EX-4.4



 Exhibit 4.4 

Execution Version 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, this
“Amendment”), dated as of December 27, 2012, is entered into by and among TRANSFIRST GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), TRANSFIRST PARENT CORP., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”) and WCAS CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“WCAS CP IV” or the “Purchaser”). 

RECITALS 
 WHEREAS,
Holdings, Parent and WCAS CP IV have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Purchase Agreement”; capitalized
terms used and not defined elsewhere in this Amendment have the meanings provided for them in the Purchase Agreement); and 
 WHEREAS, the
Company is refinancing the existing Credit Agreements on the date hereof (the “Refinancing”); 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the
parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Amendment to Section 1.01. The definition of “PIK Requirement” in
Section 1.01 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: 

“PIK Requirement” shall be deemed to exist as of a Measurement Date if (a) the Consolidated
Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 5.75 to 1.00 on such Measurement Date, or (b) the Required Holders agree in writing to defer all or a portion of the accrued interest that is due and payable on the Interest Payment Date next
succeeding such Measurement Date. 
 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective upon: 

(a) The Purchaser’s receipt of a copy of this Amendment, duly executed and delivered by each of Holdings and Parent; and 

(b) The consummation of the Refinancing. 

3. Representations and Warranties. 

(a) The execution and delivery by each of Holdings and Parent of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Holdings and Parent. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and Parent. This Amendment constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Person,
enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and (iii) with respect to provisions relating to indemnification and contribution, as limited by
considerations of public policy and by federal or state securities laws. 







 (b) The execution, delivery and performance by Holdings and Parent of this Amendment do not and
will not (i) violate the Organizational Documents of Holdings or Parent, (ii) violate any law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree applicable to or binding upon Holdings or Parent, (iii) violate any contract,
agreement, license, lease or other instrument, arrangement, commitment, obligation, understanding or restriction of any kind to which Holdings or Parent is a party or (iv) require any consent or other action by any person under, constitute a
default under (with due notice or lapse of time or both), or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of Holdings or Parent or to a loss of any benefit to which Holdings or Parent is entitled
under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon Holdings or Parent or any of its material assets or properties. 
 (c)
No Default has occurred and is continuing or will occur as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment. 
 (d) Each of the
representations and warranties of each of Holdings and Parent contained in Article IV of the Purchase Agreement, immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment and the matters and transactions contemplated hereby, is true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date. 
 4. Reference to and Effect on the Purchase Agreement and the Notes. 

(a) On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to “this Agreement”,
“hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement, as amended by this Amendment. 

(b) The Purchase Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in
all respects ratified and confirmed. 
 (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Purchaser, nor constitute a modification, acceptance or waiver of any other provision of the Purchase Agreement or the Notes. 

5. Costs and Expenses. Holdings and Parent agree to pay or reimburse WCAS CP IV (and/or affiliates thereof) for all fees and expenses
incurred or payable by WCAS CP IV (and/or affiliates thereof) (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for WCAS CP IV (and/or affiliates thereof)) in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and
administration, modification and amendment of this Amendment. 

  
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 6. Counterparts; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. No provision of this Amendment shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder. 
 7. Governing Law. This Amendment, and all
claims arising hereunder or relating hereto, shall be governed and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

					
	TRANSFIRST GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation
	TRANSFIRST PARENT CORP., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark Travis

		 	Name:	 	Mark Travis
		 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement] 







 
					
	WCAS CAPITAL PARTNERS IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
		
	By:	 	 WCAS CP IV Associates LLC,
 Its
General Partner

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan Rather

		 	Name:	 	Jonathan Rather
		 	Title:	 	Managing Member


 [Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement]