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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.3

                                

                                

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN

                                

    

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	
					
	ARTICLE 1
	PURPOSE
	2
	

	1.1
	

	Background
	2
	

	1.2
	

	Purpose
	2
	

	1.3
	

	Eligibility
	2
	

	ARTICLE 2
	DEFINITIONS
	2
	

	2.1
	

	Definitions
	2
	

	ARTICLE 3
	ADMINISTRATION
	3
	

	3.1
	

	Administration
	3
	

	3.2
	

	Reliance
	3
	

	ARTICLE 4
	SHARES
	4
	

	4.1
	

	Source of Shares for the Plan
	4
	

	ARTICLE 5
	CASH COMPENSATION
	4
	

	5.1
	

	Basic Cash Retainer
	4
	

	5.2
	

	Supplemental Cash Retainer
	4
	

	5.3
	

	Expense Reimbursement
	4
	

	ARTICLE 6
	EQUITY COMPENSATION
	4
	

	6.1
	

	Stock Awards
	4
	

	6.2
	

	Adjustments
	5
	

	6.3
	

	Award Certificates
	5
	

	ARTICLE 7
	Amendment, Modification and Termination
	5
	

	7.1
	

	Amendment, Modification and Termination
	5
	

	ARTICLE 8
	GENERAL PROVISIONS
	5
	

	8.1
	

	Duration of the Plan
	5
	

	8.2
	

	Expenses of the Plan
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	SCHEDULE I -
	DIRECTOR COMPENSATION SCHEDULE

	 

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE

1.1.    BACKGROUND. This plan is adopted to aggregate and formalize the Company’s compensation policies for non-employee directors of the Company, including all cash and equity-based compensation.  The Global Payments Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (the “2011 Incentive Plan”) was approved by the Company’s shareholders at the 2011 annual meeting. This Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) amends and restates the Amended and Restated 2014 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan that became effective on April 2, 2014. The Plan operates as a subplan of the 2011 Incentive Plan pursuant to Section 4.3 of the 2011 Incentive Plan.
1.2.    Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and compensate highly-qualified individuals who are not employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for service as members of the Board by providing them with competitive compensation and an equity interest in the Company.  The Company intends that the Plan will benefit the Company and its shareholders by allowing Non-Employee Directors to have a personal financial stake in the Company through an ownership interest in the Company’s Stock and will closely associate the interests of Non-Employee Directors with that of the Company’s shareholders.  
1.3.    ELIGIBILITY. Non-Employee Directors of the Company who are Eligible Participants, as defined below, shall automatically be participants in the Plan.

ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS

2.1.    DEFINITIONS.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the 2011 Incentive Plan.  Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
		
	(a)
	“Annual Stock Retainer” means with respect to each Non-Employee Director for each Plan Year, the dollar value to be delivered in the form of annual Stock awards under the Plan, as established from time to time by the Committee and set forth in Schedule I hereto.

		
	(b)
	“Basic Cash Retainer” means the annual cash retainer (excluding any Supplemental Cash Retainer and expenses) payable by the Company to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof for service as a director of the Company; as established from time to time by the Committee and set forth in Schedule I hereto.  

		
	(c)
	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

		
	(d)
	“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board.

		
	(e)
	“Committee” means the Governance and Risk Oversight Committee of the Board.

		
	(f)
	“Company” means Global Payments Inc., a Georgia corporation, or any successor corporation.

		
	(g)
	“Effective Date” of the Plan means November 18, 2015, immediately following the conclusion of the Company’s annual shareholder meeting. 

		
	(h)
	“Eligible Participant” means any person who is a Non-Employee Director on the Effective Date or becomes a Non-Employee Director while this Plan is in effect; except that any director 

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who is a former employee shall not be an Eligible Participant for a period of one year following the date of termination of employment. 
		
	(i)
	“Equity Award” means stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, or other awards based on or derived from the Stock which are authorized under the 2011 Incentive Plan for award to Non-Employee Directors. 

		
	(j)
	“Grant Date” of an Equity Award has the meaning given such term in Sections 6.1 hereof.

		
	(k)
	“2011 Incentive Plan” means the Global Payments Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, and any subsequent equity compensation plan approved by the shareholders and designated by the Board as the Incentive Plan for purposes of this Plan.

		
	(l)
	“Non-Employee Chairperson” means the Non-Employee Director, if any, who has been designated by the Board as the Chairperson under the Board’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

		
	(m)
	“Lead Director” means the Non-Employee Director, if any, who has been designated by the Board as the Lead Director under the Board’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.  The Lead Director shall have such duties as shall be assigned to him or her by the Board in such Corporate Governance Guidelines.

		
	(n)
	“Non-Employee Director” means a director of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and who had not been appointed or elected to the Board solely by reason of his or her affiliation with a shareholder of the Company.

		
	(o)
	“Plan” means this Amended and Restated 2014 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time.

		
	(p)
	“Plan Year(s)” means the approximate twelve-month periods between annual meetings of the shareholders of the Company, which, for purposes of the Plan, are the periods for which annual retainers are earned. 

		
	(q)
	“Supplemental Cash Retainer” means the supplemental annual cash retainer (excluding Basic Cash Retainer and expenses) payable by the Company to a Non-Employee Director pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof for service as Lead Director, Non-Employee Chairperson or chair of a committee of the Board; as established from time to time by the Committee and set forth in Schedule I hereto.  

		
	(r)
	“Stock” means the common stock, no par value per share, of the Company.

ARTICLE 3
ADMINISTRATION

3.1.    ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties concerned including the Company, its shareholders and persons granted awards under the Plan.  The Committee may appoint a plan administrator to carry out the ministerial functions of the Plan, but the administrator shall have no other authority or powers of the Committee.  
3.2.    RELIANCE.  In administering the Plan, the Committee may rely upon any information furnished by the Company, its public accountants and other experts.  No individual will have personal liability by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the Company or the Committee in connection with the Plan.  This limitation of liability shall not be exclusive of any other limitation of liability to which any such person may be entitled under the Company’s articles of incorporation or otherwise.

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ARTICLE 4
SHARES

4.1.    SOURCE OF SHARES FOR THE PLAN.  Equity Awards that may be issued pursuant to the Plan shall be issued under the 2011 Incentive Plan, subject to all of the terms and conditions of the 2011 Incentive Plan.  The terms contained in the 2011 Incentive Plan are incorporated into and made a part of this Plan with respect to Equity Awards granted pursuant hereto, and any such awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the 2011 Incentive Plan.  In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the 2011 Incentive Plan and the provisions of this Plan, the provisions of the 2011 Incentive Plan shall be controlling and determinative.  This Plan does not constitute a separate source of shares for the grant of the Equity Awards described herein.

ARTICLE 5
CASH COMPENSATION

5.1.    BASIC CASH RETAINER.  Each Eligible Participant shall be paid a Basic Cash Retainer for service as a director during each Plan Year, payable in advance, on the first business day following each annual meeting of shareholders.  The amount of the Basic Cash Retainer shall be established from time to time by the Committee.  The amount of the Basic Cash Retainer is set forth in Schedule I, as amended from time to time by the Committee.  Each person who first becomes an Eligible Participant on a date other than an annual meeting date shall be paid a pro rata amount of the Basic Cash Retainer for that Plan Year to reflect the actual number of days served in the Plan Year. 
5.2.    SUPPLEMENTAL CASH RETAINER.  The Lead Director or Non-Employee Chairperson, as applicable, and the chairs of each committee of the Board may be paid a Supplemental Cash Retainer during a Plan Year, payable at the same times as installments of the Basic Cash Retainer are paid.  The amount of the Supplemental Cash Retainers shall be established from time to time by the Committee, and shall be set forth in Schedule I, as amended from time to time by the Committee.  A prorata Supplemental Cash Retainer will be paid to any Eligible Participant who is elected by the Board to a position eligible for a Supplemental Cash Retainer on a date other than the beginning of a Plan Year, to reflect the actual number of days served in such eligible capacity during the Plan Year. 
5.3.    EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.  All Eligible Participants shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board and its committees, or other Company functions at which the Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer or the Lead Director requests the director to participate.  

