form of Stock Option Agreement for the Total System Services,
Inc. 1992 (renamed 2000) and 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plans,
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Descriptionincorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, as filed with
the SEC on November 8, 2004.10.15
    
    Summary of Board of Directors Compensation, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2009, as filed with the SEC on November 9, 2009.10.16
    
    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for the TSYS 2002
Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS
Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 20, 2005, as filed with the SEC on
January 25, 2005.10.17
    
    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement for
the TSYS 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 20, 2005, as filed with
the SEC on January 25, 2005.10.18
    
    Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement
for the TSYS 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 1, 2005, as
filed with the SEC on February 3, 2005.10.19
    
    Form of Stock Option Agreement for stock option awards under
the Total System Services, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan for grants made
subsequent to January 17, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 2006.10.20
    
    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for restricted stock
awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan for
grants made subsequent to January 17, 2006, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 2006.10.21
    
    Total System Services, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24,
2007, as filed with the SEC on April 25, 2007.10.22
    
    Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for restricted stock
awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 24,
2007, as filed with the SEC on April 25, 2007.
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description10.23
    
    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement for
performance-based restricted stock awards under the Total System Services, Inc.
2007 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of TSYS Current
Report on Form 8-K dated April 24, 2007.10.24
    
    Form of Revised Stock Option Agreement for stock option awards
under the Total System Services, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5,
2008.10.25
    
    Total System Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.30 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008.10.26
    
    Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement for
performance-based restricted stock awards under the Total System Services, Inc.
2008 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 2, 2008.10.27
    
    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for restricted stock
unit awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 2, 2008.10.28
    
    Form of Revised Stock Option Agreement for stock option awards
under the Total System Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5,
2008.10.29
    
    Form of Retention Restricted Stock Award Agreement for
retention restricted stock awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2008
Omnibus Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS Current Report
on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2008.10.30
    
    Form of Performance-Based Retention Restricted Stock Award
Agreement for performance-based restricted stock awards under the Total System
Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of
TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2008.10.31
    
    Form of Revised Restricted Stock Award Agreement for
restricted stock awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus
Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of TSYS Current Report on Form
8-K dated February 5, 2008.
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description10.32
    
    Form of Amended and Revised Stock Option Agreement for stock
option awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 28, 2008.10.33
    
    Form of Performance Share Agreement for performance share
awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2007 and 2008 Omnibus Plans,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on February
27, 2009.10.34
    
    Form of Amended and Revised Stock Option Agreement for stock
option awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of TSYS Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 28, 2008.10.35
    
    Form of Amended and Revised Stock Option Agreement for stock
option awards under the Total System Services, Inc. 2007 and 2008 Omnibus Plans
for grants made subsequent to January 26, 2009, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.40 of TSYS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2009.10.36
    
    Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive
officers of TSYS, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of TSYS Current
Report on Form 8-K dated July 25, 2007.13.1
    
    Certain specified pages of TSYS 2009 Annual Report to
Shareholders which are incorporated herein by reference.21.1
    
    Subsidiaries of Total System Services, Inc.23.1*
    
    Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.24.1
    
    Powers of Attorney contained on the signature pages of this
2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.31.1*
    
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.31.2*
    
    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section
302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.32
    
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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ExhibitNumber
    
    Description99.1*
    
    Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2009.99.2*
    
    Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Total System Services, Inc.
Director Stock Purchase Plan for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
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    Filed herewith  SIGNATURES
  TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.April 16, 2010
    By:

/s/ Philip W. TomlinsonPhilip W. Tomlinson,Principal Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 7