**EXHIBIT 99**

*Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995*

*Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-Looking Statements*

All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on various expectations and assumptions concerning future events and they are subject tonumerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected. Important factors upon which the Company’s forward-looking statements are premised include:(a) continued growth at rates approximating recent levels for card-based payment transactions and other product markets; (b) successful conversions under service contracts with major clients; (c) renewal of material contracts in theCompany’s business units consistent with past experience; (d) timely, successful and cost-effective implementation of processing systems to provide new products, improved functionality and increased efficiencies; (e) successful andtimely integration of significant businesses and technologies acquired by the Company and realization of anticipated synergies; (f) continuing development and maintenance of appropriate business continuity plans for the Company’sprocessing systems based on the needs and risks relative to each such system; (g) absence of further consolidation among client financial institutions or other client groups which has a significant impact on Company client relationships and nomaterial loss of business from significant customers of the Company; (h) achieving planned revenue growth throughout the Company, including in the merchant alliance program which involves several joint ventures not under the sole control of theCompany and each of which acts independently of the others, and successful management of pricing pressures through cost efficiencies and other cost-management initiatives; (i) successfully managing the credit and fraud risks in theCompany’s business units and the merchant alliances, particularly in the context of the developing e-commerce markets; (j) anticipation of and response to technological changes, particularly with respect to e-commerce; (k) attractingand retaining qualified key employees; (l) no unanticipated changes in laws, regulations, credit card association rules or other industry standards affecting the Company’s businesses which require significant product redevelopment efforts,reduce the market for or value of its products or render products obsolete; (m) continuation of the existing interest rate environment so as to avoid increases in agent fees related to IPS’ products and increases in interest on theCompany’s borrowings; (n) no unanticipated developments relating to previously disclosed lawsuits, investigations or similar matters; (o) no catastrophic events that could impact the Company’s or its major customer’soperating facilities, communication systems and technology or that has a material negative impact on current economic conditions or levels of consumer spending; (p) no material breach of security of any of our systems; and (q) successfullymanaging the potential both for patent protection and patent liability in the context of rapidly developing legal framework for expansive software patent protection.