ARTICLE 6
EQUITY COMPENSATION

6.1.    STOCK AWARDS.  Subject to share availability under the 2011 Incentive Plan, each Eligible Participant shall be granted an award of fully-vested Stock on the day that he or she first becomes an Eligible Participant (“Initial Stock Grant”).  In addition, subject to share availability under the 2011 Incentive Plan, each Eligible Participant in service on the day following an annual shareholders meeting will receive an award of fully-vested Stock (“Annual Stock Grant” and collectively with the Initial Stock Grant, the “Stock Grants”).  Each such day that such awards are to be granted under the Plan is referred to hereinafter as a “Grant Date.”  The Stock Grants shall have the following terms and conditions:

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(a)    Number of Initial Stock Grants.  The number of shares in the Initial Stock Grant to an Eligible Participant shall be determined by multiplying the Proration Factor (as defined below) by the amount determined by (A) dividing the Annual Stock Retainer as in effect for that Plan Year, by the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date, and (B) rounding to the nearest whole number.  The Proration Factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months of service as a Non-Employee Director between the Grant Date and the next annual shareholders’ meeting date, and the denominator of which is 12.
(b)    Number of Annual Stock Grants.  The number of shares in the Annual Stock Grant to an Eligible Participant shall be determined by (A) dividing the Annual Stock Retainer as in effect for that Plan Year, by the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date, and (B) rounding to the nearest whole number.  
(c)    Other Plan Conditions.  To the extent not specified herein, the Stock Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2011 Incentive Plan.    
6.2.    ADJUSTMENTS. For the avoidance of doubt, the adjustment provisions of the 2011 Incentive Plan (along with all of the other provisions of the 2011 Incentive Plan) shall apply with respect to all Equity Awards granted pursuant to this Plan.
6.3.    AWARD CERTIFICATES.  All unvested Equity Awards granted pursuant to this Plan shall be evidenced by a written award certificate, which shall include such provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan or the 2011 Incentive Plan, as may be specified by the Committee.  The form of applicable award certificates (if any) shall be approved by the Committee.

ARTICLE 7
AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

7.1.    AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Committee may, at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan without shareholder approval; provided, however, that if an amendment to the Plan would, in the reasonable opinion of the Committee, require shareholder approval under applicable laws, policies or regulations or the applicable listing or other requirements of a securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or traded, then such amendment shall be subject to shareholder approval; and provided further, that the Committee  may condition any other amendment or modification on the approval of shareholders of the Company for any reason.  Modification of Equity Awards granted under this Plan shall be subject to the provisions of the 2011 Incentive Plan.

ARTICLE 8
GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1.    DURATION OF THE PLAN.  The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by the Committee or the earlier termination or expiration of the 2011 Incentive Plan, including any successor plans.

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8.2.    EXPENSES OF THE PLAN.  The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company.
The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Global Payments Inc. Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, adopted by the Board on September 29, 2015.

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

By:  /s/ David L. Green        
David L. Green
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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SCHEDULE I

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION SCHEDULE

The following shall remain in effect until modified by the Committee:

	
				
	Position Held
	Annual Basic
Cash Retainer
	Annual Supplemental Cash Retainer
	Annual Stock Retainer
(FMV)

	Non-Employee Chairperson
	$90,000
	$95,000
	$185,000

	Lead Director
	$90,000
	$65,000
	$185,000

	Audit Committee Chair
	$90,000
	$20,000
	$145,000

	Other Committee Chairs
	$90,000
	$17,500
	$145,000

	Other Non-Employee Directors
	$90,000
	n/a
	$145,000

7Exhibit

Exhibit 10.4
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.

FORM OF PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD CERTIFICATE

Non-transferable

	
	
	G R A N T   T O

	 

	(“Grantee”)

by Global Payments Inc. (the “Company”) of Performance Units (the “Performance Units”) representing the right to earn, on a one-for-one basis, shares of the Company’s no par value common stock (“Shares”), pursuant to and subject to the provisions of the Global Payments Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and to the terms and conditions set forth on the following pages of this award certificate (the “Certificate”).  

The target number of Shares subject to this award is ____ (the “Target Award”).  Depending on the Company’s year over year Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth over the Performance Period (each as defined herein), Grantee may earn ___% to ___% of the Target Award, in accordance with the matrix attached hereto as Exhibit A and the terms and conditions of this Certificate.  

By accepting this Award, Grantee shall be deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions of this Certificate and the Plan.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Global Payments Inc., acting by and through its duly authorized officers, has caused this Certificate to be executed.

	
		
	Global Payments Inc.

By: ____________________________________________
Its:  Authorized Officer
	Grant Date:  
Grant Number:  

Accepted by Grantee:  __________________________

	 
	 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.    Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.  In addition, for purposes of this Certificate:

(i) “Conversion Date” means July 30, 2018, provided that the Committee has previously certified the Company’s year over year Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth, as more fully described in Exhibit A hereto.

(ii) “Performance Period” means the three year period beginning on June 1, 2015 and ending on May 31, 2018. 

(iii) “Performance Multiplier” means the percentage, from ___% to ___%, that will be applied to the Target Award to determine the number of Performance Awards that will convert to Shares on the Conversion Date, as more fully described in Exhibit A hereto.

2.    Performance Units.  The Performance Units have been credited to a bookkeeping account on behalf of Grantee.  The Performance Units will be earned in whole, in part, or not at all, as provided on Exhibit A attached hereto.  Any Performance Units that fail to vest in accordance with the terms of this Certificate will be forfeited and reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by Grantee.

3.     Conversion to Shares.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 below, 100% of the Performance Units that are earned based on performance will be converted to actual unrestricted Shares (one Share per vested Performance Unit) on the Conversion Date.  These shares will be registered on the books of the Company in Grantee’s name as of the Conversion Date and stock certificates for the Shares shall be delivered to Grantee or Grantee’s designee upon request of the Grantee.

4.    Termination of Employment.  If Grantee’s employment is terminated during the Performance Period, the following provisions of this Section 4 shall govern the vesting of the Performance Units:

(i) Death or Disability.  If Grantee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the number of Performance Units earned shall be determined at the end of the Performance Period based on actual performance as of the end of the Performance Period.  

(ii) Any Other Reason.  If Grantee’s employment is terminated for any other reason, all of the Performance Units shall be forfeited; provided, however, that in the case of Grantee’s Retirement or a termination of Grantee’s employment by the Company without Cause or by Grantee for Good Reason, the Committee may, but shall not be required to, determine that some or all of the Performance Units shall be earned at the end of the Performance Period based on actual performance as of the end of the Performance Period.

5.    Restrictions on Transfer and Pledge.  No right or interest of Grantee in the Performance Units may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated or be made subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of Grantee to any other party other than the Company or an Affiliate.  The Performance Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of by Grantee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

6.    Restrictions on Issuance of Shares.  If at any time the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, that registration, listing or qualification of the Shares underlying the Performance Units upon any securities exchange or similar self-regulatory organization or under any foreign, federal, or local law or practice, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition to the settlement of the Performance Units, stock units 

will not be converted to Shares in whole or in part unless and until such registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 

7.    Limitation of Rights.  The Performance Units do not confer to Grantee or Grantee’s beneficiary, executors or administrators any rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with the units.  Nothing in this Certificate shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate Grantee’s employment at any time, nor confer upon Grantee any right to continue in employment of the Company or any Affiliate.

8.    No Entitlement to Future Awards.  The grant of the Performance Units does not entitle Grantee to the grant of any additional units or other awards under the Plan in the future.  Future grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company, including, but not limited to, the timing of any grant, the number of units, and vesting provisions.  

9.    Payment of Taxes.  The Company or any Affiliate employing Grantee has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require Grantee to remit to the employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including Grantee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the vesting or settlement of the Performance Units.  The withholding requirement may be satisfied, in whole or in part, at the election of the Company’s general counsel, principal financial officer or chief accounting officer, by withholding from the settlement of the stock units Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum amount (and not any greater amount) required to be withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as such officer establishes.  The obligations of the Company under this Certificate will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and, where applicable, its Affiliates will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to Grantee.

10.    Amendment.  The Committee may amend, modify or terminate this Certificate without approval of Grantee; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination shall not, without Grantee’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of this award determined as if it had been fully vested (i.e., as if all restrictions on the Performance Units hereunder had expired) on the date of such amendment or termination.

11.    Plan Controls.  The terms contained in the Plan shall be and are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Certificate and this Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Plan.  Without limiting the foregoing, the terms and conditions of the Performance Units, including the number of shares and the class or series of capital stock which may be delivered upon settlement of the Performance Units, are subject to adjustment as provided in Article 15 of the Plan.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Certificate, the provisions of the Plan shall be controlling and determinative. Any conflict between this Certificate and the terms of a written employment, key position, or change-in-control agreement with Grantee that has been approved, ratified or confirmed by the Committee shall be decided in favor of the provisions of such employment, key position, or change-in-control agreement.

12.    Governing Law.  This Certificate shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America, regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflict of laws. Grantee hereby agrees and submits to jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the State of Georgia and waives objection to such jurisdiction.

13.    Severability.  If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Certificate is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Certificate will be construed and enforced as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been included.

14.    Relationship to Other Benefits.  The Performance Units shall not affect the calculation of benefits under any other compensation plan or program of the Company, except to the extent specially provided in such other plan or program.

15.     Clawback.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate, the Plan, or any employment, key position, or change-in-control agreement with Grantee, the award granted hereunder is subject to the provisions of the following clawback policy established by the Committee prior to the grant of the Performance Units hereunder. The Committee may seek to recoup all or any portion of the value of any annual or long-term incentive awards provided to any current or former executive officers in the event that the Company’s financial statements are restated due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws (the “Restatement”).  The Committee may seek recoupment from any current or former executive officer who received incentive-based compensation, granted after the date hereof, during the three (3) year period preceding the date that the Company was required to prepare the Restatement.  The Committee may seek to recover the amount by which the individual executive's incentive payments exceeded the lower payment that would have been made based on the restated financial results and the Committee may determine whether the Company shall effect such recovery:  (i) by seeking repayment from the executive; (ii) by reducing (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or arrangement) the amount that would otherwise be payable to the executive under any compensatory plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company; or (iii) a combination of foregoing.  The Grantee hereby acknowledges that this award is subject to the foregoing policy and agrees to make any repayment required in connection therewith. 

16.    Notice.  Notices and communications hereunder must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.  Notices to the Company must be addressed to Global Payments Inc., 10 Glenlake Parkway, North Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30328; Attn: Corporate Secretary, or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to Grantee.  Notices to Grantee will be directed to the address of Grantee then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by Grantee in a written notice to the Company.
17.      Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.  As a condition of Grantee’s receipt of this Award, Grantee agrees to the following restrictions. Grantee acknowledges and agrees that as a result of Grantee’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate, Grantee’s knowledge of and access to confidential and proprietary information, and Grantee’s relationships with the Company’s or its Affiliate’s customers and employees, Grantee would have an unfair competitive advantage if Grantee were to engage in activities in violation of this Agreement.  Grantee also acknowledges and agrees that the covenants in this Section 17 are necessary to protect the trade secrets of Company.
17.1    Non-Competition. During the term of Grantee’s employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following the termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason, Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, seek or obtain any employment or independent contractor relationship with a Competitor, or otherwise engage in Competitive Services, in the geographic area in which the Company or an Affiliate conducts business, in which Grantee has duties for (or provides services to) such Competitor that relate to Competitive Services and are the same or similar to those services actually performed by Grantee for the Company; provided, however, that (a) nothing in this Section 17.1 shall prohibit Grantee from acquiring or holding, for investment purposes only, less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding publicly traded securities of any corporation which may compete directly or indirectly with the Company or an Affiliate; and (b) the time period of the non-compete in this Section shall not be longer than the time period of the non-compete in a written employment agreement between Grantee and the Company.  
17.2    Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the term of Grantee’s employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following the termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason, Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, on Grantee’s own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity or otherwise, solicit, divert or take away or attempt to solicit divert or take away any Protected Customer for the purpose of providing or selling Competitive Services; provided however, that the non-solicitation restriction contained in this Section 17.2 shall only apply to those Protected Customers (a) with whom Grantee, alone or in conjunction with others, had business dealings 

with on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the termination of Grantee’s employment or any earlier date of any alleged breach by Grantee of the restriction in Section 17.2 hereof, and/or (b) for whom Grantee was responsible for supervising or coordinating the business dealings between the Company or an Affiliate and the Protected Customer during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the termination of Grantee’s employment or any earlier date of any alleged breach by Grantee of the restriction in Section 17.2 hereof.
17.3    Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the term of Grantee’s employment and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following the termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason, Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, on Grantee’s own behalf or on behalf of any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity or otherwise, solicit or induce any Protected Employee with whom Grantee worked or otherwise had material contact with through employment with the Company or an Affiliate to terminate his or her employment relationship with the Company or an Affiliate or to enter into employment with any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity.  
17.4    Definitions.  For purposes of this Section 17, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)    “Competitive Services” means services competitive with the business activities engaged in by the Company or an Affiliate as of the date of termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason or any earlier date of an alleged breach by Grantee of the restrictions in Section 17 hereof, which include, but are not limited to, the provision of products and services to facilitate or assist with the movement in electronic commerce of payment and financial information, merchant processing, merchant acquiring, credit and debit transaction processing, check guarantee and verification, electronic authorization and capture, terminal management services, purchase card services, financial electronic data interchange, cash management services, and wire transfer services.
(b)    “Competitor” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, or other entity or enterprise which is engaged, wholly or in part, in Competitive Services, including but not limited to the following companies, all of whom engage in Competitive Services (and all of their parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates who engage in Competitive Services) and all of the successors in interest to any of the foregoing: TSYS Acquiring Solutions, Chase Paymentech Solutions, First Data Corporation, Total System Services, Inc., Vantiv, Wells Fargo Merchant Services, Heartland Payment Systems, First National Merchant Solutions, RBS Lynk, TransFirst Holdings, iPayment, BA Merchant Services, NPC, Elavon Merchant Services and Moneris Solutions.
(c)    “Protected Customer” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, or other entity or enterprise to whom the Company or an Affiliate has sold or provided its products or services, or actively solicited to sell its products or services, during the twelve (12) months prior to termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason or any earlier date of an alleged breach by Grantee of the restrictions in Section 17 hereof. 
(d)    “Protected Employee” means any employee of the Company or an Affiliate who was employed by Company or an Affiliate at any time within six (6) months prior to the termination of Grantee’s employment for any reason or any earlier date of an alleged breach by Grantee of the restrictions in Section 17 hereof.
17.5    Rights and Remedies Upon Breach.  Grantee agrees that, in the event that Grantee breaches or  threatens to breach the covenants set forth in Section 17 hereof, the Company shall be entitled to enjoin, preliminarily and permanently, Grantee from violating or threatening to violate the covenants set forth in Section 17 hereof and to have the covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company.  In addition, if the Grantee breaches any of the covenants set forth in Section 17 hereof, all unvested Shares covered by this Certificate shall be immediately forfeited. Such forfeiture shall be in addition to any other right the Company may have with respect to any such violation or breach.

17.6    Severability. Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in Section 17 hereof are reasonable and valid in time and scope and in all other respects and shall be considered and construed as separate and independent covenants. If any portion of the foregoing provisions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction because its duration, the territory, the definition of activities or the definition of information covered is considered to be invalid or unreasonable in scope, the invalid or unreasonable term shall be redefined, or a new enforceable term provided, such that the intent of the Company and Grantee will not be impaired and the provision in question shall be enforceable to the fullest extent of the applicable laws.

EXHIBIT A

Grantee may earn a percentage of the Target Award based on the Company’s year over year Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth for the Performance Period, as follows:

		
	A.
	If FY 2016 Operating Income is zero or below, the Performance Multiplier will be 0% and all of the Performance Units will be forfeited to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by Grantee.

		
	B.
	If FY 2016 Operating Income is above zero, the Performance Multiplier will be ___%, subject to the Committee’s discretion to determine that a lower Performance Multiplier shall apply to this Award.  In exercising such discretion, the Committee shall consider and be guided by the Company’s year over year Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth (as defined herein) based upon the following Performance Matrices with respect to Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth for each of FY 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Performance Matrix for FY 2016 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth

	
			
	Degree of Performance Attainment
	Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth
	Annual Multiple (1)

	Maximum
	___%
	___%

	Target
	___%
	___%

	Threshold
	___%
	___%

	Less than Threshold
	Below ___%
	___%

		
	(1)
	Payouts between performance levels will be determined based on straight line interpolation.

Performance Matrix for FY 2017 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth

	
			
	Degree of Performance Attainment
	Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth
	Annual Multiple (1)

	Maximum
	___%
	___%

	Target
	___%
	___%

	Threshold
	___%
	___%

	Less than Threshold
	Below ___%
	___%

		
	(1)
	Payouts between performance levels will be determined based on straight line interpolation.

Performance Matrix for FY 2018 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth

	
			
	Degree of Performance Attainment
	Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth
	Annual Multiple (1)

	Maximum
	___%
	___%

	Target
	___%
	___%

	Threshold
	___%
	___%

	Less than Threshold
	Below ___%
	___%

		
	(1)
	Payouts between performance levels will be determined based on straight line interpolation.

		
	C.
	The resulting Annual Multiples for each of FY 2016, 2017 and 2018 are averaged together to determine the Performance Multiplier.  For example:

		
	•
	If actual FY 2016 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth results in an Annual Multiple of ___%, actual FY 2017 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth results in an Annual Multiple of ___%, and actual FY 2018 Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth results in an Annual Multiple of ___%, then the Performance Multiplier shall be ___%.

		
	•
	For the avoidance of doubt, no Performance Units shall be earned prior to the Conversion Date.

 
		
	D.
	For purposes of this Certificate, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  
		
	(1)
	“FY 2016” or “2016 fiscal year” means the twelve month period commencing on June 1, 2015 and ending May 31, 2016.

		
	(2)
	“FY 2017” or “2017 fiscal year” means the twelve month period commencing on June 1, 2016 and ending May 31, 2017.

		
	(3)
	“FY 2018” or “2018 fiscal year” means the twelve month period commencing on June 1, 2017 and ending May 31, 2018.

		
	(4)
	“Annual Adjusted Cash EPS” means “diluted earnings per share” as described and quantified in the Company’s fiscal 2016, 2017, and 2018 year-end earnings press releases, respectively, except that for purposes of this Certificate, Annual Adjusted Cash EPS shall exclude the after-tax impact of expenses associated with share-based compensation and foreign currency exchange as calculated based on foreign currency exchange rates established at the Grant Date of this Award.

		
	(5)
	“Annual Adjusted Cash EPS Growth” means the percentage increase in Annual Adjusted Cash EPS for each fiscal year in the Performance Period.  For purposes of the 2016 fiscal year, the beginning point for measurement of Annual Adjusted Cash EPS growth shall be actual Annual Adjusted Cash EPS for the 2015 fiscal year. For purposes of the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years, the beginning point for measurement of Annual Adjusted Cash EPS growth shall be actual Annual Adjusted Cash EPS for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, respectively, as measured in accordance with this Certificate.

		
	(6)
	“FY 2016 Operating Income” means “operating income” as shown in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Company’s Form 10-K for FY 2016, except that for the purpose of this Certificate, FY 2015 Operating Income will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole million dollar level and shall exclude the impact of restructuring, acquisition-related intangible amortization expense, foreign exchange, and other non-recurring charges that are specifically excluded from the calculation of the Company’s “cash” operating income for such year, as described and quantified in the Company’s FY 2016 year-end earnings press release.

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